The Goddamned was published by Image Comics.[1] The comics are written by Jason Aaron, illustrated by R. M. Guéra, colored by Giulia Brusco, and lettered by Jared K. Fletcher.[2]The Goddamned was Aaron's follow up to Scalped.[3] The story of The Goddamned follows the biblical character of Cain.[4] Jason Aaron was raised in the Southern Baptist Church and has since renounced religion.[5] The comics contain quite a bit of profanity.[6] The comics debuted with an over-sized 30-page issue.[7] "The Virgin Brides" was originally going to be released on May 6, 2020.[8] "The Virgin Brides" was released on July 1, 2020.[9] Kotaku compared it to the Conan the Barbarian comics.[10]