I Breathed a Body
It’s The Social Network meets Hellraiser. When the world’s biggest influencer posts something irredeemably horrific online, the world changes in an instant. Now it’s up to his social media manager, Anne Stewart, to fan the flames of outrage and create a sensationalist campaign that rewrites the rules of “banned content.” Thus begins a carnival of lust, revulsion, desire, and disgust – all for viral videos.
Written by Zac Thompson (LONELY RECEIVER, UNDONE BY BLOOD, X-Men) and illustrated by Andy MacDonald (Multiple Man, Rogue Planet), I BREATHED A BODY is a horror series about the voyeurism of violence and the Big Tech companies who engineer patterns of fear in society.
Contributor Bio(s)
ZAC THOMPSON is a writer born and raised on Prince Edward Island, Canada. He’s written titles like Marvelous X-Men, Yondu, Absolute Carnage: Avengers, Cable, and X-Men: Black for Marvel Comics. Along with indie books such as Her Infernal Descent, Relay, and The Replacer. In 2019, Zac became the showrunner of the Age of X-Man universe at Marvel Comics. His critically acclaimed miniseries, Come Into Me, was called the best horror comic of 2018 by HorrorDNA. His debut comic series, The Dregs, was called “lowbrow brilliant” by New York Magazine. His novel, Weaponized, was the winner of the 2016 CryptTV horror fiction contest.
ANDY MACDONALD is a veteran comic book artist who has worked with virtually every major comic book publishing house. He likes making comics and doesn’t have time to go on the epic quest this magic ring he found is compelling him to go on. He lives in an orbiting sentient space station with multiple personalities.
Key Selling Points
- A supernatural horror book set in Silicon Valley about the voyeurism of violence.
- The use and misuse of social media, its ownership and its adherents has never been more topical.
- According to its author, an indictment of the Big Tech companies who engender and profit from a vitriolic environment designed to keep us outraged, engaged, and fearful.
- Zac Thompson is the co-author of UNDONE BY BLOOD, recently optioned for development as a television series by AMC, and the author of LONELY RECEIVER, one of AfterShock’s most provocative (and successful) recent series.