Frankenstein: New World – The Speed of Darkness #1 Cover A Peter Bergting – Dark Horse Comics
Frankenstein: New World – The Speed of Darkness #1 Cover A Peter Bergting – Dark Horse Comics
Frankenstein: New World – The Speed of Darkness #1 – Cover A: Peter Bergting
The New World’s darkest chapter begins. Frankenstein: New World – The Speed of Darkness #1 launches the latest chapter in Dark Horse Comics’ acclaimed Frankenstein: New World saga — the post-apocalyptic continuation of Mike Mignola’s beloved Frankenstein mythology that has expanded the Mignolaverse into bold, haunting new territory. Cover A features the exceptional artwork of Peter Bergting — the series’ own interior artist, whose atmospheric, moody, and deeply evocative style has become inseparable from the visual identity of New World. Bergting’s ability to render desolate landscapes, monstrous threats, and quiet moments of humanity with equal conviction makes him the perfect artistic voice for a story set at the end of the world.
Whether you’ve been following the Frankenstein: New World saga from the beginning, you’re a Peter Bergting collector, a Mignolaverse devotee who reads every corner of the universe, or a dark fantasy fan who demands the most atmospheric and intelligent horror comics being published today, The Speed of Darkness #1 is essential reading.
- Title: Frankenstein: New World – The Speed of Darkness
- Issue: #1 – Debut Issue
- Cover: Cover A (Main Cover)
- Cover Artist / Interior Artist: Peter Bergting
- Publisher: Dark Horse Comics
- Universe: Mignolaverse
- Creator: Mike Mignola
- Format: Single Issue / Comic Book / Limited Series
- Genre: Horror / Dark Fantasy / Post-Apocalyptic / Gothic
- Published Date: April 2026
- Available in Stores From Publisher: April 2026
- Condition: New, Unread
🧟 Fun Fact: Mike Mignola’s Frankenstein stories in the Mignolaverse draw directly from Mary Shelley’s original 1818 novel — treating the creature as a genuinely tragic and complex figure rather than a monster — and Shelley’s Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus is widely considered the first true science fiction novel ever written, making the creature one of literature’s oldest and most enduring icons, now reimagined for a post-apocalyptic world nearly 200 years after his creation.
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