Stranger Things: The First Shadow is coming to comic-book shelves worldwide as a graphic novel adaptation of the Tony Award-winning Broadway play.
Set in 1959 Hawkins,Indiana, the story follows teenage Joyce Byers, Jim Hopper and Bob Newby, along with Henry Creel, who arrives in town hoping for a fresh start. Henry falls for Patty Newby, but his troubled past soon brings a terrifying mystery to Hawkins. The prequel explores Henry Creel’s story before he became Vecna. The graphic novel is written by Rachel Pinnelas and illustrated by Jake Bartok, adapting the stage production.
The Broadway play is set to end on January 3, 2027, while the graphic novel is due to arrive later that month.