Hexed
HEXED
THE COMPLETE OCCULT HORROR SAGA
MICHAEL ALAN NELSON
BOOM! STUDIOS · 2008–2015
🟣 COMPLETE · 16 ISSUES · 4 COLLECTED VOLUMES
Complete Omnibus: 2019 · 400 pages
Writer: Michael Alan Nelson
Artists: Emma Ríos · Dan Mora
Colorists: Cris Peter · Gabriel Cassata
Genres: Occult Horror · Dark Fantasy · Supernatural Thriller · Lovecraftian Horror · Urban Fantasy
Universe: Fall of Cthulhu
Publication Status: COMPLETE
🔮 ABOUT THE SERIES
Hexed is a supernatural horror comic book saga written by Michael Alan Nelson, expanding the dark occult mythology originally established in his Lovecraftian series Fall of Cthulhu.
The story follows Luci Jennifer Inacio Das Neves, better known as Lucifer, a resourceful young thief who specializes in stealing dangerous magical artifacts from the supernatural underworld.
Operating in a city whose ordinary appearance conceals a vast network of occult societies, forgotten gods, cursed objects, and supernatural predators, Lucifer survives through intelligence, deception, and an extraordinary willingness to confront forces far beyond her understanding.
Her closest relationship is with Val Brisendine, an art-gallery owner who serves as both her employer and surrogate mother.
Lucifer's assignments involve haunted paintings, demonic possessions, forbidden rituals, and objects whose powers can reshape reality or unleash imprisoned supernatural entities.
One of the most important figures in her life is the Harlot, a mysterious being associated with the Dreamlands, forbidden knowledge, and the exchange of secrets.
As Lucifer becomes entangled in the affairs of powerful supernatural families, her adventures take her across dimensions and into the mysterious realms known as the Shade and the Aether.
Her enemies include Madame Cymbaline and Yves, members of an ancient supernatural family whose conflict threatens everyone Lucifer cares about.
Throughout the series, Lucifer must confront her own mysterious origins and the increasingly terrible price of the knowledge she seeks.
Blending occult detective fiction, supernatural adventure, body horror, and dark fantasy, Hexed explores the consequences of forbidden knowledge, the nature of identity, the bonds of chosen family, and the question of whether every secret deserves to be uncovered.
Although it shares characters and mythology with Fall of Cthulhu, Hexed develops its own central storyline and can be read as a distinct supernatural horror saga.
📚 THE COMPLETE COMIC SERIES
01 — HEXED: THE DEVIL I KNOW
2008–2009 · Hexed #1–4
Writer: Michael Alan Nelson
Artist: Emma Ríos
The first standalone adventure of Lucifer.
Working as a thief in the occult underworld, Lucifer accepts a dangerous assignment involving mysterious supernatural objects and powerful figures whose influence extends beyond the human world.
Her mission brings her into conflict with dangerous magical forces while revealing a secret from her past that she desperately wishes to conceal.
The story introduces her relationship with Val Brisendine and develops the supernatural mythology surrounding the Harlot.
Original Collection: Hexed (2010)
Issues: #1–4
🩸 HEXED: THE HARLOT & THE THIEF
THE SECOND SERIES · 2014–2015
A twelve-issue continuation of the original Hexed, illustrated by Dan Mora.
02 — THE HARLOT & THE THIEF, VOL. 1
2014 · Issues #1–4
Collected Edition: 2015 · 112 pages
Lucifer accidentally releases Yves, a terrifying supernatural entity imprisoned within a painting in Val Brisendine's gallery.
The incident reignites an ancient conflict involving the Graeae family and the ruthless Madame Cymbaline.
As the supernatural confrontation threatens the gallery and the surrounding city, Lucifer must navigate a dangerous struggle between powerful beings whose ambitions extend far beyond ordinary human concerns.
03 — THE HARLOT & THE THIEF, VOL. 2
2014–2015 · Issues #5–8
Collected Edition: 2016 · 112 pages
After surviving the conflict between Yves and Madame Cymbaline, Lucifer discovers that her troubles have only begun.
