Singer-songwriter Shaboozey will make his comics debut at San Diego Comic-Con 2026. Published by Range Comics, the comics and graphic novel imprint of Range Literary Publishing The Outlaw Cherie Lee & Other Western Tales is an expansion of Shaboozey’s upcoming album of the same name, which releases at the end of the month. SDCC attendees will get a first look at issue #1 of the three-issue comics series before it hits shelves in August.
Created by Collins “Shaboozey” Chibueze and Xaimien Hill, colored by Andrew Dalhouse, and lettered by Taylor Esposito, The Outlaw Cherie Lee & Other Western Tales follows the titular character on a quest for revenge. Here’s the description of the concept album, which is the basis for the three-issue comics series:
The Outlaw Cherie Lee is a cinematic outlaw revenge story with a tragic love at it’s center.
After watching her sheriff father murdered by the Bootcut Boys, Cherie Lee abandons the badge and hunts the gang down one by one. In the middle of her vengeance, she falls for one of the outlaws – not the killer, but guilty by association. He believes loving her can redeem him; she hopes loving him can quiet her darkness. They’re both wrong. When the real killer resurfaces, her lover kills him in her name, proving that violence doesn’t end – it evolves. In the final act, Cherie chooses blood over love, killing the man who loves her most and fully becoming what she set out to destroy.
Shaboozey will film a live episode of Get Rec’d with Straw Hat Goofy with host Juju Green at SDCC ’26 in a Friday evening panel. Here are the details:
Get Rec’d With Straw Hat Goofy (LIVE) with Special Guest Shaboozey
Friday, July 24, 7-8 p.m. PST, Room 6BCFJoin Juju Green, aka Straw Hat Goofy (Get Rec’d With Straw Hat Goofy), a 2026 TIME100 Creator of the Year, for a special LIVE version of his iHeartRadio podcast, Get Rec’d With Straw Hat Goofy. The special episode will feature a conversation with Grammy-winning artist Shaboozey, who will discuss his debut comic book, The Outlaw Cherie Lee, the first issue in a three-part western series that expands the story of his highly anticipated new album of the same name, releasing July 31, 2026.
Shaboozey will also sign copies of the comic at Funk booth #5341 on Friday, July 24 before the panel, starting at 5:30 p.m. PST.
Non-SDCC attendees can pick up a copy of The Outlaw Cherie Lee & Other Western Tales #1 on August 18 at their local comic shop.
Stay tuned to The Beat for more news from SDCC ’26.
