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Revel Guts’ queer fantasy saga Sparks continues with Royalty

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Dark Horse Books and Revel Guts continue to bring the hit queer fantasy webcomic to print in Sparks Volume 2: Royalty. A new life begins for fate-entwined satyrs, Philo and Atlas, and along with it rises a string of new challenges and mysteries. Fans of series such as Naruto and Heartstopper will want to add this new fantasy series to their collection.

After a shocking graduation day full of surprises, Philo and Atlas arrive at the palace to begin their new lives. Philo is quickly taken under the wing of the Arch Mage’s flirtatious younger brother, Pallas, and is shown the ropes of daily royal life. Meanwhile, Atlas begins his brutal apprenticeship and uncovers some unsettling truths about his future. All is not what it seems as shadowy figures continue to pull the strings behind the scenes.

Will Philo and Atlas be able to navigate this twisted web and find their way back to one another? And just why is the Arch Mage so interested in Philo…?

Sparks Volume 2: Royalty (176 pages, 5.125” x 7.25”, paperback) will be available in bookstores and comic shops on July 15, 2025. It is available for pre-order now on Amazon, Barnes and Noble, TFAW, and wherever books and comics are sold. The book will retail for $19.99. 

Sparks Volume 2: Royalty

Magic, Myth, and Mystery collide in Sparks Volume 1: Portals

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Class is in session in this new magical school series, beginning with Sparks Volume 1: Portals! This fresh LGBTQ+ coming-of-age fantasy tale began as a webcomic by Revel Guts, and will be available in a print edition from Dark Horse Books in July 2024.

In a world rising from the ashes of destruction, Human society thrives only through their complex alliance with the magical Satyr.

Philo has always been the worst student in his class at the academy, with powerful magic he can barely control. His lack of ambition and discipline is about to catch up with him as graduation day looms. When he’s paired to train together with the aloof star student Atlas, Philo’s magic backfires, teleporting them both far from home. Now, their futures depend on them working together to make it back to their school in time. 

In just a few short days, the pair find common ground that their years of classes together never managed to build, and at some points Philo questions if he didn’t have the wrong idea of Atlas the whole time–wondering if their struggles to get home might plant the seeds for something bigger. Meanwhile, powers outside the academy are setting plans in motion that may change both of their lives. 

Sparks Volume 1: Portals will arrive in bookstores July 16, 2024 and comic shops July 17, 2024. The 176-page trade paperback, which measures at 5.125 x 7.25”, is available for pre-order now on Amazon, Barnes and Noble, and at your local comic shop and bookstore and will retail for $19.99.

Sparks Volume 1: Portals