Daniel Kibblesmith is no stranger to comedy. As a writer on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert and author of How to Win at Everything: Even Things You Can’t Or Shouldn’t Try to Win At, the WGA award-nominated Kibblesmith knows his way around crafting thoughtful observations, using comedy as a vehicle.

This Wednesday, Kibblesmith will debuting a different type of wordsmithery in Valiant Comics’ Valiant High, debuting as part of the comiXology Originals line, following such Valiant mainstays as Bloodshot, Archer and Armstrong, and Ninjak in the treacherous waters of high school. Mr. Kibblesmith spoke with me recently about the genesis behind the book, how his work on Late Show informs his work, and how his personal experiences influenced how he approaches the series.

After being announced last year as part of Comixology’s new line of digital-exclusive titles, the first issue of Daniel Kibblesmith and Derek Charm‘s Valiant High debuts next week, and you can report early for roll call with a preview below, including three pages debuting exclusively here at ComicsAlliance.

Last October, digital comics distributor ComiXology announced that it would start publishing original content with exclusive comics. The first of those exclusives, Adventure Time Marshall Lee Spectacular, was released last month, and next week sees the debut of Valiant High, a new series that reimagines the superheroes of Valiant Comics as high school students and faculty. Written by Daniel Kibblesmith of The Late Show With Stephen Colbert with art by Derek Charm and colorist David Baron, Valiant High offers a fun, light-hearted take on the Valiant universe, rooted in the heightened drama of adolescence.