Dark Horse is set to blur the lines between the splash panel and the exploitation flick with an upcoming mini-series called Grindhouse: Doors Open at Midnight. The eight-issue run, which will consist of four 48-page stories, is being scripted by Eisner-nominated writer Alex de Campi (Smoke, Kat & Mouse), who promises, “[It will have] kick-ass female heroines, shredded clothing, erotic pie fights, [and] a heavy dose of same-sex hookups, all of it liberally splattered with blood, guts and a few more esoteric bodily fluids.”
Cover artists will include Francesco Francavilla, Dan Panosian and hot-rod artist Coop; interior art duties fall to Chris Peterson, Simon Fraser, Gary Erskine and Federica Manfredi.
“The way I am writing these, there is a heavy dose of John Carpenter, so lots of great one-liners and…
