The Spider King #4 (of 4)
Josh Vann (w) • Simone D’Armini (a & cover a) • David Rubin (cover b) • Adrian Bloch (colorist)
Final issue! Hrolf and the clan fight their way through the Spider King’s parasitic horde and attack his fortress in a last-ditch effort to save the Earth. As the Spider King’s destructive influence spreads, Sigrid and Hrolf confront him in a climactic and bloody battle.
FC • 32 pages • $3.99
The Spider King #3 (of 4)
Josh Vann (w) • Simone D’Armini (a & c) • Adrian Bloch (colorist)
This issue follows the Viking queen Sigrid as she attempts to assassinate Aarek the Wolf and prevent a catastrophic, intergalactic war. But Sigrid is unprepared for the new and improved Aarek, who has bonded with an alien parasite to become the Spider King.
FC • 32 pages • $3.99
The Spider King #2 (of 4)
Josh Vann (w) • Simone D’Armini (a & c) • Adrian Bloch (colorist)
After discovering the burning wreckage of a crashed alien ship, Hrolf and his clan do what they do best: loot and pillage! Believing it to be a gift from the gods, they lay claim to a huge arsenal of alien weaponry and prepare for war!
FC • 32 pages • $3.99
The Spider King #1
Josh Vann (w) • Simone D’Armini (a & c) • Adrian Bloch (colorist) • Nic J. Shaw (letterer)
When a fleet of spaceships crashes into northern Europe in 956 AD, a group of unlikely Viking heroes are the last line of defense against a brutal intergalactic warlord. Equal parts science fiction and fantasy, The Spider King follows the adventures of Viking warriors as they defend their world against alien invaders armed with futuristic technology and impossible weapons.
FC • 32 pages • $3.99
In the year 956 AD an unlikely group of Viking warriors in northern Europe face an even more unlikely adversary in the form of… Aliens! The debut graphic novel from Australian author Josh Vann and Italian illustrator Simone D’Armini, The Spider King, introduces a vicious and violent world of survival to an extra terrestrial threat unlike any mankind has faced before.
Originally self-published in 2016 and funded with Kickstarter, The Spider King will make its serialized debut this February as IDW Publishing will release the international hit to a whole new audience. Garnering early praise upon its release, The Spider King was nominated for Best Graphic Novel at the 2016 Aurealis Awards and went on to win Bronze at the 2016 Ledgers, which acknowledges excellence in Australian comic art and publishing.
Joining Vann and D’Armini are colorist Adrian Bloch and letterer Nic J. Shaw.
Launching in February the four issue series will feature an impressive array of variant covers including Skottie Young, Afu Chan, and Jakub Rebelka. The Spider King is available for pre-order now through your local comic shop.
