“Maniac of New York: Don’t Call It a Comeback” #1 will be released for $4.99 on December 7, with a main cover by Mutti, and an incentive cover by Jonathan Luna. I mean, if it was a bloody horror movie.”įor more for Kalan, scroll below for a full Q&A, as well as an unlettered preview.

Hmm, and maybe there’s a touch of Night At The Museum. And if I’m being honest, I was probably heavily influenced by A Face In The Crowd. There’s more political and media satire in this storyline, so in a way I was digging back into my years at The Daily Show. I think readers will see the parallels even more clearly this time than in the past. When asked which horror movies inspired the story this time round, Kalan replied “I feel like I was more inspired by the real world that we live in than by any particular movies. Not only that, but we’ll get to attend a glamorous New York high society event, and see what happens when the inevitable pro-Maniac contingent arises.”

3: Don’t Call It a Comeback,’ is how the Maniac can go back to killing when he was seemingly killed at the end of ‘The Bronx is Burning!’ They’ll also see how Zelda, Gina, and our other characters have handled the fallout of coming face to face with the monstrous Maniac.

Kalan says, “The first thing readers will discover in ‘Vol. Zelda Pettibone, the NYPD detective who helped her take him down, is struggling to resume her life, when a copycat emerges, attacking locals in Central Park. AfterShock Comics have announced a third volume of writer Elliott Kalan and artist Andrea Mutti’s hit horror satire, “Maniac of New York: Don’t Call It a Comeback.” The latest installment sees New York celebrating the demise of serial killer Maniac Harry, with Maniac Task Force Director Gina Greene now disappeared to parts unknown.

Maniac of New York by Elliott Kalan