Next Wednesday January 14, AHOY Comics will publish BABS: THE BLACK ROAD SOUTH #1, the first issue of the savagely funny sword-and-sorcery epic from Garth Ennis—the award-winning writer of Hitman, The Punisher, Sara and Marjorie Finnegan, Temporal Criminal, and co-creator of The Boys and Preacher—and acclaimed artist and frequent collaborator Jacen Burrows (Crossed, The Ribbon Queen).
After making waves last year with BABS—their fantasy adventure romp featuring the sharp-tongued and sharper-sworded barbarian Babs—Ennis, Burrows, and Syracuse-based publisher AHOY Comics are back for more carnage and comedy in BABS: THE BLACK ROAD SOUTH. The six-issue action comedy mini-series will find Babs and her partner-in-barbarism Izzy in a brand-new adventure after a win in a gladiator arena lands them an unexpected windfall—with even more unexpected consequences. Issue #1 will feature an A cover by Burrows as well as a B cover by artist John McCrea (Hitman, The Boys).
BABS: THE BLACK ROAD SOUTH #1
(W) Garth Ennis
(A) Jacen Burrows
Cover A: Jacen Burrows
Cover B: John McCrea
“BABS is sharp, subversive, hilarious, and absolutely one of the best comics of 2024,” said CBR—and now the hit Ennis/Burrows sword-and-sorcery satire returns! A day of over-the-top carnage in a gladiator arena leads Babs and her partner-in-barbarism Izzy directly into a strange, unfamiliar, bizarre situation: they actually have money! That’s good, right? Wrong—because it’s about to lead them down a dark, horrific road to the devastated wasteland of Mordynn.
Any retailer who orders at least 3 copies of cover A (Jacen Burrows) will be eligible to order unlimited copies of cover B (John McCrea).
January 14, 2026
FOC: December 15, 2025
$4.99