Debuting in 2013, TODD, THE UGLIEST KID ON EARTH introduced the world to a happy-go-lucky kid who remains cheerful in a world designed to crush his spirit. In the first volume of this dark humor hit by Eisner Award-nominated artist MK Perker (Air, The Unwritten) and writer Ken Kristensen (The Amazing Adventures of The Escapist, Indestructible), Todd took on an axe-murderer. In volume two, due out in May, Todd confronts something even darker: the unholy intersection of comic book conventions, public television, and paranormal investigation — a conspiracy that literally goes as deep as the dark abyss of Hell.

“The survival of PBS in American culture has always been difficult to explain,” said writer Kristensen. “A television network with high artistic standards, educational programming, and a ratings juggernaut in Downton Abbey? Clearly they’ve made a deal with the devil — and Todd, the Ugliest Kid on Earth will unearth the ugly truth.”

TODD, THE UGLIEST KID ON EARTH VOLUME 2 features an introduction by news talk titan Larry King (yes, that Larry King!). It will be in comic book stores on May 7 and bookstores on May 20.

TODD, THE UGLIEST KID ON EARTH VOLUME 2: CHARLIE ROSE’S TABLE: PUBLIC BROADCASTING SATAN

ISBN 978-1-60706-983-6

104 pages, full color, paperback

$12.99

In comic book stores May 7, in bookstores on May 20