AHOY Comics has a promising new fantasy graphic novel in the works, and it’s billed as a fusion of ’90s classics like Gargoyles and Buffy the Vampire Slayer. That book is Dragonproof, and IGN has an exclusive preview.
Check out the slideshow gallery below for an early look at Dragonproof:
Dragonproof Graphic Novel Preview Gallery
Dragonproof is a collaboration between writer Eric Palicki (Black’s Myth) and artist Giulia Lalli (Eight Limbs). This 96-page graphic novel features TPB cover art by Tango and HC cover art by Lalli. Here’s the official description of the book:
Somewhere in the Pacific Northwest on an ill-fate camping trip, Ashleigh Cole stumbles upon a dying dragon in the woods, its hide peppered with bullet wounds and tattooed with U.S. military markings. Ash returns to her mundane life, convinced her experience in the woods was all just a hallucination—until she begins to display some oddly dragonlike characteristics herself. Compelled by voices in her mind, Ash undertakes a mission to rescue other captive dragons and help the mythical creatures escape—but the shadowy government organization determined to turn them into weapons of mass destruction has other plans. Funny, heartfelt, and action-packed, DRAGONPROOF will appeal to adult readers who grew up on Buffy and Gargoyles and capture the imagination of post-YA readers of The Fourth Wing, ACOTAR, and more.
“Like so much of my other work, DRAGONPROOF is, at its heart, about outsiders finding their people and their purpose,” said Palicki in a statement. “I tend to wear my influences on my sleeve, and this book is also a love letter to some of the stories that made me the writer I am today. Having partners in Giulia and Gab who were on the same wavelength was pure magic.”
The crowdfunding campaign for Dragonproof is live now.
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