David and Maria Lapham are teaming up once again (and not just in life) with the new comic book series Good as Dead. The crime thriller comes from Skybound and Image Comics, and is co-created with Chris Black, the showrunner of Monarch: Legacy of Monsters, and David Alpert.
“I can’t tell you how excited Maria and I are about this book coming out,” said David Lapham via press release. “Chris Black and David Alpert provided us with their initial concept and outline and generously gave us the room and edict to ‘do our thing.’ And we went for it. It’s both completely what you’d expect from us based on our Stray Bullets work and at the same time, it’s unlike anything we’ve ever done before, combining elements of the surreal, science fiction, conspiracy, horror and, of course, classic noir.”
In the series, a man sets himself on fire on a bridge in the town of Port Lindon. Now, it’s up to the town’s sheriff to stay “one step ahead of the forces looking to take his town apart. If he has any chance of bringing the truth to light, he’ll need to expose generations of secrets while outrunning death itself.”
Added Black, “Working on this project was a dream opportunity to tick every box that fires my passion for storytelling. Embracing a classic crime noir while helping to build a world that feels both deeply authentic yet deliciously heightened in the tradition of the most gripping and twisted small town thrillers. But mostly in populating this world with deeply nuanced, flawed and authentic characters that will shock, thrill and break readers’ hearts.”
The double-sized issues of the series are written by the Laphams, with art and letters by David Lapham and colors by Dee Cunniffe.
“Good as Dead isn’t like anything I’ve read before,” said Nachie Marsham, Senior Editor at Skybound. “The Laphams have created a noir master class, with characters that carry the weight of their lives in the linework of their faces. From the first scene, the storytelling rockets along, but the depth of the world invites you in to peel back layer after layer to discover the mysteries within – and read again and again.”
Good as Dead #1 hits stores on September 17, 2025. Check out a preview, below.
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