Image Comics has sent Major Spoilers the cover images and solicitation information for titles arriving in June 2008. Take the jump for info on Kill All Parents, Vix #1, Scud The Disposable Assassin.
WAR HEROES #1 (OF 6) – GEM OF THE MONTH
story MARK MILLAR
art & cover TONY HARRIS
THE WRITER OF CIVIL WAR, THE ULTIMATES, KICK ASS AND WANTED! THE ARTIST OF STAR MAN, EX MACHINA AND SPIDER-MAN: GREAT POWER! TOGETHER AGAIN FOR THE FIRST TIME! If you’ve been wondering what MARK MILLAR had planned for ULTIMATES 3, then wonder no more – this is it! The mind that reinvented superheroes for the 21st Century joins forces with one of comicdom’s best artists to chart new courses for superhero action in a series that will definitely be one of the most talked about of the year!
JUNE 25 • 32 PAGES • FC • $2.99
AMORY WARS II #1 (of 5)
story CLAUDIO SANCHEZ
art GABRIEL GUZMAN
cover TONY MOORE
“THE SECOND STAGE TURBINE BLADE, PART VIâ€
The first new issue of “The Amory Wars”! Trapped in space, Coheed and Cambria use their new-found abilities to face off against the awesome power of Admiral Vielar Crom; the Prise make a terrible sacrifice; and Supreme Tri-Mage Wilhelm Ryan reveals the secret behind his plans to power the ultimate weapon. Jumping out of the exciting events of the first epic mini-series, the final details of the star-spanning saga of “The Second Stage Turbine Blade” come to light. The Amory Wars starts here!
JUNE 4 • 32 PAGES • FC • $2.99
CHARLATAN BALL #1
story JOE CASEY
art & cover ANDY SURIANO
WELCOME TO THE BALL!
Meet Chuck Amok, a down-and-out stage magician pumping the sleaze ‘n’ peanut circuit. When he and his trusty rabbit, Caesar, are transported to a reality where magic actually works… Chuck’s showbiz compulsions take on a whole new meaning. But why was this wayward chucker picked? Only the vile Demon Empty knows for sure! Take your comic book rulebook and tear it up, y’all! This is graphic fiction on shrooms, True Believer!
JUNE 11 • 24 PAGES • FC • $2.50
A RED MASS FOR MARS #1 (of 4)
story JONATHAN HICKMAN
art & cover RYAN BODENHEIM
“ETERNITYâ€
From the mind of comic book innovator JONATHAN HICKMAN and pen of super-talent and Image debutant RYAN BODENHEIM comes A RED MASS FOR MARS. In a world that has survived every catastrophe imaginable, a new threat from beyond stars looks to be the end of all humanity.
A RED MASS FOR MARS is a story about the death of utopia, the last days of Earth and the one man who could save us all – but won’t.
JUNE 11 • 32 PAGES • FC • $3.50
KILL ALL PARENTS #1
story MARK ANDREW SMITH
art & cover MARCELO DICHIARA
KILL ALL PARENTS is the story of an authoritarian government’s secret program to ‘save’ mankind by eliminating villains: by insuring that every child born with a super power becomes a super hero. Based on the life’s work of a brilliant but demented scientist and futurist, the method is effective but fantastically cruel, unnatural, and ultimately deeply flawed. We follow the last of the strong heroes, the remaining brave, who fight for not only their future and the lives of their families, but that of all mankind.
JUNE 18 • 36 PAGES • FC • $3.99
VIX #1 (of 3)
story RANTZ A. HOSELY
art & cover MATTHEW HUMPHREYS
“JUST A GIRL”
Vix is the kind of girl most parents adore. Smart and pretty, with a seemingly inexhaustible positive attitude. Why is it then, that she is haunted by vivid flashbacks of horrible things that never occurred? Who are the shadowy forces who watch her, speaking of her destiny as a savior? Just what is her true nature? The answers begin here.
JUNE 25 • 32 PAGES • FC • $3.50
DISPLACED PERSONS OGN
story DEREK McCULLOCH
art & cover RANTZ A. HOSELEY
In 1939, a detective in Dashell Hammett’s San Francisco investigates the disappearance of an heiress while struggling to hold his family together. In 1969, twin brothers find themselves on opposite sides of the law as the Summer of Love gives way to the death of the Sixties. In 1999, a marriage explodes in violence under the strain of unsatisfied greed as the dot-com bubble reaches the bursting point.
