EXCLUSIVE: Rodney Barnes Takes on Lovecraft with ‘WEIRD TALES’

Last year, Black Nerd Problems had the opportunity to speak with Rodney Barnes about his work on CROWNSVILLE, and today we get to start 2026 with an announcement of new work for him! In his own words: “I’m incredibly excited to be joining the world of weird tales. The opportunity to tell an incredibly terrifying tale in an iconic title is something I live for. I can’t wait for readers to check it out!” JANUARY 19, 2025 – First published in 1923, the iconic pulp magazine Weird Tales defined the horror and fantasy genres and helped give rise to icons such as H.P. Lovecraft, Robert E. Howard, Ray Bradbury, and C.L. Moore. A century later, Monstrous is teaming up with Weird Tales Magazine to publish the first-ever official Weird Tales graphic novel. — an ambitious adaptation and expansion of the legendary magazine — featuring covers by legendary artists Kelley Jones (Dracula, Sandman) and Eric Powell (The Goon, Dr. Werthless). Fans can follow the pre-launch page now to get an email when the campaign launches, to make sure that they don’t miss early bird specials and limited edition tiers. The Weird Tales Graphic Novel features adaptations of seminal stories, including:

An original Lovecraft Mythos Story by Peabody Award-winning screenwriter and producer Rodney Barnes (Killadelphia) with art by Lukas Ketner (Count Crowley)

“For the first time, the weird, the dark, and the wondrous stories that launched the careers of genre legends leap from the pages of the magazine into a stunn…