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Dance Gavin Dance and Z2 Comics Partner for Robot’s Tale

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One week before the tour kicks off leading up to the release of the new album by Sacramento’s Dance Gavin Dance, Z2 Comics announces original graphic novel partnership for Robot’s Tale!

Following up on recent success stories with Poppy, Skillet, and Yungblud, Z2 offers up something new for the Warped Tour crowd with Robot’s Tale: A Dance Gavin Dance Graphic Novel, announced just ahead of the release of their brand-new album Afterburner, out April 24!

Mirroring the band’s deconstructive approach paired with humor, Robot’s Tale brings together the comic book wit of writer Eliot Rahal and artist Ian McGinty, who utilize the band’s animal imagery to tell a story with heady themes of existence, as experienced through the perceptions of its anthropomorphic antagonist, upon the discovery that the universe is merely a simulation in which all living things are trapped. 

Robot’s Tale: A Dance Gavin Dance Graphic Novel is created in partnership with the band by Eliot Rahal and Ian McGinty with Z2 Comics. Also included are 30 pages by Poppy: Genesis 1 artist Masa Minoura. The original graphic novel clocks in at just over 100 pages, and will be released in a standard edition ($19.99) in comic shops and bookstores alike in May, as well as a limited deluxe edition ($99.99) directly through the Z2 website. The deluxe edition features an exclusive cover by album artist Matthias Adolfsson, paired with an exclusive colored vinyl edition of the band’s upcoming album, Afterburner, both strictly limited to 1,000 copies only and unavailable anywhere else!

Robot’s Tale: A Dance Gavin Dance Graphic Novel

Preview: Rocko’s Modern Afterlife SC

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Rocko’s Modern Afterlife SC

Publisher: KaBOOM!, an imprint of BOOM! Studios
Writer: Anthony Burch
Artist: Mattia Di Meo
Colorist: Fred C. Sterling
Letterer: Jim Campbell
Cover Artist: Ian McGinty
Price: $14.99

Rocko returns in this new limited series from writer Anthony Burch (Borderlands 2) and Mattia Di Meo (Ben 10: For Science!)for a spooky look at everyone’s favorite wallaby!

Something is turning the good people of O-Town into mindless zombies and Rocko wants nothing to do with it. He barricades himself and Spunky in their home and is determined to outlast the hoards outside. 

But desperate times calls for desperate measures when Rocko’s best friend Heffer becomes infected, Rocko will have to risk it all to save his friends and his city. 

Collects the complete 4-issue series!

Rocko's Modern Afterlife SC

Preview: Rocko’s Modern Afterlife #4

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Rocko’s Modern Afterlife #4

Publisher: KaBOOM, an imprint of BOOM! Studios
Writer: Anthony Burch 
Artist: Mattia Di Meo
Colorist: Francesco Segala
Letterer: Jim Campbell
Cover Artists:  
     Main Cover: Ian McGinty 
     Preorder Cover: Joey McCormick
Price: $3.99

The gang have finally uncovered what’s caused the zombie outbreak, and the answer lies inside the Conglom-o building! Rocko will have to fight his way inside and find the solution using the one thing he hates the most: the Internet.

Rocko's Modern Afterlife #4

Preview: Adventure Time: Jake SC

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Adventure Time: Jake SC

Publisher: KaBOOM!, an imprint of BOOM! Studios
Writers: Christopher Hastings, Shane Houghton, Chris Houghton, Polly Guo, Josh Lesnick, Derek Fridolfs, Box Brown, Nicole Andelfinger, Max Davidson, David DeGrand, James Asmus
Artists: Zachary Sterlin, Shane Houghton, Chris Houghton, Polly Guo, Josh Lesnick, Derek Fridolfs, Box Brown, Anissa Espinosa, Ian McGinty, Luca Claretti, David DeGrand, Cristina Rose Chua
Colorists: Josh Ulrich, Maarta Laiho, Whitney Cogar, Eleonora Bruni,
Letterers: Steve Wands, Mad Rupert, Taylor Esposito, Mike Fiorentino
Cover Artist: Design
Price: $9.99

It’s Adventure Time™ with Jake and you! Join Jake on the most algebraic adventure imaginable with tales all about the best canine pal you could ask for in the Land of Ooo. From teaching everyone how to cook to teaming up with Finn to fight every foe imaginable, Jake’s adventures are perfect for fans of all ages!

Collects the best Jake centric stories from Adventure Time™, Adventure Time™ Comics and the Adventure Time™ Specials!

Adventure Time: Jake SC

Preview: Rocko’s Modern Afterlife #3

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Rocko’s Modern Afterlife #3

Publisher: KaBOOM!, an imprint of BOOM! Studios
Writer: Anthony Burch
Artist: Mattia Di Meo
Cover Artists:  
    Main Cover: Ian McGinty
    Preorder Cover: Joey McCormick
Price: $3.99

Rocko and Filburt finally manage to make it to Heffer’s house, but have they made it in time to prevent their dear pal from turning into a zombie? Dr. Hutchison makes her debut in the series with an earth-shaking revelation about what’s causing the outbreak.

