Z2 Comics

The company began as Zip Comics, founded in 2010 by Josh Frankel{{cite news|title=Josh Frankel, Founder Of Z2 Comics, Quits For Something New|date=20 Oct 2022|url=https://bleedingcool.com/comics/josh-frankel-founder-of-z2-comics-quits-for-something-new/|work=Bleeding Cool}} with financing from an investor. The company's first publications were Frankel's own title, The Schizophrenic, illustrated by Toby Cypress;{{cite web|url=https://www.brokenfrontier.com/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230606041223/https://www.brokenfrontier.com/|date=2010|work=Broken Frontier|archive-date=June 6, 2023|title=The Schizophrenic|first=STEVEN|last=SURMAN|access-date=June 6, 2023|url-status=bot: unknown}} and Harvey Pekar's Cleveland, a nonfiction graphic novel written by Pekar and illustrated by Joseph Remnant; the book was co-published with Top Shelf Productions and released after Pekar's death.{{cite news|title=THE SCHMOOZE: Q&A: Harvey Pekar Publisher Josh Frankel|first=David A.M.|last=Wilensky|date=May 1, 2012|work=The Forward|url=https://forward.com/schmooze/155583/q-and-a-harvey-pekar-publisher-josh-frankel/}}

The company was relaunched in 2014 as Z2 Comics,{{cite news|title=Frankel Launches Z2 Comics with Paul Pope, Dean Haspiel|first=Calvin|last=Reid |date=Sep 11, 2013|work=Publishers Weekly|url=https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/comics/article/59054-frankel-launches-z2-comics-with-paul-pope-dean-haspiel.html}}{{cite web|title=Josh Frankel Launches Z2 Comics with Pope and Haspiel|first=Matthew|last=Meylikhov|date=September 11, 2013|website=Multiversity Comics|url=http://www.multiversitycomics.com/news/josh-frankel-launches-z2-comics-pope-haspiel/}} with its first two titles being graphic novel collections from alternative comics creators Dean Haspiel and Paul Pope. In the period 2015–2016, Z2 released a couple of other graphic novels and a selection of comic book limited series.

In 2015, Frankel brought filmmaker Sridhar Reddy on board and formed Modern Prometheus, a division of the publisher designed to adapt comics to film and television. Ian McGinty's Welcome to Showside was one of the first Z2 projects targeted for this treatment.{{cite news|title=Modern Prometheus Founded to Bring Indie Comics to Screen (Exclusive): Henry Rollins and Paul Pope are involved in comic book adaptations|first=GRAEME|last=MCMILLAN|date=

July 27, 2015|work=The Hollywood Reporter|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/modern-prometheus-founded-bring-indie-811205/}}

In 2016, Z2 Comics "began collaborating with musicians to create graphic novels centered on unique stories and exclusive music."{{Cite web|url=https://crypticrock.com/andy-biersack-the-ghost-of-ohio-graphic-novel-review/|title=Andy Biersack – The Ghost of Ohio (Graphic Novel Review)|last=Blue|first=Jeannie|date=2019-04-15|website=Cryptic Rock|language=en-US|access-date=2019-11-01}} The first two such projects, published by Z2 in 2017, were The Wonderful World of Perfecto: With Paul Oakenfold and Friends, and Murder Ballads, which was accompanied by an original soundtrack by Dan Auerbach and Robert Finley. 2018's Apocrypha: The Legend of Babymetal is one of the company's best-selling books.{{cite magazine|title=How Pairing With Musicians Set Up Z2 Comics for the Future|first=Bryan|last=Reesman|date=Oct 22, 2019|magazine=Billboard|url=https://icv2.com/articles/columns/view/52380/leadership-change-z2-co-founder-frankel-out-other-co-founders-step-up}}

Z2's Tori Amos: Little Earthquakes, The Graphic Album was nominated for three 2023 Eisner Awards: Best Short Story for "Silent All These Years" by David W. Mack, Best Anthology, and Best Adaptation from Another Medium.{{cite web|url=https://www.comic-con.org/awards/eisner-awards-current-info|title=Eisner Awards Current Info: Nominees Announced for 2023 Will Eisner Comic Industry Awards: Image and DC have the most nominations|website=Comic-Con International: San Diego|date=17 December 2014|access-date=June 3, 2023|archive-date=7 June 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170607093909/https://www.comic-con.org/awards/eisner-awards-current-info|url-status=dead}}

