Magnetic Press has announced that it will release a new bande dessinee, Klaw, by Joel Jurion & Antoine Ozanam on May 25.

The young adult series is set in a world where ancient mythology and conflict between races of zodiacal were-animals hides just under the surface of the characters’ normal lives. Angel Tomassini har recently been turning into a were-tiger when threatened, and because he can’t control it, people get hurt. He also just found out his father is a leaders of an organized crime syndicate. Then he runs into other were-creatures like himself.

The 144-page hardcover has an MSRP of $24.99.

"We have been in love with this story for a long time," said Magnetic Press President & Publisher Mike Kennedy. "Klaw is a perfect melding of story and art by two A-level creators, and I think people are going to fall in love with its lush mythological world and deft character work. We are absolutely thrilled to finally introduce Joel and Antoine's work to a whole new continent of readers."

(See eight-page preview in the gallery below.)