In 9th century Norway, in the battle to save his son, the warrior
Kveldulf makes a deal with the gods and join his body and soul with a
monster.
Sun Eater is a nine-issue saga that takes place in ninth century Norway,
where a drug-addled warrior sacrifices his leg to the Gods. In return he
is fused with a parasitic beast, giving him the power to rescue his son
from his sworn enemies--history's first Norwegian king and his five
personal guards. The result is a grim and bloody adventure--a dark
metaphor for drug addiction, selfishness, and the children it affects.
"I love fantasy-action and I wanted to create something that would
appeal to newer fans of the genre while tackling an elevated story,"
said Sprouse. "The characters I wrote are from actual tales and bardic
songs, and the story is about the adult, dark, grotesque, and somber
world of Sun Eater and its desperate, faulty protagonist. While I have
been actively writing Sun Eater for years, the culmination of the
content rings especially true for me now, at this stage of my life."
Kveldulf, a character written for and dedicated to Sprouse's mother, is
a fantastical rendering of what he wished she could've been when he was
growing up. The Norwegian setting and its mysterious clans and violent
sagas are based on stories told to Sprouse by his Scandinavian-American
grandparents
