The legacy of the Azure Aegis starts here!

Human Shield: From the Ashes is the second installment of the Reconstruction universe that began with Peregrine: Wings of the Falcon! This graphic novel stars the eponymous hero in his first solo adventure! Years after he was saved by the legendary Silver Falcon, Human Shield has found out that the terrorists who caused the accident that gave him his powers have returned. Can the Azure Aegis unravel their plot and stop their machinations, or is his hometown doomed to be manipulated into its own destruction?

Script and Story: Michael Octavius

Editor: Xavier Harkley

Interiors: Mannix Francisco

Colors: Farah Nurmaliza (Peregrine: Wings of the Falcon, Doorkickers, Black Rhapsody)

Lettering: Eric Weathers (Englewood, Peregrine: Wings of the Falcon, Graveyard Shift)

Published by Grindstone Arts

Cover A!

Pencils by Mannix Francisco, Colors by Armand Strange (Englewood)

Cover B!

Pencils and Colors by Lahkeem Amir

Interior Pages!

Poster 1

Pencils by Mannix Francisco, Color by Armand Strange (Englewood)

 Poster 2

Pencils by Nin Stark, Colors by Armand Strange (Englewood)

Weeks after the Events of Peregrine: Wings of the Falcon, Human Shield is called back to his hometown of Buenos Aires, hit hard by the invasion that killed so many of Earth's Heroes. What he finds is a powder keg waiting to explode, as the government tries to force their twisted version of the Metahuman Registration Act on a weary population. Adding fuel to the fire is an enigmatic terrorist group that has appeared to take advantage of the protests by inciting violence for an unknown purpose. Human Shield must work with allies, both old and new, to confront the shadows of his past and prevent a repeat of the tragic event that led to his origin.

The Reconstruction Universe is an ongoing project to rebuild the Super Hero as we knew them long ago. Reconstruction seeks to create a shared and curated space between creators where the stories comingle, sometimes connect, but can also operate solo. Heroes should be heroic, and Reconstruction is seeking to create characters and stories where our heroes are heroes instead whatever the modern comic writer seems to think they are.

$12,000 - Free Print for every backer, plus every comic gets signed by Michael Octavius!

$15,000 - Everyone gets trading cards

$17,000 - ??? 

$20,000 - Ashcan  featuring the Origin stories of Tek and Tonix