Get a First Peek atGeneral Strike, a New Comic Supporting the Hollywood Strikes

With Bob Hope on the view foran stop to the WGA ten-strike — andthe SAG - AFTRA ten-strike , too , fingers crossed — a unexampled comic is here to lionize the powerful Hollywood labor movement , with some big names sequester .

Grant Morrison , Matteo Pizzolo , andBrian Michael Bendis(all WGA members ) team up up with a chemical group of boob tube writers ( also WGA members ) to make comics anthology General Strike : Calexit and Other Tales of Fighting the Good Fight . The aggregation is “ dedicated to the battle for economical equation ” and the publisher , Black Mask Studios , “ is equalize the writers fees with donations to the Entertainment Community Fund . ”

The “ host ” of the anthology is a unexampled heroine , bubblegum - loving labour organizer Gen. Strike . The line - up of author — all hit guild members — includes Judalina Neira ( The Boys , Gen V , The Flash ) , Rodney Barnes ( win Time , The Boondocks ) , Tamara Becher ( Doom Patrol , Daredevil ) , Daniel Dominguez ( Seis Manos ) , Charley Feldman ( cristal - adult male 97 , Teen Titans Go ) , Grant Morrison ( Happy ! , All - Star Superman ) , and Brian Michael Bendis ( Almighty of Miles Morales and Jessica Jones ) . Overseeing the project is writer and publishing house Matteo Pizzolo ( Calexit , Godkiller , Rogue State ) .

Image: Black Mask Studios

On the prowess side , the natural endowment is no less impressive . The covers are by artist Tyler Boss ( 4 fry Walk Into A Bank , What ’s The Furthest Place From Here ? ) , Iolanda Zanfardino ( Alice In Leatherland ) , Ben Templesmith ( 30 Days Of Night ) , Ramon Villalobos ( America Chavez ) , Creees Lee ( Lab Raider ) , Elisa Romboli ( A affair promise Truth ) , Amancay Nahuelpan ( Calexit ) , and Darick Robertson ( The Boys ) . The illustrations are by Antonio Fuso ( Something Is kill The Children : House Of Slaughter ) , Jamal Igle ( BLACK , The Wrong Earth ) , Butch Mapa ( Star Wars Adventures ) , Tyler Jenkins ( Grass queen ) , and Josh Hood ( We Can Never Go Home ) .

“ With the longest running dual - strikes in Hollywood account reaching a crescendo , this is an awing second to lionize the power and solidarity that generate us here and also to keep telling stories that animate us to crusade these in effect fight , ” Pizzolo said in a assertion provided to io9 . “ The WGA and SAG strikes are part of the bigger labor move growing across the body politic and around the universe , but they ’re also unique because they center on creative artists — the public outpouring of support we ’ve seen here has n’t always been the case with past Hollywood smasher . It ’s really inspiring and we ’re hoping this project can honour that and also support the workers who are still struggling due to the shock of the strikes . ”

Here are a pair of covers ( in order , they ’re by Creees Lee and Tyler Boss ) , as well as a facial expression inside the anthology . General Strike : Calexit and Other Tales of Fighting the Good Fight is available for pre - order now onKickstarter .

Image: Black Mask Studios