Following the release of each issue of Aftershock's Lonely Receiver by writer Zac Thompson and artist Jen Hickman, Bleeding Cool will host conversations with Thompson about this sci-fi breakup story turned psychological horror This time, Zac Thompson talks about toxic relationships, the horror of breakups, and putting something personal out into the world.[caption id="attachment_1262981" align="aligncenter" width="600"][...]
Lonely Receiver #1, Aftershock's latest series from writer Zac Thompson and artist Jen Hickman, is a break-up turned into a sci-fi horror story Both creators have produced engaging and original creator-owned comics in the past, with Thompson's creeping, thoughtful body horror Come into Me from Black Mask Studios, and Hickman's beautifully drawn Moth & Whisper What kind of beauty, or[...]
Breaking up is hard to do. Zac Thompson has joined with artist Jen Hickman to turn the crushing horror of heartbreak into a horror a bit more literal with Lonely Receiver, their new creator-owned series coming from Aftershock Comics Zac has been a writer to watch, with some of the most compelling (and brilliantly strange) independent comics[...]
AfterShock Comics are launching two comic books in September, Lonely Receiver by Zac Thompson and Jen Hickman, and Miles To Go by B Clay Moore and Stephen Molnar. And a whole bunch of other comic books as well.. here are the full solicitations for September 2020.LONELY RECEIVER #1
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(W) Zac Thompson (A/CA) Jen Hickman
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#1 published by AfterShock Comics with a creative team of Joe Harris, Sebastian Piriz, and Carlos M Mangual.[/caption] Toss in some an entitled shipping heir, his insecure model girlfriend, a would-be ecological agitator, a tagalong, and a surprise wild card, and you're on your way past the exclusion zone and closer to ground zero than anyone[...]
Elliott Kalan, writer of The Daily Show With Jon Stewart and Mystery Science Theater 3000, and Hellblazer artist Andrea Mutti will be launching a new comic book, Maniac From New York, from AfterShock Comics in February next year But a few people saw some similarities with another Maniac, This is the cover to Maniac In[...]
AfterShock Comics is launches two new books for May 2020, Lonely Receiver by Zac Thompson and Jen Hickman, and Sympathy For No Devils by Brandon Thomas and Lee Ferguson in their solicitations for the month Here are the solicits and everything else they have out for May...Lonely Receiver #1 / $4.99 / 32 pages / Color[...]
As AfterShock Comics begins its fifth year of publishing in 2020, the comics publisher behind Animosity, A Walk Through Hell, Dark Ark, Babyteeth and Dark Red, announced a new publishing, pricing and retailer incentive program to begin in February to help retailer confidence on newly launched titles.“Without question, our success to date has been due[...]
AfterShock Comics is launching three titles in February 2020, The Man Who Effed Up Time by Chew's John Layman and Karl Mostert, Godkillers by Mark Sable and Maan House, and Undone By Blood by Lonnie Nadler, Zac Thompson and Sami Kivela.MAN WHO EFFED UP TIME #1
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The Man Who F#%&ed Up Time launches in February, from John Layman, Karl Mostert and Dee Cunniffe. Here's the solicitation: THE MAN WHO F#%&ED UP TIME #1 Writer: John Layman Artist: Karl Mostert Colorist: Dee Cunniffe Letterer: John Layman Cover: Karl Mostert w/ Dee Cunniffe 1:15 Incentive Cover: Larry Stroman Sean Bennett is just your […]
But we begin with AfterShock Comics.Launched in 2015, AfterShock is described as a “hybrid comic book company combining the creative edge of an independent comic book publisher with the strengths and experience of a traditional powerhouse.” AfterShock was co-founded by Joe Pruett, editor of the anthology Negative Burn, Mike Marts, former X-Men executive editor and[...]
Marguerite Bennett and Leila Leiz' long-promised graphic novel, Horde, about a daughter's very literal battle with her hoarding mother's house, will be published by AfterShock Comics in October Along with launches for a new Dark Ark series, After The Flood by Cullen Bunn and Juan Doe, as well as a new series, Shoplifters Will Be[...]
AfterShock Comics has announced a new series from the creative team of Patrick Kindlon and Stefano Simeone, a "satirical take on the consumer society." And it's the perfect vehicle for such criticism, as what could be a better example of consumerism run rampant than comic books, a luxury item that only the top 1% of[...]
Are you ready to rock? AfterShock Comics hopes so, because they're launching a new sweepstakes in support of Killer Groove, the new comic by Ollie Masters and Eoin Marron The sweepstakes will give away two Gibson Epiphone guitars, one to retailers for the best Killer Groove display, and one to fans.The way it works is[...]
Writer Cullen Bunn, artist Fran Galan, and letterer Simon Bowland are teaming up in July for a new comic called Knights Temporal about a former crusader named Auguste de Riviere who, feeling guilty about his part in the medieval version of the Twitter culture wars, follows a necromancer into a forest and ends up jumping[...]
AfterShock Comics has announced a new series from Ted Anderson, Nuno Plati, and Marshall Dillon in which all of the adults in the world die suddenly, forcing children to rebuild society without their help Basically, a post-millennial power fantasy The solicit follows:
ORPHAN AGE #1 / $3.99 / 32 pages / Full Color / ON SALE[...]
AfterShock comics has announced a new original graphic novel by writer Zac Thompson, artist Arjuna Susini, and colorist Dee Cunniffe in which a 9-year-old boy comes to terms with his father's disability, which he interprets as demonic possession Wait, what?Well, the solicit explains better:
THE REPLACER / $7.99 / 64 pages / Full Color / ON[...]
In a public service announcement published by The Hollywood Reporter, AfterShock Comics warned readers of the dangers of reading their comic books in 2019 According to promotional materials from the publisher, reading AfterShock Comics could result in serious injury, including but not limited to "blowing readers' minds" when AfterShock comic books "cut across all genres."[...]
Vampires are coming to Trump country in a new series from AfterShock Comics in March! Tim Seeley and Corin Howell are teaming up to create the new series Dark Red, which follows a vampire living in rural America In an EX-X-XCLUSIVE interview with THR, Seeley explains what's going on with protagonist Chip Ipswich:
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If you thought hot shot comic book writer Donny Cates was confident before, wait until you see him after he's scored a big-time Hollywood movie deal! Even worse, wait until you see Rich Johnston step up his game of writing Cates gooey love letters disguised as Bleeding Cool articles!That's right, Donny Cates is about to transcend comics[...]
