We Are The Danger

by Fabian Lelay, Fabian Lelay (Illustrator)

Overview

Starting as the new girl in your senior year of high school is never easy, and Julie Malliari is having a terrible first day—until she meets Tabitha. After a night out at a rock show, their friendship quickly grows and, before they know it, the two form a band with their sights set on a record deal... they just need to win it in a nationwide Battle of the Bands competition.

With Tabitha's rival keen to take the prize for herself, it's a battle not to be missed...

From artist and writer Fabian Lelay (Jade Street Protection Services), colorist Claudia Aguirre (Kim & Kim), and letterer Taylor Esposito comes this exuberant tale of friendship, growing up, and rock n roll. Collects issues 1-5.

"A wild, fun, very honest book. Fabian does a great job of telling these personal stories that feel intimate and yet universal. The kind of book that will stick with some people forever. -Matthew Rosenberg (4 Kids Walk Into A Bank, Uncanny X-Men)

"We Are The Danger captures the exuberance and the drama of forming your first band in a well-crafted story with compelling and relatable characters. And I'm glad to see some Filipino representation!" -Joe Eisma (Morning Glories, Riverdale)

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781628752267
Publisher:	Black Mask Studios
Publication date:	03/10/2020
Pages:	128
Product dimensions:	6.62(w) x 10.19(h) x 0.30(d)
Age Range:	13 - 16 Years

Editorial Reviews

"The characters are charming and its stakes feel comfortably mellow in a way that makes the book perfect to curl up with and just chill out with."

io9 - Charles Pulliam-Moore

"We Are the Danger has all the raw emotion and passion of your favorite summer pop single that happens to feature some distorted guitars to give it a little edge. Fabian Lelay and Claudia Aguirre take two relatable situations: feeling like an outcast at a

Graphic Policy

"A coming of age story, following Filipino singer-songwriter Julie through her first day of school in a new town where she is taken in by Tabitha, an energetic and adventurous peer."

Comicosity

"We Are The Danger is a comic that gets what a story about rebellion and music should be... If quirky stories about friendship and not fitting in are your thing, do yourself a favor and pick up We Are The Danger."

Comics Beat - Davey Nieves

"We Are The Danger is a coming-of-age wish fulfilment tale that sweeps you along in its engaging and entertaining adventure, and it’s hopefully the start of yet another excellent direction for Black Mask. The simplicity of the style and focus on character over intense detail in the panels makes this an open, approachable and – more importantly – fun and exciting series to follow."

Multiversity Comics

"We Are The Danger is a comic that gets what a story about rebellion and music should be... If quirky stories about friendship and not fitting in are your thing, do yourself a favor and pick up We Are The Danger."
-The Beat




"We Are The Danger is a fun and light rock & roll story with a charming and diverse cast of characters. This is Black Mask Studios' 'Josie and the Pussycats' in the very best of ways. Lelay brings this budding group of teen rock stars together in a familiar but entertaining rise to stardom story. It's the perfect comic book series for the summer."
-Spartantown




"Get swept up in the breakneck, youthful creative process of passion and possibilities."
- Doom Rocket




"We are The Danger is a coming-of-age wish fulfilment tale that sweeps you along in its engaging and entertaining adventure, and it's hopefully the start of yet another excellent direction for Black Mask. The simplicity of the style and focus on character over intense detail in the panels makes this an open, approachable and - more importantly - fun and exciting series to follow."
-Multiversity





"A coming of age story, following Filipino singer-songwriter Julie through her first day of school in a new town where she is taken in by Tabitha, an energetic and adventurous peer."
-Comicosity





"We Are the Danger has all the raw emotion and passion of your favorite summer pop single that happens to feature some distorted guitars to give it a little edge. Fabian Lelay and Claudia Aguirre take two relatable situations: feeling like an outcast at a new place and loving music with every ounce of energy and turns it into yet another hit for Black Mask Studios."
- Graphic Policy

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