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IDW Dark Reveals 'Smile: For the Camera' Prequel Comic, Out Feb. 18

Creator Hannah Rose May draws on modeling experience under Parker Finn’s franchise rules to root the horror in real industry pressures.

Overview

  • IDW Dark sets the first issue for Feb. 18 as the film franchise expands into comics with a 2005-set prequel.
  • The series is written by Hannah Rose May with art by Miriana Puglia and colors by Dearbhla Kelly.
  • Set during New York Fashion Week, the story follows working models who find themselves hunted by the Smile entity.
  • Entertainment Weekly debuted interior pages and variant covers by Martin Simmonds, Becky Cloonan, Stacey Lee, Skylar Patridge, and Kevin Wada.
  • Director Parker Finn provides creative guardrails, editor Heather Antos highlights page-turn psychological scares, and pre-orders to guarantee copies close Jan. 12.