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STEPPERS Vol. 1 cover: Mickey and a crow in front of a burning castle, red background, yellow title

STEPPERS

Mickey is out of prison.
And he’s pissed.

Written by C. Clyde & Henry Miller ·
Art by C. Clyde

Welcome to the world of STEPPERS, where the music never stops and the beat grinds you down. The “Happiest Place on Earth” is reimagined as a gritty industrial noir: a deconstruction of labor, legacy and the violence of poverty, wrapped in the aesthetic of 1920s animation.The “Happiest Place on Earth” reimagined as a gritty industrial noir: labor, legacy and the violence of poverty, in the aesthetic of 1920s animation.

$19.99Hardcover · 112 pages · In stockHardcover · In stock
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Pages
112
Format
Hardcover
Trim
8.5 × 5.5 in
Interior
Ink wash
Rated
M · Mature
Made
100% human

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Printed on high-quality paper to show off the deep blacks and ink washes. Includes exclusive illustrations, character portraits and essays from the creators.

Printed on high-quality paper to show off the deep blacks and ink washes, with exclusive illustrations, character portraits and essays from the creators.

The STEPPERS hardcover open to a black-and-white spread
  • STEPPERS chapter 1, page 5
  • STEPPERS chapter 1, page 7
  • STEPPERS chapter 2, page 11
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“Though it uses the newly available characters in adult and very dark situations, it doesn’t do so in a way that cheapens the characters, or the concept.”
Jason Brown, MLGG · reviewing chapters 1–5 · on chapters 1–5
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After decades behind bars, Mickey has to reckon with a public persona he doesn’t recognize.

A public-domain landmark

The liberation of
“Steamboat Willie.”

Released in the wake of “Steamboat Willie” entering the public domain, STEPPERS reclaims these cultural icons for mature storytelling.

The art blends the “creepy cute” of rubber-hose animation with hard noir lighting, and it’s more than a parody: a story about what political resistance even looks like now.

On the drawing table

Volume 2 is underway.

The script is finished and the art is in progress. New pages go to the newsletter first.

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Disclaimer for the lawyers

“STEPPERS” uses the public-domain cartoons “Steamboat Willie” (1928), “Trolley Troubles” (1927) and associated characters as basis and inspiration, as well as other public-domain cartoons. STEPPERS is in no way associated with the Walt Disney Company, nor are any claims made against their trademarks. Promotional material created for STEPPERS occasionally contains satire and parody, through entirely fictional situations created by the writers and artists of this work. This work and any associated materials are not intended to describe actual events, persons or entities, or to suggest any association with or sponsorship by any person or entity.