The Last WarlockAn illustrated military horror short story
A mercenary extraction mission.
A prisoner with impossible powers.
A castle overrun by creatures.
From film and television writers whose credits include In the Shadow of the Moon and Dune: Prophecy, with illustrations by the co-creator of The Boys and Transmetropolitan.
The mission
Dropped into the Altai Mountains with a team he barely knows, a burned-out American mercenary has a straightforward assignment: infiltrate a remote castle, recover a high-value prisoner and reach the extraction point.
The briefing tells him almost nothing about the man he’s supposed to rescue. He needs the money badly enough to go anyway.
The prisoner
They find the prisoner shackled to the floor, his hands sealed inside a metal box. He can barely lift his head.
Nothing about him explains why they were sent here. But he insists they free his hands before they leave.
The battle
Elsewhere in the castle, a machine opens a breach in reality. Creatures pour through. The old man reaches for an ancient amulet—and joins the battle with a power no military briefing could have prepared them for.
Assault rifles and magic fight side by side. The mission has become a struggle to get out alive.
The human stakes
Back in North Carolina, his daughter lives in a house he can no longer afford. Paying for it is one thing he can still do for her.
He took this job to keep that promise. Now, between him and the extraction point, the castle is overrun by creatures.
A tactical extraction mission becomes a battle with ancient magic and creatures from another world.
A veteran mercenary takes a job he distrusts to support the daughter he loves.
Snowbound wilderness, a remote castle and a small strike team give the supernatural action a clear physical setting.
Weidman and Tock’s credits include In the Shadow of the Moon, Limitless, Zoo and Dune: Prophecy.
The book
A military horror short story by Gregory Weidman and Geoff Tock, illustrated by Darick Robertson.
Lean, violent and designed to be read in a single sitting.
The creators
Gregory Weidman and Geoff Tock are film and television writing partners. Their credits include In the Shadow of the Moon, Zoo, Limitless and Dune: Prophecy.
Darick Robertson is the co-creator of The Boys and Transmetropolitan. His work spans original science fiction and hundreds of comics, including titles for Marvel and DC.
Cover design by Sonny & Biddy.
