Rachel Rising

Rachel Rising
A waist-up close up of Rachel standing in a graveyard. In the background, Jet sits cross-legged on a tombstone and Zoe sits in front of it. All three are looking directly at the reader. The picture is done in shades of purple with bright red roses in front of the stone.
Cover to issue #13, featuring (l-r) Rachel, Jet, and Zoe, art by Terry Moore.
Publication information
PublisherAbstract Studio
ScheduleMonthly
FormatOngoing
GenreHorror
Publication dateAugust 2011 – May 2016
No. of issues42
Main character(s)Rachel Beck
Creative team
Written byTerry Moore
Artist(s)Terry Moore
Collected editions
The Shadow of DeathISBN 1892597519
Fear No MalusISBN 1892597527
Cemetery SongsISBN 1892597551
Winter GravesISBN 189259756X
Night ComethISBN 1892597578
Secrets KeptISBN 8865435380
Dust to DustISBN 1892597608
OmnibusISBN 1892597616

Rachel Rising is a 42-issue American comic book series created by Terry Moore and published through Abstract Studio. The first issue was released on August 3, 2011, to positive reviews. Reviewers sometimes criticized the pace later in the run, but the series won industry awards throughout its publication. Since its conclusion in 2016, members of the cast have reappeared in other works by Moore. Plans for a television adaptation were announced in April 2013, but was still in the scripting stage in 2015.

The story follows Rachel Beck, a young woman who wakes up in a shallow grave after being strangled. She does not remember the circumstances of the attack, but begins trying to solve her attempted murder with the help of her Aunt Johnny and close friend Jet. Their investigation soon gets put on hold when they learn of a plot to destroy their town through witchcraft and demonic spirits.