Courtesy of Vault Comics, AIPT can exclusively reveal never before seen variant covers to the first issue of Vault Queen of Swords #1. The FOC for the first issue is fast approaching, so get a glimpse at the future cover art and story details below. That also includes covers to issue #2 and #3!
Queen of Swords is part of the larger Barbaric universe, co-created by Michael Moreci, and the new series features art by K.J. Diaz. If you didn’t know, 2023 is the Year of Barbaric, with spin-offs like Barbaric: The Harvest Blades already released.
Check out the covers and solicits below. Cover art is by Romana Moranelli Darrick Robertson, Corin Howe, Sean Murphy, and Nate Gooden.
Queen of Swords #1
(W) Michael Moreci (CA) K.J. Diaz (A/CA) Corin Howell
Spinning out of the pages of BARBARIC comes an all-new, standalone, rip-roaring fantasy adventure, filled with mayhem, humor, and a bloodthirsty weapon that just won’t stop talking! Serra is a witch with a checkered past; Ka is an assassin with an agenda all her own, and Deadheart is a barbarian who wants to bash everyone in her path. They’ll have to unite their unique skills to track down a powerful foe who’s tied their lives together. Get ready to meet your new favorite instrument of death-the evil Ga’Bar, whose spirit is now trapped in Deadheart’s sword!
Discover the origin of the dark magic that turned Soren into the tattooed witch she is today, in this totally new story, the perfect place to step into the world of BARBARIC for the first time!
In Shops: Jun 14, 2023
That’s not all, we also have an exclusive reveal of the A covers for Vault Queen of Swords #2 and #3 below.
Vault Queen of Swords #2
Dive deeper into Soren’s past, as Serra takes her to The Master-where perhaps she’ll finally learn to contain her dark magic. Meanwhile, in the present, the world’s deadliest and dysfunctional trio encounter Shriekers capable of bending reality around fear. Fortunately, Ga’Bar (who’s stuck inside Deadheart’s sword) is starting to really enjoy getting swung around by his new muscle mommy. Heads will roll!
In Shops: Jul 05, 2023
Vault Queen of Swords #3
Serra confronts her wicked sister, while Deadheart and Ka make a final stand (exciting Ga’Bar the sword so much his hilt swells), and Soren’s past and future entwine…in this epic end of the arc to QUEEN OF SWORDS, the stand-alone adventure bursting from the world of BARBARIC!
In Shops: August 09, 2023
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