BOOM! Studios has announced Blow Away, a new neo-noir paranoid thriller series from writer Zac Thompson (Hunt for the Skinwalker) and artist Nicola Izzo (Buffy the Last Vampire Slayer).
Per BOOM!, Blow Away launches in comic shops this spring. The publisher describes Thompson and Izzo’s new series as a “neo-noir crime thriller in the tradition of Fargo and Rear Window.” The debut issue features a main cover by Annie Wu (Hawkeye), as well as variant covers by Tyler Boss (Dead Dog’s Bite) and Tula Lotay (Barnstormers).
Check out the covers for Blow Away #1 below:
What is BOOM! Studios’ Blow Away about?
“Unyielding wildlife videographer Brynne Brautigan, isolated in the frigid, remote Baffin Island sees something she can’t unsee…” an official synopsis for Blow Away reads.
“In the distance, she witnesses an argument followed by an instance of intense violence between two climbers — did she just see a murder?” it continues. “In a frantic search for the truth, Brynne discovers just what she’s looking for, but soon she will find that more than the silent white of winter is keeping her company…”
Thompson and Izzo discuss their new comic
“Ever since I first watched Francis Ford Coppola’s The Conversation, I’ve dreamt of telling a paranoid thriller story. Blow Away is that dream made manifest through an incredible collaboration with Nicola,” Thompson said. “We’ve crafted a neo-noir mystery about obsession and the slippery and subjective nature of the truth. Really, it’s a big love letter to Brian De Palma and Alfred Hitchcock where suspense is the driving force on every page.
“But beyond all of that, Blow Away is the story of a wildlife videographer who may have recorded a murder,” he continued. “We’re arguably living in the most obsessive, post-truth era where regular people are routinely turned into subjects of collective scrutiny. So what happens when you explore those ideas in a place that is entirely removed from that culture? Does something still bleed through? Can a person whose job it is to see patterns really trust their eyes?”
“It’s great to work on a project that allows me to explore the comic book medium in such a cinematic way,” Izzo added. “I owe this to Zac’s multi-layered writing that creates suspense and interest at a FANTASTIC pace. I have always been fascinated by movies and comics where the direction is used in a three-dimensional way that focuses on storytelling and where the environment is an active part of the narrative. I hope all my passion for it translates to the page.”
“Isolation, paranoia, misinformation. These are important benchmarks of a good noir story, and are the core pillars of Blow Away,” editor Elizabeth Brei said. “Zac and Nicola are telling such an engaging, tight story. They are a team made for each other and are bringing something very different to crime comics with this one.”
Blow Away #1 goes on sale in April 2024 from BOOM! Studios.
