Rat Queens Volume 1: Sass & Sorcery - Paperback

by Kurtis J. Wiebe (Author), Roc Upchurch (Artist)

"A dark comedy centering around 4 women who drink, fight, curse, and go on quests-all while being kick-ass and awesome of course." --Book Riot

The heartfelt, punk-rock, fantasy adventure of your dreams, perfect for fans of Dungeon Crawler Carl, Legends & Lattes, and Critical Role.

Who are the Rat Queens? A pack of booze-guzzling, death-dealing battle maidens-for-hire, and they're in the business of killing all god's creatures for profit. It's also a darkly comedic sass-and-sorcery series starring Hannah the Rockabilly Elven Mage, Violet the Hipster Dwarven Fighter, Dee the Atheist Human Cleric and Betty the Hippy Smidgen Thief. This modern spin on an old school genre is a violent monster-killing epic that is perfect for fans of disastrous D&D parties!

"If you're looking for an M-rated series that is full of swordplay, sorcery, and sass, and you don't mind a bit of gore thrown in for good measure, you'll love this." --Publishers Weekly

Perfect for readers looking for:

- found family / sisterhood
- chaotic party dynamics
- messy women making terrible decisions
- queer-friendly fantasy worlds
- emotionally messy antiheroes
- tabletop RPG vibes
- humor + heart

Collects the first five issues of the sold-out hit series.

Author Biography

Kurtis Wiebe is a Vancouver, Canada based author who's been established in the world of comic writing since 2009. For his contribution to the critically acclaimed Green Wake, Kurtis was presented with the Outstanding Comic Book Writer Shuster Award. His other credits include PETER PANZERFAUST, DEBRIS, GRIM LEAPER, INTREPIDS, and RAT QUEENS.

John "Roc" Upchurch is an Atlanta-based comic artist and illustrator. Roc began his career as a video game concept artist, and then broke off into the world of freelance work in comics, film, animation, children's books, and more. His previous comics work includes Vescell (Image Comics), and he is best known as the original artist and co-creator on the critically-acclaimed fantasy series Rat Queens.