- "Well, hello there, comic fans. And welcome to the Shock Shop! I'm the proprietor and your host, Desdaemona Nimue Moreau. And today is our Grand Opening! Grand Guignol that is!"
- ―Desdaemona Nimue Moreau
| "Something in the Woods in the Dark" | |
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| Shock Shop | |
| Title: | "Something in the Woods in the Dark" |
| Volume: | 1 |
| Number: | 1 |
| Cover price: | $3.99 |
| Cover date: | September, 2022 |
| Publisher: | Dark Horse Comics |
| Credits | |
| Chief: | Mike Richardson |
| Writers: | Cullen Bunn |
| Pencilers: | Danny Luckert |
| Inkers: | Danny Luckert |
| Cover artists: | Danny Luckert; Fábio Moon; Baldamer Rivas; Leila Leiz; Francesco Francavilla |
| Cover inker: | Danny Luckert; Fábio Moon; Baldamer Rivas; Leila Leiz; Francesco Francavilla |
| Cover colorist: | Danny Luckert; Fábio Moon; Baldamer Rivas; Leila Leiz; Francesco Francavilla |
| Colorists: | Danny Luckert |
| Assistants: | Chuck Howitt-Lease; Misha Gehr |
| Editors: | Daniel Chabon |
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| Next: | Shock Shop #2 |
"Something in the Woods in the Dark" is the first story featured in the first issue of the Shock Shop comic book anthology series published by Dark Horse Comics. The story was written by Cullen Bunn with artwork & inks by Danny Luckert and lettering by Blambot's Nate Piekos. The flip-story is called "Familiars" and is written by Cullen Bunn with artworks, inks & coloring by Leila Leiz. Both stories were edited by Daniel Chabon with Chuck Howitt-Lease and Misha Gehr as assistant editors. This issue shipped with a September, 2022 cover date and carries a cover price of $3.99 per copy (US).
"Shock Shop: Welcome"[]
| "Shock Shop" | |
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| Title: | "Shock Shop" |
| Credits | |
| Writers: | Cullen Bunn |
| Pencilers: | Danny Luckert |
| Inkers: | Danny Luckert |
| Colorists: | Danny Luckert |
| Letterers: | Nate Piekos; Blambot |
| Editors: | Daniel Chabon; Chuck Howitt-Lease; Misha Gehr |
Desdaemona Nimue Moreau welcomes readers to the Shock Shop - you're one-stop shop for horror themed comic books and collectibles. Browse the aisles! Check out the wares! Sit for a spell as Desdaemona regales you with fables of fright! And mind the tentacles.
Featured characters
Supporting characters
Villains
Minor characters
Organizations
Races & Animals
Locations
Items
- Doll parts
- Eyeballs
- Bat toys
- Record albums
- Skulls
Vehicles
Miscellaneous
"Something in the Woods in the Dark"[]
| "Something in the Woods, In the Dark" | |
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| Title: | "Something in the Woods, In the Dark" |
| Credits | |
| Writers: | Cullen Bunn |
| Pencilers: | Danny Luckert |
| Inkers: | Danny Luckert |
| Colorists: | Danny Luckert |
| Letterers: | Nate Piekos; Blambot |
| Editors: | Daniel Chabon; Chuck Howitt-Lease; Misha Gehr |
A group of eight friends go on a hiking/camping trip out in the woods. The guide on the trip is a man named Tom. He tells the group they only have a short while to go before they set up camp. One of the group, Ryan, offers up sarcastic encouragement. Two others, a husband and wife named Clark and Willa give each other uncomfortable silent stares.
As night falls, they set up camp and sit around a fire. Ryan tries to keep things light by telling old stories. Highly inebriated, he proposes a toast, which concludes with the phrase "A toast -- to old pals, new friends... and fresh starts!" This makes things even more awkward within the group, as Clark and Willa are clearly having marriage issues. Willa excuses herself and goes off to bed. After she leaves, Tom leans over to Clark and suggest that Willa and she should talk. Clark goes inside the tent, but Willa tells him that it was a mistake to come here.
