Courtesy of Dark Horse Comics, AIPT can share the news that Mark Millar’s epic adult fantasy is coming to a close with The Magic Order series 5. The first issue drops into comic shops on September 25th, with art by Matteo Buffagni and colors by Giovanna Niro.
This is just one of a number of Millarworld projects coming to Dark Horse in 2024 with other titles including Nemesis: Reloaded, Night Club, Wanted, Big Game, and The Ambassadors.
So what’s The Magic Order series 5 about?
Cordelia Moonstone, the matriarch and de facto leader of the assembly of magical families within The Order, is told she is going to die soon and there is nothing she can do about it. Breaking the rules has brought consequences and the price of her transgressions appears to be her life! Just like all her friends, Cordelia must face the music, but there is no chance she is going down without a fight.
Covers for issue #1 include art from the duo of Buffagni and Niro, along with a black and white variant of Buffagni’s drawings, as well as a variant from the team of Jae Lee and colorist June Chung. The Magic Order is also set to become a Netflix series.
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For more on this news, read the press release below!
MILWAUKIE, Ore., (May 17, 2024)— Prolific writer and storyteller Mark Millar (Civil War, Kingsman) and Dark Horse Comics present the continuation of Millar’s adult dark fantasy series. In The Magic Order, the fate of the world and the fate of magic are tied to five families across the globe, each bestowed with secret power to protect our existence from dangerous supernatural and magical threats. Artist Matteo Buffagni (Daken Dark Wolverine, Avengers Assemble) and colorist Giovanna Niro (Orfani, The Bounce) join Millar in expanding the world of The Magic Order in an all-new, six-issue series 5. Covers for issue #1 include art from the duo of Buffagni and Niro, along with a black and white variant of Buffagni’s drawings, as well as a variant from the team of Jae Lee and colorist June Chung. The Magic Order is also set to become a Netflix series.
In the final volume of The Magic Order:
Cordelia Moonstone, the matriarch and de facto leader of the assembly of magical families within The Order, is told she is going to die soon and there is nothing she can do about it. Breaking the rules has brought consequences and the price of her transgressions appears to be her life! Just like all her friends, Cordelia must face the music, but there is no chance she is going down without a fight.
Pay your dues now The Magic Order series 5 #1 (of 6)finds its way to stores on September 25, 2024. Pre-order at your local comic shop for $4.99.
If you haven’t caught up on the thrilling series, The Magic Order Volumes 1-4in paperback,and an oversized hardcover The Magic Order Library Edition Volume 1, are available from Dark Horse for pre-order now wherever comics and books are sold. The Magic Order: Library Edition Volume 1collects the first two arcs in a detail-laden edition featuring art from modern masters Oliver Coipel and Stuart Immonen.
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