Dark Horse Comics is preparing to releaseStranger Things: Tales From Hawkins, a new anthology series set to expand theStranger Thingsuniverse. Each chapter of the four-issue anthology will tell a different story set in Hawkins, exploring the gaps left by Netflix’s successful series, according to a report fromCBR.
Stranger Things: Tales From Hawkinsis being developed by writerJody Houser(Critical Role: Vox Machina Origins,Star Wars: Thrawn) and artistsCaio Filipe(Stranger Things: Summer Special, Nightwing),Sunando C(End After End) andGiorgia Gio Esposito(Lunar Room, Dr. Who). The first issue of the new collection is seemingly all about a Demogorgon since multiple cover variants depict the monster who became the main villain of the series' first season. However, judging by the two unknown hunters stamping some cover variants, we can guess that the first issue will deal with average Hawkins citizens trying to survive an attack from the Upside Down.
According got Dark Horse Comics, the first issue of the new anthology will take place in 1983, the same year Eleven (Millie Bobby Brown) found Mike (Finn Wolfhard) in the woods, putting the events of the show into motion. As the synopsis for the first issue reads, the story is about “two friends head out into the woods with their rifles and a six-pack. These would-be hunters find themselves the prey of a nightmarish beast who has claimed the wilderness around town and everything inside it, including them.”
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ConsideringStranger Thingshas had four seasons so far, it’s fair to assume each issue of the new comic book anthology will fill some of the gaps left behind by each season. That would be a great way to recap the series' main events, keeping fans engaged with the franchise while we all wait (im)patiently forStranger Things 5.
What Can We Expect for the Future ofStranger Things?
In addition to Mike and Eleven, Season 4 ofStranger Thingssees the return of Chief Hopper (David Harbour), Dustin (Gaten Matarazzo), Lucas (Caleb McLaughlin), Will (Noah Schnapp), Max (Sadie Sink), Joyce Byers (Winona Ryder), Chief Hopper (David Harbour), Murray Bauman (Brett Gelman), Steve Harrington (Joe Keery), Robin Buckley (Maya Hawke), and Nancy Wheeler (Natalia Dyer). Season 4’s cast also includesJamie Campbell Bower,Charlie Heaton,Priah Ferguson,Cara Buono, andMatthew Modine. Season 5 is expected to bring back most of the cast, at least the ones that made it out alive.
Stranger Things 4broke several Netflix records, with more thanonebillionhours already consumed by fansfor the whole series. That’s why the streaming platform is already planningStranger Thingsspinoffsto keep us hooked on Hawkins. Besides that,Stranger ThingscreatorMattandRoss Duffersigned a deal with Netflix to helm multiple TV projects in the near future, including alive-actionDeath Noteseriesand anadaption ofThe Tasliman, the 1984 novel written byStephen KingandPeter Straub.
All four seasons ofStranger Thingsare available on Netflix right now.Stranger Thingswill begin filming its fifth and final season in 2023, with a release date yet to be announced. You can check out the new variant covers for issue #1 down below.
