Archaia Studios Press (ASP) is announcing five new series debuting later this year and early next.
First up will be The Engineer: Konstrukt, in which “an ancient sentient entity is feasting on the very fabric of space and time. Only one man can stop it: The Engineer. Utilizing a colossal pipe organ that enables pan-dimensional travel, The Engineer pursues the lost components of The Konstrukt, an archaic mechanism that imbues whoever possesses it with the ability to manipulate reality itself. The Engineer endeavors to restore The Konstrukt, using it to defeat the creature and undo the incalculable damage already done.” Writers are Brian Churilla (who also illustrates) and Jeremy Shepherd (who also handles the color). The 32-page book releases in November 2007 with a $3.95 cover price.
Coming in February 2008 is The Many Adventures of Miranda Mercury. “She’s the greatest adventurer in this, or any other galaxy, the kind of old-fashioned, classic science-fiction heroine that can successfully defeat The Time Raiders of Xaxium, brave the wonders of The Glass Planet, survive The Perils of Yor, and battle The Infinity Class to a veritable standstill! All while facing the one enemy that perhaps even she cannot defeat, a microscopic poison rushing through her veins, courtesy of her greatest adversary, Cyrus Vega. With only one year left to live, Miranda Mercury will have her morality tested and values shaken to see her life’s mission completed.” Writer Brandon Thomas previously worked on Fantastic Four Tales and Spider-Man; artist Lee Ferguson worked on Marvel Comics’ Heroes 9/11.
Cursed Pirate Girl is “an epic fairy tale of a cursed girl in search of her father. The only things she knows about her father is that she will find him on the Omerta Seas, and that he is a pirate captain. The fantastic waters of the Omertas hold many strange and dangerous creatures and forgotten evils; enlisting the help of two armored swordfish and a parrot with a secret agenda, Cursed Pirate Girl sets out on the perilous journey to find her father among the remaining pirate captains. But instead of a glorious reunion, the scheming of interlopers leads her to resurrect her father’s most dangerous foe. When her friends and allies fall beneath the terrible sword and sorcery of this old enemy, it is Cursed Pirate Girl who comes to face her father’s bane. Set in an imaginative version of our world in 1728, filled with the stuff of sea legend: underwater lavafalls, sunken cities, a turtle sea witch, the silver coral court, a titan squid named Jenny, Davey Jones’s locker, ghost seamen, and the most interesting pirates imagined all lie in wait for Cursed Pirate Girl on her adventures.” Written and illustrated by Jeremy Bastian, this six-issue, 36-page series launches in March 2008.
Launching in early 2008, The Bond of Saint Marcel is a six-issue series that focuses on Catherine Johnstone, the black sheep in an old Boston family whose wealth and influence stretches back to the American Revolution. “When her family is murdered, she discovers that he only one who can save her life is Eamann, a vampire that was bonded into her family’s service against its will 200 years ago. Running for her life, Cat forms an unlikely friendship with Eamann. But as she uncovers more about her family’s past, they discover the killers are only hunting Cat in order to set Eamann free.” Jennifer Quintenz is the writer, with covers and layouts by Christian Gossett.
Finally, The Sisterhood will be a three-issue series in early 2008. “When heavily-armed commandos massacre a convent of nuns from the Order of the Holy Sepulchre, the very worldly Eden Parish is dispatched by her superiors to investigate what’s happened to her Sisters and why. She uncovers a dangerous and indeed demonic conspiracy, a threat from within the Order aimed at its very foundation, its very purpose, and she will be tested to the limits of her endurance and resolve to defeat it.” The Sisterhood is written by Christopher Golden (Baltimore and Hellboy: The Lost Army) and Tom Sniegoski (Angel), with art by Wellington Alves.