Impact Theory and Legendary DJ Don Diablo Launch HEXAGON Comic Book

Young Adult Sci-Fi Series Debuts Issue #1 at New York Comic Con 2019 on October 4^th

Impact Theory today announced “HEXAGON,”“ a new young adult, sci-fi comic book series created with legendary DJ & Producer Don Diablo, award winning comic book writer Michael Moreci (“Wasted Space,”“ “Black Star Renegades,”“)Â and Tom Bilyeu, CEO of Impact Theory, debutingÂ October 4th at New York Comic Con 2019.

“HEXAGON”“Â is a nostalgic coming of age story reminiscent of theÂ Last Starfighter, coupled with epicÂ Star WarsÂ like galaxy adventures.Â It“s the second series from publishing studio Impact Theory and initially slated for five issues.Â Issue #1 will be available at New York Comic Con, with following issues available in retail stores and online in 2020. Â “HEXAGON“Â represents our first step into youth-focused content,”“ stated Tom Bilyeu, CEO of Impact Theory.Â “Don Diablo and Michael Moreci together are a magical combo, that have created a story that will suck readers of all ages into a thrilling, interplanetary adventure that they won“t be able to put down.”“

“HEXAGON”“ revolves around a lonely boy, Don, who is obsessed with winning the hottest video game “Crucible.”“ Â The trouble is, his father forbids him to play.Â Don loves his father, but when he leaves on yet another business trip, Don sneaks out with his friends to an all-night game-a-thon with the intention of impressing a girl. Don overshoots the mark, and to everyone“s surprise, on his first quarter ever, he“s able to beat the game everyone called “impossible to beat.”“Â Â In an instant, his world is turned upside down when his victory triggers an alien invasion and sucks him into an intergalactic battle that has been raging for years.

“I loved the creative process we shared building this vision of our fantasy sci-fi world,”“ said Don Diablo, “Tom put together a legendary team for my crossover into comic books.Â This is the beginning of many inspiring stories to come.”“

The award-winning DJ and producer is not only ranked #7 in the official DJ Top 100, he’s also one of the most listened to artists across the globe.Â Superstars such as Rihanna, Ed Sheeran, Coldplay, Panic! At The Disco, Justin Bieber, Bastille, Mark Ronson, Miley Cyrus, Madonna, Ellie Goulding and many more have sought him out for his high-profile remixes. Meanwhile, the likes of Gucci Mane, Diplo, Jessie J, Emeli SandÃ©, Calum Scott, Ansel Elgort, Kelis, A R I Z O N A and TiÃ«sto have all jumped at the chance to collaborate with Don.Â With his futuristic approach to creativity Diablo incorporates these stylistic elements throughout his Hexagon music label as well as his clothing line, the latter leading to a recent collaboration with Disney and Star Wars. These sci-fi inspired themes are regularly featured in his visually stunning music videos.

Diablo worked closely with accomplished writer Michael Moreci to craft the world of “HEXAGON”“ and lead character “Don Diablo.”“Â Moreci has written several hit sci-fi series including “Wasted Space,”“ hailed as one of the best comics of 2018, “Roche Limit,”“ dubbed by Paste Magazine as “one of the 50 best sci-fi comics of all-time”“Â and “Black Star Renegades”“ which was nominated for an Audie Award as one of the best sci-fi books of the year.

“I“m so excited to partner with Impact Theory on the “HEXAGON”“ series,”“ said Michael Moreci, “We“ve got a magical story with real heart, in a realm full of sci-fi wonder that readers will love.Â Working with an artist like Don Diablo has been a mind-blowing experience.”“

The first issue of “HEXAGON”“ features artwork by Jheremy Raapack (“Neon Future”“) and collectible variant covers designed by artists Jorge Corona (“No. 1 With A Bullet,”“ “Middlewest”“) and Julien Cittadino (“Kids with Guns”“).Â A free physical copy of Issue 1 Cover A (all other variant covers for purchase) will be available at the Impact Theory Booth #426 at New York Comic Con October 4th-7th.Â Fans can get updates atÂ comics.impacttheory.com.

Impact Theory“s primary mission is to tell wildly entertaining stories that focus on themes of empowerment ”“ real hero“s journey stuff – and bring together some of the most talented creators, writers, and artists in the industry.

