"I've loved telling stories ever since I was a little kid."
"I've had this idea for a story for such a long time. I was reading a bunch of comics one day and figured, 'you know what? I can do this.'"
"The main question that 'Detonator' asks is how far you would go to help a friend struggling with mental illness. And the main character, Kaz, would go as far as to blow up his friend's house, which most mental health professionals wouldn't recommend."
"His friend is a superhero who could fly to the moon and back, but won't leave his bedroom. He says, if you're going to hide in your room, I'm going to blow it up and force you to get better."
James Parrish spent eight years responding to emergencies across Brooklyn, first as an EMT and now as a paramedic. Parrish nurtured a lifelong love of storytelling and turned inspiration from comics into Detonator, a seven-issue series. Detonator combines dark humor, action, and emotional depth to probe friendship, trauma, and the fragility of superheroes. The plot follows Kaz, who literally blows up his superhero best friend's house to force the friend to confront crippling mental illness, underscoring that physical powers cannot outrun depression, trauma, or PTSD. The project spanned nearly eight years while Parrish balanced a demanding career and fully funded professional illustration, ultimately collaborating with artist Carlos N. Zamudio.
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