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DC’s Bizarre New Take on Boston Brand
Discover the surreal new Deadman by W. Maxwell Prince comic series from DC. Read our review of Boston Brand’s bizarre, high-concept journey through Hell. Written by acclaimed Ice Cream Man writer W. Maxwell Prince with surreal art by Martín Morazzo, DC’s 2026 The Deadman series gives Boston Brand a brilliantly bizarre, high-concept makeover! Specifically, this highly anticipated Deadman by W. Maxwell Prince collaboration follows a murdered circus acrobat turned ghost hero. Consequently, readers get to watch him float through purgatory while grappling with the human condition and enforcing the wild “Laws of Spiritual Math.”
A Trippy Visual Direction
To begin with, Martín Morazzo’s visual direction channels the trippy, surreal DNA of classic Neal Adams artwork. However, he also adds a distinct, modern horror flair to the pages. Indeed, Morazzo draws Boston Brand’s iconic crimson acrobat suit and ghostly frame with eerie kinetic energy. As a result, the hero’s body-swapping powers feel totally unsettling as he leaps through various hosts.
Signature Existential Horror
Meanwhile, writer W. Maxwell Prince, currently living in Brooklyn, New York, brings his signature existential horror chops to the title. In fact, he is already renowned for his mind-bending psychological storytelling. Therefore, in this new W. Maxwell Prince Deadman run, Prince treats Boston’s spectral existence with a super cool mix of dark humor, tragic heartbreak, and bizarre occult mystery.
Journey Through Purgatory and Hell
Next, the opening issues throw Boston headfirst into a bizarre journey straight through purgatory and the levels of Hell itself. Along the way, he successfully navigates memory fissions and protects lost souls from demonic entities. Furthermore, he constantly wrestles with his ultimate personal tragedy. In other words, he can pilot anyone’s body in the world, but he can never actually feel real human connection again.
From Six Issues to Twelve
Ultimately, what makes this run an instant standout is how seamlessly Prince and Morazzo blend superhero action with total existential dread. Originally, DC planned the project as a six-issue miniseries. Fortunately, massive fan hype for the W. Maxwell Prince Deadman series pushed DC to double the order to 12 issues. In conclusion, this extension proves that Deadman remains one of DC’s absolute coolest, weirdest icons!
