Kaiju Score Creative Team Mashes Mobsters with Dragons in 'Campisi: The Dragon Incident'
Apr 30, 2021
Sonny Campisi is a small-time fixer for the mob-controlled neighborhood of Green Village. If you don't pay your gambling debt, he'll come and collect. If you get a little rough with one of "the girls,” he gets a little rough with you. But when a dragon flies into town and Sonny is the one who's tasked with getting rid of it, it's a problem unlike any he's ever faced, and a chain of events begins that will affect everyone who lives in that neighborhood. Especially Sonny.
A new comic by James Patrick, the writer of Kaiju Score, and breakout artist Marco Locati, Campisi: The Dragon Incident is a genre-mashing comedy-thriller that plays like one part Get Shorty, one-part Dragonslayer, and all parts absurdly wonderful!
"This book has been bouncing around in my head for awhile and has had a long conceptual development," said series writer James Patrick. "It took me a bit to get the balance of it right and now it's time to throw it out there. I'm also excited because it's a spiritual follow up to Kaiju Score, which I also did with AfterShock, and that went over very well.
So, you know, maybe this carves out a little niche for me. And when I say spiritual follow up I mean it in that, like Kaiju, it mixes the crime genre with a monster element. And hopefully also like Kaiju Score, it's more than just a hook. We're shooting for a unique execution that makes it stronger than just its concept.”
When asked to give three reasons why readers should check out this series, James Patrick says, “firstly, Marco Locati's art is amazing and just perfect for the kind of street-view that this book has, and it's mixed with an urban energy. Secondly, I'd say if they like Kaiju Score I think they'll like this. I've tried to give it that blend of style, humor, and drama. And thirdly is I have kids I need to send to college someday.”
Campisi: The Dragon Incident #1 is coming to your local comic shop on Wednesday, August 11th. Pre-orders start when the June PREVIEWS drops on May 26th.
It's the most dangerous heist ever attempted. Four desperate criminals are going all in on a once-in-a-lifetime chance to steal millions in art and turn their miserable lives around. The catch? They have to pull it off under the nose of a one-thousand-ton Kaiju. And a giant monster might just be the least of their problems.
Brought to you by James Patrick (Grimm Fairy Tales, Death Comes to Dillinger, The Monsters of Jimmy Crumb) and Rem Broo (The End Times of Bram and Ben, Terminal Protocol), KAIJU SCORE is what happens when a Quentin Tarantino film takes place smack in the middle of a Godzilla movie. This 128-page volume contains the entire first arc, issues #1-4.
