Lars Ulrich & Pete Wentz on Vault Comics’ New Music Line, Headshell

Vault Comics has joined Heavy Metallic, Z2 Comics and Opus in a transfer to publishing comedian books based mostly on musical acts. Headshell will probably be their new line of graphic novels from Metallica, Def Leppard, The Seashore Boys, Fall Out Boy‘s Pete Wentz, Redman, and extra. —Songwriter, producer, and veteran music govt and writer Richard Rudolph will information technique and artist relations for Headshell.

Nice musicians are storytellers. However some tales have to be informed on the web page. Headshell works with iconic recording artists to create distinctive graphic novels that resonate with artists and audiences. Headshell graphic novels current authentic tales impressed by artists’ careers and music, giving followers an all new option to join with the artists and music they love. Collectively, Headshell artists have offered many lots of of tens of millions of albums, generated billions of streams and views, and have lots of of tens of millions of followers throughout social media platforms.

Metallica co-founder Lars Ulrich mentioned, “The staff at Vault are pushing boundaries and are daring storytellers. We’re excited to accomplice with them.”

Brian Monaco, Sony Music Publishing President, International Chief Advertising and marketing Officer mentioned, “We’re honored to accomplice with Def Leppard and Vault Comics to assist convey Headshell’s Hysteria to life. There are lots of thrilling alternatives for songwriters throughout the graphic novel area and I look ahead to working with Vault to additional amplify the tales of SMP songwriters.”

Headshell will launch with Dying Inside from Pete Wentz, Hannah Klein, and Lisa Sterle. Fall Out Boy co-founder Pete Wentz mentioned, “Creating a brand new graphic novel with Vault and considered one of my favourite writers, Hannah Klein, has been an insane expertise–in the very best manner. Between her perspective, honesty, and tremendous darkish humorousness and Vault’s artistic help all through all the course of, I am excited to share it with the world quickly.” Klein is greatest recognized for her work on the brief kind Snapchat sequence, Every thing Is High quality. Artist Lisa Sterle has labored with Vault on Submerged and Witchblood.

“We have now one overriding purpose at Vault: to convey readers the perfect comics and graphic novels. We’re thrilled to convey that have creating wonderful, award-winning tales to Headshell in partnership with a few of the greatest names in music,” mentioned Vault CEO, Damian Wassel. “I am unable to wait to share the Headshell line of books with the world.”

Within the trend of Z2 Comics, Headshell books will probably be out there in customary, deluxe, and collectors editions, together with particular one-of-one rarities. Every graphic novel will debut first for the direct sale of comedian e-book shops, and can subsequently have a mass market launch via Vault’s distribution companions, together with bookstore distributor Simon & Schuster.