Rex Libris #1

In "I, Librarian," Rex Libris—ancient Roman librarian and current keeper of the Middleton Public Library—finds himself caught between myth and modernity when his god Thoth assigns him a bizarre mission: retrieve an overdue book and its steep fine from Vaglox, warlord of Benzine Five. As Rex recounts his millennia-spanning past to publisher B. Barry Horst, the man behind his comic book, he’s met with increasingly outlandish suggestions to make his life story more marketable.

In "Labyrinth of Literature, Episode 2," Rex and his avian roommate Simonides—once a megalomaniac transformed by Circe—navigate the chaotic stacks of the library, where a lost woman’s plight leads to an accidental mid-air teleportation. With crystals in hand and a starship waiting beyond the shelves, Rex must keep Simon’s grand ambitions in check while figuring out how to reach Benzine V—without another misstep.

In "Leap of Faith!" from Rex Libris #1, Rex and Simon make a dramatic, physics-defying descent onto the icy world of Benzine V—only to crash into a snowman, inadvertently ending the life of its leader. As tensions rise between the explorers and the furious snowmen, back on Earth, Circe and Hypatia awaken to the strange reality that characters from their book collection, including the Vandal king Gaiseric, have come to life.

In "Battle on Benzine!" from Rex Libris #1, Rex and Simonides find themselves caught in a chaotic clash with a horde of snowmen—only to be reminded of a past accident in 19th century Afghanistan when Simon accidentally shot Rex. As the duo navigates the snowy terrain of Benzine V, they uncover the snowmen’s true plight: displaced by the enigmatic Vaglox. When the snowmen struggle to choose a leader, Simon unexpectedly steps into power—though not quite the way anyone expected. Meanwhile, back at the library, Circe turns Gaiseric into a pig, and on the planet’s surface, a Vaglox patrol closes in on the fleeing heroes.

In "Tea With Vaglox," Rex finds himself face-to-face with the warlord Vaglox not in battle, but over a surprisingly polite cup of tea—though the peace doesn't last long. When Vaglox’s attempt to poison Rex backfires, the real threat is revealed: he’d been planning to destroy Earth all along. Written by the creators of Rex Libris, this 32-page adventure blends sharp humor with swashbuckling action, as Rex must outwit a tyrant who thinks diplomacy is just another weapon.