IPI Comics is over the moon to announce the upcoming 6-part horror comic series, The Matron, by the extraordinary talented writers, Drew Edwards and David Bowles, both based in Texas. We are nearing getting a contract organised with an amazing artist and colorist, which we will announce when locked in. “These guys are amazing,” said Chris Sequeira, Director and Editor-in-Chief of Comics and Graphic Novels, “and the series will knock your socks off! Let’s just say that we are impressed enough that we are already in negotiations for a separate project, and possible follow-up series for The Matron.”

When a winter storm shuts down the Central Texas town of Ascuas, the granddaughter of an infamous serial killer takes up an ancient mask and ax to exact revenge for the gentrification of her ancestral home. As the Matron visits death upon frozen shops and homes, only one group of people can stop the devastation: her own family.

Imagine Scream and Pearl meet Texas Chainsaw Massacre.

About Drew Edwards: Award-winning comic book writer, horror film historian, music journalist, rock promoter, and showman extraordinaire; these are all guises of the creative force known as Drew Edwards. Edwards is a Best of Austin Winner, Two-Time Ringo Awards Nominee, and member of the Pen America Fellowship of Writers. Best known as the writer and creator of the long-running underground comic book series, Halloween Man, thousands tune in each week to hear him as a cast member of the horror movie podcast, Castle of Horror. Known as ‘“Howlin’” Drew Edwards to many musicians, he’s helped bridge the horror and comic culture worlds with Austin’s legendary music scene with Halloween Man Productions annual “Punk vs. Rockabilly” showcase during SXSW. Drew currently lives in Austin, Texas with his wife, musician/activist, Jamie Bahr, and a pair of loveable bunnies.

David Bowles is a Mexican American author and translator from South Texas, where he teaches at the University of Texas Río Grande Valley. Among his three dozen award-winning books are The Prince & the Coyote and The Route of Ice and Salt, as well as the Garza Twins, 13th Street, and Tales of the Feathered Serpent series, and the Eisner-nominated Clockwork Curandera. David is the current president of the Texas Institute of Letters.

The Matron will be released through Diamond and Lunar distributors to comic stores worldwide, from late 2025, including in e-comic form through GlobalComix.