Alexandria Ocasio Cortez Gets The Comic Book Treatment!

Devil’s Due Comics (The Creators Of ‘Barack The Barbarian’!) Present A Commemorative Comic Book

Celebrating AOC,  America’s Superstar New Congresswoman

(CHICAGO — Feb 22, 2018) To ring in the newest butt-kicking Democratic members of Congress, Devil’s Due Comics has assembled a team of acclaimed artists to create the mother of all one-off commemorative comics: Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez And The Freshman Force. Issue #1, New Party: Who Dis? (which doubles as the final issue!) drops this May 15, and sees AOC engage in a series of super-heroic mini-adventures as she takes on the GOP establishment from within. To boot, this animated anthology satirically skewers everyone from President Trump to his near-endless team of morally-compromised Republican cronies. Bonus: Activities and games like “Where’s Mitch?” will take you back to a simpler time. Extra bonus: Alternate Collector’s Edition covers at OcasioComic.com!

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez And The Freshman Force comes ten years after the debut of the wildly-popular Devil’s Due Barack the Barbarian comic series, which chronicled the bone-crushing exploits of our 44th President. Both are the brainchild of artist and Devil’s Due Publisher Josh Blaylock. “This time around, we wanted to create something that celebrates the fresh new energy and diversity of the stagnated legislative body, and help some good causes at the same time,” explains Blaylock. A portion of all sales will go to America’s United Service Organization (USO), and RaicesTexas.org, which provides free and low-cost legal services to under-served immigrant children, families, and refugees.

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez And The Freshman Force features contributions from several acclaimed and award-winning writers/artists, including Jill Thompson (a Neil Gaiman collaborator and creator of the Scary Godmother graphic novels and TV special), Dean Haspiel (Emmy-winning title designer and longtime collaborator with Harvey Pekar on American Splendor), Jose Garibaldi (Lego Movie 2, TMNT, Captain Underpants graphic novels), and more, including a cover by Tim Seeley (artist/writer of numerous iconic comic book series, including Hack/Slash, Nightwing, Grayson, Green Lantern, Batman).

“It’s no secret that AOC has become the unofficial leader of the new school, and has sparked life back into Washington,” notes Blaylock, “and that’s reflected in the enthusiasm on display by the men and women contributing to this project. While we all don’t agree on everything, we share a common excitement for the breath of fresh air the new Congress brings. I hope this is as much a cathartic release for readers as it has been for us creators.”

Devil’s Due is a Chicago-based comic book publisher founded by author and artist Josh Blaylock (bio here). The organization is famous for its diversity of styles and genres, in both corporate-licensed and creator-owned comics. Devil’s Due titles are found globally in finer comic book shops and book stores, on Amazon.com, and digitally through several platforms.

Devil’s Due Comics presents: Alexandria Ocasio Cortez and the Freshman Force: New Party Who Dis?

Coming May 15, 2019 Available for digital and print pre-order at OcasioComic.com
Reserve it at your local comic shop!

Featuring contributions by more comic book creators than there are payments left on your student loans: Nick Accardi, Josh Blaylock, Jeffrey Burandt, Kit Caoagas, Marguerite Dabaie, Shawn DePasquale,  Jose Garibaldi, Dean Haspiel, Sherard Jackson,  Adam McGovern, Peter Rostovsky, Pat Shand,  Hoyt Silva, Tim Seeley, Jill Thompson,  and many more…