Marcus Parks, Henry Zebrowski, and Ben Kissel, the hosts of Last Podcast on the Left, made headlines last year when they teamed up with DC for the horror comic book series Soul Plumber and now they're only a couple of weeks away from their next comic book release! Available on June 21st from Z2 Comics, The Last Comic Book on The Left is a graphic novel that pays homage to horror comics like Tales From the Crypt and The Vault of Horror, with an all-star group of creators, including James Tynion IV, David Dastmalchian, Ryan Cady, Rick Veitch, Morgan Beem, Lukas Ketner, and more! As an exclusive treat just for Daily Dead readers, we have preview pages that you can read right now, featuring a story from Ryan Cady, Morgan Beem, and Fred Stresing:
"Rise From Your Graves! Not a joke, not a gag; like a necromancer, The Last...
"Rise From Your Graves! Not a joke, not a gag; like a necromancer, The Last...
- 6/15/2022
- by Jonathan James
- DailyDead
Exclusive: Comic book and graphic novel publisher Idw has unveiled nine new original comic book projects set for release beginning in July as part of a new initiative. While the focus is on creating new comic book IP, following publishing of the comics, the Idw Entertainment Group will work to potentially develop the IP for film, television and other entertainment mediums the way the company has done in the past with such titles as Wynonna Earp and Locke & Key.
Reflecting genres including crime thriller, supernatural horror, science fiction and epic fantasy, the projects hail from New York Times bestselling authors, top industry artists and writers, as well as newcomers, including Scott Snyder, G. Willow Wilson and Stephen Graham Jones, among others. Additionally, Idw has additional projects underway for 2023 and beyond, including a comic book series by Academy Award–winning director, screenwriter, novelist, and showrunner John Ridley and several original graphic novels aimed at middle grade and YA audiences.
Beginning with Scott Snyder’s Dark Spaces: Wildfire in July (see details below), Idw will be publishing the projects monthly.
“A year ago we gave ourselves a mission: to make Idw the destination for premier talent and rising stars,” says Mark Doyle, editorial director of Originals. “This is an unprecedented moment in Idw’s history, and there’s been a tremendous team effort from our creative and editorial teams and everyone at the company to develop a stellar slate of original stories—and we’re having a blast doing it!”
Here is a trailer for Idw’s new initiative:
“Throughout our history, Idw has provided a supportive environment for passionate creators to pursue their artistic vision, taking form as such beloved titles as 30 Days of Night, Locke & Key, V Wars, Canto, October Faction, and Wynonna Earp, just to name a few,” says publisher Nachie Marsham. “Our new Originals editorial division, spearheaded by Mark Doyle, reflects our commitment to building upon that legacy. More than ever before, we are reaching out to the creative community, welcoming fresh ideas that span a diverse range of genres, and offering audiences wild new worlds to explore.”
The first nine projects are:
Dark Spaces: Wildfire, a thriller series written by Scott Snyder with art by Hayden Sherman, follows a group of female inmate firefighters deep into the smoldering California hills, where their desperate heist of a burning mansion will lead them to the score of a lifetime…or a deadly trap!
Trve Kvlt, a five-issue miniseries written by Scott Bryan Wilson with art by Liana Kangas, introduces Marty Tarantella, a down-on-his-luck loser whose last-ditch scheme to escape a lifetime of fast-food service sets him on a collision course with a cult of violent, Devil-worshiping lunatics!
Crashing, a five-issue miniseries written by Matthew Klein with art by Morgan Beem, throws open the doors of an emergency room filled with casualties of a superhuman war, where Rose Osler, a doctor on her own path of addiction and recovery, faces the most dangerous day of her medical career.
Earthdivers, an ongoing series written by Stephen Graham Jones with art by Davide Gianfelice, unites four Indigenous survivors in an apocalyptic near future as they embark on a bloody, one-way mission to save the world by traveling back in time to kill Christopher Columbus and prevent the creation of America.
Dead Seas, a six-issue miniseries written by Cavan Scott with art by Nick Brokenshire, transforms a cynical convict into a reluctant hero when he’s trapped on a sinking prison ship swarming with ghosts. Can he unite desperate criminals, pirates, and brutal guards as they try to escape a watery grave?
