Ahoy Comics has announced a new horror-comedy one-shot Thanksgiving #1 debuting this fall. Written by Mark Rusell, illustrated by Mauricet, and lettered by Rob Steen, the oversized 48-page issue is all about a family holiday gone horribly, horribly wrong.
“Thanksgiving is a black comedy using the most American of holidays as a metaphor for what our nation is in danger of becoming,” said Russell. “It tells the story of a nuclear family with many of the same divisions you find within our nation and how deep the rifts between people become while we aren’t paying attention. About how a monster lurks in plain sight, but we choose not to see it.”
“Welcome to the Grandts family’s Thanksgiving dinner,” said Mauricet. “Please take a seat at the table. We are about to start serving the meal. For the appetizer, you will have a bit of dysfunctional America wrapped in cynical humor. For the main course, we offer you one of the most original serial killers the country has known. Still hungry? Expect a rather surprising dessert…”
Thanksgiving #1 will feature three covers by Mauricet, including a “Blood for Dinner” variant and a “Turkey Death” variant. Check out an interior page preview and all three covers below.
“Mark got mad about something big and wrote this story—I think to help process it,” said AHOY Comics editor-in-chief Tom Peyer. “I think it’ll help us all process it. Whenever he gets mad, I hope he brings it to AHOY. Mauricet, meanwhile, is doing the best work of his career, but then he always seems to be.”
Thanksgiving #1 will be available digitally and at your local comic shop on October 22.
