Cyberpunk 2077 goes horror with new “slasher” book from Dark Horse

Horror comes to Night City? As if it wasn’t rough already, the town has a new kind of killer in Cyberpunk 2077: Chrome.

Terror comes to the world of Cyberpunk

It’s a pretty cool time for fans of what’s one of the all-time great tabletop properties. While there might not be much happening in its original home, CD Projekt Red’s video game adaptation, Cyberpunk 2077 has more than hit its stride, and even has a sequel oh the way. There’s also quite a bit of merch out there from Dark Horse, which brings us into the realm of comics.

Dark Horse has also been busy with the property when it comes to that medium, cooking up a series of releases. The latest of those has just been revealed too, and it’s… probably not what you might expect. While Night City is home to all kinds of killers and bad guys galore, it really hasn’t had a slasher. That’s just what the publisher is touting though, for Cyberpunk 2077: Chrome.

A mini-series that’ll kick off at the beginning of 2026, the upcoming title hails from writer Doug Wagner and artist Tommaso Bennato. They’ll team with colorist Rico Renzi plus letterer and Cyberpunk 2077 vet Frank Cvetkovic for what should be a “gloriously twisted dark cyberpunk slasher”.

A group of friends including a netrunner, a fire graffiti artist, an aspiring rockerboy, and an autotechie set off for a fun photoshoot at a landfill, where among heaps of rubbish, scrap, and metal, they’ll find a shot to die for! Rumor has it the place is haunted, and they’re about to find out that in Night City, there are things far more frightening than ghosts.

Dark Horse Comics press release

No strangers to the IP, or horror

As a property, Cyberpunk 2077 might not be what you’d think of when you hear the word ‘horror’. But this specific title is stocked with a writer that both knows the brand and the genre he’s working with. That again, would be one Doug Wagner, a man who knows his horror and is apparently a big Cyberpunk 2077 fan to boot.

Sounds like that might make for a fan-pleasing mashup.

“I’ve always been a massive Cyberpunk fan,” said Wagner. “And getting to dive into Cyberpunk 2077 with Tommaso, Rico, and Frank while being allowed to unleash my twisted, quirky sense of horror to it all is a dream come true. I can’t wait for everyone to see what we’ve got in store.”

Dark Horse Comics press release

CD Projekt Red’s Milena Zając is more than happy to have Wagner onboard for the Dark Horse title. And adds that, together with Bennato and Renzi, the result should be some “chrome, gore, and dark humor”.

“Cyberpunk 2077 is many things,” confirms Milena Zając, Editor/Writer, Franchise Creative at CD PROJEKT RED. “But it wouldn’t be the same if not for the horror element. Inviting Doug Wagner for the very first slasher story told in Night City is an ideal collaboration, and having Tommaso Bennato and Rico Renzi on board really made this comic shine with chrome, gore, and dark humor!”

Dark Horse press release

Looking forward to diving into a whole new angle of Night City? Cyberpunk 2077: Chrome #1 (of 4) arrives in stores on January 14, 2026.