Ian Bertram – illustratör

"Precious Metal is a masterful piece of comics storytelling. It's one of my favorite comics of the last 10 years. I enjoyed it enormously as I was reading it, but have found myself thinking about it every day since.” —Brian Michael Bendis An unforgettable companion to the award-winning dystopian, coming-of-age journey, Little Bird. Thirty-five years before the events of LITTLE BIRD, VOL. 1: THE FIGHT FOR ELDER'S HOPE, disillusioned mod-tracker Max Weaver's routine hunt for a modified child takes a grisly and unexpected turn. Now, saddled with an unpredictable mod who may be the key to unlocking his missing memories, Max will soon find that he isn’t the only one interested in the child’s unique abilities - and if he wants to know more, it'll cost him everything. In fact, the future may well depend on it. Eisner Award-winning creative team DARCY VAN POELGEEST and IAN BERTRAM reunite for their gripping return to the dystopian American Empire.

With the limitless scope of Star Wars and EAST OF WEST paired with the sociopolitical explorations of A Handmaid ''s Tale and MONSTRESS, LITTLE BIRD tells the story of a young resistance fighter battling against an oppressive American Empire while searching for her own identity in a world on fire. A gorgeously illustrated epic from Award-winning filmmaker DARCY VAN POELGEEST and Angoul me-nominated artist IAN BERTRAM in which one girl risks everything to save her people, their land, and the freedom they so desperately deserve. Collects LITTLE BIRD #1-5

An unforgettable companion to the award-winning dystopian, coming-of-age journey, LITTLE BIRD. Thirty-five years before the events of LITTLE BIRD, VOL. 1: THE FIGHT FOR ELDER'S HOPE, disillusioned mod-tracker Max Weaver's routine hunt for a modified child takes a grisly and unexpected turn. Now, saddled with an unpredictable mod who may be the key to unlocking his missing memories, Max will soon find that he isn t the only one interested in the child s unique abilities and if he wants to know more, it'll cost him everything. In fact, the future may well depend on it. Eisner Award-winning creative team DARCY VAN POELGEEST and IAN BERTRAM reunite for their gripping return to the dystopian American Empire. Collects PRECIOUS METAL #1-6

Dies ist die Geschichte vom Schicksal der jungen Freiheitskämpferin Little Bird, die sich unermüdlich dem Kampf gegen ein oppressives amerikanisches Reich verschrieben hat. Für die Sicherheit ihres Volkes und die Freiheit ihres Landes ist dieses Mädchen bereit, alles zu riskieren. Die Welt um sie herum steht in Flammen und Little Bird sucht in der verbrannten Erde nach ihrer Identität.Dunkle Familiengeheimnisse, unbekannte Wurzeln – Träume und Sehnsüchte, die Hoffnung auf den Anbruch einer neuen Ära: eine epische neue Comicreihe, dessen Symbolkraft und Ästhetik ihres Gleichen sucht.

MINISERIES PREMIERE Thirty-five years before the events of LITTLE BIRD, VOL. 1: THE FIGHT FOR ELDER’S HOPE, disillusioned mod-tracker Max Weaver’s routine hunt for a modified child takes a grisly and unexpected turn. Now, saddled with an unpredictable mod who may be the key to unlocking his missing memories, Max will soon find that he isn’t the only one interested in the child’s unique abilities—and if he wants to know more, it’s going to cost him everything. Eisner Award-winning creative team DARCY VAN POELGEEST and IAN BERTRAM reunite for their gripping return to the dystopian American Empire.

Factions clash over control of the modified child with devastating consequences as Max confronts a past transgression—pushing him toward a disturbing moment of selfdiscovery.

Max makes a final, desperate attempt to save the child and reunite with his daughter as Bishop releases his terrifying army of clones to exterminate the mods and establish a holy city within New Empire.