John Carpenter Announces First-Ever Graphic Novel, CATHEDRAL, at MegaCon

In the heart of downtown Los Angeles, John Carpenter’s CATHEDRAL unfolds around a long-forgotten church—boarded up, surrounded by fencing, and largely invisible to the busy city that has grown accustomed to ignoring it. Commuters and locals pass by without a second glance, unaware of the ancient, malevolent force sealed within its crumbling walls.

That uneasy silence is shattered one night by a brutal killing, drawing the attention of law enforcement and launching an investigation into the death of a fellow officer. Lieutenant Christine Marks, joined by detectives Paul Hernandez and Steve Mayfield, enters the abandoned cathedral determined to uncover the truth—and confront the creature responsible for her father’s murder. As they venture deeper inside, the building reveals layers of dark history and a long-contained evil that refuses to stay buried.

“I saw it in a dream: a nightmare landscape deep underground filled with monsters too weird and sinister to exist in daylight,” says John Carpenter. “I knew instantly I had to get these things out of my head and into everyone else’s brains.”

Renowned for his work across film, music, comics, and video games, John Carpenter has spent decades shaping the horror and science fiction landscape. From iconic films like Halloween, The Thing, and Escape from New York to his work with Sandy King on graphic novel projects such as Tales for a HalloweeNight, Asylum, and Tales of Science Fiction, Carpenter’s influence spans generations. Now, after more than 50 years in the industry, he debuts his first original graphic novel with CATHEDRAL. The release will also be paired with an accompanying album, further showcasing his signature talent for composing the music behind his own stories. More details are expected soon.

CATHEDRAL will be available on August 4, 2026 in bookstores (bookshop.org), online, and Storm King Comics (stormkingcomics.com), and on August 5, 2026 in comics shops (findyourcomicstore.com). 

Written by John Carpenter, Sandy King, Sean Sobczak

Illustrated by Federico De Luca, Luis Guaragna

Colored by Ryan Winn

Lettered by Marshall Dillon

Cover by Federico De Luca

120 pp

MSRP: $22.99

ISBN: 979-8-9928116-8-1

But this is only the first step into the dark world of CATHEDRAL. Head to johncarpenterscathedral.com and www.stormkingcomics.com for all the latest secrets of Carpenter’s CATHEDRAL.

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About John Carpenter

John Carpenter is an influential filmmaker, screenwriter, producer, and composer whose work has shaped modern horror and genre cinema for decades. A graduate of the USC School of Cinema, he first gained attention with DARK STAR before breaking through with Halloween in 1978, which became the most profitable independent film of its time and launched a landmark franchise.

His directing credits include genre classics such as The Fog, The Thing, Escape From New York,  Big Trouble In Little China, They Live, Christine, Prince of Darkness, In The Mouth Of Madness, Vampires, and Ecape from L.A., as well as Starman, which earned Jeff Bridges an Academy Award nomination. For television, he directed “Elvis” and “John Carpenter Presents Body Bags,” and received a CableACE Award for writing El Diablo.

Carpenter is also an accomplished composer, releasing his debut non-soundtrack album Lost Themes in 2014 to international acclaim. Born in Carthage, New York, and raised in Bowling Green, Kentucky, he lives in Hollywood with his wife and producing partner, Sandy King.

About Sandy King

Writer, producer of film, television and podcasts, and CEO of Storm King Productions. Sandy King’s filmmaking career has included working with John Cassavetes, Francis Ford Coppola, Michael Mann, Walter Hill, John Hughes and John Carpenter.    She has produced films ranging from public service announcements on Hunger Awareness to a documentary on astronaut and teacher Christa McAuliffe for CNN, and major theatrical hits like They Live and John Carpenter’s Vampires. She directed and produced the John Carpenter Live tour film and it’s accompanying Behind the Scenes documentary, and produced the horror/thriller The Manor for BlumHouse and Amazon.  In television she produced the series “Suburban Screams” for Universal.   Her podcast “Roanoke Falls” for Realm won two Signal Awards.  She is currently producing Something Wicked along with Twelve Angry Bears for Cineverse.

King is the first woman to found a comic publishing house.  Through Storm King Comics, she has created and written the award-winning “Asylum” series, the multiple award-winning Tales for a HalloweeNight anthologies, and the graphic novel lines Tales of Science Fiction, Night Terrors and most recently, Dark & Twisted focusing on horror stories with no supernatural or sci-fi elements.  In December 2019, King launched the comics line Storm Kids offering horror comics for ages 4 to 18 years old, and in 2021, received an Eisner nomination for the all ages title, Stanley’s Ghost.  In 2026 she was nominated for a Bram Stoker award for Superior Achievement in a Graphic Novel for editing Tales for a HalloweeNight Vol. 11.

About Storm King Comics

Storm King Comics, formed in 2012 as a division of Storm King Productions, is headed by writer/producer and editor Sandy King. Along with her husband, director John Carpenter, King focuses on bringing the best writers from the worlds of comics, movies and novels together to bring their special brand of horror and sci-fi entertainment to comics. Their flagship comic book title John Carpenter’s Asylum has become a global fan favorite, followed by the award-winning annual anthology, John Carpenter’s Tales for a HalloweeNight, and the monthly anthology series, John Carpenter’s Tales of Science Fiction. More recent imprint additions to the Storm King brand are Dark & Twisted, John Carpenter’s Night Terrors, and John Carpenter Presents Storm Kids, introducing horror and sci-fi to younger audiences.