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IDW Dark Sets 2026 Horror Slate With Smile and A Quiet Place Comics, Plus New Originals

Pre-orders are available to support a coordinated 2026 horror push.

Overview

  • Smile: For the Camera debuts in February 2026 from writer Hannah Rose May and artist Miriana Puglia, set during 2005 New York Fashion Week as the Smile Entity haunts a group of models.
  • A Quiet Place: Storm Warning launches in March 2026 by Phil Hester and Ryan Kelly, focusing on the survival of Pearl, Iowa, a small Midwestern island town threatened by sound-hunting creatures.
  • The Exorcism at Buckingham Palace is slated for March 2026 as a sequel to The Exorcism at 1600 Penn, with Hannah Rose May returning and Kelsey Ramsay on art.
  • Operation: Iron Coffin arrives in July 2026 from Kenny Porter and Tyrell Cannon, pitching Dracula into a World War II mission aboard a Nazi train.
  • IDW Dark, the horror imprint of IDW Publishing, positions the lineup as a major 2026 expansion that pairs Paramount-linked franchises with original concepts, according to statements from the publisher and creators.