Cymbaline attempts to recruit her into a powerful supernatural organization and refuses to accept rejection.
Lucifer's efforts to resist lead her into the Shade, where encounters with terrifying entities and forbidden knowledge expose deeper secrets about the supernatural world.
The struggle between the Graeae siblings results in devastating consequences for Lucifer and those closest to her.
04 — THE HARLOT & THE THIEF, VOL. 3
2015 · Issues #9–12
Collected Edition: 2016 · 112 pages
The final chapter of Lucifer's supernatural saga.
Following the devastating events of the previous volume, Lucifer assumes the role of Keeper of Secrets.
Determined to confront Madame Cymbaline, she enters a dangerous struggle involving the Shade, the Aether, and the fate of her surrogate family.
Raina and Bob attempt to preserve Lucifer's humanity, aided by an extraordinary transformation of the Harlot herself.
In the final confrontation, Lucifer faces an irreversible choice between defeating Cymbaline and discovering the one forbidden secret she has always sought.
🟢 END OF THE COMPLETE COMIC SAGA
🐙 CONNECTION TO FALL OF CTHULHU
Hexed is a direct spin-off of Michael Alan Nelson's Fall of Cthulhu, drawing upon its supernatural cosmology and recurring characters.
LUCIFER
First appeared in:
Fall of Cthulhu #11 (2008)
Part of the story arc The Gray Man.
Her involvement in the conflict surrounding a mysterious supernatural killer establishes her connection to the larger mythology.
THE HARLOT
A mysterious supernatural entity associated with forbidden knowledge, magical bargains, and the Dreamlands.
Originally introduced in Fall of Cthulhu, the Harlot becomes one of the most important recurring figures in Hexed.
RECOMMENDED READING ORDER
Fall of Cthulhu → Hexed
The original series provides additional context for Lucifer and the Harlot, but Hexed possesses its own distinct narrative.
📦 COMPLETE COLLECTED EDITIONS
HEXED OMNIBUS
2019 · BOOM! Studios
ISBN: 9781684153725
Pages: 400
Writer: Michael Alan Nelson
Artists: Emma Ríos and Dan Mora
COMPLETE CONTENTS
- Hexed #1–4 (2008–2009)
- Hexed Ongoing #1–12 (2014–2015)
TOTAL: 16 ISSUES
Contains the complete original mini-series and its twelve-issue continuation.
No additional comic volumes are needed to complete the published Hexed saga.
ORIGINAL COLLECTED EDITIONS
01 — Hexed (2010)
112 pages · Original mini-series #1–4
02 — The Harlot & the Thief, Vol. 1 (2015)
112 pages · Second series #1–4
03 — The Harlot & the Thief, Vol. 2 (2016)
112 pages · Second series #5–8
04 — The Harlot & the Thief, Vol. 3 (2016)
112 pages · Second series #9–12
These four individual collections reproduce the complete comic storyline contained in the 2019 Omnibus.
The Omnibus is an alternative complete edition, not a separate continuation.
📖 RELATED PROSE FICTION
HEXED: THE SISTERS OF WITCHDOWN
Michael Alan Nelson · 2015
Publisher: Pyr / Prometheus Books
281 pages · ISBN 9781633880566
A prose novel featuring Lucifer and expanding the supernatural world of the comic.
When a police officer's daughter is abducted by one of the Seven Sisters of Witchdown, Lucifer investigates a mysterious disappearance that leads her into the Shade.
The novel is a separate prose adventure, not a comic-book collection.
It is NOT included in the Hexed Omnibus.
✅ COLLECTION STATUS
Original Publication: 2008–2015
Comic Mini-Series: 2
Total Comic Issues: 16
Original Collected Volumes: 4
Complete Omnibus: 1 (2019)
Related Prose Novel: The Sisters of Witchdown (2015)
Comic Storyline: COMPLETE
Recommended Edition: Hexed Omnibus (2019)
Reading Order:
Hexed #1–4 → The Harlot & the Thief #1–12
Shared Universe: Fall of Cthulhu