By Author Si Spurrier is collaborating with artist Vanesa Del Rey, colorist John Starr, and letterer Hassan Otsmane-Elhaou for a mind-bending crime graphic novel from Image titled The Order Stated Extinguish.
When I say mind-bending, I genuinely mean it, as The Order Stated Extinguish showcases a remarkably striking art style that channels the hallucinogenic rampage of its protagonist into vibrant, eye-catching visuals that appear thoroughly unique.
Promoted as “Fargo meets Deliverance,” The Order Stated Extinguish is a four-issue crime narrative set in the Louisiana bayou, revolving around a man deeply under the influence of psychedelic mushrooms, battling against a moonshine-running crime family, with a pregnant park ranger caught in the crossfire.
Here is a gallery of interior pages from The Order Stated Extinguish #1, including the primary cover by Vanesa Del Rey and variants by Christian Ward and Tula Lotay:
“Fargo meets Deliverance in a humid swamp-thriller from VANESA DEL REY (Black Widow, The Creeping Below) and SI SPURRIER (Coda, X-Men),” states Image’s official solicitation text for The Order Stated Extinguish #1. “The scorching humidity of the Louisiana bayou. Alligator poachers stalk the muddy waters. A heavily pregnant park ranger raises a spiteful mug of moonshine with a criminal matriarch. And one lethal individual, out of his mind on shrooms and vengeance, loads his rifle for the Human Hunt and shouts at the stars. Presenting four issues of fever-dream cajun crime.”
Writer Si Spurrier comments on The Order Stated Extinguish, “this is a crime thriller tighter than a drumhead.” Spurrier is well-known for his contributions to the X-Men franchise, where he delved into unusual, psychic elements of mutant faith across multiple titles during the Krakoa era, making him quite familiar with these mind-altering concepts.
Based on the artwork by Vanesa Del Rey and John Starr, they appear to be the perfect partners to take Spurrier’s ideas a step further into a significantly more imaginative realm of comic storytelling.
The Order Stated Extinguish #1 hits the shelves on July 23.
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