Dustin Gebel
Humanoids announced a new horror fantasy graphic novel is slated to hit shelves. Shadows of Thule – written by Patrick Mallet with art by Lionel Marty, colors by Axel Gonzalbo, and translations from Montana Kane – follows a Roman general that brings an evil entity to the world while on a path of vengeance. The graphic novel will be released as an oversized deluxe edition on August 16, 2023.
Along with a detailed synopsis for the graphic novel, Humanoids has also revealed a first look at the interior art, all of which can be seen below:
Scotland, 2nd Century AD. The Roman conquest has stopped south of Hadrian’s Wall; beyond it lies the land of the unconquered Gauls, and even further north, the wild hills of the Pictish people.
When a Roman general loses his wife in a Pictish raid, a mysterious necromancer convinces him to awaken an ancient horror and unleash it on the North. In response, Cormak Mac Fianna, the last king of the Picts, unites his fractured tribes to fight the rising evil. But he soon finds that the power of his tribes is not enough to stop the terrifying Shadows of Thulé from destroying everything in their path.
The only solution is to join forces with their enemies to fight the coming apocalypse but can the Picts, the Gauls, and the Romans set aside their differences long enough to save the world from the ancient evil threatening their existence?
Shadows of Thule will be available in bookstores on August 15, 2023, and on August 16, 2023 in comic shops. Digital copies can be purchased from comiXology and other digital platforms.