Comedian, actor, and podcast icon Bobby Lee is heading into the world of graphic novels, he’s teaming up with GUNGNIR Publishing, the genre-defying house behind some of the boldest new voices in speculative fiction to launch “Deadweight.” The title marks Lee’s first foray into comics and promises fans a gleefully unhinged saga of destiny, demons, and soul-shredding swordplay.
Lee said:
This story is exactly what my brain looks like after three hours of sleep, a panic attack, and six Red Bulls. It’s personal, it’s absurd, and it’s 100% not safe for work. I’ve always wanted to make something where I fight a possessed Roomba while wearing Crocs. Now I have.
Created by Bobby Lee, GUNGNIR founder Matthew Medney, and Eisner-nominated writer Steve Orlando (Spider-Man 2099, Scarlet Witch), DEADWEIGHT delivers a genre-blending trip that mashes Bruce Lee, John Wick, and Scott Pilgrim into one berserk rampage through a haunted apartment tower filled with possessed neighbors, chainsaw freaks, and satanic raver armies.
In the book, a washed-up dishwasher named Bobby Lee (yes, that Bobby Lee) discovers a cursed katana in the mop closet of his decaying high-rise – just as the building’s residents transform into a blender-wielding death cult. What follows is a floor-by-floor descent into madness as Bobby battles bloodthirsty perverts, demonic flash mobs, and hallucinogenic suburban nightmares, all while trying to figure out if he’s meant to be the hero… or just the last guy standing.
DEADWEIGHT will be released in 2026 as part of GUNGNIR’s growing universe of comics and graphic novels. More details on release timing, artwork, and special edition variants will be announced in the coming months.
