Archaic - Paperback

by Melissa F. Olson (Author), Sally Cantirino (Artist), Gab Contreras (Colorist)

For fans of Saga, a modern fantasy comic from acclaimed novelist Melissa F. Olson, author of the bestselling Old World series.

Meet Tess Halliday, a broke single mom desperate to protect her kids from vicious criminals trying to collect on her ex-husband's debts. Following a mysterious message, Tess flees to the island of Demonde--a place of demons, legendary creatures, and a family secret that just might cost Tess her life. Written by acclaimed novelist Melissa F. Olson, with evocative art by Sally Cantirino (I Walk With Monsters).

Author Biography

Melissa F. Olson is the author of more than a dozen books in the Old World universe, the PI mystery The Big Keep, and numerous short stories and novellas, including the Nightshades trilogy for Tor.com. Her journalism and academic work has been published in The International Journal of Comic Art, the compilation Images of the Modern Vampire, Litreactor.com, and Tor.com, among other places. Melissa has been a writing teacher, English professor, and TEDx presenter, but she now divides her time between writing and conventions, where she speaks about issues related to genre, feminism, writing, and parenting.

Sally Cantirino is a comic artist and illustrator currently based in New Jersey. She has been self-publishing comics and zines since she was a teenager. Her recent comics work includes I Walk With Monsters, Human Remains, and Door to Door, Night by Night for Vault Comics, "The Final Girls", "Last Song", and "We Have To Go Back". She has also done artwork for World Champ Game Co and bands like La Dispute and Murder By Death.