Image Comics has announced an Oct. 13 release of Hack/Slash Annual 2010: Murder Messiah.

Written by Tim Seeley, with art by Jethro Moralles, the annual connects the events of the previous Devil's Due series with the ongoing Hack/Slash series that will launch from Image Comics in January.

Cassie's biggest 'fan' -- a serial killer -- is on a spree, cleaning up her loose ends. That means no foe or friend is safe. Meanwhile, 14 years in the future, in an America ruled by the Black Lamp Society, street-witch Liberty Lochs is on a desperate quest to find Six Sixx's guitar.

Check out the Hack/Slash Annual 2010: Murder Messiah.