BLACK CLOAK (2022)

SERIES PREMIERE   Eisner Award-winning writer KELLY THOMPSON heads to Image for the first time with BLACK CLOAK, an all-new series with artist MEREDITH McCLAREN! Blade Runner style mixes with SAGA-esque drama in a delectable fantasy/sci-fi blend as two Black Cloaks try to solve the murder of a beloved prince in Kiros, the last city in the known world, before his murder tips the city into war. The mystery begins in a spectacular TRIPLE-LENGTH FIRST ISSUE for $4.99!

Murdered prince. Hungry mermaids. Vengeful queen. Plentiful suspects. Dead assassin. Dying Black Cloak. So far this case is going to the devils. And it's super great that absolutely everything is on the line. No pressure!

Black Cloaks Essex and Pax make desperate moves to uncover the truth before powerful forces cover it up forever. A dead man speaks. Magicians scheme. And the deadly mysteries of the Lagoon prove impossible for our heroes to resist.

A break in the case may have come too late as things heat up for Black Cloaks Essex and Pax, forcing Essex to face her past and confront it head-on...quite literally. Mermaids mourn. Black Cloaks dig. And worlds threaten to collide, which maybe isn't the worst thing?

An unexpected "reunion" cuts right to Essex's heart. Pax weighs dark options. Draconas consider their place in a political nightmare. The Humans scramble, anticipating an opportunity. Those with power scheme to hang on to it at any cost. Mermaids still have no rights. And more people will be dead by morning.

Anyone want to storm the castle? What about if, instead of an army, we just have an elf, a fairy, two Dracona, an ambitious young Taka, a wizard, and a couple motivated revolutionaries? Still wanna do it? GOOD. Then come with us...

New Story Arc. Black Cloak returns! Something old has awakened beneath the city. In the five years since the "Essex Fire," Kiros has changed dramatically. Ex-Black Cloak Phaedra Essex is either the city's greatest hero or greatest villain, depending on who you ask, and Black Cloak Pax has a bloody new case, a rookie partner, and absolutely no leads.

The city of Kiros shudders under the shadowy threat of its first true serial killer. Black Cloaks Pax, Essex, and rookie Alden II follow a dangerous trail leading them deeper into both their case and the secrets of the city. What other horrors might the Essex Fire have unearthed?

Faces from the past bring both pleasure and pain as Essex, Pax, and rookie Black Cloak Alden II make big moves to uncover the secrets behind the killings. But what they unearth suggests more than just a monster. Sometimes monsters are easier.

Essex, Pax, and Alden separate to investigate multiple leads, but divide and conquer is not going as planned. Meanwhile, the former Queen's location has changed dramatically. Her demeanor? Not so much. But sometimes a change of scenery can really open your eyes to things right in front of your face.

Everything comes to a head as Black Cloak's Essex, Pax, and Alden come face to face with the monster behind the Dragyern. Can saving Kiros mean not setting everything on fire this time? What happens if the last city in the world... falls?