In advance of International Animation Day tomorrow, Modern Prometheus production company released their debut animated short Welcome to Showside from Ian McGinty. Welcome to Showside takes readers on the adventures of Kit, a lovable kid with a monstrous secret: his dad is the Great Shadow King and he wants Kit to take over the family business of destroying the world. McGinty also serves as the showrunner and lead voice actor for the all-ages Welcome to Showside short, which co-stars none other than the iconic Henry Rollins.

Tomorrow, Modern Prometheus’ sister company Z2 Comics will release the first issue of the Welcome to Showside comic book series, marking McGinty’s creator-owned comic book debut, and kicking off the new Z2 Comics fall periodical line.