Writer CW Cooke (Solitary) and artist Bryan Timmins (The Monster King) are bringing a new kickass heroine to comic book shops next year.  New comic book independent publisher Project-Nerd Publishing is launching the post-apocalypse series Barrens via a Kickstarter campaign that will be winding up this week.  It’s the publisher’s first series and is sure to be the next big thing.  The minimum Kickstarter pledges to go forward have been met, but there are plenty of incentives that will prompt you to check out the campaign and pick some up for yourself.

Timmins calls Barrens a “Futuristic, Post-Apocalyptic, Punk Rock, Action-Adventure story.”  Timmins’ powerful, action-packed style and colors may remind you of DC Comics illustrator Jock or earlier classic comic book artists Moebius and Hergé.

The world is barren.  Just a few major cities remain and they are inhabited by the wealthy.  With their money, they survived the warfare… the virus.  But others survived too.

Those who won’t serve the wealthy live in the barrens, surviving on their own.  But with how dangerous the barrens can be, the wealthy actually need the filthy.  Hired escorts are paid handsomely to bring the wealthy from one city to another.  Protecting them on the journey.  Others are paid to act as mercenaries, task forces, and more.

Of all the professionals, the amateurs, and even the chumps cheating the customers… one person stands out.  Her name is Esme Ford.

Check out the Kickstarter campaign here, and get in on the series now.  The limited series will have variant covers, cosplay photo cover options, and original art available.

C.J. Bunce
Editor
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