I am thrilled to be hosting a spot
on the BARBARIC VOL. 3: HELL TO PAY by Michael Moreci, Nicholas Eames, Nathan
C. Gooden & QUEEN OF SWORDS: A
BARBARIC TALES by Michael Moreci & Corin Howell Blog Tour hosted by Rockstar Book Tours. Check out
my post and make sure to enter the giveaway!
About The Books:
Authors: Michael Moreci, Nicholas Eames, Nathan C.
Gooden (Illustrator)
Pub. Date: January 2, 2024
Publisher: Vault Comics
Formats: Paperback, eBook
Pages: 128
Find it: Goodreads, https://books2read.com/BARBARIC-VOL-3-HELL-TO-PAY
As one of Entertainment
Weekly’s “10 Best Comics of 2021,” BARBARIC – featuring
Owen the Barbarian and his bloodthirsty companion Axe – is back: bigger,
bloodier, and badder than ever with BARBARIC Vol. 3: HELL TO PAY!
Hailed as one of the best comics of 2021 by Entertainment Weekly,
Thrillist, Screen Rant, and more, bestselling BARBARIC is
back, big, bloody and headed straight to Hell in Volume 3: Hell to
Pay!
While Owen tames a dragon with an old friend, Soren and Steel cross paths with
someone else from our cursed barbarian’s past…who isn’t looking nearly as
friendly. Hell hath no fury like a woman stabbed through the heart by an ugly
f***ing orc.
Oh, wait! Who’s carrying Axe?
BARBARIC Volume 3: Hell to Pay includes the oversized
one-shot Wrong Kind of Righteous co-written by fantasy
powerhouse writer Nicholas Eames (Kings of the Wyld)!!
For fans of BRZRKR!, The Witcher, Conan the Barbarian, Red
Sonja, Heathen, Rat Queens, Kings of the Wyld, and Dungeons
and Dragons!
Collects the third three-issue miniseries (Hell to Pay) and the
special one-shot standalone (Wrong Kind of Righteous)!
It’s just … BARBARIC!
From writer Michael Moreci (Wasted Space, The Plot,Spree, and Revealer)
and artist Nathan C. Gooden (Brandon Sanderson's Dark One, The RUSH,
Vampire: The Masquerade)!
Own a whole lot of Owen, Axe, and the BARBARIC universe with:
Barbaric Vol. 1: Murderable Offenses (hardcover)
Barbaric Vol. 1: Murderable Offenses (trade paperback)
Barbaric Vol. 2: Axe to Grind (trade paperback)
Barbaric Vol. 3: Hell to Pay (trade paperback)
Queen of Swords: A Barbaric Tale (trade paperback)
PRAISE FOR BARBARIC
‘One of the “10 Best Comics of 2021…” Barbaric took only three
issues to establish itself as a first-rate comic.’ - Entertainment
Weekly
‘One of the “Best Comics of 2021…” It's a funny, gory, weird comic with
stunning art in muted colors.’ – Thrillist
‘One of the “Best Comic Books and Graphic Novels of 2021…” the
“excellent…violent, expletive-filled fantasy epic Barbaric never
holds back… It’s bloody spectacular.”’ - Screen Rant
"A visually stunning, incredibly funny, action-packed bloody tale."
- Comic Book Yeti
Authors: Michael Moreci & Corin Howell (Illustrator)
Pub. Date: January 2, 2024
Publisher: Vault Comics
Formats: Paperback, eBook
Pages: 112
Find it: Goodreads, Amazon, B&N, Indigo, Powell’s, BAM, Bookshop, Blackwell’s
Barbarian. Assassin. Witch. Red
Sonja meets Dungeons & Dragons in Queen
of Swords: A Barbaric Tale, where the triple threat of women's fury
rises - bursting from the pages of the smash, BARBARIC (one of
Entertainment Weekly's "Best Comics of 2021!")!
Magic and mayhem, humor and trouble,
Fire burns as blood flows and bubbles ...
Spinning out of the pages of BARBARIC comes an all-new,
rip-roaring fantasy adventure, filled with mayhem, humor, and a bloodthirsty
weapon that just won’t stop talking!
Serra is a witch with a checkered past; Ka is an assassin with an agenda all
her own, and Deadheart is a barbarian who wants to bash everyone in her path.
They’ll have to unite their unique skills to track down a powerful foe who’s
tied their lives together. Get ready to meet your new favorite instrument of
death—the evil Ga’Bar, whose spirit is now trapped in Deadheart’s sword!
Discover the origin of the dark magic that turned Soren into the tattooed witch
she is today, in this totally new story, the perfect place to step into the
world of BARBARIC for the first time!
Hell's got nothin' on these badass Barbaric belles...
Collects the entire, standalone three-issue series!
Interview with Michael Moreci & Nathan Gooden:
What movies/television/books/video games inspired the next chapter of Owen and Axe in Barbaric Vol. 3: Hell to Pay.
For me , visually, the obvious answer is the Video Game, God
of War. The story of that game had a lot of similarities to Owen's journey in
Hell to Pay. The journey of a great warrior, that has fallen in battle. The
video game is very brutal which is also the tone of Barbaric.
Can you talk about who (or what) inspired Owen, Axe, and the entire Barbaric Universe?
Conan the Barbarian was a huge inspiration for this Universe.
