Markosia Spotlight On: Macbeth

Each week we’ll be turning the spotlight on one of the many quality books from our extensive back catalogue.

This week it’s the turn of Macbeth.

Have you ever wanted something so bad you’d kill for it?

Did you ever kill someone to get it?

Finnish creators Petri Hänninen (To End All Wars Anthology) and Petri Hiltunen (Anabasis) have extended the meaning of “Nordic noir” with this stylish black-and-white retelling of Shakespeare’s immortal Scottish play.

When three witches tell general Macbeth that one day he’ll be the next king of Scotland, that prophesy will send him spiraling into a vortex of madness and murder. Torn between his conscience and his lust for power, he sets out on a path that will cost him everything he holds dear. The allure of the crown does not taste so sweet when you can’t tell your friends from your enemies anymore. Blood will demand more blood.

Hänninen and Hiltunen are following the original story faithfully, but at the same time transforming it into a unique and powerful graphic novel for a modern audience.

Written by Petri Hänninen with art by Petri Hiltunen, click the link below to order Macbeth now!

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Pumpernickel: Nanny Crooked – OUT NOW!

‘For the good of Faery. You must die!’

Nanny Crooked is a witch. That makes her the only person who can truly understand little Pumpernickel – a changeling who has been accepted, albeit uneasily, by her surrogate parents. Both have one foot in the human world and one in the magical world of Faery.

As the girl’s babysitter, and the closest thing she has to a grandmother, Nanny acts as Pumpernickel’s confidant and guide to things both natural and supernatural, the only person in which she can completely confide.

But Nanny knows that something bad is brewing, and not just the contents of her cauldron. The Hidden People are suddenly a lot less hidden – downright mischievous, in fact – and the chaos all seems to point to something Pumpernickel did, or more accurately didn’t.

From the imagination of Luke Cooper, Nanny Crooked is the sequel to the twisted modern fairy tale, Pumpernickel, and a story about unlikely friendship and choosing your own path.

Pumpernickel: Nanny Crooked is out now and available from the link below!

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Hollow Girl – Vol 12: Dead And Dying – OUT NOW!

“My girl’s going through something.”

Hollow Girl and Little Sister – a partnership that never really made sense. Perhaps Hollow Girl keeps Hannah around because their relationship makes her feel more human, or perhaps there’s something more sinister at play – a plan that will at last be unveiled at the cost of someone’s life and a human soul.

Get ready for the ultimate betrayal in the devastating twelfth book in the Hollow Girl series.

“It is a considerable tribute to Luke Cooper’s skill that a colour scheme of black, white and grey is just right for the noir tones of the story.”
– DANCING WITH SKELETONS

Written and illustrated by Luke Cooper, Hollow Gil – Vol 12: Dead And Dying is out now and available from the link below!

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Markosia Spotlight On: The Lexian Chronicles

Each week we’ll be turning the spotlight on one of the many quality books from our extensive back catalogue.

This week it’s the turn of The Lexian Chronicles.

Follow Reena as she struggles to cope with tough demands made of her as the daughter of the Chieftain and the unwanted attention of a monster.

Due to huge demand The Lexian Chronicles is finally available as an omnibus edition collecting all twelve issues, concept and cover art, and never-before-seen commissioned paintings of the highest quality.

Written by Harry Gallan with art by Inaki Miranda and Ryan Stegman, click the link below to order The Lexian Chronicles now!

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B.A.E.Wulf: The Haunting Of Chinatown – OUT NOW!

88 pages | Full Colour
ISBN: 978-1-915387-19-6

Writer: CJ Standal
Artist: JM Ringuet

Life has been pretty calm for journalist Brenda Amy Edmonton after she killed a monster, lost her hand, and averted an ancient mythical war in Innsmarch. But that’s all about to change, as she investigates a supernatural stranger who’s killing children in Chinatown!

Written by CJ Standal and illustrated by JM Ringuet, B.A.E.Wulf: The Haunting Of Chinatown is out now and available to order from the link below!

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Markosia Spotlight On: Lauxor

Each week we’ll be turning the spotlight on one of the many quality books from our extensive back catalogue.

This week it’s the turn of Lauxor.

