Courtesy of Ahoy Comics, today we have an exclusive first look at Babs: The Black Road South #4, the latest issue of the ongoing sword-and-sorcery comedy from Garth Ennis and Jacen Burrows that goes on sale June 17 from Ahoy Comics.
If you haven’t caught up with the series yet, Babs is a gleefully irreverent take on sword-and-sorcery fantasy. The title character is a foul-tempered barbarian who is very good at violence but not much else, and she cuts through goblins, ogres and various other fantasy nuisances with equal parts competence and chaos. Fans of Ennis’ comedic work on Hitman and Dicks should enjoy it.
The Black Road South is the second Babs miniseries from the team. In this six-issue run, Babs and her partner Izzy find themselves dealing with the unexpected consequences of a gladiatorial windfall. Issue #4 finds the pair, along with a new companion named Culpepper, adrift on a raft (that’s actually a corpse) navigating a sea of something deeply unpleasant, with the added complication that their vessel may not be entirely dead.
The issue is titled “Harsh Language,” which you can expect from the comic and this preview:
BABS: THE BLACK ROAD SOUTH #4 (of 6)
(W) Garth Ennis
(A) Jacen Burrows
Cover A: Jacen Burrows
Cover B: Erica Henderson
More sword-and-sorcery mayhem from the co-creator of The Boys! Babs, Izzy, and Culpepper are cast away on the rapids of a body of liquid so disgusting we don’t even want to tell you what it is until we already have your money. Plus, the raft they’re riding might not be completely dead, in quite a gross way.
June 17, 2026
FOC: May 11, 2026
$4.99
