Your Local Comic Book Store Can Get Vault Comics’ ‘Beyond Real’ #1 For Free

Vault has announced it is to make Beyond Real #1 free to retailers. This mind-bending new comic see writer Zack Kaplan team up with the likes of artists including Fabiana Mascolo, Toni Fejzula, Vincenzo Riccardi, Dennis Menheere, Jorge Corona, Luana Vecchio, and Liana Kangas. Each issue will be coloured by Jordie Bellaire and lettered by Eisner-winner Hassan Otsmane-Elhaou.

This follows on from September’s free release to retailers, Unnatural Order #1 by Christopher Yost and Val Rodrigues that received over 137,000 orders, making it one of the highest-ordered comics of the past ten years.

“We tried something audacious and crazy with Unnatural Order, and it worked. Our partner retailers got the idea instantly, and they got behind it with their full might and ingenuity. More than just ordering big–and don’t get me wrong, they ordered huge–they brought incredible excitement and innovative ideas about how to get this book in the hands of their customers. This model has the power to change how the comic book market works, and to tip the balance of power in favor of the retailers and their loyal customers who hold this business together. It dramatically expands the readership for Vault’s creators and catalog, and it also gives readers something cool and exciting. All of a sudden, it’s that much easier to find their favorite new Vault series.” –    Vault CEO & Publisher, Damian Wassel

“Yes, Beyond Real is a sci-fi adventure about simulation theory like you’ve never seen,” added Kaplan, “but everything about Beyond Real is really, truly, a celebration of creators and creatives at a time when new technologies, corporate greed and all kinds of larger pressures threaten an artist’s value. And so, Vault and the Beyond Real team talked, and we thought it was time to give everyone who appreciates art and comics a win. We all may be secretly living in a computer simulation, but that doesn’t mean we can’t break the rules. Giving Beyond Real #1away to all comic retailers gives us a chance to put it in the hands of anyone who wants it, and gives us a moment to thank the comics community for supporting the artist’s spirit. The first issue is a beautiful, heartfelt and dynamic comic, and we are so excited that Vault will be sharing it with the world in this way.” – Zack Kaplan

Beyond Real #1 will hit store shelves on December 13th from Vault Comics