TidalWave Productions will release a biography comic book this summer based on the popular Netflix documentary series “Tiger King.” “Infamous: Tiger King” will be available in June and includes information from People for the Ethical Treatment for Animals (PETA) on roadside zoos and the cruelty involved in using wild animals for photo opportunities, like Joe Exotic did.

The 22-page comic book biography was written by Michael Frizell and drawn by Joe Paradise. The pair are the creative force behind the “Political Power: James Comey” and “Female Force: Stormy Daniels” comic books.

The comic book will be available in both print and digital with two collectible covers by Joe Paradise and Jesse Johnson.

“Infamous: Tiger King”: During the age of COVID-19, the world needs a distraction. Perhaps that’s why we are collectively riveted to Netflix’s “Tiger King.” A murder mystery resembling an episode of newsmagazine “Dateline,” “Tiger King”introduced the world to the flamboyant Joe Exotic, a former magician, country singer and zookeeper with a troubled past. Joe currently sits in jail for planning to murder his rival, Big Cat Rescue owner and animal rights activist Carole Baskin, who he accuses of killing her husband and feeding him to her tigers. Truth is indeed stranger than fiction in this origin story of both Joe and Carole in a flipbook.

TidalWave publisher Darren G. Davis said, “We wanted to create a fun and entertaining distraction from the current state of the world. I am obsessed with everything in this story and wanted to tell it with a different medium.”

“PETA is excited that TidalWave Productions will reveal some of what ‘Tiger King’ left out,” said PETA Foundation Director of Captive Animal Law Enforcement Brittany Peet, who appears in the Netflix series. “When readers learn how exotic animals suffer when they’re snatched away from their mothers as babies and exploited for photo props, they’ll despise ‘Doc’ Antle, Tim Stark, Jeff Lowe, and anybody else who profits from breeding and abusing these wonderful animals in shady, moneymaking schemes.”

Writer Michael Frizell said, “You can’t make this stuff up. I never imagined I’d be researching a book like this. It was a challenge to find a focus for the comic because there’s so much happening. No wonder Netflix created a limited series as opposed to a ‘Dateline’ episode.”

Artist Joe Paradise said, “I worked at an animal hospital for a while and found out that pet people can be a little bit eccentric. I just remember starting to watch the show saying to myself, ‘Yeah, that tracks.’ We all have Joes and Caroles in our lives, and it’s always interesting to me to learn how these extreme characters got to be where they wound up.”

“Money, sex, drugs and tigers… The series had it all!” said cover artist Jesse Johnson. “I had my fair share of comedic material to work with for this piece and honestly had myself laughing throughout the process.”

TidalWave’s “Infamous” series includes comic book biographies on Charlie Sheen and Lindsay Lohan. 

The biography comic format allows TidalWave writers to delve into the history of newsworthy figures and explore what shaped them. Several media outlets, including CNN, FOX News, TMZ, “The Today Show” and Time and People magazines, have featured the company’s line of biographical comic books.

Print copies of the biography comics are available on Amazon. Digital versions are available from iTunes, Kindle, Nook, ComiXology, Kobo and wherever e-books are sold.

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