The second arc of the supernatural series by co-creators Wyatt Kennedy and Luigi Formisano will launch in February 2025 following January’s Nights #12, the shocking extra-sized Season One finale issue
The clock strikes the witching hour in Season Two of the critically acclaimed supernatural series Nights, with a new upcoming arc of the ongoing comic book series that travels back in time to 1970s Las Vegas to explore the criminal origins of fan-favorite vampire girl Gray and her charismatic witch ex, Erik. Beloved co-creators Wyatt Kennedy and Luigi Formisano and series editor Alana Fox are returning to the fantasy-horror series to pack a bloodier punch and plunge deeper into the darkness in this time-traveling storyline that is both a great jumping on point for new readers and a treat for longtime fans. Launching in February 2025, Season Two will also present a new otherworldly antagonist, Moriel, and reveal the aftermath of the shocking events in the upcoming Season One finale issue, Nights #12, hitting shelves this January. Fans of anime like Studio Ghibli films will love this animation-influenced urban gothic series with equal measure of blood, heart, and humor.
In Nights, supernatural creatures casually exist amongst humans, and America is made up of 31 states. Vince Okonma has lost his parents, moved in with his secret mercenary cousin and his video game-making roommate, and befriended “the greatest vampire who’s ever lived.” And that’s just the beginning. The road to the Season One finale has been full of shocking twists and turns, but vampire Gray’s destiny is at last revealed in Nights #12. An old enemy reemerges to deliver unbelievable carnage, and no one is safe. This is the end of everything and the start of something new in an extra-packed issue with massive consequences. Everything comes to a head in a status-quo shifting season finale.
Then, the Season Two launch issue, Nights #13 will start a brand-new storytelling chapter. Following the events of Season One’s violent finale, we travel back to the 1970s in this new series arc, where rookie CHIMERA agent Tsukumari investigates the rise of dangerous magical oddities and artifacts from the blistering cold of Estonia to the boiling decadence of Las Vegas. This journey will lead him on a collision course with a younger Gray, with an effect that will have ripple effects across decades. A dark path lies ahead in Season Two.
“The plan with Nights has always been to explore different storytelling styles, genres, and tone from season to season, and whereas Season One had a breezy, episodic structure, Season Two will be a hard serialized drama,” said Kennedy. “The stakes are higher—we’re going darker, gorier, rougher, and most importantly, we’re leaving behind the setting of Season One, Santo Pedro. It’s not abandoning the heart and humor that’s integral to the series, but this is certainly the darkest chapter of the story thus far.”
Continued Kennedy: “We’re going to dive into the consequences of Season One’s bloodbath and examine the new status quo for our returning cast. I’m excited to properly introduce new characters like the demon conquistador Eda, and Gray’s ex-fiancé, the Witch Erik. At the core though, this is still Vince’s story about the dysfunctional found family he’s been adopted into, and his romance with Gray. And through his lens, we’ll see how secrets can tear even the closest of bonds apart.”
“Everything’s changing in Season Two, and I’m not pulling any punches,” said Formisano. “Visually, expect Nights to push boundaries even further. I’m definitely taking a lot of my inspiration from horror directors like Cronenberg, Bava, Fulci, del Toro, and of course mangaka like Junji Ito and Yukinobu Tatsu. Season Two’s concept art and character design will reveal new facets of our lovely characters, uncovering their true natures in ways that might surprise, and even shock, readers. Let’s not fool ourselves, Wyatt and I are two weirdos. Nights is a weird book. As a result, I want to challenge the readers with a rougher style and a frenetic pacing they won’t find anywhere else. Buckle up, Season Two is about to be wild.”
Featuring covers illustrated by Formisano, The Season One finale issue, Nights #12 (Lunar Code 0824IM402), will be available at comic book shops on Wednesday, January 15, 2025. The Season Two premiere issue, Nights #13 (Lunar Code 1224IM238) will be available at comic book shops on Wednesday, February 26, 2025.
Nights is also available across many digital platforms, including Amazon Kindle, Apple Books, and Google Play.
Nights Vol. 1 which collects Nights #1-6, is now available for purchase at comic book shops, at independent bookstores (ISBN: 9781534397743), Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Books-a-Million, Indigo, and Waterstones, and across many digital platforms.
Select praise for Nights:
“Truly, Nights is the gift that keeps on giving”—AIPT
“Nights Season One, Part One—its recently released first collection—wasn’t just exceptional. It’s my favorite comic I’ve read all year…In an era where everything is a high concept and what’s old is constantly new again, Nights is fiercely original and impossible to pin down. It has its own identity, something that makes it completely unlike anything else on the stands today. And it’s all the more appealing
because of that.”—SKTCHD
“Nights is both a story about oddballs and a unique story in and of itself. It’s about the pains of adolescence, but feels rich with new things to say and new ways to explore them. The whole creative team seems to be putting their all into each and every issue, including making custom merchandise for every issue, and the first trade is more than worth the read. If you’re anything like me, and you’re searching for more unique comics with love and effort put in, you should check it out.”
—The Beat
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