The Amazing Joy Buzzards

Comic book series

The Amazing Joy Buzzards is a comic book series created by Mark Andrew Smith and Dan Hipp.

The Amazing Joy Buzzards was first published in January 2005 by Image Comics. It ran as two limited series, and the issues from both series were collected in two trade paperback volumes. June 2008 saw a "Director's Edition" reprint of the first two series of Amazing Joy Buzzards in a digest size trade paperback. The "Director's Edition" was translated in September 2009 into Italian by Renior Comics. The second volume to follow the Director's edition titled "Monster Love" was expected in 2008, but as of November 2021 has not been released. There are three digest sized volumes planned with the final in the series titled "Strohm's Pit".

The Amazing Joy Buzzards are a rock 'n' roll adventure band that battles evil in all forms. The group consists of Biff Ashby, Gabe Carlyle, and Stevo Vargas. Unbeknownst to the band, The Amazing Joy Buzzards are managed by Dalton Warner of the Creative International Artists Agency, which is really the Central Intelligence Agency. Mr. Warner uses the band's superstar status as a cover to get into places to which he normally would not have access. Dalton uses the band's knack for defeating supernatural evils to his advantage. The Amazing Joy Buzzards have the assistance of a Mexican Wrestling genie named El Campeon who assists people in their time of need. He can be summoned by a magic amulet and by shouting the words "Go El Campeon Go! ".