New Masterpiece Horror Series Puts Chicago’s Dark Future on Display

Published Sep 5, 2026, 10:30 AM EDT Sam Fang primarily covers news for CBR, with over a decade of experience writing about entertainment and pop culture and degrees in both journalism and art. There's trouble on the horizon for the city of Chicago in David Datmalchian's new series Kingdom of Earth. The Suicide Squad and Murderbot star has penned the terrifying new dystopian series for Dark Horse Comics. The first preview of Kingdom of Earth #3, available Oct. 7, promises plenty of tension in the city as the Dark Watcher Orpheus tries to root out human resistance. Kingdom of Earth #1 kicked off the four-part miniseries on July 15, which tells a story set in 2036 where the world has seemingly fallen to hordes of monsters that rose from the earth and sea, devouring everything in the process. David Dastmalchian's New 4-Part Monster Horror Series Unveils New Cover Artwork Image via Dark Horse Comics The series synopsis for Kingdom of Earth sets the stage for Dastmalchian and Leah Kilpatrick's bleak, dystopian world: "Much of mankind was massacred before the monsters realized they needed humans. In this new world, humans have two options: service or slaughter. When a young child named Fr...