Golgotha Motor Mountain, a five-issue miniseries written by Matthew Erman and Lonnie Nadler with art by Ryan Lee, is a high-octane, redneck motor massacre about two meth-cooking brothers and their attempt to make it home in one piece as all manner of cosmic alien horrors are hot on their trail.
Arca, an original graphic novel written by Van Jensen with art by Jesse Lonergan, leaves a dying Earth behind as billionaires establish a luxurious new society out among the stars, tended to by teenage indentured servants. But one girl discovers that the good life promised for their years of servitude was a lie…
The Sin Bin, a six-issue miniseries written by Robbie Thompson with art by Molly Murakami, hits the road with washed-up hockey player Dale “Dukes” Duquesne, who moonlights as a monster hunter during away games with his daughter, Cat, in tow, hoping to find her mother’s killer.
The Hunger and the Dusk, a twelve-issue storyline written by G. Willow Wilson with art by Chris Wildgoose, upends an age-old conflict between humans and orcs by introducing a new, deadlier species. Fragile alliances form—and unexpected romances blossom—as former enemies wade into battle together to save their two races.
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Launch Gallery: Idw Announces Nine Original Series, Launching Expansive New Comic Book Initiative...
Reflecting genres including crime thriller, supernatural horror, science fiction and epic fantasy, the projects hail from New York Times bestselling authors, top industry artists and writers, as well as newcomers, including Scott Snyder, G. Willow Wilson and Stephen Graham Jones, among others. Additionally, Idw has additional projects underway for 2023 and beyond, including a comic book series by Academy Award–winning director, screenwriter, novelist, and showrunner John Ridley and several original graphic novels aimed at middle grade and YA audiences.
Beginning with Scott Snyder’s Dark Spaces: Wildfire in July (see details below), Idw will be publishing the projects monthly.
“A year ago we gave ourselves a mission: to make Idw the destination for premier talent and rising stars,” says Mark Doyle, editorial director of Originals. “This is an unprecedented moment in Idw’s history, and there’s been a tremendous team effort from our creative and editorial teams and everyone at the company to develop a stellar slate of original stories—and we’re having a blast doing it!”
Here is a trailer for Idw’s new initiative:
“Throughout our history, Idw has provided a supportive environment for passionate creators to pursue their artistic vision, taking form as such beloved titles as 30 Days of Night, Locke & Key, V Wars, Canto, October Faction, and Wynonna Earp, just to name a few,” says publisher Nachie Marsham. “Our new Originals editorial division, spearheaded by Mark Doyle, reflects our commitment to building upon that legacy. More than ever before, we are reaching out to the creative community, welcoming fresh ideas that span a diverse range of genres, and offering audiences wild new worlds to explore.”
The first nine projects are:
Dark Spaces: Wildfire, a thriller series written by Scott Snyder with art by Hayden Sherman, follows a group of female inmate firefighters deep into the smoldering California hills, where their desperate heist of a burning mansion will lead them to the score of a lifetime…or a deadly trap!
Trve Kvlt, a five-issue miniseries written by Scott Bryan Wilson with art by Liana Kangas, introduces Marty Tarantella, a down-on-his-luck loser whose last-ditch scheme to escape a lifetime of fast-food service sets him on a collision course with a cult of violent, Devil-worshiping lunatics!
Crashing, a five-issue miniseries written by Matthew Klein with art by Morgan Beem, throws open the doors of an emergency room filled with casualties of a superhuman war, where Rose Osler, a doctor on her own path of addiction and recovery, faces the most dangerous day of her medical career.
Earthdivers, an ongoing series written by Stephen Graham Jones with art by Davide Gianfelice, unites four Indigenous survivors in an apocalyptic near future as they embark on a bloody, one-way mission to save the world by traveling back in time to kill Christopher Columbus and prevent the creation of America.
Dead Seas, a six-issue miniseries written by Cavan Scott with art by Nick Brokenshire, transforms a cynical convict into a reluctant hero when he’s trapped on a sinking prison ship swarming with ghosts. Can he unite desperate criminals, pirates, and brutal guards as they try to escape a watery grave?
Golgotha Motor Mountain, a five-issue miniseries written by Matthew Erman and Lonnie Nadler with art by Ryan Lee, is a high-octane, redneck motor massacre about two meth-cooking brothers and their attempt to make it home in one piece as all manner of cosmic alien horrors are hot on their trail.
