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1937: The world on the brink of war. But in the city of Riverburgh, NY, 40 miles north of Manhattan, there was a different kind of war brewing. A war against the gangsters and thugs who ruled the streets and against the corrupt politicians who turned a blind eye to the evil that ran rampant. In a city where everyone had given up hope and cried to the heavens for a savior, a savior had arrived. But was he heaven-sent or a monster from hell? A grim, skull-faced being who glowed with a terrible brightness.

David Diegert is ensnared into serving Crepusculous, the secret society that controls the economy. In spite of his reluctance, Diegert is coerced into completing deadly missions in which the stakes keep getting higher. Set up to take the fall for killing a target of immense importance, his fragile world falls apart. Betrayed by Crepusculous, he becomes a fugitive sought after from all sides. An unexpected ally is found in a CIA agent convinced of Diegert’s innocence. She helps him escape, only to force him into undermining Crepusculous’s plan for economic collapse.

Dawn of the Assassin is an action/adventure thriller in which David Diegert, a young man of mixed race from a dysfunctional family, is coerced into becoming a hitman for an immensely wealthy, powerful man. After successfully completing trial missions, Diegert is selected for an advanced training program. The fate of the one person he loves, the reputation of his trainer, and his own life depend on his ability to prevail in the final challenge of the program, the tournament of assassins.

The year is 1932. The place is Zenith, home of the mysterious Black Centipede. The sinister Professor James Moriarty comes calling, and he's brought a few friends with him: John Dillinger, Pretty Boy Floyd, Ma Barker, Bonnie and Clyde, the Bell Witch, the Loch Ness Monster, and the rest of the deadly Order of the Sunless Circle. Moriarty is looking for Jack the Ripper's Analytical Engine, and is prepared to destroy Zenith to find it. But the Lord of the Vampires has reckoned without the Black Centipede, who rises to the challenge with a few friends of his own.

At last the untold story behind one of Hollywood's long-lost classics can be told! And Pro Se gets to bring it to you! From the casebook of the mysterious Black Centipede, the true story of his adventures in Hollywood while filming the 1930s classic Blood of the Centipede!

The first volume in an epic tale of heroes, villains, murder, and madness. Follow the birth and growth of one of the strangest characters in new pulp fiction to date, The Black Centipede, as created by Chuck Miller!