Pearl III, the new chapter in the series created by Bendis and Gaydos, will be published by Dark Horse

Writer Brian Michael Bendis (Joy Operations, Superman), New York Times bestseller, Peabody and multi-Eisner award winner, and co-creator of superstar Jessica Jones Michael Gaydos (The New Avengers, Powerless) are teaming up once again to bring a new chapter to their acclaimed series to life Pearl. This time it will be Dark Horse to publish the new chapter of the series created Bendis and Gaydos titled Pearl III.

Pearl III is the new chapter of the series created by Bendis and Gaydos

Brian Michael Bendis is one of the most prolific writers in the comic industry. His works Dare devil, Ultimate Spider-Man And Alias all are Eisner Award winning series. Bendis is also known for Jinx, The United States vs. Murder And Cover not to mention his previous collaboration with the artist Michael Gaydos to co-create Jessica Jones for Marvel Comics. With Michael Gaydos he launched instead Pearl, a series that premiered for publisher Jinxworld. The series has now passed into the hands of Dark Horse Comics: Pearl III marks the beginning of another six-part chapter.

The story will follow the wild life of Pearl Tanaka, the tattoo artist / killer of the Yakuza, as she tackles the fallout on the truth behind her parents from previous volumes of the book.

Here is the cover of Pearl III:

Pearl III

Below is the variant cover created by the superstar Peach Momoko:

Pearl III

This is the brief synopsis:

Pearl is a unique experience about an artist who uncovers the secrets of the modern yakuza world she was born into, without any guilt. After discovering the truth about her parents in previous volumes, the question now is: WHO IS THE GHOST DRAGON OF SAN FRANCISCO?

For readers who haven’t read previous installments of PearlDark Horse will release volumes 1 and 2, both of which are available for pre-order just now. Pearl III # 1 (of 6), the next installment in the Brian Michael Bendis and Michael Gaydos series, instead it will arrive in the comic store on May 22nd.