The Brave and the Bold #1

In "The Thunder of the Chariots!", Caius, Crixus, and Cotta find themselves caught in a brutal gladiatorial contest where one man’s rise from slave to legend is forged in fire and fury. As a young shepherd wrongfully condemned to the galleys, Marcus transforms into a towering force of will—surviving lions, outwitting treachery, and conquering the arena with nothing but a shield. But when the golden helmet of the Golden Gladiator is his, the real battle for survival has only just begun.

In a tale of forgotten pasts and sea-faring vengeance, a memoryless Viking youth named Jon—the Shining—rises from the waves to claim a destiny he doesn’t yet understand. When a treacherous spy threatens his new home, Jon fights back with nothing but a net, a blade, and sheer will, drawing the wrath of Baron Thorvald and his dragon ship. As the sea roars and the sails catch fire, Jon must confront the truth of who he was—and who he’s becoming—before the tide turns for good.

In the perilous heart of the Forest Perilous, a young squire named Brian—still untested and unknown—discovers a suit of armor bearing a hawk emblem, just as a band of knights threatens a girl in distress. With the legendary hawk Slasher at his side and the weight of a forgotten legacy on his shoulders, he steps into the shadows as the Silent Knight, a figure whispered about in awe and fear across the castle walls.