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VAULT & ZOOP PARTNER FOR INNOVATIVE NEW CROWD BUILDING CAMPAIGN FOR BARBARIC: BORN IN BLOOD

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Throughout the Barbaric "Join The Horde" Crowdbuilding Campaign™, fans will be able to get FREE early digital access…

2 min read Mar 11, 2024

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VAULT MAKES BARBARIC: BORN IN BLOOD #1 FREE FOR RETAILERS

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BARBARIC: BORN IN BLOOD #1 is a true jumping on point for new readers, requiring no previous knowledge of the…

3 min read Feb 7, 2024

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Verse Finale & Return of Webcomic Serialization

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Vault and creator Sam Beck are thrilled to announce the long-awaited finale of Verse, the beloved YA fantasy graphic novel…

3 min read Jan 23, 2024

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BUCKLEDOWN BREWING PARTNERS WITH VAULT FOR BARBARIC BLOOD RED ALE

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"This red ale starts off with authentic Pale Ale malt for a bready backbone, complemented by the robust spiciness…

1 min read Dec 19, 2023

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EPIC NEW SERIES, BARBARIC: BORN IN BLOOD

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Worried Axe is going to find out you fell behind on a few issues? Scared to admit that despite all…

2 min read Nov 21, 2023

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Beyond Real #1 Received Over 100,000 Orders

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BEYOND REAL is one of the most exciting and innovative independent comics of the last decade. It sees Zack Kaplan…

2 min read Nov 21, 2023

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SANJI — A MANGA HOMAGE VARIANT COVER LINE WITH ARTIST ANGELA WU

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The first Sanji variant cover will be for Barbaric: Wrong Kind of Righteous #1. It will be an homage to…

3 min read Oct 23, 2023

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Slash and Vault Kickstart A New Era of Deathstalker

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BACK NOW ON KICKSTARTER Are you ready for a journey that combines swords, sorcery, and... Slash?! If so, you'…

2 min read Oct 10, 2023

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VAULT MAKES BEYOND REAL #1 FREE FOR RETAILERS

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In September, Vault offered Christopher Yost and Val Rodrigues’ comic UNNATURAL ORDER #1 using the free-to-retailer model, and the smash-hit book received over 137,000 orders, making it one of the highest-ordered comics of the past ten years.

2 min read Oct 5, 2023

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Vault Comics @ New York City Comic Con 2023

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We're thrilled to announce our presence at this year's New York City Comic Con, and we&…

4 min read Sep 29, 2023

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Banned Books Week: Let Freedom Read!

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This year, Banned Books Week is more important than ever. Challenges to books and intellectual freedom run rampant in school…

2 min read Sep 29, 2023

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Video Nasties with John Lees: Flesh for Frankenstein

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Is Flesh for Frankenstein a good movie? Heck no. But it's the kind of movie miracle that rarely works out if you try to recreate it on purpose.

3 min read Sep 13, 2023

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