Press release: July 5 sees the release of The Death of Stalin graphic novel in comic stores. The graphic novel inspired the new Armando Iannucci movie, which hits theaters soon and includes an all-star cast – Steve Buscemi (Broadwalk Empire, Reservoir Dogs), Rupert Friend (Homeland), Jason Isaacs (Harry Potter), Simon Russell Beale (Penny Dreadful) and Jeffrey Tambor (Transparent, Arrested Development).
“Within minutes of starting to read the graphic novel, I knew I wanted to make the movie version.” – Armando Iannucci, writer/director (The Death of Stalin, Veep, In The Loop, The Thick of It).
The Death of Stalin is a darkly comic tale about the power vacuum left behind by Stalin’s death. When the leader of the Soviet Union, Joseph Stalin, has a stroke – the political gears begin to turn, plunging the super-state into darkness, uncertainty and near civil war. The struggle for supreme power will determine the fate of the nation and of the world. And it all really happened.
“Read the Death of Stalin and just loved it. I started laughing the moment he died!”
David Mandel, showrunner of HBO’s Veep, writer of Curb Your Enthusiasm, Seinfeld, and SNL
The Death of Stalin graphic novel is available from comic shops and digital
platforms on July 5, and then hits book stores on July 25.
