Just Brutal (2025)

Every family has problems - but the Savage Family has actual monsters.Jordan Savage is a normal 16-year-old kid barely holding it together after his parents’ recent divorce. His twin sister Winter is his opposite in every way—including how she is coping with the changes in the Savage family’s lives.And those changes are bigger than they could even imagine. They are about to find out that the boring, bickering parents they've lived with this whole time are secretly ancient death-dealing barbarian warriors. They have been living quietly for 3000 years, having defeated their nemesis—the evil sorcerer warlord Farklar the Fleshless—leaving the world safe for humanity. Only now, Farklar has returned, and his army of hideous Mordorks are about to devour Des Moines. Now the Savages are piled in Mom’s minivan headed for Iowa to wage war against Black Magic Armageddon. Jordan is freaking out, Winter thinks it’s all pretty cool, and no one is sure if Mom and Dad can get along long enough to save civilization from destruction.Just Brutal is an action-packed thrill ride that stacks the trauma of family against the challenge of saving the world. Written by Dennis Hopeless (Heart Eyes; Spider-Woman) with art by Brahm Revel (Guerillas; Marvel Knights: X-Men) and colorist Marissa Lousie (Mr. Terrific).

Life is changing fast for the Savage twins. The sudden revelation that their parents are eternal warriors who have spent their immortality protecting the earth from Farklar the Fleshless was jarring enough, but now they’re forced to take a family road trip to stop the evil warlord’s latest scheme! Jordan hates everything about this. His twin sister Winter, on the other hand, thinks all of this is awesome! Too bad her connection with their monster-fighting father is driving a wedge between her and their mother. And just what is going on with their stepdad Gary Williams? Things are just getting started in Just Brutal, the kick-ass new comic from Dennis Hopeless (Heart Eyes; Spider-Woman), Brahm Revel (Guerillas; Marvel Knights: X-Men) and Marissa Lousie (Mr. Terrific).

THIS ISSUE, EVERYTHING CHANGES! We really mean it. That’s why our caps lock is on. Farklar the Fleshless is back, and the eons in exile have made him even more determined and powerful. Dex and Jan Savage are the warriors who banished him from this earthly plane the first time, but time still takes its toll, even on eternal warriors. Centuries with no mortal enemies to test their mettle have made them soft, and if they can’t beat Farklar, the consequences will be deadly. Not to mention, Farklar will enslave the whole world! It’s high adventure and family drama in the smash series by writer Dennis Hopeless (Spider-Woman) and artist Brahm Revel (TMNT: Jennika), and the stakes could not be higher. This issue is going to hurt! B Cover: Featuring the latest in a series of variant covers by Transformers and Lobo’s Jorge Corona.

Jordan Savage has been handed a burden he can’t carry. Ngarlkluu’s Burden, to be exact, the ancient sword his father used to vanquish Farklar the Feckless, and it’s too much for the teenaged boy to wield. With Farklar having returned and Dad unexpectedly out of the picture, it might not be up to Jordan. He and this heavy-ass sword might be all that stands between Farklar and the end of...everything. If you haven’t started reading Ignition’s exciting new series Just Brutal yet, what are you waiting for? From the minds of Dennis Hopeless (Spider-Woman, Heart Eyes) and Brahm Revel (TMNT: Jennika) comes one of the most unpredictable and engrossing comics on the shelves!