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NYCC 2024: Le Destroy announces Trashumanism: The Tabletop Roleplaying Game

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Austin-based artist Le Destroy took to New York Comic Con 2024 to announce Trashumanism: The Tabletop Role Playing Game. Expanding her bold, multimedia universe that already includes an album and graphic novel of the same name. This new addition promises to immerse fans even deeper into the Trashumanism experience.

The Trashumanism universe began with Le Destroy’s debut album, Trashumanism, where the 10 tracks unfold as visual chapters in the graphic novel of the same name and now introducing, Trashumanism: The Tabletop RPG. Debuting at New York Comic Con for her panel, “Groundbreaking Musician Le Destroy Discusses Trashumanism,” Le Destroy announced the story-forward cyberpunk tabletop game about building resistance and fighting back against the megacorps that control you – players will build their crews, sow dissent, and take back Capital City one megacorp at a time.

Le Destroy collaborated with creatives from various mediums to create this multimedia project. Her recent debut album, Trashumanism, included Producer Danny Lohner (Nine Inch Nails), featured drums by Josh Freese (Foo Fighters), and was mastered by Howie Weinberg (Nirvana, Garbage, Yeah Yeah Yeahs). To amplify the music and story, Le Destroy created Trashumanism – The Graphic Novel, in collaboration with Grammy Nominated Visual Artist, Lordess Foudre and for Trashumanism: The Tabletop Role Playing Game, Le Destroy tapped Chris Handley. An ENNIE Award-winning roleplay game writer, software engineer, ex-academic, podcaster, and senior writer for Cybr Magazine, to be a part of the new addition to the project.

NYCC 2024: Le Destroy and Lordess Foudre release Trashumanism along with a panel

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Austin-based artist Le Destroy released her silent graphic novel, Trashumanism that accompanies her record of the same name. This release comes ahead of her New York Comic Con panel on Thursday, October 17 at 3:30pm at the Javits Center in room 408.

The 10-tracks on her album, Trashumanism turn into visual chapters in the silent graphic novel, anchored in Capital City – where a new metropolis is emerging and so is a groundswell rebellion rising up against it. Democracy has quickly become an ancient concept and the new world order is one ruled by mega corporations like GENACOR. Its divisions include ECTOGEN and HELIX, both dabbling in varying degrees of genetic engineering and biopharmaceuticals. GENACOR’s CEO is ruthless, her propensity for the misuse of power unmatched, and she will stop at nothing to remain in power.

Capital City includes a group of female-led protagonists who emerge to fight the system. Among them are: the Artist (the heart, brains and architect of the opposition whose parents were once scientists at ECTOGEN); Rebel (the wildly resilient civil soldier who’d risk her life for the cause); and Robot (originally made as a companion model, she’s alone in the ‘human experience’ and in search of connection).

What happens when a musician traverses the mediums of comics, music, and games? Join Le Destroy, Grammy-Nominated Comic Artist, Lordess Foudre and President of Lakeshore Records, Brian McNelis known for FALLOUT (Amazon), STRANGER THINGS (Netflix), WEDNESDAY (MGM/Amazon/Netflix), CYBERPUNK 2077 (CDPR) for a lively discussion as they do a deep dive into the unique transformation of Le Destroy’s Trashumanism the album into “Trashumanism,” the silent graphic novel.

Moderated by Erica Campbell, learn how the perspectives of Le Destroy shaped the pillars of this multimedia work and its narrative, unearth how the impacts of real world events subliminally and seamlessly flow throughout the album and the comic, and explore how writing songs for Cyberpunk 2077 influenced the project and engaged a community.

A surprise announcement will be made during the panel and one lucky person will receive an exclusive NYCC bundle – including Trashumanism –  The Graphic Novel, and a limited edition Trashumanism Fine Art Print.