Kaya #1

Kaya #1

by Wes Craig (Writer/Illustrator), Jason Wordie (Colorist), Tom Napolitano (Letterer)

After the destruction of their village a young girl with a magic arm and a fighting spirit is tasked with delivering her little brother to a faraway safe haven. There he's destined to discover the secret to overthrowing the all-powerful empire that destroyed their home.

From writer and artist WES CRAIG (DEADLY CLASS GRAVEDIGGERS UNION) comes an astonishing new ongoing fantasy-adventure series about siblings surviving in a world of monsters and mutants.

"There is literally nothing in comics I love more than being introduced into a strange new world inhabited by characters you very quickly grow to love. KAYA is that. A whole load of that."

-ROBERT KIRKMAN (THE WALKING DEAD INVINCIBLE)

"One of my favorite storytellers taking us on a human and fantastical adventure. For the characters this is a journey across a desert but for us it's an oasis of joy."

-KIERON GILLEN (THE WICKED + THE DIVINE DIE)

"This book's an absolute delight from a master working at the peak of his craft. My favorite thing I've read this year."

-JAMES HARREN (ULTRAMEGA RUMBLE)

Genres: Comics

39 pages, Kindle Edition

First published October 5, 2022

About the author

Wes Craig is the artist/co-creator of DEADLY CLASS with Rick Remender, and the writer/co-creator of THE GRAVEDIGGERS UNION with artist Toby Cypress, both published by Image Comics.

Working out of Montreal, Quebec, he has been drawing comic books professionally since 2004 on such titles as Guardians of the Galaxy, Batman, and The Flash.

Reviews

[Jayson · Rating 4 out of 5]

(B+) 78% | Good
Notes: Bit basic, but buoyant, a bueno beginning, bizarre but befitting, bleak briefly but blooming in brightness it's bringing.

[Shane Stanis · Rating 5 out of 5]

A first issue that does everything right - jump into a beautiful splash page, follow characters whose personality and relationships are easily illustrated without throwing exposition in your face, adventure, colors, anarchist lizard people. What else could you want?

[Sushma Shenoy · Rating 3 out of 5]

I picked up Kaya #1 after being introduced to the series at Comic Con 2025, and visually, this comic is absolutely stunning. The artwork is vibrant, full of rich colors, and beautifully composed. The world-building is strong right from the start, and the layout and language make it very easy to follow, which I really appreciated.

While the setting and overall presentation pulled me in, I didn’t quite connect with Kaya as a character yet. She didn’t resonate with me emotionally in this first volume. On the other hand, Jin completely won me over, and that’s where most of my sympathy and interest lies so far.

Overall, this is a solid and visually impressive start with a promising world. Even though I’m not fully invested in the main character just yet, I’m curious enough to possibly pick up more in the series and see how things develop.

[Misse Jones · Rating 5 out of 5]

Of course I'm invested!

Kaya has always been of interest to me. The first issue I secured wasn't number one, but last month I was finally able to find issue one at my LCS for $1. I'm so glad about it! A brother and sister duo who've survived a complete demolishing of their village with nothing to their name but themselves. The writing it fantastic. It pulls at my heart strings while also keeping me highly entertained. I'm happy to go along for the journey and onto issue two.

[Jin · Rating 3 out of 5]

Pretty good.

[Connie · Rating 4 out of 5]

I remember enjoying this issue but I'm yet to read on.

[Nicolo · Rating 4 out of 5]

Wes Craig is a masterful storyteller, using a 12-panel grid for his kinetic animated line art to weave the tale of Kaya, one of the last two humans from a fallen human kingdom.