20 years ago the Lynchman’s Owl disappeared. Hero, villain, monster, fiend–it is undeniable the lingering effects the mysterious creature has left on the beleaguered nation, long since at odds with its own downtrodden, oppressed people.
20 years later, someone has come looking, and his identity will be at last revealed…
“To hear a hoot in the hour before dawn is to mean enduring ill-fortunes and worse woes still for the listener, especially if you’ve got something to hide. Here in these parts we call him the Lynchman’s Owl, and this is his call.”
Includes Issues 1-5: The Complete Origins of the Lynchman’s Owl
Issue #1: A Lynchman’s Owl
Bailey of the Golden Brocade wants one thing and one thing only: the Lynchman’s Owl of 20 years ago revealed, or undeniable proof of his existence. And whether diving headlong into battles with hardened criminal societies, uncovering the secrets of well-meaning revolutionaries, or butting heads with masked vigilantes, he will stop at nothing to get the answer he needs.
But there is nothing which guarantees that the success so desired by the royal detective will be the same one he receives, or wants; and when you are obsessed with chasing down legends, there is equal chance that the legend of yesterday will come looking for you…
Issue #2: Legend of the Hour
Never say never…
The investigation continues for Bailey, and there are enough promising leads to make a game of it. In the least likely of places there are answers to be found about the Lynchman’s Owl, but it is in the long history of the legend that its true face might at last be glimpsed.
Issue #3: Death of the Owl
The legend has fallen.
In the last moments the monster has come out of hiding, and a madman’s quest has brought about the wrath of the Lynchman’s Owl–the harbinger of grief and tragedy for all involved.
Issue #4: Ibbu Harold Bailey
Who is Ibbu Harold Bailey?
The dust has settled. The Owl is dead. But the man behind his destruction harbors secrets of his own close to his heart, and the answers, when they are revealed by those with an active interest in preserving the legend, will shake the nation to its very roots.
Issue #5: The Owl Returns
War!
It is in the twilight of the nation itself that it will find its very survival and the livelihoods of its citizens in the hands of the legend of decades past, and an odd couple who might engineer the return of the Lynchman’s Owl in order to ensure the legacy of their bloodline might endure, and their people prevail.
The Lynchman’s Owl is a series of stand-alone short stories concerning the adventures of the titular masked hero in the twilight of his career. The serial is updated monthly with a collections compendium every 5 issues, with each episode contributing to the overarching story, the firsts of which has been presented here for your enjoyment.
(Includes excerpts from B.Y. Yan’s Adult Fantasy Novel: Eye of the North Wind)
