STORIES
FOBIA
Written by Derrick Acosta
Illustrated by
DAVID HARTMAN • SANTIPÉREZ KAYLA CLINE • MAX JOHNSON
SWAMI TSUNAMI • JASON STRUTZ
LUX FATALE • JEFFERSON SADZINSKI
DAN DUSSAULT • KASEY WILLIAMS
C THOMAS ANDERSON • ROCHAKU MARVIN HERBRING • LEO COLAPIETRO
VICTOR HERNÁNDEZ ÁVILA • ROSSOWINCH
LEX ALEMAN • WEDERSOM ARANTES GLASSHEAD • WOWIE ATENDIDO ROVER STUDIO • IRENA CHUAH
NICHOLAS GOODWIN • BIG YOSHI ART
FOBIA is a 116 page collection of 12 short spine-chilling comics from writer Derrick Acosta (Mega64), with art, color, covers and lettering from a team of wicked artists from all around the world. XYMYTH raised over $30,000 on Kickstarter to develop this project.
The stories are both gruesome and hilarious, with twist endings and whiplash turn of events that will haunt you for days (and nights) after you read them.
So, what’s so special about this horror anthology versus all the others out there? This brand new anthology contains yarns that pair contemporary artists with classic story motifs to create tales of technology gone wrong, sex-crazed teenagers, vile monsters, cursed magic, rock n’ roll from hell, and more… all written by a single author.
GWOR
Written by GAN YIMKE
Illustrated by
KP COMICS
A century ago, two consequential wishes were made on a golden monkey’s paw. One wish was to bring about the end of all war between humanity and the other was to grant every living being on earth everlasting life. While at first this brought about peace on earth, those who grew to be over one hundred years old would soon become GRIM REAPERS, no longer without human skin, they wield scythes that have the ability to take the souls of all living beings.
These GRIM REAPERS have now taken it upon themselves to become the judge, jury and executioner of all living things. Those who disobey after being put to work by the Reapers are punished by death. Samsa Vairintine and her popular band GWOR, foolishly signed their souls to life contracts with the Reapers in hopes that they can gain enough influence to turn the whole world against them.
Wielding a stolen Scythe fused with her guitar, Samsa looks to lead a revolutionary world tour against the reapers and find the golden monkey’s paw to wish the world back to the way it once was. The only thing standing in her and her band’s way however is their own mortality. If a human wields a scythe it accelerates their lifespan with every use. With no other options for GWOR it’s a race against time and life itself.
COYOTE ON PEYOTE
Written by Delgo Belegassi
Illustrated by Cindy Lindy
In the Mojave Desert, The Oasis Cult thrives on polyamory, pagan rites, and peyote visions. Harmless enough on their own until twisted by the hands of Ervil Green, a delusional prophet who bends every ritual into a weapon of control.
Six wives, eighteen children, and a caravan of trailers that vanish across the desert at will. Ervil builds his following on false hope and broken ideals. His latest prize is Yvette Arturo, an immigrant lured in by the hope of legal freedom only to find herself drawn in by the same method used on the 5 women before her.
The Oasis worships nature, self-sufficiency, and the cosmos itself. Under Ervil, that devotion feeds a machine built for one man’s lust.
And the only force capable of ending this unnatural nightmare is something… supernatural
HARVESTER
Written and Illustrated by Rossowinch
Harvester:
In a dying world, survival comes at a price.
The air in this world has turned toxic, leaving humans and animals struggling to breathe. The only hope lies in a rare white flower that can purify the air—but it only grows deep within fissures inhabited by monstrous creatures known as Manglers. Agile, brutal, and nearly impossible to kill, these apex predators now rule the post-apocalyptic wastelands.
Amid scattered colonies of survivors, one woman dares to face them: Ameria. Through sheer determination, she has become a lifeline—risking her life again and again to secure the white flower for humanity’s last outposts, including the Edifice, a towering remnant of the old world.
But Ameria carries a dark truth: the white flower depends on the Manglers to survive… and the Manglers depend on a steady diet of human flesh. Ameria’s grim mission has unknowingly kept the cycle alive.
Now, with her conscience unraveling and the death toll rising, Ameria questions whether the world she’s saving is worth the cost.
“Harvester: Splice of Life” is a gripping, standalone dystopian tale from the mind of Rossowinch—a brutal story of sacrifice, survival, and the price of hope.
MANHATTAN 24
Written by Jacob R. Colon
John Spears, a special agent for the National Intelligence Bureau, investigates a series of attacks carried out by two seemingly unrelated terror organizations: the ACT- an enemy of the government that traces back to the Cold War- and an unknown group with seemingly no mandate except to cause havoc.
Manhattan 24 Releases August 12
His findings quickly lead him to the mother of all terrorist plots: a nuclear bomb in the heart of New York. John and his brother, analyst Henry Spears, have twenty-four hours to save the city.
Follow the chase hour-by-pulse-pounding-hour. You won’t want to miss a beat.
TAKESHI’S RUN
Written and Illustrated by C. Thomas Anderson
In the world of the Yakuza, you come to expect the unexpected; But Takeshi Ito never thought he would find himself at the mercy of a 10-inch-tall magical fairy! Takeshi Ito is a young criminal who finds himself in over his head with the Yakuza, when what he thinks is a simple cash robbery turns out to be a kidnapping– or fairynapping– that nearly costs him his life! A little fairy with a big punch ends up being Takeshi’s only salvation when his once-companions turn their crosshairs on him!
HAN HANZAI
Written and Illustrated by Anthony Sama
Neon City is drowning in darkness. No one is safe.
But Herson Kadoki, former MMA fighter, has returned. Alongside his crew, Han Hanzai, he’s bringing justice— one punch at a time.
