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Zac Thompson And Nicola Izzo Blow Away Boom Studios In April

Zac Thompson and Nicola Izzo are launching a new neo-noir crime thriller comic book series from Boom Studios for April, Blow Away/

Published Fri, 19 Jan 2024 11:57:13 -0600

by Rich Johnston

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Zac Thompson and Nicola Izzo unveil Blow Away, a neo-noir thriller from Boom Studios.
The comic combines elements of Fargo and Rear Window set in isolating Baffin Island.
Blow Away weaves suspense about truth and obsession in a post-truth era.
Due for release on April 17th, the series adds a fresh twist to crime comics.

Zac Thompson and Nicola Izzo are launching a new neo-noir crime thriller comic book series from Boom Studios for April, Blow Away, intended to be in the tradition of Fargo and Rear Window. "Unyielding wildlife videographer Brynne Brautigan, isolated in the frigid, remote Baffin Island sees something she can't unsee… In the distance, she witnesses an argument followed by an instance of intense violence between two climbers–did she just see a murder? In a frantic search for the truth, Brynne discovers just what she's looking for, but soon she will find that more than the silent white of winter is keeping her company…"

"Ever since I first watched Francis Ford Coppola's The Conversation, I've dreamt of telling a paranoid thriller story. Blow Away is that dream made manifest through an incredible collaboration with Nicola," said writer Zac Thompson. "We've crafted a neo-noir mystery about obsession and the slippery and subjective nature of the truth. Really, it's a big love letter to Brian De Palma and Alfred Hitchcock where suspense is the driving force on every page."

"But beyond all of that, Blow Away is the story of a wildlife videographer who may have recorded a murder," he added. "We're arguably living in the most obsessive, post-truth era where regular people are routinely turned into subjects of collective scrutiny. So what happens when you explore those ideas in a place that is entirely removed from that culture? Does something still bleed through? Can a person whose job it is to see patterns really trust their eyes?"

"It's great to work on a project that allows me to explore the comic book medium in such a cinematic way," said artist Nicola Izzo. "I owe this to Zac's multi-layered writing that creates suspense and interest at a FANTASTIC pace. I have always been fascinated by movies and comics where the direction is used in a three-dimensional way that focuses on storytelling and where the environment is an active part of the narrative. I hope all my passion for it translates to the page."

"Isolation, paranoia, misinformation. These are important benchmarks of a good noir story, and are the core pillars of Blow Away," said series editor Elizabeth Brei. "Zac and Nicola are telling such an engaging, tight story. They are a team made for each other and are bringing something very different to crime comics with this one."

Blow Away #1 is published by Boom Studios on the 17th of April. Zac Thompson is best known for his work at Marvel on Ka-Zar and X-Men, as well as Batman: The Brave and the Bold, Cemetery Kids Don't Die, Hunt for the Skinwalker and Angel + Spike at Boom Studios, and No One's Rose for Vault Comics. Nicola Izzo based in Turin, Italy has worked for Boom on Firefly 20th Anniversary Special, Firefly: Keep Flying, Buffy The Last Vampire Slayer, as well as Concrete Jungle, and The North Valley Grimoire at Massive.

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