The folks at AfterShock Comics have had a good run of series in collaboration with writer Stephanie Phillips so far as they’ve brought out Descendent, Artemis & the Assassin, and just started Red Atlantis. Now, their fourth series with them has been lined up with the February 24th, 2021 debut of Nuclear Family.
The series is based on Philip K. Dick’s short story Breakfast at Twilight and comes from writer Stephanie Phillips (Butcher of Paris, Heavy Metal, ARTEMIS AND THE ASSASSIN, RED ATLANTIS) and illustrated by Tony Shasteen (Star Trek).
“This story is really a collaboration with artist Tony Shasteen,” said Phillips. “We have tried to create a really weird vision for this nuclear future that is unlike anything that we have seen in apocalyptic fiction to this point. We pulled a lot of inspiration from Philip K. Dick and The Twilight Zone to try to imagine what could have been for the United States if the Cold War didn’t remain cold.”
JD Mettler is handling the color design with Troy Peteri on the lettering. Shasteen and Mettler are handling the main cover while an incentive cover is coming from Tony Harris.
Plot Concept: America, 1957. Elvis dominates the airwaves and apple pie is served after every meal. But, with the dark cloud of nuclear holocaust looming, Korean War vet Tim McClean’s major concern is taking care of his family in the atomic age.
When the first bomb does drop on an unexpecting Midwest city, Tim and his family find
themselves plunged into a strange new world, where what’s left of the Unites States has gone underground while continuing to wage war on Russia with unthinkable tactics.
