Death Jr. Trade Paperback To Release In November
- September 23, 2005 08:47 AM PST
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Backbone announces that their Death Jr. trade paperback will release this November.
Backbone Entertainment and Image Comics announced today that they will release the Death Jr. trade paperback this November.The trade paperback will contain all three previous issues of Death Jr. and the cover will be specially drawn by famed Hellboy comic artist Mike Mignola.
"I picked up Death, Jr. for my daughter. I thought the character was very cute, and that, combined with the whole death and monsters thing would go over well with her," says Mignola. "I was right. She loved it. So how could I say no to doing the cover for the trade paperback? I couldn't."
Featuring the art of Ted Naifeh (Courtney Crumrin, Gloomcookie) and the writing of Gary Whitta (Reaper) Death, Jr. tells the story of the son of the grim reaper and his band of misfit friends. Part of the appeal of the book is the quirky cast of friends: Pandora, a little goth girl, Smith & Weston, conjoined twins, Stigmartha, a girl who bleeds when she gets nervous, and The Seep, an armless, legless, foreign exchange student in a jar.
"Image Comics is proud to be associated with the Death, Jr. franchise," says Image PR and Marketing Coordinator Jim Demonakos. "The comic itself is funny, clever and inventive - Ted Naifeh's art is expressive and clean, while Gary Whitta's script is sharp and appeals both to a younger and an older audience, a rare feat. We look forward to doing more Death, Jr. comics in the future!"
