LOS ANGELES, CA (July 16, 2024) – New York Time bestselling and fan favorite Mighty Morphin Power Rangers writer Ryan Parrott debuts an original comic at BOOM! Studios and is joined by acclaimed artist Eleonora Carlini (Go Go Power Rangers) for a brand-new sci-fi psychological thriller in VICARIOUS.
“There are some ideas that get stuck in your head and you just keep coming back to them over and over again,” said series writer and co-creator Ryan Parrott. “What would it be like to be able to see through someone else’s eyes and feel what they feel? How would that kind of technology change the world? Who would use it, who wouldn’t and why? It was just a notion when I first pitched it to BOOM! Studios, but with their guidance and Eleonora Carlini’s amazing artwork, Vicarious has turned into a sexy, futuristic neo noir that deals with identity, duality and the value of our lives and experiences.”
“The idea that someone can live and see through my eyes fascinates and disturbs me at the same time and Ryan was able to tell it very well!” said series artist and co-creator Eleonora Carlini. “Kept these feelings in mind and I pushed the aesthetics into grotesque and linear graphic codes, trying to give the pages a freshness and the immediacy that could give the sensation of a trip into another person’s experience.”
Justin is your average 20-something burnout–no real connections with anyone or prospects on his horizon. But, after a dangerous encounter reveals itself as a fortuitous opportunity, Justin finds just what his life has been missing in the secret world of Proxies–young, attractive, ambitious hustlers like himself who allow the rich access to their feelings and experiences through a cutting edge technological implant.
Does Justin have what it takes to make it in this seductive new world?
VICARIOUS #1 features main cover art by lauded artist Dan Panosian (Alice Never After), and variant covers by highly acclaimed illustrators Reiko Murakami (Ghostlore), and Rebeca Puebla (Dejah Thoris).
VICARIOUS is the newest release from BOOM! Studios’ eponymous imprint, home to critically acclaimed original series, including BRZRKR by Keanu Reeves, Matt Kindt, and Ron Garney; Something is Killing the Children by James Tynion IV and Werther Dell’Edera; Grim by Stephanie Phillips and Flaviano; Stuff of Nightmares by R.L. Stine and A.L. Kaplan; Damn Them All by Simon Spurrier and Charlie Adlard; Once Upon a Time at the End of the World by Jason Aaron, Alexandre Tefenkgi, Leila del Duca, and Nick Dragotta; A Vicious Circle by Mattson Tomlin and Lee Bermejo; Ghostlore by Cullen Bunn and Leomacs; Sirens of the City by Joanne Starer and Khary Randolph; Coda by Simon Spurrier and Matías Bergara; Rare Flavours by Ram V and Filipe Andrade; Underheist by David and Maria Lapham; and Animal Pound by Tom King and Peter Gross. The imprint also publishes popular licensed properties, including Dune: House Corrino from Brian Herbert, Kevin J. Anderson, and Simone Ragazzoni; Mighty Morphin Power Rangers by Melissa Flores and Simona Di Gianfelice; and The Expanse: Dragon Tooth by Andy Diggle, Rubine, and Francesco Pisa.
VICARIOUS #1 will be available in comic shops October 16, 2024. It is available for pre-order at your local comic shop. Digital copies can be purchased from content providers, including Kindle, iBooks, and Google Play.
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About Ryan Parrott:
Ryan Parrott is a New York Times best-selling author living in Los Angeles best known for his work on the Power Rangers franchise, Image’sRogue Sun, and Aftershock’s Dead Day. He’s previously written on NBC’s Revolution and Hulu’s Chance as well as for numerous titles at DC Comics, IDW, Image, Dynamite, and BOOM! Studios.
About Eleonora Carlini:
Eleonora Carlini is an Italian illustrator and comic book artist, born in Rome. She debuted in 2015 in the United States, working for several publishers, such as Zenescope Entertainment (Grimm Tales of Terror) and Titan Comics (Doctor Who). She began collaborating with DC Comics working on the Batgirl of Burnside by Brenden Fletcher and Cameron Stewart, finishing the first story cycle of the famous series and continuing later on the Harley Quinn title, Green Arrow: The Return of Roy Harper, Suicide Squad, and Wonder Woman. In 2021 she started, along with Ivan Cohen, a new group of Teen Titans for Earth 11 with the first non-binary character, Kid Quick. Parallel to the work for DC Comics, together with Justin Jordan, she published with Aftershock Comics, Backways, a creator-owner with dark magical overtones. With BOOM! Studios, she worked on the Go Go Power Rangers series written by Ryan Parrott, and on Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Hellmouth and Faithseries. From 2021 to present, she worked on Marvel titles – Women of Marvel, Spider-Man, Marauders, Captain Marvel, SpiderPunk, and Negasonic Teenage Warhead, and continuing to collaborate with Renegade Game Studios, Fantasy Flight Games, Epic Games, and NetEase Games on board games and video games.
