“ Putting the sass in assassin ” is exactlythe vigour we needthese mean solar day , and thankfully a new Dark Horse mini - series is here to have . Killer Queens , aqueer sci - fi epicdreamed up by anall - LGBTQ creative squad , make it this August , but we ’ve find a first peep at the colorfullyretrocovers for you today .
The four - part series Killer Queens comes from writer David M. Booher ( Canto , Alien Bounty Hunter ) , creative person Claudia Balboni ( Fairlady ) , colorist Harry Saxon ( Vagrant Queen ) , and letterer Lucas Gattoni ( Liebestrasse ) . Here ’s a abbreviated synopsis : “ Meet Max and Alex , two homo reformed intergalactic assassins - for - hire on the run . Their former chief — a flossy monkey with a jetpack — is hot on their tail to take back his stolen ship . Even reformed assassins have to eat , so they take a mission from Alex ’s sure-enough flame : your standard no - kill , casualty - free kidnapping convalescence from a nearby moonshine . Only complication ? Half the moon is rule by a fascist dictator hostile to foreigners . They ’re the Killer Queens , so what could possibly go wrong ? ”
Monkey . With . A. Jetpack . Now , here are the three gorgeous covers from Chris Ables , Balboni and Saxon , and Jen Bartel . First up , Chris Ables :
FIRE!Image: Chris Ables/Dark Horse Comics
Next , Balboni and Saxon :
Finally , Jen Bartel :
“ Killer Queens is a extensive right turn from Canto , but that ’s what I love about it , Booher say in a instruction provided to io9 . “ LGBTQ representation thing , and we ’ve created a fun , suspect space romp that feature odd characters but is n’t your typical LGBTQ storyline . The entire originative team has put their Black Maria and somebody into get to this gorgeous series , and Dark Horse has put their full faith behind it . I could n’t be more thrilled to have readers total along for this crazy drive . ”
Image: Dark Horse
Colorist Saxon is likewise excited . “ Killer Queens is a sassy and comic comic with queer characters and a retro feel , that ’s also in infinite ! ” he said . “ That ’s something I would have been really excited to read when I was younger and , if someone tell me the team that create it was LGBTQ and that I ’d be a part of that very team … ? It ’s a dream come truthful ! I ’m really proud to be working with really talented citizenry and I hope the readers will enjoy reading Killer Queens as much as we enjoy creating it . ”
“ When I show this tale I get excited , ” said creative person Claudia Balboni . “ Space , dangerous undertaking , queer characters with a retro flavor way and a lot of fun . I really enjoyed draw this singular macrocosm and I ’m thrilled to be a part of this explosive squad . ” Added letterer Gattoni , “ Lettering this book of account is a dreaming come on-key , and I hope lector have as much merriment with it as we all had create it , ” he said . “ It ’s an pert tale with very current and lovable characters , and I cerebrate its singular retro look ( from the art to the alphabetic character ) is a real heartfelt homage to the Good Book we read and enjoyed in our younger years . ”
Killer Queens # 1 ( of four ) arrive August 18 ; you may pre - tell it now through your local comic shop .
Image: Dark Horse
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