If you enjoy a good scare on YouTube, it's hard to go wrong with the MrBallen channel, where host John Allen recounts true tales of the "strange, dark, and mysterious." That channel has already spawned a podcast version, and now it's making the jump to comics just in time for Halloween.
IGN can exclusively debut a new preview of the graphic novel MrBallen Presents: Strange, Dark & Mysterious. Get a closer look in the slideshow gallery below:
MrBallen Presents: Strange, Dark & Mysterious adapts several of Allen's stories from his YouTube channels, with Robert Venditti (X-O Manowar) assisting in the adaptation process. All the stories are illustrated by Andrea Mutti (Haunt You To the End), while Rob Prior provided the cover art. The book is published by Ten Speed Graphic, a division of Penguin Random House. Here's the official description for the book:
A vivid, frighteningly illustrated graphic novel collection of nine strange, dark, and mysterious stories, based on true events, from the mind behind the YouTube channel and hit MrBallen Podcast
John Allen, known popularly as “MrBallen,” has been enthralling audiences with his unique brand of storytelling ever since he burst onto the scene, covering strange and mysterious phenomena ranging from the unexplained screaming heard in parts of Nahanni Valley, the Kandahar Giant found in Afghanistan, UFOs appearing at a cattle ranch in Utah, and Allen’s own brush with the paranormal. Deeply researched and seriously compelling, the show rapidly gained a devoted fanbase for the raconteur himself and for the rarely-before-covered unsettling occurrences and true crimes that have taken place throughout the world.
In MrBallen Presents: Strange, Dark & Mysterious, Allen reveals the creepy underbelly of the human experience, charting bizarre and downright terrifying instances of the paranormal, the horrors of the natural world, and the danger of our own minds. With new, exclusive stories and in collaboration with New York Times bestselling graphic novelist Robert Venditti and acclaimed comic book artist Andrea Mutti, this is a haunting collection filled with twists and surprises that will leave you thoroughly spooked.
MrBallen Presents: Strange, Dark & Mysterious is available in bookstores and comic shops now. You can order a copy on Amazon.
Allen isn't the first YouTuber to make the transition to comics. Earlier this year we debuted an exclusive preview of the latest additions to Jacksepticeye's Altrverse comic line.
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