Dark Horse Comics has announced a new horror-action series The Roadie. Written by Tim Seeley with art by Fran Galan, the series promises to bring horror around nostalgia, heavy metal music, hell and redemption. The first issue comes out on September 28, 2022.
“I wanted to tell the story of the ‘unsung hero’ of the Satanic Panic era of the 80s…”, says Tim Seeley, “the roadies who supported all these metal bands, not only by tuning their guitars, but by chasing the horrible demons they accidentally summoned with backwards lyrics and screaming riffs Joe D. is the seventh son of a seventh son, and while he once stood next to greatness, he now wallows in the dark…until he was called back to a past he thought he had left far behind. The Roadie is part Hack/Slashpart The comebackand wholeheartedly, with Fran Galan making absolutely rock art.
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More than thirty-five years after his heyday, a former heavy metal roadie must return to America’s backstage to pursue a profession he thought he’d retired from: exorcist. But this time he doesn’t save drunken groupies and bassists. He tries to save his daughter.
For more on this news, read the official press release below.
MILWAUKIE, Ore., (June 2, 2022)— Dark Horse Comics is proud to present the new dark horror action series The Roadie. From the creators Tim Seeley (The Occultist, Hack/Slash, Revival) and Francois Galan (lucky devil) comes this horror saga about nostalgia, heavy metal music, hell and redemption.
More than thirty-five years after his heyday, a former heavy metal roadie must return to America’s backstage to pursue a profession he thought he’d retired from: exorcist. But this time he doesn’t save drunken groupies and bassists. He tries to save his daughter.
“I wanted to tell the story of the ‘unsung hero’ of the Satanic Panic era of the 80s…”, says Tim Seeley, “the roadies who supported all these metal bands, not only by tuning their guitars, but by chasing the horrible demons they accidentally summoned with backwards lyrics and screaming riffs Joe D. is the seventh son of a seventh son, and while he once stood next to greatness, he now wallows in the dark….until he is called upon to return to a past he thought he left far behind.THE ROADIE is part Hack/Slash, part Revival and all heart, with Fran Galan doing absolutely rock art.
The Roadie #1 will be in comic shops on September 28, 2022 and is available for pre-order at your local comic book store for $3.99.
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