Rocko's Modern Afterlife #3

Fight For Your Life in Rocko’s Modern Afterlife #3

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BOOM! Studios has revealed a first look at Rocko’s Modern Afterlife #3, available in stores June 5, 2019. In this exciting next chapter from writer Anthony Burch and artist Mattia Di Meo, everyone’s favorite wallaby, Rocko, is trying to survive the zombie outbreak that’s taken over his home of O-Town! 

Rocko and Filbert have finally made it to Casa del Heffer but his best friend’s been bitten by the ravenous zombies! It’s only a matter of time before Heffer becomes just another mindless, ravaging citizen of O-town unless Rocko can get him to the only place in town that might hold some answers and a potential cure: Hook Labs. Only one snafu: they don’t actually know where Hook Labs is located. Will the team be able to track down the hidden location of the secret Conglom-O labs in time to save Heffer’s brain from turning into mush?

Rocko’s Modern Afterlife #3, features a main cover by Ian McGinty and a variant cover by illustrator and artist Joey McCormick.

Rocko's Modern Afterlife #3

Preview: Rocko’s Modern Afterlife #2

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Rocko’s Modern Afterlife #2

Publisher: KaBOOM!, an imprint of BOOM! Studios
Writer: Anthony Burch
Artist: Mattia Di Meo
Colorist: Francesco Segala
Letterer:Jim Campbell
Cover Artists:  
    Main Cover: Ian McGinty
    Preorder Cover: Joey McCormick
Price: $3.99

Rocko and Spunky must brave the zombified landscape of O-Town to make it to Filburt’s house, who has taken up quite a few odd survivalist habits.

Rocko's Modern Afterlife #2

Your First Look at Rocko’s Modern Afterlife #2

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BOOM! Studios today revealed a first look at Rocko’s Modern Afterlife #2, available in stores May 1, 2019. In this exciting next chapter of the five issue comic book series from writer Anthony Burch and artist Mattia Di Meo, everyone’s favorite wallaby, Rocko, is trying to survive the zombie outbreak that has taken over his home of O-Town! 

Don’t open the doors! There are zombies outside! Rocko’s been holed up in his home, trying to ride out the frightening wave of mutated O-Town citizens who have overrun the city with their madness and mayhem. But his best friend, Heffer, is in trouble, and there’s only one wallaby left in town who can save the day. Rocko and Spunky will have to gear up and head out into the perilous streets of an infested O-town but will they survive the journey or will they get turned into mindless zombies? And what does the vast and all-powerful Conglom-O have to do with this horrifying crisis?

Rocko’s Modern Afterlife #2, featuring a main cover by Ian McGinty and a variant cover by illustrator and artist Joey McCormick.

Rocko's Modern Afterlife #2

Preview: Rick and Morty #49

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Rick and Morty #49

(W) Kyle Starks, Karla Pacheco
(A) Marc Ellerby, Ian McGinty
(C) Sarah Stern
(CA) Cover A: Marc Ellerby with Sarah Stern, Cover B: Mike Vasquez
Age Rating: Teen, 15+ — Genre: Sci-Fi/Humor
Price: $3.99 — Page Count: 32

Oh, bruh, you need to steel yourself for this one because some stuff went down, and RICK AND MORTY ARE DOING A GROUNDHOG DAYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY!

Rick and Morty #49

Review: Rocko’s Modern Afterlife #1

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Rocko's Modern Afterlife #1

One of my favorite movies of all time is the zombie movie, Shaun Of The Dead.  It stars my two favorite actors, Simon Pegg and Nick Frost. Their collective talent alongside Edgar Wright is something comedy fans have been enjoying for years. Each of their movies have found a way to connect to every type of genre.

What made me connect to Shaun Of The Dead is that it made it relatable to movie fans. Their characters were normal guys. It even made fun of many of the tropes that the genre usually transfixes on to hilarious results. It made me wonder how the zombie apocalypse would affect some of our favorite characters? In the first issue of Rocko’s Modern Afterlife we find our what happens when zombies hit our favorite neurotic dog.

It has been two weeks since people have started to act strange, particularly Mr. Bighead, as a zombie virus has hit Rocko’s city. For the first time, in a long time, he gets holed up in his house and a little bit stir crazy, as we also catch up with Heff, who now makes a living by playing video games. Before long, the zombie hoards, invade his house which now includes his dog, Heff. By issue’s end, he and his dog, Spunky, must find refuge, with his remaining uninfected friend, Filburt.

Overall, a story that feels equal parts Shaun Of The Dead and The Walking Dead while still remembering that this is for kids. The story by Anthony Burch is funny, and action packed. The art by the creative team leaps off the pages. Altogether, a story that will make you feel for these characters and will make you fall for them .

Story: Anthony Burch Art: Mattia Di Meo, Francesco Segala, and Ian McGinty
Story: 9.0 Art: 9.0 Overall: 9.0 Recommendation: Buy

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