From acclaimed comic creator Joseph Schmalke (We Don't Kill Spiders, Phantom Starkiller) comes a dark sweeping fantasy epic. The Academy of Black Magic has opened its doors for the first time in over 200 years. 72 children are conscripted to enter its dimly-lit halls to study the dark arts in an environment devoid of the sun. Only seven will emerge to see daylight again. Their seven-year journey begins in Year One of Seven Years in Darkness. This is your chance to see how it all began in anticipation of Midnight Factory's upcoming Seven Years in Darkness: Year Three!