James
Robinson and Greg Hinkle decide to go on an adventure and bring back
the now public domain AIRBOY series of 1940s fame. Created by Robinson
(THE SAVIORS, Earth-2)
and Hinkle and starring, well, Robinson and Hinkle, AIRBOY is the story
of two comic book creators determined to breathe new life into a series
that, while once wildly successful, had fallen into obscurity. This
will be Hinkle’s debut at Image Comics.
Robinson
and Hinkle’s story, although taking inspiration from real sources, is
fictional. “Honestly, in reality Eric [Stephenson] didn't come to me
with Airboy, I conceived the whole thing with me in it and all
the drinking, drugs, and sex and took the idea to him,” said Robinson.
“There was never any intended Airboy relaunch. It was all made up by
me.”
A
humorous blend of fiction and reality (and a healthy dose of
embellishment) AIRBOY begins the renewed journey of a character much
beloved at one point, but forgotten today.
“Oh
and our characters are quite like they're depicted in the comic,
including our weak wills, depravity, and cowardice,” added Robinson.
Image Comics Eric Stephenson himself even makes a cameo appearance in the story.
“As the writer of Starman,
James is one of comics’ preeminent writers, and when he first started
talking to us about doing more creator-owned work at Image, I was
thrilled,” said Eric Stephenson, Publisher at Image Comics. “Saviors
has been fantastic, obviously, but that in no way prepared me for the
absolute insanity of AIRBOY—and I mean that in the absolute best way
possible. What James and Greg have come up with here is nothing short of
inspired mayhem.”
AIRBOY is a new ongoing semi-autobiographical series, inspired by the original Airboy comic series, coming to Image Comics in 2014.
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