Never Been Deader: Lifeless Carl and the Not-So-Sweet Embrace of Death

Collecting the web comic sensation for the first time in print!

Fans of Lenore and irreverent humor will love the exploits of an all-too-relatable dead guy.

Never Been Deader follows the wildly relatable Lifeless Carl as he reluctantly journeys through the afterlife. Most of Carl’s time is spent in the offices of Afterlife Industries, where he works in the Department of Intake for the recently deceased. He is joined by his dead colleagues, who are equally reluctant to be there but are always ready to complain about their jobs over some coffee.

Lifeless Carl shares many of the same complaints as the usual non-deceased white-collar worker, like getting granted a half day but having to do double the work in part of the time. Luckily, Carl has his colleagues to alleviate some of his workplace anxiety, including Myrtle, his best work friend and confidant, Newbie, his often-confused trainee, and at the end of the day, his sarcastic pet cat, Furball.

Tommy Devoid is a self-taught artist and cartoonist from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Tommy started out as a pen and ink artist, and eventually expanded into the world of digital media. He has gained popularity in recent years on social media for his uniquely vivid, colorful skeleton creations in combination with his wicked and at times ghastly sense of humor. His ever-evolving skill set resulted in his newest creation, the comic Never Been Deader. After drawing a small sketch of Lifeless Carl, he knew that he had found his most relatable star to date.