DC announced a new mini-series Clayface: Celebrity Dirt.
The series is touted as a noir horror comic book miniseries featuring our favorite Batman mud-themed villain. Clayface manages to escape Arkham. He has ambitions to become an actor again, but it seems like somebody already stole his name, face, and stardom. Clayface needs to confront this impersonator, while facing the harsh realities of reinventing yourself as a celebrity.
Renown horror writer Jude Ellison S. Doyle writes Celebrity Dirt. Artist Fran Galán, colorist Patricio Delpeche, and letterer Tom Napolitano round out the creative team. The series will run for 6 issues.
Jude Ellison S. Doyle on Clayface
Doyle is very ready to sink his teeth into Clayface and all of his accompanying creepiness. He also emphasizes how Clayface’s transformation powers is a perfect metaphor for celebrity culture.
“Basil Karlo is one of the most beautifully flawed and human characters in the Batman universe. He can become anybody he wants, but he can never escape himself; he looks perfect when the cameras are on him, but he’s a disintegrating mess behind the scenes.”
Doyle promises that this series will explore the dark side of celebrity culture in a way only Clayface can.
“By giving Basil the fame he’s always wanted—or giving SOMEONE that fame, anyway—we were able to tell a story about accountability, redemption, and how to tell the difference between somebody who’s actually trying to change for the better and someone who’s using their celebrity to get away with murder. I loved getting to spend time with Basil, and I really hope his fans will enjoy the series.”
Official DC Description
Check out DC’s official solicitation below.
When Basil Karlo breaks out of Arkham, he’s ready to reclaim the Hollywood crown he lost years ago. But the world he returns to is stranger than ever: a creeping new plague is twisting ordinary citizens into clay-warped reflections of his own nightmares, and a charismatic body double has taken over Basil’s life, becoming a bigger movie star than the real Basil ever was. As a disturbing pattern begins to emerge around this new celebrity, Basil must confront the darkest parts of his past and trace both mysteries to their source. His search leads him deep into the history of the Clayface family and face-to-face with one of its most dangerously unstable members.
Series artist Galán draws the main cover. The series also has variant covers by Mike Del Mundo and Dave Johnson.
Clayface: Celebrity Dirt #1 hits comic shops July 8th.
Source: DC.com
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