We described the first issue of Kyle Starks and Artyom Topilin’s horror series “I Hate This Place” (originally known as and still titled on some covers as “Fuck This Place”), as having “some great characters with some really effective horror imagery and gorgeous art.” We are pleased to present an exclusive first look at the fourth chapter of the “adventures” of young couple Gabby and Trudy, and ghost hunter Dante Howitzer, due out next month from Skybound and Image Comics.
Written by Kyle Starks
Art by Artyom Topilin
Colored by Lee Loughridge
Lettered by Pat BrosseauWhat is a paranormal nexus, and how did Rutherford Ranch become one? Gabby, Trudy, and Dante search for answers, only to discover something else is stalking them.
Thanks to Skybound for the preview, and be sure to pick up a copy when the comic releases on August 24. Issues #1-3 are available online and from all good comic book stores right now.
Press release:
FIRST LOOK: WE’VE GOT A PARANORMAL NEXUS IN I HATE THIS PLACE #4
“I Hate This Place continues to impress with a number of genuine shocks and scares that will leave readers buzzing.” – ComicBook
“You’ll love hating the place Gabby and Trudy find themselves in, and you’ll want more of it sooner rather than later.” – Horror DNA
“An engrossing and unsettling new horror series that has everything.” – Lotusland Comics
LOS ANGELES 07/28/2022 — Today Skybound unveiled a first look at I Hate This Place #4, the latest issue of the supernatural horror series from the first-class team of 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).
What is a paranormal nexus, and how did Rutherford Ranch become one? Gabby, Trudy, and Dante search for answers, only to discover something else is stalking them.
In order 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:
• I Hate This Place #4 CVR A (Diamond Code JUN220277)
• Fuck This Place #4 CVR B Explicit Variant (Diamond Code JUN220278)
Both versions of I Hate This Place #4 will be available at comic book shops on Wednesday, August 24, 2022, with Cover A also available on digital platforms including Amazon Kindle, Apple Books, comiXology, and Google Play.
For more info and updates, visit www.skybound.com.
