Scott Snyder, known for making vampires cool again in the pages of American Vampire and his demented-but-glorious run on Detective Comics, is taking on yet another project. Image Comics has announced Severed, a brand new 7-issue horror comic book co-written by Snyder and Scott Tuft. Featuring art from Attila Futaki, Severed is a story about a 12-year-old boy in 1916 that's on the hunt for his father as he comes across a mysterious -- and perhaps dangerous -- salesman who has much more to him than meets the eye.
"Severed is a unique story that is extremely close to my heart, and in order to maintain complete creative control with the comic, Scott Tuft and I knew that it needed to be creator owned," Synder said in the press release. "We are extremely happy Image is giving us the platform to release Severed."
"I'm having such a great time bringing Severed to life," said artist Futaki. "Snyder and Tuft have created dynamic characters and an engrossing world that is a thrill to realize. The old-fashioned and precious world is a pleasure to draw and I am very excited about getting blood all over it!" "When Scott and I first saw Attila's art, we knew he was the one to bring our story to life," added Tuft. "His art goes above and beyond the call and it keeps getting better. Not only is it scary, but his ability to capture the emotions of the characters and the tension of a scene is truly unique. We are so lucky to have signed him up."
Snyder continued: "This story digs deep into the American psyche, exploring a time when a vast network of rail supported a society of vagabonds and when the automobile made even the darkest corners of the country accessible to everyone. Tattooed traveling salesmen, black-faced minstrel men, cross-dressing tramps: Severed is filled with unexpected characters and tells a story that is not only uniquely American but certainly one of the scariest things I have ever written."