“Matt Crotts uses beautiful drawing, dynamic storytelling, and a well-researched blend of history and legend to bring the ancient border between empires to vibrant life.
KYRIE is definitely a comic to watch.”
~ Chris Schweizer
~ Chris Schweizer
I will draw commissioned art of your choice! No NSFW please.
Ink, chalk on toned grey 9x12” acid free paper
Ink, chalk on toned grey 9x12” acid free paper
︎ Original art commission
Book 1: The Curse of the Macedonian Scroll follows an unlikely team of treasure hunters as they race to escape Alexandria with the Red Lady of Babylon - an infernal ruby coveted by both Roman and Persian Empires, containing an encrypted message.
The robbers steal a senator's sailing ship, and discover a prisoner aboard who knows how to reveal the Red Lady's message, and a scroll which explains it.
But is this mysterious prisoner more dangerous than the Roman naval authorities who are hunting them down?
128 pages.
The robbers steal a senator's sailing ship, and discover a prisoner aboard who knows how to reveal the Red Lady's message, and a scroll which explains it.
But is this mysterious prisoner more dangerous than the Roman naval authorities who are hunting them down?
128 pages.
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︎ Book 1
Printed copy
Book 2: Exiles in Wasteland opens with the prisoner, the head treasure hunter, and a surviving Roman soldier washing up on the Libyan shoreline.
The prisoner and treasure hunter agree to a temporary alliance in order to hunt for the Red Lady's origins - a forgotten oasis somewhere in the south Egyptian wastes.
The senator sets off with a military attachment to chase these protagonists down. The prisoner explains that Alexander the Great originally received the Red Lady, on his quest to defeat the ultimate enemy - his own mortality.
The traveling trio enter a dangerous border town, in search of a wandering Berber tribe that can take them to Siwa.
156 pages.
The prisoner and treasure hunter agree to a temporary alliance in order to hunt for the Red Lady's origins - a forgotten oasis somewhere in the south Egyptian wastes.
The senator sets off with a military attachment to chase these protagonists down. The prisoner explains that Alexander the Great originally received the Red Lady, on his quest to defeat the ultimate enemy - his own mortality.
The traveling trio enter a dangerous border town, in search of a wandering Berber tribe that can take them to Siwa.
156 pages.
︎ Book 2
Printed copy
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“This is one of those rare, wonderful tales in which you can revel in the surface - the beautiful, evocative colours, the movement and character of the sublime linework - but at the same time there is something beneath, pulling you deeper into the story with every panel, taking you on a journey that conjures anticipation and promises excitement - a perfect recipe for adventure.
Matt Crotts has created a world that is tinted with magic yet also feels historically real and alive - it’s a joy to get lost in. KYRIE is a real treasure.”
~ Garen Ewing
Matt Crotts has created a world that is tinted with magic yet also feels historically real and alive - it’s a joy to get lost in. KYRIE is a real treasure.”
~ Garen Ewing