It's official! Valiant has announced that January's Ninjak #23 will begin a daring new epic, in which Master Darque takes on Valiant's most feared super-spy. New York Times bestselling author Matt Kindt (Divinity III: Stalinverse) and acclaimed artist Marc Laming (Planet Hulk), have joined forces to create a brand new arc and all-new jumping on point for MI-6's deadliest operative. This searing four-part series, The Seven Blades of Master Darque, will launch Ninjak headfirst into the secret leader of the Shadow Seven, Master Darque.

Master Darque, Valiant Universe's ruthless lord of death and resurrection, is longing to be free once more. Unfortunately, Darque's enemies know his powers are weak, and they start targeting him. Now, the lethal assassin Roku, Darque’s former pupil and Ninjak’s sadistic archenemy, has gathered the Shadow Seven to take down Darque, once and for all. The only thing holding this shaky alliance together is a mysterious benefactor, someone who also goes by the name Darque.

“I'm incredibly excited about the revelations we have in store for The Seven Blades of Master Darque. This is a story we’ve been building towards right from Ninjak’s first issue. From the truth of Ninjak’s training and origin to the final revelation about the Shadow Seven’s secret final members, Matt and Marc are about to unleash some major, game-changing ramifications that are going to leave jaws dropped,” shared Valiant Editor in Chief Warren Simons.

This jaw-dropping series will also include covers by Ryan Bodenheim (The Dying & The Dead), Ben Oliver (The Multiversity), Felipe Massafera (Shaper), Ryan Lee (Inhuman), Bilquis Evely (Wonder Woman), and Ben Templesmith (30 Days of Night).

On January 11, 2017, join Kindt and Laming for a death-defying jumping on point when The Seven Blades of Master Darque comes crashing into Ninjak #23. The seven-time Harvey Award-nominated series may never be the same.