The Empty Man
THE EMPTY MAN
THE COMPLETE SUPERNATURAL HORROR SAGA
CULLEN BUNN · VANESA R. DEL REY · JESÚS HERVÁS
BOOM! Studios · 2014–2019
🔴 14 ISSUES · 3 COLLECTIONS · COMPLETE PUBLISHED STORY
Collected Editions: 384 pages
Writer: Cullen Bunn
Artists: Vanesa R. Del Rey · Jesús Hervás
Colorists: Michael Garland · Niko Guardia
Genres: Psychological Horror · Cosmic Horror · Occult Mystery · Supernatural Thriller
Publication Status: PUBLISHED STORY COMPLETE
👁️ ABOUT THE SERIES
The Empty Man is a supernatural horror saga set in a world devastated by a mysterious disease that causes terrifying hallucinations, violent behaviour, madness, and catatonia.
As the epidemic spreads, fanatical cults begin worshipping the phenomenon, while FBI and CDC investigators search for its origins.
Combining psychological terror, religious obsession, conspiracy, and cosmic horror, Cullen Bunn explores the fragility of human perception and the destructive power of belief.
📚 THE COMPLETE COLLECTION
🩸 01 · THE EMPTY MAN
2014 · 6 Issues · 160 pages
Federal investigators confront the spreading epidemic and the murderous cults emerging around the mysterious Empty Man phenomenon.
🕯️ 02 · RECURRENCE
2018–2019 · 4 Issues · 112 pages
The Kerry family desperately attempts to protect Melissa, whose infection threatens to destroy her identity and everyone around her.
🌌 03 · MANIFESTATION
2019 · 4 Issues · 112 pages
The disease spreads through increasingly disturbing methods as the Kerry family and federal investigators confront its growing influence.
✅ END OF THE PUBLISHED COMIC SAGA
📦 RECOMMENDED EDITIONS
01 · The Empty Man (2015)
160 pages · ISBN 9781608867202
02 · The Empty Man: Recurrence (2019)
112 pages · ISBN 9781684153565
03 · The Empty Man: Manifestation (2019)
112 pages · ISBN 9781684154319
Total: 384 pages
The 2021 Movie Tie-In Edition reprints the original six-issue miniseries and is not an additional chapter.
🔗 RELATED WORKS
The Empty Man (2020) — Horror film directed by David Prior. A loose adaptation with a substantially different story.
Crossing the Bridge (2021) — Short promotional comic serving as a prequel to the film, not required for the main comic continuity.
Cthulhu Mythos: No confirmed direct connection.
Major Comic Spin-offs: None identified.
✅ COLLECTION SUMMARY
Original Publication: 2014–2019
Total Issues: 14
Collected Books: 3
Total Pages: 384
Published Narrative: COMPLETE
Recommended Collection: All three BOOM! Studios paperbacks
Required Files: 3
Reading Order: The Empty Man → Recurrence → Manifestation