Arca, an original graphic novel written by Van Jensen with art by Jesse Lonergan, leaves a dying Earth behind as billionaires establish a luxurious new society out among the stars, tended to by teenage indentured servants. But one girl discovers that the good life promised for their years of servitude was a lie…
The Sin Bin, a six-issue miniseries written by Robbie Thompson with art by Molly Murakami, hits the road with washed-up hockey player Dale “Dukes” Duquesne, who moonlights as a monster hunter during away games with his daughter, Cat, in tow, hoping to find her mother’s killer.
The Hunger and the Dusk, a twelve-issue storyline written by G. Willow Wilson with art by Chris Wildgoose, upends an age-old conflict between humans and orcs by introducing a new, deadlier species. Fragile alliances form—and unexpected romances blossom—as former enemies wade into battle together to save their two races.
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Launch Gallery: Idw Announces Nine Original Series, Launching Expansive New Comic Book Initiative...
- 4/14/2022
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
Marcus Parks, Henry Zebrowski, and Ben Kissel, the hosts of Last Podcast on the Left, recently made headlines earlier this year with the announcement that they were creating horror comic book series Soul Plumber for DC, but that's not all! Today, it's been announced that they have teamed up with Z2 Comics for a horror anthology comic book series that should have fans of Creepy and Tales from the Crypt very excited!
Titled The Last Comic Book on the Left, the first volume is due out in spring 2022 and features an all-star list of comic book writers and artists. We have the full press release below, along with a look at the cover art, and an exclusive reveal of Ian McGinty's Detective Popcorn print!
"After producing nearly 500 full episodes exploring the darkest corners of humanity and supernatural dread, horror-comedy connoisseurs Marcus Parks, Henry Zebrowski, and Ben Kissel are ushering...
Titled The Last Comic Book on the Left, the first volume is due out in spring 2022 and features an all-star list of comic book writers and artists. We have the full press release below, along with a look at the cover art, and an exclusive reveal of Ian McGinty's Detective Popcorn print!
"After producing nearly 500 full episodes exploring the darkest corners of humanity and supernatural dread, horror-comedy connoisseurs Marcus Parks, Henry Zebrowski, and Ben Kissel are ushering...
- 11/18/2021
- by Jonathan James
- DailyDead
DC’s popular line of young adult releases continues this week with Swamp Thing: Twin Branches, a new version of the origin story for the iconic muck monster that originally debuted in 1971’s House of Secrets No. 92.
Reinvented by novelist Maggie Stiefvater and artist Morgan Beem, Swamp Thing: Twin Branches is a story about anti-social teen Alec Holland, and his easygoing — and more popular — twin brother, Walker, as they relocate to Louisiana for one last summer before college. Alec brought a school project with him, however, and it’s one that’s likely to change his life… and Walker’s… before the season is ...
Reinvented by novelist Maggie Stiefvater and artist Morgan Beem, Swamp Thing: Twin Branches is a story about anti-social teen Alec Holland, and his easygoing — and more popular — twin brother, Walker, as they relocate to Louisiana for one last summer before college. Alec brought a school project with him, however, and it’s one that’s likely to change his life… and Walker’s… before the season is ...
- 10/13/2020
- The Hollywood Reporter - Film + TV
DC’s popular line of young adult releases continues this week with Swamp Thing: Twin Branches, a new version of the origin story for the iconic muck monster that originally debuted in 1971’s House of Secrets No. 92.
Reinvented by novelist Maggie Stiefvater and artist Morgan Beem, Swamp Thing: Twin Branches is a story about anti-social teen Alec Holland, and his easygoing — and more popular — twin brother, Walker, as they relocate to Louisiana for one last summer before college. Alec brought a school project with him, however, and it’s one that’s likely to change his life… and Walker’s… before the season is ...
Reinvented by novelist Maggie Stiefvater and artist Morgan Beem, Swamp Thing: Twin Branches is a story about anti-social teen Alec Holland, and his easygoing — and more popular — twin brother, Walker, as they relocate to Louisiana for one last summer before college. Alec brought a school project with him, however, and it’s one that’s likely to change his life… and Walker’s… before the season is ...
- 10/13/2020
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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