Zalen (What Kills, Must Die)

Bound by a creed that leaves no room for mercy. Zalen: What Kills, Must Die—a cosmic-justice thriller from Bane co-creator Chuck Dixon.

Zalen Darq is a relentless enforcer of justice in a galaxy on the edge of chaos, bound by a creed that leaves no room for mercy. When a mission goes wrong, he's forced to confront a forgotten past that leads him back to the ruins of his own history—and the questions his creed was built to silence.

A standalone sci-fi action graphic novel with the tight pacing and grounded character work that define Dixon's best work, set in a corner of the Rippaverse far from Earth.

A self-contained Zalen graphic novel written by Bane co-creator Chuck Dixon—no prior reading required, and a clean sample of the line's cosmic side for new readers.

Chuck Dixon is one of the most prolific writers in American comics, with a career spanning over four decades and thousands of published stories. He is best known for his acclaimed runs on Batman, The Punisher, Nightwing, and Conan, and is the co-creator of Bane—one of the most iconic villains in the DC Universe. Dixon's work is defined by tight pacing, sharp dialogue, and grounded, character-driven action. At Rippaverse Publishing, he writes Alphacore, The Horseman, Seven Deadly Sinners, Great War of Separation, and Zalen, and contributes to the Exclave crossover event.