Dead Acre: Black Badge #2 Review: James Crowley Digs Into a Supernatural Nightmare

Dead Acre: Black Badge #2 pushes James Crowley deeper into a grim supernatural mystery as Vault Comics blends Weird West atmosphere, occult horror, black humor, and frontier detective work into a strong second chapter. Created by Rhett C. Bruno and Jaime Castle, with a script by Cullen Bunn, art by Riley Brown, colors by Fares Maese, and lettering by Andworld Design, the series adapts the bestselling Black Badge universe into comics. Brown also provides the striking cover art. The issue arrives August 19, 2026, and the supplied advance edition confirms Dead Acre: Black Badge #2 as an August 2026 Vault Comics release. Readers looking for more background on the adaptation can also explore Vault’s feature on how Dead Acre was brought to comics by Cullen Bunn and Riley Brown. James Crowley Is a Demon Hunter With Problems of His Own James Crowley is not the kind of supernatural hero who accepts divine orders without question. He is armed, cynical, impatient, and fully aware that every mission from the forces above usually comes with information somebody neglected to mention. That attitude immediately gives Dead Acre: Black Badge #2 personality. Crowley’s conversations with his guardian ...