Heartpiercer

Part of Heartpiercer

Author Rich Douek
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$19.99 US
On sale Dec 24, 2024 | 96 Pages | 9781506742786

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Atala thought she was saving the world—but in hunting down the great beasts, she wound up dooming it.

Betrayed by her lord, Kurrn, and left for dead, she awakes in a dark world overrun by nightmares, with a single mission on her mind: revenge.


But before she can avenge herself on Kurrn, she must deal with the devastation left in his wake - beginning with a tribe of vicious werewolves menacing one of the last human settlements. As she confronts the bestial Howler and comes to terms with her own past, Atala must unlock a deep and ancient power inside herself if she is to survive, much less triumph.

A thrilling new dark fantasy graphic novel from the minds of Rich Douek and Gavin Smith, with Nicholas Burgdorf, Roshan Kurichiyanil and Justin Birch.

Collects Heartpiercer #1–#4.
Rich Douek is the writer and creator of Drive Like Hell, Gutter Magic, Wailing Blade, Superman: Red and Blue, and Wastelanders: Star Lord as well as Magic the Gathering (at Boom).

Gavin Smith has drawn Star Trek: The Mirror War (IDW), Dead Legends, Ghost in the Shell, and most recently Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (issue 140-144) and various pieces for Heavy Metal.

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Atala thought she was saving the world—but in hunting down the great beasts, she wound up dooming it.

Betrayed by her lord, Kurrn, and left for dead, she awakes in a dark world overrun by nightmares, with a single mission on her mind: revenge.


But before she can avenge herself on Kurrn, she must deal with the devastation left in his wake - beginning with a tribe of vicious werewolves menacing one of the last human settlements. As she confronts the bestial Howler and comes to terms with her own past, Atala must unlock a deep and ancient power inside herself if she is to survive, much less triumph.

A thrilling new dark fantasy graphic novel from the minds of Rich Douek and Gavin Smith, with Nicholas Burgdorf, Roshan Kurichiyanil and Justin Birch.

Collects Heartpiercer #1–#4.

Author

Rich Douek is the writer and creator of Drive Like Hell, Gutter Magic, Wailing Blade, Superman: Red and Blue, and Wastelanders: Star Lord as well as Magic the Gathering (at Boom).

Gavin Smith has drawn Star Trek: The Mirror War (IDW), Dead Legends, Ghost in the Shell, and most recently Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (issue 140-144) and various pieces for Heavy Metal.

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