End After End Vol. 1

WILLOW meets SAVING PRIVATE RYAN Weaving fantasy, horror, and action adventure, END AFTER END: At the Moment of Your Death tells the genre-blending, soul-bending story about how one man’s life – and death – impacts all of existence, time after time … without end.

IT NEVER ENDS
Life is nothing if not a series of endings. School. Jobs. Friendships. Love. Walter Willem's death was fast and unexpected. His was an unremarkable life. So, how is it that his story continues as cannon fodder in an endless war waged against an insatiable darkness hellbent on consuming all of existence?

Walt Willem is dead. When he awakens in the End After End he must survive being dropped face-first into the midst of an endless war. Unsatisfied by the artistic pursuits of his former life, Walt believes he's been summoned to the End After End to collect a set of ancient relics and reignite the power of a long dormant warrior who will vanquish the all-consuming Ulc.

At last Walt believes, he will finally be fulfilled. Walt is going to learn to redefine what it is to be a hero. Being a hero doesn’t mean saving the world all at once. A hero can be forged in small steps, taking the tiniest measures – the smallest acts resonate throughout the universe, changing the course of lives. Over, and over, and over again…

Volume 1 collects issues #1-5

From acclaimed writers David DB Andry (Resonant) and Tim Daniel (The Plot, Fissure, Walking Dead: The Survivor's Guide) and in-demand artist Sunando C comes the story of one seemingly unremarkable man – whose afterlife explodes with the impact it sets in motion.

For fans and readers of Tolkien’s Lord of the Rings, Wayland Drew’s Willow: A Novel (and the movie of the same name), Matt Haig’s The Midnight Library, Philip K. Dick’s Ubik, Richard Matheson’s What Dreams May Come, Dante’s The Inferno, Brandon Sanderson’ Dark One, Kieron Gillen & Stephanie Han’s DIE, Kieron Gillen & Dan Mora's Once and Future, and fans of the films The Dark Crystal, Saving Private Ryan, 1917, and Edge of Tomorrow.

“…a really original, unique take on the afterlife.” – The Beat

“{End After End] serves delicious Labyrinth-for-adults vibes, w/ a touch of The Talisman to boot” – Sina Grace (writer and artist - Superman: The Harvests of Youth; writer – Batman: Detective Comics; Sensational Wonder Woman; Wonder Woman Black & Gold; Green Lantern 80th Anniversary (DC Comics); writer – Iceman (Marvel Comics))

“An unexpected adventure within the afterlife gives this story a fresh take on fantasy and action.” – Lotusland Comics

“End After End … drops you right in the middle of the action so you can figure everything out as you go along. 10/10” – Graphic Policy

“Quickly paced with immersive world-building, 'End After End' is a delightful ride worth taking.” – Lotusland Comics

“’End after End ‘ … is a barebones fantasy survival story that thrusts its protagonist into a terrifying situation with little pretense and even less preparation, and does a great job of making the reader feel just as confused and as stressed as its protagonist.” – Multiversity Comics

David "DB" Andry is a physical therapist and comic book writer from Sacramento, CA. His works include RESONANT and END AFTER END from Vault Comics and the self-published graphic novel, THE WILD UNCERTAIN. Follow him on Twitter @dbandry for updates and excessive amount of chicken pictures

Creator, writer, and designer, Tim Daniel got his start in comics writing The Walking Dead: Survivor’s Guide for Robert Kirkman’s Skybound Entertainment. (He later became a zombie himself in the show’s pilot episode). In 2012, Tim’s first original comic, Enormous, was published by Image Comics. Enormous later returned to print in 2014 as an ongoing series from 215Ink. Since then, Tim has written and co-created Burning Fields and Curse (both with BOOM!), as well as Skinned (Monkeybrain), The Plot (co-written with Michael Moreci for Vault Comics), Fissure (Vault Comics), End After End (Vault Comics), Denizen for Nightfall: Double Feature (with David Andry) (Vault Comics), and is an acclaimed designer in publishing and pop culture.

SUNANDO C is a comic artist and illustrator based in Bangalore, India where he lives with his four cats and two dogs. His first professional comics work in the US was published in 2019, and he has since worked on short projects for Vault Comics, Image Comics, Dark Horse, Comixology and Black Mask Studios.He can be found on Twitter and Instagram @sunandoisms

Kurt is the colorist of comic books such as THE BLUE FLAME and MONEY SHOT from Vault Comics, GLITTERBOMB, and HACK/SLASH. Technically, he colored BATMAN one time in DC's LOVE IS A BATTLEFIELD anthology. It counts.

He won the 2021 Nerdie for Colorist of the Year from The House of Nerd Podcast.

Kurt is also the creator of the Color With Kurt YouTube channel - a channel focused on making color more accessible.youtube.com/ColorWithKurt

He lives in Long Beach, Mississippi, with his wife and two cats. When he is not coloring, he enjoys drawing, streaming, playing basketball, video games, movies, and coloring more.

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