METABARON HC (2025)

"The Metabaron once single-handedly brought the Techno-Techno Empire to its knees. But in the chaos that followed, a new regime within the Techno-Techno civilization has rebuilt by seizing control of the galaxy's most precious fuel, the Epiphyte. When this tyrannical new force learns that the Metabaron is back and headed toward Marmola, the only known source of Epiphyte, the Empire dispatches its most trusted servant: the notoriously invulnerable and cruel Wilhem-100, the Techno-Admiral. Can the Metabaron save the universe once more, or has he finally met his match?"

"Book 2 of the new story arc in the saga of The Metabaron! Faced with potential extinction, the Metabaron questions his clan's deep-seated principles and sets out to experience everything he has denied himself for so long. Meanwhile, the Techno-Pope entrusts his most loyal Techno-Cardinal, Orne-8, to find the ultimate solution to the shortage of Epyphite, the precious anti-gravitation fuel that has enabled the Techno-Techno Empire to rule the universe."

"The return of the greatest warrior in the universe: The Metabaron! The Metabaron enters a parallel universe to find the epiphyte, in order to save his own universe. But on the planet Algoma, the epiphyte is protected by a cast of women warriors called the Meta-Guardianesses, who refuse to help him. Things get complicated when The Metabaron falls in love with the Meta-Guardianess leader, Rina, at the same time the Techno-Techno army turns up, led by Orne-8, their new Techno-Pope. Niko Henrichon (Brian K. Vaughan's Pride of Baghdad) provides stunning, lush art that evokes the beauty and danger of the Jodoverse."

The critically acclaimed series is back! Follow the fate of No-Name, the "last Metabaron" as he re-examines a brutal legacy of patricide, inter-galactic dominance, and alienation. It is the destiny of every Metabaron to pass down their title through the honor of being bested by their son in mortal combat. But the Metabaron No-Name has become overcome with fear, and his son Adal is far from honorable. As the son seeks to destroy the father who abandoned him, the universe's supply of the life-giving substance epiphyte-and therefore all of existence itself-hangs in the balance!