In the fall of 2022, company founder Josh Frankel left Z2,{{cite news|title=LEADERSHIP CHANGE AT Z2: CO-FOUNDER FRANKEL IS OUT, OTHER CO-FOUNDERS STEP UP|first=Rob|last=Salkowitz|date=October 13, 2022|work=ICv2|url=https://icv2.com/articles/columns/view/52380/leadership-change-z2-co-founder-frankel-out-other-co-founders-step-up}}{{cite magazine|title=Z2 Comics Names New Leadership Team Following Resignation of CEO

|first=Calvin|last=Reid|date=Oct 17, 2022|magazine=Publishers Weekly|url=https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/comics/article/90632-new-leadership-at-z2-comics-frankel-resigns.html}} eventually joining IDW Publishing.{{cite news|title=IDW Announces More Shakeups to Leadership|first=Sophia |last=Stewart | date=May 4, 2023|work=Publishers Weekly|url=https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/publisher-news/article/92187-idw-announces-more-shakeups-to-leadership.html}} By this time, the company had grown from three employees to 30.

Z2 Comics specializes in authorized partnerships. Musicians with whom Z2 Comics has worked include Gorillaz, Self Defense Family, Dan Auerbach of The Black Keys, DJ Paul Oakenfold, Tori Amos, John Cooper of Skillet, Andy Biersack of Black Veil Brides, Jimmy Eat World, Machine Gun Kelly, Yungblud, Oliver Tree, and BABYMETAL.{{cite web|first=Julia Kai|last=Fink|date=Apr 27, 2022|title=Q&A with Rebecca Cicione: How Z2 Comics is Merging Music and Comic Book Industries|website=Intersect Magazine|url=https://www.intersectmagazine.com/post/q-a-with-rebecca-cicione-how-z2-comics-is-merging-music-and-comic-book-industries}}

Many Z2 Comics graphic novels (or anthologies of stories) are accompanied by an original "soundtrack" by the artist/band in question. Examples include Murder Ballads (Dan Auerbach and Robert Finley, 2017),{{cite magazine|last1=Blistein|first1=Jon|title=Hear Dan Auerbach, Robert Finley's Grisly New Outlaw Tune 'Bang Bang'|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/premieres/hear-dan-auerbach-robert-finleys-new-song-bang-bang-w492796|magazine=Rolling Stone|date=20 July 2017 |access-date=10 October 2017}} Genesis 1 (Poppy, 2019), Chasin' the Bird: A Charlie Parker Graphic Novel (2020; the deluxe edition of which was packaged with vinyl recordings of two previously unreleased Parker tracks),{{cite news|title=ICV2 INTERVIEW: Z2 COMICS FOUNDERS JOSH FRANKEL AND SRIDHAR REDDY Explain How Its Graphic Novel Pivot is Fueling Explosive Growth|first=Milton|last=Griepp|author-link=Milton Griepp|date=January 4, 2021|work=ICv2|url=https://icv2.com/articles/news/view/47263/icv2-interview-z2-comics-founders-josh-frankel-sridhar-reddy}} This is Where We Fall (Mitski, 2021),{{cite web |url=https://www.nme.com/en_asia/news/music/mitski-shares-new-track-the-baddy-man-from-graphic-novel-soundtrack-2895632 |title=Mitski shares new track 'The Baddy Man' from graphic novel soundtrack |work=NME |date=March 6, 2021 |access-date=March 19, 2021 |author=Richards, Will}} and Superstate (Graham Coxon, 2022).{{cite web |url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/graham-coxon-announces-new-soundtrack-graphic-novel-superstate-2995642 |title=Graham Coxon announces new soundtrack for graphic novel Superstate |work=NME |date=July 16, 2021 |access-date=July 17, 2021 |author=Moore, Sam}}

