Rom: Dire Wraiths

Description

July, 1969. Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin are about to become the first humans to set foot on the moon, but something inhuman is waiting for them! The first humans are about to set foot on the moon, but something inhuman is waiting for them! Seeking to conquer everything in their path, the Dire Wraiths wield powerful dark magic and can infect other creatures, transforming them into more of their kind. The only thing powerful enough to oppose them is Rom the Spaceknight. But, with Rom nowhere in sight, can the Adventure Team help prevent one giant leap for Dire Wraith-kind, or is there no way to stop an invasion of Earth? By writer Chris Ryall and artists Luca Pizzari, Andrea Pizzari, and Ron Joseph. Plus, a special back-up story with art by Guy Dorian Sr., Rom legend Sal Buscema, Scott Hanna, and Maria Keane!

Chris Ryall is the co-creator of Zombies vs Robots with Ashley Wood. Ryall has also co-created and written Groom Lake, The Colonized, The Hollows, and Onyx, and has also written adaptations of stories by Stephen King, Clive Barker, and Richard Matheson. He is also the co-author of a prose book about comics, Comic Books 101, and has written comics based on the Transformers, the band Kiss, Mars Attacks, Weekly World News, and Hasbro's Rom. Ryall and ZvR co-creator Ashley Wood were nominated for the 2006 Eisner Award for "Best Short Story."

"This is an exciting, fresh and interesting book based on a race, species or whatnot that we never have known enough about. We know they are dangerous, cunning and bloodthirsty but to see them in action and planning that's a whole new ballgame. You owe it to yourself to check this one out because it'll surely be that surprise hit for you too!" -Reading With A Flight Ring "A fun story, deftly woven together by a strong collection of industry professionals. Who could ask for more?" -Major Spoilers