AfterShock Comics has another project coming from one of the more prolific writers these days with Dark Ark, which lands on September 20th, 2017. The new project comes from writer Cullen Bunn (X-Men Blue, Deadpool, Venom) and artist Juan Doe (AMERICAN MONSTER, WORLD READER). Doe will be handling the art duties on the main cover while Phil Hester delivers a suitably creepy second variant cover as well.
“It’s been great! They’ve been very supportive and they obviously aren’t afraid to tackle some of my stranger concepts! Both UNHOLY GRAIL and DARK ARK are pretty wild stories!” said Bunn about working with AfterShock. “DARK ARK is story about monsters–and I mean almost every type of monster you can imagine–struggling to live together in very close quarters. These are creatures of nightmare and legend, and they don’t get along at all. It’s a murder mystery. It’s packed with intrigue and treachery and double-crossing. It’s the story of one man’s quest for redemption… while helping to preserve the worst beasts in the world. And it’s even got a little romance… some heartwarming, some very disturbing.”
Plot Concept: The wickedness of mankind has moved the Creator to destroy the world by way of the flood. Noah has been tasked with building an ark to save his family and the animals of the world. But this is not Noah’s story. For darker powers have commanded the sorcerer Shrae to build his own ark and save the unnatural creatures of the world—such as the vampires, the dragons, the naga, and the manticore. But what will happen on a vessel crawling with monsters, where insidious intrigue and horrific violence are the rule of law?
