Event Horizon: Dark Descent
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| Event Horizon: Dark Descent | |
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| Publication information | |
| Publisher | IDW Publishing |
| Genre | Science fiction horror |
| Publication date | August 20, 2025 — February 4, 2026 |
| No. of issues | 5 |
| Main character | Event Horizon (Paramount Pictures) |
| Creative team | |
| Written by | Christian Ward |
| Artist | Tristan Jones |
| Letterer | Alex Ray |
| Colorist | Pip Martin |
| Editor | Nicolas Niño |
Event Horizon: Dark Descent is an American science fiction horror limited comic book series that was published from 2025 to 2026 by IDW Publishing.[1][2][3]
In October 2024, it was announced that Event Horizon: Dark Descent, a comic series from IDW Dark, set in the Event Horizon universe, was in the works, alongside comic series from the 30 Days of Night franchise, A Quiet Place franchise, the Smile franchise, Sleepy Hollow, and The Twilight Zone franchise.[4][5][6]
Synopsis
The series takes place before the events of the film Event Horizon and follows the crew of the titular ship.[7]
Characters
- John Kilpack: The captain of the Event Horizon.
- Peter Adjei: A physician aboard the Event Horizon.
- Nia Atwell: The communications officer aboard the Event Horizon.
- Devlin Conners: The navigation officer aboard the Event Horizon.
- Jennifer Kwon: A quantum physicist aboard the Event Horizon.
- Yusef Quinn: The chief engineer aboard the Event Horizon.
- Sara Tsang: A crew member of the Event Horizon.
- William Weir: An astrophysics engineer who designed the Event Horizon and its gravity drive system.
- Anderson: A member of Project New Horizon.
- Paimon: The king of the Chaos Realm and the one behind the ship's corruption, making him responsible for the 1997 film's events.
- Claire Weir: The late wife of William Weir.