Other projects use classic recordings as springboards for comics anthologies. Examples include Anthrax: Among the Living (2021),{{cite web |url=https://consequence.net/2021/06/anthrax-among-the-living-graphic-novel-release-date/ |title=Anthrax Share Details and Release Date for Among the Living Graphic Novel |last=Hadusek |first=Jon |publisher=Consequence |date=June 8, 2021 |access-date=July 7, 2021 |archive-date=June 8, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210608190758/https://consequence.net/2021/06/anthrax-among-the-living-graphic-novel-release-date/ |url-status=live }} The Doors: Morrison Hotel (2021), Machine Gun Kelly's Hotel Diablo (2021), Little Earthquakes, The Graphic Album (Tori Amos, 2022), Blondie: Against the Odds (2022), King Diamond's Abigail (2022), Joan Jett & the Blackhearts 40x40: Bad Reputation / I Love Rock-n-Roll (2022), Jefferson Starship: Blows Against the Empire (Paul Kantner, 2022){{cite web |url=https://screenrant.com/jefferson-starship-blows-against-empire-comic-book-z2/ |last=Firestone |first=Andrew |title=Jefferson Starship's 'Blows Against The Empire' Re-Imagined In Comic Form |date=October 21, 2021 |website=ScreenRant.com |access-date=November 7, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211021223155/https://screenrant.com/jefferson-starship-blows-against-empire-comic-book-z2/ |archive-date=October 21, 2021 |url-status=live |language=en-US |df=mdy-all }} (which included a limited edition Blows Against The Empire LP on colored vinyl),{{cite web|url=https://z2comics.com/products/jefferson-starship-blows-against-the-empire-graphic-novel-vinyl-lp|title=Jefferson Starship: Blows Against the Empire|publisher=Z2 Comics|author=|access-date=November 1, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211025232549/https://z2comics.com/products/jefferson-starship-blows-against-the-empire-graphic-novel-vinyl-lp|archive-date=October 25, 2021|url-status=live|language=en-US|df=mdy-all}} and The Illustrated Al: The Songs of "Weird Al" Yankovic (2023).

In addition to distributing its products through the typical book and graphic novel platforms, Z2 also utilizes a robust direct-to-consumer system via its website. Many Z2 Comics projects include standard and deluxe editions.

• {{cite comic|writer=Josh Frankel |artist=Toby Cypress |title=The Schizophrenic |date=2010|issue=1}}
• Free Comic Book Day:
• {{cite comic|title=Comics Lab!!! |date=May 2016}} — contributions from Tyler Boss, Jarrett Williams, Ian McGinty, Chris Hunt, Alexis Ziritt, Michael Moreci, Matt Battaglia, Miss Lasko-Gross, and Kevin Colden
• {{cite comic|title=The Ballad of Franklin Bonisteel|date=May 2017 |writer=Gabe Soria |artist= Warren Pleece}}
• {{cite comic|cartoonist=Miss Lasko-Gross and Kevin Colden|title=The Sweetness|issue=1-4 |date=2016}}{{cite web|title=I Only Trust People With Weird Haircuts: Miss Lasko-Gross And Kevin Colden On The World Of 'The Sweetness' [Interview]|first=Kieran|last=Shiach|date=March 28, 2016|work=Comics Alliance|url=https://comicsalliance.com/miss-lasko-gross-kevin-colden-the-sweetness-interview/}}
• {{cite comic|cartoonist=Chris Hunt |title=Carver: A Paris Story |issue=1-5 |date=2015–2016}}
• {{cite comic|cartoonist=Ian McGinty|title=Welcome to Showside|date= 2015–2016}} — creator-owned series{{cite web|url=http://doomrocket.com/ian-mcginty-interview/ |title= Ian McGinty On Waffle Tacos, Z2 Comics, And The Success Of 'WELCOME TO SHOWSIDE' |date= January 21, 2016 |publisher=doomrocket.com |access-date=2016-04-25}}
• {{cite comic|writer= Michael Moreci |artist=Matt Battaglia |title=Indoctrination |issue=1-5|date=2016}}
• {{cite comic|writer=Samuel Sattin |artist= Chris Kohler |title=Legend |issue=1-5|date=2016}}

