It’s been over ten years since Brian K. Vaughan and Cliff Chiang launched their award winning series Paper Girls. Since the series’ conclusion, both creators have stayed busy with Chiang working on Catwoman: Lonely Cityand Vaughan co-writing Dune: Part 3.
Now they reunite, along with colorist Matthew Wilson and letterer Jared Fletcher, for Roam, their first new ongoing series in over a decade. This highly anticipated launch was announced exclusively at IGN today ahead of Vaughan and Chiang taking to the stage at NYCC for a Spotlight panel to discuss the new collaboration. Roam will boast an extra-length debut issue hitting shelves in February 2027 from Image Comics.
Exploring the power and peril that come with new adulthood, Roam is a timeless adventure about the quest each person takes in life to finally find their team.
“Cliff has already drawn the first several issues of Roam, and I can’t wait for readers to see this breathtakingly original world he and our gifted collaborators Matt Wilson and Jared Fletcher helped create,” said Vaughan. “Thanks so much to the readers and retailers out here who are up for exploring something new with us!”
Chiang added: “There’s no bigger thrill than breathing life into new worlds with your friends, that electric feeling of collaboration. Roam is unlike anything Brian and I have done before, but inspired by our love for comics as a medium. It’s been a joy to reunite with our trusted teammates Matt and Jared, and I’m incredibly grateful to Image Comics for continuing the creative partnership and exploration that began with Paper Girls. It’s going to be a wild ride!”
The extra-length, 50-page Roam #1 will be available at comic book shops on Wednesday, February 24, 2027 with two covers from Chiang.
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