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The Beauty Series #1-2
The Beauty Book One
How far would you go to become the idealized version of yourself? The iconic, innovative comic book series, The Beauty returns to print!
Discover the groundbreaking sci-fi horror story just in time for the TV adaptation from Ryan Murphy, coming late January 2026 on FX!
In a culture increasingly obsessed with physical beauty, what if you could be guaranteed a shortcut 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. The only catch? You will have a slight, persistent fever. But who cares how you feel when you look so good?
Those who pursued this alleged perfection are in for a rude awakening. After an indeterminate amount of time with the disease, it has deadly consequences 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 expand 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.
This volume collects issues 1-11 of the original series.
Discover the groundbreaking sci-fi horror story just in time for the TV adaptation from Ryan Murphy, coming late January 2026 on FX!
In a culture increasingly obsessed with physical beauty, what if you could be guaranteed a shortcut 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. The only catch? You will have a slight, persistent fever. But who cares how you feel when you look so good?
Those who pursued this alleged perfection are in for a rude awakening. After an indeterminate amount of time with the disease, it has deadly consequences 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 expand 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.
This volume collects issues 1-11 of the original series.
288 pages, Paperback
Published January 20, 2026
About the author
Jeremy Haun
306 books88 followersJeremy Haun is a freelance comic book artist. Beginning in 2002, Haun worked for Image Comics, IDW Publishing, Oni Press, Devil's Due Publishing, Top Cow, and Marvel Comics. Since 2008, he has worked for DC Comics. He is best known for his work on Berserker and Battle Hymn.
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February 6, 2026
They have changed so much of this for the show. I knew I should have read the book first, but I couldn’t help myself. Hot half naked men always win out… I have a teenager’s mind sometimes. 😭
I’ve been meaning to read this forever. While I really am enjoying both the graphic novel series and the show, they feel completely different. Which isn’t always a bad thing. But for some things, I actually enjoy the show’s interpretation more. 😬 I know, sacrilege!!!!
I will be continuing, but I need to know how it all continues/ends.
I’ve been meaning to read this forever. While I really am enjoying both the graphic novel series and the show, they feel completely different. Which isn’t always a bad thing. But for some things, I actually enjoy the show’s interpretation more. 😬 I know, sacrilege!!!!
I will be continuing, but I need to know how it all continues/ends.
March 4, 2026
nothing like the TV show.
January 31, 2026
The concept is there's an STI that makes you beautiful for a few years but then kills you - that's fine, not the deepest story, but fine. But writer Jeremy Haun is only starting there, instead focusing on really interesting crime stories with scary villains, all in the world of this virus but not really about the virus, and that's a MUCH better book.
May 4, 2026
The Beauty Book One is a stunning, unsettling, and utterly captivating read that lingers long after you turn the final page. This volume takes a bold, high-concept premise—what if beauty were a sexually transmitted disease?—and transforms it into a gripping blend of horror, noir, and social commentary.
The storytelling is razor-sharp, balancing intrigue and emotional weight without ever feeling heavy-handed. The mystery unfolds at a perfect pace, pulling you deeper into a world where perfection comes at a terrifying cost. The characters feel grounded and human, even as they navigate something surreal and disturbing, which makes the stakes hit even harder.
Visually, the artwork is gorgeous in a way that almost feels ironic given the subject matter. Clean lines and striking compositions contrast with the creeping horror beneath the surface, reinforcing the book’s themes about appearances versus reality. Every panel feels intentional and immersive.
What really elevates this collection is how relevant it feels. Beneath the thriller elements, it’s a sharp critique of society’s obsession with beauty, perfection, and the lengths people will go to achieve it. It’s thought-provoking without sacrificing entertainment.
If you enjoy graphic novels that challenge you while delivering a compelling story, The Beauty Book One is absolutely worth your time. It’s haunting, intelligent, and visually unforgettable—a five-star read in every sense.
The storytelling is razor-sharp, balancing intrigue and emotional weight without ever feeling heavy-handed. The mystery unfolds at a perfect pace, pulling you deeper into a world where perfection comes at a terrifying cost. The characters feel grounded and human, even as they navigate something surreal and disturbing, which makes the stakes hit even harder.
Visually, the artwork is gorgeous in a way that almost feels ironic given the subject matter. Clean lines and striking compositions contrast with the creeping horror beneath the surface, reinforcing the book’s themes about appearances versus reality. Every panel feels intentional and immersive.
What really elevates this collection is how relevant it feels. Beneath the thriller elements, it’s a sharp critique of society’s obsession with beauty, perfection, and the lengths people will go to achieve it. It’s thought-provoking without sacrificing entertainment.
