Broken Frontier

Starkweather #0

Original story by Piers Anthony
Adapted by David Rodriguez
Art by Patrick McEvoy

More than two thousand years ago, a Roman soldier named Cartaphilus struck a prisoner who was to be executed by crucifixion.  From that moment, he was cursed by God and fate to walk the earth until Christ’s return.  Doomed to always bleed, always hurt...and never die. Acclaimed master of science-fiction and fantasy and New York Times bestselling author Piers Anthony delivers his first comic book story to the world of Starkweather and brings the untold history of this mythical Roman soldier to vivid life.  In a tale that spans the millennia, Anthony reveals the events that created this fearsome adversary and how Cartaphilus was recruited to the side of the witches in their war against the Templars, creating a perfect entry point into the forthcoming Starkweather: Immortal 4-issue limited series beginning in August from David Rodriguez and Patrick McEvoy.

Archaia Studios Press, June 2007, Diamond Order Code: APR07 3383, $4.95, full color, Mature Readers