Coming in November from Dark Horse is another entry in their essential Richard Corben Library with the publication of Rat God.
“RAT GOD,” RICHARD CORBEN’S TALE OF BACKWOODS TERROR, ARRIVES IN A SPECIAL HARDCOVER EDITION THIS FALL
Featuring a foreword by Bram Stoker Award-winning author Caitlín R. Kiernan
Dark Horse Books presents Rat God, a new hardcover edition of Richard Corben’s Lovecraft and Appalachian horror-inspired stories. Written and illustrated by Eisner Hall of Fame inductee Corben (Den, Dimwood), colored by Beth Corben Reed, and with remastered lettering by Nate Piekos (Black Hammer: Spiral City, Den), this updated edition is the next beautifully designed hardcover volume to join the Richard Corben library. It includes a foreword by Bram Stoker Award-Winning author Caitlín R. Kiernan (The Red Tree, The Drowning Girl) and both the original black-and-white and color versions of the long out-of-print short comic, “The Rats in the Walls.”
About Rat God:
Terrible things stalk the forests outside Arkham in this chilling original tale from comics master Richard Corben! An arrogant city slicker on a quest to uncover the background of a young woman from the backwoods finds horrors beyond imagining, combining Lovecraftian mutations with Native American legends.
Rat God (184 pages, hardcover, 8” x 11”) will be available in bookstores and comic shops on November 18 and 19, 2025. It is now available for pre-order at Barnes & Noble, and your local comic shop or bookstore for $39.99
Praise for Richard Corben and Rat God:
“Rat God has American Indian horror, early 20th Century Appalachian horror, and a hefty dose of Lovecraft thrown in for good measure.”—IGN
“Rat God #1 is a story in the Dark Horse tradition, exploring new territory and doing so in spectacular fashion. Corben has a mystery tinged with history that he offers up to readers. He gives the comic just enough mythology (true or made-up, it matters not, as it feels true) to ratchet up the tension and solicit emotional investment from the readers.”—CBR
“Rat God is chilling and has the potential to become a classic nightmare.”—Rhymes with Geek
“He is the mainstay in my collection of original art and one of the most precise and admirable storytellers in the medium.”—Guillermo del Toro
“Richard Corben…was one of the most gifted artists to emerge from the wonderfully fertile 1960s underground scene.”—The New York Times
“Mr. Richard Corben… a genuine giant of his chosen medium.”—Alan Moore
“Richard Corben stands among us like an extraterrestrial peak. He has sat in his throne a long time, above the moving and multi-colored field of world comics, like an effigy of the leader, a strange monolith, a sublime visitor, a solitary enigma.”—Mœbius
