Bionic Buzz® interviewed Yuri Lowenthal (Spider-Man in the Playstation/Marvel Spider-man games) and his wife Tara Platt (Naruto, Fire Emblem) over zoom. We talked about their new debut graphic novel Topsy McGee and the Scarab of Solomon, where their passion for performing / voice acting came from, their journey in the entertainment industry, working on PS5 Spider-Man’s 2, and more.

Topsy McGee and the Scarab of Solomon is a trade paperback coming to print on October 9th, 2024.

It is based on the original short film and characters by Yuri Lowenthal and Tara Platt, and starring Platt, Lowenthal and John DeLancie. See the trailer above. 

It is the eve of the 20th Century. While science has delivered to us great power, we are still crippled by greed, small-mindedness and violence. Luckily for Topsy McGee and her husband, Captain Sean McGee, this, more often than not, translates to frequent bouts of ADVENTURE!

Topsy McGee and her husband, Captain Sean McGee, are England’s premier adventurers. They’ve traveled the world, surviving all manner of scoundrels, brutes, and villains, both mundane and mysterious, with flair and pluck. But never before has danger struck this close to home.

When Topsy receives a telegram from her father, an airship ride to Cairo is only the beginning. Topsy and Sean take on goons, assassins, and cultists with the help of allies like Harry Houdini and Captain Nemo. Will they be able to learn the truth of the Scarab of Solomon before it is used against them?

It’s a race against time in a steampunk world that could have been, with the fate of their family — and the world — in the balance.

Story by Yuri Lowenthal and Tara Platt, Written by Yuri Lowenthal, Art by Denis Medri (Issue 1), Art by Will Jones (Issue 2), Art by Hanna Al-Shaer & Hailey Mramor (Issue 3), Color by Will Jones (Issue 1, 2), Color by Theodora Marron and Comfort & Adam (Issue 3), Color Separations by Malena Salinas and Dylan Klingler, Lettering by Deron Bennet (Issue 1), Lettering by Comfort & Adam (Issue 2, 3), Covers by Comfort & Adam, Production & Editorial by Comfort & Adam.

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Interview and video edited by Steve Sievers of Bionic Buzz.