Vault Comics will publish a graphic novel adaptation of Rhett Bruno and Jaime Castle’s hit weird western novella, Dead Acre. The first volume in the acclaimed, award-winning Black Badge series, Dead Acre is the story of James Crowley, an outlaw who met his mortal end in a hail of gunfire, and now finds himself in purgatory, serving the White Throne to avoid falling to hell. Not quite undead, though not alive either, the best he can hope for is to work off his servitude and fade away. His not-so-sacred duty as a Hand of God? Use his new abilities to hunt down demonic beings that have infiltrated the mortal realm.
The graphic novel is written by acclaimed writer Cullen Bunn, drawn by Riley Brown, colored by Fares Maese, and lettered by Andworld Design.
The 160 page, full color graphic novel will be available on September 16, 2025, and is available for pre-order now.
Vault Comics · Releases Aug 19, 2026
Dead Acre: Black Badge #2
Life isn’t simple for a Demon Hunter. James Crowley has arrived in Dead Acre, a dusty town with a saloon, a moldy church, and little else worth talking about. There isn’t even a sheriff. But the local cobbler has gone missing at the same time as a number of graves were desecrated. And Crowley’s guardian angel keeps hinting that there’s something truly foul behind the gravedigging. Cullen Bunn and Riley Brown adapt USA Today Bestseller Rhett C. Bruno and Jaime Castle’s smash-hit #1 Audible Bestseller, the first book in the Black Badge series.
Comic · 32 pages · $3.99