Dragonheart Meets Buffy the Vampire Slayer in a Fierce New Fantasy Graphic Novel

A camping trip takes a turn

During a camping trip in the Columbia River Valley, Ashleigh Cole and a friend flee a fire. Ashleigh discovers what appears to be the blaze’s source: a massive, dying dragon.

She comforts the creature in its final moments. Looking closely, she sees a US military insignia branded on it and bullet wounds across its body.

The dragon’s impact on Ashleigh

After surviving the fire, Ashleigh dismisses the encounter as a hallucination. That explanation becomes harder to maintain when she begins undergoing a strange transformation with draconic features. Dragonproof is set in the Pacific Northwest, where a camper’s encounter with a dragon drives the story’s shift from an apparent fantasy into a personal ordeal.

The creative team and preview

Writer Eric Palicki, artist Giulia Lalli and colorist Gab Contreras created the graphic novel. Palicki’s comics include Atlantis Wasn’t Built for Tourists, Fake Empire and Black Myth; he also co-wrote No Angel with his sister, Adrianne Palicki.

Lalli, a veteran creator in Italy, made her English-language debut with Eight Limbs, written by Stephanie Phillips. Peruvian colorist Contreras has worked on Witchblood, Trve Kvlt and the recent Blues Brothers graphic novel.

Ahoy Comics is bringing out Dragonproof, and the project is on Kickstarter. Collider is presenting the complete 20-page opening chapter.