Can You Trust Death? Mad Cave Announces The Pale Knight

Mad Cave Studios invites you to get ready for a hauntingly complex ride with The Pale Knight, the all-new six-issue miniseries that plunges readers deep into the deadly world of the Black Death, where the lines between life, death, and morality blur in the most chilling way!
This thrilling supernatural horror series promises to keep you questioning your limits of love and sacrifice.
Written by the acclaimed Peter Milligan (Enigma, Shade the Changing, XStatix) and illustrated by Val Rodrigues (Deep Roots, Unnatural Order), with colors by Cristiane Peter, letters by Dave Sharpe, with Cover A by Nick Marinkovich and Cover B by Guiseppe Camuncoli, The Pale Knight immerses readers in a world ravaged by plague and despair.

THE PALE KNIGHT #1 (CVR A)
Cover Artist: Nick Marinkovich

THE PALE KNIGHT #1 (CVR B)
Cover Artist: Giuseppe Camuncoli

THE PALE KNIGHT
Writer: Peter Milligan – Artist: Val Rodrigues
Colorist: Cristiane Peter – Letterer: Dave Sharpe
Release Date: May 26th, 2025

Synopsis: England, 1349. Sir Hugh de Grey, the Pale Knight, returns from war to find a land ravaged by the Black Death, and his son dying of the plague. When he prays to God to save his son’s life, it is not God who answers—but Death himself. And Death is willing to cut a deal.

Meet the Creators!

Writer, Peter Mulligan
Peter Mulligan has written many titles, from Enigma, Shade the Changing to XStatix; more recently Britannia, Absolution, Profane.

Artist, Val Rodriguez
Val Rodriguez is a Brazilian comic book artist. He lives in São Paulo with his wife and two cats. He’s worked on Deep Roots and Unnatural Order for Vault Comics, and Mezo for A Wave Blue World.

SNEAK PEEK!

“The Pale Knight has a particular, terrible resonance, set as it is in a world suffering from an even deadlier plague that decimated populations in the 1340s,” said Peter Milligan. “This book blends my love for Bergman’s iconic The Seventh Seal with my fascination for the Black Death to craft a horror story that feels both timeless and disturbingly modern. Val Rodrigues’s stunning art brings this apocalyptic world to life in a way that perfectly captures the moral torment and supernatural horrors of this tale.”

For fans of the thought-provoking, surreal horror and the dark, atmospheric storytelling of Season of the Witch, The Pale Knight #1 is now available for pre-order on the official Mad Cave Studios website, and will be available at your favorite bookstore, local comic shop, and digital comic reader on May 28th, 2025!

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