Official Black Mirror Artist Butcher Billy Tackles Graphic Novel Covers
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Butcher Billy, known for his episodic art for each Black Mirror episode, has signed up to be the official cover artist for the upcoming Black Mirror graphic novels from independent publisher Twisted Comics. Building on the iconic artwork fans have come to know and love, he will be creating brand new covers for the graphic novels, revisiting each episode in this new form.
Since Butcher's original, stylised take on the episodes of Black Mirror, reimagined as retro comic posters in 2016, he has gone on to become an official artist for the show at Netflix, creating imagery for each episode, including the newly aired Season 7 earlier this year, as well as on-screen visuals. He has since gone on to work on other series artwork, including Stranger Things with the streaming giant, and developed his Tortured Poets Department-inspired series of Taylor Swift pop art, which was displayed across the UK.
The first graphic novel adaptation will be USS Callister, written by Neil Gibson and illustrated by Silvano Beltramo, and launches this summer via Kickstarter. Fans can sign up to be notified when the campaign goes live and be among the first to access rare and exciting items, both in the real and virtual worlds.
"[The episode USS Callister] in particular was close to my heart, since it was the one that actually had my work crossed over from merely internet fan art to actual production design props in the series. I suddenly became part of the stories that first served as fuel to me, in the most Black Mirror way possible. The concepts there are so rich that you can't help but let it expand and worldbuild inside your mind, imagining new circumstances, situations, and points of view. Such ideas will not leave you that easily. It was under that light that I decided to take on the challenge to revisit that world, and the comic book media couldn't be more perfect for that. Excited for what's to come.
Other episodes in the pipeline for adaptation include San Junipero, with more to be revealed.
Banijay Rights represents a range of global ancillary rights for the Black Mirror brand. Created by Charlie Brooker and Annabel Jones, the dark satirical anthology series taps into our collective unease with the modern world. Each stand-alone episode is a sharp, suspenseful tale exploring themes of contemporary paranoia.
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