Diablo Dawn Of Hatred #4 Cover Preview

 

COVER A: ABIGAIL HARDING

Derris has been on a rollercoaster ride. Although he distrusted Akarat, the Fox tribe embraced the prophet's teachings. Akarat showed Derris the life he could lead if the young warrior embraced the way of peace. But when danger threatened, Derris' defense of the tribe displeased the religious leader, who banished him from the Fox tribe. 

After surviving the horrors of the Boiling Plains, Derris hopes that his adoptive family will welcome him back. What will Derris find when he returns to the caravan? And how will the discovery affect his relationship with the beautiful assassin, Vrexia?

Here's all the info from Titan Comics:

 

Diablo Dawn Of Hatred #4 (OF 4)

Writer: Cullen Bunn

Artists: Daniele Serra, Giusi Lo Piccolo, Jovanna Plata

Publisher: Titan Comics

Issue Length: 32 Pages

Price: $4.99 US

Release Date: July 29, 2026

 

 

Derris has carved a long and bloody path in his journey back to the Light. But as he and Vrexia get ever closer to Akarat, they’ll discover that the brighter the light, the darker the shadows left in its wake. However, have his teachings been misunderstood, or was this Akarat’s plan all along?

 

 

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COVER B: NICK MARINKOVICH

 

 

COVER C: ABIGAIL HARDING FOIL

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For how this series started, see my review of Diablo Dawn of Hatred #1. 

Diablo: Dawn of Hatred #2 Cover Preview

 

COVER A: KELSEY RAMSAY

The Fox tribe have a good life now that Akarat walks among them. With the prophet to guide them, their chieftain believes they have a bright future ahead. But the Zakarum want their prophet back. 

Akarat may have given Derris a vision of the life he could have if he follows the prophet's ways. But is uniting the Children of Bul-Kathos a realistic goal? Or was Derris right to doubt the tribe's allegiance to the seer who once inspired the Zakarum to slaughter his ancestors?

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DIABLO DAWN OF HATRED #2 (OF 4)

Writer: Cullen Bunn 

Artists: Daniele Serra & Jovanna Plata

Publisher: Titan Comics

Issue Length: 32 Pages (Full Color)

Price: $4.99

Release Date: May 27, 2026 

Surrounded by his loyal followers, not least amongst them the barbarians of the Fox Tribe, Akarat continues to spread the Light throughout Sanctuary. But though he claims to peace and love, violence and suspicion shadow his every step. Though it was Akarat's teachings, thousands of years ago, which founded the Zakarum Church, the priests do not trust this new incarnation of the prophet; And Vrexia, their agent within Akarat's ranks, is running out of time to reveal the truth.

 

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COVER B: NICK MARINKOVICH

 

 

COVER C: DEV PRAMANIK

COVER D: ANDREA OLIMPIERI

COVER E: KELSEY RAMSAY - INKS VARIANT

COVER F: NICK MARINKOVICH - FOIL VARIANT

COVER G: KELSEY RAMSAY - VIRGIN VARIANT

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Diablo: Dawn of Hatred #1 Review

 

Diablo: Dawn of Hatred #1 Review

Writer: Cullen Bunn

Penciller: Daniele Serra

Inker: Giusi Lo Piccolo

Colorist: Jovanna Plata

Letterer: AndWorld Design’s JAME

Cover Artists: Adam Gorham, Nick Marinknovich, Dev Pramanik, Andrea Olimpieri

Also Available: Blank Sketch Cover

Publisher: Titan Comics

Price: $4.99

Release Date: April 22, 2026

 

When the tribe gathers before Akarat, he teaches them about the light inside them. The prophet urges them to care for their neighbors and leave this world better than they found it. But Derris frowns as he stands among the others. What troubles the young warrior? And is he right to doubt the man who inspires his people? Let's leap into Diablo: Dawn of Hatred #1 and see!

 

Story

Akarat addresses his followers in the dirt paths between their tents. As he contrasts two types of virtuous behavior, Akarat points out that the people we often admire accomplish less than those whose contributions go unnoticed. Instead of urging them to be loyal servants to a leader, Akarat challenges them to believe in themselves and their capabilities.

