New Comic From Dark Horse THE ROADIE Will Make You Wish There Was A Soundtrack

Dark Horse Comics is ready to present a new horror action series, The Roadie. Creators Tim Seeley and Fran Galan have crafted a horror saga about nostalgia, heavy metal music, hell, and redemption. Here’s the official synopsis:

More than thirty-five years after his heyday, a former heavy metal roadie must return to the backroads of America to do a job he thought he'd retired from: exorcist. But this time, he's not saving groupies and drunk bassists. He's trying to save his daughter.

This comic sounds incredible. Seeley wanted to create a story about an unsung hero from the Satanic Panic:

The roadies who supported all those metal bands, not only by tuning their guitars, but by casting out the horrific demons they accidentally summoned with backwards lyrics and screaming riffs. Joe D. is the seventh son of a seventh son, and though once he stood next to greatness, he now wallows in obscurity.... until he gets called upon to return to a past he thought he'd left far behind. THE ROADIE is part Hack/Slash, part Revival, and all heart, with Fran Galan doing some absolutely rockin' art.

Honestly, this quote is what has sold me on checking out this comic. The Satanic Panic is such a crazy period of time and the more I learn about it the more insane it seems. But the idea that these metal bands really were summoning demons and the roadies were the ones getting rid of them is an amazing basis for a comic. I hope some time between now and when it releases on September 28, 2022 that either Seeley or Galan will come out with a playlist to listen to while reading it because that would be so cool. You can pre order your copy of The Roadie #1 at your local comic shop for $3.99 now.