Weird Planets #18

In "Land of Wonder!", Alaskan explorer Gil Bryant is rescued by a hidden underground civilization after being lost in the Arctic. Though grateful for their aid, he learns with shock that thirty years have passed on the surface—long enough for the world above to become a harsh, unfamiliar place. Determined to return to the only home he’s known, Gil sets out north once more, hoping to find the underground world again.

Duke De Severne’s decision to banish an old man believed to be a wizard sets off a chain of misfortunes that shadows his bloodline, beginning with a cursed sword that brings only sorrow to those who wield it. As the legacy of that fateful act unfolds across generations, the weight of the past presses down on Henry Severne, heir to a name steeped in regret.