Tony Fleecs and Tim Seeley Turn Disney Princess Tropes Into Horror-Comedy in The Princess Murders

Image Comics has set December 9 as the release date for The Princess Murders, a new horror-comedy series from Tony Fleecs and Tim Seeley that takes direct aim at the Disney Princess formula.

The pitch: when a princess turns up dead, it's her wicked stepsister and fairy godmother who end up investigating the murder, dragging fractured fairy-tale tropes through a plot that leans as much on camp and slasher-movie beats as it does on genuine "happily ever after" nostalgia. Think less straightforward parody and more Enchanted or Barbie filtered through a body count.

Fleecs and Seeley have both built strong horror-comedy track records on their own — Fleecs through his creator-owned work and Seeley across runs like Vampirella, Hack/Slash, and Revival — so pairing them on a premise this deliberately silly is an easy sell for readers who like their fairy tales with a little blood in them.

Original reporting: Comic Book Club.