This February, BOOM! Studios will debut of a new limited series that pushes the limit of the medium in Kennel Block Blues. Writer Ryan Ferrier and artist Daniel Bayliss have crafted an original story that combines the tense prison drama of Oz, the madcap twists of Looney Tunes, and the tradition of great anthropomorphic stories like Blacksad.

Kennel Block Blues defies genre and summarized in a simple explanation, so, in an unprecedented move, the publisher has partnered with Tumblr to allow fans to read the entire first issue for free starting Saturday, January 9th, BEFORE final orders for the print version are due. This marks the first time a major comics publisher has posted a full, completely colored and lettered issue on the social media site before final orders were due.

Readers can check out preview Kennel Block Blues #1 in its entirety on Tumblr.

Oliver is a good dog. A family dog. But without warning, he’s sentenced to Jackson Kennel, where he’s instantly placed on Death Row with the rest of his fellow inmates, awaiting a lethal appointment on The Table if salvation doesn’t come. He’ll need help escaping the Kennel, but when the stress of prison life builds, he starts escaping reality instead, imagining a fantasy world of cartoon friends. It’s time to break out…into a musical number?

Kennel Block Blues arrives in comic shops on February 3rd with a main cover by series artist Daniel Bayliss for the price of $3.99 under Diamond order code DEC151097. Also available in a limited quality is a retailer incentive cover by Nick Pitarra.