Paranoid Gardens
Paranoid Gardens by Gerard Way, published by Dark Horse Comics on April 22, 2025, is a graphic novel that presents a surreal comic book experience. This edition collects issues #1–#6 and follows Loo, a nurse at an unconventional care center where the staff and patients are far from ordinary. The narrative explores her journey as she navigates a world filled with aliens, ghosts, and superheroes, all while confronting her own challenges and the enigmatic nature of the facility.
Readers will find a blend of fantasy and horror as Loo grapples with corrupt staff members and powerful cults, all set against a backdrop that feels almost self-aware. The collaboration between Gerard Way and Shaun Simon, along with illustrator Chris Weston and colorist Dave Stewart, creates a unique atmosphere that intertwines elements of science fiction and the bizarre. This 176-page graphic novel invites exploration into the strange and the surreal, making it a distinctive addition to the genres of comics and graphic novels.
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Writers Gerard Way (The Umbrella Academy) and Shaun Simon (The Fabulous Killjoys), join forces with Illustrator Chris Weston (The Filth), colorist Dave Stewart (Hellboy), and letterer Nate Piekos (Black Hammer) to present an all-new surreal comic book experience that’s ER meets Dr. Who…on acid.
Loo is a nurse at the most bizarre care-center around. The staff are not entirely human, and the cases downright unearthly. Aliens, ghosts, superheroes, and more creatures plague its hallways as both doctors and patients and the hospital itself seems to be somewhat self-aware. Loo believes that despite a recent failure at her job she’s been given some sort of higher calling in this mysterious place, and decides to rise to the challenge. Along the way she must fight her way through corrupt staff members, powerful theme park cults, and her own personal demons and trauma to meet this challenge and discover what secrets the gardens hold.
Collects issue #1–#6 of Paranoid Gardens.
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