• {{cite comic|title=Fear, My Dear: A Billy Dogma Experience|date=July 1, 2014|pages=160|cartoonist=Dean Haspiel}} {{isbn|978-1940878010}}
• {{cite comic|title=Henni|cartoonist=Miss Lasko-Gross|date=January 6, 2015|pages=168}} {{isbn|978-1940878027}}
• {{cite comic|title=Harvey Pekar's Cleveland|writer=Harvey Pekar|artist=Joseph Remnant|date=May 1, 2012|pages=128}} {{isbn|978-1603090919}} — co-published with Top Shelf Productions
• {{cite comic|title=Escapo|cartoonist=Paul Pope|date=July 1, 2014|pages=160}} {{isbn|978-1940878003}} — reissue of a 1999 self-published work
• {{cite comic|title=The Abaddon|cartoonist=Koren Shadmi|date=November 10, 2015|pages=240}} {{isbn|978-1940878058}} — originally a webcomic; loosely based on Jean-Paul Sartre’s existential play No Exit{{cite news|last=Seven|first=John|title=The Abaddon / Publishers Weekly|url=http://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/book-news/comics/article/51029-koren-shadmi--s-web-comic--the-abaddon--brings-sartre-to-brooklyn.html|accessdate=24 May 2012|newspaper=Publishers Weekly|date=Mar 12, 2012}}{{Cite web|last=Parker|first=John R.|title=Explore Broken Memories in Koren Shadmi's 'The Abaddon'|url=https://comicsalliance.com/koren-shadmi-abaddon-preview-z2/|access-date=2020-06-30|website=ComicsAlliance|date=27 October 2015 |language=en}}
• {{cite comic|title=Allen, Son of Hellcock|date=November 14, 2017|writer=Will Tracy and Gabe Koplowitz|artist=Miguel Porto and Kendra Wells|pages=136}} {{isbn|978-1940878089}}
• {{cite comic|cartoonist=Jarrett Williams|title=Hyperforce Neo|date=2017|pages=144}} {{isbn|9781940878126}}

