KID LOBOTOMY (2017)

"Kafka meets King Lear by way of Young Frankenstein in KID LOBOTOMY, a dark, demented, monthly satire that follows a dysfunctional family of hoteliers. Will sibling rivalry, seduction, and shapeshifting eventually lead to sanity or salvation? Big Daddy is a rich hotelier who, in a cracked echo of King Lear, appoints his youngest descendant to manage The Suites, a peculiar hotel located behind the Black Crown Pub. Affectionately known as Kid, his good looks and swagger can't hide a rough childhood of strange therapies and brain operations that have awakened inner demons and psychodramas. This of course makes him eminently qualified to perform lobotomies. A failed rockstar/successful madman gets one last change to prove his worth-and regain his sanity-by turning the hotel that was once his childhood sanctuary into a lucrative business, despite a host of obstacles-including his own sister-who would love nothing more than to see him fail miserably. Kid Lobotomy is co-created/written by Peter Milligan (Shade, the Changing Man, Brittania, Hellblazer) and illustrated by Tess Fowler (Rat Queens) with 'A' covers by Fowler, a 'B' cover by Rory Phillips, and a retailer incentive cover by comics superstar Frank Quitely (Jupiter's Legacy, We3) Bullet points: • Grab your cockroach! Black Crown debuts here! • Special 23 pages of story in the first issue! • Letter columns, creator interviews, process pages & more! • Previews for upcoming Black Crown series!"

"'A Lad Insane, Part Two: Vile Bodies,' Failed rock star and medical guinea pig Kid Lobotomy apparently lies dying in America's weirdest hotel: The Suites, where delusion is always your dirty one-night stand. Take a tour of the Lower Depths where dark creatures, warped memories, and the pretty, new artist-in-residence await. Bullet points: * Grab your cockroach! Black Crown's debut series continues! * Includes a preview of Assassinistas, the new Tini Howard & Gilbert Hernandez miniseries! * Letter columns, creator interviews, process pages & more!"

"'Lost in Franz' Part 3 of A Lad Insane. Bury the past and it turns into monsters. Or in Kid Lobotomy's case, a disgusting cockroach man. As our troubled Kid flees deeper into the lower depths to escape his sister's arrival, he encounters more mystery and confusion. Bug-on-bug sex, spontaneous combustion and Franz Kafka are among the many dubious delights at 'The Suites,' America's Strangest Hotel. • BLACK CROWN's inaugural hit series about a dysfunctional family of hoteliers continues! • Letter column, interviews, behind-the-panel process pages & more!"

"As loyal and surprisingly complex chambermaid Ottla searches for Kid-who's been dragged away by Big Daddy-she's gripped by a tragic memory. What unspeakable things was she forced to do to fulfill Big Daddy's King Lear fantasies? Is the Suites playing its weird tricks? Will Kid have a drill shoved into his head? Why is Cordelia getting fat? Find out this and more in the cracked looking glass Shakespearean tragedy that is 'A Lad Insane, Part Four: The Chambermaid's Tale.'"

"Kafka-obsessed young hotel manager Kid Lobotomy is about to have his brain tweaked by Big Daddy and renegade neurologist Doc Cyclops. Meanwhile, Kid's complex sister Rosebud finally has control of the Suites. Could a cockroach be Kid's salvation? Can dead uncle Gloucester show him the way to the truth? Can Adam Mee finally write his second novel? And can Ottla and Gervais elbow their way into a busy plot? Weird medicine, a symbolist classic, and a girl on a horse. All this and more surprises in 'A Lad Insane,' Part Five. ·BLACK CROWN's inaugural hit series about a dysfunctional family of hoteliers continues! ·All BLACK CROWN titles are packed with letter columns, interviews, behind-the-panel process pages & more!"

"'A Lad Insane,' Part 6 of 6. Why is Kid insane? How come he's having an affair with Kafka's favorite sister? And just what did our failed rock god's 12-year-old self see in the lower depths of the haunted hotel from hell? Our hero finally gets some answers. But will they drive him crazier than King Lear? "