In An Epic Showdown Of A Lifetime, 'The Shadow' Takes On The Magic Of Houdini!

An elusive magician may hold the key to stopping a violent group of illusionists. Known for his work on Deadpool and Magneto, writer Cullen Bunn joins Dynamite Entertainment for The Shadow #0, where the titled masked vigilante battles against Harry Houdini, the world's greatest magician.

From the 1930s pulp novels, the vigilante, known as The Shadow, fought against crime using his psychic powers. The memorable tagline from the serialized radio shows was, "Who knows what evil lurks in the hearts of men? The Shadow knows!" In the early '90s, the Shadow was played by Alec Baldwin in the feature film adaptation.

Plot Synopsis:

Secrets of the Shadow's past are revealed as he meets Houdini! The Shadow infiltrates sanctum of an esoteric society of murderous magicians who are hell-bent on escaping the ultimate trap--death itself! In order to thwart their plans, though, he must evade twisted traps and solve spellbinding puzzles. A good, or evil, magician never reveals his secrets...but the Shadow knows.

Bunn comments on his admiration for the crime-fighting vigilante, "I've long been a fan of pulp heroes, and the Shadow was my introduction into that world. I remember my dad recounting adventures of The Shadow he had heard on the radio as a boy. And my dad could do the best imitation of the Shadow's laugh! I like to think that he'd get a real kick out of me contributing to the legacy of the character. I know I couldn't be more thrilled. In this tale, we see the Shadow infiltrating a secret society of magicians who are willing to do anything to lay claim to what might be the most forbidden of secrets. As the Shadow evades devious deathtraps, we learn that he has a connection to the greatest magician of all time."

Be sure to grab a copy of The Shadow #0 when it hits stores sometime in 2014. Fans of Cullen Bunn's works, The Sixth Gun and The Damned, will be happy to know this is the first of his many projects with Dynamite Entertainment.