Via Bleeding Cool, Vault Comics announced at the ComicsPRO conference “Unnatural Order,” a fantasy series by writer Christopher Yost, and artist Val Rodrigues (“Deep Roots”). Described as a cross between Zero Dark Thirty and The Lord of the Rings, the book follows a Roman soldier and a witch leading a fight against the Druid, who has taken over the world.
“Their ragtag crew grows even stranger when a modern American soldier joins their ranks. Perhaps this dark and twisted fantasy world the Druid has crafted is not so distant from our own. As they close in on their enemy, the band of misfits will have to decide if the Druid’s twisted vision for the world is actually worse than the one they’re trying to restore: our world, right here and now.”
Yost is quoted as saying, “After years in film and animation, comics remains my first love, and I am coming back to comics this summer with my new creator-owned title ‘Unnatural Order’ with the amazing Val Rodrigues on art. There is nowhere I would rather be doing this series than Vault, as they are putting out some of the most exciting comics on shelves today, and I am thrilled to work with them.”
As Yost says, “Unnatural Order” marks his first comics series since 2015’s “MODOK: Assassin.” The writer, 50, is best known for his work on several animated series, including The Avengers: Earth’s Mightiest Heroes (which he was head writer on), and X-Men: Evolution, where he and Craig Kyle created the character of X-23/Laura Kinney. His most recent projects included the first draft of Thor: Ragnarok, The Mandalorian, the Netflix superhero film Secret Headquarters, and the unsuccessful live-action remake of Cowboy Bebop, which he was the showrunner on.
Head to Bleeding Cool to check out some character designs. “Unnatural Order” #1 will be released sometime later this year.