 

Cullen Bunn contrasts Arakat’s teachings with Derris's viewpoint. After listening to the prophet's teachings and confering with his chief, Derris seeks solitude. As the battle rages in Derris' heart, unexpected violence also strikes his village in Diablo: Dawn of Hatred #1. Selviar, his leader, has placed her faith in Akarat. She believes he will help them embrace a brighter future. But as Derris acts to resolve the conflict in his village, he must choose between following his heart and the preachings of a man he distrusts.

 

For Derris, religious teachings are all well and good. But they don't protect the tribe as effectively as swords or his axe. Nor does Arakat seem to think highly of the tribe. He compares them with a well-meaning woman who is crude, unserious, and not dedicated to her cause. Unlike Arakat, Derris is proud of his people. The young man doesn't think they need a guru to uplift them. And his tribal leader only chose to follow Arakat after he healed her, and because Selviar felt ashamed of her tribe's failure in Diablo: Dawn of Hatred #1.

 

Art

Tents rise in the desert, defying the surrounding sandstone cliffs. The tribe gathers around Arakat, wearing an array of pants, tunics, dresses, and layered garments. His features carved in stone, Derris stands resolute in a short skirt. A gold amulet rests on his tanned chest. Unlike the other men of the tribe, Arakat wears his hair long like Derris. No one sports a fuller beard. The fur adorning Arakat's shoulders, and decorated with gold symbols, is larger than the one Selviar wears.

 

As Daniele Serra and Giusi Lo Piccolo show the tribe’s fascination with the prophet, Jovanna Plata lavishes a palette of warm colors in keeping with the desert environment. When the moon rises, blue overtakes the orange and yellow sky. Blue tinges the people working on their tents and pots or talking with each other. The black void creeps into the edge of a half-page vertical panel, and stars shine in the blue night, as a young woman in a blue dress approaches Derris. Neither smiles as she sits on the green land outside the camp, and inquires about his thoughts in Diablo: Dawn of Hatred #1.

 

AndWorld Design’s JAME fills white balloons and boxes with black uppercase letters. The letters grow bold for intonation. Intense emotions transform balloons into stars, and shouts swell letters. As the night sky changes color again, sound effects accompany turmoil and death. The yellow-orange embers from the campfire fly before a face, and red silhouettes fight across an eye as giant letters burst a white balloon. Thanks to Titan Comics for providing a review copy.

 

Final Thoughts

His enemies once followed Akarat. Now, Derris watches his people embrace the prophet's teachings. As Derris contemplates his future, the warrior wonders if he is right to doubt the prophet his leader endorses. But while his people hope to escape an endless cycle of violence, Derris fears that’s just wishful thinking in Diablo: Dawn of Hatred #1.

 

Rating 8.6/10

 

To look inside see my preview of Diablo: Dawn of Hatred #1.

 

For concept art see my Diablo 2025 FCBD Announcement. 

 

 

Diablo: Dawn of Hatred #1 Preview

 

COVER A: ADAM GORHAM (Lunar code: 1225TN0989)

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Life is always a battle between the angelic and demonic sides of our natures. But in Sanctuary, Humans must battle Diablo and his army of demons. Can the angels help the faltering Humans overcome their demon aggressors? And can the Humans of Sanctuary resist the encroaching darkness any better than the Knights of Mourning in the Dark Souls universe?

Here's all the info from Titan Comics:

 

DIABLO: DAWN OF HATRED #1 (OF 4):

Format: Comic book

Writer: Cullen Bunn

Artist: Daniele Serra

Colorist: Jovanna Plata

Publisher: Titan Comics

FC, 32pp, $4.99, On sale: April 22, 2026

 

Akarat, the ancient legend whose teachings spawned the Zakarum faith, has risen from death. He claims he has returned to spread peace, love, and the Light. His powers healed the leader of the Fox Tribe, and now the barbarians are amongst his most loyal followers. All but Derris. Though his people have sworn themselves to Akarat and the Light, Derris knows that the cycle of violence consumes Sanctuary sooner or later—an opinion shared by the mysterious Vrexia, another skeptic swept up in Akarat’s caravan. But when assassins come to slaughter Akakrat, Derris must either save the holy man…or watch his tribe be cut down.

