Eli Nicolosi + Overdrive
Creator of an independent sci-fi comic built from the ground up.
Overdrive is an original science-fiction adventure created by Eli Nicolosi. Set in 1992 Chicago, the series follows an escaped super-soldier and an eight-year-old child as they run from an empire determined to reclaim them.
Why Overdrive exists.
After decades working professionally in design, branding and illustration, Eli returned to long-form sequential storytelling with a project that could hold everything he loved about comics: scale, speed, emotion, mythology and character.
The series is designed as a complete multi-issue story rather than an open-ended concept. Its emotional center is the relationship between Overdrive and Shortround, a bond that grows while both characters are being pursued across a larger cosmic conflict.
The creative process.
Creating Overdrive means moving between writing, page design, character development, pacing, visual reference, lettering, color direction and production. Eli develops the story and visual language while collaborating with artists and production partners to bring each issue closer to the finished book.
The result is intentionally rooted in the energy of early-1990s comics while still telling a personal story about identity, belonging and sacrificial love.
OFFICIAL CREATOR FEATURE
Meet Eli Nicolosi, Creator of Overdrive
The official Overdrive site includes a detailed creator feature about Eli's background, the origin of the series and the process behind building the world of Overdrive.