FML

Part of FML

Illustrated by David Lopez, Cris Peter
Paperback
$29.99 US
On sale Feb 17, 2026 | 264 Pages | 9781506746494

From the Eisner award-winning comics creators who brought you Captain Marvel, Bitch Planet, and Wonder Woman: Historia comes this genre-busting, coming-of-age, apocalyptic odyssey about a group of metal kids who face a medley of bizarre foes and encounters in Portland, Oregon during a worldwide pandemic.

Riley is a teen that sketches out his heavy metal future with a ballpoint pen between monster movies and band practice. But musical stardom needs to compete with high school, the temper of a former Riot Grrrl mother, the morbid obsessions of a goth sister, and the eccentricities of bandmates that threaten to drive him and everyone around him insane.

The balance gets harder after a ritual during a party in Portland's Forest Park causes him to wake up one day to discover that the creatures, witchcraft, and metal world he's obsessed with may be a bit closer to home than he preferred. 

Collects FML #1–#8 and includes bonus concept material.
Kelly Sue DeConnick is a comic book writer and manga translator. DeConnick is known for Prometheus, Black Sky, Ghost, and Bitch Planet.  View titles by Kelly Sue DeConnick

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From the Eisner award-winning comics creators who brought you Captain Marvel, Bitch Planet, and Wonder Woman: Historia comes this genre-busting, coming-of-age, apocalyptic odyssey about a group of metal kids who face a medley of bizarre foes and encounters in Portland, Oregon during a worldwide pandemic.

Riley is a teen that sketches out his heavy metal future with a ballpoint pen between monster movies and band practice. But musical stardom needs to compete with high school, the temper of a former Riot Grrrl mother, the morbid obsessions of a goth sister, and the eccentricities of bandmates that threaten to drive him and everyone around him insane.

The balance gets harder after a ritual during a party in Portland's Forest Park causes him to wake up one day to discover that the creatures, witchcraft, and metal world he's obsessed with may be a bit closer to home than he preferred. 

Collects FML #1–#8 and includes bonus concept material.

Author

Kelly Sue DeConnick is a comic book writer and manga translator. DeConnick is known for Prometheus, Black Sky, Ghost, and Bitch Planet.  View titles by Kelly Sue DeConnick

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