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SDCC 2016: New Publisher Vault Comics Debuts at Comic Con

By | July 18th, 2016
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San Diego Comic Con is the place where a lot of comic publishers make big announcements about the future of their comics, but very few companies actually debut at the show. Vault Comics is a new publisher that is debuting at SDCC, offering previews of their five debut titles that will go on sale early next year. The science fiction and fantasy focused publisher is looking to use the trappings of those genres to look at issues that are also relevant in the real world.

The Hollywood Reporter had the first look at the titles, along with some words from Vault editor in chief Adrian Wassel. “Science fiction and fantasy strive to imagine and experience the new and the strange. Science fiction and fantasy continue to lead the way in diversity among creators and readers. These genres grant the disenfranchised voices. They create landscapes in which the establishment has fallen. They place minorities, both real and imagined, at the helm of their narratives. They pull apart conceptions of race, gender, and social identity.”

The Vault lineup features a mix of established, up and coming, and new talent, mixing those who have several published comics with those that this will be their very first. The lineup for the first five titles follows below.

“Karma Police”, from writer Chris Lewis and artist Tony Gregori, centers on a young woman named Jack Allen, the reincarnation of a a holy Tibetan monk. She is trained as a compassionate assassin and discovers an enchanted knife linked to her previous incarnation’s bloody history, which only complicates her new life. It hits stores Feb. 1, 2017.

“Fissure”, from writer Tim Daniel and artist and letterer Pato Delpeche, mixes science fiction and horror. The series takes place in the near future, in which a sinkhole has swallowed a small town on the Mexico–U.S. border, forcing couple Avery Lee Olmos and Hark Wright fight to survive. It hits stores Feb. 8, 2017.

“Failsafe”, from writers F.J. DeSanto and Todd Farmer, and artist Federico Dallochio, takes place in the near future and centers on John Ravane, who executed the last nanotech-enhanced super soldier a decade ago, ending (or so he thought) the Haywire Insurgence program. Now, sleeper agents have activated throughout the country and Ravane is caught between an untrustworthy government and the very soldiers he once sought to destroy. “Failsafe” hits stores Feb. 15, 2017.

“Colossi” is from Ricardo Mo and artist Alberto Muriel, who are reuniting after their work on “Propeller”. The series is described as hearkening back to great B-movies of the past, and sees passengers of Trans Atmos Shuttle 34 and its pilot flung through a wormhole and finding themselves in a parallel universe that is oversized … forcing them to work together to survive. The book is available Feb. 22, 2017.

“Powerless” is a project from first-time comic creator David M. Booher, who is teaming with artist Nathan C. Gooden. It takes place in a world in which everyone has super powers — but that is all threatened when a virus emerges that takes those powers away. Billy Bannisher is an elite agent who to help defend against the virus, but he is tested when an infection hits close to home for him. “Powerless” is on sale March 1, 2017.

A new publisher launching can always be something that’s hit or miss, but Vault seems to be doing well by mixing creators like Tim Daniel and FJ Desanto, who several credits to their named, with creators like Ricardo Mo or David Booher, who are still new to comics. Plus, any new Tim Daniel book, especially one that looks as good as “Fissure”, is cause for celebration.


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Leo Johnson

Leo is a biology/secondary education major and one day may just be teaching your children. In the meantime, he’s podcasting, reading comics, working retail, and rarely sleeping. He can be found tweeting about all these things as @LFLJ..

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