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Beorn Is Back and get a first look!

Posted on February 3, 2024 by Graphic Policy Team

Red 5 Comics presents the long awaited conclusion to Ben Bender‘s Beorn, The Littlest Viking! Beorn, The Littlest Viking #4 will be in stores in the next week or so.

Winner of the National Cartoonist Society Reuben Award! Beorn and Goob are on the run! What could be so bad to have a Viking and a troll teaming up for survival? And will the little fellas be big enough to put their differences aside long enough to get out of this mess?

If you haven’t pre-ordered Beorn #4 from your comic shop, you can do so using the code: NOV231671

Following shortly after, the trade paperback featuring Volume 1 “The Island” hits stores around February 14th as well.

Winner of the National Cartoonist Society Reuben Award for Comic Book Series! Beorn’s world is big, full of living myths and fairy tales, but that won’t stop the littlest Viking from living a legendary life! After Beorn finds his way to an uncharted island, he wastes no time launching headfirst on his quest for adventure… or at the very least, his quest to find a sandwich! What perils await young Beorn in this new land, and will the littlest Viking be big enough to rise above the dangers coming his way?

Red 5 Comics reveals what’s coming in August 2022

Posted on June 24, 2022 by Graphic Policy Team

AUGUST: PURGATORY UNDERGROUND #1

(W/A) Benjamin Morse
FC · 32 pages · $3.95
Available August 24, 2022
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As a long civil war ends, the once celebrated hero Captain August finds himself in the center of an intergalactic controversy. Running out of time and options, he accepts a dangerous mission to a decaying planet- and finds that the war isn’t nearly over! An action-packed sci-fi thriller that remixes the nostalgia of 80’s cartoons in a contemporary style!

MYSTERY BROTHERS #2

(W) Quentin Lee (A) Elis Zill
FC · 32 pages · $3.95
Available August 17, 2022
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After escaping from the research facility where their father died in an explosion, Jin and his mysterious half brother Adam are rescued by a fishing boat. When they return to Manhattan, his father’s boss Abel Profitt sends the lethal Maria robots to hunt Adam down and kidnap Jin’s mother as a hostage. Can the teenage boys outsmart Profitt Corp?

DRAGON WHISPERER SEARCH FOR OBSIDIAN #3

(W) Alex Deluca (A / CA) Glen Fernandez
FC · 32 pages · $3.95
Available August 10, 2022
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Rosalinda, The Dragon Whisperer, and her brave friends embark on a deadly stage of their rescue of Obsidian, the last dragon; The Flats! Full of danger and traps! Rosalinda learns that it is not only dragons she can “whisper” to. In the distant past, a growing Obsidian begins to lead his legion of creatures, utilizing his flourishing magical abilities to horrific failure! Meanwhile, an old adversary shows up to tempt the savage goblin Ack and to start the realm of malice that will torment the good people of Galda for centuries to come!

BEORN THE LITTLEST VIKING #4

(W/A) Ben Bender
FC · 32 pages · $3.95
Available August 3, 2022
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Beorn and Goob are on the run! What could be so bad to have a Viking and a troll teaming up for survival? And will the little fellas be big enough to put their differences aside long enough to get out of this mess?

Dive into Red 5 Comics’ July Releases

Posted on May 9, 2022 by Graphic Policy Team

MYSTERY BROTHERS #1

(W) Quentin Lee (A) Elis Zill
FC · 32 pages · $3.95
Available July 20, 2022
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When teenage Jin Huang goes to spend the summer with his estranged scientist father, Huang Ming Guang, he gets an unexpected surprise. Jin meets Adam, another teen who is introduced as his stepbrother. As Jin explores the research facility on the private island, he soon realizes his strange new brother holds a mysterious secret.

