Axl Rose to star in graphic novel series
Legendary Guns N’ Roses frontman Axl Rose is generally very selective about his media appearances over the years, though he did make a song for Looney Tunes a few years back, showing an oppeness to participate in projects he is passionate about. Axl has now teamed up with Sumerian to launch a graphic novel series called Axl Rose: Appetite for Destruction.
“Axl Rose: Appetite for Destruction is a raw, neon-noir fever dream, part rock anthem, part cyberpunk prophecy. Axl and I built a world where rebellion isn’t just attitude, it’s survival,” said Nathan Yocum, Sumerian Comics Co-Founder and series co-creator. “It’s Axl like you’ve never seen him before, on the front lines of a battle for humanity’s future.”
“Primary Wave is thrilled to have a partnership with Axl and to extend his legacy into a bold new medium,” said Bart Saunt, SVP Brand Partnerships at Primary Wave. “This graphic novel creates a new IP centered on Axl’s iconic presence and uncompromising spirit, and provides a foundation for a larger narrative that will extend well beyond the page.”
Axl Rose’s novel is futuristic SciFi
Axl’s novel appears to be a futuristic SciFi tale that looks like it could be primed to be a television series someday. The graphic novel series is set in a neon-drenched Paradise City, named after the Guns N’ Roses classic, where humans and robots are meant to co-exist. Appetite for Destruction follows Axl Rose, a half-human, half-robot who lives on the fringes, and finds solace in the music of a back-alley lounge singer. When she vanishes under mysterious circumstances, Axl’s search for answers drags him into a deadly conspiracy, one that could decide the fate of humanity itself. Axl Rose meets The Terminator sounds like a badass treat for fans.
The series is created by Nathan Yocum and Axl Rose, with art by Frank Mazzoli (DUNE: Edge of a Crysknife, Rebel Moon: Nemesis), colors by Antonio Antro (Hell Is Us, The Offspring: Come Out and Play), and lettering by Micah Myers (American Psycho), the series blends cyberpunk worldbuilding with the spirit of rebellion that has defined Axl Rose for decades.
