Preview (NSFW): AHOY Comics’ ‘Snelson: Comedy Is Dying’ #1

AHOY Comics has released a preview of Snelson: Comedy Is Dying #1, scripted by Paul Constant, with art by Fred Harper, colors by Lee Loughridge, and letters by Rob Steen. The 5-issue series chronicles the misadventures of a washed-up comedian whose career peaked when Dawson’s Creek was still on the air.

Bitter because he missed his big break in the ‘90s, Snelson is struggling with the idea that he’s a victim of cancel culture or, even worse, forgotten altogether. The debut issue, featuring a variant cover by cartoonist Peter Bagge, will hit the spinner racks on August 4, 2021.

‘Melville Snelson was killing it. He was the talk of the stand up circuit. He had a TV sitcom in development! He even had a date with Janeane Garofalo (although, to be fair, she denies it). But that was the 1990’s — and that was a long time ago.’

Catch Olly MacNamee’s interview with Paul Constant here and learn more about this new dark comedy series.