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City of the Dead is a five-issue miniseries written by Mike Mignola and Chris Roberson with Ben Stenbeck on art duties and Julián Totino Tedesco on covers.

Synopsis[]

Part One[]

Sir Edward Grey, occult adviser to the queen, confronts flesh-eating corpses and discovers a temple beneath London. The mystery that compels him the most is what the sinister Heliopic Brotherhood of Ra wants with it—and from him.

Part Two[]

After narrowly surviving an attack by risen corpses in a London cemetery, Sir Edward Grey follows his only lead to a dead end, but the Heliopic Brotherhood of Ra may be able to reveal what is behind the undead.

Part Three[]

Sir Edward Grey travels beneath London to the lair of a longtime enemy who needs his help fighting an even greater threat.

Part Four[]

When an old enemy emerges as the ringleader of the risen dead, Sir Edward Grey appeals to a higher power of his own to fight back.

Part Five[]

The Witchfinder returns to the secret chambers of London’s underground…

Gallery[]

Witchfinder Publication Order
Preceded by
The Mysteries of Unland
City of the Dead
Followed by
The Gates of Heaven
Witchfinder Trade Paperback Order
The Mysteries of Unland City of the Dead The Gates of Heaven
Preceded by
Beware the Ape
City of the Dead
Followed by
The Gates of Heaven
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