An Action-Packed, Supernatural Mystery About a Boy Who Sees Ghosts
Issue #1 Drops From Comixology Originals on March 14, 2023
March 9, 2023—New York, NY—Writer Miles Gunter, artist Briane Andan, colorist Lee Loughridge, and letterer Taylor Esposito have created Grammaton Punch, an all-new, action-packed comic book series about a boy who sees and fights ghosts. The 5-issue supernatural series follows a high school freshman who must protect his classmates from the spirits feeding off their adolescent energy, all the while confronting his own self-imposed boundaries that prevent him from connecting with other people. The series’ first issue debuts on March 14, 2023 from Amazon’s Comixology Originals exclusive digital content line.
“Grammaton Punch provides a twist on the classic ghost story that is inspired by my love of video games, horror, and the paranormal,” says writer Miles Gunter, whose credits include BPRD, Terminator, and Weird War Tales. “In Grammaton Punch, Van Nguyen was born during a solar eclipse and while that might sound cool, it’s not. That’s because eclipse babies are born with something extra and, for Van Nguyen, that means he can see ghosts.”
When Van starts his freshman year, he is shocked to discover his high school is ruled by a gang of ghosts feeding off his classmates’ energy. The gang’s leader is Zags, a powerful feeder who got the best of Van in the past and is now eager for round two. What’s worse, Van’s mom doesn’t believe that there are ghosts. In order to survive, Van will need to level up.
“Van’s abilities to see and fend off the spirits feeding off the living cause him to keep other people at arm’s length as he believes relationships are a weakness spirits can exploit,” said Gunter. “Sometimes we can get locked into patterns of behavior that feel safe but keep us closed off from the possibilities of life. Grammaton Punch is about the consequences, both good and bad, that come about when the world gives you the opportunity to do things differently.”
Grammaton Punch features the kinetic and stylized storytelling of Briane Andan, a rising-star artist who is based in the Philippines. Together Gunter and Andan take readers on a wild ride that delivers action, humor, teen angst, and terror in equal measure.
About the Creators:
Miles Gunter is a writer based in Chicago. His writing credits include BPRD, Weird War Tales, Terminator, Bastard Samurai, and Zombee. Bay area rock titans High on Fire adapted Bastard Samurai into a song on their 2010 album, Snakes for the Divine. The Image 30th Anniversary Anthology issue #11 features the return of his series NYC Mech after nearly 20 years and is co-written with Ivan Brandon and art by Andy MacDonald. Miles is a graduate of the New School for Social Research in Manhattan.
Briane Andan is a comic book artist whose career began in 2017 for various Indie Publishers. Andan lives in the Philippines.
About Comixology Originals:
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