Arcana Royale - by Cullen Bunn (Paperback)

Book Synopsis

From the co-creator of The Sixth Gun and Harrow County comes a new supernatural thriller graphic novel that's Locke & Key meets Rounders!

Hudson Tremaine is a streetwise gambler who has siphoned money from every high-stakes game in Vegas. She's made a name for herself, but she's also made more than a few enemies in the gambling underworld. When she is invited to play in the most underground card tournament of all--the Arcanos Mysterinos--she realizes the stakes are higher than she ever imagined possible.

Imagine a clandestine poker tournament where magicians, demons, and demigods gamble using a set of mysterious tarot-like cards. These games shape the fate of the world...of many worlds...for good or ill. This game has always been played in secret, hidden from the prying eyes of mortals.

Until now.

Hudson has always been willing to bet on herself--but playing for the fate of all humanity is something she never anticipated!

Collects Arcana Royale #1-#4.

About the Author

Cullen grew up in rural North Carolina, but now lives in the St. Louis area with his wife Cindy and his son Jackson. His noir/horror comic (and first collaboration with Brian Hurtt), The Damned, was published in 2007 by Oni Press. The follow-up, The Damned: Prodigal Sons, was released in 2008. In addition to The Sixth Gun, his current projects include Crooked Hills, a middle reader horror prose series from Evileye Books; The Tooth, an original graphic novel from Oni Press; and various work for Marvel and DC. Somewhere along the way, Cullen founded Undaunted Press and edited the critically acclaimed small press horror magazine, Whispers from the Shattered Forum.

All writers must pay their dues, and Cullen has worked various odd jobs, including Alien Autopsy Specialist, Rodeo Clown, Professional Wrestler Manager, and Sasquatch Wrangler. And, yes, he has fought for his life against mountain lions and he did perform on stage as the World's Youngest Hypnotist. Buy him a drink sometime, and he'll tell you all about it.

Visit his website at www.cullenbunn.com.

A.C. Zamudio is an American comics artist who illustrated Death Follows with Cullen Bunn, as well as The Sixth Gun follow-up miniseries: Shadow Roads, published by Oni Press.