Displaced Persons tells the story of a uniquely twisted and tragic family history spanning the most turbulent hundred years in the history of mankind: the twentieth century saw 99 wars, 16 famines, 19 pandemics, 14 genocides and one family lost hopelessly in time.
JUNE 4 • 168 PAGES • FC • $19.99
TALES OF THE STARLIGHT DRIVE-IN OGN
story MIKE SAN GIACOMO
art FRANCESCO FRANCAVILLA, GUY DORIAN, DERF, REILLY BROWN & OTHERS
cover DALE BEYER, JR.
Writer MIKE SAN GIACOMO presents 32 stories taking place over 50 years at a Drive-In Theater, featuring 21 artists from around the world. Stories stand-alone, mirroring life and the cinema with tales of crime, romance, science fiction, musicals, even a western. The stories combine to create a single novel with a powerful, shocking finale you won’t forget. Fascinating characters, imaginative stories and clever twists will make STARLIGHT the surprise hit of the year.
JUNE 4 • 220 PAGES • FC • $19.99
AFTER THE CAPE II: ALL FALLS DOWN TP
story HOWARD WONG & JIM VALENTINO
art & cover SERGIO CARRERA
How far can one man fall? How long does it take before ones bad life choices reap their consequences? Just when he thought things couldn’t get any worse…they do! And Ethan Falls, former hero, loses the one thing that was more important to him than life itself.
Collecting the second hit miniseries AFTER THE CAPE II, plus tons of extras, this is a MUST-READ book!
Collects AFTER THE CAPE II #1-3
JUNE 11 • 128 PAGES • FC • $12.99
AMERICA, JR. VOL. 2 TP
story NICK CAPETANAKIS & TODD LIVINGSTON
art & cover BRENDON & BRIAN FRAIM
When a tiny US town accidentally becomes its own nation, can it avoid the same mistakes America makes?
No.
AMERICA, JR. VOL. 2 brings us the disputed Presidential elections, military misadventures, and celebrity worship that would surely make any American proud! Today’s most controversial topics – gay marriage, questionable Supreme Court appointments, corrupt politicians, cigarette bans, divorce and global warming never seemed funnier or more relevant. This important volume is destined to become required reading for any serious student of America Jr. history!
Collecting the next 150 strips of the award-winning Web comic series, plus includes pin-ups, bonus strips, a map of the country and a foreword by Gail Simone!
JUNE 25 • 96 PAGES • FC • $9.99
DOGWITCH, VOL.3: MOOD SWINGS TP
story DAN SCHAFFER
art & cover DAN SCHAFFER
THE LONG-AWAITED FINAL CHAPTER OF THE DOGWITCH SERIES! Violet Grimm unravels a cosmic conspiracy and confronts those responsible for banishing her to the Banewoods. Violet’s coming home, and she’s going to bring a little chaos to The Order. Introduction by film director Jake West.
Collects DOGWITCH #13-18
JUNE 4 • 152 PAGES • BW • $14.99
DRAIN, VOL. 1 TP
story C.B. CEBULSKI
art & cover SANA TAKEDA
Her clan destroyed, her family murdered by vampires, Chinatsu, a once-proud female ninja, had nothing left to live for… save revenge. In this centuries-spanning tale of bloodlust and betrayal, Chinatsu, now a vampire herself, tracks the dark lord that turned her all those long years ago. Immortality has only made her need for vengeance stronger as she follows him across the globe, through myriad time periods, battling the undead minions that rise up to stop her.
This stunning volume collects the entire first arc of DRAIN, fully re-mastered and re-colored by series artist SANA TAKEDA, a cover gallery, a sketchbook, and a behind-the-scenes “Making of Drain” section. And as an added bonus, there’s also an all-new epilogue seen here for the very first time!
Collects DRAIN #1-6
JUNE 11 • 184 PAGES • FC • $16.99
DUST, VOL. 1 TP
story mink & PAOLO PARENTE
art & cover PAOLO PARENTE w/DAVIDE FABBRI
Jump into battle as the Allies and Russian special forces join to fight the evil Axis; a powerful group whose plans to dominate the world are bolstered by their amazing robotic weapons, built using alien technology taken from a crashed space ship.
