END AFTER END (2022)

Life is nothing if not a series of endings. School. Jobs. Friendships. Love. Until THE end. Walter Willem's end was fast and unexpected. His was an unremarkable life. So, how is it that his story continues as cannon fodder in an endless war waged against an insatiable darkness hellbent on consuming all of existence? And is Walter right in believing he's arrived in the midst of this titanic battle as the one destined to finally end it? That's the tale of the End After End.

We're all the heroes of our own stories. Although his life has ended, Walt's story has just begun. With Grink as his guide, Walt travels into the unknown to retrieve a mystical relic. But when he falters, a fellow warrior illuminates a dark truth: To wear the hero's mantle in the End After End, you must seize it.

A fabled relic of unimaginable power falls into Walt's grasp, a sign that his journey to becoming a hero has begun! Or, perhaps, he will discover that the tighter he holds onto his dream, the more it slips from his fingers. Fate, destiny, providence...these things cannot be shaped by hand or force of will. Or so we're told.

Some say it's the destination, while others insist it's the journey that shapes us. One such journey--into Walt's previous life--offers a glimpse of the man he was before his death. Is he destined to repeat every step here in the End After End? Or will he summon the resolve to become the person he wants to be?

The Olc REVEALED! The source of all darkness in the End After End rears his evil head and points his gaze straight at our heroes. Walt reveals to Stills that he holds a relic piece and that there is power within it, power to destroy and perhaps even to make Walt the hero he wants to be.

Haven, Part One: Walt, Grink, and Stills track a relic piece-part of an artifact they need to win the war-to Haven, a city protected by a magical shield. Walt finds a way in, but the city's leaders are unwilling to relinquish the powerful item. An unexpected ally will step forward to assist Walt, but dark forces inside Haven are already working against them.

DOUBLE-SIZED Series Finale! Twice the story in one issue! The end of the End. All the players are in place, good versus evil, light versus darkness. The Olc sends his forces against our heroes in their final stand. The Catha and her Salvia start the ceremony to summon the Bluire de Slánaitheoir, the great hero who can defeat the Olc. All of Walt's struggles, all of Grink's lessons, all of Stills' machinations, every battle and conflict, all pay off here.

The final chapter. All of Walt's struggles, all of Grink's lessons, all of Stills' machinations, every battle and conflict, all pay off here.