If you enjoy graphic novels that challenge you while delivering a compelling story, The Beauty Book One is absolutely worth your time. It’s haunting, intelligent, and visually unforgettable—a five-star read in every sense.
February 2, 2026
Yeah, yeah, jumping on the bandwagon, I know - but Ryan Murphy puts out a TV show, and I have to at least take a look at it, and therefore the source material.
The first arc of the Beauty sets up an interesting premise, and then manages to resolve it all in six issues, which makes me wonder if the book was intended to be an ongoing series at the beginning or not. The premise of an STD that makes you beautiful, only to kill you after an indeterminate amount of time, is compelling, and the conspiracy of it all plays out quite nicely over these first six issues.
The second arc necessarily pivots to different characters, though I'm also curious to see if we'll pivot back to the originals later on. These five issues at first seem unconnected, but the stories dovetail at the end of the arc to become something more threaded together, featuring two assassins for the mob who both have The Beauty for a different reason. The story here's pretty good, if a bit more focused than the first arc, but the art certainly takes a dive, with three artists across five issues, none of whom make a mark on the book as much as Jeremy Haun does in the first six.
An interesting start, but I have my worries that things are going to be treading water. Anthology series work fine, but I'm not sure if the premise will hold up for another 20 issues without something stronger to keep it afloat.
The first arc of the Beauty sets up an interesting premise, and then manages to resolve it all in six issues, which makes me wonder if the book was intended to be an ongoing series at the beginning or not. The premise of an STD that makes you beautiful, only to kill you after an indeterminate amount of time, is compelling, and the conspiracy of it all plays out quite nicely over these first six issues.
The second arc necessarily pivots to different characters, though I'm also curious to see if we'll pivot back to the originals later on. These five issues at first seem unconnected, but the stories dovetail at the end of the arc to become something more threaded together, featuring two assassins for the mob who both have The Beauty for a different reason. The story here's pretty good, if a bit more focused than the first arc, but the art certainly takes a dive, with three artists across five issues, none of whom make a mark on the book as much as Jeremy Haun does in the first six.
An interesting start, but I have my worries that things are going to be treading water. Anthology series work fine, but I'm not sure if the premise will hold up for another 20 issues without something stronger to keep it afloat.
April 15, 2026
Admittedly, this was one of my first ventures into graphic novels, so take all of that into consideration here. I picked up the book purely because I wanted to read it before jumping into the Ryan Murphy series before I even realized it wasn't in traditional prose format.
As someone who isn't an aficionado of the genre, I found the story idea compelling: part pandemic-inspired horror, part government conspiracy. I struggled, though, with the art direction and pacing a bit. There are two clear narratives in this first volume, and it seemed pretty clear to me that different writers and artists were working on both. It made the unifying story feel less cohesive, which I suppose wouldn't be as bothersome in something that was serialized and read in that format. Reading it all in one volume makes smaller pacing issues more glaring than they otherwise would be. I did feel more taken by the second of the two narratives, but (no spoilers), I'm not certain how that could be continued or woven into the first as the series itself continues. I don't think I'll be picking up the other volumes. It seems like this is the kind of thing where the TV series might actually—for perhaps one of the first times in my life—be more worthwhile and compelling than the story that inspired it.
As someone who isn't an aficionado of the genre, I found the story idea compelling: part pandemic-inspired horror, part government conspiracy. I struggled, though, with the art direction and pacing a bit. There are two clear narratives in this first volume, and it seemed pretty clear to me that different writers and artists were working on both. It made the unifying story feel less cohesive, which I suppose wouldn't be as bothersome in something that was serialized and read in that format. Reading it all in one volume makes smaller pacing issues more glaring than they otherwise would be. I did feel more taken by the second of the two narratives, but (no spoilers), I'm not certain how that could be continued or woven into the first as the series itself continues. I don't think I'll be picking up the other volumes. It seems like this is the kind of thing where the TV series might actually—for perhaps one of the first times in my life—be more worthwhile and compelling than the story that inspired it.
March 17, 2026
3.5/5 rounded up.
Collections like this sort of annoy me. When a writer or publisher does an arc with one set of characters, then does several issues of side stories or introducing new characters before coming back to the main story line. In this case, with new artists. It's just disjointed and distracting. I would have preferred 12 uninterrupted issues following our main protagonists established in the first 6 issues. It's lame that I now feel indifferent to staying on for volume two, collecting vol 3 and 4, ("Book 2" coming in a few more months, June 2026). Just not what I expected, so I'm annoyed. This approach seldom pulls off what "Fables" or Garth Ennis achieve narratively. Thanks for coming to my TedTalk.