• {{cite book|title=Sound and Fury|date=2021|isbn=978-1-9408-7835-5|author-first1=Jason|author-last1=Aaron|author-link1=Jason Aaron|author-first2=Ryan|author-last2=Cady|publisher=Z2 Comics }} — art by Takashi Okazaki, Vasilis Lolos, Rosi Kampe, Rufus Dayglo and Josan González
• {{cite book|first1=Jim|last1=Adkins|author-link1=Jim Adkins|first2=Alex|last2=Paknadel|title=Jimmy Eat World: 555|isbn= 9781945820793|date=15 June 2021|publisher=Iron Circus Comics }} — illustrated by Koren Shadmi{{cite magazine|title=Jimmy Eat World's Jim Adkins Shares Look at New '555'-Inspired Graphic Novel: Comic based on band's music video is out June 15th|first=CLAIRE|last=SHAFFER|date=Jun 8, 2021|magazine=Rolling Stone|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/jimmy-eat-world-jim-adkins-555-graphic-novel-1179767/}}
• {{cite book|first=Andy|last=Biersack|author-link=Andy Biersack|title=Ghost of Ohio|date=April 19, 2019}}{{Cite web|url=https://consequenceofsound.net/2018/10/black-veil-brides-andy-biersack-the-ghost-of-ohio-graphic-novel/|title=Black Veil Brides' Andy Biersack partners with Z2 Comics for The Ghost of Ohio graphic novel|date=2018-10-05|website=Consequence of Sound|language=en-US|access-date=2019-11-01}} — illustrated by Scott Tuft
• {{cite book|title=Sublime: $5 at the Door|date=August 3, 2021|first=Ryan|last=Cady|publisher=Simon and Schuster |isbn=978-1940878713}} — illustrated by Audrey Mok, Logan Faerber, Hayden Sherman, Alex Diotto, Bill Masuku, Robert Ahmad, and Julianne Griepp
• {{cite book|first=Dave|last=Chisholm|title=Chasin' the Bird: A Charlie Parker Graphic Novel|date=November 17, 2020|publisher=Simon and Schuster |isbn=978-1940878386}} — deluxe edition packaged with vinyl recordings of two previously unreleased Parker tracks
• {{cite book|last=Cooper|first=John|author-link=John Cooper (musician)|date=September 3, 2019|title=Eden: A Skillet Graphic Novel|isbn=978-1940878294}} — illustrated by Chris Hunt
• {{cite book|last1=Cooper|first1=John|last2=O'Sullivan|first2=Ryan|author-link1=John Cooper (musician)|date=September 29, 2020|title=Eden II: The Aftermath|publisher=Z2 Comics |isbn=978-1940878430}} — illustrated by Chris Hunt
• {{cite book|first1=Graham|last1=Coxon|author-link1=Graham Coxon|first2=Hellen|last2=Mullane|first3=Alex|last3=Pakanadel|title=Superstate|date=March 22, 2022|publisher=Simon and Schuster |isbn=978-1940878553}} — 15 stories featuring the work of 15 artists accompanied by an original album soundtrack of 15 new songs from Graham Coxon
• {{cite book|author=Gorillaz|title=Gorillaz Almanac|date=December 22, 2020|publisher=Simon and Schuster |isbn=978-1940878423}}
• {{cite book|editor-first= Rantz |editor-last=Hoseley|title=Tori Amos: Little Earthquakes, The Graphic Album|date=December 6, 2022|publisher=Z2 Comics |isbn=978-1954928619}} — 24 stories inspired by the 12 songs on the album, as well as the 12 B-sides that accompanied the album and its associated singles; contributors include Tori Amos, Neil Gaiman, Margaret Atwood, Marc Andreyko, Annie Zaleski, Derek McCulloch, Leah Moore, Kelly Sue DeConnick, Neil Kleid, Lar DeSouza, Colleen Doran, and David W. Mack
• {{cite book|title=Jefferson Starship: Blows Against the Empire|date=March 2022|first=Ben|last=Kahn|isbn=9781940878843}} — illustrated by G. Romero-Johnson; deluxe and super deluxe editions include a limited edition Blows Against The Empire LP on colored vinyl.{{cite web|url=https://z2comics.com/products/jefferson-starship-blows-against-the-empire-graphic-novel-vinyl-lp|title=Jefferson Starship: Blows Against the Empire|publisher=Z2 Comics|author=|access-date=November 1, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211025232549/https://z2comics.com/products/jefferson-starship-blows-against-the-empire-graphic-novel-vinyl-lp|archive-date=October 25, 2021|url-status=live|language=en-US|df=mdy-all}}
• {{cite book|first1=Machine Gun|last1=Kelly|author-link1=Machine Gun Kelly (musician)|first2=Eliot|last2=Rahal|first3=Ryan|last3=Cady|title=Machine Gun Kelly's Hotel Diablo|date=September 28, 2021|publisher=Simon and Schuster |isbn=978-1940878508}} — illustrated by Martin Morazzo, Victor Ibañez, Nelson Blake II, Amilcar Pinna, Rachel Smart, and Roberta Ingranata
