Writer Robert Venditti joins forces with artist Trevor Hairsine, colorist Dave Stewart,  and letterer DC Hopkins for Ordained, coming in September from Bad Idea.

Bad Idea has revealed that Derek Kolstad, creator and writer of the internationally acclaimed, box office dominating motion picture franchise John Wick, the multi-award winning action-thriller Nobody and its sequel for Universal Studios, as well as the record-breaking epic comic book event Planet Death has come aboard to adapt for screen. The upcoming major motion picture stars a soon-to-be-revealed A-list Oscar nominee.

Bad Idea has also revealed that award-winning artist, Charlie Adlard, best known for his seminal run on the best-selling series The Walking Dead, is joining the series for a line of stunning covers.

Father Royston Craig became a priest late in life but he’s determined to make up for lost time. Along with his regular duties at his St. Louis church, he also performs the prayers of the last rites to patients on their deathbeds at the nearby hospital.

One day, he’s called to give these sacraments to Cormac Byrne, who doctors say won’t last the night. Byrne, like many others, has turned to God only at the end; he hasn’t been to church in decades. Father Roy is eager to hear his confession, but what starts as petty crime from a lifetime ago quickly becomes a horrifying litany of gangland violence and killings. Cormac Byrne is no ordinary man. He is, in fact, the head of the Irish mafia. God offers forgiveness to all who truly repent, and Father Roy completes his task by absolving Byrne of his mortal sins, leaving the man to die at peace…

…until the next morning. When Byrne makes a miraculous medical recovery. No longer at death’s door, Byrne is quick to return to his old ways. It’s business as usual and he’s got loose ends to tie up. First things first: KILL THE PRIEST who now knows where all the bodies are buried.

But Father Roy’s collar wasn’t always white, and Byrne is going to learn the hard way that Father Royston Craig was once Chief Petty Officer Royston Craig, a former Navy SEAL who found his faith in the midst of battle. Now Father Roy must face vicious gangsters, corrupt cops, and his own inner demons if he is to survive. And while he will be forced to tap into a violent skill set he thought never to again entertain, the one thing Father Roy will not do… is kill.

Ordained #1 is out September 10. Check out Charlie Adlard’s covers for the first three issues below!