The Shadow series gets a special one-shot in April of
2014. The Shadow Over Innsmouth is written by Ron Marz (Green Lantern) and
artist Matthew Dow Smith. Crafting a Shadow story like no other and placing the
pulp avenger in H.P. Lovecraft's famous setting for a truly inspired one-shot,
this oversized issue will be available in April from Dynamite Entertainment via
both comic stores and digital platforms.
In The Shadow Over Innsmouth, the fog-shrouded town of
Innsmouth holds deep secrets. There are legends of inhuman creatures raised
from the depths, of supernatural rites and elder gods from beyond. When Lamont
Cranston and Margo Lane find themselves trapped in Innsmouth, terrible truths
will surface... truths only the Shadow can know.
"Certainly the title alone made this a natural story
to tell, but more than that, both the Shadow and Lovecraft's mythos are
products of the same era," says writer Ron Marz. "They both have pulp
roots, so despite the Shadow's crime orientation and Lovecraft's overt horror,
there's a similarity in mood. I tried to put together the Shadow and the
Innsmouth legend in a way that remains true to both of them. And obviously I
couldn't ask for a better artist collaborator that my buddy Matthew Dow Smith.
If anybody in comics knows shadows, it's Matthew."
The Shadow Over Innsmouth will be solicited in Diamond
Comic Distributors' February Previews catalog, the premiere source of merchandise
for the comic book specialty market, and slated for release on April 9,
2014. Comic book fans are encouraged to
reserve copies of The Shadow Over Innsmouth with their local comic book
retailers. The Shadow Over Innsmouth
will also be available for individual customer purchase through digital
platforms courtesy of Comixology, iVerse, and Dark Horse Digital.