PRESS RELEASE. Advertising slots are available right now for the Beat. The writer, accused of harassment and physical assault on Twitter, has issued an apology. Cole was named in February 2018, accused of misconduct and he’d go on to apologize for … Among his work from this period is Comico’s Red Dragon and Elementals. Missoula, MT (1/24/2020): Vault Comics is thrilled to announce HUNDRED WOLVES, a historically inspired fantasy comic series co-created by award-winning novelist Myke Cole (The Sacred Throne Trilogy, The Shadow Ops Trilogy) and master artist Tony Akins (Fables, Hellblazer, Wonder Woman), with colors Vladimir Popov, letters by Jim Campbell, and designed by Tim Daniel. All rights reserved. He’s done three tours in Iraq and was recalled to serve during the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. Consider supporting us and independent comics journalism by becoming a patron today! Click the button below to get started! — Vault Comics (@thevaultcomics) June 25, 2020, “Vault Comics will no longer be publishing Hundred Wolves from writer Myke Cole.”. So yeah, I’m that brother from the South Side of Chicago who’s drawing a story about a family in 17th Century Ukraine who are caught between a rock and a hard place. Myke Cole is an award-winning novelist best known for The Sacred Throne Trilogy and The Shadow Ops Trilogy. As a security contractor, government civilian and military officer, Myke Cole’s career has run the gamut from Counterterrorism to Cyber Warfare to Federal Law Enforcement. He drew for Dark Horse titles like Aliens: Colonial Marines and Star Wars: Tales of the Jedi, as well as the adaptation of the Andrew Vachss play Warlord. Vault announced the title back in January for an April release.. Both the Hundred Wolves and the couple’s new liege lord wish to employ their deadly skills—and neither will take no for an answer. The full synopsis of HUNDRED WOLVES can be found below: “The Hundred Wolves are bloody-handed terrors of the steppe. When she is not writing about comics or scripting her own stories, she's watching the lowest budget horror movies available. The series was slated to release this September featuring art by Tony Akins, colors by Vladimir Popov, and letters by Jim Campbell. ABOUT TONY AKINS: Andrei and Oksana have left the Cossack band to raise their daughter on a farm they hold from the noble Count Ostoja, but the raiding life isn’t done with them. Deanna Destito is a writer and editor based in New Jersey. I often feel badly in these situations for the other creators on the book, who have done nothing and were probably unaware of the conduct of the other. HUNDRED WOLVES is set during the Siege of Vienna in 1683. McGee (@ohcararara) June 23, 2020. Myke Cole has again been named in harassment and publisher Vault Comics quickly responded saying they’d no longer be publishing his comic Hundred Wolves.The publisher sent out a release with just one line: Vault Comics will no longer be publishing Hundred Wolves from writer Myke Cole. He is largely a self-taught artist, and one of the founding members of the “statiCCreeps”, a group of artists that introduced manga-inspired artwork to mainstream US comic books in the 1980s and 1990s. He recently joined the cast of Hunted on CBS as part of an elite team of fugitive hunters. “As a historian, I can convey the drama in text, but no words can properly convey the sheer visual splendor – the tossing wings of the Polish knights, the fluttering white hoods of the Turkish janissaries, the sparking kick of matchlock muskets sounding the death knell of the mounted knight and heralding the dawn of modern warfare. He has also drawn DC’s Hellblazer: Papa Midnite and Wonder Woman, and Image Comics’ Manifest Destiny. Over 50% of this obsession with “sexual harassment” comes from the paranoid and puritanical interjecting their own fears and biases into innocently-intended verbal remarks. — Vault Comics (@thevaultcomics) June 25, 2020 “Vault Comics will no longer be publishing Hundred Wolves from writer Myke Cole.” Cole’s name was first brought up in regards to his alleged past conduct by artist Cara McGee , who tweeted that Cole had harassed and physically assaulted her at a past Emerald City Comic Con. He was born in Chicago as the son of pioneering African-American cartoonist Douglas Akins. Andrei and Oksana have left the Cossack band to raise their daughter on a farm they hold from the noble Count Ostoja, but the raiding life isn’t done with them. Tony Akins is an American comic book artist, known for working on several DC/Vertigo Fables-related titles. If/when that happens, that’s when I will believe what we are seeing is truly going to be impactful. That translates to some of my own experiences as an American, and particularly as an African-American.”