Sumerian Comics has teamed-up with multi-platinum rock band Godsmack for Godsmack: Awake, an original graphic novel inspired by the band’s landmark album Awake.
The 96-page, full-color hardcover is available for pre-order today through Sumerian Comics HERE.
Inspired by the lyrics, themes, and atmosphere of Godsmack’s breakthrough album, Godsmack: Awake reimagines the record as a dark supernatural narrative about memory, guilt, violence, and the chance to break free from the sins that follow us.
The story follows Sevrin, a broken man who wakes alone in the isolated sand dunes of Massachusetts with no memory of how he got there. He has bruises across his body, missing time he can’t explain, and a matchbook that keeps leading him to the wrong bar.
As Halloween night unfolds, Sevrin drifts from one dive to the next, reliving violent deaths from different eras. Each vision is tied to greed, rage, and lives destroyed by the same mistakes he keeps making himself. With every vision, new scars appear, blurring the line between past and present, life and afterlife.
On a night when ghosts walk freely and demons laugh, Sevrin must decide whether he is doomed to relive these lives forever, or whether he can finally wake up and change.
Godsmack: Awake is written by Jonathan Hedrick, illustrated by Giusi Lo Piccolo (Diablo: Dawn of Hatred), colored by Simone D’Angelo, and lettered by Toni Sardina. The oversized hardcover measures 7.25 x 11 inches and features a dust cover.
Godsmack: Awake pre-order bundles are available in five tiers:
Tier 1 – $40
• Hardcover graphic novel
Tier 2 – $70
• Hardcover graphic novel
• Slipcase
• Postcard set
• Digital access card
Tier 3 – $100
• Hardcover graphic novel
• Slipcase
• Postcard set
• Digital access card
• T-shirt
Tier 4 – $150
Limited to 250 copies
• Hardcover graphic novel
• Slipcase
• Postcard set
• Digital access card
• T-shirt
• Oracle license plate
• Shot glass set
• Bad Magick Saloon matchbook
• Numbered bookplate
Tier 5 – $250
Limited to 50 copies
• Hardcover graphic novel
• Slipcase
• Postcard set
• Digital access card
• T-shirt
• Oracle license plate
• Shot glass set
• Bad Magick Saloon matchbook
• Sully Erna signed bookplate
For more than two decades, Godsmack has stood as one of hard rock’s most dominant and enduring forces. The Boston‑bred band has carved out a legacy defined by seismic riffs, anthemic songwriting, and a staggering run of chart achievements that few can rival. With 11 No. 1 singles at mainstream rock radio—including the massive hits “Bulletproof,” “Unforgettable,” “When Legends Rise,” and “Under Your Scars”—the group continues to shape the sound of 21st‑century rock. Their catalog also boasts 20 Top 10 singles, the most of any artist at the format since 1999, along with four GRAMMY® nominations and a Billboard Music Award for Rock Artist of the Year.
Having sold over 20 million records worldwide, Godsmack’s discography spans seven powerhouse studio albums: Godsmack (1998), Awake (2000), Faceless (2003), IV (2006), The Oracle (2010), 1000hp (2014), and When Legends Rise (2018). In 2023, the band entered a new chapter with their eighth studio album, Lighting Up the Sky—a triumphant, emotionally charged record that explores personal battles, fractured relationships, political division, resilience, and redemption. It stands as both a victory lap and a defining artistic statement. Recently, Godsmack reissued their breakthrough major‑label album Awake, and on May 1, the band unleashed their new offering Live At Mohegan Sun—a sweeping, career‑spanning live album capturing the raw power and evolution of their sound. Godsmack is currently bringing the Rise Of The Rock World Tour to stages around the globe with special guests Stone Temple Pilots and Dorothy, while continuing to appear at major festivals across the U.S. and Europe this summer.
The new album Live At Mohegan Sun is available now, via Primary Wave HERE.
Experience Godsmack live on the Rise of Rock World Tour 2026 HERE.
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