Valiant Beyond: Tales of the Shadowman #5—Ghosts of the Bayou

Valiant Beyond: Tales of the Shadowman #5—Ghosts of the Bayou #2 is a moody, supernatural-noir chapter set in New Orleans. Detective St. Brown seeks Shadowman’s help on a personal matter, and the price of magic quickly becomes clear as dark forces ripple through the city. Shadowman dives into the ancient weave of the Pantheon—the secretive witches who govern New Orleans—only to discover that even power has a cost, and a deadly new threat aims to erase every member of the Pantheon. Written by AJ Ampadu with art by Sergio Monjes, colorists and covers by Nathan Birr or Ennio Bufi, the issue runs 32 pages of action, dread, and mystic intrigue. This is a limited installment in the Valiant Beyond: Tales of the Shadowman series, combining urban crime tension with eldritch myth and a hint of cosmic consequence. Mature readers will savor the series’ dark atmosphere and ongoing worldbuilding.