Comics | Lin Darrow

Shaderunners

Webcomic, 2015-present

A thousand years ago, the last colour in the world faded to grey. Now, after a great archaeological discovery, it stands ready to enter the world again; Ironwell City will become the birthplace of a burgeoning new industry, where colour is pumped out of factories, poured into perfumed bottles and sold at exorbitant prices to those wealthy enough to afford it. In the city’s shadows, though, a group of ragtag bootleggers band together to steal colour from the wealthy echelons of the city’s high society. Together, they run The Glass Dial, former watch shop and future speakeasy, where all the drinks run red.

Shaderunners was published by Hiveworks Comics from 2017 to 2025, and is currently part of the Chimera Comics Collective. It was nominated for a DiNKy Award in the 'Best Web Comic' category in 2018, as well as a PRISM Award for Excellence In LGBTQ+ Comics in the Webcomic category in 2021.

The comic is available to read online at Shaderunners.com.

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Short comic, Valor: Wands, 2018. Buy here.

Art by Alex Assan

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