As you know, BOOM! Studios is launching a new ongoing HELLRAISER comic book series written by Clive Barker that will be released in comic stores everywhere on Wednesday March 23rd, 2011 (that’s TODAY!).

This is only the third time that Clive has “touched” the characters — the first with his novella “THE HELLBOUND HEART” and the second being the first HELLRAISER film. With the HELLRAISER ongoing comic series, Clive Barker returns to his signature creation.

We here at Ideology of Madness have a VERY special treat for you – a select few comic news sites were chosen to share a FREE Dowloadable PDF entitled PRELUDE TO THE FIRST ISSUE OF HELLRAISER.   What is it?

HELLRAISER PRELUDE TO THE FIRST ISSUE PDF – “At the Tolling of a Bell”

Written by Clive Barker with Christopher Monfette

Art by Leonardo Manco

Colors by Juan Manuel Tumbrú

Lettering by Johnny Lowe

Cover by Tim Bradstreet

Edited by Ian Brill

Published by BOOM! Studios

Suggested for Mature Readers

WELCOME TO THE HELLRAISER COMIC SERIES! Not a preview. Not an excerpt. What you are reading is an all new, all original eight-page prelude to Clive Barker’s new ongoing HELLRAISER series. Only a taste of things to come! March 23rd sees the debut first issue of the monthly ongoing HELLRAISER comic series, written by master of horror Clive Barker! Haven’t been a regular comics reader for a while? New to the world of comics? Not a problem. BOOM! Studios makes it easy for you to get on board with this series and follow Clive Barker’s evolution of Pinhead with this self-contained prelude story that you can download, read, and share! Then make sure you get the first issue at your local comic shop!

We hope that you will join Clive Barker as he returns to his signature creation for a new saga of…HELLRAISER! HELL HAS COME HOME!

Download it by clicking the image below!

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