The Black Beetle: Kara Bocek

Illustrated by Yukito, Khara
The masked American hero ventures to the Middle East incognito (as Tom Sawyer) to fight Nazis in pursuit of a mysterious object of terrible power—a weapon of unknown origin, older than the pyramids, which could fuel the Thousand Year Reich of Hitler’s dreams. 

This story originally appeared in Dark Horse Presents #28-32.
Francesco Francavilla is a comic book artist and the creator of The Black Beetle. Francavilla has also worked on Grindhouse, Savage Sword, Dark Horse Presents, and Hellboy. Francavilla won the 2012 Eisner Award for Best Cover Artist. 

You can see more of Francavilla's artwork at francescofrancavilla.com. View titles by Francesco Francavilla

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The masked American hero ventures to the Middle East incognito (as Tom Sawyer) to fight Nazis in pursuit of a mysterious object of terrible power—a weapon of unknown origin, older than the pyramids, which could fuel the Thousand Year Reich of Hitler’s dreams. 

This story originally appeared in Dark Horse Presents #28-32.

Author

Francesco Francavilla is a comic book artist and the creator of The Black Beetle. Francavilla has also worked on Grindhouse, Savage Sword, Dark Horse Presents, and Hellboy. Francavilla won the 2012 Eisner Award for Best Cover Artist. 

You can see more of Francavilla's artwork at francescofrancavilla.com. View titles by Francesco Francavilla

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