Polar: The Black Kaiser

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Illustrated by Victor Santos
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$17.99 US
On sale Mar 19, 2019 | 96 Pages | 9781506712512

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Now Netflix Movie with Mads Mikkelsen.

A Cold War espionage agent with ice in his veins comes to the United States aiming to take out a political target, but the mission is never what it seems.


The Black Kaiser, a name whispered in dark corners amongst power czars across the globe. A cold knife in the dark. A secret agent. Delve into the origin of the most feared assassin as his current mission lands him on American soil and in direct conflict with the nefarious agency known as the Damocles Initiative.

New York Times Bestseller Victor Santos (Filthy Rich, Violent Love) takes you back to the beginning with the origin of his iconic character Black Kaiser! A violent and fast-paced thriller. Now a Major Motion Picture.

Polar: The Origin of the Black Kaiser from Planeta-de-Agostini comics 2009
Victor Santos, born in Valencia, began his career in 1998 by contributing to fanzines and local papers. His first professional work was 'Gaijin', published from 2000 by 7 Monos, Dude Comics and Dolmen Editorial. He also took on the heroic fantasy series 'Los Reyes Elfos', and an anthology of short stories called 'La Doncella y los Lobos'. Santos has cooperated on the 'Pulp Heroes' saga at Astiberri, did the superhero comic 'Protector' (Dolmen), a juvenile comic called 'Aventuras en el Mundo Jung' (Aleta Ediciones), and fantasy titles like 'Faeric Gangs' (Astiberri) and 'Lone in Heaven' (Aleta). For the French publisher Soleil, he created the series 'Young Ronin', for which he does script, art and colors.

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Now Netflix Movie with Mads Mikkelsen.

A Cold War espionage agent with ice in his veins comes to the United States aiming to take out a political target, but the mission is never what it seems.


The Black Kaiser, a name whispered in dark corners amongst power czars across the globe. A cold knife in the dark. A secret agent. Delve into the origin of the most feared assassin as his current mission lands him on American soil and in direct conflict with the nefarious agency known as the Damocles Initiative.

New York Times Bestseller Victor Santos (Filthy Rich, Violent Love) takes you back to the beginning with the origin of his iconic character Black Kaiser! A violent and fast-paced thriller. Now a Major Motion Picture.

Polar: The Origin of the Black Kaiser from Planeta-de-Agostini comics 2009

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Victor Santos, born in Valencia, began his career in 1998 by contributing to fanzines and local papers. His first professional work was 'Gaijin', published from 2000 by 7 Monos, Dude Comics and Dolmen Editorial. He also took on the heroic fantasy series 'Los Reyes Elfos', and an anthology of short stories called 'La Doncella y los Lobos'. Santos has cooperated on the 'Pulp Heroes' saga at Astiberri, did the superhero comic 'Protector' (Dolmen), a juvenile comic called 'Aventuras en el Mundo Jung' (Aleta Ediciones), and fantasy titles like 'Faeric Gangs' (Astiberri) and 'Lone in Heaven' (Aleta). For the French publisher Soleil, he created the series 'Young Ronin', for which he does script, art and colors.

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