Richard Corben's Den 3: Children of Fire

This is the 1991 reissue of Richard Corben's Den 3: Children of Fire.

The planet Zomere is inhabited by an eusocial species similar to humans but oviparous. A breeding queen rules them. Females are non-sexual muscular warriors called Kils or workers called Works, and males are called Mals. After an attack by giant spiders the dying queen sends a Kil, a pre-queen simply named "Kil", to found a new colony in Dremurth (Neverwhere) bringing with her Mals, Works, and eggs to seek the "Magic Scepter" (the Locnar).

The ship crashes and only Kil and a skeletal Mal (named "Mal", who will become the first Den) survive. Their only remaining egg produces a human baby, the second Den. Once they land they meet Zeg, a Vermian lookalike, Zomuk and his slave cook Pucca who live in Vermian's castle from the prequel. At the end of the story, Zeg kidnaps a pregnant Pucca and the second Den, and Mal kills Zomuk

Den is the name of two identical sword and planet fictional characters created by Richard Corben. The first appeared in the 1968 animated short film Neverwhere.

The second has been appearing in comics since 1973, and in short stories that have been collected for the most part in trade paperbacks.

Artist: Richard Corben
Publisher: Fantagor Press, 1991 First Edition (Out of Print)
Number of pages: 80
Format: Soft Cover; Full Colour illustrations
Size: 8" x 11" (210mm x 280mm)
ISBN: 0962384151
Condition: VF - Very Fine
Code: CORBENDEN3

ADULT material.