Rich Johnston of Holed Up (http://www.holedup.net) and internet column Lying in the Gutters fame broke the news this past Monday. Antony Johnston is teaming up with a fearsome array of the best artists on the indy scene -- Mike Wolfer (Warren Ellis' Strange Killings), Juan Jose Ryp (Frank Miller's Robocop, Alan Moore's Yuggoth Cultures), Jacen Burrows (Warren Ellis' Scars), Sebastian Fiumara (Steven Grant's My Flesh is Cool) and Matt Martin (Snowman) to bring this monstrous Lovecraftian creation to life. Here's the blurb:

First there was Alan Moore's Yuggoth Cultures, now Antony Johnston carries on the Lovecraftian spirit with Yuggoth Creatures! Read the incredible memoirs of Anders Ericsson, Professor of Anthropology at the notorious Miskatonic University in Arkham! Join the Professor as he starts an amazing journey through the Lovecraft mythos, from the queer inhabitants of New Surrey to disaster on the ocean at the hands of unseen forces, and the mysterious Dagon... Can he stay sane in the face of the universe's secret history? Six all-new Lovecraft Mythos stories from the pen of Antony Johnston are illustrated by an awesome collection of today's hottest artists, including Juan Jose Ryp, Jacen Burrows, Matt Martin, Mike Wolfer, Sebastian Fiumara and more!

Get a glimpse of the cover from issue one at http://www.yuggothcreatures.com. We'll have more artwork for this series up shortly.
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