Crowbound #1 Ashcan Promo 2026 BN

The Crowbound #1 Ashcan Promo is an exclusive, highly limited preview comic book published by Image Comics to build anticipation for the next major creator-owned epic from an award-winning powerhouse duo.

Concept & Series Premise

The ashcan gives readers a first-look preview at Crowbound, a sprawling, ongoing dark fantasy revenge saga described by its creators as a mix of dystopian sci-fi, folklore horror, and southern gothic style.

• The Divided World: The setting centers around "The Factory"—a dark, massive, monolithic structure that cleaves the coast and splits the world completely in two. Citizens are forced into grueling manual labor inside its walls starting at age thirteen.
• The Protagonist: The narrative follows Rose, an ordinary shanty-town worker. When her young daughter, Ava, is violently abducted by the sinister "Factory Men" a year before joining the workforce, Rose's life is entirely shattered.
• The Dark Pact: To save her daughter, Rose ventures into the surreal, treacherous swamps and derelict woods outside the Factory walls. There, she encounters an ancient, terrifying entity known as the Scarecrow Queen, who offers a desperate trade: Ava's freedom in exchange for Rose's soul