HECTOR PLASM VOL. 1: BORN INTO NIGHT BATTLES

First seen in INVINCIBLE over 15 years ago, Hector Plasm returns! In a world where the dead tell stories, Hector Plasm roams the earth as exorcist, con man, and shaman, confronting the supernatural at every turn. Even ghosts tell stories...and the name whispered in hushed tones over the dying embers of campfires past is that of the drifter, the con man, the shaman, the witch doctor, the exorcist... HECTOR PLASM. Join Hector, a modern-day member of an ancient cult whose duties dictate that he roam the earth to protect the living from the dead (and occasionally vice versa), as he battles ghosts, witches, demons, and even his most physical foe so far—BIGFOOT! Bestselling writer Benito Cereno (Blood & Thunder, Invincible Presents: Atom Eve & Rex Splode) and critically acclaimed artists Nate Bellegarde (Nowhere Men) and Derek Hunter (Pretty Violent, DuckTales, Adventure Time) invite you into a sprawling world of paranormal investigation and hauntings both big and small. Collects HECTOR PLASM: DE MORTUIS one-shot, HECTOR PLASM: TOTENTANZ one-shot, HECTOR PLASM: HUNT THE BIGFOOT #1-3.

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