Andrew MacLean’s sword-swinging barbarian epic is coming back. Head Lopper returns in April with an extra-length issue that kicks off a new story arc, perfectly timed to mark 10 years since the series first launched from Image Comics.

The book follows Norgal, who goes around beheading mythic beasts while carrying around the severed head of a witch named Agatha. She talks. A lot. Think high-fantasy carnage meets buddy comedy, except one of the buddies is a decapitated head.

MacLean delivers what he does best: kinetic action sequences and dark humor that lands. The art is visceral and gorgeous, the kind of stuff that makes you want to flip back through the pages just to catch all the details you missed while your eyes were glued to Norgal’s oversized blade.

The return comes with a murderer’s row of variant covers. Alex Horley (Conan the Barbarian), Jeffrey Alan Love (News from the Fallout), Dylan Burnett (Arcade Kings), Jim Rugg (Street Angel), and James Harren (Rumble, Ultramega) all contributed covers. That’s the kind of artist lineup that makes collectors sweat.

MacLean recently sat down with the Let’s Talk Comics podcast to talk about where the series has been and where it’s headed. After a decade, he’s clearly still got stories to tell about this beheading bastard and his chatty companion.

Head Lopper (2026) #1 hits comic shops April 22. Eight different covers will be available, including retailer incentive variants and a team-up cover with I Hate Fairyland. Digital versions drop the same day on Kindle, Apple Books, and Google Play.

It’s been a long wait, but fans of brutal fantasy and MacLean’s distinctive art style finally get their fix next month.