Carlos Morales
New York Times best-selling author Robert Venditti (PLANET DEATH), powerhouse artist Trevor Hairsine (X-MEN), lettering legend DC Hopkins (BATMAN), ten-time Eisner Award-winning colorist Dave Stewart (HELLBOY, STAR WARS), and a very special returning comics superstar that we’ve been keeping super secret have joined forces to deliver a brutal, no-holds-barred action crime spectacle.
Soon to be a major motion picture starring an A-list Oscar nominee, ORDAINED is destined for the big screen and will be written by Derek Kolstad, PLANET DEATH co-writer & creator and writer of the internationally acclaimed, box office dominating motion picture franchise JOHN WICK.
And today, the all-star team of superstar creators is delivering their first brutal blow with a brand-new lettered preview!
If you don’t have your local comic shop on speed dial, add them. Because you’ll be calling them up immediately to pre-order your copy of ORDAINED #1. And you better hurry. You only have until Final Order Cutoff on Monday, October 6th!
Father Royston Craig became a priest late in life but he’s determined to make up for lost time. Along with his regular duties at his St. Louis church, he also performs the prayers of the last rites to patients on their deathbeds at the nearby hospital.
One day, he’s called to give these sacraments to Cormac Byrne, who doctors say won’t last the night. Byrne, like many others, has turned to God only at the end; he hasn’t been to church in decades. Father Roy is eager to hear his confession, but what starts as petty crime from a lifetime ago quickly becomes a horrifying litany of gangland violence and killings. Cormac Byrne is no ordinary man. He is, in fact, the head of the Irish mafia. God offers forgiveness to all who truly repent, and Father Roy completes his task by absolving Byrne of his mortal sins, leaving the man to die at peace…
…until the next morning. When Byrne makes a miraculous medical recovery. No longer at death’s door, Byrne is quick to return to his old ways. It’s business as usual and he’s got loose ends to tie up. First things first: KILL THE PRIEST who now knows where all the bodies are buried.
But Father Roy’s collar wasn’t always white, and Byrne is going to learn the hard way that Father Royston Craig was once Chief Petty Officer Royston Craig, a former Navy SEAL who found his faith in the midst of battle. Now Father Roy must face vicious gangsters, corrupt cops, and his own inner demons if he is to survive. And while he will be forced to tap into a violent skill set he thought never to again entertain, the one thing Father Roy will not do… is kill.
Soon to be a major motion picture starring an A-list Oscar nominee.
*** ORDAINED #1 ***
Written by ROBERT VENDITTI
Art by TREVOR HAIRSINE
Colors by DAVE STEWART
Cover by JORGE FORNÉS
$5.99 | 48 PGS. | FULL COLOR
FOC OCTOBER 6, 2025 | ON SALE NOVEMBER 5, 2025
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