Sunday, October 7, 2018

BELZEBUBS Debuts In February Hardcover From IDW

 
from the iDW Publishing press release . . . . .

Top Shelf's Upcoming Graphic Novel Proves that
Juggling Work and Family Can Be Hell... Literally


SAN DIEGO, CA (October 6, 2018) — Belzebubs is a “trve kvlt mockumentary” focusing on the everyday challenges of family life: raising kids, running a small business, and making time for worship. Except the kids are named Lilith and Leviathan, the business is a black-metal band, and the worship… isn’t exactly aimed upstairs.

In a few short years, what started out as improvised social-media doodles has now become a wildly successful webcomic with hundreds of thousands of fans. The irresistible cartooning of JP Ahonen (Sing No Evil) combines relatable slice-of-life humor with over-the-top occult antics and references from metal music to Lovecraftian horror, making Belzebubsa devil of a good time.

See what Belzebubs' quarter-million frenzied Facebook fans have been raving about! Plus: watch for the official Belzebubs soundtrack album, coming in early 2019 from the world’s largest heavy metal record label, Century Media!

"Precise and expressive drawings illustrate each scene diabolically... If you like family-life anecdotes and black comedy, this little comic will conquer you." — SciFi Universe

"Hilarious." — Bored Panda

Belzebubs strikes that delicate balance between adorable and totally f**king metal.” — Talking Comics

Praise for JP Ahonen:

"JP Ahonen is, flat-out, one of the best comic artists and writers working in the world today. His comics are hilarious, action-packed, and heartwarming in equal measure." — Kazu Kibuishi, author of the Amuletseries

“A visual sonic boom.” — The Village Voice

“A seriously good-looking book… Ahonen's art is kinetic and cartoony while remaining precisely detailed." — SFX Magazine

Belzebubs
by JP Ahonen
ISBN 978-1-60309-442-9
$14.99 (US)
120-page, black-and-white hardcover graphic novel.

About Top Shelf Productions
Top Shelf Productions, based in Marietta, Georgia, has published critically acclaimed and popularly beloved graphic novels since 1997. Now an imprint of IDW Publishing, Top Shelf continues to showcase the vanguard of the comics medium, publishing works of literary sophistication, visionary artistry, and personal resonance. Notable Top Shelf books have included Congressman John Lewis’ National Book Award-winning March, Alan Moore’s From Hell and The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, Craig Thompson’s Blankets, Jeff Lemire’s Essex County, Jeffrey Brown's Clumsy, Erin Nations’ Gumballs, and Kim Dwinell’s Surfside Girls – having garnered countless awards and accolades from the likes of TimeUSA TodayEntertainment Weekly, CNN, NBC, ABC, CBS, NPR, The Daily ShowThe Colbert ReportThe Late ShowThe Rachel Maddow Show, and the New York Times.

About IDW
IDW Publishing stands proudly at the forefront of printed visual entertainment, cultivating a formidable library of world-renowned licensed brands and creator-owned original IP. Its diverse array of comic books, graphic novels, and art books deliver reading enjoyment to fans of all ages. Its award-winning imprints The Library of American Comics, Yoe! Books, and Artist Editions preserve the valuable cultural history of the sequential art medium, while titles under the critically acclaimed Top Shelf and Black Crown banners celebrate fiercely independent voices. IDW Publishing is a division of IDW Media Holdings, Inc. (OTCQX: IDWM), a fully integrated media company with robust offerings in publishing, tabletop gaming, multimedia entertainment, and art exhibition via the San Diego Comic Art Gallery.

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