Frank Frazetta's Dark Kingdom #1 (2008) First Print, Cover A
Frank Frazetta's Dark Kingdom #1 is the premiere issue of the Frank Frazetta's Dark Kingdom series from Image, released April 1, 2008. Written by Mark Kidwell with artwork by Frank Frazetta. Notable appearances include Red Morden. This page represents the regular first-print Cover A edition. Separate pages are available for the 2 incentive, retailer-exclusive and later-printing variant covers.
The Frazetta tradition of epic dark fantasy continues as the masterpiece DARK KINGDOM roars to life from canvas to the comics page. From amid the clash of steel and decks stained red comes legendary sea raider RED MORDEN, battling his way through an ocean of horror to save the family he holds dear. For love and vengeance, he will face his greatest fears, both real and imagined as he stands alone against a kingdom of darkness. A fantasy/horror one-shot in the classic style of the FRANK FRAZETTA'S DEATH DEALER series, written by MARK KIDWELL ('68, BUMP), lavishly illustrated by comics legend TIM VIGIL (FAUST, GOTHIC NIGHTS) and colored by JAY FOTOS ('68, DEATH DEALER), DARK KINGDOM features alternate covers by TIM VIGIL and NAT JONES (DEATH DEALER, SPAWN).
Key Facts
- 1st appearance of Red Morden, a character similar in design as Karl Edgar Wagner's fantasy hero named Kane
- Cover art by Frank Frazetta previously used as trade paperback art for the Kane fantasy novels
- Four-issue limited series pits Red Morden against another famous Frazetta painting, Death Dealer
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