While Clark and Willa are inside their tent, the rest of the group discuss the situation. It is revealed that Clark did something illegal relating to accounting and went away for a while, during which time Willa had an affair. Members of the group begin bickering among themselves as they clearly have taken sides in the dispute.
Tom excuses himself to go relieve himself. While urinating on a tree, he spots Willa running naked through the forest. He calls out to her, but she doesn't answer. He follows her and finds her crouching near a tree. As he gets closer, Willa transforms into a giant twenty-plus foot amorphous blob with tentacles. The tentacles grab Tom and tears the flesh right off his bones. Dropping his body onto the ground, the creature turns back into Willa and walks off into the night. To be continued!
Featured characters
- Clark
- Tom
- Willa
Supporting characters
- Ann
- Kelly
- Rob
- Ryan
Villains
- Willa
Minor characters
- Unnamed hiker #1
- Unnamed hiker #2
Organizations
Races & Animals
Locations
Items
Vehicles
Miscellaneous
"Shock Shop: Grand Opening"[]
| "Shock Shop" | |
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| Title: | "Shock Shop" |
| Credits | |
| Writers: | Cullen Bunn |
| Pencilers: | Leila Leiz |
| Inkers: | Leila Leiz |
| Colorists: | Leila Leiz |
| Letterers: | Nate Piekos |
| Editors: | Daniel Chabon; Chuck Howitt-Lease; Misha Gehr |
Desdaemona Nimue Moreau stands outside the Shock Shop - a horror themed retail store that specializes in comic books, games, records, and even graveside services. Gripping onto her chainsaw for the ribbon-cutting ceremony (which is actually police crime scene tape), she welcomes all of her attendees, which includes an assemblage of ghouls, fiends and undead of every variety.
Featured characters
Supporting characters
Villains
Minor characters
Organizations
Races & Animals
Locations
Items
Vehicles
Miscellaneous
"Familiars"[]
| "Familiars" | |
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| Title: | "Familiars" |
| Credits | |
| Writers: | Cullen Bunn |
| Pencilers: | Leila Leiz |
| Inkers: | Leila Leiz |
| Colorists: | Leila Leiz |
| Letterers: | Nate Piekos |
| Editors: | Daniel Chabon; Chuck Howitt-Lease; Misha Gehr |
A realtor named Grace shows a man named Trevor his new home. He is excited to be living in a larger place as opposed to the cramped apartment he had been living in. Grace learns that he is a divorced father, who occasionally gets some time with his kids. Grace reads this as "available", and puts a friendly palm on Trevor's shoulder. She then gives him the final walk-through of his new home before handing him the keys.
Sometime later, Trevor gets to unloading the moving truck. He gets midway through before he tires and decides to get some sleep. When he awakens, he goes downstairs to find that the house is completely unpacked and there is even fresh coffee available. It is if the house had somehow magically answered his subconscious desires.
Trevor goes outside where his ex-wife Nancy and her new husband Kyle drop off his children, Jiordie and Fiona. Trevor brings them inside and demonstrates the magical nature of his new home. Various belongings begin floating and zooming all across the house based on Trevor's desires. The kids ask him if he is scared that his house is haunted, but Trevor insists that it is not. Further though, he makes them promise to keep all of this a secret from their mother. As the children continue to play games and eat snacks, they cannot see the menagerie of bizarre and monstrous invisible creatures that are responsible for the seeming acts of magic. To be continued!
Featured characters
Supporting characters
- Fiona
- Grace
- Jiordie
Villains
Minor characters
- Kyle
- Nancy
Organizations
- Gaines Realty
- U-Move-It
Races & Animals
Locations
- Trevor's new house
Items
Vehicles
Miscellaneous
Notes & Trivia[]
- This issue shipped with a variant cover illustrated by Fábio Moon.
- This issue shipped with a variant cover illustrated by Baldamer Rivas.
- This issue includes a preview ad for Shock Shop #2, on sale on October 5th, 2022.
- This issue offers up a shameless plug to Harrow County, which is also written by Cullen Bunn, as well as Regression, which is illustrated by Danny Luckert.