Sojourn (comics)

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Sojourn
Sojourn first issue cover.jpg
Cover to Sojourn #1
Publication information
Publisher Crossgen Comics Inc.
ScheduleMonthly
Format Ongoing series
Publication dateAugust 2001 – May 2004
No. of issues35
Main character(s)Arwyn, Gareth, Kreeg, Cassidy, Mordath, Bohr, Gustavus, Neven, Ayden, Shiara
Creative team
Created by Mark Alessi
Gina M. Villa
Written by Ron Marz
Ian Edginton
Penciller(s) Greg Land

Sojourn is a fantasy comic book series published by American company CrossGen. The series follows the adventures of the archer Arwyn and her companions as they battle undead dictator Mordath. Unlike other CrossGen comics, Sojourn does not center on a Sigil-Bearer, but instead depicts a villainous Sigil-Bearer whom the heroes are tasked with defeating. It ran for 35 issues from 2001 to 2004 until it was forced to end by the bankruptcy of CrossGen. [1] For a time, this series was CrossGen's highest grossing comic.

Contents

Premise

Sojourn takes place in the world of Quin, which comprises five lands inhabited by different races. The lands were ruled by the human dictator Mordath, who conquered Quin with an army of trolls, until he was killed in battle with the mysterious Ayden. After Mordath's death, Ayden fragmented the arrow used to kill him into five shards for each land, pledging to return in a time of peril if the shards are united.

Peril returns to Quin 300 years later when Mordath is resurrected, allowing him to again conquer the five lands with his troll army. When archer Arwyn loses her husband and daughter to Mordath's army, she goes on a quest to unite the five arrow shards in order to defeat the undead dictator. Among other allies, she is accompanied by one-eyed archer Gareth and the thief Cassidy in her travels through the five lands.

Due to the series' cancellation, the comic ends on an unresolved cliffhanger.

Races of the Five Lands

Collections

Sojourn had 4 trade paperbacks (TPBs) released by Crossgen before their bankruptcy, with 2 more released later by Checker Books:

There was also one collected edition not included above because it was merely a reprint of the prequel and issue #1 put into one comic.

Creators

References

  1. "Bankruptcy filing uncovers comic book company's financial woes". Tampa Bay Business Journal. Retrieved August 2, 2004.
  2. "Sojourn - A Sorcerer's Tale - CheckerBPG". Archived from the original on March 3, 2007. Retrieved May 9, 2007.