Dark Horse Comics will launch The Great British Bump-Off: Kill or Be Quilt in April 2025, a new cozy mystery from John Allison (Giant Days, Steeple) and Max Sarin (Giant Days, Wicked Things), following up to their hit murder mystery series, The Great British Bump-Off.
Writer John Allison, artist Sarin, colourist Sammy Borras (The Great British Bump-Off, Bunny vs Monkey), and letterer Jim Campbell (Welcome to the Maynard, Monsters Are My Business) combine their skills in four issues for the perfect patchwork of comic hilarity.
Issue #1 arrives Spring 2025 and will also feature a variant cover illustrated by Lissa Treiman.
When wildcat arson hits her new employer right where she lives, Shauna Wickle is drawn into the brutal and vindictive world of quilting, as sisterhood and community needlecraft deteriorate into internecine strife. With the promise of an end to all her financial worries, Shauna must cross enemy lines and infiltrate a cadre of “monsters in human skin.” But they seem so… nice?
“I wouldn’t say that I went into the heart of darkness to research this story,” said John Allison, “but I certainly went into several quilting shops. I believe this is the first direct market comic book ever to try to blow the lid clean off the hitherto secretive world of daggers-drawn patchwork. I would like to thank my collaborators on KOBK… mostly for their bravery.”
“I’m so grateful to have worked with Sammy,” added Sarin, “who obliged my suggestions on some of the quilts I drew throughout the series, based on my girlfriend’s nana’s work. I was overwhelmingly happy to make this homage to her. It wouldn’t have been possible without Sammy!”
• The Great British Bump-Off: Kill of Be Quilt #1 (of 4) will be stitched together and released in stores on 9th April 2025. It is now available to pre-order from your local comic shop
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The founder of downthetubes, which he established in 1998. John works as a comics and magazine editor, writer, and on promotional work for the Lakes International Comic Art Festival. He is currently editor of Star Trek Explorer, published by Titan – his third tour of duty on the title originally titled Star Trek Magazine.
Working in British comics publishing since the 1980s, his credits include editor of titles such as Doctor Who Magazine, Babylon 5 Magazine, and more. He also edited the comics anthology STRIP Magazine and edited several audio comics for ROK Comics. He has also edited several comic collections, including volumes of “Charley’s War” and “Dan Dare”.
He’s the writer of “Pilgrim: Secrets and Lies” for B7 Comics; “Crucible”, a creator-owned project with 2000AD artist Smuzz; and “Death Duty” and “Skow Dogs” with Dave Hailwood.
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