The sci-fi epic by Ram V and Evan Cagle now in one complete volume
Dark Horse Comics presents the hit Dawnrunner comic series, now collected in one hardcover volume. An epic sci-fi adventure featuring brave humans piloting mighty mechs to defend earth from an invasion of giant monsters, this graphic novel includes issues #1-5 of the original Dawnrunner comic series, written by Ram V (The Many Deaths of Laila Starr, Detective Comics), with interior and new exclusive-to-this-edition cover art by Evan Cagle (The Witcher, Stranger Things), colors by Dave Stewart (B.P.R.D., Black Hammer), and letters by Aditya Bidikar (Blue Book, The Oddly Pedestrian Life of Christopher Chaos).
A story of heroes, impossible armors, ghosts and two people, centuries apart, connected by their need to protect the ones they love.
A century ago, a portal opened over Central America and giant monsters known as the Tetza came through, changing everything we knew. Now people put all of their efforts into building the Iron Kings—great mechs driven by pilots that battle the Tetza for humanity’s continued survival in gladiatorial combat. War has turned to sport. Star jockey, Anita Marr, has been chosen to pilot a secret new prototype that could change the tide in humanity’s favor.
But after a difficult first battle together, Anita begins to uncover and understand the unusual connection forming between herself and the experimental new Iron King, Dawnrunner. As the Tetza threat grows, Anita, Dawnrunner, and their secrets will become mankind’s last hope. Are we doomed or will dramatic revelations push Anita and Dawnrunner to transcend into something new?
The Dawnrunner collection, hardcover, contains 168 pages and measures 6.625 x 10.1875″. The collection will be available November 27, 2024 in bookstores and November 28, 2024 in comic shops. It is available for pre-order now on Amazon, Barnes and Noble, and at your local comic shop and bookstore and will retail for $29.99.
Be sure to follow Dark Horse Comics on social media and check our website, darkhorse.com, for more news, announcements, and updates!
Praise for Ram V and Evan Cagle:
“The Many Deaths of Laila Starr #1 does something that too few comics do. It presents an elegant, richly human story told in a steady, poetic voice with equally elegant and poetic art that speaks to a larger sense of the living experience.”—Comicbook.com
“If futuristic adventure stories are your forte, then Paradiso #1 may be your new book to check out this December. Full of action, great backstory, and a cliffhanger ending, Ram V and his team of artists crafted a wonderful book.”—Outright Geekery