. Published by Vault Comics. Mark: Cole essentially admits previous infractions in his own separate Twitter thread. — CarAAAAAAAAH!! He deserves some credit for owning up to his actions, but this definitely doesn’t feel like a “he said/she said” Twitter beef. HUNDRED WOLVES #1 will hit store shelves in April 2020. If you use the "Add to want list" tab to add this issue to your want list, we will email you when it becomes available. ‘The Mandalorian’ season 2 chapter 12: ‘The Siege’ recap/review, Rating X-Men’s swollest lads based on total niceness, The Mandalorian: Jean-clad crew member crashes Chapter 12 (and steals our hearts). The publisher today issued the following statement via social media: Vault Comics will no longer be publishing Hundred Wolves from writer Myke Cole. We have several sizes to fit every budget. Good move by Vault. “It arguably decided the future of the European and Turkish worlds both. Available in one week slots. It had everything, and it was heavily based in history, and I love histories. Vault drops Myke Cole’s new book HUNDRED WOLVES in light of misconduct... INDIE VIEW: PAUL AT HOME takes readers behind closed doors, The Marvel Rundown: X OF SWORDS is big, beautiful, and messy…, DC ROUND-UP: John Ridley’s THE OTHER HISTORY OF THE DC UNIVERSE…, Kibbles ‘n’ Bits 11/24/2020: What really happens when you do a…, TRAILER: Crunchyroll unveils its Latinx animated series, ONYX EQUINOX, Jim Silke’s BETTIE PAGE: QUEEN OF THE NILE is back in print after 20 years, Black Friday Sales: Massive deals from IDW, Midtown, Magnetic and more, The Marvel Rundown: X OF SWORDS is big, beautiful, and messy in all the right ways, Vault adds Anand Radhakrishnan covers for THE PICTURE OF EVERYTHING ELSE #1. The Hundred Wolves are bloody-handed terrors of the steppe. Top Sidebar Boombox: 300 px wide x 250 px high, Large Sidebar Boombox: 300 px wide x 600 px high, All ads should be either jpgs or animated gifs. Vault’s statement, short and to-the-point regarding their relationship with Cole, makes no specific mention of the accusations regarding Cole’s behavior, or of McGee or the other people who have come forward with stories of their own regarding Cole. I mean, Kickstarter doesn’t really discriminate on whether or not you’re a granny goose grabber, right? Site Wrapper – spec available on request. The first issue will drop with a special Pulp & Paint variant cover by Nathan Gooden & Tim Daniel. Very rarely is it anything other than the product of our current, and disastrous, moral panic. From celebrated author Myke Cole (The Sacred Throne Trilogy, The Shadow Ops Trilogy) and venerable artist Tony Akins (Fables, Hellblazer, Wonder Woman) comes a story of war and family, blending historical fiction with a touch of fantasy.”. “It is such an amazing story, a heroic defense in the face of arguably hopeless odds and a stirring, last-minute rescue from an unexpected quarter. From celebrated author Myke Cole (The Sacred Throne Trilogy, The Shadow Ops Trilogy) and venerable artist Tony Akins (Fables, Hellblazer, Wonder Woman) comes a story of war and family, blending historical fiction with a touch of fantasy. The accusation is the proof and destruction soon follows, no matter of guilt or innocence. “The Siege of Vienna in 1683 is one of the most dramatic, visually arresting, and movie-ready stories in the history of warfare,” said Myke Cole. Available Stock; Add to want list; This item is not in stock. The writer also, in a somewhat baffling move, offered up a link to a 2018 apology that he made on his website regarding another accusation made back at the time, which stemmed from a survey made by the School Library Journal. He later worked for NOW Comics (Terminator, Rust) and First Publishing (Mundan’s Bar, Nexus). Anyone who takes these silly “allegations” seriously needs to do some serious self-reflection themselves. Because of the Covid-19 shut down, Vault decided to shift their publishing schedule to better accommodate readers and comic shops during these tumultuous times.