The most consistently underrated Mignolaverse title, the ongoing adventures of Lord Baltimore have been an absolute delight to read. Unrelated to Mignola’s other creative endeavors but still featuring the same notable style and panache of his horror library, “Baltimore” recently reached a major turning point as Lord Baltimore faced off with his arch enemy and came face to face with the horror that lay behind the curtain, just out of his reach. One victory gave way to a bigger adventure, and that adventure begins in “The Witch of Harju.”
A three-issue mini from series writers Mike Mignola and Christopher Golden, as well as the return of colorist Dave Stewart, the new mini will feature the art of Peter Bergting. The series was previously illustrated by Ben Stenbeck, who did quite an amazing job, but it’ll be exciting to see Bergting, especially when it looks like this:
Which I think is just about enough to sell anyone on this, no?
For fans of Mignola’s Hellboy and BPRD-related comics, I can’t recommend “Baltimore” enough. For the full press release from Dark Horse, please see below.
Dark Horse Press Release
Eisner Award–winning horror master Mike Mignola and #1 New York Times best-selling author Christopher Golden present a new comics series featuring the world’s greatest monster hunter, Lord Henry Baltimore, in Baltimore: The Witch of Harju.
In his newest adventure, fresh off a showdown in London, Baltimore shelters a woman on the run from a possessed dead man and the witch playing his puppet master.
This three-issue miniseries from writers Mike Mignola and Christopher Golden, with Eisner Award–winning colorist Dave Stewart, will feature the artwork of Peter Bergting (The Portent: Ashes, Domovoi). Writer/artist Bergting has written young adult novels in both Swedish and English, and numerous short stories, reviews, and editorials. He has been published in the US, Sweden, Norway, Spain, France, Germany, Denmark, and Italy.
Praise for Peter Bergting and Baltimore:
“How have I not heard of Peter Bergting up until now?”—Comics Bulletin
“Peter Bergting [is] a Swedish comic artist with an impressive pedigree. He has illustrated various Swedish-language translations of such fantasy classics as The Lord of the Rings and Harry Potter.”—Culture Mass
“It still takes something special to impose a unifying vision, and Mike Mignola and Christopher Golden have got it.”—The Wall Street Journal
“One of the most energetic and inventive new horror comics.”—Joe Hill (Locke & Key)
Read the exclusive interview on Comic Book Resources!
Baltimore: The Witch of Harju #1 is on sale in comic shops July 30. Preorder your copy today!
About Dark Horse
Founded in 1986 by Mike Richardson, Dark Horse Comics has proven to be a solid example of how integrity and innovation can help broaden a unique storytelling medium and establish a small, homegrown company as an industry giant. The company is known for the progressive and creator-friendly atmosphere it provides for writers and artists. In addition to publishing comics from top talent, such as Frank Miller, Mike Mignola, Neil Gaiman, Brian Wood, Gerard Way, Felicia Day, and Guillermo del Toro, and comics legends, such as Will Eisner, Neal Adams, and Jim Steranko, Dark Horse has developed its own successful properties, such as The Mask, Ghost, Timecop, and SpyBoy. Its successful line of comics and products based on popular properties includes Star Wars, Mass Effect, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Aliens, Conan, EVE Online, Halo, Serenity, Game of Thrones, and Domo. Today Dark Horse Comics is the largest independent comic book publisher in the US and is recognized as one of the world’s leading publishers of both creator-owned content and licensed comics material.
