The Faraway Issue 01

Creator: Cullen Bunn Illustrated by: Vitalii Kalchenko Category: Comics, Outer Shadows, Cullen Bunn, Fantasy, Horror Age Range: 12+ Vibes: Sword & Sorcery, Fantasy, Adventure, Horror, Exploration   In Short: Think of it as a tale of survival horror in a land like Mordor, if the corruption of Mordor spread across all of Middle Earth and all that was sitting in the way of total destruction was a group of kids who got sucked into the world and were woefully unprepared for the journey.   What's It About: We all know the classic story: a group of friends playing a fantasy RPG gets magically transported into a whimsical fantasy realm, meets a helpful gnome, and embarks on heroic adventures filled with friendship and courage.   This isn’t that story.   In The Faraway, five college students are yanked into a fantasy world of warriors, wizards, and magical artifacts—only to discover it’s not the high fantasy escapade they might have dreamed of. Instead, they’re thrust into the darkest of da