Collections like this sort of annoy me. When a writer or publisher does an arc with one set of characters, then does several issues of side stories or introducing new characters before coming back to the main story line. In this case, with new artists. It's just disjointed and distracting. I would have preferred 12 uninterrupted issues following our main protagonists established in the first 6 issues. It's lame that I now feel indifferent to staying on for volume two, collecting vol 3 and 4, ("Book 2" coming in a few more months, June 2026). Just not what I expected, so I'm annoyed. This approach seldom pulls off what "Fables" or Garth Ennis achieve narratively. Thanks for coming to my TedTalk.
March 8, 2026
The Beauty is really a pandemic story, I finally realized it after reading the first few pages. I started reading one of the volumes years back before it became a series on Hulu. I knew I recognized the concept and I was correct.
I will say this though, the Hulu series has a better storyline. Now, most of the time the book is way better but not this time. The book has The Beauty as a worldwide endemic. Millions of people are infected with it. The book’s storyline was kind of flat. The characters were just kinda meh. The action was okay but predictable. I was pretty excited about the second volume but I doubt I’ll be pre-ordering it.
I will say this though, the Hulu series has a better storyline. Now, most of the time the book is way better but not this time. The book has The Beauty as a worldwide endemic. Millions of people are infected with it. The book’s storyline was kind of flat. The characters were just kinda meh. The action was okay but predictable. I was pretty excited about the second volume but I doubt I’ll be pre-ordering it.
April 16, 2026
First graphic novel I've ever read. I was intrugued when I heard Ryan Murphy is making it into a TV show and erroneously thought it was a novel when I first put it on hold at my library. Definitely an interesting idea for a story, great illustrations, very gorey (if that bothers anyone), but overall I liked it. I do feel like the story jumped around a little bit and I wish there was more focus on the detectives and what they were doing, since that seemed to be the mian plotline and there was not a lot of development on that stroyline. Not sure if I am going to keep reading this series or reading graphic novels in general, but it was a nice intro to that world.
March 30, 2026
I haven't ever really gotten into graphic novels, and I honestly didn't know this book was a graphic novel when I checked it out, but gave it a chance because the plot intrigued me. The first story line I really enjoyed, but I didn't understand how the other two tied into the first, and it felt disjointed to me. I wish the first book just focused on the first storyline instead of incorporating other stories into it.
January 31, 2026
This wasn't quite what I expected but I did really enjoy it. It was a bit more gang/political rather than the STI and dystopia taking over the world which is what I hoped for.
That being said, the art is INCREDIBLE and it had some interesting and well done violence and deaths.
I'm excited to read the next one and see the FX show!
💉💄👮🏻♀️
That being said, the art is INCREDIBLE and it had some interesting and well done violence and deaths.
I'm excited to read the next one and see the FX show!
💉💄👮🏻♀️
January 31, 2026
Stumbled into this version from Ingnition Press while on the hunt for book 2 from Image comics.
The shift in art, tone, and plot between issues 1-6 and 7-11 are drastic. The contrast does a service to the world building around the premise of the Beauty. Characters are colorful, layered, and exciting to follow.
The shift in art, tone, and plot between issues 1-6 and 7-11 are drastic. The contrast does a service to the world building around the premise of the Beauty. Characters are colorful, layered, and exciting to follow.
January 27, 2026
I liked this quite a bit and would like to see more. The concept and plot raise questions about consent, mortality, the healthcare system, and more. How can this disease change and end lives? Why is there such secrecy around the cure? What's going to happen to our valiant detectives next?
February 19, 2026
Started interesting. Shift in volume 2 made it even more than it was
March 12, 2026
3.5 rounded up because the art is detailed and realistic (if violent) and moves the story along. The plot is shallow, though, and characters died just as I began to care about them.
March 30, 2026
Ughhhh can book 2 and 3 hurry up and come out already jeez
May 5, 2026
3.75/5 rounded up to 4 for goodreads
April 2, 2026
I can’t believe it took me so long to write this review, but the life of a pregnant woman is a rollercoaster of exhaustion and bursts of energy🙈
I loved it—it’s super interesting, the characters are very diverse, and the illustrations are wonderful. I was really excited about the FX TV series, and don’t get me wrong, I loved it—but they changed so many things from the graphic novel that they feel like two completely different stories with the same premise. I understand it’s an adaptation, but it’s SO different that watching the series felt like going in blind, not knowing what would happen, while the graphic novel took a completely different direction.
I loved it—it’s super interesting, the characters are very diverse, and the illustrations are wonderful. I was really excited about the FX TV series, and don’t get me wrong, I loved it—but they changed so many things from the graphic novel that they feel like two completely different stories with the same premise. I understand it’s an adaptation, but it’s SO different that watching the series felt like going in blind, not knowing what would happen, while the graphic novel took a completely different direction.
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