A white spinosaurus in a jungle from Mastering Chaos by Narayan Liu

Mastering Chaos

The second one-shot in the Empire of the Saurian series introduces one of the central heroes of the epic story, Cheng’en. Here, she’s a young Hopeful at the Temple of the Old Masters, embarking on a deadly journey with a handful of her fellow Hopefuls to prove themselves worthy of the temple’s teachings. This is the last one-shot before the series begins in earnest.

Writer: Narayan Liu
Artist: Eric Quigley
Letterer: Marina Leon, Uji Chen
Cover Artist: Fernando Melek

To escape the trauma of her past and earn a place at the revered Temple of the Old Masters, a young woman, Cheng’en, must survive a deadly trial in the wild: facing a legendary white Spinosaurus. Through this ordeal, she discovers that true mastery over fear lies not just in defeating it, but in understanding it.

18 pages
Release date: TBA

  • Mastering Chaos comic book cover bearing the title, a white Spinosaurus and a Chinese warrior
  • Interior cover bearing the title "Mastering Chaos" in traditional Chinese characters
  • Page 1 of Mastering Chaos, introducing Cheng'en as she endures painful memories of abuse
  • Page 2 of Mastering Chaos, showing Cheng'en and a coterie of warriors venturing through the jungle and coming out on to a beach where a dimorphodon watches over them
  • Page 3 of Mastering Chaos, where suddenly, Cheng'en and the group are attacked by a vicious white Spinosaurus.
  • A double-page splash from the Mastering Chaos comic where the rest of the warriors charge across the beach at the white spinosaurus