New York Times Bestselling author and executive producer AJ Mendez and SAG Award nominee Aimee Garcia team up with Magma Comix for an all-new supernatural horror series that celebrates Mexican heritage
JULY 19, 2024, (PORTLAND, OR) — This fall, dare to dream of the supernatural, celebrate Mexican and Latino heritage.
Magma Comix has teamed up with Scrappy Heart Productions’ dynamic writing duo, New York Times bestselling author and executive producer AJ Mendez (Crazy Is My Superpower) and SAG Award nominee Aimee Garcia (Dexter) for the comic book series for DAY OF THE DEAD GIRL, beautifully illustrated by Spanish artist Belén Culebras (DAY: Destiny After Youth, in 2021; Udumbara).
Death is never the end of the story. Coroner Sam Castillo will learn this the hard way, when a supernatural serial killer targets her hometown just as she moves back. A skeptical woman of science, Sam butts heads with her spiritual mother Ana, a leader of a witch coven specializing in Brujeria. But when the coven’s Brujas start turning up murdered, Sam and Ana must work together to find the killer and save their town’s Day of the Dead festival from turning into an occult bloodbath. As if sharing a bathroom with her mom wasn’t hard enough.
“Growing up, I didn’t see comics that reflected my Mexican heritage, so I’m thrilled to create Day of the Dead Girl with AJ and spotlight our rich Latino culture to readers,” said Aimee Garcia. “Not only will Belén Culebras’ stunning visuals thrust readers into the midst of a joyful Day of the Dead celebration, but this story will cut to the core of what binds us all together … death.”
“We can’t wait for you to join us on this beautifully bloody adventure,” said AJ Mendez. “Writing this supernatural horror story was a twisted dream, and we really hope it gives you nightmares. Read our morbid, magical mystery at your own risk.”
“Drawing Day Of the Dead Girl is a dream come true, if you asked me what kind of story would you like to draw—it would be exactly this,” said Belén Culebras. “I love the theme of witchcraft and ghosts, criminal investigation, Latin culture… It’s magical, I couldn’t ask for anything better.”
Scrappy Heart Productions was co-founded by Aimee Garcia and AJ Mendez to elevate diverse stories with universal themes, making underdogs the stars of their own stories. The duo co-wrote Universal’s Blade of the 47 Ronin, which reached #3 on Netflix’s Top 10 Movies List, and are developing Mendez’s New York Times bestselling memoir Crazy Is My Superpower for television with A+E Studios. They are the co-writers of IDW Publishing’s GLOW, based on the Netflix property, and Dungeons & Dragons, which made Sci-Fi’s Best Comics of 2020 list.
Day of the Dead Girl #1 (24 story pages, $3.99) hits shelves Oct. 9th and is now available for preorder. Cover B by Puerto Rican artist Yasmin Flores Montanez (R.L Stine’s Secrets of the Swamp).
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