Lone Gunman and Fox Mask Killer follow different routes beyond the original Oak Valley storyline.
Leaving Oak Valley does not end the story of Exquisite Corpses. Its expanding comics line moves both forward and backward from the original contest: Lone Gunman follows survivors, while Fox Mask Killer examines a participant’s earlier life.
James Tynion IV and Michael Walsh’s original series places a competition arranged by wealthy families inside an inhabited town. Twelve killers enter Oak Valley, Maine, on Halloween. Winning matters to the competitors; for the residents, the immediate problem is surviving a contest they did not choose to host. Image Comics’ first-volume synopsis.
Lone Gunman begins two years after those events. Laura, Xavi, and Jason have attempted to build a life elsewhere, but the history attached to the golden mask threatens them again. The first issue credits writer Pornsak Pichetshote, artist Alberto Ponticelli, colorist Jordie Bellaire, and letterer Becca Carey. Image lists it for November 4, 2026. Lone Gunman’s premise and credits.
Fox Mask Killer approaches the shared setting from another direction. Its central assassin wants to escape her work, and the possibility of leaving leads into her backstory. Che Grayson writes the miniseries, with Adam Gorham, Jordie Bellaire, and Becca Carey on the creative team. Its first issue was published September 16, 2026. Fox Mask Killer’s premise and credits.
The two premises distinguish aftermath from origin. One asks what follows survival; the other considers how a killer’s past leads toward the role already established in the main series. Image Comics’ first-volume synopsis. Lone Gunman’s premise and credits. Fox Mask Killer’s premise and credits.