Mike Baron adapts a Zombie Apocalypse by John Ringo.

Black Tide Rising Graphic Novel Volume 2

Adapted by Comics Legend Mike Baron,

Produced by Hound Dog Media

CROWD-FUNDING CAMPAIGN GOES LIVE ON INDIEGOGO

The second chapter of New York Times bestselling author John Ringo’s epic zombie apocalypse saga is being produced in graphic novel form. The incredible story of survival and triumph has been adapted by legendary comics writer, novelist, and Eisner award winner Mike Baron. Hound Dog Media, a growing Atlanta-based publishing and production company, is kicking off its next crowdfunding campaign on Indiegogo for Black Tide Rising: Volume 2, on October 28, 2024.

Black Tide Rising: Volume 1 was released to crowdfunding backers in June 2022. A 2^nd printing, co-published with Baen Books, is currently available through Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Books-a-Million, and many more. A digital version for e-readers is also available from Baen’s eBook store and other select retailers.

The Black Tide Rising graphic novels follow the trials and triumphs of the Smith family, as they struggle to survive at the end of the world after a man-made “zombie” virus devastates humanity and destroys global civilization. Volume 2 incorporates elements of Ringo’s series kickoff novel Under a Graveyard Sky, and its later follow-on, The Valley of Shadows, by Ringo and co-author Mike Massa.

Escaping to the Atlantic Ocean in a stolen yacht, Steve, Stacey, Sophia, and Faith Smith find renewed purpose in rescuing survivors from the threat of the infected among scattered ships that have become floating graveyards. Steve’s brother Tom, who risked everything to warn his family at the start of the pandemic, is in a race against time to make his own escape from New York. Separated from the rest of the family after the apocalyptic climax of Volume 1, Tom must rely on a small band of trusted allies to survive, as warring factions and growing waves of the infected accelerate the fall of the old world.

 “This series gives the reader all the thrills and suspense they expect from a worthwhile zombie story, but with a very different perspective than what you usually see in the genre. It’s much more about how humanity rebounds and rebuilds after the world as they know it comes to an abrupt end, than it is about how humanity falls. It is seen through the eyes of pragmatic, capable, adaptable people who endure- and ultimately thrive- through the worst the world has to offer.”- Richard Rosenthal & Mike Lermon, Series Producers

Black Tide Rising: Volume 2 is adapted by Baron, with inks by veteran comics artist Elias Martins (Corrective Measures, Florida Man), colors by Robb Epps (Bronze Star, Ripley’s Believe it or Not!), and forthcoming cover by legendary artist Dave Dorman (Star Wars, Aliens, Warcraft). The initial crowdfunding campaign is live on Indiegogo, with future offerings to be announced on other platforms.