| Format: | Graphic novel (Marvel Graphic Novels) Limited series (Epic Comics) |
| Limited: | y |
| 1Shot: | y |
| Scifi: | y |
| Publisher: | Marvel Comics |
| Issues: | 1 (Marvel Graphic Novels) 12 (Epic Comics) |
| Writers: | Bill Mantlo |
| Artists: | Jackson Guice (GN, #1-4) Geof Isherwood (#5-8, 10, 12) Colleen Doran (#9, 11) |
| Creators: | Bill Mantlo Jackson Guice |
| Tpb: | Sword of the Swashbucklers hardcover |
| Isbn: | 1524106216 |
| Subcat: | Marvel Comics |
| Sort: | Swords of the Swashbucklers |
Swords of the Swashbucklers is American comic book series created by Bill Mantlo and Jackson Guice, that first appeared in the Marvel Graphic Novel range. Epic Comics, a division of Marvel Comics, began publishing it as a twelve-issue limited series between March 1985 and March 1987. In 2018, Dynamite Entertainment published a sequel limited series Swashbucklers: The Saga Continues.[1]
Within the Marvel Comics Multiverse, the Swords of the Swashbucklers reality is designated as Earth-21394.[2]
| Number | Title | Published | Writers | Artists | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Officially numbered titles | |||||
| 0 | Marvel Graphic Novel #14 | October 1984 | Bill Mantlo | Jackson Guice | |
| 1 | Shock Waves | March 1985 | Bill Mantlo | Jackson Guice | |
| 2 | …And a Child Will Lead Them | July 1985 | Bill Mantlo | Jackson Guice | |
| 3 | Adrift | September 1985 | Bill Mantlo | Jackson Guice | |
| 4 | The Weirdling! | November 1985 | Bill Mantlo | Jackson Guice | |
| 5 | A House Divided | January 1986 | Bill Mantlo | Geof Isherwood | |
| 6 | Run For Cover! | March 1986 | Bill Mantlo | Geof Isherwood | |
| 7 | Rats | March 1986 | Bill Mantlo | Geof Isherwood | |
| 8 | Bog-Thing | May 1986 | Bill Mantlo | Geof Isherwood | |
| 9 | Starmaps | September 1986 | Bill Mantlo | Colleen Doran | |
| 10 | The Prince | November 1986 | Bill Mantlo | Geof Isherwood | |
| 11 | Whatever Happened to Black Bess? | December 1986 | Bill Mantlo | Colleen Doran | |
| 12 | The Memory | March 1987 | Bill Mantlo | Geof Isherwood | |
Swords of the Swashbucklers is set in an alternate dimension to Earth in which the inhabitants resemble Earth's pirates of old. A powerful, evil race of aliens known as the Colonizers controls the dimension while rebel "Swashbucklers" rob and pillage their oppressors so that they might survive. In one battle, The Admiral of the Colonizers' armada, J'Rel discovers Earth and kidnaps two humans. The couple's daughter, Domino Blackthorne Drake, finds the "Swashbucklers" and agrees to use her unique powers to fight the Colonizers if the Pirate Queen, Captain Raader, and her crew should help her to rescue her parents. The series chronicles the ensuing battles and the adventures of the "Swashbucklers" and their two charismatic female leaders.
In 2017, Dynamite Entertainment announced plans to publish a complete collection of the original graphic novel and twelve-issue series, partly funded by a Kickstarter campaign .[3]