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Preview: Trojan #1

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Trojan #1

by Daniel Kraus (W), Laci (A)
Marco Lesko (C), Sal Cipriano (L)
Jeff Dekal (CA), Mike Deodato, Jr. (Variant CA), Lee Loughridge (Variant CA)
In Stores: Wednesday, January 4, 2023
Diamond Code: NOV221313 (Dekal), NOV221314 (Deodato)

Once upon a time, we lived alongside Legends. Creatures of myth. Centaurs, fauns, gorgons, kelpies, gnomes, and more. They were spectacular. Majestic. Powerful. Peaceful. Pure. In comparison, we were ugly. Weak. Warmongering. Rotten. Is it any wonder we could not live alongside them any longer? After driving these Legends to the fringes of society, an uglier form of mythos takes shape in the form of rumors of live snuff shows for dark web high rollers. When a mysterious young woman, Nessa, enlists the help of a hacker to take a tour of the grisliest corners of the Dark Web, she sets in motion a war between those who peddle to mankind’s darkest fantasies and a world that transcends imagination. Trojan is fantasy thriller full of wonder and horror in equal measure.

Trojan #1

Trojan #1 delivers a sick twisted take on a magical world

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The internet is full of some very dark places and corners. While there’s lots of fantastic experiences, there’s also some things that are best to not discuss. Trojan #1 seems to want to go there. The comic focuses on Nessa who hires a hacker to take her on a tour of the dark web. She’s on a mission to find something… snuff films. For those unaware, they’re videos where people are killed for the enjoyment of others. It’s a very taboo subject and this debut’s build to the revelation is the intriguing aspect. And then it gets a little nauseous.

Written by Daniel Kraus, Trojan #1 is an intriguing start that in the end is about a woman trying to raise money to help her mother. She’s just willing to die to make that happen. That in itself is an intriguing story but this debut goes in a direction that pushes limits. I’m pretty liberal, but this is something I’m not sure I’m even willing to read about.

But, Kraus has created an interesting world and with that world a lot of interesting stuff. This is a world where magical beings exist. Those beings, called Fey, are abused and tortured because of what they are and for entertainment. Videos of their torture are popular and live streamed for people to pay to watch. All of that creates an interesting discussion about how we treat people in our world and how we see “other”. There’s a dip into internet fame due to the abuse of others. While it’s an underlying concept, I’m not sure it’s where the series will go.

Trojan #1 features art by Laci with color by Marco Lesko and lettering by Sal Cipriano. It depicts a dark and dirty world, a rundown city, that will make you feel dirty like the topic of the comic itself. There’s something about that art that feels like it hides the even darker underlying world, it sucks you in much like Nessa’s initial trip into the dark web. It adds to a comic you might need to give yourself a wash after reading.

Trojan #1 is an intriguing concept that’s a lot of shock. It’s definitely one to go into know what to expect, it’s absolutely not for the faint of heart.

Story: Daniel Kraus Art: Laci
Color: Marco Lesko Letterer: Sal Cipriano
Story: 8.3 Art: 8.3 Overall: 8.3 Recommendation: Buy

AWA Studios provided Graphic Policy with a FREE copy for review

Purchase: Zeus Comics – comiXology/Kindle

Preview: Trojan #1

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Trojan #1

by Daniel Kraus (W), Laci (A)
Marco Lesko (C), Sal Cipriano (L)
Jeff Dekal (CA), Mike Deodato, Jr. (Variant CA), Lee Loughridge (Variant CA)
In Stores: Wednesday, January 4, 2023
Diamond Code: NOV221313 (Dekal), NOV221314 (Deodato)

Once upon a time, we lived alongside Legends. Creatures of myth. Centaurs, fauns, gorgons, kelpies, gnomes, and more. They were spectacular. Majestic. Powerful. Peaceful. Pure. In comparison, we were ugly. Weak. Warmongering. Rotten. Is it any wonder we could not live alongside them any longer? After driving these Legends to the fringes of society, an uglier form of mythos takes shape in the form of rumors of live snuff shows for dark web high rollers. When a mysterious young woman, Nessa, enlists the help of a hacker to take a tour of the grisliest corners of the Dark Web, she sets in motion a war between those who peddle to mankind’s darkest fantasies and a world that transcends imagination. Trojan is fantasy thriller full of wonder and horror in equal measure.

