In case you missed it, I had two pretty big announcements land this week:

First, The Hollywood Reporter broke the news that I’ve signed a multi-project, multimedia deal with my Vault Comics family. I seriously could not be more excited, enthusiastic, and eager to make great new stories with some of my favorite people. Here’s what’s been made public in the deal so far:

 -I’m writing a new series alongside an A-list screenwriter (more on this in a bit)

 -Wasted Space has been extended from 20 issues to 25 issues

 -I’m working with the team at Graphic Audio to adapt Wasted Space into an audio drama

-I’ve completed work on Drifters, an upcoming video game and will be working on comics tie-ins with Eliot Rahal and Tim Seeley (this is resultant of a partnership between Blind Squirrel games and Vault)

 So, a lot’s happening—and this is just the tip of the iceberg with my burgeoning relationship with Vault. We’ve got a good number of projects in the pipeline, and they’re all unique and exciting in their own ways. And one of things I like most about Vault is they share my ethic that good isn’t good enough. Adrian Wassel—who is one of the best editors I’ve ever met—challenges me and pushes me to take every aspect of my work to the next level; he’s the reason Wasted Space is what it is. And that book is our standard now. We’re shooting for the stars every single time. Just wait until you see what we have in store.

Speaking of what’s in store, the second announcement, also from The Hollywood Reporter, detailed my first new series under the new Vault agreement:

I’m co-writing MALL with Gary Dauberman, screenwriter of IT, The Nun, ‘Salem’s Lot, and more. Gary’s a great guy and an amazing writer; working with him has been inspiring and instructional, and the book we’re making is so cool. And crazy. I think of it as Escape from New York meets The Purge. It’s bonkers, but it has serious teeth when it comes to taking a no-holds-barred look at our society. Issue #1 releases in August, but here’s an early look at the cover and some pages, courtesy of Zak Hartong (artist) and Addison Duke (colorist):