PORTLAND, Ore. 11/09/2026 — Fan-favorite creators Curt Pires (Creature Corps, Fireborn) and Ryan
Quackenbush (Junior Baker the Righteous Faker) will team up for an all-new, original graphic novel titled, Content. This razor-sharp sci-fi thriller will hit shelves in trade paperback in February 2027 from Image Comics.
Inspired by Pires’ own time in the Hollywood dream factory, Content is set in the age of the infinite scroll. The perfect read for fans of Severance, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, and The Social Network.
“I’m excited to be working with Ryan Quackenbush on my first original graphic novel—Content—only at image comics,” said Pires. “This has been an intense labour of love for both of us, in development for years after initially discussing the idea with Eric Stephenson all the way back at SDCC 2024 and I’m ecstatic to finally bring Ryan and I’s creative vision to the masses in early 2027.I think fans will be blown away by my most experimental and personal writing in ages—and Ryan’s lush painted artwork that evokes the brilliance of Dave Mckean and Bill Sienkiwitz in equal measure.”
In a near-future ruled by streaming services, Trip Cruise is the most valuable mind in entertainment and the visionary architect behind the world’s biggest platform: Content. But when an experimental AI helmet meant to extract stories straight from his brain malfunctions, Trip becomes trapped inside the system he built: forced to navigate an endless hellscape of shows and fragmented memories.
His only shot at escape? Margot, his junior programmer and the only person with a strong enough human to him to take a shot at saving him. Together they’ll have to outsmart the machine designed to replace them or risk getting permanently deleted from existence.
Quackenbush added: “I am very proud of this book that Curt and I have put together. His writing and story is sharp and wild but personal and I’m very grateful that he had me draw it. I think you can tell that it’s coming from a big place in both of us. This has been a labor of love and I’m very excited to put this out in the world and hopefully it shows that we did this one for us.”
Content original graphic novel trade paperback (ISBN: 9781534331846) will be available at local comic book shopson Wednesday, February 17, 2027 and independent bookstores, Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Books-a-Million, Indigo, and Waterstones on Tuesday, March 16, 2027.
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