Exclusive Preview: The Dregs Serves Up Cannibal Cuisine with a Side of Class Consciousness
Main Art by Eric Zawadzki Comics Features Black MaskBlack Mask has had horror at its heart since day one, with the involvement of 30 Days of Night co-creator Steve Niles and early titles like punk-zombie bash Toe Tag Riot. The Dregs, the publisher’s next mini-series, continues that gory lineage with an opening scene of human butchery that’ll test even the most iron-clad of stomachs. Co-writers Zac Thompson and Lonnie Nadler and artist Eric Zawadzki aren’t pulling any bloody punches with the book, which focuses on a homeless man who uncovers the disgusting secrets behind a gentrifying community’s latest trendy dining options.
Zawadzki will be a new name to most readers, but his confident linework and adeptness with gross anatomy will likely earn him well-deserved comparisons to The Walking Dead’s Charlie Adlard, while Thompson and Nadler interweave their hyper-gory plot with potent and timely social metaphor. In advance of the series’ January debut, Paste got an exclusive look at interior pages, as well as a host of variant covers. Reserve your seat at the table for The Dregs when it hits shelves January 25th, 2017.
The Dregs #1 Interior Art by Eric Zawadzki & Dee Cunniffe
The Dregs #1 Interior Art by Eric Zawadzki & Dee Cunniffe
The Dregs #1 Interior Art by Eric Zawadzki & Dee Cunniffe
The Dregs #1 Interior Art by Eric Zawadzki & Dee Cunniffe