ORDAINED’s Top-Secret Artist REVEALED: Eisner-Nominated Tonči Zonjić Joins Power-Packed Line-Up!
A layout from Tonči Zonjić for ORDAINED #2
ORDAINED #1, this year’s biggest action blockbuster, smashes into comic shops on December 10th with a who’s who of industry powerhouses:
New York Times best-selling author Robert Venditti (SUPERMAN ’78) Superstar artist Trevor Hairsine (DCEASED) Ten-time Eisner Award-winning colorist Dave Stewart (HELLBOY) Lettering Legend DC Hopkins (BATMAN) Eisner Award-nominated cover artist Jorge Fornés (BATMAN)
PLUS a TOP SECRET returning comics superstar — world-renowned artist Tonči Zonjić joins ORDAINED!
A modern David Mazzucchelli whose visionary widescren action earned an Eisner nomination on Who Is Jake Ellis? and made him a star on Mike Mignola’s Lobster Johnson.
Zonjić will bring Father Roy’s explosive past as a Navy SEAL to life kicking off in ORDAINED #2.
Behold a first-look at his stunning layouts!
A layout from Tonči Zonjić for ORDAINED #2
Blockbuster screenwriter Derek Kolstad, creator and writer of the internationally acclaimed, box office dominating motion picture franchise JOHN WICK has come aboard to adapt for screen. The upcoming major motion picture stars a soon-to-be-revealed A-list Oscar nominee.
Don’t miss your chance at this must-read comic. Contact your local comic shop before Final Order Cutoff Monday, November 3rd!
Interior art from ORDAINED artist Trevor Hairsine and superstar colorist Dave Stewart
Father Royston Craig became a priest late in life but he’s determined to make up for lost time. Along with his regular duties at his St. Louis church, he also performs the prayers of the last rites to patients on their deathbeds at the nearby hospital.
One day, he’s called to give these sacraments to Cormac Byrne, who doctors say won’t last the night. Byrne, like many others, has turned to God only at the end; he hasn’t been to church in decades. Father Roy is eager to hear his confession, but what starts as petty crime from a lifetime ago quickly becomes a horrifying litany of gangland violence and killings. Cormac Byrne is no ordinary man. He is, in fact, the head of the Irish mafia. God offers forgiveness to all who truly repent, and Father Roy completes his task by absolving Byrne of his mortal sins, leaving the man to die at peace…
…until the next morning. When Byrne makes a miraculous medical recovery. No longer at death’s door, Byrne is quick to return to his old ways. It’s business as usual and he’s got loose ends to tie up. First things first: KILL THE PRIEST who now knows where all the bodies are buried.
But Father Roy’s collar wasn’t always white, and Byrne is going to learn the hard way that Father Royston Craig was once Chief Petty Officer Royston Craig, a former Navy SEAL who found his faith in the midst of battle. Now Father Roy must face vicious gangsters, corrupt cops, and his own inner demons if he is to survive. And while he will be forced to tap into a violent skill set he thought never to again entertain, the one thing Father Roy will not do… is kill.
*** ORDAINED #1 ***Written by ROBERT VENDITTI
Art by TREVOR HAIRSINE
Colors by DAVE STEWART
Cover by JORGE FORNÉS
$5.99 | 48 PGS. | FULL COLOR
FOC NOVEMBER 3, 2025 | ON SALE DECEMBER 10, 2025