• {{cite book|title=Run the Dungeon|date=January 1, 2021|first=Patrick|last=Kindlon|publisher=Z2 Comics |isbn=978-1954928671}} — collaboration with Self Defense Family, illustrated by Goran Gligovic
• {{cite book|title=He's Not Gonna Take It|first1=Frank|last1=Marraffino|first2=Dee|last2=Snider|author-link2=Dee Snider|date=2023|isbn= 9798886560305}} — illustrated by Steve Kurth{{cite web | website=CBR | last=Dominguez | first=Noah | date=June 30, 2022 | title=Twister Sister Frontman Dee Snider Debuts Anti-censorship 'He's Not Gonna Take It' Graphic Novel | url=https://www.cbr.com/twisted-sister-dee-snider-hes-not-gonna-take-it-censorship-z2-comics/}}
• {{cite book|title=Grateful Dead Origins|first=Chris|last=Miskiewicz|date=July 2020|isbn=978-1940878300}} — art by Noah Van Sciver{{cite web |first=Jeffery |last=Klaehn |date=May 22, 2020 |url=https://boingboing.net/2020/05/22/talking-comics-with-ignatz-awa.html |title=Talking Comics with Ignatz Award-Winning Cartoonist Noah Van Sciver |website=Boing Boing |access-date=June 13, 2020}}
• {{cite book|first=Chris|last=Miskiewicz|title=This is Where We Fall|date=April 6, 2021|isbn=978-1940878515}} — sci-fi western graphic novel illustrated by Vincent Kings; comes with a soundtrack by Mitski
• {{cite book|first=Chris|last=Miskiewicz|title=Elvis: The Graphic Novel|date=November 30, 2021|publisher=Z2 Comics |isbn=978-1940878652}} — illustrated by Michael Shelfer
• {{cite book|isbn=978-1940878362|title=The Doors: Morrison Hotel|date=May 4, 2021|publisher=Z2 Comics |editor-first=Leah|editor-last=Moore|editor-link=Leah Moore}}
• {{cite book|editor-first=Leah|editor-last=Moore|editor-link=Leah Moore|title=Joan Jett & The Blackhearts 40x40: Bad Reputation / I Love Rock-n-Roll|date=July 5, 2022|publisher=Z2 Comics |isbn=978-1940878546}} — celebrating the 40th anniversaries of Joan Jett's first two albums, Bad Reputation and I Love Rock & Roll, bringing Jett's "songs to life as 20 vivid stories" by female writers and artists{{cite web|url=https://ultimateclassicrock.com/joan-jett-graphic-novel/|title=Joan Jett's First Two Albums Turned into a Graphic Novel|date=May 14, 2021}}
• {{cite book|first=Paul|last=Oakenfold|author-link=Paul Oakenfold|title=The Wonderful World of Perfecto: With Paul Oakenfold and Friends|date=December 19, 2017|publisher=Z2 Comics |isbn=978-1940878164}} — artwork by Chris Hunt, Tyler Boss, Ian McGinty, and Koren Shadmi
• {{cite book|first=Ryan|last=O'Sullivan|title=Yungblud Presents the Twisted Tales of the Ritalin Club|date=October 29, 2019|publisher=Z2 Comics |isbn=978-1940878317}} — illustrated by Jen Hickman, Goran Gligovic, Ian McGinty, and Derek Jones
• {{cite book|first=Ryan|last=O'Sullivan|title=Yungblud Presents: The Twisted Tales of the Ritalin Club 2: Weird Times At Quarry Banks University|date= December 8, 2020 |publisher=Z2 Comics |isbn=978-1940878478}} — illustrated by MinoMiyabi and Derek Jones
• {{cite book|title= Blondie: Against the Odds|first1=Jimmy|last1=Palmiotti|author-link1=Jimmy Palmiotti|author-link2=Amanda Conner|first2=Amanda|last2=Conner|date=30 August 2022 |publisher=Z2 Comics |isbn= 978-1940878768}}— contributors include Howard A. Rodman, David Barnett, Richard Kadrey, and J. H. Williams III
• {{cite book|title=Genesis 1|date=Oct 7, 2019|author=Poppy|author-link=Poppy (singer)|first2=Titanic|last2=Sinclair|author-link2=Titanic Sinclair|first3=Ryan|last3=Cady|publisher=Z2 Comics |isbn=978-1940878287}} — art by Masa Minoura and Ian McGinty;{{cite web|first=Graeme|last=McMillan|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/poppy-moves-comics-genesis-1-graphic-novel-1174634|title=Musician Poppy Moves to Comics for 'Genesis 1' Graphic Novel|work=The Hollywood Reporter|date=January 8, 2019|access-date=February 27, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210124113413/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/poppy-moves-comics-genesis-1-graphic-novel-1174634|archive-date=January 24, 2021|url-status=dead}}{{cite