Vicious Shivers (Cullen Bunn's Official Newsletter), Issue 96
This is the 96th issue of Vicious Shivers, a (mostly) weekly newsletter for fans of my work. Thank you for subscribing. Please share it with others if you think they might be interested!
Lots of stuff to cover this issue, so let’s jump right to it!
A couple of weeks ago, I mentioned some physical health issues that were bothering me. Well, I’m happy to say that the symptoms I was experiencing have seemingly vanished… for now. And I had a stress test last week, and the results showed no issues with my ticker, so that’s great news.
This, of course, leads to the question of why, exactly, I’ve been going numb. The answer could be anything from panic attacks to lack of Vitamin D to a pinched nerve. Finding the culprit will likely take quite a bit of time and trial and error, but we’ve at least eliminated one of the scariest possibilities!
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The Harrow County Observer is back! Here’s another installment of the interview series. This time around, we’re discussing “Tales From Harrow County: Fair Folk”!
The Harrow County Observer: “Tales from Harrow County: Fair Folk” – Multiversity Comics — www.multiversitycomics.com The Harrow County Observer discusses “Tales from Harrow County: Death’s Choir” with Cullen Bunn, Emily Schnall, and Tyler Crook.
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Omahabound has announced a new Curated Edition project: The Sixth Gun! As near as I can tell, they’re only doing six volumes of the book, so you might want to check that out. Those Curated Editions are simply gorgeous!
Sixth Gun Creator Curated Edition — OMAHABOUND — www.omahabound.com Custom Bound Sixth Gun Hard Cover Edition
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With Halloween rapidly approaching, I’ve been doing a little work in our garage, converting it into a haunted house. It’s nowhere near ready, but I’m hoping it will be come Sunday night! Cindy poked a little fun at me, saying I spend days and days getting ready for just a couple of hours on one night. She’s right, of course, but I remember my dad doing the same to create haunted houses when I was a kid. My son loves doing them for now. Who knows how many years I have left until he isn’t interested anymore? I’m going to build those memories while I can!
SHADOWMAN IN 2022
Lots of new Shadowman information has been posted of late! The book is returning in January, and I’m diving into an arc titled Deadside War. Valiant has posted a ton of sneak peeks, teasers, and hints recently. Check them out!
2022: The Year of Valiant Begins Celebration of Valiant Universe — screenrant.com Valiant Entertainment is revealing a new initiative for 2022: The Year of Valiant, a year-long celebration of the Valiant Universe
EXCLUSIVE Valiant First Look: Shadowman #5 • AIPT — aiptcomics.com DEADSIDE WAR begins in 'Shadowman' #5 as terror takes over the Valiant Universe!
Shadowman Goes 'Full On Anime' Against Zombies As Deadside War Begins (Exclusive) — www.cbr.com Jack Boniface shows no mercy as he unleashes his sickle on a horde of zombies in Shadowman #5, the beginning of Valiant's 'Deadside War' event.
And if you haven’t read the first arc of the series, the trade paperback comes out this week!
The forces of darkness are awakening and they are hungry for life. Jack Boniface, a.k.a. Shadowman, faces the terrors that tear at the fabric of humanity's world. As the forces of darkness pry open doorways across the nation, the Shadowman will make a cross-country descent into horror... as something far more sinister emerges from the shadows. From the bestselling master of horror Cullen Bunn (Venom) and bone-chilling artist Jon Davis-Hunt (Clean Room) comes a shocking supernatural odyssey! Collecting SHADOWMAN (2020) #1-4.
A shocking supernatural odyssey! Features Valiant’s leading African-American hero. New York Times bestselling and multiple Eisner Award and Bram Stoker Award nominated writer Cullen Bunn (Deadpool Kills the Marvel Universe, Harrow County) Artist of the critically acclaimed The Wild Storm Jon Davis-Hunt 38k+ combined creative team social media following Introductory priced at $9.99
DRAGONRING IS LIVE ON KICKSTARTER
If you haven't backed DRAGONRING yet, you still have 10 or so days to do so! Don't let Outland's new project pass you by, because it is the beginning of something really cool. This is the first step toward a massive shared multiverse!
DRAGONRING by Cullen Bunn & Shannon Potratz by Outland Worlds — Kickstarter — www.kickstarter.com Outland Worlds is raising funds for DRAGONRING by Cullen Bunn & Shannon Potratz on Kickstarter! The return of DRAGONRING, a cult classic comic book series, and the launch of a new comic book multiverse, written by CULLEN BUNN.
HALLOWEEN STORIES
Over the next few weeks, I’m posting some short Halloween stories for free on Patreon! I hope you’ll check them out!
IT’S GHOUL SEASON!
If you haven’t grabbed THE GHOUL NEXT DOOR for your kids or for yourself, now is the perfect time of year to do so! It’s creepy, fun, and full of spine-tingling hijinks. You can order it right here:
THINGS TO COME...
Here is a quick and dirty list of upcoming projects. In most cases, I'm only listing projects that are definitely on the schedule with a published. Oftentimes, I will not be able to share much information, but I can at least tease the future! Everything here is, of course, subject to change.
NOVEMBER 3, 2021 - HEATHENS, a story of history's worst anti-heroes chasing history's worst "monsters"
DRAGONRING - a new endeavor involving an indie comic that I’ve loved since I was a kid. A new shared universe that I have a stake in.
A 20-page horror one-shot inspired by one of Grimm’s fairy tales will appear in GRIMM TALES FROM THE CAVE.
A sequel to a story about dreams and loss and adventure.
A sequel to a story of robotic mischief.
A sequel to THE GHOUL NEXT DOOR.
A big crossover comic that no one will be expecting but that makes complete sense.
A horror maxi-series about a mysterious town and mysterious experiments that have played out there.
A return to a world of magicians and family intrigue.
A horror OGN where reality and surreality clash in a murderous way.
WORK UPDATE
This year, I wrote--
710 pages of comic book scripts (1468 in 2020)
1 feature length screenplay (0 in 2020)
12 short stories (15 in 2020)
0 novellas (2 in 2020)
23 new comic book series proposals (13 in 2020)
5 podcast proposals (0 in 2020)
0 forewords for upcoming graphic novels (2 in 2020)
0 television series proposals (5 in 2020)
WHERE TO FIND ME ONLINE
WEBSITE - If you haven’t been there lately, you should check it out. I’ve started posting a lot more content and news on the site.
TWITTER - This is the best place to interact with me online. My handle is @cullenbunn
PATREON - Here, I post a serialized novel, a serialized comic book, short stories, and other cool materials.
THE CULLEN BUNN DISCORD SERVER - A place for fans to hang out and talk about comics, books, movies, games, collecting, and whatever else strikes their fancy.