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AFTERSHOCK ANNOUNCES “LAND OF THE LIVING GODS”
AfterShock Comics have announced “Land of the Living Gods,” a fantasy series by South African writer and producer Isaac Mogajane (Matwetwe, Catching Feelings), and Brazilian artist Santtos (“Night Shift”). Set during “the last days of humanity,” the book follows Naledi, a teenage girl living in the deserted city of Johannesburg, who believes in a hidden land where the gods still reside. Hoping the gods may be able to restore the world to life, Naledi “will head out into the unknown with little to hold onto but her faith – and her magical pet plant, Buyo.” Mogajane said, “We’ve seen post-apocalyptic before,...
AFTERSHOCK ANNOUNCES “THE LION AND THE EAGLE”
AfterShock Comics have announced “The Lion and the Eagle,” a prestige format miniseries by writer Garth Ennis, artist P.J. Holden, colorist Matt Milla, and letterer Rob Steen. Set during World War II, the book will tell the story of the Chindits, a British special forces unit that were active in Burma during the Japanese occupation in 1944. It follows Colonel Keith Crosby and Doctor Alistair Whitamore, two veterans of the British retreat in 1942, who are eager to reclaim the colony. “But neither the jungle nor the foe have gotten any less savage, and when the shooting starts and the Japanese...
AFTERSHOCK ANNOUNCES “BYLINES IN BLOOD”
AfterShock Comics have announced “Bylines in Blood,” a dystopian noir series by writers Erica Schultz & Van Jensen, artist Aneke, and letterer Cardinal Rae. Set in a world where independent newspapers no longer exist, the book will follow Satya Chatterjee (aka “Lady Dick”), a journalist-turned-private investigator, as she investigates the murder of her old editor. “Someone wanted him silenced,” says the synopsis, “and the trail points toward the highest bastions of power. To find justice for her friend, she’ll have to put everything – and everyone – she knows at risk.” Schultz described “Bylines in Blood” as being “about the...
HAMILTON & MATRONE’S MIDDLE-GRADE GN FEARBOOK CLUB COMING NEXT YEAR FROM AFTERSHOCK
THE SECOND OFFERING FROM AFTERSHOCK’S SEISMIC PRESS IMPRINT IS DUE OUT IN JANUARY 2022. Last month saw the release of Rainbow Bridge, the first young reader graphic novel offering from AfterShock Comics’s new Seismic Press imprint. Now the next title from Seismic Press has been revealed, as AfterShock has announced Fearbook Club, a new middle-grade graphic novel from writer Richard Ashley Hamilton, artist Marco Matrone, and letterer Dave Sharpe. The book follows a middle school yearbook club as they investigate a group of ghosts who are haunting their school. Here’s how AfterShock describes Fearbook Club: When shy 6th-grade shutterbug Whit Garcia starts middle school, he’s forced...
SEELEY & HOWELL’S DARK RED RETURNS FOR NEW WHERE ROADS LEAD ONE-SHOT
THE LATEST “ONE-SHOCK” FROM AFTERSHOCK COMICS IS DUE OUT IN JANUARY. Writer Tim Seeley and artist Corin Howell‘s Dark Red debuted from AfterShock Comics back in 2019, and quickly won readers over with its blend of political satire and vampiric horror. Now the world of the series is set to return next year with Dark Red: Where Roads Lead, the latest of AfterShock’s “One-Shock” specials. The one-shot will be written by Seeley, illustrated by Howell, colored by Mark Englert (who also colored the previous five-issue series), and lettered by Carlos M. Mangual. The issue will arrive with a main cover by Howell, and an incentive variant cover by Andy Clarke and Jose Villarrubia....