FML #1

by Kelly Sue DeConnick, Cris Peter (colorist), David López (cover_art)

From the Eisner award-winning creators who brought you Captain Marvel, Bitch Planet, and Wonder Historia comes this genre-busting, apocalyptic odyssey about a group of metal kids who face a medley of bizarre foes and encounters in Portland, Oregon during a worldwide pandemic. Riley is a teen that sketches out his heavy metal future with a ballpoint pen between monster movies and band practice. But musical stardom needs to compete with high school, the temper of a former Riot Grrrl mother, the morbid obsessions of a goth sister, and the eccentricities of bandmates that threaten to drive him and everyone around him insane. The balance gets harder after a ritual during a party in Portland's Forest Park causes him to wake up one day to discover that the creatures, witchcraft, and metal world he's obsessed with may be a bit closer to home than he preferred. • A brand-new creator owned series from the team that brought you Captain Marvel! • Features bonus material exclusive to the single issues only, such as essays on music, true crime, interviews, and more! • Eight issue series.

Genres: Comics, Humor, Graphic Novels, Comix

Kindle Edition

Published November 6, 2024

About the author

Kelly Sue DeConnick’s work spans stage, comics, film and television. Ms. DeConnick first came to prominence as a comics writer, where she is best known for reinventing the Carol Danvers as “Captain Marvel” at Marvel and for the Black Label standard-setting Wonder Woman Historia: The Amazons at DC. Her independent comics Bitch Planet and Pretty Deadly (both from Image Comics) have ranked as New York Times best-sellers and been honored with Eisner Awards, British Fantasy Awards and Hugo nominations.

Ms. DeConnick’s screen work includes stints on Captain Marvel, a film that earned $1B for Disney worldwide, and 2023’s forthcoming The Marvels with Marvel Studios; in addition to having consulted on features for Skydance and ARRAY, and developed television for NBCUniversal, Legendary Entertainment and HBOMax. Her most recent stage work is the mythic spectacle AWAKENING, which opened at the Wynn Resort Las Vegas in November 2022.

Mission-driven, Ms. DeConnick is also a founding partner at Good Trouble Productions, where she has helped to produce non-fiction and educational comics including the “Hidden Voices” and “Recognized” series for NY Public Schools and Congressman John Lewis’ Run, in partnership with Abrams Comics.

In 2015, Ms. DeConnick founded the #VisibleWomen Project, whose mission is to help women and other marginalized genders find paid work in comics and its related industries. The project continues to this day and recently expanded in partnership with Dani Hedlund of Brink Literacy.

Ms. DeConnick lives in Portland, OR with her husband, writer Matt Fraction, and their two children.

Reviews

[Colin Post · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is a funny, honest, and frightening depiction of life in America right now. The book lives up to its thesis statement: stories get us through but stories also have a radical power to take on a life of their own.

[Femme Power Comix · Rating 5 out of 5]

4.5 stars

[Jesse · Rating 5 out of 5]

Excellent. I loved the layered art, with kid's drawings and lined paper things. I loved how they introduced the characters. Above all else I loved the fictionalized versions of Kelly Sue and her kids. The colors were gorgeous but not gaudy. The art was multi-faceted, balancing between realistic and expressive and cartoony. The reveal at the end was very classic. The pandemic setting was very identifiable. I loved it all.

[Rakan · Rating 4 out of 5]

الرسم بديع بشكل! فيه إذا مو غلطان ٧ او ٨ انواع رسم مختلفة من رسم ملون رسم ابيض واسود رسم حيادي رسم تشكيلي ورسم من قصاصات ورق كلها تخدم اوًلا اسلوب الطرح ومكانه ثانيًا القصة.
القصة خفيفة عالقلب ومتحمس للمزيد

[Jazz Boy · Rating 4 out of 5]

"Glory Hole" LOL

[Wm · Rating 5 out of 5]

I dug this so much I actually responded to a backmatter prompt for the first time in my life.

[Alex Fyffe · Rating 4 out of 5]

4.5

[Erin · Rating 4 out of 5]

Adorable. Love all the formats and vibe.

[Tina · Rating 3 out of 5]

I don't know how to review this, as I don't know how I felt about it. I'll read the second issue and see if I can formulate a proper opinion.

[Jarrod · Rating 5 out of 5]

knocked this one right out of the park! Loved the introduction of the characters and the story places us right in our current world.