Most music fans know Scott Hoffman as a member of the iconic disco/glam pop trailblazers Scissor Sisters, but comic fans recognize him as the writer of Nostalgia, Wag and other recent projects that merge just as many influences into sucker-punch narratives. This December, Hoffman will team with acclaimed artist Alberto Ponticelli of Frankenstein: Agent of S.H.A.D.E. and Orc Island fame on the science fiction noir title Warm Fusion.
Warm Fusion introduces a nightmare-fueled future New York City plagued by residual radiation from a terrorist attack that’s caused grisly genetic mutations. In response to a series of brutal murders in the city’s sex worker community, a detective teams up with a fairy tale princess-cosplaying escort named Vin to unravel the mystery festering in the city’s darkest alleys. All the while, a malicious scientist is subverting his own horrors deep in the recesses of the city.
JK Parkin spoke with Hoffman and Ponticelli about the project and what fans can expect from Warm Fusion when it launches on December 4th. To preorder, hit up your local comic shop before 12/28 to ensure this body-horror opus lands in your pull. DSTLRY has also announced a new cover from Tula Lotay (Somna) and a 12-inch vinyl featuring music from Hoffman and Die Antwoord DJ Hi-Tek.
(W) Scott Hoffman (A/CA) Alberto Ponticelli
Writer Scott Hoffman of Scissor Sisters (Nostalgia, Wag) teams up with artist Alberto Ponticelli (Frankenstein: Agent of SHADE, Goodnight Paradise, Orc Island) for a sci-fi/horror mystery that pushes the limits of the grotesque.
WARM FUSION returns us to a rainy, rotting future New York City where Detective Hannover runs out of leads just as Nicholas and Mr. Barnaby accelerate their deluded, experimental plans. The investors arrive, sending Prophetiq into an urgency verging on panic. And an attempt to get Hannover out of the picture leaves Vin to fend for herself-and eventually make her way into the depths of the unknown to confront the true evil set to be unleashed!
WARM FUSION is a dark sci-fi thriller, mixing the body horror of David Cronenberg with the bleak urban future of Blade Runner.
Every issue from DSTLRY is presented in our perfect bound Prestige format, featuring wraparound covers with spot gloss on robust cover stock, complemented by 48 pages of exquisite interior stock. It’s the DSTLRY difference.
For fans of VIDEODROME, THE THING, and ROBOCOP.
In Shops: Feb 19, 2025
SRP: $8.99