Blackbird Hunting - Sampler

A 2023 BRAVE NEW WEIRD AWARD WINNER, COMING SOON TO PRINT

Something is stalking the people of Frontage. With State-Church officials turning up in pieces,  a bloody plague beginning to spread, and the horrors of the Delirium encroaching on the town, everyone is pointing fingers at 15 year old Dione Oriole. Daughter of the town priest and a presumed dead Delirious witch, Dione has wanted out for a long time. For her, escape hinges on learning arcana and joining the Inquisition; just as her father intends. There, she can start over where no one knows her mother’s history. But that can only happen if she can prove she’s not a witch herself. Easier said than done, when evidence keeps piling against you. To escape with her life, Dione must find the real witch, the cause of the plague, and hide the terrible truths of how she’s connected to it all. 

A sneak peak at the updated edition, featuring high resolution art, newly edited dialogue and text, fully uncensored blood and gore, a brand new cover, and more!

CONTENT WARNINGS 

This comic deals with themes of familial abuse, colonization, cultural genocide, generational trauma, xenophobia, death, dehumanzation, and self destruction. It involves graphic, violent imagery, blood, and gore. This comic is a tragedy. Viewer discretion is advised.

This comic is a sample of the upcoming fully edited edition of the Brave New Weird award winning comic, Blackbird Hunting. It will be made available as a digital backer reward for the Blackbird Hunting Volume 1 print edition kickstarter campaign later this year (2025), as well as be made available for purchase here on Itch.io. If you enjoy this sample, you can also check out the original comic on Tapas, Webtoons, and My Website, and keep an eye out for news on the kickstarter. 

While the sampler is free to download, any money donated will be used to help fund the print edition. 

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Floral Script/Written Siweowin created by Ruth Towner