Coheed & Cambria Singer Launches New Comic

Coheed & Cambria frontman Claudio Sanchez has launched a zombie comic series called Key of Z.

Sanchez’s previous comic work includes The Amory Wars – which was based on Coheed & Cambria songs – and Kill Audio. The new comic, a collaboration with Chondra Echert (who also worked on Kill Audio), is set in a zombified New York City. Cover artists include Nathan Fox of Fluorescent Black and Tony Moore of The Walking Dead, with artwork by Aaron Kuder (The Amory Wars).

The story is told through the eyes of Ewing, a transplanted Texan who was a security guard for a politician prior to the zombie outbreak. Ewing must fight for survival in a New York ruled by three safe areas: Yankee Stadium, Citi Field and Madison Square Garden.

Meanwhile, Coheed & Cambria will begin recording their new album next month. Sanchez recently told Radio.com that the album would stay within the world of the Amory Wars and "go further into the past. Fans should be excited who of the characters we have picked to follow in this prequel saga. I will say that it will hint and influence the pre-existing saga, and that it is all related."

Thanks for the report to Peter Hodgson, Gibson.com.

Comments

[Rimfrost]

Glad to hear about the recording, not too hyped on the comic though, i´m starting to get really sick and tired of zombies. Is that all people can come up with these days?

[BigSpence]

Rimfrost wrote:

Glad to hear about the recording, not too hyped on the comic though, i´m starting to get really sick and tired of zombies. Is that all people can come up with these days?

Claudio has never written about zombies before. He's really into sci-fi, so why can't he throw some zombies into the mix?

[Pagan_Poetry]

Rimfrost wrote:

Glad to hear about the recording, not too hyped on the comic though, i´m starting to get really sick and tired of zombies. Is that all people can come up with these days?

You know, with the lack of brains because of all of the zombies roaming around, I'd say yeah, I guess that's all they can come up with.

[skeetingbass]

Yes!!!! Claudio, your a genius.

[Rimfrost]

BigSpence wrote:

Rimfrost wrote:

Glad to hear about the recording, not too hyped on the comic though, i´m starting to get really sick and tired of zombies. Is that all people can come up with these days?

Claudio has never written about zombies before. He's really into sci-fi, so why can't he throw some zombies into the mix?

He can, but he could also have done anything else. I just don´t get why everyone loves zombies so much, they´re everywhere, anything has zombies in it.

It´s probably going to be good though, else it would be a first for him.

[Offworld92]

Rimfrost wrote:

Glad to hear about the recording, not too hyped on the comic though, i´m starting to get really sick and tired of zombies. Is that all people can come up with these days?

This, so much. I'm ****ing tired of the zombie craze. Everyone's always like, "I'm so prepared for the zombie apocalypse". Like... does it occur to you that that would never, ever happen in real life?

/rant

[grnday1236]

finally gonna find out what PFI songs are about?

[randyaintdead82]

I didn't know when the band would be recording again so this is awesome!!!! I loved Deranged and love how they're going into the studio with the producers who produced their first 3 albums

[Jsteele1408]

It would be pretty interesting if it followed the story of how Wilhelm Ryan came to be the person he is.

[mullet1337]

He has hinted elsewhere that it might be about Sirius Amory at the very beginning of the Keywork, so sort of like a pre-prequel.

[SolidSkow]

I agree with the comments about zombies being over done...however, this comic is going to be different. I have the first issue and it seems like its going to be pretty original which is nice for a change. I trust Claudio to do a legit story even with zombies. And I can't wait for the new album. I know there are haters of their past couple albums but I thoroughly enjoy everything from SSTB to YotBR.

[Eifler121]

Is this related to the World War Z books?

[SolidSkow]

^ No it is not. Original story.

[Dio10101]

Sounds sick! C&C is my favorite band so this will be fun

[PandaWolf854]

Well, they're gonna have to make songs about something new eventually.

[bassmike200]

ahh Cornedbeef & Cucumber, because the only thing worth writing a triumvirate of concept albums about is a comic you made that failed to sell!

[Mikethe4tracker]

ahh Cornedbeef & Cucumber, because the only thing worth writing a triumvirate of concept albums about is a comic you made that failed to sell!

You missused your vocab word... you're a moron.