‘Project: Cryptid’: A New Comic Anthology About The Hilarious World of Bigfoot, the Loch Ness Monster, and More [Exclusive]

Project Cryptid

If you consider yourself a lover of all things cryptid, then get ready for AHOY Comics’ newest anthology series Project: Cryptid. From Bigfoot to the Jersey Devil, this new series features both established and new creators telling terrifying and often hilarious tales about the cryptids that we imagine lurking in the shadows.

Project: Cryptid will transport readers from the depths of Loch Ness to the wilds of the Yeti’s Himalayan Mountains to the Ohio backroads where the Loveland Frogman lurks, asking the important questions like are any of these mysterious, unthinkable creatures actually real? And more importantly, are they funny? 

The series’ first issue features two stories, the first by Mark Russell about the Yeti and the second by Paul Cornell about the legendary Mongolian Death Worm.

Check out our exclusive preview of Mark Russell’s Yeti story, “Ballroom of Death” where hikers in the Himalayas get more than they bargained for…

Project Cryptid
Project: Cryptid
Project: Cryptid
Project: Cryptid
Project: Cryptid
Project: Cryptid

The anthology will feature comics and stories from writers Mark Russell, Paul Cornell, Alisa Kwitney, Alex Segura, Bryce Ingman, Paul Constant, Liana Kangas, Henry Barajas, AA Rubin, Joe Illidge, Melissa F. Olson, Zander Cannon, Gene Ha, Hanna Bahedry, Matt Ligeti, Stuart Moore and more, as well as art by Jordi Perez, Madeline Seeley, PJ Holden, Mike Spicer, Mauricet, Steven Bryant, Peter Krause, Richard Pace, Jamal Igle, Ted and Ro, Lew Stringer, Lane Lloyd, and more.

“Everybody needs something to believe in, especially these days,” said editor Sarah Litt. “We here at AHOY believe that anything is possible—and possibly, everything is possible. From Mothmen to Chupacabras to Mongolian Death Worms, the creatures in Project: Cryptid will test the limits of your faith in reality. You’ll believe something is out there, although maybe not the truth.”

“I’m excited for this. And not just because they let me write a story about Yeti justice,” said writer Mark Russell. “AHOY has assembled a murderers’ row of writers and artists and parachuted them into a forest of weird. This is the kind of comic I’d want to read as a fan.”

“I’ve always loved my pet Mongolian deathworm, Dave, and maintained slightly indignant diplomatic relations with the fairies at the bottom of my garden, so it was a delight to work with the great monster artist P.J.Holden and the doyen of classic British cartoonists Lew Stringer on these two hopefully comedic tales of creatures that should exist, but don’t or vice versa,” said writer Paul Cornell.

Project: Cryptid will be published monthly by AHOY Comics and available in stores on September 6, 2023.

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