Briar Series

Crane prison may be dark, despair-ridden, and seemingly hopeless, but Briar and company are never without a plan. Grendrid will finally be within reach of Briar’s sword, but not before our heroine and Spider share a moment they have put off for far too long…

In the penultimate issue of the second arc of Briar, our heroine and Spider find themselves in chains at the dreaded Crane Island prison, and a secret Spider has kept from Briar behind hushed lips will finally make itself known! This new revelation causes a crisis for Briar, who will have to contend with the fearsome warden and the walls surrounding her and Spider… and also the wall between them.

In the wake of tragic devastation, Briar, Spider, and company wrestle with guilt as cold and bleak as the snow-coated mountains they make their way through. Plagued by potential madness, fear of Briar’s origins and connections to their enemy, and magic gone awry, the party will find themselves in even more danger soon enough… Christopher Cantwell (Thanos, Star Trek: Defiant) is joined by Eisner Award-nominated artist Alex Lins (Hellcat, Guardians of the Galaxy) as the dark fantasy hit series returns!

In the wake of slaying Deadcrawl, Grendrid’s henchman, Briar and her companions have become quite the band of bounty hunters, with a reputation for murder and mayhem that belies their chivalrous intentions. But overzealous local authorities are not the only foes Briar will face, as Spider hatches a plan that will get them closer than ever to Briar’s malevolent fairy godmother–to the castle of Grendrid herself! Eisner Award-nominated writer, producer, and director Christopher Cantwell (Halt and Catch Fire, Thanos) is joined by rising-star Alex Lins (Hellcat, Crypt of Shadows) for the second chapter of this reimagined, unforgettable dark fantasy adventure.

Grendrid, the only surviving remnant of the sleeping beauty’s past, seeks Briar’s blood! Even the seemingly impenetrable city of Windcross and its king Rodion can’t protect our hero and her companions Spider and Roop. The relentless Deadcrawl and his nine assassins hunt at Grendrid’s behest, and it will take everything Briar and her allies have to survive. Will they all make it out alive, perhaps with even a scrap of happy ending? And will Spider finally reveal her connection to Briar’s past?

What if the one meant to protect you–more than anyone else–became the one that betrayed you? Briar unfortunately learns the answer, burdened beyond belief with the crushing prophecy that she’s connected to, and decides to make the future her own with a promise of vengeance. But while Briar wrestles with her new reality, Spider, her blue-skinned companion, harbors a secret of shocking significance…

The sky cracks open, and the end is nigh!

As Roop navigates the hellish Underworld, he is surprised to discover an old friend who makes him reconsider his sense of belonging.

Meanwhile, Spider, Stinger, and Lead-leg race to save Briar as her escape through the traps is cut short when she’s captured by one of the devices! Plus, time is running out as Grendrid’s troops face a defeat at the hands of the Norrish horde, causing a retreat to the Crooked Castle.

Will Briar and the gang defeat Grendrid before it’s too late?

Eisner Award–nominated writer, producer, and director Christopher Cantwell (Iron Man, The United States of Captain America, Halt and Catch Fire) and rising star artist Alex Lins (Monarch, Ultimate Wolverine) reimagine the classic tale as an epic dark fantasy adventure.

The slaying of Dreadcrawl brought only infamy for Briar and her band of bounty hunting companions. They may be chivalrous in truth, but the whispers of their capacity for swords plunged through the hearts of any that cross them is enough to keep their coin purses full. However, between the zealous arm of the law, a future filled with more accursed cold and devastation than the snow-capped mountains, and heavy chains for our heroes, will Spider’s clever plan be enough for Briar to finally reach the castle of her evil fairy godmother Grendrid? And will there be room yet for love to blossom between Briar and a close companion in such a desolate land? Written by Eisner Award-nominated, screenwriter, producer, and director Christopher Cantwell (Halt & Catch Fire, Iron Man) and illustrated by Eisner Award-nominated illustrator Alex Lins (Monarch, Namor), witness the next chapter of the “Sleeping Beauty” who was never saved, left to ruin and rot, brought to waking life against all odds in a darker world than she ever dreamed possible.

The end of the world is nigh, now that the sleeper has become the sleepwalker! But what is Briar Rose to do about it, now that no one believes in magic, and the fairytale is long over? Her own fairy godmothers may be the key to setting things right… That is except for Grendrid, the tyrant of this wasteland… who sends a bounty hunter and a deadly group of assassins on Briar’s trail. The only hope may lie in the marshes and their strange inhabitants, but their twisted faith in magic may not be what Briar expects…

What if Sleeping Beauty never got her happily ever after… and had to save herself instead? One-hundred years after Briar Rose first fell into her slumber, the sleeper has now become the sleepwalker, and she must face a brutal, bleak world ruled by a tyrant from her past. Burdened by prophecy and betrayal, it will take everything Briar and her band of misfits have to survive the wasteland where magic went to die. As they journey through a land of untold terrors, Briar nurtures a burning pledge of vengeance. But will it be enough to bring some semblance of a happy ending to the land… and her heart? Eisner Award-nominated writer, producer, and director Christopher Cantwell (Iron Man, The United States of Captain America, Halt and Catch Fire) and rising star artist Germán García (Ka-Zar: Lord of the Savage Land) reimagine the classic tale as an epic dark fantasy adventure. Collects Briar #1-4.

What if Sleeping Beauty never got her happily ever after… and instead had to save herself? Set in a brutal fantasy world that time forgot, this isn’t the fairy tale you know!