Trojan #1

Preview: Year Zero Vol. 0 #3 (of 5)

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Year Zero Vol. 0 #3 (of 5)

(W) Daniel Kraus (A) Goran Sudzuka (CA) Kaare Andrews
In Shops: Dec 28, 2022
SRP: $3.99

In this action-packed prelude to the hit series, acclaimed horror writer Daniel Kraus (George Romero’s The Living Dead, The Autumnal) unveils four globe-spanning tales from the earliest days of the zombie apocalypse when even the wildest rumors couldn’t measure up to the horror to come. A streetwise Russian cop patrols the back alleys of the opportunistic black market that emerges in response to the crisis…a North Korean soldier observes strange happenings on the DMZ…An E.R. nurse in the rural South fights to protect her hospital from threats without and within…A transgender flight attendant who has observed disturbing clues as she crisscrosses the globe keeps a wary eye on the passenger in seat 23C.

Year Zero Vol. 0 #3 (of 5)

AWA Studios announces a new fantasy horror series Trojan

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AWA Studios has revealed Trojan, a 4-issue original story debuting on January 4, 2023. From New York Times best-selling writer Daniel Kraus and acclaimed Serbian artist Laci, the new 4-issue series is a mix of fantasy and horror by way of modern tech. 

A world of wonder and horror in equal measure, Trojan creates a parallel universe in which creatures from myth and legend live among us, just trying to get by like everybody else. But it’s a world in which sinister urban legends, like live deadly shows for dark web high rollers, also exist. With an intense script and vivid characters, Trojan’s unique world spans, blends, and elevates genres in this dark fantasy tech noir.

When a mysterious young woman, Nessa, enlists the help of a hacker to take a tour of the grisliest corners of the Dark Web, she sets in motion a war between those who peddle to mankind’s darkest fantasies and a world that transcends imagination. As the story progresses, readers come to find that Nessa isn’t the benign faerie she appears to be — she is something much, much more, and she’s about to hatch a scheme that will shock those who would prey upon her people.

Trojan is written by Daniel Kraus, illustrated by Laci, colored by Marco Lesko, and lettered by Sal Cipriano. Issue #1 will be available January 4, 2023, both digitally and in stores wherever comic books are sold, with the following issues available on a monthly basis.

Get a new look at Vault’s Nightfall: Double Feature #1

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Vault Comics has unveiled the second of two first look previews for Nightfall: Double Feature #1. This preview showcases Denizen, the second of the series’ two feature stories. 

Denizen is written by Tim Daniel and David Andry, drawn by Chris Shehan, colored by Jason Wordie, and lettered by Jim Campbell. 

A family’s cross country road trip goes off the map and into the unforgiving wilds of Joshua Tree National Park, when mom and wife-to-be Helene succumbs to a malevolent force tucked inside an abandoned camping trailer.

Nightfall: Double Feature is brand new series of double-sized comics that contain two separate ongoing horror stories from the creators behind House of Slaughter, The Autumnal, The Plot, and Resonant. Grab your popcorn and clamber into your sleeping bag for two tales of terror just like a classic drive-in movie experience.

Feature one is The Cemeterians, written by New York Times Best-Selling author Daniel Kraus, drawn by Ringo Award nominee Maan House, colored by Kurt Michael Russell, and lettered by Andworld Design. After human bones begin growing inside inanimate objects all across the globe, a renegade scientist and brilliant theologian delve into the cemeteries where the bones originated, discovering an otherworldly force tired of being buried in darkness.

Feature two is Denizen, written by Tim Daniel and David Andry, drawn by Chris Shehan, colored by Jason Wordie, and lettered by Jim Campbell.  A family’s cross country road trip goes off the map and into the unforgiving wilds of Joshua Tree National Park, when mom and wife-to-be Helene succumbs to a malevolent force tucked inside an abandoned camping trailer.

Nightfall: Double Feature #1 will hit store shelves on October 26th, and will feature three chilling open-order covers by Jason Shawn Alexander, Chris Shehan, and Maan House.

NIGHTFALL DOUBLE FEATURE #1

Prepare yourself for a first look at Nightfall: Double Feature #1

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Vault Comics has unveiled a look at Nightfall: Double Feature #1. The preview showcases The Cemetarians, a terrifying new tale written by Daniel Kraus, drawn by Maan House, colored by Kurt Michael Russell, and lettered by Andworld Design. 

Nightfall: Double Feature is brand new series of double-sized comics that contain two separate ongoing horror stories from the creators behind House of Slaughter, The Autumnal, The Plot, and Resonant. Grab your popcorn and clamber into your sleeping bag for two tales of terror just like a classic drive-in movie experience.

