Image Comics and Top Cow Productions have officially unveiled a first look at A Man Among Ye, a new historical fiction comic book series set to arrive this May that stars notorious pirates Anne Bonny and Mary Read.
Written by Stephanie Phillips (Butcher of Paris, Descendent) and illustrated by Craig Cermak (Red Team, Voltron), A Man Among Ye takes place in the early 18th century, when the fabled Golden Age of Piracy was coming to an end. The comic aims to recreate the adventures of the Irish-born Bonny and English-born Read, two real-life pirates who were active during that period in time.
"A Man Among Ye brings Anne Bonny's history in the waning days of piracy to life," Phillips told Syfy Wire. "Anne is a woman with so much legend surrounding her, that she has been a lot of fun to work with in a comic series. She was a skilled sailor who left her husband to pursue the high-seas. I really wanted to work with this story because it just felt like this is a woman with a lot of drive and a very unique attitude, especially for the 18th century.
"Craig and I really wanted to explore piracy through Anne's eyes and look at a pirate's life from a somewhat untold perspective," she continued. "The recorded history about Anne is slightly limited, but in many ways that means that Craig and I got to play with the many infamous stories about Anne that make her a slightly larger-than-life character. At its core, A Man Among Ye is a story about adventure that we've had a lot of fun creating."
Written by Stephanie Phillips and illustrated by Craig Cermak, A Man Among Ye #1 goes on sale May 13 from Image Comics and Top Cow Productions.