{"id":17405,"date":"2019-06-25T13:40:07","date_gmt":"2019-06-25T18:40:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/popculturenetwork.com\/wordpress\/?p=17405"},"modified":"2019-06-25T13:40:07","modified_gmt":"2019-06-25T18:40:07","slug":"idw-publishing-proudly-announces-pandemica-a-mind-blowing-masterpiece-from-jonathan-maberry","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/popculturenetwork.com\/wordpress\/2019\/06\/25\/idw-publishing-proudly-announces-pandemica-a-mind-blowing-masterpiece-from-jonathan-maberry\/","title":{"rendered":"IDW Publishing Proudly Announces PANDEMICA, A Mind-Blowing Masterpiece from Jonathan Maberry"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span class=\"m_6455355503535419328subTitle\">A New Saga from the Creator of\u00a0<em>V-Wars<\/em>,<br \/>\nPitting Brave Scientists and Soldiers Against a Genocidal Conspiracy<\/span><\/div>\n<p>SAN DIEGO, CA (June 17, 2019) \u2013 The\u00a0<em>New York Times<\/em>\u00a0Bestselling author of\u00a0<em>V-Wars<\/em>\u00a0and\u00a0<em>Rot &amp; Ruin<\/em>\u00a0\u2013\u00a0<strong>Jonathan Maberry<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 tells a dark, action-packed story of defiance against authoritarian abuses in\u00a0<strong><em>Pandemica<\/em><\/strong>, a new comic book epic coming this Fall from\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/idwpublishing.us1.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=5792cac24346d164eb0cf6ad2&amp;id=0399c2b839&amp;e=2a8ce31b48\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/idwpublishing.us1.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u%3D5792cac24346d164eb0cf6ad2%26id%3D0399c2b839%26e%3D2a8ce31b48&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1561569884272000&amp;usg=AFQjCNHw1IrhkF8n_2Qs39iNjde4LK_U2w\">IDW Publishing<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201c<em>Pandemica<\/em>\u00a0reflects a lot of fears about the direction in which our country and the world is going,\u201d says Maberry. \u201cIt deals with a diverse group of people who discover that a secret organization is selling designer pathogens for use in ethnic cleansing. My story is about the kinds of people who take a stand against this, who find the courage to fight back, who put themselves in harm\u2019s way to protect the innocent.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The first issue of\u00a0<em>Pandemica<\/em>, slated for release in September, will depict an America on the verge of war, as a shadow government prepares to launch \u201cpurity bombs\u201d for ethnic cleansing, and a small group of scientists and former SpecOps shooters bands together to avert this disaster. Maberry joins artist\u00a0<strong>Alex Sanchez<\/strong>\u00a0(<em>Star Wars: The Old Republic<\/em>) and colorist\u00a0<strong>Jay Fotos<\/strong>(<em>Locke &amp; Key<\/em>) in inviting readers to resist the sickness that plagues the nation \u2014 and ultimately save the world!<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m working with world-class scientists (epidemiologists, molecular biologists, etc.) to make the bioweapons in\u00a0<em>Pandemica<\/em>\u00a0as realistic as possible,\u201d says Maberry. \u201cWhat\u2019s terrifying is that so much of this is actually possible; and that so many groups and governments over the last century have tried to make these kinds of genocidal weapons. Thankfully, we\u2019ve also seen that there are people who will stand up against this kind of madness.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cJonathan Maberry\u2019s\u00a0<em>Pandemica<\/em>\u00a0is the culmination of all the various and disparate ideas he\u2019s been working through as a writing professional for the past decade,\u201d says\u00a0<strong>David Hedgecock<\/strong>, Associate Publisher at IDW. \u201cAfter the immensely rewarding experience of working with Mr. Maberry on\u00a0<em>V-Wars<\/em>, it\u2019s an honor and privilege to help bring his fearsome new vision to an unsuspecting \u2013 and soon-to-be-captivated \u2013 reading audience.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Jonathan is an endless font of creativity,\u201d says\u00a0<strong>Chris Ryall<\/strong>, IDW&#8217;s President, Publisher and Chief Creative Officer. \u201cHis cinematic storytelling so naturally reflects the quality and independent spirit that has defined IDW for 20 years. We\u2019re so proud to work with him.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>For information on how to secure copies of\u00a0<strong><em>Pandemica<\/em><\/strong>, please contact your local comic shop or visit\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/idwpublishing.us1.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=5792cac24346d164eb0cf6ad2&amp;id=8573610373&amp;e=2a8ce31b48\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/idwpublishing.us1.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u%3D5792cac24346d164eb0cf6ad2%26id%3D8573610373%26e%3D2a8ce31b48&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1561569884273000&amp;usg=AFQjCNFwcDjRpRkd1I8hNeM4AEjL9eHWHA\">www.comicshoplocator.com<\/a>\u00a0to find a store near you.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A New Saga from the Creator of\u00a0V-Wars, Pitting Brave Scientists and Soldiers Against a Genocidal Conspiracy SAN DIEGO, CA (June 17, 2019) \u2013&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":17406,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"image","meta":{"advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"cybocfi_hide_featured_image":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false}}},"categories":[17,16],"tags":[56],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/popculturenetwork.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/unnamed-1-4.jpg?fit=700%2C1078","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":22829,"url":"http:\/\/popculturenetwork.com\/wordpress\/2022\/06\/22\/crystal-lake-publishing-and-monstrous-books-present-shakespeare-unleashed-on-kickstarter\/","url_meta":{"origin":17405,"position":0},"title":"Crystal Lake Publishing and Monstrous Books Present SHAKESPEARE UNLEASHED on Kickstarter","author":"DiRT","date":"June 22, 2022","format":"image","excerpt":"An All-New Horror anthology featuring brand-new, original stories by Joe R. 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