A NEW HARDBOILED MONSTER MYSTERY FROM JAMES ROBINSON AND JESÚS MERINO
Dark Horse Comics presents Los Monstruos, a new four-issue detective mystery/monster mash-up miniseries set in the 1950s written by James Robinson (Starman, Welcome to the Maynard), illustrated by Jesús Merino (Wonder Woman, Waller vs. Wildstorm), colored by K.J. Diaz (Operation Sunshine: Already Dead, The Ones), and lettered by Jim Campbell. Issue #1 will be available in May 2025 and will feature main cover art by Merino as well as four variant covers by Tony Harris, Marcos Martín, Ramon Perez, and Dan Panosian.
Los Monstruos, located on the West Coast of America, is a city populated solely by monsters of all the kinds you’d find in classic folklore and black-and-white horror movies. They’re all just getting on with their lives, working, doing jobs, nothing bad, nothing evil. Well, apart from the crooks and gangsters in Los Monstruos’ underworld, but every city has those, right? All cities have private detectives, too, and werewolf P.I. Perry Cutter has a simple case that’s quickly turning into a king-size headache. Initially hired to find an old man’s lost love from among the city’s vampire community, Perry quickly finds things spiraling out of control as both vampire and Egyptian mummy criminal gangs begin to get involved too. So, as Perry looks for answers, he runs a gauntlet of danger while also uncovering dark secrets about his own past as a cop in the Los Monstruos Police Department. Can Perry solve the case, put his history to rest, stay alive, and still make that date he has with that cute vampire waitress he’s crazy about? It’s sure going to take all his skills as a detective and his abilities as a werewolf to do it.
“Writing the first arc of Los Monstruos has been one amazing ride for me,” said Robinson. “Firstly, I get to work with co-creator Jesus Merino, whose incredible art on this series is something to behold and who collaborating and exchanging ideas with has been a joy. And also the series itself has utterly captivated me. This is just the start, I promise, as there as so many more stories to be told in the ‘City of Monsters.'”
Los Monstruos #1 (of 4) will be available in comic shops on May 7, 2025. It is now available to pre-order for $4.99 at your local comic shop.
Praise for Robinson and Merino:
“Los Monstruos is James Robinson at his best! It’s a hardboiled monster wonderland filled with potential. Can’t wait to see where it goes next!”—Jeff Lemire (Minor Arcana, Black Hammer: Spiral City)
“Los Monstruos has so many elements I love: Detectives, Noir, and of course… Monsters. Plenty of Monsters. James Robinson and Jesús Merino deliver a surreal tale, but yet grounded in classic themes that feel just right. And K. J. Díaz’s colors give it all a surprising, pleasant warmth that defies the genres being mashed together here.”— J H Williams III (Echolands, Promethea, Batwoman)
“If you ever wondered what it would have been like if Raymond Chandler was in charge of the Universal Monsters, it still wouldn’t be as much fun as this book. Robinson’s mastery of pop culture has resulted in the unlikeliest of mash-ups, but somehow it not only makes sense, it feels perfectly natural in the hands of he and Merino.”—B. Clay Moore (Hawaiian Dick, Miles to Go)
“For all fans of old-school pulp adventure, this is the book for you!” — Eric Powell (The Goon)
“Top 10 for classic monster fans. Take one part police procedural, add fantastic characters, batwings, an eye of newt, and make a potion for fun. Los Monstruos is the town I should have grown up in.”—J.G. Jones (Dust to Dust)
“James Robinson & Co.’s Starman is an immensely creative and entertaining series for many reasons, but the use of its thematic throughline makes it one of the greatest and most memorable mainstream comics ever released.”—Monkeys Fighting Robots
“Jesús Merino is the consummate superhero artist, delivering clear pages and eye-catching action and characters you recognize in or out of costume.” — Slings and Arrows Graphic Novel Guide
“Jesus Merino’s art in this issue is flawless.”—You Don’t Read Comics on Wonder Woman
About the Author
Adrian Gunning Adrian lives in Melbourne Australia and has a huge passion for gaming, technology and pop culture. He recently finished his a Bachelor of Journalism and is currently focusing on games journalism. When not writing and playing video games, Adrian can be found in Comics 'R' Us debating the pros of the DC Universe and cons of the Marvel Universe.
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