SKYSTORM ORIGINS #2Media Release -- The mysterious Darkness Chronicles team lands in the middle of a nest of alien Soulbreed and encounters the time-traveling duo of Blood and Roses. The Time Agents appear on the scene tracking down the elusive time shards as the DECK enter the game cutting a deal with the Soulbreed for the same time shard.

The DECK first appeared in STORMQUEST: TIMESTORM graphic novel. (DEC141025)

Robert W. Hickey, Bill Nichols, Renea De Liz (Last Unicorn, Women Anthology), Chris Dreier and Richard Pollard. Cover by Brian level

SKYSTORM ORIGINS #2 - Full color, 32 pages, standard comic size, on-going series.
Available in: April 2015 Diamond Code (FEB150905)

Currently in Diamond Previews:
SKYSTORM ORIGINS #2 shipping April, 2015 (FEB150905)
BLOOD & ROSES: PARADOX WARS #1 Graphic Novel shipping April, 2015 (FEB150904)
CLAY'S WAY COMIC STRIP COLLECTION #1 shipping April, 2015 (FEB150906)

About AFTERBURN:
With over 25+ years of manufacturing and publishing history, Robert W. Hickey, along with his brother Mike and co-creator Bill Nichols, has started AFTERBURN, a publishing arm that offers comics books, graphic novels and special items to stores in print and digital formats.

Robert is the co-founder of Blue Line Art, the original manufacturer of professional comic book art boards. Blue Line has supplied thousands of artists over the years with quality art boards and supplies. Blue Line was the first to package and offer art boards to retail outlets with over 40 different products that support comic creators.

Creating Sketch Magazine Robert along with Bill Nichols as the current senior editor, offering comic creators their own magazine to learn and share tips and creative techniques of the industry.

The founding force for his SkyStorm Studio where Robert has created comics for over 25 years. Within that time he has created top-selling comic for distribution into mainstream outlets such as Wal-Mart, Toys R Us and comic shops around the world.

AFTERBURN goal is pulling together new and established talents such as Tom & Mary Bierbaum (Legion of Superheroes, Legionnaires), Greg Land (Iron Man, Avengers), Beau Smith (Guy Gardner, Wildcat from DC) and Chris Dreier just to name a few to create quality and entertaining stories.