One of BOOM! Studios big new releases this coming November will be GLAAD Zawa + The Belly of the Beast #1. This new series comes from the mind of Micahel Dialynas, GLAAD Award-winning and Eisner Award-nominated cartoonist. Ahead of Zawa + The Belly of the Beast #1 release BOOM! Studios has provided us with a first look at the series.
The story for Zawa + The Belly of the Beast is part of BOOM! Studios’ BOOM! Box brand. The solicitation for the first issue teases:
Trapped for eternity inside her mountain by pollution-spewing factories, the ancient guardian spirit Zawa only has industrial run-off to eat, leading her to a bitter existence of paranoia and destruction. But when two siblings from a nearby village, Bandit and Thatcher, help her escape, they’ll quickly learn that the way to calm Zawa’s heart is through a well nourished stomach!
Zawa + The Belly of the Beast #1 will release with its main cover by Michael Dialynas. There will also be variant covers available done by artists Jorge Corona, Karl Kerschl, and Skottie Young. You can check the covers and six-page preview below:
Zawa + The Belly of the Beast #1 will release in comic book shops and digital store fronts on November 8th. For more information check out BOOM! Studios official press release below.
LOS ANGELES, CA October 12, 2023) – BOOM! Studios today revealed a first look at ZAWA + THE BELLY OF THE BEAST #1, the premier issue of the brand new series from GLAAD Award-winning and Eisner Award-nominated cartoonist Micahel Dialynas (Wynd, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles). ZAWA + THE BELLY OF THE BEAST is a charmingly macabre eco-friendly fable about nature, greed, and good food shared with better friends, available November 2023.
Trapped for eternity inside her mountain by pollution-spewing factories, the ancient guardian spirit Zawa only has industrial run-off to eat, leading her to a bitter existence of paranoia and destruction. But when two siblings from a nearby village, Bandit and Thatcher, help her escape, they’ll quickly learn that the way to calm Zawa’s heart is through a well nourished stomach!
ZAWA + THE BELLY OF THE BEAST #1 features a main cover by Michael Dialynas with variants by fan-favorite artists Jorge Corona (Batgirls), Karl Kerschl (Gotham Academy), and Skottie Young (I Hate Fairyland).
ZAWA + THE BELLY OF THE BEAST is the latest release from BOOM! Studios’ award-winning BOOM! Box imprint, home to groundbreaking original series such as Lumberjanes by Shannon Watters, Grace Ellis, Brooklyn Allen, and ND Stevenson; Juliet Takes a Breath by Gabby Rivera and Celia Moscote; Giant Days by John Allison, Lissa Treiman, and Max Sarin; Mamo by Sas Milledge; Save Yourself! by Bones Leopard and Kelly and Nichole Matthews; Specter Inspectors by Bowen McCurdy and Kaitlyn Musto; The Last Witch by Conor McCreery and V.V. Glass; Ghosted in LA by Sina Grace and Siobhan Keenan; The Avant-Guards by Carly Usdin and Noah Hayes; Fence by C.S. Pacat and Johanna the Mad; Goldie Vance by Hope Larson and Brittney Williams; educational series Seen: True Stories of Marginalized Trailblazers, Getting Dizzy by Shea Fontana and Celia Moscote, and Hollow by Shannon Watters, Branden Boyer-White, and Berenice Nelle.
Print copies of ZAWA + THE BELLY OF THE BEAST #1 will be available in comic shops November 8, 2023. It is available for pre-order at your local comic shop. Digital copies can be purchased from content providers, including comiXology, iBooks, Google Play, and Kindle.
- Zawa + The Belly of the Beast #1 A Main: SEP230009
- Zawa + The Belly of the Beast #1 B Variant: SEP230010
- Zawa + The Belly of the Beast #1 C 1:10 INCV: SEP230011
- Zawa + The Belly of the Beast #1 D 1:25 INCV: SEP230012
- Zawa + The Belly of the Beast #1 E FOC Reveal Variant: SEP230014
- Zawa + The Belly of the Beast #1 F Unlockable Variant: SEP230013
