Shades of Magic: The Rebel Army is an adult fantasy comic written by V. E. Schwab and illustrated by Andrea Olimpieri and Enrica Eren Angiolini. It is the third installment of the Shades of Magic: The Steel Prince series.
It was released in four issues before being published as a bind-up copy on July 7, 2020.[2] The individual issues came out from November 2019 to March 2020.
Synopsis[]
Once just a single ship, now the pirate fleet of the Rebel Army numbers in its thousands. Made up of traitors from each of the three empires, the fleet, who once made the open waters of the Blood Coast their home, have set their sights on establishing their own land-based empire with London as their capital.
The Rebel Army is a battalion made up of traitors to each of the three empires, who've claimed the open waters of the Blood Coast as their territory. Led by a Faroan, a Veskan, and an Arnesian (Rowan, the Antari from the Night of Knives), the Rebel Army started as a rag-tag gang, a single ship, but in the last few months, they've gained momentum. Once content to claim the open water as their empire, they've grown in ambition and scope, and now they're claiming ports, creeping toward a full-on land assault. Their goal? London. But first, they'll have to cross Verose, where Maxim, Isra, and the royal guard are waiting.[3]
Summary[]
Issues[]
| # | Title | Release date | EAN | Pages | Price | ||||
| 1 | Issue 1 | November 6, 2019[1] | N/A | 30[1] | $3.99[1] | ||||
| Exiled from Red London, the arrogant Prince Maxim Maresh has overcome a pirate queen and the Night of Knives in the smuggler-city of Verose. With war on the horizon, the Steel Prince must earn his name and rip the heart from a rebel army![1] | |||||||||
| 2 | Issue 2 | December 18, 2019[4] | N/A | 28 | $3.99 | ||||
| As the invasion of his city begins, Prince Maxim must face foes both within and without...[4] | |||||||||
| 3 | Issue 3 | February 5, 2020[5] | N/A | 28 | $3.99 | ||||
| Prince Maxim and his allies are cornered in the city of Verose, under siege with nowhere to run. But does the Steel Prince have a plan of his own?[5] | |||||||||
| 4 | Issue 4 | March 11, 2020[6] | N/A | 31 | $3.99 | ||||
| Prince Maxim finally earns his title and vanquishes his enemies – but at what cost?[6] | |||||||||
Characters[]
Red London[]
- Maxim Maresh — The Crown Prince of Arnes, also known as the Steel Prince. He is sent to the Blood Coast by his father.
- Nokil Maresh — The King of Arnes.
- Tieren Serense — Head Priest of the London Sanctuary.
- Isra — A soldier stationed at the Blood Coast who becomes Maxim's primary ally.
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Trailer[]
Trivia[]
- The Barnes & Noble exclusive edition includes 16 bonus pages of art design and a variant jacket.[7] The Forbidden Planet edition contains the same bonus pages, has a different variant cover, and comes with a signed bookplate.[8]
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 "Shades of Magic: The Steel Prince #3.1: The Rebel Army" — Comixology
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "The 3rd and final volume of my comic series, STEEL PRINCE, comes out on my birthday (7/7)!"
(V. E. Schwab on Twitter) - ↑ "Shades of Magic: The Steel Prince Vol. 3: The Rebel Army" — Amazon
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Shades of Magic: The Steel Prince #3.2: The Rebel Army" — Comixology
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 "Shades of Magic: The Steel Prince #3.3: The Rebel Army" — Comixology
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 "Shades of Magic: The Steel Prince #3.4: The Rebel Army" — Comixology
- ↑ "Shades of Magic: The Steel Prince, Volume 3: The Rebel Army (B&N Exclusive Edition)" — Barnes & Noble
- ↑ "Shades Of Magic: The Steel Prince: Rebel Army (Forbidden Planet Exclusive Signed Bookplate Edition)" — Forbidden Planet