Deathshroud (Forged In Shadows)

Second Lieutenant John Azrael was supposed to die on that mission. Instead, he changed. Deathshroud: Forged In Shadows, a supernatural anti-hero saga from Chad Larsson.

After a covert mission goes horribly wrong, Second Lieutenant John Azrael doesn't die—he changes. Transformed into something monstrous, John uncovers a celestial conspiracy that reaches far beyond the battlefield, and finds himself caught between worlds that both want him gone.

To survive, he takes up the mantle of the Deathshroud—a dark, supernatural anti-hero born from a forbidden lineage. The book channels the bold, high-energy spirit of 1990s anti-hero comics, with a modern edge.

A supernatural action graphic novel from the RippaSend imprint, created by Chad Larsson with art by Caanan White and V. Ken Marion—a self-contained, 90s-flavored anti-hero origin for new readers.

For collectors, it's a creator-owned debut with heavyweight art; for new readers, it's a self-contained, high-energy anti-hero story that needs no prior Rippaverse reading.

Chad Larsson is a writer and serial entrepreneur with more than a decade building companies across gaming and esports, and the founder and CEO of Dream Key Studios. Deathshroud: Forged In Shadows is his Rippaverse debut, a supernatural anti-hero story in the tradition of the 1990s comics that shaped the modern medium.