Dynamite proudly announces the January 2014 release of
Bad Ass #1, the first chapter in wickedly funny and explosive four-issue comic
book miniseries. Written by Herik Hanna
and illustrated by Bruno Bessadi, Bad Ass tells the story of Dead End, an
unstoppable vigilante with devastating wit and brutal tactics. He may claim to be a masked avenger... but
he's a villain through and through, with a cause even greater than serving
justice: serving himself!
"With Bad Ass, we are delivering a true tribute to
-- and parody of -- American superhero comic books," says artist Bruno
Bessadi. "Dead End is an antihero
with uninhibited wickedness, which -- let's face it -- we all secretly wish we
could embrace. It's pure black humor and
action, through and through! Publishing
Bad Ass at Dynamite is like a dream come true.
I'm very excited about this new adventure!"
Writer Herik Hanna says, "I was asked to talk about
my love for the series, and for its main character. Who said I like this guy? He was there one morning on my doorstep, a
smile on his face and an M4 in his hands.
He said, 'Write.' I said,
'Uhm...okay. Coffee?' I have to live with this guy now. I was also asked to talk about its main
appeal. Playmates, ducks and guns, I
think. And the great work of Bruno
Bessadi and Gaëtan Georges. And
playmates."
"Never before has there been such a quick-witted and
highly intelligent vigilante, a hero you would love to hate," says Nick
Barrucci, CEO and Publisher of Dynamite.
"While characters like Deadpool are more about slapstick humor,
Dead End is more about the quick-witted answers, delivered with a hysterically
crushing apathy. We like to think it
should have the tagline, 'If Deadpool and Kick Ass had a baby, it would be Bad
Ass.' And I'd also go so far as to say
that Bad Ass fills a void left in fanboy and fangirl hearts after The Boys, our
bestselling and envelope-pushing series by Garth Ennis and Darick Robertson,
came to its explosive end. If you want
violence and sick humor, if you crave madcap antics and irreverence, Bad Ass is
your next big thing!"
Bad Ass #1 will be solicited in Diamond Comic
Distributors' November 2013 Previews catalog, the premiere source of
merchandise for the comic book specialty market, and slated for release
beginning in January 2014. Comic book
fans are encouraged to reserve copies of Bad Ass with their local comic book
shop or hobby specialty store. Each
issue of Bad Ass will also be available for individual customer purchase
through digital platforms courtesy of Comixology, iVerse, and Dark Horse
Digital.