With covers by superstar artists Francesco Francavilla,
Dan Panosian, and Coop, this series is excessive, gratuitous and tasteless—just
like you love it.
Literature: overrated. Morality: expendable. Tonight is
right for some over-the-top sex and violence! Bringing the flavor of midnight
exploitation flicks to comics, Grindhouse delivers four two-issue gore operas,
starting with the Chris Peterson-drawn “Bee Vixens from Mars,” pitting a
one-eyed southern Latina deputy against lusty alien chicks bent on laying eggs
in the entire male population!
Future arcs include “Prison Ship Anteres,” featuring art
from Simon Fraser (2000 AD); “Bride of Blood,” with art by Federica Manfredi
(True Blood, Hack/Slash); and “Flesh Feast of the Devil Doll,” with art by Gary
Erskine (The Mask)!
“Grindhouse is the comic your mother warned you about.
Seriously. You know when grownups told you comics were filthy, immoral trash?
They were talking about this comic specifically,” states Alex de Campi. “Books
like Grindhouse were the reason the Comics Code was invented. And if you’re in
a very conservative or evangelical part of the US, you should be careful where
you read it. Each story is two issues of solid gore, gratuitous nudity, and
over-the-top badassery. It’s filthy. It’s violent. It’s really, really fun.”
“Bee Vixens” colorist Nolan Woodard added, “You do know I
colored 28 Days Later, and this is still way more blood, right?”
For a sneak peak
at several interior pages, check out Alex de Campi's interview on BleedingCool.
Grindhouse: Doors Open at Midnight #1 is on sale October
2 in comic shops everywhere (where it’s not outlawed)!