PROJECT CRYPTID (2023)

New AHOY anthology series, featuring Bigfoot, Yetis, Nessies, Jersey Devils, and more! AHOY presents a deep dive into all things cryptid, legendary, tall tale, and fanciful, written by some of your favorite writers. Issue 1 features Mark Russell's Yeti and Paul Cornell's Mongolian Death Worm. Also: to celebrate AHOY's fifth anniversary, all books from Sep-Nov feature an epic multi-writer prose story-starting here, with a 7-page opening chapter by Grant Morrison!

Continuing the wild new anthology exploring the world's most bizarre creatures! Alisa Kwitney and Mauricet show us the true meaning of love with the interspecies romance "Chupahuahua," which looks at the love between a Chupacabra and a chihuahua. Think of the logistics! Alex Segura and Steve Bryant move us to the tropics with "Diana Montalvan and the Ivory-Billed Woodpecker," a supernatural tale of aviary suspense. Plus the usual AHOY extras, including a new chapter of the 5th anniversary prose serial.

What lurks in the dark recesses of the Pacific Northwest? Bryce Ingman (the Ringo-nominated My Bad) brings us the Loveland Frogman, who is ready and willing to help when he can. Paul Constant (Snelson, Planet of the Nerds) brings us the Gumerboo, who is willing to help in a very different kind of way. Both stories are beautifully illustrated by Peter Krause (also My Bad). Variant cover by Mattie Lubchansky (The Nib, Boys Weekend).

More creatures! More humor! Liana Kangas (Trve Kvlt) and Jazzly Stone take us on a high-seas adventure with a mermaid made for vengeance, featuring lyrical art by Ted & Ro. Then Henry Barajas (Beyondtopia Legends) and Salomée Luce-Antoinette take us to France's southeast countryside to confront the fierce and terrifying beast of Gevudan.

In this cryptid-packed issue, we give you not one, not two, but three thrilling stories! Melissa F. Olson and Lane Lloyd take us to the wilds of Wisconsin, where we meet the fearsome Hodag. Newcomer and rising star Hanna Bahedry teams with Lloyd to give us a glimpse into a secretive Cryptids Anonymous meeting. And finally, Zander Cannon and superstar artist Gene Ha bring us a tale of interterrestrial love!

Creatures on the loose: writer Matt Bors (Justice Warriors, The Nib) and artist Daniel Irizarri take us to Puerto Rico to discover the frightful Chupacabra! Then, Mattie Lubchansky (Boys Weekend) and Maki Naro take us in search of the perfect cryptid influencer.

By popular demand, now AHOY's first ongoing title, showcasing the strangest creatures on earth every month! Joseph Illidge, Jamal Igle, and Juan Castro take us to the mean streets of Brooklyn, where the birds are not what they seem. AA Rubin and Richard Pace take us on a family camping trip... only to discover some bizarre types of "families" out in the wilderness.  

More mythical creatures of the modern world! Matt Ligeti (Comic Book Yeti) and Steve Yeowell take us to Florida, where the sun is hot, the air is humid, and the people-well, they aren't always what they seem. Deron Bennett and Steve Ellis travel to deep New Jersey, where we discover that someone has to be the Devil's advocate. The Jersey Devil, that is!

More tales of strange, unlikely creatures! Alisa Kwitney and Mauricet take us on a heart-warming cruise through Alaska, where a recent divorcée meets the love of her life... who just happens to be a Yeti. Kirk Vanderbeek and Shane Oakley bring us to Ireland, where the Pooka will give a drunken man a ride home, although he might not want it.

More wild, mythical creatures in unlikely places! Writer/artist Carol Lay takes us on an adventure in Nantucket, where a young girl befriends a sea serpent. Atagun Ilhan brings us back to Mongolia in 600 BCE, where an ancient family feud threatens a downfall.

More tales of half-seen, barely believable creatures! First, Stuart Moore and Ryan Kelly introduce us to the legendary Jersey Devil in "The Devil's Playground." Then, Bryce Ingman and Mauricet show us the darker side of showbiz with "I Think My Capebelo is Broken"!