BLONDIE & Z2 CELEBRATE LOCAL COMIC SHOP DAY WITH RELEASE OF BLONDIE: AGAINST THE ODDS

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NEW YORK, NY— (August 20, 2025)— BLONDIE: AGAINST THE ODDS, the graphic novel and art anthology, celebrating Blondie’s 50th year, was released to acclaim in 2023. “Now, in support of Local Comic Shop Day and ahead of the spring 2026 release of Blondie’s new studio album HIGH NOON, Z2 will release an LCSD Edition of the book with a new dustjacket featuring art by rising comics superstar Montos, available exclusively at local comic shops across North America.

BLONDIE: AGAINST THE ODDS kicks off with a surreal and phantasmagoric interpretation of the oral history of the band, presented by Jimmy Palmiotti, Amanda Connor, and Montos. This introduction to the formation of the band is followed by a murderer’s row of artists and writers who provide 15 illustrations and 15 stories, interpreting 15 songs from the band’s seminal catalog, followed by an essay by rock historian Victor Bockris exploring both the formative years of Blondie as a band trying to survive in the tough streets of NYC, to a band with massive cultural impact.

Debbie Harry shares “One of the things that brought us all together as a band was comics and comic art. No matter how you slice it, Blondie has its roots deep into the genre.”

CREATIVE TEAM

The full creative team for BLONDIE: AGAINST THE ODDS includes: Jimmy Palmiotti, Amanda Connor, Church Chuckry, Montos, Paul Mounts, Colleen Coran, Wendy Wright-Williams, J.H. Williams III, Brian Ewing, John Pearson, Dan Lerner, Cassie, Sebastian Piriz, Alison Sampson, Anthony Marques, Matthew Lineham, David Avallone, Lisa Weber, Michael Allred, Howard A. Rodman, Manuela Pertega, DC Alonso, Jan Meininghaus, Corey “Rey” Lewis, Jesse Phillips, Emily Pearson, Tess Fowler, Jazzlyn Stone, Liana Kangas, Sean Pryor, Dan Whitehead, Brennan Wagner, Evgenia Vereli, Scrojo, Rantz A. Hoseley, Ramon Gardon, John K. Snyder III, David barnett, Rodrigo Reyes, JayJay Jackson, Richard Kadrey, Marco Pugini, John McCrea.

BLONDIE: AGAINST THE ODDS – LCSD EDITIONis available exclusively through local comic shops in North America. Additionally, a slipcased and oversized Deluxe Edition is available via Z2Comics.com.