Archaeological Girl Fight With Lorna

There's no written rule anywhere that says treasure hunters have to be male. Sure Indiana Jones and Nathan Drake have set the standard for treasure hunter, but Lara Croft is equally as impressive in her finds. Another famous female treasure hunter is Lorna, Relic Wrangler. This March 23, a lot more people will know the name.

Lorna is tasked with stopping the appearance of an extra-dimensional Dark Lord from arriving in DC, courtesy of the city's occult architecture. Written by Micah S. Harris and illustrated by Loston Wallace, Michael Youngblood and Olli Hihnala (cover by Darwyn Cooke), the one-shot features Lorna's effort to pilfer an artifact in the middle of DC. By making a run at the artifact though, she's making herself a sacrificial party favor in the process.

"Lorna's passions were never those of your typical southern belle," Harris says. "Now, from her trailer park HQ, she tracks the uncanny on a global scale."

"Lorna is Mary Ann and Ginger combined with a mint julep twist of Laura Croft," Wallace adds. "Sexy, funny, and devilishly smart, Lorna fearlessly faces down supernatural dangers wearing cut-off jeans shorts. What's not to like?!"

Full press release after the jump.

ARCHEOLOGICAL GIRL FIGHT
Lorna, Relic Wrangler faces off against the forces of evil in March release from Image Comics

Berkeley, CA - 20 December 2010 - Fun fact: Washington D.C.'s occult architecture was configured to roll out the red carpet for an extra-dimensional Dark Lord. And only one woman can rescue mankind from certain doom!

In March, Image Comics will tell the tale of mankind's savior in LORNA, RELIC WRANGLER, a one-shot adventure written by Micah S. Harris (HEAVEN'S WAR) and illustrated by Loston Wallace (Elvira Mistress of the Dark, Batman Animated Series), Michael Youngblood, and Olli Hihnala. Eisner-award winning artist Darwyn Cooke (DC: The New Frontier, Richard Stark's Parker) provides the gorgeous cover, while Dean Yeagle supplies a pin-up worthy variant cover.

"Lorna's passions were never those of your typical southern belle," Harris says. "Now, from her trailer park HQ, she tracks the uncanny on a global scale."

"Lorna is Mary Ann and Ginger combined with a mint julep twist of Laura Croft," Wallace adds. "Sexy, funny, and devilishly smart, Lorna fearlessly faces down supernatural dangers wearing cut-off jeans shorts. What's not to like?!"

To defeat a nefarious evil entity, Lorna, Relic Wrangler, must pilfer a mysterious artifact from a Memorial in the heart of our nation's capitol. What she doesn't know is that she's offering herself up as a sacrificial party favor in the process! Lorna also has to face down her high school nemesis -- now a cat-suited villainess -- in a girl fight for the ages!

LORNA, RELIC WRANGLER, a 32-page, full-color one-shot from Image Comics, will be in stores March 23, 2011, for $3.99.

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