GRYFFEN (2023)

Series artist Bruno Hidalgo, known for his work on the Ignatz Award-nominated series Heavenly Blues, offers an original cover design for Gryffen in print for the first time. In the distant future, mankind has taken to the stars and spread across the galaxy. They've encountered hundreds of worlds, met dozens of species...and crushed them all in the iron fist of humanity! Humans now reign over the Milky Way as a fascist empire known as the Sovereign Reach, and their most feared soldier is the merciless Captain Lyla Gryffen. Six months ago, they disappeared. One week ago...they returned. Changed. Radicalized to bring down the empire they once served. Now, Captain Gryffen has a new mission - to recruit a crew of rogue officers and mad scientists, and set fire to the galaxy, no matter how many get burnt along the way.

Cover by Ivan Shavrin, the series artist for Heavy Metal's Starward, plus published work by BOOM! Studios, Dark Horse, and Marvel. Gryffen's crusade of terror against the fascist Sovereign Reach has ignited the empire's wrath, and the fate of an entire planet hangs in the balance! Gryffen and their crew's quest to save the planet Ensara comes to a fiery climax, as the ruthless Admiral Hunter joins the fray! What secrets do Gryffen and Hunter share, and why is the admiral willing to spill an ocean of blood just to see Gryffen dead? If Gryffen wants to prevent a genocide, it'll take daring, fringe science, and a little bit of being shot into the cold void space.

Bayleigh Underwood is a comic artist and illustrator based in North Carolina who specializes in monsters, swords, and action scenes. They have illustrated multiple short comics, including Reflection,  Marvel Action: Chillers, and The Last Champion. Chaos vs order! Progress vs stagnation! Dyed hair vs natural blonde! It's the climactic showdown between the mad Captain Gryffen and the merciless Admiral Hunter! But after the revelations of Gryffen's origins, their crew may never trust them again. Can Gryffen strike a blow against fascism? Or will they be abandoned to die in the lonely dark of space? It all comes to a head here, in the grand finale of Gryffen: Galaxy's Most Wanted!