BOOM! announced ZAWA + THE BELLY OF THE BEAST, a new project from GLAAD Award-winning artist Micahel Dialynas. The series about “nature, greed, and good food shared with better friends” will debut on November 8, 2023. The first issue will feature a main cover by Dialynas and variants by Jorge Corona, Karl Kerschl, and more to be revealed at a later date.

“I've done it! I've managed to swindle BOOM! into letting me write and draw my series! ZAWA + THE BELLY OF THE BEAST has all my art passions, from drawing tasty foods to weird creepy monsters in a cottage-core apocalyptic seaside city! This is a story about facing your own fears and standing up for what you believe...plus it has a cute guard cat and a chill chicken,” said Dialynas. “It's gonna be awesome!”

In the press release announcing the series, BOOM! shared more on what to expect from the series:

Trapped for eternity inside her mountain by pollution-spewing factories, the ancient guardian spirit Zawa only has industrial run-off to eat, leading her to a bitter existence of paranoia and destruction. But when two siblings from a nearby village, Bandit and Thatcher, help her escape, they’ll quickly learn that the way to calm Zawa’s heart is through a well nourished stomach!

“Ever since seeing the very first doodles of Zawa in Michael’s sketchbook years ago, I’ve been hungry for more – and it’s an absolute thrill to finally watch him bring this world to life as only a master cartoonist could,” said Executive Editor Eric Harburn.