‘Barbaric: Born In Blood’ #1 Is The Next Comic Vault Are Making Free To Retailers

by Olly MacNamee

Vault has announced the latest comic it’s offering up free to retailers is Barbaric: Born In Blood #1, due for release this April from co-creators writer Michael Moreci and artist Nathan Gooden.

Previously Unnatural Order #1 and Beyond Reality #1 were also offered free to retailers, resulting in over a quarter of a million copies ordered.

“The story follows Owen, a bloodthirsty barbarian and his drunk axe as they roam an untamed, mythic realm battling supernatural cultists, hungry giants, creatures of the night, and more in their quest to somehow, amidst all this chaos, do some good.”

Here’s how this deal will work:

Barbaric: Born In Blood #1 (standard cover) will be offered to retailers in free bundles of 25 copies and retail at $4.99. It’s up to retailers if they stick to that price, or lower it. Or even give it away!

Vault will also be offering a net-priced, open order premium variants from artists Corin Howell, Adam Cahoon, Ed Luce, and Patrick Gañas. Barbaric: Born in Blood #1 will also feature Berserk manga homage variant by Angela Wu, which is sure to be a hit among manga readers.

Here’s the plot overview of this latest series in the comedic/sword and sorcery saga:

“A new era of Barbaric begins!

Worried Axe is going to find out you fell behind on a few issues? Scared to admit that despite all your friends raving about Barbaric for years, you still haven’t joined in on the fun? Rejoice! For Barbaric: Born in Blood begins the next season of Owen, Axe, and Soren’s tale. Yes, that’s right! We did it…the thing everyone says they’re doing, even when they’re lying through their teeth: a genuinely good jumping on point. How, you ask? Well, it all starts with a compelling new bad guy.

Meet Orrick, the tortured barbarian now turned master torturer, who will take us deep into Owen’s past, revealing secrets that should have stayed buried…like Axe in a chest cavity slurping up that sweet, delicious blood. Will the cursed-to-do-good barbarian finally do some actual good? Probably not! But some much worse guys will almost certainly lose their heads. Yummy!”