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Preview: Chachu #1

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Chachu #1

(W) Iman Vellani (A) Marianna Ignazzi

1979. Leila, a 19-year-old Pakistani-Canadian girl, stands on the cusp of adulthood, eager to experience the “real world” for the first time. With a head full of Hollywood dreams and a penchant for pulp novels, she ventures to California to connect with her estranged uncle — her “Chachu” — a middle-aged, semi-retired private eye who gained brief fame after marrying the starlet he was initially hired to find. But when Chachu’s wife goes missing once again, the two are forced on an impromptu road trip to track her down — with Leila navigating young adulthood and Chachu confronting his own mortality and regrets.

Inspired by her own coming-of-age experiences in the entertainment industry, CHACHU is the solo writing debut of superstar IMAN VELLANI (Ms. Marvel), a reinterpretation of the classic neo-noir private investigator story brilliantly illustrated by MARIANNA IGNAZZI (EXQUISITE CORPSES) and colored by JORDIE BELLAIRE (Absolute Wonder Woman).

Chachu #1

Iman Vellani makes her Solo Writing Debut this August with Chachu

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Inspired by her own coming-of-age experiences in the entertainment industry, Chachu is the solo writing debut of superstar actor Iman Vellani brilliantly illustrated by Marianna Ignazzi and colored by Jordie Bellaire. This all-new, five issue miniseries will reinterpret the classic neo-noir private investigator story and launch in August from Image Comics. 

Set in 1979, Chachu follows Leila, a 19-year-old Pakistani-Canadian girl with a penchant for film and pulp novels, who travels to California hoping to connect with her estranged uncle—her “Chachu”—a middle-aged, semi-retired private eye once famous for marrying the starlet he was initially hired to find. But when his wife mysteriously vanishes once again, the two are forced on an impromptu road trip investigation that transforms her first taste of adulthood into a thrilling confrontation of family secrets, unresolved grief, and the fantasies both she and Chachu have built their lives around.

Chachu #1 will be available at comic book shops on Wednesday, August 5.

  • Cover A by Ignazzi
  • Cover B 1:10 copy incentive by Matías Bergara
  • Cover C 1:25 copy incentive by Jacob Phillips
  • Cover D 1:50 copy incentive by Christian Ward
  • Cover E Stealth Variant