Salvage - by Eric July (Paperback)

Book Synopsis

From Isom creator Eric July with art legend Bart Sears--Jon Salvage is one of three P.I.s in Florespark licensed to use lethal force. He just used it. Salvage: Lethal Force is the first formal Salvage/Fontaino crossover.

Salvage walks out of the construction-site shootout from the RippaZine with bodies on the ground and a bigger problem than the trucking case he was hired for. The hitman called Plyo works for someone else. Florespark Logistics doesn't fill that whole tower. And Rebecca Pace--the vampire bartender at the Iron Rail--knows which suits drink there after work. By the time Salvage closes the case, he's crossed paths with Darren Fontaino. The first formal Salvage/Fontaino crossover.

Florespark licenses exactly three private investigators to use lethal force on contract. Salvage is one. Saoirse (Saoirse #1, 10/13/26) is another--and the two share a city, a license, and the noir corner of the Rippaverse. A grounded urban P.I. thriller with super-powered street-level scope. Sets up the Salvage: Exclave tie-in (12/08/26).

From Eric July, founder of Rippaverse Publishing and creator of Salvage, Fontaino, and the Rippaverse, with interior art by legendary artist Bart Sears (Brute Force, X-O Manowar, Conan relaunch). Colors by James Brown.

About the Author

Eric July is a writer, musician, and the founder of Rippaverse Publishing. As vocalist of BackWordz, former vocalist of Fire From the Gods (where he shaped the band's metalcore-with-hip-hop sound), and host of live-stream features, he built a creative platform--combined audience 1.2M followers across social channels--that culminated in launching Rippaverse in 2022 with Isom #1, one of the most successful pre-order campaigns in independent comics history. He is the creator of Yaira, Bloodruth, and Alphacore, and the writer of Isom, Norfrica: Glorious Death, Salvage: Lethal Force, Salvage: Exclave, Saoirse #1, Santwan: Exclave, and the Vassie picture-book series, plus co-writer of Yaira: Frost & Ruin (with Carrow Brown). He leads creative direction across the Rippaverse line. He lives in Dallas, Texas.