Dark Ages

In Dark Ages (Dark Horse, 2014–present), writer Dan Abnett and artist I. N. J. Culbard conjure a medieval fantasy epic that plunges a band of refugees into a savage, monster-haunted wilderness after their kingdom falls. This four-issue series distills the grim survival and creeping dread of a world stripped of civilization, where every shadow hides a threat both supernatural and human. Abnett and Culbard’s collaboration brings a stark, intimate visual storytelling to a tale of desperate flight and the fragile hope of rebuilding. It matters as a taut, self-contained saga that marries Abnett’s knack for epic scope with Culbard’s atmospheric, almost folkloric art.