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Who "Shagged" Roger Rabbit, And Other Endorsements For Uncanny Valley

Tony Fleecs and Dave Wachter’s new comic Uncanny Valley has organised twenty or so creators to sing its praises across social media.

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  • Tony Fleecs and Dave Wachter launch Uncanny Valley with a buzz.
  • Creators tout the series; Kieron Gillen leads endorsements.
  • Exclusive variant covers and rare art increase collector interest.
  • Uncanny Valley #1 arrives April 10th, with industry-wide support.

Bleeding Cool has been covering the upcoming launch of Tony Fleecs and Dave Wachter's new series Uncanny Valley since it was announced. The pair appeared at ComicPro's Annual Meeting in Pittsburgh last month with publisher Boom Studios, promoting the series with a remarked art print and highly limited "Rough Cut" ashcan that is still fetching $30 to $40 for raw copies on the aftermarket. Recently, we caught wind of two rare variant covers – one by Fleecs homaging Todd McFarlane and Dave Sim's Spawn #10 cover and another one-per-store cover for issue #6 featuring the only cover appearance of Steamboat Willie. But Uncanny Valley isn't just variant cover gimmicks, it's clearly also made an impression on the creative community. And while this sort of coordinated press gang from Boom, Image, and virtually any other publisher launching a new creator-owned  title has become commonplace, the sheer volume of support on Uncanny Valley caught our attention. From what we've been able to gather no fewer than twenty different creators are all singing its praises with The Wicked And The Divine and Once & Future scribe Kieron Gillen leading the pack.

Who Shagged Roger Rabbit, And Other Endorsements For Uncanny Valley
Who "Shagged" Roger Rabbit, And Other Endorsements For Uncanny Valley
Who Shagged Roger Rabbit, And Other Endorsements For Uncanny Valley
Who "Shagged" Roger Rabbit, And Other Endorsements For Uncanny Valley

Seizing the brass ring of pull quotes comes Die! Die! Die! artist Chris Burnham, there. Will this wave of creator chatter impact customer and retailer boost orders for Uncanny Valley #1 ahead of today's Final Order Cutoff? And will the release of Feral #1 and Uncanny Valley #1 end up catapulting Fleecs to the next level of prominence in the industry? In any case, at least 20 other creators think you should give the latter a chance when it comes out on April 10th.

UNCANNY VALLEY #1 (OF 6) CVR A WACHTER
BOOM! STUDIOS
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(W) Tony Fleecs (A/CA) Dave Wachter
Oliver is a seemingly typical 12 year old boy… except for a mysterious family history that seems to start and end with his mother, and unexplainable powers, that is. He can do things other boys can't, to the point of landing him in some trouble. Baffled by the surreal cartoonish nature of his abilities and followed by a murder of peculiar crows, the mystery behind Oliver's family history finally unfolds! Written by fan-favorite writer Tony Fleecs (Stray Dogs, Local Man) and illustrated by acclaimed artist Dave Wachter (Punisher, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles), discover what makes Oliver special and strange as he searches for his place in the world.In Shops: Apr 10, 2024 SRP: $4.99

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Rich JohnstonAbout Rich Johnston

Founder of Bleeding Cool. The longest-serving digital news reporter in the world, since 1992. Author of The Flying Friar, Holed Up, The Avengefuls, Doctor Who: Room With A Deja Vu, The Many Murders Of Miss Cranbourne, Chase Variant. Lives in South-West London, works from Blacks on Dean Street, shops at Piranha Comics. Father of two. Political cartoonist.
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