‘Imaginary Fiends’ Moves From Vertigo To Image Comics For New Paperback Collection

Imaginary Fiends, formerly a DC/Vertigo horror series from Tim Seeley and Stephen Molnar, will get a new paperback collection from Image Comics.

The fan-favorite horror miniseries Imaginary Fiends by Tim Seeley (Revival,

 Hack/Slash) and Stephen Molnar (Star Trek/Green Lantern, Danger Girl: Renegade) will be collected in its entirety and available a new trade paperback edition from Image Comics this Fall.

This chilling horror/crime noir series was first published by DC/Vertigo to massive critical acclaim and is equal parts the bone-chilling horror of Scott Snyder and Jock’s Wytches and the twisted procedural depths of James Tynion and Martin Simmonds’ The Department of Truth.

“When I first came up with Imaginary Fiends, I envisioned it as a horror story for a new generation—a comic book for the kind of fans who were into creepy pastas, slender men, and back rooms,” said Seeley via press release. “And, with this new release, we’re finally at the right time and in the right place. Imaginary Fiends is one of my favorite series I’ve done—a dark tale of imagination, disconnection, and obsession…with sexy monsters and beautiful art by Stephen and Quinton.”

The new trade of Imaginary Fiends will hit stores on September 30. Check out the synopsis and covers below:

When she was 10 years old, Melba Li was sent to a mental institution for attempted murder, a crime she blamed on a spidery phantom called “Polly Peachpit.”

Now, on the eve of her 18th birthday, Melba receives an unexpected offer from the FBI: in exchange for a reprieve from her sentence, she will work with Special Agent Virgil Crockett to hunt down I.M.P.s—Interdimensional Mental Parasites—that prey on the minds of humans.

Polly Peachpit is one of those I.M.P.s, and Crockett needs Melba to convince her childhood tormentor to help with his mission—because only I.M.P.s and the humans they are linked with can see and interact with each other.

If she succeeds, Melba will finally free herself from the trauma of her past. But can her fragile sanity survive a partnership with the creature that drove her mad in the first place?

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