Robert Kirkman and David Finch to Collaborate on new, "Skinbreaker," Comic Series

Robert Kirkman doesn't have to make any more comics. He's achieved immense success (especially at Image) thanks to, "The Walking Dead," and, "Invincible," which are two beloved series he wrote with massively popular adaptations. Kirkman has been accused of milking these properties for all they are worth at times (which is fair considering all those TWD re-releases) but the man is a skilled storyteller who at the end of the day has put out some quality reads (and a number of so-so books, but we can't always hit the metaphorical bullseye). Kirkman could rest on his laurels, but he doesn't. Hence, Kirkman will be teaming with an artist whose work I've always enjoyed--David Finch, and they'll be bringing us the new fantasy action series, "Skinbreaker." I'm intrigued.

Even when Kirman isn't at his best, his stories are good. Plus, David Finch has provided great art to amazing comics (Moon Knight) and comics where his art was the only saving grace (Ultimatium). Even a bad comic with Finch's artwork is worth examining. I say all this to declare that even if, "Skinbreaker," isn't some earth-shattering hit, it will pretty much by default be a good read with the talent involved. The comic follows a mighty chieftain named Enor who wields the Skinbreaker. He is getting old, however, and his heir, Anok, is supposed to take over his reign but has little interest in being a part of any bloody power struggles within the village or beyond its boundaries. Yes, that sounds like a pretty boilerplate tale, but if we've got Kirkman and Finch involved, I'd bet there are some wrinkles to what we think we're going to get from, "Skinbreaker," and it is bound to look fantastic thanks to Finch.

I don't know if, "Skinbreaker," will break the mold (pun intended) of fantasy stories about families fighting for power in magical lands and turn a seemingly worn-out trope into something amazing (like zombies with TWD or simply be a decent little series. Even if it is just Kirkman doing the bare minimum, however, mediocre-Kirkman digging into genre fare is more fun than a lot of writers trying their best in the same field (kind of like how even a generic Garth Ennis war comic is somehow better than countless other war comics). Plus, Finch is bound to make it gorgeous, so we have that to look forward to as well. "Skinbreaker," hits shops in September (with Image publishing it, of course), so we can find out what exactly we're in store for then!