Dark Horse And Tiny Onion Announce The Beast Of Borikén

Dark Horse and Tiny Onion have announced a new True Weird comic series. 

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The Beast Of Borikén is the latest series joining the True Weird lineup, and it will be a thrilling new series featuring el Chupacabra. The book’s creative team includes:

• Writer: Julio Anta (Home, Frontera, This Land is Our Land: A Blue Beetle Story)
• Artist: Daniel Irizarri (Xino, Cemetery Kids Don’t Die)
• Colorist: Patricio Delpeche (TexArcanum, Minor Arcana)
• Letterer: Lucas Gattoni (Dungeons & Dragons: Total Party Killers, Absolute Green Lantern)

The book’s official description reads: 

“In contemporary Puerto Rico, Loli Flores is a fierce activist fighting the overdevelopment of the island by outside investors. When a groundbreaking ceremony is violently interrupted by a supernatural force, Loli discovers that the stories of el Chupacabra are not just echoes from the past, but true tales of a brutal protector of generations extending back to the indigenous people of the island. As Loli uncovers the horrors firsthand, el Chupacabra follows a parallel path, leaving elemental destruction in his wake.” 

Writer Julio Anta had this to say about the new series: 

“Beast of Borikén is a tropical horror story inspired by all the creature features I grew up devouring. It’s both an epic tale encompassing over 500 years of colonialism and resistance and a gory character drama starring Latin America’s most terrifying cryptid, the Chupacabra. I can’t wait for readers to sink their teeth into this book, beautifully illustrated by Daniel Irizarri… no one’s ever seen a Chupacabra this horrifyingly human!” 

Artist Daniel Irizarri added that: 

“Beast of Borikén has been a home-coming to draw my island and its people as I’ve witnessed them in all their shapes and sizes, their joy and their rage. It was bold and refreshing of Tiny Onion to take a chance on a different direction for the next chapter of their True Weird series. Julio’s story is a sharp portrayal of Puerto Rican resistance that made me feel seen, while also giving us the space to create a modern, snarling interpretation of the Chupacabra as well as our violent history and myths. I’m excited to bring my artistic sensibilities to this pulp-horror story of protester grit and ancient spirits of vengeance.” 

The Beast Of Borikén #1 is out July 1st.