Do you hear horns trumpeting and strings singing? Is that a choir with a pronoucment to share?
I am very pleased and excited to share that BIRDKING VOL 2 has been officially announced and has a release date!
BIRDKING VOL 2 will be released in comic shops on November 15th, 2023, and in book stores a day earlier on November 14th. It’s currently available for pre-order on amazon or better yet, have your local comic book shop order you a copy.
Pre orders help Crom and I tremendously and are what determine our print run, so if you are planning on reading Vol 2, please do us a favor and pre order it. It really does make a world of difference for us.
The $19.99 graphic novel will measure 6 5/8 x 10 3/16” and spans 142 pages full of action, drama, and adventure.
WHATS IT ABOUT?
Bianca and Birdking continue their quest to reach Atlas, entering the domain of Hinnom, an insurmountable mountain range that is the birthplace of a dead dark empire and the battlefield in the war between the kingdoms of the North and South. Old friends, new allies, and scores of enemies await them there. No one has ever crossed Hinnom alive. But there might just be another way…
HOW WILL IT BEGIN?
Vol 2 is a direct continuation of Vol 1. As I’ve said before, BIRDKING is one large epic graphic novel split into parts as we finish them. That’s why we’re starting with Ch.8:
Will Bianca and Birdking find fruit and cheese in Borges Valley? Or are those sweet delcious days long past now, and all that remains are the flooded farmlands that used to feed the North. What else could still reside in the swamps? Things alive? Things that should be dead but aren’t?
Time will tell…
THAT COVER
While the cover image at the top of this article is awesome and badass, it is not our actual cover for Vol 2. Early in the process a cover needs to be delivered for internal purposes like setting up sales accounts, etc. We delivered the red cover probably about ten months ago. But upon completing the volume, we did a new cover that is truly a spelling bounding cover full of quiet tension that in a lot of ways, captures the whole book in one image. Crom really delivered on the new cover, which wraps around the book just like volume 1. We will be revealing the actual cover soon so stay tuned for more Birdking updates.
PRAISE FOR BIRDKING VOL 1:
“Onomatopoetic sound effects and rushing anime backgrounds make the battle
scenes sing, while the use of monochromatic backgrounds and vivid facial expressions make the quiet moments incredibly powerful. About as carefully paced and deftly balanced as a story can get.” —Booklist, starred review“CROM’s character designs are memorable, and he balances cartoony and artsy details with dramatic battle scenes.” —Publisher’s Weekly
BACK TO WORK YOU DOGS
After a short break celebrating the completion of Vol 2, we begin work on Vol 3. The work really does never end. But its also the best part… So much more to come. I’ll be sharing more of the process as we move through it so make sure you subscribe (for free) and never miss an update.