Recently adapted into the Joe Lynch film Suitable Flesh, H.P. Lovecraft‘s cosmic horror short story The Thing on the Doorstep is being turned into a comic.
The first issue in the five-part miniseries will be published on February 11, 2026 from Top Crow and Image Comics.
Simon Birks (Antarctica), who previously penned a comic version of Lovecraft’s The Shadow Over Innsmouth, writes with artwork by Willi Roberts (Antarctica) and lettering from Rob Jones (Hitomi).
The Thing on the Doorstep draws readers into the shadowed labyrinth of friendship warped by forces not meant for human witness. Daniel Upton and Edward Derby have been bound together since youth — until the day Daniel puts a bullet in his closest companion within the bleak walls of Arkham Sanitarium.
Though all evidence damns him, Daniel claims innocence, hinting at horrors that mock reason itself. Within these pages, readers uncover the terrible truth: the birth of a doomed relationship and Edward Derby’s gradual surrender to realms of dread that lie just beyond the fragile veil.
Issue #1 will have four cover variants:
- Cover A by Willi Roberts
- Cover B by Lyndon White
- Cover C 1:10 incentive virgin by Willi Roberts
- Cover D 1:25 incentive virgin by Lyndon White
“I’m thrilled to bring The Thing on the Doorstep to life with Top Cow and Image Comics,” said Birks. “Lovecraft’s original tale has always fascinated me, and in adapting it, I wanted to explore not only the classic cosmic horror but also the human relationships and psychological tension beneath it. This story delves deeper into the characters and adds a whole new dimension to Lovecraft’s mythos—one that I think both longtime fans and new readers will truly appreciate.”
“Simon Birks has an incredible ability to craft tension and emotion in equal measure. His writing pulls you in and doesn’t let go,” adds Image/Top Cow CEO Marc Silvestri. “We’ve been fans of his storytelling for a long time, and I’m confident readers are going to love what he’s done with The Thing on the Doorstep. It’s haunting, heartfelt, and utterly unforgettable.”
Written in 1933, Lovecraft first published The Thing on the Doorstep in the January 1937 issue of Weird Tales.
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