Hellraiser #1 is in stores right now from BOOM! Studios, and the publisher is also offering an eight-issue prelude — not in stores. The only way to get it is download it in PDF format, and a result it’s spread far and wide across the Internet — in fact, you can download it right here, even!
It may sound suspicious, but we can assure you it’s fully legal and completely free, and sharing the comic is highly encouraged by the publisher, saying “READ IT. SHARE IT. e-mail. upload. tweet. torrent. link. facebook” (Still holding on to that hyphen in email that the Associated Press eliminated last week; stay strong, brothers.) The eight-page prelude is co-written by Hellraiser mastermind Clive Barker and Christopher Monfette, with art from Leonard Manco.
The PDF ends with a list of ComicsPRO-participating retailers and an ad for the Comic Shop Locator Service, clearly establishing the purpose of this digital comic to drive people to physical stores to pick up the print product. The Best Shots team has a review of Hellraiser #1 here.
(And oh yeah — it’s a little gory and probably NSFW, which you may have gathered on your own given the fact that it’s, y’know, a Hellraiser comic.)
March 23rd, 2011 at 9:17 pm
Hell Yeah!
March 24th, 2011 at 12:33 am
The preview and the first comic are both great. Imagine what it would have been like if the Hellraiser films had not lost their way. I hope these books fill the void that was left by so many disappointments of the past.
March 24th, 2011 at 11:00 am
Am I correct in assuming that they are looking at this as ignoring everything after part 2? I actually liked part 3 and wish they would put it out on DVD again. Everything after 3 was a loss IMO. I do have to say that the preview and the first issue totally rocked.
March 25th, 2011 at 11:10 pm
It does seem that the comics take place after “Hell on Earth” since Pinhead is not dead. He was resurrected in the third film so that would make sense.
September 1st, 2011 at 6:45 am
Hm, it’s sounds great! I want to get. The link doesn’t work… Does anybody know where I can download it?