Kyle Starks and Artyom Topilin’s horror series “I Hate This Place” (originally known and still known on some covers as “Fuck This Place”) returns with its second arc next month, and we are pleased to present a brief, exclusive preview of what’s next in store for troubled couple Gabby and Trudy, and their haunted abode.
Written by Kyle Starks
Art by Artyom Topilin
Colored by Lee Loughridge
Lettered by Pat BrosseauNEW STORY ARC
“Check this series out. You won’t regret it.” — SKTCHD
Last year’s breakout horror series returns! Trudy’s past comes back to haunt her, which wouldn’t be so bad if she and Gabby weren’t already literally haunted by unimaginable forces of evil on a daily basis. Can’t a gal catch a break?
Thanks to Skybound and Image Comics for the preview, and be sure to pick up a copy when the issue releases on March 1.
Press release:
FIRST LOOK: I HATE THIS PLACE RETURNS WITH ALL-NEW STORY ARC!
Last Year’s Breakout Horror Series from Kyle Starks and Artyom Topilin Is Back with New Issues in March
“Check this series out. You won’t regret it.” – SKTCHD
LOS ANGELES 02/02/2023 — Today Skybound unveiled a first look at I Hate This Place #6, which kicks off the second story arc of last year’s hit supernatural horror series from writer Kyle Starks (Assassin Nation, The Six Sidekicks of Trigger Keaton), artist Artyom Topilin (Ice Cream Man Presents Quarantine Comix Special), colorist Lee Loughridge (Deadly Class, The Good Asian), and letterer Pat Brosseau (Birthright, Manifest Destiny).
Trudy’s past comes back to haunt her, which wouldn’t be so bad if she and Gabby weren’t already literally haunted by unimaginable forces of evil on a daily basis. Can’t a gal catch a break? “I Hate This Place was the sleeper hit of 2022 and we’re thrilled to be back for more,” said Alex Antone, Editorial Director at Skybound. “This next arc is about to get even more personal for our heroines, and we can’t wait to keep scaring the hell out of you!”
To provide retailers and fans with options, each issue of I Hate This Place will have open-to-order covers by Topilin with clean and explicit cover options, featuring the standard series title and the explicit version of the series’ original title, Fuck This Place.
The available covers for the issue include:
Both versions of I Hate This Place #6 will be available at comic book shops on Wednesday, March 1, 2023, with Cover A also available on digital platforms including Amazon Kindle, Apple Books, comiXology, and Google Play.
And you can catch up on the series with I Hate This Place Vol. 1, collecting the first five issues of the series and available now everywhere books are sold.
For more info and updates, visit www.skybound.com.
