Uncanny Valley from BOOM! Studios Promises a Wild Ride of Cartoon Mayhem

January 23, 2024

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BOOM! Studios have just announced details of UNCANNY VALLEY, a “a wild ride of cartoon mayhem, family drama, and deadly secrets” from writer Tony Fleecs and artist Dave Wachter, set for release this April.

Here’s the official synopsis:

Oliver is a seemingly typical 12 year old boy… except for a mysterious family history that seems to start and end with his mother. Oh, and his unexplainable powers, that is.

He can do things other boys can’t, to the point of landing himself in some trouble. Baffled by the surreal, cartoonish nature of his abilities, and followed by a murder of peculiar crows, Oliver begins to pull the thread on the secrets his family has kept from him for so long…

“Uncanny Valley is a book that I’ve wanted to make for years. I’m so excited to be making it with the impossibly talented Dave Wachter and with BOOM! Studios,” said writer Tony Fleecs. “It’s a big huge story set in two giant worlds with all sorts of magic and mystery and robots and skeletons but it’s centered on this little tiny family. Those are my favorite kinds of stories.”

“It’s awesome how things work out sometimes. Tony Fleecs is one of my favorite people and favorite writers, too,” said artist Dave Wachter. “When he told me about this idea for a story years ago, I thought ‘That’s a great idea!’ Now we get to make it, along with BOOM! Studios, who puts out some of the best looking books anywhere. With Uncanny Valley, I’m stretching into new territory and having a blast at the same time.”

“Who Framed Roger Rabbit by way of Something Epic is a good starting point to a wild ride of cartoon mayhem, family drama this insane story Tony and Dave have built,” said series editor Jon Moisan. “It’s full of heart, hilarity, and cartoon violence. What’s not to love?”

Featuring covers by Dave Wachter and Tony Fleecs, along with Brett Bean and Dan Mora, UNCANNY VALLEY #1 will be available in comic shops April 10, 2024.