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Belle, a Grimm Superhero, Leads Zenescope's October 2020 Solicitations

Pennsylvania publisher Zenescope Entertainment have been redefining their brand of "bad girls" comics as an interconnected universe of indie horror and superhero comics. As indie companies attempt significant shifts, with Vault Comics taking a gamble on longer titles again while Terry Moore's Abstract Studios foregoes single issues altogether for the upcoming title Ever, Zenescope is rolling out quarterly issues for some key series. The publisher, known for the long-running Grimm Fairy Tales, Robyn Hood, and Van Helsing series, the last of which is the basis for Syfy's TV series of the same name, are using this format to reintroduce old titles and keep current series fresh. Now, back from their Virtual Beach Con, Zenescope has released its October 2020 solicits. The list of titles includes the return on the once-ongoing series Myths and Legends, as well as the continued adventures of Belle, a superhero reinvention of Beauty and the Beast, and Robyn Hood, which continues the story of Robyn Locksley, a New York City vigilante.

Belle: Horns of the Minotaur
Dave Franchini (W)
ONE-SHOT • 40 PAGES • FC • $5.99 • TEEN
Belle is a beast hunter; a legacy passed down from mother to daughter in her family for generations. To fulfill that duty, she must protect the world from the many creatures who seek to wreak havoc in it and who equally seek to end her life. From centaurs and aurents to Medusa herself, Belle has stood between them and innocent lives. In her past, she has even taken on a minotaur, but this time something is different, and Belle is going to learn a long-lost secret about this race of monster, even if it kills her.

Myths & Legends Quarterly Gretel: Witch Hunter
Story by Dave Franchini
ONE-SHOT • 72 PAGES • FC • $8.99 • TEEN
Gretel's life has been coupled with one trauma after the next, starting with the loss of her brother at a young age and then her mentor just recently, both due to the machinations of an evil witch. Cursed with powers that grant her a long life that spans centuries, she is forced to consume human hearts to sustain herself at the cost of her own humanity. Recently, she has teamed up with Calabar, a mercenary who is part of a secret faction determined to rid the world of all witches. But now, what they have discovered could unravel everything they have been working so hard to create. A new coven of witches is forming, and at its center, a new evil rises, something so ancient that they may not be enough to protect us.

Grimm Tales of Terror Quarterly
2020 Halloween Special
Story by Joe Brusha, Ralph Tedesco, & Dave Franchini
ONE-SHOT • 72 PAGES • FC • $8.99 • MATURE
Presenting for the first time in the new quarterly format, with 72 pages of pulse-pounding horror, join Keres, the goddess of death, as she brings her own brand of punishment and justice to those unlucky enough to be worthy of her wrath! Don't miss these new tales of terror, just in time for the horror season!

Grimm Fairy Tales 42
Dave Franchini (W)
ONGOING SERIES • 32 PAGES • FC • $3.99 • TEEN
Lately, reports of horrific tales of a being who feeds on children in a small Russian town have been on the rise. Skye ventures to this haunted location to not only stop this nightmare but also to hopefully find the answers to the mysterious secrets she seeks from the only person who has them: Baba Yaga!

Robyn Hood: Justice 4 of 6
Chuck Dixon (W) Babisu Kourtis (A) Juan Manuel Rodriguez (C)
ONGOING SERIES • 32 PAGES • FC • $3.99 • TEEN
Now, with Golem's secret on the table and the return of an old ally, Can she handle everything as her friend's life hangs in the balance and the very soul of the city she calls home is at risk? Can she handle everything as her friend's life hangs in the balance, as well as the very soul of the city she calls home at risk? Robyn must tread carefully as she plots her next move and plan of action. Don't miss this next issue in Robyn's craziest adventure yet!

Mystere
Ben Meares (W) Sergio Ariño, & Eman Casallos (A) Ceci de la Cruz (C)
TRADE PAPERBACK • 148 PAGES • FC • $19.99 • TEEN
Mary Medina has been through a lot. Born with the ability to raise the dead, she has had many adventures—both as Mary and her alter-ego, Mystere—across the Grimm Universe. But now, Mary is content to leave her life as Mystere behind her. However, when mysterious deaths begin popping up too close to home, Mary must become Mystere once again to stop the horror that is being unleashed on her newfound home! Collects Mystere #1 – 5.

Monster Planet
Joe Brusha (W) Marcelo Mueller, Julius Abrera, & Sergio Ariño (A) Maxflan Araujo, Fran Gamboa and J.C. Ruiz (C)
Mankind has all but been wiped out, decimated by a virus that turns us into primal beasts. Only a handful of humans are left struggling to survive in a hostile world. But scientists among them have discovered a way to cure the virus. To save us, they must call on monsters of our nightmares—vampires, werewolves, and worse—who hold the key to the cure. Now one team is in a race against time to find the lord of the vampires and convince him to help save the thing he despises most: man. Collects Monster Planet #1 – 5.

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