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SEVEN YEARS IN DARKNESS YEAR THREE (2025)

As year three begins at the Academy of Black Magic, the students within the House of the Moon take a risky step toward ensuring their survival. Mister Whispers, the enigmatic creature at the center of all the strange mishaps plaguing the Academy's first two years, is revealed. A year filled with villainy that will change the course of the Academy forever kicks off in this continuation of the sweeping fantasy epic from acclaimed comics creator Joseph Schmalke.

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24
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SEVEN YEARS IN DARKNESS YEAR THREE #4 CVR C INC 1:10 BAGGS BROTHERS VAR

Issue #4

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SEVEN YEARS IN DARKNESS YEAR THREE #4 CVR C INC 1:10 BAGGS BROTHERS VAR

Release: February 11, 2026

SEVEN YEARS IN DARKNESS YEAR THREE #3 CVR A JOSEPH SCHMALKE

Issue #3

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SEVEN YEARS IN DARKNESS YEAR THREE #3 CVR A JOSEPH SCHMALKE

Release: October 29, 2025

SEVEN YEARS IN DARKNESS YEAR THREE #2 CVR A JOSEPH SCHMALKE

Issue #2

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SEVEN YEARS IN DARKNESS YEAR THREE #2 CVR A JOSEPH SCHMALKE

Release: September 03, 2025

SEVEN YEARS IN DARKNESS YEAR THREE #1 CVR A JOSEPH SCHMALKE

Issue #1

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SEVEN YEARS IN DARKNESS YEAR THREE #1 CVR A JOSEPH SCHMALKE

Release: June 25, 2025

Reading Order

  1. SEVEN YEARS IN DARKNESS YEAR THREE #1 CVR A JOSEPH SCHMALKE

    As year three begins at the Academy of Black Magic, the students within the House of the Moon take a risky step toward ensuring their survival. Mister Whispers, the enigmatic creature at the center of all the strange mishaps plaguing the Academy's first two years, is revealed. A year filled with villainy that will change the course of the Academy forever kicks off in this continuation of the sweeping fantasy epic from acclaimed comics creator Joseph Schmalke.

  2. SEVEN YEARS IN DARKNESS YEAR THREE #2 CVR A JOSEPH SCHMALKE

    The seven-year epic continues with Year Three of this dark horror/fantasy coming-of-age saga from creator Joseph Schmalke. The Headmaster has the students partake in a deadly ritual, the Rush, to prepare them to fight back against the twisted corruption of Mister Whispers while David the Wolf seeks help from outside the city. As one student faces a life-or-death decision, Ornasis presents them with an offer that could change everything.

  3. SEVEN YEARS IN DARKNESS YEAR THREE #3 CVR A JOSEPH SCHMALKE

    Scholomance continues to plunge into chaos as Mister Whispers' corrupting influence spreads through the city. Meanwhile, the faculty at the Academy of Black Magic is moving quickly to capture and end his of reign of terror. Matthew learns to adapt to his new life after receiving Ornasis' dark gift and the students are granted the freedom to reveal their faces for the first time in three years.

  4. SEVEN YEARS IN DARKNESS YEAR THREE #4 CVR C INC 1:10 BAGGS BROTHERS VAR

    The conclusion to Year Three has arrived! After a year of preparation, the students at the Academy of Black Magic face their greatest trial yet, confronting the God of Fools, Mister Whispers. Meanwhile, David the Wolf comes face-to-face with the creature behind the shadowy organization that’s been monitoring and attempting to infiltrate the Academy.

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