by Sally Jackson
Tyrese Gibson is probably best known to the geek community for his role in Transformers, however he’s not just an actor. Gibson is also a singer, producer and now, comic book creator. Gibson’s debut comic Tyrese Gibson’s Mayhem is coming our way this August from Image Comics.

SCI FI Wire got to speak to Gibson a bit about the comic, who is extremely excited about the project. “Listen, I have to tell you this, the presales of Mayhem are already at 5,000 in two weeks,” Gibson said. “That’s just the presales, and it doesn’t come out until August the 5th. I am so damn excited about this energy. Yesterday, this woman called in from Texas. She’s a huge comic-book fan, and she works a lot with kids, and she bought 1,000 over the phone. I can’t even express my gratitude.”

So, what brings Gibson to the world of comic books? Gibson explains, “I’m not a comic book veteran. I don’t have this long, 20-year relationship with comic books. But I am one to say that I went to Comic-Con last year when I was promoting Death Race with my man Jason Statham, and the energy just blew my head off.” The actor continues “I just could not believe the energy and the passion that was in that building, and it affected me so much. So instead of me sitting back and waiting on Luke Cage and Black Panther and Captain America to be green-lit officially, it became one of those things where I not only wanted to be a part of this world, I wanted to introduce people to something. And that’s when the world of Mayhem was created.”

Gibson also discussed the creative team behind Mayhem, saying “It’s written by Mike Le and Will Wilson, and my man Tone Rodriguez is doing all the art on it.” But don’t think that Gibson is taking a hands-off approach to the book bearing his name. “I’ve got my hands in there. I’m writing. I’m critiquing and picking apart, but I’m a more visual guy. I’m just making sure that, visually, it fits and it goes in a direction that I want it to go in. And I’m the marketing guy. I’m the guy that wants to tell as many as people as possible about this comic book.”

To read the full interview with Tyrese Gibson, head over to SCI FI Wire. And check out the first issue of Tyrese Gibson’s Mayhem when it hits stands in August.

(Source: SCI FI Wire)