Whenever a new Joe Casey book comes out, it’s something to get excited about. We’ve already got the upcoming book “Sex” to whet our appetites on Casey this year as well as supposedly the “Godland” finale, but in addition to those we have this new book that has been endlessly teased for a while, “The Bounce,” we get our third.
And today, we finally get some details on it.
If “Sex” is the dark side of superheroes, it appears “The Bounce” is the light, as the book promises to be fun and weird in all the ways we’ve come to expect from Casey. Add David Messina’s gorgeous art to all of it and we get the story of “a slacker superhero” that will most definitely be a great addition to the pantheon of ridiculous costumed titans we read about monthly.
For the full press release from Image Comics, please see below.
Image Comics Press Release
He’s young, he’s fit, he’s got a gal who’s interested — and he’s superpowered. Jasper Jenkins, star of the new superhero Image Comics series THE BOUNCE by Joe Casey (BUTCHER BAKER THE RIGHTEOUS MAKER, SEX) and David Messina, pretty much has everything going for him. Why complicate things by taking things too seriously? Jasper’s about to embark on the greatest trip he’s ever known, and he’s going to ride it all the way…!
Described by Casey as a “slacker superhero comic for the 21st century,” THE BOUNCE gets underway in May with dynamic art, acrobatics, and an unabashed love of fun.
“As a storyteller, you pose the question, ‘What would it be like if you were a typical guy in your early 20’s and you had superpowers?’ and then you try to answer it honestly,” Casey related in a mini-interview posted on the Image Comics blog.
With a nod toward Spider-Man’s innovative, early days and Invincible’s origin era, Casey has added something all his own to the superhero mix with the mature-rated THE BOUNCE, hinting, “Sometimes the idea of ‘fun’ can get a little heady… as it does right off the bat in issue #1.”
THE BOUNCE is a full color, ongoing series. Issue #1 will be in stores on May 22. It will be available for pre-order from the March issue of Previews (MAR130444).
