Legendary Hellboy creator Mike Mignola is expanding the best-selling Lands Unknown universe with a brand new graphic novel coming next year from Dark Horse Books. Earlier this year, Mignola’s anthology of folklore-inspired fantasy stories Bowling With Corpses and other Strange Tales from Lands Unknown, which is already in its third printing with a fourth being prepared, dazzled fans with a blend of horror, humor, and stunning artwork, illustrating the creator’s dynamic range. Now, Dark Horse Comics is revealing the first preview of the highly-anticipated Uri Tupka and The Gods, a new graphic novel written and drawn by Mike Mignola with colours by Dave Stewart.
Uri Tupka and The Gods: Another Story from Lands Unknown follows the titular wayward theologian across the Lands Unknown on a quest to prove that ancient powerful gods shaped the world. Uri’s journey puts him face to face with mythical creatures, thieves, dragons, and a tomb of unspeakable horror. But nothing can prepare the unlikely adventurer for what he learns about the universe or his role in it.
“This is the first of two books tracing the life of Uri Tupka, former Doctor of Theology but now heretic, on the run as he looks for the truth about the gods,” explains Mignola. “See Uri barely escape one disaster after another—pirates, bandits, witches and demons, giants and monsters. There is also a talking cat and a queen of the vegetables because, of course, why wouldn’t there be? This one covers a whole lot of ground, and we get to see more of the world that was introduced in Bowling with Corpses. As with Bowling, this is some of the most fun I’ve ever had drawing comics. The more I wander around in this world, the more I want to see, the more I want to explore. I’m already well into the follow up book to this one (Uri Tupka and the Devils) with plans to do many more stories about this world. I feel that so far I’m still just scratching at the surface of this thing.”
You can read the full eight-page preview of the book below:
Uri Tupka and the Gods: Another Story from Lands Unknown is a 104-page hardcover that will be released in bookstores and comic shops on February 24, 2026.
