Seven Years in Darkness (2022)

Catch up on Seven Years in Darkness: Year One before Year Two begins! This mega-sized issue contains all four issues of the original series! The Academy of Black Magic has reopened its doors for the first time in 200 years! Seventy-two children will walk through the Academy doors for freshmen year, but only seven will graduate and walk out alive! Their seven-year journey starts here!

Matthew's black cat familiar, Fell, investigates the Scholomance residents suspected of abducting Academy students for use in dark and foul rituals. While Fell secures an unexpected ally for her young master, the Headmaster questions the early arrival and motivations of this otherworldly creature.

The personification of death has arrived at the gates of the Academy of Black Magic. While the Headmaster and his staff try to hold this grim visitor at bay, Mother Night has unexpected guests of her own who will unveil a sinister new threat to the academy.

As Year Two comes to a close at the Academy of Black Magic, the students prepare for a celebratory visit from their families as they perform a dark ritual to earn their promotion from Mages to Enchanters. The Headmaster uncovers the culprit behind many of the bizarre events that have occurred at the academy while also discovering an emerging outside threat that endangers the city of Scholomance.