CBR can exclusively reveal comics publisher Dark Horse‘s epic new fantasy adventure, The Carlyle School for Kings. The new series will debut this October and is available for pre-order at local comic shops now.
Screenwriter Nelson Greaves (Unfriended) teams up with artist Davide Castelluccio for The Carlyle School for Kings in an indie comics tale of revenge, friendship, romance and betrayal. The action will unfold over four issues, and cover art for the first issue can be seen below, showcasing the story’s cast as its dark kingdom looms over them. The Carlyle School for Kings #1 will hit comic book shops on Oct. 30.
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THE CARLYLE SCHOOL FOR KINGS #1
- Written by NELSON GREAVES
- Art by DAVIDE CASTELLUCCIO
- Colors by FRANCESCA VIVALDI
- Letters by FRANK CVETKOVIC
- On sale Oct. 30
Dark Horse’s solicit for the new series teases the adventures to come: “Emmelene Heron is the daughter of traitors, but even she cannot be denied entrance to the Carlyle School for Kings. For thousands of years, the academy has opened its doors to the best and brightest youth in the Kingdom. There, they are trained in matters of heart, strength, and mind, and the one deemed most exceptional will be crowned king for the next 30 years when the King Cycle repeats. This decree was enacted by Godwit himself to ensure the King is young enough that hope and idealism still thrive within them — but if they want hope and idealism, they invited the wrong girl.”
The Carlyle School for Kings’ Story Stems from Writer’s University Trauma
Speaking in Dark Horse‘s press release for the new series, writer Nelson Greaves discussed how college culture led to trauma that inspired The Carlyle School for Kings. “Carlyle was born from the trauma I experienced as a country boy at a cut-throat Ivy League university. The culture encouraged us to win by any means necessary, and it wasn’t a Monday if you weren’t getting torn down, mocked and stabbed in the back,” Greaves said. “Unlike Emme, no one actually tried to kill me, and there wasn’t a giant living under my dining hall, but school still felt like a fight for my life, and I wanted to tell a story for anyone who’d felt that way, too.”
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Artist Davide Castelluccio added his thoughts on the plot of the series, saying, “Carlyle is a comic which encompasse[s] many different moods, with a story that is surprising page after page. I was pretty shocked by some of the plot turns!”
The Carlyle School for Kings #1 goes on sale Oct. 30 from Dark Horse Comics.
Source: Dark Horse
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