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From the World of Minor Threats: The Brood #1 (CVR C) (John K. Snyder III)

Illustrated by Ian Culbard
Cover Design or Artwork by John K. Snyder III
Comic Book
6-5/8"W x 10-3/16"H | 4 oz | 240 per carton
On sale Dec 11, 2024 | 32 Pages | 76156801314600131
Rated T+
FOC Oct 21, 2024 | Catalog September 2024
From the world of the hit Minor Threats series comes a family drama starring the planet's most feared villains.
 
Napoleon Archimedes is the archnemesis of The Searcher, and he’s fought her to a standstill for over four decades in the futuristic metropolis of Meteor Falls. But now, as he confronts his mortality, he’s forced to name a successor from his three extraordinary children: Athena, Benjamin, and Spookshow. Each brilliant, cunning ... and unlucky enough to be the child of the world’s greatest supervillain.
 
See, Napoleon believed he was smart enough to have it all: Raise a family AND conquer the world. Then he thought: Why not combine them? Take the kids on as partners. Create a dynasty... None of it went according to plan. Who will rise above the betrayal, failure, and dysfunction to seize the family business?
 
Join us for an unlikely coming-of-age story, that wrestles with the concussions and repercussions of getting raised by a once-in-a-generation criminal mind. Think your father is manipulative, cold and demanding...? Wait until you meet Napoleon.

• Writer/Producer Heath Corson joins Patton Oswalt and Jordan Blum for an all-new Minor Threats story!

• Four issue series.
Patton Oswalt is a comedian, actor, author, and screenwriter. Oswalt is perhaps best known as the voice of Remy the rat in the film, Ratatouille, but he also gained prominence during the '90s as one of the premier West Coast stand-up comedians. Oswalt's albums Feelin' Kinda Patton, Werewolves and Lollipops, and My Weakness Is Strong are staples of the genre. Oswalt has also been featured in The King of Queens, Big Fan, Young Adult, and The Goldbergs.  View titles by Patton Oswalt
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About

From the world of the hit Minor Threats series comes a family drama starring the planet's most feared villains.
 
Napoleon Archimedes is the archnemesis of The Searcher, and he’s fought her to a standstill for over four decades in the futuristic metropolis of Meteor Falls. But now, as he confronts his mortality, he’s forced to name a successor from his three extraordinary children: Athena, Benjamin, and Spookshow. Each brilliant, cunning ... and unlucky enough to be the child of the world’s greatest supervillain.
 
See, Napoleon believed he was smart enough to have it all: Raise a family AND conquer the world. Then he thought: Why not combine them? Take the kids on as partners. Create a dynasty... None of it went according to plan. Who will rise above the betrayal, failure, and dysfunction to seize the family business?
 
Join us for an unlikely coming-of-age story, that wrestles with the concussions and repercussions of getting raised by a once-in-a-generation criminal mind. Think your father is manipulative, cold and demanding...? Wait until you meet Napoleon.

• Writer/Producer Heath Corson joins Patton Oswalt and Jordan Blum for an all-new Minor Threats story!

• Four issue series.

Creators

Patton Oswalt is a comedian, actor, author, and screenwriter. Oswalt is perhaps best known as the voice of Remy the rat in the film, Ratatouille, but he also gained prominence during the '90s as one of the premier West Coast stand-up comedians. Oswalt's albums Feelin' Kinda Patton, Werewolves and Lollipops, and My Weakness Is Strong are staples of the genre. Oswalt has also been featured in The King of Queens, Big Fan, Young Adult, and The Goldbergs.  View titles by Patton Oswalt

The Brood #1 Will Expand the World of Minor Threats this December

In an exclusive announcement from AIPT, courtesy of Dark Horse Comics, it was revealed that Minor Threats, the superhero mystery caper from Patton Oswalt and Jordan Blum, will be expanding with From the World of Minor Threats: The Brood #1. This spin-off series releasing in December will be the first set outside Twilight City and

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