Coming Soon: 1949, a stunning SF thriller by Dustin Weaver

By John Freeman on March 20, 2024

Out in June, you don’t want to miss 1949 by Dustin Weaver, an SF thriller on its way from US publisher, Image Comics.

By day, Detective Blank is a cop on the trail of a vicious serial killer in the year 1949. But when she sleeps, Blank lives a different life – two hundred years in the future. Is Detective Blank next on the killer’s list? Her dreams may hold the key to the case, if only she can remember them in time. The danger mounts and the suspense builds as the detective closes in, in this genre-bending sci fi-noir thriller.

For Detective Blank, to catch the killer will mean facing her greatest mystery – herself.

Dustin Weaver began his career in comics as an intern at WildStorm Studios in 2003, where he was held to an unreasonable standard by his idol. Since then, he’s illustrated the New York Times bestselling novel The Tenth Circle, had a fruitful relationship with Dark Horse Comics where he made significant contributions to the Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic series, and worked for several years exclusively at Marvel where, most notably, he co-created the acclaimed series S.H.I.E.L.D: Architects of Forever with writer Jonathan Hickman.

In recent years, Weaver has moved into the writing side of comics. He helped define IDW’s approach to Rocksteady and Bebop in their Ninja Turtles comics by co-writing the duo’s introductory issue and the mini-series Bebop and Rocksteady Destroy Everything!

For Marvel, he has performed as writer and artist for Edge of Spider-Verse and the five-issue series Infinity Gauntlet: Warzones.

Weaver now dedicates himself to his own Image series, including PAKLIS, where “1949” first appeared

• 1949 by Dustin Weaver is available to preorder now (AmazonUK Affiliate Link) | Image Comics | 120 pages | ISBN: 978-1534397101

• A 1949 Playlist on Spotify | YouTube

John Freeman

The founder of downthetubes, which he established in 1998. John works as a comics and magazine editor, writer, and on promotional work for the Lakes International Comic Art Festival. He is currently editor of Star Trek Explorer, published by Titan – his third tour of duty on the title originally titled Star Trek Magazine.

Working in British comics publishing since the 1980s, his credits include editor of titles such as Doctor Who Magazine, Babylon 5 Magazine, and more. He also edited the comics anthology STRIP Magazine and edited several audio comics for ROK Comics. He has also edited several comic collections, including volumes of “Charley’s War” and “Dan Dare”.

He’s the writer of “Pilgrim: Secrets and Lies” for B7 Comics; “Crucible”, a creator-owned project with 2000AD artist Smuzz; and “Death Duty” and “Skow Dogs” with Dave Hailwood.