On the outside looking in

Dark Horse Comics has announced that sci-fi and fantasy author Caitlín R. Kiernan will be bringing her character Dancy Flammarion to comics.

The first issue of a five-issue series called “Alabaster: Wolves” will be released on April 11, 2012, but the comic will actually first appear in “Dark Horse Presents #9,” which will go on sale February 22, 2012.

The series will feature art by Steve Lieber, who’s best know for his work on Greg Rucka’s “Whiteout” books.