Comic bad boys and up-and-coming superstars Curt Pires and Jason Copland had a good weekend this past week at Emerald City Comic Con, as their new book “POP” was announced from Dark Horse. The book shows us a world in which pop stars and literally manufactured materials, made by corporations in order to sap money from the consumers of America, and begins as one of their stars escapes. What happens next? Well, if “LP” and “Theremin” are anything to go on, I’d wager something absolutely mental and totally great.
If that doesn’t do anything for you, at the show, Curt described the book to us as his ode to hatefucking the corpse of America, so I’m going to go ahead and say this is probably going to be a book you’ll like to read.
Readers of this site will probably remember Curt’s work from a) the general praise we’ve thrown at him and b) the “Kanye West: Last Man on Earth” comic we debuted last week. If you thought that take on a celebrity was fun, you have no idea what awaits you in “POP.”
“POP” launches in August. For the full press release from Dark Horse, please see below.
Dark Horse Comics Press Release
What if the world’s pop stars and celebrities were literally products, grown by the world’s wealthiest (and most depraved) minds—and one of them escaped? Dark Horse presents the new four-issue miniseries Pop!
Smart and savage! Sexy and scathing! Writer Curt Pires (Theremin, LP) and artist Jason Copland (Daredevil, RoboCop, Kill All Monsters) deliver a series that’s original, exciting, and sure to draw attention!
As unique as it is entertaining, Pop is a white-knuckled thrill ride through the marketing-mastered, technologically tethered tragicomedy we call life.
Praise for Curt Pires and Jason Copland:
Multiversity Comics named Curt Pires a Creator to Watch in 2013
ComicBook.com named Jason Copland a Creator to Watch in 2014
“The best comics step outside of themselves. Be it through playing with the paneling, the perspective, the art, or the storytelling. Curt Pires achieves all of these things.”—Bloody Disgusting
“Pires hits that happy medium that many sci-fi scripters aim for.”—Multiversity Comics
“Curt Pires has played with convention, reality and rules of story telling. He also fits in some introspection throughout the books. It is risky and can create a lot of difficulty for the audience, but Pires has been largely successful in creating a very bold and unique book.”—All Comic
Read the exclusive interview on Comic Book Resources!
Pop #1 is on comic shelves August 27! Preorder your copy today!
