{"product_id":"the-thing-from-another-world-eternal-vows-1993-1-4","title":"The Thing from Another World: Eternal Vows (1993) 1-4","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\u003cstrong class=\"rQesXe MPyX\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"iNqyIf\"\u003e\u003cu class=\"wfWfIf fxyaSe\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan class=\"jAOkJc\" role=\"button\" id=\"gevl-1dSZavb4GujJptQPrs3c8AE_1\" tabindex=\"0\"\u003eThe Thing from Another World: Eternal Vows #1-4\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/u\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cmark class=\"MAeH\"\u003ea four-issue comic book limited miniseries published by \u003cstrong class=\"rQesXe MPyX\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e\u003ca class=\"H23r4e\" rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.darkhorse.com\/comics\/92-245\/thing-from-another-world-eternal-vows-1-of-4\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eDark Horse Comics\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e from December 1993 to March 1994\u003c\/mark\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. Written by \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong class=\"rQesXe MPyX\"\u003eDavid de Vries\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and illustrated with stylized, moody art by \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong class=\"rQesXe MPyX\"\u003ePaul Gulacy\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (with inks by Dan Davis), this series acts as a direct canonical sequel to John Carpenter’s legendary 1982 horror film \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem class=\"zhvwWe\"\u003eThe Thing\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"n6owBd awi2gc\"\u003eIt serves as the third entry in Dark Horse's overarching \u003cem class=\"zhvwWe\"\u003eThe Thing\u003c\/em\u003e comic book continuum, directly following the \u003cem class=\"zhvwWe\"\u003eClimate of Fear\u003c\/em\u003e miniseries.\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"yhAwj\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"otQkpb\" role=\"heading\"\u003ePlot Overview\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"KsbFXc U6u95\"\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"Z1qcYe\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"iNqyIf\"\u003e\u003cstrong class=\"rQesXe MPyX\"\u003eThe New Beachhead:\u003c\/strong\u003e Moving away from the frozen isolation of Antarctica, the shape-shifting alien entity manages to escape the continent and makes landfall on isolated Stewart Island, located off the mainland of \u003cstrong class=\"rQesXe MPyX\"\u003eNew Zealand\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"Z1qcYe\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"iNqyIf\"\u003e\u003cstrong class=\"rQesXe MPyX\"\u003eThe Investigation:\u003c\/strong\u003e Police Sergeant Rowan arrives at Wallace Harbour to investigate a baffling and horrific series of mutilated bodies. He quickly realizes that a biological nightmare has penetrated the threshold of the civilized world.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"Z1qcYe\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"iNqyIf\"\u003e\u003cstrong class=\"rQesXe MPyX\"\u003eThe Return of MacReady:\u003c\/strong\u003e Film protagonist \u003cstrong class=\"rQesXe MPyX\"\u003eR.J. MacReady\u003c\/strong\u003e returns to hunt his extraterrestrial nemesis down once and for all. The trail leads MacReady to the \u003cem class=\"zhvwWe\"\u003eGettysburg\u003c\/em\u003e, an American ship docked nearby in the harbor. Convinced that the creature has assimilated a crew member, a battle-hardened MacReady prepares to torch anyone who stands in his way.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"Z1qcYe\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"iNqyIf\"\u003e\u003cstrong class=\"rQesXe MPyX\"\u003eThe Psychological War:\u003c\/strong\u003e Concurrently, a local woman named Jennifer undergoes a terrifying psychological battle. She struggles against both the alien entity and her infected lover, Powell, as they violently wrestle for control over her memories, identity, and desires.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"yhAwj\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"otQkpb\" role=\"heading\"\u003eKey Features \u0026amp; Style\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"KsbFXc U6u95\"\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"Z1qcYe\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"iNqyIf\"\u003e\u003cstrong class=\"rQesXe MPyX\"\u003ePaul Gulacy's Aesthetic:\u003c\/strong\u003e The series is highly praised for Gulacy's gritty, cinematic visual storytelling and heavy shadow work, which perfectly channels the paranoid, claustrophobic atmosphere established by the 1982 film.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"Z1qcYe\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"iNqyIf\"\u003e\u003cstrong class=\"rQesXe MPyX\"\u003eExpanding the Threat:\u003c\/strong\u003e The narrative explores the existential dread of what happens when the shape-shifting entity leaves unpopulated research stations and integrates itself into a functional human town.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e []\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Dark Horse","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47617659207764,"sku":null,"price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0286\/7573\/5636\/files\/The_thing_bundle.jpg?v=1788466527","url":"https:\/\/zombieunicorncomics.com\/en-ca\/products\/the-thing-from-another-world-eternal-vows-1993-1-4","provider":"Zombie Unicorn Comics","version":"1.0","type":"link"}