During this past weekend’s San Diego Comic-Con one of the comic books that BOOM! Studios spoke about was Marian Heretic. This new comic book series debuting in October is being written by Tini Howard and drawn by Joe Jaro.
Marian Heretic will be Tini Howard and Joe Jaro’s first creator-owned series. In describing the series BOOM! Studios states it is “a wild, genre-blending tale of religious horror, rebellious sisterhood, and gritty monster-slaying.” That is further tapped into by the solicitation for Marian Heretic #1:
Sister Marian is a witch hunter of the highest order, a Mother Superior, and a heretic guided by a Goddess the Church refuses to acknowledge. When the Holy Father brands her order blasphemers, Marian strikes a dark bargain to become their personal enforcer. As she delivers murderous judgement night after night in the city of Vespers, she can feel her soul fracture…but what else can she do with the lives of her sisters at stake
Along with being the main series artist Joe Jaro will also be handling the main cover for Marian Heretic #1. BOOM! Studios will also be offering variants covers for the comic book by artists Dylan Burnett, Jenny Frison, and Suspiria Vilchez. Check out Jaro and Burnett’s covers along with a six-page preview below:
Marian Heretic #1 is scheduled to be released in comic book shops and digital storefronts on October 1, 2025. Learn more about the comic book from BOOM! Studios press release below.
What’s it like to be a MARIAN HERETIC?
LOS ANGELES, CA (July 25, 2025) – Acclaimed writer Tini Howard (Catwoman)and lauded artist Joe Jaro (Buffy the Last Vampire Slayer) launch their very first creator-owned series at BOOM! Studios with a provocative, high-octane new take on nunsploitation, religious horror, rebellion, and good ole fashioned monster hunting in MARIAN HERETIC, coming October 2025.
Sister Marian is a witch hunter of the highest order, a Mother Superior, and a heretic guided by a Goddess the Church refuses to acknowledge. When the Holy Father brands her order blasphemers, Marian strikes a dark bargain to become their personal enforcer.
As she delivers murderous judgement night after night in the city of Vespers, she can feel her soul fracture…but what else can she do with the lives of her sisters at stake?
MARIAN HERETIC #1 features main cover art by series artist Joe Jaro, with variants by Dylan Burnett, Jenny Frison, and Suspiria Vilchez.
MARIAN HERETIC #1 is the newest release from BOOM! Studios’ eponymous imprint, home to critically acclaimed original series, including BRZRKR by Keanu Reeves, Matt Kindt, and Ron Garney; Something is Killing the Children by James Tynion IV and Werther Dell’Edera; best selling horror anthology Hello Darkness; Grim by Stephanie Phillips and Flaviano; Stuff of Nightmares by R.L. Stine and A.L. Kaplan; A Vicious Circle by Mattson Tomlin and Lee Bermejo; Ghostlore by Cullen Bunn and Leomacs; Rare Flavours by Ram V and Filipe Andrade; Underheist by David and Maria Lapham; Animal Pound by Tom King and Peter Gross; Minor Arcana by Jeff Lemire; Vicarious by Ryan Parrott and Eleonora Carlini; The Creeping Below by Brian Azzarello and Vanesa Del Rey; Bronze Faces by Shobo, Shof, and Alexandre Tefenkgi; In Bloom by Michael W. Conrad and John J. Pearson; and When I Lay My Vengeance Upon Thee by Gus Moreno and Jakub Rebelka. The imprint also publishes popular licensed properties, including Dune: House Corrino from Brian Herbert, Kevin J. Anderson, and Simone Ragazzoni; Power Rangers Prime by Melissa Flores and Michael YG; and The Expanse: Dragon Tooth by Andy Diggle, Rubine, and Francesco Pisa.
MARIAN HERETIC #1 will be available in comic shops October 1, 2025. It is available for pre-order at your local comic shop. Digital copies can be purchased from content providers, including Kindle, iBooks, and Google Play.
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