Indie publisher Vault Comics is bringing together a brand new shared universe dubbed Cult Classics. It “will eschew superheroes in favor of 1980s-inspired horror.” The new line is being cultivated by writer and comedian Eliot Rahal, who will also be writing the premiere title “Return of the Graveyard Gang” when it launches in February 2018. Teasing the title Rahal said it was like “Goonies gone wrong.”
Cult Classics is described by Vault editor-in-chief Adrian Wassel in an interview saying,
“It’s like Goosebumps in comics but bigger. It’s nostalgic. It’s spooky. It’s heartwarming and heartbreaking. It’s a place for creators and fans to hang out and enjoy supernatural horrors, midnight mysteries and sci-fi thrillers, all linked together by the town of Whisper — the most haunted hamlet in the U.S. Really, Whisper is just being born, and already the talent crafting the creepy corners of this place is unreal. Cult Classic could not be entering the world at a better time.”
Vault Comics was founded a year ago in 2016 by brothers Adrian and Damian Wassel who wanted to develop new and different fantasy comics. They launched with an initial five titles. Ahead of the launch of Cult Classics in 2018, there is an ashcan being distributed at NYCC called “Another Cult Classic Straight From The Casket” with three separate stories. The first story is called ‘Zero’ from Rahal with art and color by Emily Pearson, the second ‘Witches’ Brew’ from Vita Ayala and Jen Bartel with color by Marissa Louise, and lastly ‘Glitch’ from Daniel Kibblesmith and Paulina Ganucheau, also colored by Louise. All three stories are lettered by Rachel Deering.
You can find all three stories in the article shared above in full digital format, and look for the launch of Cult Classics in February with “Return of the Graveyard Gang”
