Former Chicago Bear Lance Briggs Teams Up With Kyle Higgins And Danilo Beyruth For Image’s ‘The Trap’

It’s San Diego Comic-Con season, and you know what that means: incongruous stars creating comic books! Though to be fair, this one seems intriguing, as seven-time Pro Bowl linebacker and former Chicago Bear Lance Briggs is teaming up with Kyle Higgins and Danilo Beyruth for the new Image Comics graphic novel The Trap.

Focused on — what else — a rising sports star, the sci-fi story finds the kid hoping to make it on Earth, only “when a desperate job goes wrong just days before a big race, Jaylen’s promising sports career threatens to succumb to The Trap.”

“I’ve been a reader and a fan of comics for most of my life,” said Briggs. “Now, with Kyle, Danilo, Tamra, and Hassan, I’m so excited to bring a new world to one of my favorite mediums, focusing on a far future where the struggles are very familiar but the scope of what can be achieved is so much bigger. Hours were long, story discussions were at times tough, but I’m so proud of the work we were able to do and I can’t wait to finally share Jaylen and The Trap with the world.”

Added Higgins, “I love working with interesting people and from the moment I met Lance—over a decade ago—I was impressed by how much his love of comics and storytelling was at the forefront of all our conversations, to say nothing of his desire to tell new stories in new corners of fiction. We started this journey to make The Trap—what we like to call an interstellar sports noir—over six years ago. Now, I’m so excited to share what we’ve built with the world. A huge thank you to Lance, Danilo, Tamra, Hassan, Sasha and Michael, the best teammates a comics writer could have.”

“As the artist for The Trap, my mission was to bring to life both Lance Briggs’ personal journey as well as Kyle Higgins’ incredible sense of storytelling in a sci-fi world that is equal parts sleek and broken,” said Beyruth. “I’m thrilled to finally share this with a wider audience.”

The Trap will hit comic book stores on October 7 and book stores on November 3. Now make Higgins and Beyruth play football!

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