Geekscape Comics: Preview ‘Shadow Walk’ By Mark Waid and Shane Davis

New York Comic-Con begins tomorrow (be sure to look out for Jonathan), and attendees that visit the Legendary booth will be treated to a special 12-page preview of Mark Waid’s upcoming original graphic novel, Shadow Walk.

I’m stuck at home this weekend (all the way up in Canada), and won’t be attending the convention (though I will be in LA for Comikaze at the end of the month), but the fine folks at Legendary were kind enough to share a lengthy preview of the anticipated project.

Written by Mark Waid (with Thomas Tull and Max Brooks), and featuring art by Superman: Earth One‘s Shane Davis, the synopsis for Shadow Walk is as follows:

“I Walk Through The Valley Of The Shadow of Death…”
 
Is the Valley of the Shadow of Death a metaphor or could it actually be a real place? Three separate paranormal incidents over the last century, in a valley near modern day Iraq, seem to give credence to these claims. When satellite photos taken over the area hint at a dangerous new energy source, the U.S. decides to send in a Spec-Ops team to locate and extract it before it can fall into enemy hands.
 
Led by John Raines, a deadly soldier who has been left to rot in Guantanamo, accused of allegedly killing his entire platoon after entering the very same valley years prior, the team heads into dangerous territory to battle demonic creatures with little chance of survival. Armed with two arcane artifacts as their guide and protector, they will find out if the road to Hell just opened up on Earth.

Sounds awesome, right? You haven’t even seen the art yet.

Take a look at the Shadow Walk preview pages below, and let us know if you’re excited for the book! The original graphic novel hits stores on November 27th, and should be absolutely wonderful.