EXCLUSIVE: Comedian, actor and podcaster Bobby Lee (Mad TV) is at San Diego Comic-Con to unveil his first graphic novel, Deadweight.
From Gungnir Publishing, the comic is created by Lee, Gungnir founder Matthew Medney, and Steve Orlando (Spider-Man 2099). The team describes it as “a genre-blending trip that mashes Bruce Lee, John Wick, and Scott Pilgrim into one berserk rampage through a haunted apartment tower filled with possessed neighbors, chainsaw freaks, and satanic raver armies”.
In the book, a washed-up dishwasher named Bobby Lee discovers a cursed katana in the mop closet of his decaying high-rise – just as the building’s residents transform into a blender-wielding death cult. What follows is a floor-by-floor descent into madness as Bobby battles bloodthirsty perverts, demonic flash mobs, and hallucinogenic suburban nightmares, all while trying to figure out if he’s meant to be the hero… or just the last guy standing.
Lee will attend a San Diego Comic-Con panel on Thursday, July 24 from 3:00 to 4:00 pm in room 29AB. Joining him will be Gungnir publisher Matt Medney, Jim Krueger (Justice), writer-producer Eric W. Phillips (Umbrella Academy), Danny Hertz (The Gotham Group), and Eric Bromberg (founder of Bizaar Animation).
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The book, which will launch in 2026, will debut under Gungnir’s slate of graphic novels.
“This story is exactly what my brain looks like after three hours of sleep, a panic attack, and six Red Bulls,” said Lee. “It’s personal, it’s absurd, and it’s 100% not safe for work. I’ve always wanted to make something where I fight a possessed Roomba while wearing Crocs. Now I have.”
“Bobby’s voice is raw, hilarious, and completely unpredictable – exactly what we look for at Gungnir,” said Matthew Medney, Gungnir founder and publisher. “This book is a love letter to chaos, and it hits harder than a blender full of bricks. Deadweight is not just a graphic novel – it’s a full-on mental breakdown wrapped in razor wire and neon.”