“HEXAGON”“ SERIES SYNOPSIS

Don is an unassuming twelve-year-old boy, or so it would seem. Like any other nerdy kid growing up in the suburbs of the 1980s he“s into cartoons, robots, and comic books ”“ passions shared by a father he loves, but who spends far too much time traveling for work. The only thing people who know him feel is strange about Don is that his father refuses to let him play video games.Â That is, until, frustrated by his father“s incessant travel, and egged on by his friends and the desire to impress a girl, he sneaks out to join an all-night
game-a-thon at the local arcade. Defying the odds, on his first quarter ever, Don beats Crucible, the game everyone considered unbeatable.Â In an instant, his world is turned upside down when his victory triggers an alien invasion and sucks him into an intergalactic battle that has been raging for years.

ABOUT DON DIABLO

Don Diablo is one of dance music“s perennially pioneering forces. He was recently named the “#1 most-played producer”“ on 1001 Tracklists and is called “Future House“s Founding Father”“ by EDM.com. In 2018 he made the power move up to #7 on the coveted Top 100 by DJ Mag. An indisputable phenomenon, Don regularly averages upwards of 8.5 million monthly listeners on Spotify, making him one of the platform“s “Top 300 Most-Listened to Artists”“ with over half-a-billion streams to date. On YouTube, he has over 1M subscribers and views of his videos impressively exceed over 1.2 billion, placing him in the same league as titans across all genres of music.

Avowed by his peers, superstars such as Rihanna, Ed Sheeran, Chainsmokers & Coldplay, Panic! At The Disco, Kygo, Martin Garrix & Khalid, DJ Snake & Justin Bieber, Bastille, Mark Ronson & Miley Cyrus, Madonna, Ellie Goulding, Zara Larsson, Birdy, MÃ˜ & Diplo and more have sought him out for his high-profile remixes. Meanwhile, the likes of Gucci Mane, Diplo, Jessie J, Emeli SandÃ©, Calum Scott, Ansel Elgort, Kelis, Alex Clare, Dragonette, A R I Z O N A and TiÃ«sto have all jumped at the chance to collaborate with Don, including on his 2018 full-length,Â FUTURE, which has amassed over 250M streams.Â BillboardÂ proclaimed itÂ “radiates positivity with 16 massive tracks.”“

A packed global tour schedule sees him playing in excess of 150 live shows a year, taking to the main stage of renowned festivalsÂ Tomorrowland,Â EDC,Â Creamfields, andÂ LollapaloozaÂ in addition to selling out his own shows in major venues throughout the US, UK and Europe””including his biggest headline show thus far at AFAS Live in Amsterdam this past December.

With more music and touring throughout 2019, the future belongs to Don Diablo.

ABOUT IMPACT THEORY

Impact Theory is a first-of-its-kind company designed to facilitate global change by creating, cultivating and monetizing culturally-relevant content focused on human empowerment. The company“s mission is to pull people out of the Matrix at scale by developing empowering entertainment across all media that incepts people with the idea of a growth mindset. Impact Theory is committed to bringing together some of the most talented creators, writers, and artists in the industry to tell stories of human potential.

The studio produces unscripted and scripted entertainment programming and has millions of followers across their social platforms. They distribute their content through multiple digital platforms including YouTube, Facebook, Instagram, iTunes, Stitcher, and Spotify.Â Its flagship series, “Impact Theory with Tom Bilyeu”“ goes inside the minds of the world“s highest achievers and has received hundreds of millions of views.Â The unscripted slate includes “Impact Theory”“, “Conversations with Tom Bilyeu”“, “Heath Theory”“, and “Women of Impact”“. They also run an online education platform called Impact Theory University that offers classes on a wide range of topics including Business, Entrepreneurship, and Personal Development.

In 2018, the scripted division released “Neon Future,”“ its first comic book series created in partnership with two-time Grammy nominated DJ & Producer Steve Aoki. The series is available in retailers nationwide and digitally on Comixology and Graphite.Â Impact Theory“s second series “Hexagon”“ was created in partnership with international chart-topping DJ & Producer Don Diablo.Â The series will debut its first issue in Oct 2019 with following issues to be released through the direct retail channel and digitally in 2020.

Headquartered in Beverly Hills, CA, Impact Theory is led by founders Tom and Lisa Bilyeu who previously co-founded Quest Nutrition, the billion-dollar company that rose to #2 on the Inc. 500 list of fastest-growing private companies. The two have built Impact Theory“s revolutionary in-house media team, producing content that has been viewed more than 300,000,000 times.

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