With San Diego Comic-Con just around the corner, comic book publishers and film/TV studios are beginning to leak teasers and previews of what they will present at the international convention. Comic book publishing house E-Comix threw their hat into the mix yesterday with the announcement that they will distribute a free ashcan edition of the upcoming action/thriller Pussycats, which is scheduled for a February release. Pussycats #0, and the subsequent 4-issue limited series, was written by E-Comix President and Publisher Vince Brusio, illustrated by artists Ivica Sretenovic and Mats Engesten, and features cover art by Ray Lago.
Fanboy Comics caught up with writer Brusio about Pussycats, who said, “This comic is for people who like to bury the speedometer when they’re driving. And, for those who thought Scarlett Johansson stole the show in the Avengers movie. Put those two visuals together, and you’ll get the kick in the face that I call Pussycats. I’ve always thought women were underused when it came to serious ass-kicking, so I made this comic to fix that problem.”
For more information regarding the comic, please see E-Comix’s official press release below.
SIN, SEX, & SIGNATURES FOR PUSSYCATS AT SAN DIEGO COMIC CON
July 7, 2014 (Sykesville, MD)—Comics publishing house E-Comix will distribute ashcan editions of its titillating action/thriller Pussycats at this year’s San Diego Comic Con to promote its December listing in the PREVIEWS comic shop catalog.
The ashcan previews Pussycats #0 (with a cover by Ray Lago) and the subsequent 4-issue limited series written by E-Comix President & Publisher Vince Brusio, and illustrated by artists Ivica Sretenovic and Mats Engesten.
“Pussycats is Sin City meets Jennifer Blood if we’re talking comics. But Charlie’s Angels meets 24 meets The Blacklist would also work,” says Brusio. “It’s all about women, blood, and bullets caught in a political crossfire when it’s revealed that the adult film industry helped to fight the Cold War. Years of underground espionage bubble to the surface when one woman steps into the middle of territorial pissings, and the repercussions of her curiosity reveal a world where life has no value, and people become uniformed personalities to hide their true identities.”
Legendary adult film star Karen Summer and cosplay personality Tanya Tate have signed onto the project to appear as themselves in the book (with Summer on the cover), and both will be joining Brusio at San Diego Comic Con to sign ashcans and posters for future retailer incentives.
“Karen gets inducted into the Legends of Erotica Hall of Fame in January 2015,” Brusio explains. “And it’s at that Las Vegas event that she’ll promote the comic, and explain how it can be ordered through PREVIEWS, and purchased at brick and mortar comic shops. The Comic Shop Locator Service will be announced as the web site to use to find a store locally.”
For more art/information, visit E-Comix online (www.e-comix.net), on Twitter (@e_comix_net), or email doomsong@yahoo.com.
ABOUT E-COMIX
Founded by comics professional Vince Brusio in 2012, E-Comix has released licensed comics & merchandise such as Dying Fetus: Supreme Violence, and Autopsy: Feast for a Funeral,the latterwhich was worn as T-shirt wardrobe on Showtime’s Shameless TV show starring William H. Macy. Autopsy: Feast for a Funeral is now available online through Comixology.
