Exclusive First Look at ‘Heavy Vinyl: Y2K-O!’
Today we have an exclusive first look at Heavy Vinyl: Y2K-O! by Carly Usdin and Nina Vakueva, which will be published in March 2020 by BOOM! Studios’ BOOM! Box imprint.
Usdin and Vakueva originally teamed up on the comics series Heavy Vinyl, which was collected as a trade. Heavy Vinyl: Y2K-O! will be an original graphic novel. Here’s the executive summary:
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Your favorite girl gang is back and on the brink of a new millennium! It’s the summer of 1999, and while the staff of Vinyl Destination is dealing with growing up and getting out into the world, the tension over Y2K is mounting into an all-out panic! Can this group of music-loving vigilantes balance their work lives with their dating lives, prevent the total collapse of modern society, AND be home in time for dinner?! Only one way to find out!
Here’s a first look at some unlettered pages. Enjoy!
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About Brigid Alverson
Brigid Alverson, the editor of the Good Comics for Kids blog, has been reading comics since she was 4. She has an MFA in printmaking and has worked as a book editor, a newspaper reporter, and assistant to the mayor of a small city. In addition to editing GC4K, she is a regular columnist for SLJ, a contributing editor at ICv2, an editor at Smash Pages, and a writer for Publishers Weekly. Brigid is married to a physicist and has two daughters. She was a judge for the 2012 Eisner Awards.
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