The Brave and the Bold #23

In a tale of storm-lashed seas and hidden destinies, young Jon—known as the Viking Prince—must navigate a world of clashing loyalties as King Rikk, the Storm Cloud, prepares him for a violent legacy. Bound by a bitter betrothal to Princess Asa and haunted by the Mute Bard’s eerie visions of dragon ships and sorrow, Jon’s path to power is shadowed by secrets older than the land itself.

In the rugged lands of ancient Scandinavia, Jon, the Viking Prince, hones his strength through grueling trials while Princess Asa defies tradition to prove herself a true warrior. When King Rikk’s shipwreck leads to capture, Jon and the Bard must flee, then sneak into the fortress of the Dragon King Torgo—where Jon discovers his father imprisoned and Asa held captive. With courage and cunning, Jon faces his foes, only to emerge with a storm of questions about the adventures still to come.

In the wilds of the Burning Sea, Viking Prince Jon races to save Princess Asa, who’s vanished into a ghostly mist and been imprisoned as a wooden figurehead by the treacherous Jarl Eric the Axe. With the sea ablaze and a volcano erupting, Jon battles Eric in a hooded duel, then flees across storm-lashed waters with the figurehead—sacrificing his last drink of water to restore her to life. As they escape the maelstrom and Eric’s ship sinks, Jon is hailed as a hero, rewarded with a kiss in Asa’s kingdom.