The Magdalena #1
The Magdalena #1 introduces Patience, a young orphan who flees her home for New York City, where she forms a bond with a fellow runaway, Rowan. When a mysterious shepherd named Kristof arrives, claiming she’s a descendant of Mary Magdalene and destined to become the Magdalena, Patience is thrust into a hidden world of supernatural threats. With Rowan kidnapped and Kristof offering a dangerous bargain, Patience must decide whether to embrace a legacy she never asked for. Written by Brian Holguin and illustrated by Eric Basaldua, with inks by Batt, Sal Regla, Rick Basaldua, Joe Weems, Tom Bar-Or, and colors by Beth Sotelo, John Starr, and Guy Major, the issue’s cover by Eric Basaldua and Matt Banning captures the story’s eerie, otherworldly tone.
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An orphan named Patience leaves her orphanage and travels to New York City where she is befriended by a runaway named Rowan. She is followed to New York by Kristof, a shepherd in the Order of Malta. He tells Patience that she is a descendant of Mary Magdalene and has been trained to take up the mantle of the Magdalena in order to protect humanity from supernatural menaces. While Patience comes to grips with this information, her friend Rowan is kidnapped. Kristof and Patience make a deal: if she follows him to Malta, he will help her rescue her friend.
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