Letterer and writer Aditya Vidhikaru (Department of Truth, All That’s Dead and Dying) and artist Som (crocodile black) I’m going to crawl in your skin In a new body horror comic series produced by James Tynion IV’s production company Tiny Onion and published by Image Comics. fan of The Substance, Perfect BlueDavid Cronenberg’s film, you’ll love this disturbing, erotic, and perverse tale that explores celebrity culture, identity, and image in the world of Bollywood. The first issue will be published in April this year.
in your skin Biddyker is part of Tiny Onion’s artist-in-residence program and is a member of Eisner Award-winning colorist Jordy Bellaire (detailed corpse), Tyler Voss (you will do bad things), Tate Brombal (Everything Dead and Dying). In addition to writing the series, Bidikar will also do the lettering and design new fonts specifically for the series. Edited by Eric Harburn, Talent Lineup in your skin Colorist Francesco Segarra, color assistant Gloria Martinelli, and designers Dylan Todd and Courtney Menard will also be in attendance.
in in your skinPriyanka is a super fan of Bollywood and has been obsessed with film star Ayesha Sen since childhood. She has watched many of her movies and knows her dance rhythms well. But after a once-in-a-lifetime chance to meet her idol falls through and Ayesha announces her impending retirement from films, Priyanka decides that if Ayesha doesn’t live the life she deserves, she’ll be happy to take her place…
“Aditya Vidikar is one of my favorite collaborators, and as our first artist-in-residence here at Tiny Onion, we’re thrilled to help bring his debut series as a writer to life in all its skin-crawling glory,” said James Tynion IV. “In addition to the great talents of Som and Francesco Segarra, in your skin This is a raw, unflinching horror story about fame and fandom that only these creators could tell. ”
“When James and Eric first proposed the artist-in-residence program to me, I pitched them. in your skin “For my dream project, I wanted to do a dark, tense story set in a world I hadn’t seen in comics yet, assuming they would take it on and we’d settle for something more toned down and fun. I was lucky that not only did he agree to make this book exactly as I had envisioned it, but the entire team at Tiny Onion backed me up and worked with me to make this the best and worst book we could possibly be.”
“in your skin “It was like diving into the trio of my current love, comics, and our mutual mutual love, movies. For me, it was the perfect opportunity to pay homage to the city of Mumbai, the Bollywood I grew up in, and my love for body horror!” Som said. I can’t imagine a better partner in crime than Aditya. We both think similarly in many ways, we both have the same influences…it was like we were tuned with the same tuning fork!”
Vidhika further added, “Priyanka and Asha have been living in my head for the last five years, but it only became real when Somu drew them. Somu is of course an incredibly talented artist – fearlessly dedicated to her art and loves to take on challenges – but she also happens to have worked in the industry for many years and is very familiar with Bollywood as an industry. It’s a real blessing to have an artist I can trust to get all the little references I make in the film.” He added to my script his own knowledge, first-hand experience of India and Bollywood, and storytelling talent that brought this world to life. ”
Check out and pre-order all four variant covers in your skin Today, it’s #1 at your local comic book store!
Inside your skin #1
Written by Aditya Vidhikaru
Art and cover by Som
Cover B by Maria Llovet
Cover C by Anand RK
Cover D by Tula Lotay
Released on 4/22
Image via Image Comics
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