Vault Comics introduced at present that legendary artist Robert Wilson IV will be a part of the artistic group as artist for the much-anticipated one-shot, Barbaric: The Harvest Blades.
Wilson IV is the co-creator and artist of Heartthrob with author Christopher Sebela and colorist Nick Filardi. He additionally co-created Knuckleheads with Brian Winkeler and Like A Virus with Ken Lowery. Moreover, he was the artist for Bitch Planet #3 and is additionally lively within the poster group making live performance posters for bands resembling METALLICA, THE MOUNTAIN GOATS, DEATH FROM ABOVE 1979, THE SWORD, and extra.
“I beloved the primary Barbaric collection, so it was an actual deal with attending to work with Michael [Moreci], Nate [Gooden], Addison [Duke], and the remainder of the group at Vault,” mentioned Wilson IV. “Barbaric: The Harvest Blades is my first foray into fantasy and Michael’s script let me go wild. I’ve by no means drawn (or perhaps even learn?) a comic book so full of blood and guts and monsters and humor and coronary heart, it was an absolute blast!”
“Robert is a type of uncommon artists who’s capable of elevate something he touches, and what he brings to Barbaric is such a enjoyable and vibrant extension of Nate’s already super creation,” added Moreci. “He’s the proper artist to be the primary to hold the Barbaric baton whereas Nate works on the following quantity–I can’t await folks to see the blood-soaked enthusiasm he brings to Owen, Soren, and Axe!”
“I’m so excited to have Robert Wilson IV as a part of the Barbaric group,” mentioned Gooden. “His daring traces are precisely what the world of Barbaric wants, because it grows. Loud and in your face! That’s what Robert is ready to seize completely in Harvest Blades. Get able to cheer, cringe and chuckle!”
Barbaric: The Harvest Blades one-shot will hit retailer cabinets on June 29. Letterer Jim Campbell and designer Tim Daniel full the group. The total synopsis could be learn under:
Like a punch within the privates, Barbaric is again! Bloodier and extra irreverent than ever. On this one-shot, Owen, the barbarian cursed to do good, is pressured out of hiding and again to his outdated B.S.! An entire bunch of violence, ethically permitted, in fact, by his ethical compass, the speaking Axe! Discover out for your self why Leisure Weekly, Thrillist, Display screen Rant, and a complete bunch of different folks referred to as BARBARIC among the best comics of 2021.
The primary of many one-shots that additional discover the world of Barbaric, whose second arc, Axe To Grind, arrives in July!
Take a look at some preview artwork right here!
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