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About The Book
The year is 1871 and the centaur Evander Rook finds himself at rock bottom, working for would-be robber baron Asa Langley--a human! As the unlikely pair get closer, romance and conspiracy run wild and Rook finds himself caught up in Asa’s ambitions as they are both forced to face the ghosts of their interwoven pasts.
Product Details
- Publisher: Mad Cave Studios (September 9, 2025)
- Length: 240 pages
- ISBN13: 9781545820445
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Raves and Reviews
Hotblood! is a searing neo-Western about losers, gamblers, and the rest crushed under the wheel of America’s great Industrial victory. This comic has wit, grit, and a bold visual panache that’ll leave readers parched, seeking blood and oil in the haunting vistas of Orlesky’s unforgettable hinterland.
– - Jennifer Giesbrecht, author of The Monster of Elendhaven
Toril Orlesky’s Hotblood! came charging out of the gate as a slick specimen of a webcomic, indelibly crafted with expertise beyond her years, but this graphic novel re-imagining is something else entirely—a cinematic poem on the page. Each panel resonates with a breathtaking mysticism befitting the intertwined magic and cruelty of our American excursions into this land’s West; the stoic dressing of an intimate story powered by a throbbing red heart (or two). Make no mistake: this is a generational achievement in the medium of comics.
– - Suzanne Geary, author of Brainchild (https://www.brainchild.suzannegeary.com/)
Cinematic, sharp, and exquisitely rendered, Hotblood! will grab you by the reins and make you beg for more.
– – Ariel Slamet Ries, author of Strange Bedfellows and Witchy
Moody colors, strange creatures, an expansive and ever-shifting landscape, this is the work of a true auteur–you’ve never experienced a Western like this, I guarantee.
– – Wendy Xu, Best-selling Author of The Infinity Particle
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- Book Cover Image (jpg): Hotblood! Vol. 1 Trade Paperback 9781545820445