 

 

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COVER B: NICK MARINKNOVICH (Lunar code: 1225TN0991)

 

 

 

COVER C: DEV PRAMANIK (Lunar code: 1225TN0992)

 

 

 

COVER D: ANDREA OLIMPIERI (Lunar code: 1225TN0993)

 

COVER E: BLANK SKETCH (Lunar code: 1225TN0994)

COVER H: ADAM GORHAM CARDSTOCK VIRGIN VARIANT (Lunar code: 0126TN8466)

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COVER F: ADAM GORHAM FOIL TRADE (Lunar code: 1225TN0990)

 

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https://titan-comics.com/news/pre-order-diablo-dawn-of-hatred-1/

 

 

Thanks to Titan Comics for sharing this preview with us. 

 

To follow the Knights' quest, see my preview of Dark Souls: Mother of Mourning #1. 

The Autumn Kingdom: The Wraithbound Queen #2 Cover Preview

 

COVER A BY CHRISTOPHER MITTEN

Their mother didn't want them to leave. But Sommer and Winter had rescued her from the Autumn Kingdom. If there was a chance of rescuing their father, they had to try. The girls descended into this strange realm. Then their magical sword lightened, signaling the presence of their enemies. 

Now, Sommer battles on alone. Can she reunite with Winter? And can the sisters liberate their father so their family can live happily ever after?

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THE AUTUMN KINGDOM: THE WRAITHBOUND QUEEN #2 (OF 4)

WRITTEN BY CULLEN BUNN ART BY CHRISTOPHER MITTEN COVER A BY CHRISTOPHER MITTEN COVER B BY ITO COVER C BY MAX DUNBAR FULL ART VARIANT (1:10) BY ITO A FAMILY DIVIDED! From Eisner Award nominee Cullen Bunn (The Sixth Gun) and astonishing artist Christopher Mitten (Hellboy & the B.P.R.D.), the acclaimed fantasy-horror saga reaches an adrenaline-racing crescendo! A horde of goblins, fairies, and trolls stands against sisters Sommer and Winters as they venture deeper into the magical realm in search of their missing father. As Sommer prepares to enter a new battleground, Winter encounters a mysterious new fae creature who hints at the unearthly origins of the giant sword the sisters wield. Battered, bloody, and separated for the first time, they have finally reached the point of no return . . . and the Autumn Kingdom still has more secrets to yet surrender! $4.99 | 32 PGS. | FULL COLOR | ON SALE MARCH 4, 2026

 

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The Autumn Kingdom: The Wraithbound Queen #1 Preview

 

COVER A BY CHRISTOPHER MITTEN

 

I read High Fantasy novels before I discovered JRR Tolkien. But once a friend introduced me to The Hobbit, I was hooked. Then Terry Brooks brought The Sword of Shannara to the world, and inspired a new generation of authors to create their own High Fantasy novels. Will Cullen Bunn's new series evoke Tolkien or Brooks' legendary series? Or fire our imaginations like Robert Jordan's Wheel Of Time and George RR Martin's Game Of Thrones? 

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THE AUTUMN KINGDOM: THE WRAITHBOUND QUEEN #1 (of 4)

WRITTEN BY CULLEN BUNN

ART BY CHRISTOPHER MITTEN

COVER A BY CHRISTOPHER MITTEN

COVER B BY MORGAN BEEM

COVER C (WRAPAROUND) BY JUAN MOORE

FULL ART VARIANT (1:10) BY MORGAN BEEM

B&W VARIANT (1:20) BY CHRISTOPHER MITTEN

ON SALE FEBRUARY 4, 2026 | $4.99 | 32 PGS | FC

IOD: 12/27/2025

FOC: 1/12/26

 

On the heels of their critically acclaimed dark fantasy saga THE AUTUMN KINGDOM, Eisner Award-nominated writer Cullen Bunn (The Sixth Gun, Harrow County) and visionary artist Christopher Mitten (Hellboy & the B.P.R.D.) are reuniting for another shadow-laden fantasy adventure in THE AUTUMN KINGDOM: THE WRAITHBOUND QUEEN #1 – the first issue of a thrilling new series that follows two young sisters into the depths of a twilight realm ruled by faeries, monsters, and demons in a desperate quest to rescue their parents from a millenia-old blood sacrifice. Now Oni Press, the multiple Eisner and Harvey Award-winning publisher of groundbreaking comics and graphic novels since 1997, is revealing an all-new extended excerpt from the stunning next chapter of the fantastic tale, which will hit comic book stores everywhere on February 4th, 2026!

