Black Star
Peter Mooney author Eric Putzer author Kristin Kreuk author Joe Bocardo illustrator
Format:Paperback
Publisher:Titan Books Ltd
Publishing:16th Mar '27
£17.99
This title is due to be published on 16th March, and will be despatched as soon as possible.
Smallville star Kristin Kreuk and the Critical Role team unite to create a supernatural gothic horror involving a clandestine group of magic users.
Cast aside for his magical ability, Dashiell Carlyle is welcomed into the mysterious Order of the Black Star to pursue a better tomorrow – but utopia comes at a deadly cost.
The debut comic series by acclaimed actress Kristin Kreuk (Smallville, Reacher, Murder in a Small Town). Co-written with Peter Mooney (Rookie Blue, Mistletoe Murders) and screenwriter Eric Putzer, and illustrated by artist Joe Bocardo (Nightwalkers, The Hexiles), this incredible collection of the comic book series is a Northern Gothic noir steeped in horror and dark humor.
Set in the frozen wilds of Winnipeg, amidst skirmishes between two warring factions in the early nineteenth-century fur trade, Dashiell Carlyle discovers he has magical abilities… and that he’s not alone. Thrust into a secret order with designs to use their magic to build a new and better world, Dashiell discovers that their utopia may come at a horrific cost.
It’s a violent world: gritty, bloody, and dark. But that’s balanced with a sense of discovery and awe. The storytelling’s propulsive, and the morality grey. It’s The Revenant meets Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1. It’s a love letter to a frozen corner of the world that few know. It’s weird and wonderful, and something wholly its own.
Collecting Black Star #1-5.
"Stunning!" Paul W.S. Anderson (Original MORTAL KOMBAT, EVENT HORIZON, RESIDENT EVIL 1-6, ALIEN vs PREDATOR)
"Black Star is dark, gritty and inspirational. The artwork is phenomenal and I found it riveting from beginning to end. Kristin's and [Mooney's and Putzer's] passion shines through on every page, and it left me eager to see where the story goes next." Michael Rosenbaum (SMALLVILLE, JUSTICE LEAGUE, IMPASTOR, GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY)
"Black Star is a rousing mix of history and horror (and the horror of history) and I'm hooked." Paul Tremblay (Author of CABIN AT THE END OF THE WORLD and HEAD FULL OF GHOSTS)
"Something is coming for Dashiell Carlyle, something that will exert a hold over the nascent city for years to come. Black Star is a worthy addition to the canon of great horror-westerns." Screenrant
"Gripping new series ... takes one of the darkest moments from the history of Winnipeg, and it makes it a central aspect of a gothic fantasy storyline." CBR
"It is one of the most scientifically grounded magic systems in genre comics, rooted in a physics concept that has been experimentally verified in laboratory conditions. The setting - the early 19th-century fur trade war between two real Canadian corporations - is equally specific, equally violent, and equally real." Tech Times
"Cold, creepy, ambitious, and packed with potential. It's got mystery. It's got monsters hiding in the dark. It's got characters wrestling with power and purpose." Comic Crusaders
"With evocative artwork and a unique setting, Black Star has much to recommend it to a variety of readers. Fans of horror in general and the Weird West genre are the most obvious audience. Yet it will also appeal to fantasy fans looking for something unique." Kabooooom
"An interesting concept here with a lot of different characters and a lot of really cool concepts and ideas." Fanlight Zone
"This is a dark, gritty and often brutal story. The world feels cold and unforgiving and constantly on the edge of violence, but despite all the darkness there is also a real sense of mystery and discovery that keeps pulling you and the story forward." The Next Issue Podcast
"An unexpected blast ... It's giving Revenant meets an otherworldly Canadian Heritage Moments, and I absolutely loved it." Tiffany Leigh (AIPT & Comics The Magazine)
ISBN: 9781806182862
Dimensions: 258mm x 170mm x 55mm
Weight: 255g
128 pages