The heavy metal-themed horror comedy Deathgasm is expanding into a veritable multimedia franchise. Not only is the original film getting a direct sequel (appropriately titled Deathgasm II: Goremageddon), the series is also spawning an original prequel graphic novel and a 16-bit-style video game.
Now that the Deathgasm 1.5: Director's Cut graphic novel is live on Kickstarter, IGN can exclusively reveal a very cool new detail about the book. It's going to feature a cameo from the stars of 2014's What We Do In the Shadows movie, Taika Waititi's Viago and Jermaine Clement's Vladislav. Check out the slideshow gallery below for a closer look at that cameo and the previously revealed artwork and Kickstarter extras for Deathgasm 1.5. Note -beware of some NSFW language and violent imagery!
Deathgasm 1.5: Director's Cut is written by Deathgasm director Jason Howden and Peter Bune (Squatch Watch), with art by Industrias Lamonicana (Fierro), colors by Zac Atkinson (Farscape, Star Trek), and letters by Jeremiah Lambert (Masters of the Universe, Transformers). The book features covers by Skinner (Skin Crawl Magazine), Preston Asevedo (The Exiled), and Matthew Therrien (The Wrath of Becky). The book also includes contributions from writers Michael Schwartz (Armored, Zombie Town) and Joshua Viola (True Believers, Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver).
“Between the events of Deathgasm 1 and Deathgasm 2 was a story that I needed to tell,” said Howden in a statement. “The story was so visually epic, so gory, and so offensive that it could never be filmed without watering it down. Instead, we made it into a graphic novel: Deathgasm 1.5. We’re stoked for fans to witness Brodie and Medina slashing demons and thrashing metal riffs, meeting old mates and an ageless evil that lurks in the shadows of a heavy metal-hating church!”
The Kickstarter campaign for Deathgasm 1.5 and the Deathgasm video game features a number of optional extras like latex masks, original art, shirts, and signed art prints.
For more on What We Do In the Shadows, check out IGN's review of the TV show's final episode.
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