We are an independent comic book company featuring two titles, Earthsons and The Dark Labyrinth. Both comic stories are set on dark, militaristic worlds, where the people live without hope. Both are vastly different with two contrasting art styles.
In The Dark Labyrinth, a boy named Kel is born on Oren; the right hemisphere of a planet which has been torn into two separate halves. Both sides are at the crux of a long and ancient war.
Kel, trained as an Ion Rider, has reached the esteemed rank of Sonnersgal. He has been chosen to test out a new prototype Ion, The Dark Labyrinth. This new mech is the first of its kind to be controlled by the user‘s mind. Kel experiences vivid flashes of his past and experiences unexplained blackouts as The Dark Labyrinth seems to be taking over his consciousness.
He begins a journey to uncover the truth behind what is happening to him and the others who have been chosen to test the prototype by the government’s heavy hand. Those he has confided his secret to may or may not be trustworthy.
Earth sons is set in a post-apocalyptic world of the future. A chain reaction of catastrophic events has destroyed most life on the planet H’trae. Humans that have been genetically enhanced thrive while the original humans are dying out.
Aleyen must survive in this brutal land of destructive skies and tainted waters, and he is willing to do whatever is necessary. His thieving reputation has roused the anger of the Guardsmen who hunt him tirelessly. Meanwhile a mysterious Katawa woman named Leeyal asks him to complete a task on behalf of her Lord, Kero Padjyr. He requests Aleyen travel to the “End of the World,” the desolate lands where the destruction of life on H’Trae began, to discover the secret behind “Blue”.
Blue is a mysterious chemical that purifies the toxic water and food on H’trae and can extend the short life span that curses all who live on the surface. No one can reproduce its substance, yet it is traded and fought over in all but the most desolate places. A distant factory is rumored to be the place where the secrets of Blue may finally be found. However no one has returned from the grim lands of the end of the world. The reward Aleyen could receive if he succeeds will be more than he can imagine and could free him from the prison his life has become. The cost, however, may be too high to bear.
On another part of H’trae another man leaves for the same journey…
To find out more about our two titles please visit us at www.darkoceanstudios.com