If you want your supernatural horror tinged with a wholesome dose of comedy, then you definately’ll positively need to keep watch over Youth Group. This new graphic novel from First Second is aimed squarely at followers of Buffy the Vampire Slayer and The Chilling Adventures of Sabrina.
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Youth Group is written by Bubble podcast co-creator Jordan Morris and illustrated by Bowen (Bones) McCurdy (Soecter Inspectors). Here’s First Second’s official description of the graphic novel:
When Kay reluctantly agreed to hitch the youth group at Stone Mission Church in Orange County California, she anticipated the Jesus discuss and the dorky singalongs and the colourful posters about dodging temptation. What she didn’t count on was to discover her youth group leaders, Meg and Cortland, in the midst of a real-deal exorcism. Turns out they’re each troopers in a secret group of demon hunters in a struggle that’s heating up, and even when Kay needed to remain on the sidelines, she doesn’t have a selection — she’s a “Blight,” a human who demons can’t possess, and apparently that’s made her a goal. Will Kay discover her place in a world that’s a lot extra God-fearing and monster-fighting than what she’s used to? Will the Stone Mission youth group discover widespread trigger with their badass friends of different faiths? Or will a pack of small-time demons use Blights like Kay as the important thing to beginning some actual huge bother? Youth Group mixes humor, horror and coronary heart to inform a narrative about placing apart your variations to provide evil the beatdown it deserves.
“This was any artist’s dream collaboration, with such a sort and proficient author besides,” mentioned McCurdy in a statment. “Jordan’s characters are instantly lovable and relatable, no matter their faiths and/or demon-butt-kicking talents. I’m so grateful to have been in a position to carry to life his goofy, affectionate, wild experience of a narrative.”
“One of our targets with Youth Group was to make the humor character-based fairly than spoofing horror conventions,” added Morris. “Our characters are excessive goofballs however hopefully they’re not pure punchlines. Bowen has given them such humanity and likability that you simply’ll be genuinely involved that they’re going to die. We need all kinds of oldsters to have the ability to get pleasure from this e book, no matter the place they’re at with religion and faith. Our characters are all types of believers (non-believers included) who must discover a method to work collectively to realize the widespread objective of not getting killed by demons.”
Youth Group is available now on Amazon and different retailers.
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