Bloodland #1

President Andrew Cross is deep into an unconstitutional extended term, seized and shielded by executive orders, martial law, and a stacked Supreme Court.

With support splintering, Cross forges an alliance with a cabal of ancient European vampires. As the White Cell’s influence expands, the administration’s pursuit of power and blood purity transforms the landscape into a battleground between emboldened loyalists, aspiring demagogues, and colorful factions of dissenters.

Against it all, Army veteran Heather Brooks is a lone wolf on a warpath to find and avenge her newborn son who’s been sacrificed to the state; and retired pro quarterback Son Cassidy rallies an idealistic resistance. As their courses collide, the two leaders will tilt the odds and change the shape of a cross-country war for the soul of a nation.

Monsters pull the strings in this debut of Bloodland, a savage and sweeping 12-issue political horror reuniting B. Clay Moore (The Leading Man; Bloodshot) and artist Mack Chater (Stranger Things: Tales from Hawkins)!

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