Dark Horse Comics has announced Heartpiercer — a new dark fantasy series from Bram Stoker Award-nominated horror writer Rich Douek.
Per Dark Horse, Heartpiercer launches in comic shops this May. The four-issue limited series teams Douek (Drive Like Hell, Gutter Magic) with artists Gavin Smith (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Dead Legends) and Nicholas Burgdorf (Of Bitter Souls), as well as letterer Justin Birch (Dead Mall, Sea of Sorrows). Dark Horse teases a “fight against world-ending doom after the last unicorn dies at the hands of one who thought she was saving the world.”
Check out Gavin Smith’s cover art for Heartpiercer #1 below:
What is Heartpiercer about?
An official synopsis for Heartpiercer reads as follows: “Atala thought she was saving the world from monsters, but hunting great supernatural beasts brought doom instead. Tricked into killing the last unicorn, betrayed by her lord and left for dead, Atala awakens in a dark world overrun by nightmares. Broken and ashamed, now Atala seeks revenge, and rises to save the world from darkness.”
“Fantasy is the first genre I fell in love with as a reader,” Douek said. “And my earliest work in comics is deeply rooted in it. In a lot of ways, Heartpiercer is a return to my roots as a writer; an epic, dark fantasy about love, vengeance, and coming to terms with the sins of your past. I can’t wait for readers to see the world we’ve built.”
“Heartpiercer is the type of comic I’ve wanted to make for a long time,” Smith added. “Being able to dive into the world of horror and fantasy and really let loose with these characters has been wild … and we’re just scratching the surface of what Rich and I are capable of doing with this world.”
Heartpiercer #1 goes on sale Wednesday, May 15 from Dark Horse Comics.
