According to the synopsis, “there is one thing Owen hates more than a life with rules: witches. Welcome to the skull-cracking, blood-splattering, mayhem-loving comic brave enough to ask: How can a man sworn to do good do so much violence? Hah! F***ing with you. It’s just… BARBARIC.”
Moreci said, “‘Barbaric,’ to me, is a series that wraps both its arms around the comics medium — it’s big, from the get-go, in ways only comics can be. I want this to be a huge story that continues on the way ‘Hellboy’ does, and I want it to feel like that kind of epic. It’s my ode to pulp adventures, and immersive world-building, and larger-than-life characters. I feel so energized writing it, and I hope, between my scripts and Nate’s insanely amazing art, that energy comes off of every page.”
Gooden said, “2020 was a very difficult year for me and my family; as it was for everyone around the world. ‘Barbaric’ was my escape. I got to work with one of my genuine friends in the industry and make a book that is just, dare I say, fun. There is humor, there is action, there is tons of adventure, but most importantly, there is heart. Come enjoy the ride as we continue to grow these characters across a fantastic landscape.”
“Barbaric” #1 will be released in June. Head to CBR for a variant cover homaging Barry Windsor-Smith and John Verpoorten’s cover for Marvel’s “Conan the Barbarian” #1 (1970), and a quote from Axe himself.
