Event Horizon: Dark Descent

Event Horizon: Dark Descent
Cover art.
Publication information
Publisher	IDW Publishing
Genre	Science fiction horror
Publication date	August 20, 2025 — February 4, 2026
No. of issues	5
Main character	Event Horizon (Paramount Pictures)
Creative team
Written by	Christian Ward
Artist	Tristan Jones
Letterer	Alex Ray
Colorist	Pip Martin
Editor	Nicolas Niño

Event Horizon: Dark Descent is an American science fiction horror limited comic book series that began being published in 2025 by IDW Publishing. ^{[1] [2] [3]}

Publication history

In October 2024, it was announced that Event Horizon: Dark Descent, a comic series from IDW Dark, set in the Event Horizon universe, was in the works, alongside comic series from the 30 Days of Night franchise, A Quiet Place franchise, the Smile franchise, Sleepy Hollow , and The Twilight Zone franchise. ^{[4] [5] [6]}

Synopsis

The series takes place before the events of Event Horizon and follows the crew of the Event Horizon. ^[7]

Characters

• John Kilpack: The captain of the Event Horizon.
• Peter Adjei: A physician aboard the Event Horizon.
• Nia Atwell: The communications officer aboard the Event Horizon.
• Devlin Conners: The navigation officer aboard the Event Horizon.
• Jennifer Kwon: A quantum physicist aboard the Event Horizon.
• Yusef Quinn: The chief engineer aboard the Event Horizon.
• Sara Tsang: A crew member of the Event Horizon.
• William Weir: An astrophysics engineer who designed the Event Horizon and its gravity drive system.
• Anderson: A member of Project New Horizon.
• Paimon: The king of the Chaos Realm.
• Claire Weir: The late wife of William Weir.

Issues

Issue #	Title	Written by	Drawn by	Colored by	Lettered by	Publication date
1	Event Horizon: Dark Descent #1	Christian Ward	Tristan Jones	Pip Martin	Alex Ray	August 20, 2025 [7]
2	Event Horizon: Dark Descent #2					October 8, 2025
3	Event Horizon: Dark Descent #3					November 12, 2025
4	Event Horizon: Dark Descent #4					December 24, 2025
5	Event Horizon: Dark Descent #5					February 4, 2026

Sequel

Main article: Event Horizon: Inferno

A sequel comic, Event Horizon: Inferno , taking place 200 years after the events of the film Event Horizon , is set to begin releasing in April 2026. ^[8]

References

1. Salmon, Will (October 21, 2024). "Smile, A Quiet Place, Sleepy Hollow, and more big screen horror franchises to get comics from IDW's new horror line". GamesRadar+ . Archived from the original on December 20, 2025. Retrieved December 26, 2025.
2. Morrison, Matt (October 18, 2024). "A Quiet Place, Smile, & More Paramount Horror Titles Getting Comics From IDW Dark". SuperHeroHype . Archived from the original on December 20, 2025. Retrieved December 26, 2025.
3. Schedeen, Jesse (December 26, 2025). "Event Horizon: Dark Descent Prequel Series Gets Horrifying New Cover Artwork". IGN . Archived from the original on December 26, 2025. Retrieved December 26, 2025.
4. Squires, John (October 25, 2024). "IDW Joining Forces With Paramount for Comics Based on 'Smile', 'Event Horizon' and More". Bloody Disgusting . Archived from the original on December 19, 2025. Retrieved December 26, 2025.
5. Couch, Aaron (October 18, 2024). "'Smile,' 'A Quiet Place' Comic Books in the Works from IDW (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter . Archived from the original on December 20, 2025. Retrieved December 26, 2025.
6. Ritman, Alex (May 6, 2025). "Cult Horror 'Event Horizon' Comic Book Prequel Series Unveiled by IDW Publishing (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety . Archived from the original on December 20, 2025. Retrieved December 26, 2025.
7. Schedeen, Jesse (May 6, 2025). "Event Horizon: Dark Descent Is a Long Overdue Prequel to the Movie". IGN . Archived from the original on December 26, 2025. Retrieved December 26, 2025.
8. Cronin, Brian (December 25, 2025). "Event Horizon Sequel Writer Compares His Story to This 39-Year-Old James Cameron Epic: 'It's a Different Beast' (Exclusive)". CBR . Archived from the original on December 26, 2025. Retrieved December 26, 2025.