DC’s horror imprint DC Horror has announced Soul Plumber today, “a new six-issue series that dives deep into the sewers of the human soul.” Soul Plumber comes from Marcus Parks, Henry Zebrowski, and Ben Kissel, the hosts of “The Last Podcast on the Left.”
Issue #1 will be available wherever comics are sold on October 5.
In Soul Plumber, “Edgar Wiggins, a disgraced former seminary student, is desperate to find a way to answer what he believes is his higher calling. He thinks he’s found it in a seminar hosted in a hotel conference room by the Soul Plumbers, who have a machine that could be the secret to delivering souls from Satan. Edgar’s too broke to buy in, but that’s not enough to stop this true devotee: he steals the blueprints and builds a pirated version with what components he can afford on his gas station attendant salary. Then he goes after a demon, misses… and ends up pulling out something much worse.”
“My first comic book was Swamp Thing #32 when I was five years old,” said writer Marcus Parks. “So doing a gross, weird horror comic with DC, featuring art by John McCrea no less, is beyond my wildest fantasies.”
Writer Henry Zebrowski added, “My mom showed me a homework assignment I did in the first grade that asked ‘what do you want to be when you grow up,’ and I wrote comic book writer. This is a dream come true and I can’t wait for you to see the gross story we are telling with DC.”
“With gorgeous art by John McCrea (Hitman; Judge Dredd), Soul Plumber is a hilarious, horrifying roller coaster ride for fans of comics, fans of horror, and fans of horror comics (Tales from the Crypt fans, come on down!),” the press release promises.
Check out some preview art below…
