This will be a quick one today, I’m writing to notify you we’ve announced a new project: IT’S ONLY TEENAGE WASTELAND.
Announced over at SCREEN RANT:
https://screenrant.com/dark-horse-comics-only-teenage-wasteland-scifi-lost/
IOTW Is the new comic from Jacoby Salcedo and myself. It’s colored by Mark Dale and lettered by Micah Myers. It’s published by Dark Horse Comics and will be out the first week of December.
It’s a book that starts as a buddy comedy in the vein of SUPERBAD or BOOKSMART and then dovetails sharply into genre territory that will be fun for fans of LOST or THE LEFTOVERS. I’m trying not to spoil too much here, but it’s a really fun book.
Here’s the first piece of concept art Jacoby did for the series when we were pitching it. That HELL sign he did ended up informing a big chunk of the book. That’s sort of the magic of collaboration - that push and pull.
It’s probably the closest thing I’ve done to YOUTH in terms of mashing genre and more traditional drama / indie drama in a blender. Hopefully people will like it. Comics wise I’d compare it to THE NICE HOUSE ON THE LAKE meets WHAT’S THE FURTHEST PLACE FROM HERE (both great books with long titles) or even PAPER GIRLS (a good book with a short title).
Jacoby’s cartooning is so great on this book. I’m looking forward to showing you more.
Here’s a couple panels from early in the issue. Don’t tell anyone I showed you.
More soon. We have more projects to be announced in the fall.
Be well,
-C