BEAUTY ( 2025 ) #9

Percival Abernathy is hellbent on destroying his sisters, but his plan to get them through their top fixer and assassin Calaveras may have backfired on him, jeopardizing the isolated island empire he has built to revel in the hedonism of the Beauty. If Percival is lucky, his pact with special operative Nox will succeed where he has failed, but Nox herself is in hotter water than either of them realize. As much as she trusts her handler, does she really know who she has been working for? Not to mention that Calaveras has more people after him than just Percy and Nox, as Agent Crayton begins his mission to administer justice on the masked killer. Our second story arc of the resurrected The Beauty series reaches a crescendo. Experience the vision of co-creators Jeremy Haun and Jason Hurley, as they expand on the mythos that inspired the hit television series on FX/Hulu with artist Emanuela Lupacchino. Writer/artist Jeremy Haun is a prolific, fan-favorite comic book writer and artist who has worked with numerous publishers and characters, ranging from Batman to Captain America to Spawn, in a career spanning 20-plus years. He is best known for creator-owned properties such as The Beauty and The Realm published by Image Comics, and The Red Mother and The Approach, both from BOOM! Studios. He is creative director of Ignition Press and the host of the video podcast Curious Haunts. Jason A. Hurley has been in comic book retail for over two decades, but The Beauty was his first foray into making his own. In addition to comic books, he loves pro wrestling, bad horror movies, Freddie Mercury, hummingbirds, his parents, and pizza. While he’s never actually tried it, he also thinks curling looks like a hell of a lot of fun. Hurley claims his personal heroes are Earl Bassett and Valentine McKee, because they live a life of adventure on their own terms. He also claims that he would brain anyone who showed even the most remote signs of becoming a cannibalistic undead bastard, including his own brother, without a second thought. He’s lived in Joplin, Missouri, for most of his life, and never plans to leave. A former biotechnology researcher, Ema Lupacchino transitioned into comics and has worked on several Italian series, including L'insonne. Alongside her work as a comic book artist, she also illustrated role-playing game manuals. In the North American market, she has worked for many of the major publishers including Marvel, DC, IDW, Dark Horse, Image, and Dynamite on titles that include Wonder Woman, Birds of Prey, Star Trek/Doctor Who, and X-Factor among many others. Throughout her career she has contributed designs, illustrations, and concepts for statues, action figures, theme park graphics, and media promotional campaigns. She was most recently the artist on World’s Finest: Teen Titans and Shazam! with Mark Waid.