Dark Horse Comics will be releasing an all-new comic series next year entitled Crimson Flower. While it may seem like the typical narrative of deadly Russian assassins on the surface, Dark Horse exclusively shared with Screen Rant that their new series from writer Matt Kindt and artist Matt Lesniewski will go in an all-new direction, blending government conspiracies with that of Slavic folklore, making for a tale of unique and epic proportions.

According to Dark Horse, Crimson Flower will follow the story of a young woman whose entire family was lost in a brutal and violent home invasion. In order to cope with her trauma, she'll find solace with Slavic folktales and lore. As her bloody quest for vengeance takes her to the man responsible, she'll also uncover an entire conspiracy involving a government plot "to weaponize folk tales and use them to raise children into super assassins." While it's unclear as to how that will exactly play out in the series by Kindt and Lesniewski, the concept alone is quite unique.

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Kindt himself seems pretty excited to break the mold of comic book stories, specifically when it comes to assassins of the Russian persuasion:

“‘Cold blooded Russian assassins?’ We've seen that before. But assassins trained using Slavic folktales as a brainwashing device? That's something new that really needed a unique visual style. When I saw Matt Lesniewski's book The Freak (nominated for an Eisner) I knew he was going to do something like we've never seen before. Our collaboration was alchemy - turning this book into a brutal, heartbreaking, psychedelic journey of a woman intent on revenge-killing every assassin that ruined her life.”

In the images and cover art released by Dark Horse, the main character (presumedly the woman who loses her family) is seen dressed in armor and wielding short swords, ready for battle. Is it possible she now sees herself as one of the heroes from Slavic tales, possibly due to her government brainwashing? Crimson Flower will also feature variant covers for each issue from artists including Malachi Ward, Patric Reynolds with Lee Loughridge, Marguerite Sauvage, and Tyler Bence with Bill Crabtree.

It's quite possible that the series' Crimson Flower title refers to the Russian adaptation of the original French tale Beauty and the Beast of the same name. This would be fitting, as the beauty and art of Slavic folklore will seemingly be co-opted for more beastly and dark purposes by the government (however, that's just conjecture). In any case, it will be really interesting to see how Kindt will integrate Slavic folklore and which tales might be depicted in the series. The most generally well-known Slavic deity is that of Chernabog (or Czernobog), the God of Night and Darkness, as he's been depicted in popular pieces of media such as Disney's Fantasia and the live-action adaptation of Neil Gaiman's American Gods, played by Peter Stormare (among others). In any case, Dark Horse's Crimson Flower promises to be an intriguing and unique adventure with engaging concepts many comic readers have never engaged with before.

Crimson Flower #1 (of 4) will hit comic shops on January 20, 2021. It is available for pre-order at your local comic shop.

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