The brand new noir crime series announced by BOOM! Studios debuts on October 25, 2023 and will be written by Ollie Masters (Snow Blind) and up-and-coming artist Pierluigi Minotti (Lost Falls).

The publisher released this synopsis for the series:

Hell is a place on Earth.

Fleeing from a botched robbery in New York City, a junkie, her dying partner, and a dementia-ridden old man pull into a mining ghost town in central Pennsylvania. Obscured by the caustic vapors spewed forth from a still burning coal-seam fire from the 1960s, Trier seems like the perfect place for the trio to lay low, maybe score a fix, and potentially take a hostage. But this ghost town might prove more lively than any of them think.

In addition to the overview, BOOM’s announcement also noted the first issue will include a main cover by Matt Taylor and variants by Paul Azaceta, Tyler Jenkins, and Cliff Chiang. At for the covers by Taylor, Azaceta, and Chiang were revealed, as well as three character sketches.

Speaking to BOOM! about the new series, Masters said, “This is a comic about a fire that’s been burning underneath a town for decades and will continue burning for centuries. It’s about desperate people with violent pasts living on the edge, looking for a way out. About how our parents shape who we are, for better and for worse. After Snow Blind, I knew BOOM! would be the perfect home for a story like this and I couldn’t be happier to be working with Pierluigi, Hass and the rest of the team on this weird little crime comic.”

“The characters and story Ollie has created are incredibly unique and profound. I love working on these kinds of crime stories and with dark atmospheres and bad people. I couldn’t be happier BOOM! Studios and this amazing team have taken me on board to bring Slow Burn to life,” added Minotti.