Preview Greg Rucka and Toni Fejzula's Veil #1 Online Now

Dark Horse Comics have released a preview of next month's Veil #1 by Greg Rucka and Toni Fejzula. A five issue miniseries, Dark Horse says Veil serves as a complement to their other female-lead action stories like Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Ghost. The premise: The story opens when a beautiful girl wakes up in an abandoned subway station with no memory of how she got there. When men try to hurt her . . . they wind up dead. Where did she come from? And what is she capable of? "I've been tossing the idea behind Veil around for over a decade, seriously, but it wasn't until Scott Allie pulled the string on it that it came to life," said writer Greg Rucka. "It's a very different kind of tale for me, very different in what I'm trying to accomplish, and working with Dark Horse, working with Toni, is a rare opportunity to try to bring this thing to life. The opportunity Dark Horse is providing us is amazing." "There are a lot of characters in comics that are very dangerous, and a lot that bring danger with them wherever they go. Veil gives that concept a whole new and very deadly meaning," said Dark Horse's editor in chief, Scott Allie. "I don't know if I can classify her as an antihero. But she's a character that's going to surprise you in a lot of ways. Greg does gritty urban drama like no one else, and here he's adding to it some things you've never seen from him before." You can check the pages out below, along with official solicitation text. The issue goes on sale March 5.

A beautiful girl wakes up in an abandoned subway station with no memory of how she got there. When men try to hurt her . . . they wind up dead. Where did she come from? And what is she capable of? * An all-new series from Eisner Award–winning writer Greg Rucka! * Art by Toni Fejzula (Cthulhu). * A surprising new heroine from the creator of Lazarus and Queen and Country!