Shades of Magic: The Steel Prince, Vol. 1 is an adult fantasy comic written by V.E. Schwab and illustrated by Andrea Olimpieri. It will be the first installment of the Shades of Magic: The Steel Prince series.[3]
It will be released in four issues before being published as a bind-up copy.[6][7] The issues will come out every month from October 2018[1] to January 2019,[8] and the bind-up will be released in February 2019.[5]
Synopsis
The comic will delve into the thrilling backstory of Kell's adoptive father, prince Maxim Maresh, before he became the king of Red London. When Maresh is sent to a violent and unmanageable port city far away to cut his military teeth on strict orders from his father, King Nokil Maresh, he encounters an unruly band of soldiers, a lawless landscape, and a newly returned pirate queen.[3]
In Titan's new Shades of Magic: The Steel Prince series, young and unruly Prince Maxim of Red London is sent to the lawless city of Verose after disobeying the King. Little does he know that a fate worse than exile awaits him on the Blood Coast...[9]
Summary
Issues
# | Title | Release date | EAN | Pages | Price | ||||
1 | Issue 1 | July 2018 (preview)[10] October 10, 2018 |
07447068266000111 | 32[11] | $ 5.00 (preview)[10] $ 3.99 | ||||
In a gaslamp world where magicians navigate alternate realities, Prince Maxim pursues a dark version of his beloved Red London. Banished from court, he refuses to surrender his quest – and faces worse than exile![11] | |||||||||
2 | Issue 2 | November 14,[2] 2018 | 07447068266000211 | 32[2] | $ 3.99 | ||||
Harried by assassins and secrets, banished for his pursuit of a forbidden alternate London, the Red Prince Maxim finds himself in the court of the Pirate Queen of the Blood Coast![2] | |||||||||
3 | Issue 3 | December 12,[12] 2018 | 07447068266000311 | N/A | $ 3.99 | ||||
Prince Maxim, heir to Red London, is short on allies—but he'd have to be desperate to join forces with the Pirate Queen of the Blood Coast! Will he find the magic he seeks, the key to a forbidden reality—or discover only disaster?[12] | |||||||||
4 | Issue 4 | January 2019 | N/A | N/A | N/A | ||||
TBA |
Characters
Red London
- Maxim Maresh — The Crown Prince of Arnes, also known as the Steel Prince. He is sent to the Blood Coast by his father.
- Nokil Maresh — The King of Arnes.
- Tieren Serense — Head Priest of the London Sanctuary.
- Isra — A soldier stationed at the Blood Coast.
- Arisa — The Pirate Queen. She has just returned to the Blood Coast.
Gallery
Covers
Issue 1
Issue 2
Issue 3
Issue 4
Sneak peaks[1][13] and previews
Trailer
Trivia
- The full first issue will have four different covers—one official and three variant covers.[14]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/ve-schwabs-shades-magic-novels-come-comics-1125831?utm_source=twitter
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 https://titan-comics.com/c/1327-shades-of-magic-the-steel-prince/
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 http://ew.com/books/2018/02/13/v-e-schwab-shades-of-magic-prequel-series/
- ↑ https://www.amazon.com/Shades-Magic-1-Steel-Prince/dp/1785865870/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1537525172&sr=8-1&keywords=the+steel+prince
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 https://twitter.com/veschwab/status/1042962195666100226
- ↑ https://twitter.com/veschwab/status/963461395055595520
- ↑ https://twitter.com/veschwab/status/993885623378472961
- ↑ https://twitter.com/veschwab/status/984459202893697026
- ↑ http://www.comicon.com/2018/07/20/shades-of-magic-prequel-the-steel-prince-to-launch-from-titan-this-fall/
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 https://twitter.com/veschwab/status/1012302386512191488
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 https://titan-comics.com/c/1326-shades-of-magic-the-steel-prince/
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 https://forbiddenplanet.com/260169-shades-of-magic-3-steel-prince-cover-a-infante/
- ↑ https://www.cbr.com/exclusive-shades-of-magic-the-steel-prince-1/?utm_content=bufferd551b&utm_medium=Social-Distribution&utm_source=CBR-TW&utm_campaign=CBR-TW
- ↑ https://www.instagram.com/p/BkkV9Wdj-3I/?taken-by=veschwab