Godsmack Announces Graphic Novel With Sumerian Comics

Godsmack has teamed up with Sumerian Comics for a new graphic novel titled ‘Awake’, with a story inspired by the band’s landmark album.

A press release reads as follows:

Inspired by the lyrics, themes, and atmosphere of Godsmack’s breakthrough album, Godsmack: Awake reimagines the record as a dark supernatural narrative about memory, guilt, violence, and the chance to break free from the sins that follow us.

 The story follows Sevrin, a broken man who wakes alone in the isolated sand dunes of Massachusetts with no memory of how he got there. He has bruises across his body, missing time he can’t explain, and a matchbook that keeps leading him to the wrong bar.

 As Halloween night unfolds, Sevrin drifts from one dive to the next, reliving violent deaths from different eras. Each vision is tied to greed, rage, and lives destroyed by the same mistakes he keeps making himself. With every vision, new scars appear, blurring the line between past and present, life and afterlife.

On a night when ghosts walk freely and demons laugh, Sevrin must decide whether he is doomed to relive these lives forever, or whether he can finally wake up and change.

 Godsmack: Awake is written by Jonathan Hedrick, illustrated by Giusi Lo Piccolo (Diablo: Dawn of Hatred), colored by Simone D’Angelo, and lettered by Toni Sardina. The oversized hardcover measures 7.25 x 11 inches and features a dust cover.

You can click here to check out the multitude of pre-order options.

Main Photo: Godsmack / Francesca Ludikar