For those that want some new storytelling from John Carpenter, you might not have to wait too long. Storm King Comics and Carpenter are teaming up for John Carpenter’s Cathedral. The new graphic novel releases on August 4th, 2026. It is co-written with Sandy King and writer Sean Sobczak with illustrations by Federico De Luca and Luis Guaragna, colored by Ryan Winn, and lettered by Marshall Dillon.
Here’s the description of the new graphic novel from Storm King Comics.
The middle of downtown Los Angeles sets the scene for John Carpenter’s CATHEDRAL where an abandoned cathedral stands, fenced in and ignored by the world around it. The preoccupied passers-by have long since ceased to notice the dilapidated church in their midst, never mind sensing the danger and centuries old evil trapped inside its walls.
A gruesome murder one late night pulls the structure into the spotlight, triggering a police investigation into the loss of one of their own. Lieutenant Christine Marks, along with detectives Paul Hernandez and Steve Mayfield, must enter the church in search of the monster that murdered her father. Every step takes them deeper into the belly of the church revealing the mystery of an ancient evil imprisoned within.
That’s not all though, the graphic novel will be accompanied by Cathedral, the album from John Carpenter. Details on that are forthcoming.
“I saw it in a dream: a nightmare landscape deep underground filled with monsters too weird and sinister to exist in daylight,” says John Carpenter. “I knew instantly I had to get these things out of my head and into everyone else’s brains.”
“We have a saying at Storm King, ‘Every dream should be a nightmare,'” adds Sandy King. “By reading CATHEDRAL you can take John’s dream and let it become your next nightmare.”
Cathedral releases on August 4th in bookstores and August 5th in comic shops.
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