The world’s gone bad.
The global order has fallen. History is over. Science has faltered, while the unnatural and the occult thrive. Geography is mutable. Time is inconstant. Hell’s gates are open, and heaven’s been evacuated. Humankind is now blended with mutants and monsters, machines and magicians. Pockets of civilization still exist, but the wilderness is filled with outlaws, savages, and worse.
One man comes out of the blasted wastes, bringing hell and ruination wherever he goes. A one-man army, a five-bell alarm, a ten on the Richter scale. A catastrophe walking in busted-down boots.
There are plenty of good folk in this broken world. Plenty more who are bad. But there is only one Badman.
The Badman is about those who bring catastrophe upon us, and those who survive in its wake. Expect monsters wreaking havoc, heroes dying badly, and ordinary people doing whatever they can to survive.
For fans of Grendel, Lobo, Grimjack, and Dark City.
IPI Comics is proud to present The Badman, written by Jason Franks and illustrated by Harry Purnell. Coming to Kickstarter in September 2027. Click through to be notified when it launches:
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/ipicomic/badman-issue-1-post-apocalyptic-sci-fi-horror
Jason Franks is the author of Bloody Waters, Faerie Apocalypse, and X-Dimensional Assassin Zai, and the writer of the Sixsmiths graphic novels. He works at the intersection of horror, science fiction, fantasy, and comedy, but he’ll stalk a story into any genre. Franks’ graphic novel Gourmand Go (illustrated by Hazz Purnell and others) won an Australasian Shadows Award for Best Graphic novel. His other work has variously been short-listed for Aurealis, Ditmar, and Ledger Awards.
Hazz Purnell is an Australian artist and illustrator with a love of monsters, science fiction, horror and larger-than-life characters. Drawing inspiration from comics, animation, graffiti and tattoo art, he works across traditional and digital media. His illustration credits include Gourmand Go, and he is the artist on BADMAN, written by Jason Franks. Away from the drawing board, he works as a mental health nurse.