web|first=Al|last=Mega|url=https://www.comiccrusaders.com/poppy-announces-first-ever-graphic-novel-genesis-1-available-july-2019/|title=Poppy Announces First Ever Graphic Novel 'Genesis 1'|work=Comic Crusaders|date=January 9, 2019|access-date=January 26, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190414150322/https://www.comiccrusaders.com/poppy-announces-first-ever-graphic-novel-genesis-1-available-july-2019/|archive-date=April 14, 2019|url-status=dead}} bundled with Poppy's I C U: Music to Read To, an ambient music album meant to be listened to while reading{{cite web|first=Cai|last=Trefor|url=https://www.gigwise.com/features/3304522/poppy-interview-new-coming-book-release-and-companion-album|title=Poppy talks new ambient release, being a religious leader + embracing heavy metal|work=Gigwise|date=January 24, 2019|access-date=February 27, 2022}}
• {{cite book|title=Apocrypha: The Legend Of BABYMETAL|date=October 30, 2018|first=The|last=Prophet of the Fox God|publisher=Z2 Comics |isbn=978-1940878218}} — illustrated by GMB Chomichuk
• {{cite book|title=Anthrax: Among the Living|date=2021|publisher=Simon and Schuster |isbn=978-1-9408-7859-1|editor-first=Ian|editor-last=Sattler}} — celebration of Anthrax's 40th anniversary with stories inspired by songs from Among the Living; contributors include Corey Taylor, Grant Morrison, Brian Posehn, Gerard and Mikey Way, Rob Zombie, Brian Azzarello, Jimmy Palmiotti and Rick Remender{{cite magazine |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/anthrax-among-the-living-graphic-novel-40th-anniversary-1092507/ |title=Anthrax to Celebrate 40th Anniversary With 'Among the Living' Graphic Novel |last=Blistein |first=Jon |magazine=Rolling Stone |date=November 19, 2020 |access-date=April 6, 2021 |archive-date=December 31, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201231082603/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/anthrax-among-the-living-graphic-novel-40th-anniversary-1092507/ |url-status=live }}
• {{cite book|title=Murder Ballads|date=August 8, 2017|isbn=978-1940878102|author-first1=Gabe|author-last1=Soria|publisher=Z2 Comics }} — illustrated by Paul Reinwand and Chris Hunt; accompanied by an original soundtrack by Dan Auerbach and Robert Finley
• {{cite book|title=Oliver Tree vs Little Ricky: ALIEN BOYS|date= July 6, 2021|first=Oliver|last=Tree|publisher= Simon and Schuster|author-link=Oliver Tree|isbn=978-1940878645}} — illustrated by Orpheus Collar
• {{cite book|title=Abigail|date=July 5, 2022|isbn=978-1940878911|first=Dan|last=Watters|publisher=Z2 Comics }} — illustrated by Damien Worm{{cite web |title=Z2 Comics Partners with Heavy Metal Legend King Diamond for ABIGAIL |url=https://z2comics.com/blogs/z2-universe/z2-comics-partners-with-heavy-metal-legend-king-diamond-for-abigail |url-status=bot: unknown |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20230302225013/https://z2comics.com/blogs/z2-universe/z2-comics-partners-with-heavy-metal-legend-king-diamond-for-abigail |archivedate=2 March 2023 |accessdate=2 March 2023 |website=Z2 Comics |date=22 April 2021 }}
• {{cite book|first=Weird Al|last=Yankovic|author-link="Weird Al" Yankovic|title=The Illustrated Al: The Songs of "Weird Al" Yankovic|date= January 19, 2023|isbn=978-1954928640}} — takes twenty of "Weird Al" Yankovic's songs and illustrates them in comic form, each by different artists. Contributors include Drew Friedman, Mike & Laura Allred, Emo Philips, Sam Viviano, Danny Hellman, Aaron Augenblick, Peter Bagge, Bill Plympton, Gideon Kendall, Michael Kupperman, Ruben Bolling, Robert Sikoryak, Fred Harper, Bob Fingerman, and Hilary Barta. Yankovic selected artists for the book based on past experience in working with the artists, but short of proofing the final work, was otherwise hands-off for various editorial choices.{{cite web | url = https://www.ign.com/articles/weird-al-yankovic-interview-illustrated-al-z2-broadway-prince | title = Life Imitates Al: 'Weird Al' Yankovic On How His Parody Songs Inspired a New Graphic Novel | first = Mike | last = Avila | date = January 21, 2023 | access-date = January 21, 2023 | work = IGN }}

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