Storyworlds and its founder, Max Gadney, have announced the launch of the company and four new Graphic Novellas: United States of Magic, The Sword and the Six-Shooter, Only Hope: Fear Farm, and FAB! Storyworlds’ aim is to work with up-and-coming creators from diverse backgrounds to help introduce a new readership to comics.
The releases will be 50-60 page books with self-contained stories packaged as “graphic novella.” Storyworlds launches in February 2021 with the release of United States of Magic.
United States of Magic
(W) Max Gadney (A/C) Julian Parry (L) Taylor Esposito
During the US occupation of Iraq, intelligence analyst Dana Dryden uncovers a fantastical conspiracy threatening the safety of the world and decides to help thwart the shadowy private military company behind the chaos.
The Sword and the Six-Shooter
(W) Simon Delafond, Max Gadney (A) Antonio Fuso (C) Stefano Simeone
(L) Taylor Esposito
A disgraced Samurai, arrives in 1870s Texas to hunt down the man who killed his master. Combining his samurai skills with those of a Texas Ranger and haunted by ‘Yōkai’ demons, he pursues his target across the last lawless frontier in the USA.
Only Hope: Fear Farm
(W) Max Gadney (A/C) Ksenia Kudryavtseva (L) Taylor Esposito
On a remote Pacific island where moderation staff filter the internet for extreme material, Hope Farrar, a new employee discovers a terrible secret and vows to fight back.
FAB
(W) RAMZEE (A/C) Stefano Simeone (L) Taylor Esposito
When a new 3D printing technology leaks into the black market, allowing people to make whatever they want, including clones of themselves, Marcia Clay joins a secret government task force set up to stop this threat & find its source.