IMAGE COMICS' DEATH, JR.
Beginning this April, Courtney Crumrin creator and Gloomcookie artist Ted Naifeh and writer Gary Whitta will chronicle the adventures of the Grim Reaper's only child in Death, Jr., a bi-monthly mini-series debuting from Image Comics in association with Backbone Entertainment.
Here's how Image describes the book:
"Death, Jr. enjoys being a kid, hanging with his friends, and generally staying out of trouble. All of that changes when he and his friends accidentally unleash an ancient evil into the world. From there it's up to DJ and his pals to clean up the mess before his dad finds out. After all, no one wants to tangle with the Grim Reaper on a bad day.
"Part of the appeal of the book is the quirky cast of friends: Pandora, a little goth girl; Smith & Weston, conjoined twins; Stigmartha, a girl who bleeds when she gets nervous; and The Seep, an armless, legless, foreign exchange student in a jar."
Death, Jr. is currently in development as an exclusive title for the upcoming Sony PSP handheld entertainment system, which will also be released in the spring. Along with the comic book and videogame, a feature film based on the character is in preproduction with Media 8 Entertainment.
"We created a pretty huge world for Death, Jr, only a small part of which you get to see in the game," said Backbone CEO Jon Goldman. "Gary and Ted have done a fantastic job creating an awesome comic, and enabling people to get in and experience the world of Death, Jr in a really exciting way."
The first story arc will encompass three full-color, 48-page, prestige format books.