DRAGON WHISPERER: THE SEARCH FOR OBSIDIAN #2

(W) Alex Deluca (A / CA) Glen Fernandez
FC · 32 pages · $3.95
Available July 13, 2022
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Rosalinda the Dragon Whisperer and her brave cohorts begin their search for Obsidian the Dragon! Stalking them closely are ancient enemies that would sooner see their quest fail. Just as things start to look grim, an old friend shows up to turn the tide! Meanwhile the origin of Obsidian is retold as we see the young dragon grow in his abilities and his desire to help mistreated creatures. Not all, though, see this kindness as a good thing, and troubles culminate in the first epic battle between Obsidian and Ack!

BEORN: THE LITTLEST VIKING #3

(W/A) Ben Bender
FC · 32 pages · $3.95
Available July 6, 2022
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Welcome to the Dark Forest! It’s got dangerous trolls! And treacherous traps! And… cookies? Beorn meets one of the local inhabitants of the island while traveling the Dark Forest. Unfortunately, their first meeting gets off to a rocky start. But, what else would you expect from a Viking and a Troll?

THE BOX VOL. 1

(W) Joshua Starnes (A/CA) Raymond Estrada
FC · 112 page · $14.95
Available July 27, 2022
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This is the story of Xira, a laboratory chimpanzee subjected to neural and synaptic enhancement experiments in order to increase her natural abilities and thereby make her capable of completing a mission in space. But, using her sharpened mind, Xira will do whatever it takes to save her baby from becoming another test subject for this ruthless project.

Red 5 Comics Coming in May

Posted on April 3, 2022 by Graphic Policy Team

78 MPH #2

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(W) Mauro Mantella (A) Tomas Aira (CA) German Peralta
In a not so distant future, the sun is a destructive force that scorches all living creatures. The only way to survive is to move at 78 miles per hour, perpetually avoiding sunrise. But… did all of humanity agree on this?
FC · 32 pages · $3.95
Available May 4, 2022

LEAD CITY #3

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(W) Eric Borden (A) Kyle Brummond
Bullets fly and contestants fall as the body count rises in Lead City. Colman takes Lady Lullaby in his sights and tangles with Ravinder Singh. Wendell Walker and Jiao-long Ru face off in a deadly hand-to-hand contest in the chop house. Colman and Leslie Sharp square off over music, trust, and the paying of debts. While the sadistic Harlan Crouch shows everyone how he got the fearsome moniker the “Huntsville Hammer.”
FC · 32 pages · $3.95
Available May 25, 2022

BEORN THE LITTLEST VIKING #1

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(W/A) Ben Bender
As featured on Free Comic Book Day! Beorn’s world is big, full of living myths and fairy tales, but that won’t stop the littlest Viking from living a legendary life! After Beorn finds his way to an uncharted island, he wastes no time launching headfirst on his quest for adventure… or at the very least, his quest to find a sandwich! What perils await young Beorn in this new land, and will the littlest Viking be big enough to rise above the dangers coming his way?
FC · 32 pages · $3.95
Available May 4, 2022

XIRA VOL. 1

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(W) Mauro Mantella (A) Diego Giribaldi (CA) Agustin Alessio
This is the story of Xira, a laboratory chimpanzee subjected to neural and synaptic enhancement experiments in order to increase her natural abilities and thereby make her capable of completing a mission in space. But, using her sharpened mind, Xira will do whatever it takes to save her baby from becoming another test subject for this ruthless project.
FC · 104 page · $14.95
Available May 18, 2022

The newest, littlest hero – Beorn the Littlest Viking

Posted on April 3, 2022 by Graphic Policy Team

Following in the steps of Bone, Thieves & Kings and the best of all ages comic adventure, Red 5 Comics presents Beorn the Littlest Viking. A pint sized Conan facing full sized adventures and monsters, nothing will keep Beorn or his creator down.

Creator Ben Bender‘s viking saga sees the titular Beorn fighting for recognition and respect within his own village. The chance comes sooner than he expects when a strange curse affects all of the warriors of his home, leaving the village chief to turn to his smallest viking to find the cause of the curse and end it.

A little bit of Bugs Bunny, a little bit of Beowulf, Beorn really is something for everyone. Get your first look at the newest Red 5 Comics’ series in this years Free Comic Book Day issue, and then come back for Beorn #1 this May!

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