From Kelly Sue DeConnick and David López, the Eisner award-winning creators who brought you Captain Marvel, Bitch Planet, and Wonder Woman: Historia, comes FML. The Hollywood Reporter posted the exclusive announcement and revealed the covers for this brand-new creator owned series. FML is a genre-busting, apocalyptic odyssey about a group of metal kids who face a medley of bizarre foes and encounters in Portland, Oregon during a worldwide pandemic.
This eight-issue series, published by Dark Horse Comics, follows Riley, a teen that sketches out his heavy metal future with a ballpoint pen between monster movies and band practice. But musical stardom needs to compete with high school, the temper of a former Riot Grrrl mother, the morbid obsessions of a goth sister, and the eccentricities of bandmates that threaten to drive him and everyone around him insane. The balance gets harder after a ritual during a party in Portland’s Forest Park causes him to wake up one day to discover that the creatures, witchcraft, and metal world he’s obsessed with may be a bit closer to home than he preferred.
Dark Horse is providing a lot to get readers excited for FML. Including bonus material—exclusive to the single issues only—such as essays on music, true crime, interviews, and more. A website is available about the fictional band STFU, which features an introduction to each band member (including Riley), a blog (or “Blahhhg”), merch, the promise of music “coming soon,” and even a booking form for the band.
Kelly Sue DeConnick and David López’s FML #1 goes on FOC on September 30th and releases on November 6th. It will be accompanied by five variant covers by Alvaro Martinez Bueno (The Nice House on the Lake), David LaFuente (Ultimate Spider-Man), Nicola Scott (Titans, Birds of Prey), Pepe Larraz (Blood Hunt), and Emma Rios (The Amazing Spider-Man). Check out FML #1 and its variant covers below and remember to order by September 30th!
