White Sky Volume 1: Destroyer of Worlds

by William Harms, JP Mavinga (Illustrator), Lee Loughridge (Illustrator)

144 pages, Paperback

Expected publication November 10, 2026

About the author

William Harms has written for Marvel Comics, DC Comics, Image Comics, Top Cow, Sony Computer Entertainment, and 2K. He was the lead writer on Mafia III, which was widely acclaimed for its narrative and was nominated for several writing awards, including a British Academy Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) Games Award.

His graphic novel series Impaler was nominated for an International Horror Guild Award.

He resides in Northern California.

Reviews

[East of Reality]

A post apocalyptic story where — alongside the fall of society and cannibals — there are things that go bump in the night. Rather than zombies, though, this book has ghosts, psychics, and other beings hungry for human souls. Travelers have salt in their packs, salt in their bullets, and Utah has been taken over by gangs using slave labor to harvest salt. It’s such a fun idea that, combined with strong art and writing, made this a very enjoyable read.

David is cunning; smart as well as brave. When shown that the men holding him captive are brutal murderers, he goes along with them, biding his time for information and escape. Violet is compassionate, but that doesn’t make her an easy mark. It’s her compassion and kindness, however, that earns her the friendships she has in this book.

Can’t wait for book 2! Thank you so very much to Net Galley and the publisher for the ARC!

[Brian Price]

Thank you to NetGalley and Image Comics for the ARC of this collection. All thoughts are my own.

White Sky Volume 1: Destroyer of Worlds collects issues #1-6 of this comic written by William Harms and illustrated by Lee Loughridge.

What I Loved
I love post-apocalyptic stories in any medium, and comics really lend themselves well to them. This particular gem still has the despicable humans doing terrible things to other humans, but it forgoes zombies for vengeful and ravenous ghosts. The art for this is outstanding, and I loved the use of color to separate out the spirits and humans. David and Violet are a good father-and-daughter duo, and I enjoyed Walter as a character as well. The singing child revenant or whatever was genuinely creepy, and I may have to grab that shirt with him on it that I saw on Threadless. I found the different types of ghosts interesting, and the revenants that trail fire were especially gnarly.

What I Thought Could be Better
I know this is just volume 1, but I wish this were longer.

Overall
This is fantastic, and I'm very much looking forward to Volume 2!

[Tyler H]

White Sky, Vol. 1 by William Harms presents an intriguing, slow-burn sci-fi premise, but this opening volume spends most of its time setting up pieces rather than delivering a satisfying narrative arc.

The story drops readers into a bleak, frozen future where humanity struggles to survive under a harsh, perpetual winter. Harms does a solid job establishing a moody, oppressive atmosphere and building out the central mystery behind the world's ecological collapse. The interior artwork fits the tone well, utilizing a muted color palette that captures the cold, desolated landscape.

However, the pacing in this first volume feels overly decompressed. Character development takes a back seat to world-building, leaving the main cast feeling a bit thin and difficult to fully connect with. Just as the overarching plot begins to gain real momentum, the volume comes to a sudden halt on a cliffhanger. It’s an okay start with decent potential, but it feels more like a prologue than a standalone story.

Thank you to the publisher and NetGalley for providing an advance reader copy in exchange for an honest review.

[Hank Wu]

Premise
Father and daughter try to survive in a post-apocalyptic world

Liked
* Tense, harrowing atmosphere
* Unrelenting pressure to survive
* No zombies
* Tries to humanize some of the bad guys

Not for Me
* Fairly local in scale so far
* Mysterious but not a lot of background explanations yet

Closing Comment
This is a solid effort to kick off a series in your typical dystopian mode with a father/daughter combo as leads. There are a lot of different specters moving around, but the story doesn’t have the time to properly explain the world yet. Overall, good at building tension but incomplete as world building goes.

[Waldkauzz]

A family is separated in this post-apocalypse, which comes to be not due to zombies, aliens or nuclear circumstances, but due to murderous ghosts. 

Even if the setup is novel, this comic struts through familiar tropes of the archetypical setting anyway, resulting in a bland read. Especially considering the main hook is just a family reunion in a harsh world. I imagine further volumes may take the chance of developing more of the world and its dystopian mythos, so I'd personally wait for the reception of the full story, or at least a few new sequel volumes, for now. 
The art is pleasant and expectantly gruesome, though.

Thanks to NetGalley and Image Comics for an eARC for an honest review!

[Haruka]

Great read!!! The plot is very interesting!! Apocalypse but not with zombie. The unique is ghost that destroy the world. Interesting plot but i have to say that vol 1 doesn’t reveal much information. There still some details left out maybe to ensure people keep reading it. Tho it makes me a lil bit confused on some of the scene. Hoping for the continuation to come out soon!! Great read!!

[Kaley Breaden]

First off I want to thank the ARC for allowing me to get this book! It was a quick read, maybe less then 30 minutes. I was kinda confused what was happening at the start because I didn't read anything about this book before hand. Once I figured it out it was def intriguing.