“I wanted this chapter of THE AUTUMN KINGDOM to be more epic, more fantastical, more phantasmagorical, and much darker,” said writer Cullen Bunn. “In the first series, we saw a few different worlds: The real world, the world of the Wraithbound Queen's stories, and the first hints of the Autumn Kingdom itself. This story features all those worlds again... plus one you might not expect... and they all collide in a very exciting and (for sisters Winter and Sommer) dangerous way. The sisters were together for much of the first series. This time, they'll need to survive on their own!”

Kidnapped by the fae, sisters Sommer and Winter's parents have disappeared behind the veiled walls of the Autumn Kingdom—mythical borderlands that their fantasy author father once thought were total fiction. Now, with the human world far behind them, their final conquest—and their father's freedom—stands before them... behind a legion of goblins, trolls, and corrupted human souls...EVIL DEAD meets LABYRINTH in this dazzlingly rendered horror saga that /FILM calls classic “sword and sorcery” shot through with “scary monsters and mortal peril”!

“Getting to return to these characters and this world, especially where we get to go and what we get to see with them in this arc, is really exciting,” said artist Christopher Mitten. “Cullen is so good with this type of story, imbuing everything with just the right balance of awe and horror, beauty and unease, it’s a joy to be a part of it, to tell this tale of Sommer and Winter and wander with them on their quest.”

THE AUTUMN KINGDOM: THE WRAITHBOUND QUEEN #1 features covers by series co-creator Christopher Mitten, alongside Morgan Beem (Swamp Thing: Twin Branches) and Juan Moore. Peel back the next layer of the awe-inspiring, realm-spanning mystery when THE AUTUMN KINGDOM: THE WRAITHBOUND QUEEN #1 sets off on its journey on February 4th, 2026! 

 

 

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PRAISE FOR AUTUMN KINGDOM

“One of the Best Comics of The Year” — /FILM

"What happens when two powerhouse genre creators team up for an independent title? You get some magic, that’s what... A compellingly told, wonderful and dark fantasy story perfect for both younger readers and genre fans." — THE BEAT

“THE AUTUMN KINGDOM has all the hallmarks of a classic fantasy tale, weaving its lore and literature together into an appealing and enchanting spell.”— Jim Zub (Conan the Barbarian, Dungeons & Dragons)

"Your next favorite fantasy series... Distinct and captivating, THE AUTUMN KINGDOM draws your attention to an imaginative fantasy world you won’t want to miss." — AIPT COMICS

“THE AUTUMN KINGDOM delivers a nostalgic return to youth, when time spent reading felt like time spent in another world. A bleak take on the “Stories Are Real Somewhere” subgenre, Bunn and Mitten weave a tale that should please any dark fantasy fan.” 

— Lonnie Nadler (The Sickness, Golgotha Motor Mountain)

“Bunn (the Harrow County series) and Mitten (The Alternates) draw readers into an enticing folkloric world in this dark fantasy series….. With plenty of mysteries left to explore, readers will be eager to follow Sommer and Winter further into the shadows in future volumes.” 

— PUBLISHERS WEEKLY

“If you're looking for dark fantasy, THE AUTUMN KINGDOM delivers on all fronts, with engaging characters, mysterious magic and perfect pacing. A worthy add to your pull list!” 

— Amy Chu (Carmilla: The First Vampire)

“Engaging and at times unsettling tale …It is of NO Surprise that Autumn Kingdom made our best of 2024 list.” — GEEK VIBES NATION

 

 

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FULL ART VARIANT (1:10) BY MORGAN BEEM

 

B&W VARIANT (1:20) BY CHRISTOPHER MITTEN

 

If you like what you've seen here, let your local comic shop know by January 12th to ensure you get a copy! 

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