One of the big advantages that seems to be getting clearer and clearer with the Secret Wars material is that fans will have plenty of opportunity to check out a wide range of stories in collections for years to come that are looking to stand alone within the larger framework. One of those that could be really intriguing is the newly announced June debut of Weirdworld, which is coming from writer Jason Aaron and artist Mike Del Mundo.
“[Arkon] was once a great king and conqueror,” says Jason Aaron in an interview with Marvel.com. “The lord of the warlords. A badass barbarian ruler who’s been trained to kill since birth. But when we meet him in WEIRDWORLD #1, he’s lost and alone in a land he can’t explain or understand. A world where he has to fight every day just to survive, as each bend in the road brings new horrors, new monsters, new awful ways to die or go mad. All Arkon wants is to find his way home.”
Plot concept: It is a world of swords, sorcery and all things bizarre. A land of gods and monsters. Where perverted science and arcane magic run rampant. It is Weirdworld, the land where lost things go. Among its twisted and crazed landscapes, a lone warrior walks unaided. He is ARKON, the barbarian king. With a sword in one hand and a battle bolt in the other, he ventures through Weirdworld on a dark and savage quest. A quest to find…home.
WEIRDWORLD #1
Written by JASON AARON
Art & Cover by MIKE DEL MUNDO
On Sale in JUNE!
