'In Your Skin' Is Bollywood Meets 'The Substance' From Image Comics

Here’s a little story for you. I received an email from Image Comics with the subject line “BOLLYWOOD BODY HORROR MEETS EROTIC FICTION IN UPCOMING IN YOUR SKIN SERIES LAUNCHING THIS APRIL.” And my first thought was “I assume this is from Maria Llovet? And maybe has a cover from Tula Lotay?” Well, reader, I was wrong, it’s actually a four-issue series titled In Your Skin and it comes from Aditya Bidikar and artist Som. But in a twist, it has covers from both Maria Llovet and Tula Lotay, as well as Anand RK. So hey, I wasn’t too far off!

“In Your Skin combines my love for body horror and my fascination with the glamorous world of Bollywood,” said Bidikar via this cursed press release that vexed me so. “Backed by the incredible Tiny Onion team, Som and I are thrilled to present a story that’s never been seen before in comics.”

Added Som, “In Your Skin feels like a mirror that refuses to flatter. Body horror is not just an adornment but a tool for the biography of mutating ambitions in the seductive world of Bollywood, pairing the mundane with the grotesque. To have Tiny Onion back the project was massively reassuring! Hope this book scares and charms you in equal measure!”

In Your Skin #1 hits stores on April 22. Wondering what it’s about? Here’s the synopsis as well as solicit info:

Priyanka is a Bollywood uber-fan who has been obsessed with film star Ayesha Sen since she was a kid—she’s watched her movies over and over, and knows her dances beat for beat. But after a once-in-a-lifetime chance to meet her idol goes awry, and Ayesha announces her impending retirement from movies, Priyanka decides that if Ayesha isn’t going to live the life she’s supposed to, Priyanka would be more than happy to take over for her…

Cover A by SOM – Lunar Code 0226IM0317
Cover B by Llovet – Lunar Code 0226IM0318
Cover C 1:10 copy incentive by Anand RK – Lunar Code 0226IM0319
Cover D 1:25 copy incentive by Tula Lotay – Lunar Code 0226IM0320

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