Published Apr 23, 2026, 7:00 PM EDT Is this a retcon? Event Horizon's sequel comic just brought back a 232-year-old character from the original movie 9-event-horizon-starring-sam-neill-and-lawrence-fishburne.jpg Image: Paramount The next chapter of the Event Horizon saga is officially unfolding in the comics. After the massive success of the prequel miniseries Event Horizon: Dark Descent , IDW has dropped a sequel set 200 years in the future titled Inferno . In its first issue, the series introduces a new super-villain in devil-worshiping billionaire Daniel Durante, along with his crew of impoverished or otherwise desperate hired hands. [ Ed. note: Spoilers ahead for the first issue of Event Horizon: Inferno .] Dark Descent followed a mostly new cast of characters, anchored by the antagonist of the original film. That was none other than the designer of the ship, Dr. Billy Weir (Sam Neill).…