Get Your First Look at Post-Cold War Spy Thriller The Dead Hand

Writer Kyle Higgins has devoted a good chunk of the last few years to spearheading BOOM! Studios’ Power Rangers empire, but that hasn’t prevented him from cultivating a string of creator-owned Image Comics series. C.O.W.L. introduced a superhero labor union, Hadrian’s Wall unfurled a space-set murder mystery and, beginning in April, The Dead Hand kicks off a post-Cold War saga in which the relationship between an old spy and a young boy is the only thing standing in the way of a world-ending plot. Brought to tense, tactical life by artist Stephen Mooney (Half Past Danger, Grayson), colorist Jordie Bellaire (Redlands, Vision) and letterer Clayton Cowles (Star Wars, Mister Miracle), The Dead Hand launches April 11, and Paste has an exclusive first look at interior pages below.

The Dead Hand #1
Writer: Kyle Higgins
Artist: Stephen Mooney
Colorist: Jordie Bellaire
Letterer: Clayton Cowles
Publisher: Image Comics
“COLD WAR RELICS,” Part One Carter Carlson was a highly decorated operative during the Cold War. But in the fall of 1991, as the Soviet Union collapsed, Carter discovered a secret that not only changed his life…but also altered the course of history. Now, as the mysterious “Dead Hand” threatens to end the world once again, the only thing standing in its way is the relationship between an old spy and a little boy.

The Dead Hand #1 Cover Art by Stephen Mooney, Jordie Bellaire & Clayton Cowles