For eight years, paramedic James Parrish has spent his days — and many long nights — responding to emergencies across Brooklyn. Working first as an EMT and now as a paramedic, he’s seen the quiet heroism that shapes life in New York City. But behind the uniform is a longtime storyteller who has been nurturing an idea he couldn’t let go of.

“I’ve loved telling stories ever since I was a little kid,” Parrish told Brooklyn Paper. “‘I’ve had this idea for a story for such a long time. I was reading a bunch of comics one day and figured, ‘you know what? I can do this.’”

That moment became “Detonator,” Parrish’s seven-issue comic series — a darkly funny, action-driven and emotionally layered story about friendship, trauma and the fragility of superheroes.

The series, completed after nearly

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