HELLO BODY HORROR #1

New forms of fear are bursting onto the scene with this newest curation of jaw-breaking talent!Test your nerves and prove your guts with the grossest, squishiest, gruesomest comics in… Hello Body Horror, a fresh collection of spine-cracking tales and stomach-churning terrors!In “Body Positive” by Mark Bouchard and Rye Hickman, a fitness influencer striving for greatness has her mind go where her body cannot follow...yet.In “Minimal Scarring” by indie sensation Derick Jones, a plastic surgeon who caters to the ultra-rich uses what pieces they leave behind to transform himself.Also featuring stories by Michael W. Conrad, Martín Morazzo, Jeremy Bastian, Ziyan Qiu, Jenna Cha, and Robert Hack for a veritable “Who’s Who” in “Kill U Comics!” Mark Bouchard is the writer/co-creator of It Took Luke and the editor/creator of Everything is Going Wrong: Comics On Punk & Mental Illness. Previously, they wrote satire for The Hard Times/Hard Drive. Mark lives in Chicago, right next to the train, with their dog, Juicebox.Rye Hickman is a visual storyteller and a graduate of the Savannah College of Art and Design's Sequential Art program. Past work includes Lonely Receiver, TEST, Moth & Whisper, Jem and the Holograms, and more. They get really excited about dystopian fiction, good coffee, and drawing hands.Derick Jones is a comic book creator whose work is deeply influenced by indie comics, 90s OVAs, and a love for horror and crime storytelling. After realizing his rap career wasn’t going to happen, he turned to comics, drawing inspiration from Werewolves of Montpellier by Jason, along with artists like Jack Kirby, Taiyo Matsumoto, and Charles Burns. His latest series, Nose Bleed, is a gripping psychic horror story exploring revenge and consequences, showcasing his unique voice as both a writer and illustrator.