Death or Glory co-creators Rick Remender and Bengal are reuniting next spring for a new ongoing series from Remender’s Giant Generator line at Image Comics. Entitled Napalm Lullaby, the dystopian epic will explore cults, religious extremism, and the struggle for power.
Napalm Lullaby #1 introduces an incredibly powerful child who is discovered and raised by a cult who make him believe he’s God. The cult is built upon hatred and populated by zealots who believe their religion is the purest of all, therefore making it the absolute moral authority. Ruled by the Magnificent Leader, the cult imposes its rule across the entire world. Anyone who doesn’t join and become a zealot themselves is cast out, forced to live in highly toxic, crowded areas where resources are scarce.
The story begins 50 years after the cult subjugates Earth. Two of the messiah’s powerful bastard children become determined to escape their lowly living conditions and infiltrate the Magnificent Leader’s fortress. Their intention? To murder the man who’s made their lives and their family’s lives absolute hell.
Check out variant covers for Napalm Lullaby #1, as well as interior art, below.
“Napalm Lullaby and The Holy Roller are my first forays into superheroes since I left Marvel a decade ago. At one point in time, I promised myself never to return to this genre—but when this idea [for Napalm Lullaby] hit, it was too exciting not to make it real,” Remender said in a statement. “Fortunately, my longtime collaborator and friend Bengal agreed, and we set out to make an apocalyptic superhero story unlike anything you’ve seen or read. We’ve been developing this story for years and it couldn’t have more love dumped into it. Ben has made sure every single page is a work of art.”
Bengal added, “It was hard keeping Napalm Lullaby a secret for so many years. This is a dream project that I’ve been so eager to show off. I’m ecstatic that soon we’ll take readers into this world, part Road Warrior and part Superman. I love working on strange, superpowered beings and I took great care to create, with Rick, characters we REALLY care for.”
Napalm Lullaby #1 will be available at comic book shops and on digital platforms including Amazon Kindle, Apple Books, and Google Play in March 2024.
