In the northern city of T'Karanto, rival gang disputes are at an all-time high. A mechanic named Kyoshi and his grandson Dante stay vigilant amid increased crime, but their strength is wavering. A monthly payment to a local gang for protection provides some ease, but the fees keep climbing.

When a customer, a beastie, walks in on a violent shakedown, he gives the thugs a swift beating — but his impulsive actions just put the largest gang target on his back — and it's the Kiyoshis who are caught in the middle! Dante steps in to protect what life and family he has left, but what can an 11-year-old kid do against ruthless criminals? As bad decisions pile up, with each choice proving worse than the last, tragedy finds itself in the spotlight as two unlikely characters are brought together. (From Dark Horse Books)

Saroush Barazesh is a Toronto-based comic writer, illustrator and concept artist also known online as Koteri Ink.