Dark Engine
Image · 2014–2015 · 5 issues
About the series
In Dark Engine, writer Ryan Burton and artist John Bivens craft a visceral, self-contained five-issue saga for Image Comics that reimagines the monster-hunting genre through a darkly mythic lens. The series follows a lone, powerful woman known only as Sym, who emerges from a mysterious engine to hunt down the monstrous creatures that plague a twisted, medieval-fantasy world. Burton’s lean, atmospheric storytelling pairs with Bivens’s detailed, moody artwork to create a grim, propulsive tale of survival and transformation. A cult-favorite Image debut, it stands out for its haunting visual design and tight, uncompromising narrative.