I adored Conan growing up, so Mike and I wanted to do an homage, and what
better way, then to gently make fun of it? The first and only rule I have for
Barbaric, is to have fun. It should be nonstop laughs and thrills.
How is Hell to Pay different than the first two volumes?
Well, in this volume, the core group is separated. Owen, Axe,
and Soren are in different worlds. They have become almost unstoppable
together, but separated, they are very vulnerable to their enemies. The
Curse is now upon Soren's head as well. Axe, well he is Axe. Not much has
changed for him, other then the length of his hangovers.
MIKE & NATE: How was it working with Nicholas
Working with Nicholas, was just effortless. He completely
understood the world and dove right in. His ideas just had Mike and I saying to
eachother, "Why DIDN'T WE THINK OF THAT?!". Hopefully this is
the first of many that Nicholas will contribute.
List your favorite graphic novels from last year and why you like them.
The Last Ronin. I have always been a huge TMNT fan, and I
really liked the path this story took.
It's Lonely At The Centre Of The earth. It's a great look at
depression and the black holes it can create.
It's always great to get some new Saga as well.
List the graphic novels and/or prose books that you’re looking forward to next year.
I’m really looking forward to Stephen King's new book. In my
opinion, he has been on fire lately. And I've heard rumors of a Cujo
sequel.
NATE: Talk about your favorite (and least favorite) type of character to create/draw
My favorites are the strange and unique creatures Mike
creates with the Barbaric world. There is always new lands with adventures and
creatures. This story progresses quickly, so it's always fun to create rich
backgrounds for new cities, tribes, and characters. No one would ever want to
hear it, because I would bore them to sleep.; But I always have reasons for a
certain design down to each detail. Example the reason some Barbarians wear a
certain headband, and others wear face paint. My least favorite are ones that I
know are going to get killed quickly. My brain creates this rich back story and
then two panels later, they are dead and gone.
Does BARBARIC HELL TO PAY have a playlist? If so, can you share?
Absolutely!!! Deftones, specifically, the album OHMS.
Is there anything else you’d like to share with readers/tour participants?
Thank You, and I really hope you enjoyed Barbaric, Hell To
Pay.
About Michael Moreci:
Michael Moreci is a bestselling comics author, screenwriter, and
novelist. His original comic works include The Plot, Curse, Barbaric,
Wasted Space (all for VAULT COMICS), the upcoming Creepy the
Snowman Middle Grade graphic novel – with his two sons – for
WONDERBOUND, Roche Limit, and more. He's also written canonical
stories for Stranger Things, Star Wars, Hack/Slash, and the DC universe.
Additionally, Moreci ‘s first movie, Revealer, premiered in Fall 2021 and he's
in pre-production on a second film.
Keep in touch:
Website | Twitter | Instagram | Goodreads | Amazon | BookBub
An award-winning illustrator and sequential artist, Nathan
C. Gooden is Art Director at Vault Comics. Nathan studied animation at
the Pratt Institute in Brooklyn, and worked in film production, before
co-founding Vault Comics. Nathan’s previous works include Brandon Sanderson’s
Dark One (Vault), Barbaric (Vault), Zojaqan (Vault), and Killbox (from
American Gothic Press). He lives in Southern California, where he plays a lot
of basketball and hikes constantly with his wife.
Keep
in touch:
About Nicholas Eames:
Nicholas Eames was born to parents of infinite patience and
unstinting support in Wingham, Ontario. Kings
of the Wyld is his first novel, Bloody
Rose his second! He lives in British Columbia, Canada, and loves black coffee, neat whiskey, the month
of October, and video games, anime, movies, and all things awesome.
He is co-wrote(with Michael Moreci) the one-shot, oversized comic BARBARIC:
Wrong Kind of Righteous for Vault Comics!
Keep in touch:
Website | Twitter | Instagram | Goodreads
Corin
Howell is a red
head Comic Artist of spooky, scary, and sexy, and monsters, maidens, and
robots.
I love cats too.
She is the artist for the supernatural detective series from Vault, SHADOW
SERVICE, with bestselling author Cavan Scott. Hometown: Austin, TX
Website | Twitter
| Instagram | Goodreads
Giveaway Details:
2 winners
will receive finished copies of BARBARIC VOL. 3: HELL TO PAY & QUEEN OF SWORDS: A BARBARIC TALES, US Only.
Ends January 16th, midnight EST.
Tour Schedule:
Week One:
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12/18/2023 |
Excerpt |
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12/19/2023 |
Interview Nicholas Eames /IG Post |
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12/20/2023 |
IG Post |
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12/21/2023 |
Excerpt/IG Post |
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12/22/2023 |
Excerpt |
Week Two:
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12/25/2023 |
Interview Michael & Nate/IG Post |
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12/26/2023 |
Excerpt/IG Post |
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12/27/2023 |
Excerpt/IG Post |
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12/28/2023 |
Review/IG Post |
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12/29/2023 |
IG Post/TikTok Post |
Week Three:
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1/1/2024 |
IG Review/LFL Drop Pic/TikTok Post |
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1/2/2024 |
Review |
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1/3/2024 |
Review/IG Post |
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1/4/2024 |
Review |
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1/5/2024 |
IG Review |
Week Four:
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1/8/2024 |
Review/IG Post |
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1/9/2024 |
Review/IG Post |
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1/10/2024 |
IG Review |
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1/11/2024 |
Review/IG Post |
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1/12/2024 |
IG Review |
