Three years ago this month, I posted Victor Santos’ Polar Headed to the Big Screen! Well, guess what! Premiering in 2019, on Netflix, Polar: Came from the Cold, the movie adaptation (directed by Jonas Åkerlund and starring Mads Mikkelsen) follows a retired assassin who finds himself and his child the target of assassins. In anticipation of the film Dark Horse has prepared a second edition of Polar: Came from the Cold (the graphic novel that started the series).
Santos followed the original story with Polar Volume 2: Eye for an Eye. Here’s the synopsis:
Left adrift in arctic waters with a gunshot wound to the head, adrift in arctic waters, Christy White was rescued from an icy death by a mysterious man. She craved retribution, and he taught her how to get it–how to make sense of her past and how to kill. They tried to freeze her out, but they should have finished the job, because now she’s back with a vengeance!
Santos was on a roll, so next came…
Polar Volume 3: No Mercy for Sister Maria…
After two years on the run, mob boss Don Cagliostro discovers his young wife, Maria–seeking escape from a life of organized crime–has been hiding in a nunnery in northern Europe. What the don doesn’t know is that his right-hand man, Sullivan, who’s been tasked with bringing the girl back home, is actually an undercover FBI agent seeking out Maria as a star witness in his case against the family. A simple-enough task . . . until info on Maria’s whereabouts leaks. When mobsters, mercenaries, and hit men converge on the convent in the hopes of collecting a reward for bringing Maria to the don, the holy ground becomes a battleground!
Up to this point, all the Polar stories first appeared at Santos’ Polarcomic.com before being reprinted in hardcover editions. Santos surprised his fans recently with the announcement that a fourth Polar volume would be coming out on April 2, 2019!
Polar Volume 4: The Kaiser Falls…
An indomitable, yet aging spy assimilates to retirement in Miami, until a rookie assassin locates him and challenges him to his crown.
Living a simple life down in the Miami sunshine gets complicated when Black Kaiser’s housemaid has some problems involving a local gang. However, resurfacing to maintain the peace, puts him right in the new adversary’s crosshairs. Buckle up because Black Kaiser’s last ride is going to get rough!
Wait! There’s more!
What? How can that be if Polar Volume 4 is the final chapter?
I’m glad you asked. You see, Santos originally published an origin story in Spain that has never seen print in the US! But thanks the fine folks at Dark Horse and Victor Santos we’ll get to see the original story but remastered to make it look even better!
Polar Volume 0: The Black Kaiser…
The Black Kaiser, a name whispered in dark corners amongst power czars across the globe. A cold knife in the dark. A secret agent. Delve into the origin of the most feared assassin as his current mission lands him on American soil and in direct conflict with the nefarious agency known as the Damocles Initiative.
New York Times Bestseller Victor Santos (Filthy Rich, Violent Love) takes you back to the beginning with the origin of his iconic character Black Kaiser! A violent and fast-paced thriller. Now a Major Motion Picture.
I’m stoked for the continuation of the Polar series. Polar is unique in that in each volume a new (or returning character) becomes the star for that volume. Black Kaiser was the lead in the first book, but was a supporting player in the next tale with the Christy White character getting the starring role. The third volume was set in the Polar universe and with the fourth volume the Kaiser returns to center stage.
I’ve gotten the first three Polar volumes and look forward to revisiting that universe with Volumes 4 and 0. And if the movie is good, that’s just a bonus!
