Tom King and Walta explore Hollywood secrets in Six of Us

Dark Horse Comics releases Six of Us, a six-issue neo-noir series created by Tom King and Gabriel Hernández Walta. The plot is set in Hollywood and follows the cast of a television show who suffer the unexpected death of one of their most beloved actors. The event triggers a chain of revelations about secrets, betrayals, and hidden desires beneath the superficial glitter of the entertainment industry.

six actors standing around a director s monitor on a hollywood soundstage, one actor s chair empty with a spotlight casting a long shadow, a film clapperboard lying on the floor with cracked glass, neon studio lights flickering overhead, cables and boom microphones tangled in the foreground, noir-style shadows cutting across faces, cinematic photorealistic render, dark metallic tones, surveillance camera lens reflection in a monitor screen, fog machine haze drifting between lighting rigs, ultra-detailed textures of leather jackets and concrete floor

The creative process behind the six-issue neo-noir 🎨

King structures the narrative with a limited series pace, doling out clues and twists over six installments. Walta applies a visual style that combines close-ups and stark shadows, inspired by classic film noir. Jordie Bellaire contributes a saturated color palette that contrasts with the seedy atmosphere, while Clayton Cowles handles the typography to emphasize dialogues and internal monologues. The result is a comic that functions as a psychological thriller with layers of complexity.

When the series gets darker than your favorite drama 🕵️

If you thought Netflix dramas were intense, wait until you see these fictional actors air each other's dirty laundry after a death. King reminds us that in Hollywood, even the most beloved actor can have a skeleton in the closet (or several). The best part is that, being six issues, you won't have to wait years to find out who killed whom, unlike certain series we all know.