Le scénariste Dan Abnett retrouvera son collaborateur de The New Deadwardians, le dessinateur I.N.J. Culbard, pour sa nouvelle série Dark Horse intitulée Dark Ages qui racontera le combat entre des chevaliers du moyen-age contre une force d’invasion extra-terrestre.
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[quote]There’s a number of different things, really. You may remember that I’m a novelist as well as doing comics. I write a lot of books for Warhammer and Doctor Who, but one of my original novels was a book called « Triumph » which was a take on a world where the Elizabethan Age never ended in England and was still being carried on today. Then through the industrial age, a rediscovery of magic had given the British Empire some power as the succession of royalty continued on past Queen Elizabeth. So that idea of exploring history and playing with it has always appealed to me.
What Ian and I are doing here is attempting to tell stories that you don’t normally do in the remit of mainstream superheroes. I love writing for DC and Marvel, but to play with historical themes and big ideas and mash them up a bit is fantastic. When you pitch a project like this to Dark Horse – who said « yes » immediately – it’s a matter of thinking not about what works for a character like Batman or whatever. It’s about concept – finding a place where the world is created to give you something new.[/quote]
[quote]Dark Ages #1
Story by Dan Abnett
Art by INJ Culbard
Cover by INJ Culbard
Publisher Dark Horse Comics
Cover Price: $3.99
Release Date Wed, August 13th, 2014
The medieval world is locked in war. As a godless mercenary company slogs across Europe in search of sustenance and coin, they encounter a demonic force born not of hell, but of somewhere else entirely!
From the creators of Vertigo’s The New Deadwardians!
Starship Troopers meets Kingdom of Heaven!
From New York Times best-selling author Dan Abnett![/quote]
[quote]Dark Ages #2
Story by Dan Abnett
Art by I.N.J. Culbard
Cover by I.N.J. Culbard
Publisher Dark Horse Comics
Cover Price: $3.99
Release Date Wed, September 10th, 2014
As hell comes forth from the skies above, the heathen war band seeks refuge and redemption in a fortified monastery. But inside lies a dark secret that could ensure their salvation—or seal their fate![/quote]
[quote]DARK AGES #2
Written by: Dan Abnett.
Art by: I. N. J. Culbard.
Cover by: I. N. J. Culbard.
Description: As hell comes forth from the skies above, the heathen war band seeks refuge and redemption in a fortified monastery. But inside lies a dark secret that could ensure their salvation – or seal their fate!
Pages: 40.
Price: $3.99.
In stores: Sept. 10. [/quote]
[quote]Dark Ages #3
Story by Dan Abnett
Art by I.N.J. Culbard
Cover by I.N.J. Culbard
Publisher Dark Horse Comics
Cover Price: $3.99
Release Date Wed, October 8th, 2014
Fortified in a secluded monastery, the heathen mercenaries discover a strange new ally in their war against the demons from the sky. But this new discovery reveals a conflict much older—and much more deadly—than any of them could have imagined![/quote]
[quote]Dark Ages #4
Story by Dan Abnett
Art by I. N. J. Culbard
Cover by I. N. J. Culbard
Publisher Dark Horse Comics
Cover Price: $3.99
Release Date Wed, November 12th, 2014
When a godless mercenary war band discovers an ancient and bizarre piece of alien technology, they find themselves enlisted in the violent conflict against cosmic demon invaders!
• From the creators of Vertigo’s The New Deadwardians![/quote]