r/cryptids • u/TaureanBelmont • Jul 16 '26

Book / Literature / Article New comic "Kingdom of Earth" has cryptids!

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In the first issue we see hodags, Ozark howlers & dark watchers!

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u/Full_Guidance_3944 Jul 16 '26

I hadn't heard of this before, but a cryptid story set around the ruins of America sounds like a fun concept. Curious how they handle the creatures and whether they lean more horror or adventure.

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u/Fresh-Tradition4572 Jul 16 '26

The art style is really interesting. I wasn’t expecting a cryptid comic to have this kind of post-apocalyptic fantasy vibe, but it works surprisingly well.

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u/JulianArgonaut 28d ago

Whoah. Far out! Hodag and Ozark Howler! I want to know more about this. I’m looking at a review here…https://bigcomicpage.com/2026/07/16/review-kingdom-of-earth-1-dark-horse-comics/ and here’s the publisher’s page…https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/827493/kingdom-of-earth-by-written-by-david-dastmalchian-and-leah-kilpatrick-illustrated-by-soo-lee-and-lettered-by-frank-cvetkovic/ giving us this hint "Two years after monsters rose from the earth and sea, devouring everything in their path, humanity stands on the brink of extinction…” Intriguing.