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Dan Abnett and Ian Culbard’s “Wild’s End” returns with “The Enemy Within” next month

By John Freeman on August 24, 2015

Wild’s End: The Enemy Within #1 Main Cover by I.N.J. Culbard

Last Year, US publisher BOOM! Studios invited readers to the sleepy village of Lower Crowchurch at the cusp of a violent, otherworldly invasion in the critically acclaimed Wild’s End, an anthropomorphic mashup of Wind in the Willows and War of the Worlds from top British creators Dan Abnett (Guardians of the Galaxy) and I.N.J. Culbard (The King in Yellow). This September, they’re back, this time drawing influence from Invasion of the Body Snatchers in the paranoia-fueled follow-up series Wild’s End: The Enemy Within.

Wild’s End: The Enemy Within #1 Jackpot Cover by Jake Wyatt

“I think Dan and Ian surprised a lot of readers last year with the first Wild’s End series,” said BOOM! Studios Editor-in-Chief Matt Gagnon. “They created these wonderful characters that we connected with so quickly, and they ended the story on such a frightening note we had to know what happened next! I can’t recommend this series enough. Pick up the first trade and jump on board The Enemy Within as soon as possible!”

Wild’s End: The Enemy Within #1 Variant Cover by Jeff Lemire

Wild’s End: The Enemy Within #1 10 Years Cover by Rob Guillory

As Clive, Susan, Fawkes, and the other survivors of the alien invasion of Lower Crowchurch try to cope with what just happened to their small town, the military arrives in an attempt to cover up the “incident.” Town residents are immediately detained, questioned, and treated with suspicion. Are they alien spies, collaborators, sympathizers? Clive and the rest will need to escape imprisonment if they’re to get the word out and warn the rest of the world before the aliens return.

Wild’s End: The Enemy Within #1 (of 6) arrives in comic shops on 23rd September 2015 with a main cover by series artist I.N.J. Culbard for the price of $3.99 under Diamond order code JUL151079. Also available in a limited quality is a Jackpot incentive cover by Jake Wyatt (Ms. Marvel), a 10 Years incentive cover by Rob Guillory (Chew), and a retailer incentive cover by Jeff Lemire (Hawkeye, Descender).

<br /> • The Final Order Cutoff deadline for retailers is 31 August. Not sure where to find your nearest comic retailer? Use comicshoplocator.com or findacomicshop.com to find one! It’s also available for order directly from boom-studios.com

• Readers can pick up the trade paperback for Wild’s End: First Light on 30th September for under Diamond order code JUL151082. The Final Order Cutoff deadline for retailers is 7th September – or order it from your favourite high street book shop or online store

John Freeman

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.