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By the Horns Vol 1 & Vol 2 Prepack 4

Markisan Naso

This prepack bundle includes two copies each of By the Horns Volume 1 and By the Horns Volume 2: Dark Earth Part 1. By the Horns is an epic, sci-fi fantasy comic book series set in a dangerous world of magic and technology written by Markisan Naso, illustrated by Jason Muhr and colored by Andrei Tabacaru, published monthly by Scout Comics.

BY THE HORNS VOLUME 1 - Elodie hates unicorns. For nearly a year, she's dedicated her life to killing them all for trampling her husband. Exiled from her village home for selfishly neglecting her duties, Elodie and her companion, Sajen, search the continent of Solothus to exact bloody revenge. But to make unicorns extinct she'll need to fake an alliance with Zoso and Rigby, two of the very beasts she hates most, and battle four wind sorcerers who are extracting magic from all the mystical creatures on the continent. With the ability to rip off the unicorn horns and combine them to form wizard-slaying weapons, Elodie has a fighting chance. But will she decide to use those gifts to save magic in the world? Or destroy all the unicorns left alive?

BY THE HORNS VOLUME 2: DARK EARTH PART 1 - Six months after their battle in the sky with the evil sorceress Feng Po, Elodie, Sajen and Evelyn are back in Wayfarer, settling into their new lives as farmers. Unfortunately, their quiet days spent tilling the land prove short-lived when a blight begins devastating Solothus. To find a cure, Elodie and her friends must take up a new quest and sail across the ocean to the unicorn homeland of Yalastra. But getting there is no easy task when marauders and monsters block their path at every turn, and the ghosts of their past actions come back to haunt them. Collects By the Horns: Dark Earth #1-6 (Legacy #9-14).

Book Details

  • Publisher: Scout Comics
  • Publish Date: Sep 5th, 2023
  • Pages: 180
  • Language: English
  • Edition: undefined - undefined
  • Dimensions: 10.19in - 6.63in - 0.45in - 10.73lb
  • EAN: 9781639692071
  • Categories: FantasyScience Fiction

About the Author

Naso, Markisan: - Markisan is an award-winning author, editor and podcaster based in Chicago. He's the writer and co-creator of the comic book series, BY THE HORNS and VORACIOUS, and has written hundreds of features in print and on the web, covering subjects as diverse as EF5 tornadoes, death metal and Superman. Markisan has also edited dozens of books, including The Anatomy of Zur-en-Arrh: Understanding Grant Morrison's Batman for the Sequart Organization, and revitalized national publications such as Knowledge Quest for the American Library Association. He loves spoiling his cat, Zoso, and talking heavy metal every month as a host on the METALHEADS Podcast.
Muhr, Jason: - Jason Muhr is the artist, co-creator, and letterer for the comic book series BY THE HORNS and VORACIOUS. He has also worked with Marvel Comics, Image Comics, Valiant Entertainment, and Zenescope Entertainment. Prior to breaking into comics, Jason was a product and packaging designer for a toy company, and also spent six years on the retail side of the industry as an assistant manager at the Graham Crackers Comics chain of Chicagoland comic shops.

Praise for this book

"From indie comics publisher Scout Comics, By the Horns has reigned as one of its most successful titles so far. The unified singular vision from writer Markisan Naso and artist/letterer Jason Muhr pushes the boundaries of SFF originality while paying homage to their obvious influences."--Katie Liggera "Cultured Vultures"
"Story, art, letters and pacing: nothing falters. This rockstar creative team exercised all their skills during the break between arcs, and they're all sharp and steady, ready to get back to battle and take their audience on the wildest of adventures."--Blake's Buzz "Blake's Buzz"
"Whether we're talking about the layered implications of backstory and trauma in Naso's script or the emotive ferocity of Muhr's art or the way both script and art manage to blend a surprising degree of humor in with the darkness, this is a book with a firm and immediate grasp of its heart, and that makes all the difference. What starts with a clever idea becomes a gripping debut."--Matthew Jackson "Syfy"
"...the series is one of the best things to come out this year."--Christopher Rondeau "Major Spoilers"
"You're doing yourself a disservice if you're not reading By The Horns."--Alex K Cossa "Graphic Policy"