Last of the Split Lip

My cover to Sam Costello's final book collection of the best online horror comics you'll find.

Sad to see it end, but Sam if far from over with the genre.

Click to purchase your copy of  Split Lip; Last Caress and Other Stories. 

Worth every cent/penny.


Split Lip has been published online since 2006 and in print since 2009. In that time, it has featured 37 original horror comics, totaling over 550 pages. All stories were created and written by Costello and have featured work from artists including Sami Makkonen (Deadworld: Slaughterhouse), T.J. Kirsch (She Died in Terrebonne), John Bivens (Comic Book Tattoo), Kyle Strahm (We Will Destroy You), Christine Larsen (LaMorte Sisters), Felipe Sobreiro (The Strange Talent of Luther Strode), and many others. 

Split Lip has received critical acclaim, including: "Split Lip is the best horror anthology on the Internet” -Comics Should Be Good; "The only (webcomic) to ever give me the chills was Split Lip" -Webcomic Overlook; "The webcomics answer to anthology series like The Twilight Zone and Night Gallery" -io9; " “Split Lip is the predominant original horror comic work on the internet" -The Horror Blog.

Split Lip

By day, mild-mannered Sam Costello works in marketing, but at night he lurks in shadow, tap-rapping-tapping out tales of terror for his web comic Split Lip.

It's an ongoing series of self-contained stories. A mix of supernatural twist-in-the-tail and unsettling psychological drama.

Clearly a fan of classic shows like Twilight Zone and Night Gallery, along with the more bizarre contemporary horror manga and movies, Sam seamlessly blends this mix of influences with his own skewed view of the world.

His output is quite flabbergasting(especially considering his day job), and, in my eyes, he never writes anything below par.

I struggle to think of any other comic book writer working in the horror genre who can deliver so many consistently satisfying stories.

The stories are drawn by a diverse group of established artists and newcomers - some talented enough to be drawing the latest Hellboy spin off or Vertigo book.

Along with 100's of pages of FREE online comics , Sam puts out trade collections. Volume 2 is due later this month, but on offer RIGHT NOW is a special limited edition(only 35 copies available), signed and numbered by Sam, with a previously unpublished story, research notes, script excerpts, sketches, and a cover by me - all exclusive material that you won't get with the regular version.

Comes highly recommended.

From From The Tomb For Free

Back in April 2009 i tried to convince the unconverted to spend some of their hard-earned cash on Peter Normanton's ' glorious, gaudy, gory, blood-stained love letter to the lurid delights of horror comics'.

Didn't seem to make much difference, since orders are still low and Peter is still struggling.

I won't rant, i won't preach(haven't the time or energy), just go and have a look at a FREE preview of #28 and visit the official Blog run by that dastardly Dweller of the Dark, one Decapitated Dan Royer.

Love horror comics ? - show Pete some of that love.