The following is a list of Artesia products which you should order from your comic retailer. Warning: Spoilers ahead!
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ARTESIA AFIELD #1 (of 6) 24 p. story & art FULL COLOR Written and Illustrated by Mark Smylie Artesia has returned! Here begins the second chapter in Mark Smylie’s epic tale of the warrior witch queen. The war against the Thessid Empire has begun in the Middle Kingdoms, and Artesia has placed her company at the heart of it. Awaiting orders to join the Grand Duke, Artesia skirmishes with a column of the dreaded Dumeghal, warrior-servants of the Isliklids in league with the empire. Despite their victory, Artesia is filled with a sense of unease that permeates the Middle Kingdoms. As the call to join the rest of the fight comes, Artesia struggles with her visions of guilty pasts and dark futures. Now’s your chance-- don’t miss the beginning of one of the most riveting fantasy tales in comics! Written and illustrated by Mark Smylie. ARTESIA AFIELD #1 LIMITED EDITION 24 p. story & art FULL COLOR Written and Illustrated by Mark Smylie Need more ARTESIA? Look no further! This special Limited Edition ARTESIA #1 has not one, not two, but THREE all-new full-color outside and inside covers by Mark Smylie! Furthermore, like the first ARTESIA Limited, Mark Smylie has rendered the warrior witch queen in an atypically warm and tranquil moment. You won’t see much of THAT in the regular series! Strictly limited to 1000 signed and numbered copies. Written and illustrated by Mark Smylie.
ARTESIA AFIELD #2 24pg Full color Written and illustrated by Mark Smylie S P O I L E R S Artesia and her chief lords and captains are called to the castle of An-Ogruth, where the Grand Duke will reveal plans to break the Thessid siege and liberate the city of Collwyn. There, she is reunited with her brother, Stjepan, who reveals strong suspicions amongst the learned magisters of the Middle Kingdoms that the Thessid Emperor has become a Worm King — an ancient evil, long-though banished from the Known World. And danger lurks amongst the gathered knights and nobles in the Grand Duke's court, as Agall's temple knights and assassins confront Artesia and her Highlanders!------------------------------------------------------
Artesia Poster #1 Illustrated by Mark Smylie Full Color, 21x27 Artesia fans take note: Sirius offers thier first-ever Artesia poster, featuring a quintessential image from the first Artesia series, taken from the cover to Artesia #1. Here, Artesia charges into battle against King Branimir's enemy, aided by the war spirits Mormo, Charize, and Demidice. Around the the battle rages in all its bloody splendor. ARTESIA AFIELD #3 24pg Full Color Written and Illustrated by Mark Smylie S P O I L E R S "Becomes a Raven" — Artesia and her company continue on their trek to teh Plain of Horns, where the battle for Collwyn is to take place. New allies and old foes appear along the way as Artesia meets the King of Umat, hires a band of Palatian mercenaries, and learns that the assassin who made an attempt on her life acted under the influence of Renham of An- Athark, a Highland King. And the situation darkens when Artesia seeks through magic to release her Dumeghal prisoners from their oaths to the Isliklids. As she sets them free and secures their devotion, a distant, piercing scream shakes the sky — a signal of evil struggles to come.------------------------------------------------------
ARTESIA AFIELD #4 24pg Full Color Written and Illustrated by Mark Smylie S P O I L E R S "Becomes a Ghost" — On the eve of their march on Collwyn, Artesia surveys her camp and uses a magic charm to investigate the standing of her new Palatian mercenaries. Walking unseen within the tent of their captain, Artesia learns that her new hires know more than they're letting on. Then, Artesia's war spirits reveal to her the secret actions of the Thessid armies across the river. Though the Empire's vanguard has been separated from its main host, the Thessids have fashioned a plan to insure that they will vastly outnumber the Grand Duke's forces set to liberate the city of Collwyn. Artesia calls her soldiers to arms, and a race to the battlefield begins in earnest...------------------------------------------------------
ARTESIA AFIELD #5 24pg Full Color Written and Illustrated by Mark Smylie S P O I L E R S "Becomes a Wolf" — Artesia and her company march on the field of battle to find that the Thessids have already begun their assault on the Grand Duke's camp. As her banner lords ride to destroy the Thessid bridge, Artesia and her Guard plunge into the chaos of the swirling melee. Artesia is greeted by the Gorgonae, the goddesses of battle, and is overcome by visions of war before she comes face to face with the once-human champions of the Isliklid Kings.------------------------------------------------------
ARTESIA AFIELD #6 24pg Full Color Written and Illustrated by Mark Smylie S P O I L E R S "Becomes a Queen" — In the midst of the chaos of the field, Artesia and her guard face the Thessid charge led by the Dumeghal champions of hte Isliklid King, as the corrupted once-men try to break the center of the Grand Duke's line. With the fate of the northern host in the balance, Artesia confronts the horrors of war and her own ambitions. The conclusion of the second Artesia series, this issue lays the ground-work for the third series, Artesia Afire.
