The Beauty (2025)

The iconic, innovative comic book series The Beauty returns to stores with a brand new edition, just in time for the television adaptation being produced by Ryan Murphy and debuting on FX in this Fall!In a culture increasingly obsessed with physical beauty, what if you could be guaranteed a short cut to becoming beautiful? A sexually transmitted disease has started transforming people who catch it, changing their facial features and body types to something more in line with society’s perceived ideal. Those inflicted shed fat, regrow hair, get more defined cheekbones overnight. The only catch? You will have slight, persistent fever. But who cares how you feel when you look so good?Folks who pursued this alleged perfection are in for a rude awakening. After an indeterminate time with the disease, it has deadly consequences. Looking good at the outside comes at the cost of your insides, as that fever finally burns you from the inside out. For Detectives Vaughn and Foster, investigating the first mysterious deaths of Beauty victims leads them into a dark world they never expected, full of corrupt politicians, murderous federal agents, and a secret society of crooks and killers.Relive the first spellbinding story arc of The Beauty, as well as a selection of stories that expands the world. The first of three all-new editions collecting the entire original series, this volume includes the first eleven issues, co-written by series creators Jeremy Haun and Jason A. Hurley, with art by Haun, Mike Huddleston, Brett Weldele, and Stephen Green.

After Nox’s botched mission in the previous issue, she finds herself up against the wall to make amends – somewhat literally as she is now under attack from the deadly fixer Calaveras! She is starting to suspect her original assignment was a lot more dangerous than she realized.Meanwhile, meteorologist Kelvin Frost’s panic over the competition from the other weathermen in town takes a turn as his crazy plan to attend a Beauty party comes to fruition. Little does he know, though the party turned out well for him, it was not so great for other attendees.Plus, the return of The Abernathy!Continuing the new tales of The Beauty from co-creators Jeremy Haun and Jason A. Hurley, with art by the sensational Emanuela Lupacchino (World’s Finest: Teen Titans)! Read the comic ahead of watching the TV show on FX!

How far would you go to become the most beautiful version of yourself? The iconic, innovative comic book series, The Beauty is back in print! Fans of the TV adaptation from Ryan Murphy, now streaming on FX & Hulu, can experience the finale of the original comic series with Book Three! Vanity and power are the only things that matter now – and people will kill and die for both! The original iconic run of The Beauty expands concludes in this third double-sized trade collection! Timo and Ezerae’s brutal quest for revenge collides with Detectives Foster and Vaughn’s newest case as the various individual stories set in the world of The Beauty, where 60 percent of the world’s population is infected, comes to its shocking conclusion… and the world burns. The Beauty Book Three collects issues 22-29 plus the All Good Things one-shot of the original series.

The inspiration for Ryan Murphy’s television series, currently airing on FX! In order to fulfill her mission and uncover secrets for her mysterious client, Nox is forced to contract the Beauty to access an exclusive island and reach her affluent target. When she arrives, she discovers the task has a deep, unexpected connection to the Abernathy. Elsewhere, Agent Crayton is also digging into things he shouldn’t. Can Goode stop him before he goes poking at the masked assassin Calaveras and gets them both killed? Ultimately, is the Beauty an advantage in a person’s career, or does it just pull them into danger? This all-new series reaches the end of its first story arc! Creators Jeremy Haun and Jason A. Hurley return to their most popular creation with artist Emanuela Lupacchino (World’s Finest: Teen Titans).

A special one-off The Beauty with art by the phenomenal AnandRK (Resurrection Man: Quantum Karma; Blue in Green).Jaime has the Beauty, but he doesn’t want it. The face he sees in the mirror is not the one he recognizes or wants. So, Jaime devotes his face and body to tattoos, hoping to cover up his shame and once again blend into the crowd. Unfortunately, he’s about to become embroiled in a dangerous relationship that he might not survive...Written by the original The Beauty creators Jeremy Haun and Jason A. Hurley, this standalone issue is a great jumping-on point for fans of the new Ryan Murphy-produced television adaptation on FX! This issue also features a creepy variant cover by rising star Anwita Citriya (Creepshow; Hello Darkness).

A new story arc begins, serving as the perfect jumping on point for everyone thirsting for more of The Beauty after the explosive end of the first season of the FX/Hulu show! Nox has infiltrated the private “Beauties only” island, only to discover that not only was she expected, but she’s now tied up in a plot that is far more dangerous than she ever imagined. And just how far the Abernathy’s influence reaches. Meanwhile, can newly Beautified weatherman Kelvin Frost outrun a murder charge even as Calaveras is tightening the net around Agents Goode and Crayton? The main story picks back up, as series artist Emanuela Lupacchino returns. Read the all-new tales of The Beauty, the acclaimed comic by Jeremy Haun and Jason A. Hurley that inspired the #1 FX/Hulu television series!

Nox leaves Paradise with the information she was sent to fetch, and so much more. Percival Abernathy wants to use her in his vendetta against his sisters, so why not make it mutually beneficial for both of them? Yet, the twins aren’t going to go down that easy, and they are going to put their agents in the field to use. Calaveras is tasked with taking out Percival, and Agent Goode is going to have to rein in his partner, Agent Crayton, or his own life will become forfeit. Meanwhile, what does Nox’s handler, Reynard, have to do with all of this, and why is he meeting with Hope and her fugitive lover, Kelvin Frost? Read the all-new stories from the comic that inspired the hit television show, as envisioned by original creators Jeremy Haun and Jason A Hurley and drawn by Emanuela Lupacchino (Worlds Finest: Teen Titans).

Calaveras is the latest guest on Perfection, the island where only those with the Beauty are permitted. But this is no glamorous vacation for the deadly killer. He is there as a prisoner of Percival Abernathy, who is ready to use his sisters’ pet operative against them. Meanwhile, Nox has learned what the end result is for people who have been infected with the Beauty, and she’s pissed. She didn’t sign up to get the disease thinking it would be a death sentence, but the people who did this to her knew . There will be blood.

Percival Abernathy is hellbent on destroying his sisters, but his plan to get them through their top fixer and assassin Calaveras may have backfired on him, jeopardizing the isolated island empire he has built to revel in the hedonism of the Beauty. If Percival is lucky, his pact with special operative Nox will succeed where he has failed, but Nox herself is in hotter water than either of them realize. As much as she trusts her handler, does she really know who she has been working for? Not to mention that Calaveras has more people after him than just Percy and Nox, as Agent Crayton begins his mission to administer justice on the masked killer. Our second story arc of the resurrected The Beauty series reaches a crescendo. Experience the vision of co-creators Jeremy Haun and Jason Hurley, as they expand on the mythos that inspired the hit television series on FX/Hulu with artist Emanuela Lupacchino.