Alex de Campi And Erica Henderson Announce Psychological Suspense Story ‘Parasocial’ From Image Comics
by Olly MacNamee
Alex de Campi and Erica Henderson, the tram behind Dracula, Motherf**ker, are reuniting for a new original graphic novel Parasocial. A “thrilling, psychological suspense story” coming this October from Image Comics.
De Campi described the book as…
“a twisted exploitation thriller that will leave you never feeling safe at a convention again. It’s a deep dive into all the things we’ve agreed not to talk about in modern fandom and celebrity… with an ending you’ll never see coming. Most importantly, it’s Erica’s most beautiful and strikingly innovative book yet. I’m just here to cover up some of her art with words.”
Henderson added:
“Parasocial is an unsettling glimpse at who we want to be, who other people see, and most horrible of all—who we really are.”
As for the synopsis:
“In the middle of the pandemic, a fading genre-TV actor, fresh from his long-running series’ cancellation, collides with an obsessive fan at a Texas convention. When she lures him to her home, he’ll have to put on the greatest performance of his life simply to survive until morning. Unless, of course, he’s the real monster…”
Parasocial will be available at local comic book shops on Wednesday, October 4 and in bookstores and online on Tuesday, October 10th.
