Christian alternative metal band Demon Hunter‘s four-issue comic series based around the themes of their 2022 album “Exile” is being primed for a deluxe hardcover collection. The band, whose vocalist Ryan Clark has had a long history with graphic design and art, have paired with Z2 for a four-issue series fleshing out the concepts. A vinyl 7″ featuring the songs “I Align“, “The Brink“, “Some Of Us” and “World’s Apart” will accompany this repackaging of the out-of-print series.
Clark commented:
“Teaming up with Z2 to release this special hardcover edition of Exile has been an absolute pleasure. The team at Z2 has been incredible to work with, and it’s an honor to collaborate with a company so respected and beloved in the world of comics. Collecting all four issues into one volume—along with some extra bells and whistles—feels like the perfect way to celebrate the full scope of this story and the Exile album.”
A press release said of the concepts explored via the album and subsequent comics:
‘The story dives into the not-so-distant future, where tech has overtaken real life in frightening ways. Society has divided. Freedom has died. The vast majority align with a faction called the M.A.S. – an organization that doles out harsh sentencing to anyone at any time for anything they deem disagreeable. The rest have either been hunted down and killed or have quietly vanished into obscurity. These few survivors—dubbed “the LOTUS” (the Last of the Undying Spirit) fled society in an attempt to preserve their beliefs and survive. They cut ties with tech in order to fall off the grid and set up disparate, secretive locations around the globe. The only way to find these secret locations is by word of mouth or the appearance of a cryptic symbol only the LOTUS recognizes.
After the M.A.S. raids her home, sixteen-year-old Hunter Woodson finds herself on a solo mission to preserve her family’s history. Armed only with a wooden staff, Hunter must brave this frightening new world and deliver a precious family heirloom to a fellow survivor. It may be her only chance to conserve her people’s legacy, make good on her father’s final wishes, and find true refuge.’
You can pre-order the set via z2comics.com/demonhunter, with a November 01st release date planned.
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