On the distant planet of Teras, billions of sentient robots have lost access to the gift of metamorphosis, but why?

Enter Lauxor, a private detective bot charged with solving the mystery. With the help of a small team of fellow robots, Lauxor battles past dinosaur bots, gigantic monster bots, robots from the past and a whole host of other oddities to discover just who’s behind the bots’ inability to change form.

Can they unlock the secret before time runs out?

There’s only one way to find out…

Written by Daniel Karhunen with art by Tomoko Honda and Daniele Danbrenus Spezzani, click the link below to order Lauxor now!

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Markosia Spotlight On: The Lady & The Lost World

Each week we’ll be turning the spotlight on one of the many quality books from our extensive back catalogue.

This week it’s the turn of The Lady & The Lost World.

What if everything we knew about the ancient history of our world was wrong?

What if ancient civilizations left clues to the existence of a lost world behind in their monuments and architecture?

When Lady Emmaline Harcourt’s fiancé goes missing while on an expedition to find traces of this ancient, lost civilization, she recruits notorious thief, rogue, possible murderer and, worst of all, American, Trent Bridgstock to accompany her on a world spanning hunt for her missing fiancé and a lost world.

The Lady and the Lost World is an archaeological action-adventure tale in the tradition of Indiana Jones and Tomb Raider with a surprising Lovecraftian twist.

Written by Ian Sharman with art by Hakan Aydın and a stunning cover by Loles Romero, click the link below to order The Lady & The Lost World now!

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Evil Cast – OUT NOW!

“Fans of horror comedy won’t find another comic this entertaining. I want to live in this universe.” – Sadie Hartman “Mother Horror” (SCREAM Magazine, Cemetary Dance)

Created by writer, podcaster, and horror super-fan Kyle Stück (The Night Shift, Humming Fools) and illustrated by Enrico Orlandi, creator of Dark Horse’s The Flower of the Witch, this comic bathed in blood and self-awareness follows fictional versions of Kyle and his longtime collaborator Noah Baslé (Ominous Media) as they find themselves caught up in a horror adventure filled with all the monsters and evil they previously thought to just be stories.

Whether it’s through the recreation of classic horror movie posters for each issue or the playful tribute and subversion of tropes, this is a must-read for fans of the genre. Deaths are bloddy, jokes are sharp, and horror easter eggs abound.

PRAISE FOR EVIL CAST:

“Evil Cast defies classification! Is is Horror? Comedy? Action/adventure? Yes! Yes! Yes! Each issue is a new twist and turn and I can’t wait to get my hands on the next issue. – Chris Lackey (The H.P. Lovecraft Literary Podcast)

“Evil Cast hits that sweet spot where snarky laughter meets spine-chilling horror. Horror fans will catch the nods to the genre while following along as Noah and Kyle unravel the evil that is waiting for them in the darkness…so they can throw rats at it. Alternating between goofy and creepy, horror comedy fans will keep turning pages to reveal the mysteries at the heart of the story.” – Lish McBride (Hold Me Closer, Necromancer)

“Evil Cast is the best work of horror comedy since Evil Dead 2!” – Tony Farina (Comics in Morion Podcast)

“From the horror reference cover to the jokes, Evil Cast delivers as a horror-comedy. Fans of the genre won’t be disappointed!” – Aigner Loren Wilson (Tor Nightfire, The Nightmare House)

Written by Kyle Stück and illustrated by Enrico Orlandi, Evil Cast is out now and available to order from the link below!

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Markosia Spotlight On: Kitty

Each week we’ll be turning the spotlight on one of the many quality books from our extensive back catalogue.

This week it’s the turn of Kitty.

Kitty lives an unremarkable life with her ageing parents and her job in the Post Office.

She escapes into daydreams of dancing and romance to relieve the monotony of her daily routine.

Her story provides a glimpse into a generation of women whose lives were shaped by the limits of their education, class and social expectation.

Written and illustrated by Susan Sainsbury, click the link below to order Kitty now!

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The Gift – OUT NOW!

A poor young man ventures into the forest to find the fabled Demon of the Dark Wood who is rumoured to help those down on their luck, but the price of a story is not as cheap as it first seems.

Written and illustrated by Paige Walshe, The Gift is out now and available from the link below!

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