David Henrie Creates Magical Thriller ‘Cloaks’ for Boom! Studios

As part of the cast of Wizards of Waverly Place, David Henrie knows a little about the power of magic — but his new project Cloaks will showcase a far darker magic than anything he got to explore on the fan-favorite Disney series.

Cloaks is a four-issue limited series created by Henrie for Boom! Studios that centers on an illusionist and con artist forced to join a “clandestine black-ops organization” in order to maintain his freedom after being caught stealing from Wall Street bankers in an attempt to become a modern-day Robin Hood.

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“I have always been a fan of, and admired, stories taking place in the behind-the-scenes world of the government,” Henrie told THR about the origins of the story, adding that he also loves “heroes that have a deep dark past [because] it creates secrets to discover and a very textured character with demons to tackle and lots of room to grow.”

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Henrie’s idea is being brought to life by writer Caleb Monroe and artist Mariano Navarro, an experience he describes as “like seeing a dream for the first time on paper.” Comics, he explained, is the ideal medium for the story because the format “engages the reader in a way where he’s forced to use his imagination and participate along the read, and that natural journey the reader goes on is perfect for our world because our hero is a magician turned spy. The reader will be solving riddles and connecting plot points along the way with our hero.”

The series launches in September in comic-book stores and digitally, and will soon be available for pre-order. Right now, however, you can see a preview of the opening pages below, as well as the cover of the first issue, by W. Scott Forbes and Phil Noto (art not final).