Feature one is The Cemetrians, written by Daniel Kraus, drawn by Maan House, colored by Kurt Michael Russell, and lettered by Andworld Design. After human bones begin growing inside inanimate objects all across the globe, a renegade scientist and brilliant theologian delve into the cemeteries where the bones originated, discovering an otherworldly force tired of being buried in darkness.

Feature two is Denizen, written by Tim Daniel and David Andry, drawn by Chris Shehan, colored by Jason Wordie, and lettered by Jim Campbell.  A family’s cross country road trip goes off the map and into the unforgiving wilds of Joshua Tree National Park, when mom and wife-to-be Helene succumbs to a malevolent force tucked inside an abandoned camping trailer.

Nightfall: Double Feature #1 will hit store shelves this October, and it will feature three chilling covers by Jason Shawn Alexander, Chris Shehan, & Maan House.

Nightfall: Double Feature #1

AWA Studios announces Year Zero Vol. 0

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Zombies, zombies, everywhere! AWA Studios has announced today the return of the hit series, Year Zero, when Year Zero Vol. 0 launches on October 5. Following the successful two volume series from original writer Benjamin Percy and artists Ramon Rosanas and Juan Jose Ryp, New York Times best-selling horror writer Daniel Kraus and artist and illustrator Goran Sudžuka team up for an origin anthology series that takes readers to the beginning of the beginning of a deadly zombie pandemic that plunged the world into chaos. A crime story, a medical drama, a war story, and a mid-air thriller are all set against the backdrop of the zombie apocalypse.

Before the apocalypse, there was the pandemic. Featuring a diverse cast and a wide range of settings in the Year Zero tradition, this volume takes the chaotic early days of a pandemic, when rumors swirl and denial is in the air, and injects them with the pure horror of the dead coming to life. Headlining AWA’s Halloween Horror Month offerings in October, YEAR ZERO VOL. 0 continues the tradition of biting social commentary that has been a feature of the best zombie fiction since The Night of the Living Dead.

This action-packed prelude to the hit series unveils four globe-spanning tales from the earliest days of the zombie apocalypse when even the wildest rumors couldn’t measure up to the horror to come. A streetwise Russian cop patrols the back alleys of the opportunistic black market that emerges in response to the crisis…a North Korean soldier observes strange happenings on the DMZ…An E.R. nurse in the rural South fights to protect her hospital from threats without and within…And a transgender flight attendant observes disturbing clues as she crisscrosses the globe keeps a wary eye on the passenger in seat 23C.

Year Zero Vol. 0 #1

Vault announces Nightfall: Double Feature

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Vault Comics has announced Nightfall: Double Feature, a brand new series of double-sized comics that contain two separate ongoing horror stories from the creators behind House of Slaughter, The Autumnal, The Plot, and Resonant. Grab your popcorn and clamber into your sleeping bag for two tales of terror just like a classic drive-in movie experience.

Feature one is The Cemeterians, written by New York Times Best-Selling author Daniel Kraus, drawn by Ringo Award nominee Maan House, colored by Kurt Michael Russell, and lettered by Andworld Design. After human bones begin growing inside inanimate objects all across the globe, a renegade scientist and brilliant theologian delve into the cemeteries where the bones originated, discovering an otherworldly force tired of being buried in darkness.

Feature two is Denizen, written by Tim Daniel and David Andry, drawn by Chris Shehan, colored by Jason Wordie, and lettered by Jim Campbell.  A family’s cross country road trip goes off the map and into the unforgiving wilds of Joshua Tree National Park, when mom and wife-to-be Helene succumbs to a malevolent force tucked inside an abandoned camping trailer.

Nightfall: Double Feature #1 will hit store shelves this October, and it will feature three chilling covers by Jason Shawn Alexander, Chris Shehan, and Maan House.

A 64-PAGE DOUBLE FEATURE!

Grab your popcorn and clamber into your sleeping bag for two tales of terror from the creative teams of House of Slaughter, The Autumnal, The Plot, and Resonant!

FEATURE ONE: THE CEMETERIANS
After human bones begin growing inside inanimate objects all across the globe, a renegade scientist and brilliant theologian delve into the cemeteries where the bones originated, discovering an otherworldly force tired of being buried in darkness.

FEATURE TWO: DENIZEN
A family’s cross country roadtrip goes off the map and into the unforgiving wilds of Joshua Tree National Park, when mom and wife-to-be Helene succumbs to a malevolent force tucked inside an abandoned camping trailer.”

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