Don’t miss the first ever collection of the sold-out WW II/Sci-Fi adventure series, jam packed with new art and technical data on the robots, weapons, zombies and characters from the DUST universe!
JUNE 18 • 96 PAGES • FC • $9.99
DYNAMO 5, VOL. 2: MOMENTS OF TRUTH TP
story JAY FAERBER
art & cover MAHMUD A. ASRAR & RON RILEY
As the Dynamo 5 team’s personal lives begin to overlap with their super-hero adventures, some of their deadliest enemies decide to join forces, which may spell doom for Image’s newest super-team!
Collects DYNAMO 5 #8-13
JUNE 18 • 140 PAGES • FC • $14.99
GIMOLES TP
story MIKE BULLOCK
art THEO BAIN, MICHAEL MAYHEW & BOB PEDROZA
cover THEO BAIN
Follow Limmy and Ohgi Gimole on their quest to shut down the machines of winter when Ichabod Cornelius Frost, the nefarious Czar of Winter, refuses to let loose his icy grip in this all-ages adventure from the creator of the critically acclaimed, all ages sensation LIONS, TIGERS AND BEARS.
JUNE 11 • 128 PAGES • FC • $12.99
HORROR BOOK, VOL. 1 TP
story MARK KIDWELL, JEFF ZORNOW & RD HALL
art NAT JONES, JERRY BECK, JEFF ZORNOW & JAY FOTOS
cover NAT JONES & JAY FOTOS
From the steaming, zombie-infested jungles of Vietnam to a shadow haunted castle in the mountains of Vienna, where Dr. Frankenstein’s monster collects an army of the dead, Image Comics invites you into a monster-infested world of horror. Featuring stories and art by monster makers NAT JONES, JERRY BECK, MARK KIDWELL, JEFF ZORNOW, RD HALL and JAY FOTOS, this massive tome of horror features four full book length tales of terror in full fiendish color. A must-have for fans of monster-horror, packed cover to cover with tales in the classic tradition with a modern, gruesome spin.
Collects ’68, CREATURE FROM THE DEPTHS, FRANKENSTEIN and FULL MOON
JUNE 18 • 128 PAGES • FC • $14.99
KILLING GIRL, VOL. 1: A SISTER’S LOVE TP
story GLEN BRUNSWICK
art FRANK ESPINOSA & TOBY CYPRESS
cover TOBY CYPRESS
What if the Mafia had its own Secret Service? Sara doesn’t remember her name. What she does know is that she traded away mystery as a former prostitute and became a world-class killing machine. When a routine hit goes sour, Sara makes a shocking discovery. Suppressed memories, haunted her since childhood, are in fact true! And her real family, presumed dead, may actually be alive.
The collection includes an “Art of Killing Girl” section with unseen art from both of the book’s illustrators.
Collects KILLING GIRL #1-5
JUNE 18 • 136 PAGES • FC • $14.99
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LOADED BIBLE: BOOK ONE TP
story TIM SEELEY
art MIKE NORTON, MARK ENGLERT & NATE BELLEGARDE
cover STEFANO CASELLI
The controversial comic is finally collected into one fat volume, containing all three of the 44-page one-shots, and more extras than you can shake a crucifix at! In the near future, nuclear Holy War has decimated North America and humanity’s last stronghold is the dome metropolis of New Vatican City. When vampires attack, the Church turns to a clone of Jesus Christ Himself to protect them! But all is not as it seems for the Test Tube Messiah, as he’s drawn into a web of betrayal, bloodshed and seduction! Includes an extensive sketchbook, pin ups by hot artists and a reprint of the original LOADED BIBLE short story by New Universal’s STEVE KURTH.
Collects LOADED BIBLE BOOKS 1-3
JUNE 25 • 168 PAGES • FC • $16.99
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SCUD THE DISPOSABLE ASSASSIN: THE WHOLE SHEBANG! TP
story ROB SCHRAB, DAN HARMON & MONDY CARTER
art & cover ROB SCHRAB
“BEGINNING, MIDDLE AND ENDâ€
Scud is programmed to destroy a basement monster but he will self destruct if he does, so the robotic assassin puts the wounded creature on life support and becomes a freelance assassin to pay for the hospital bills.
Collects SCUD # 1-24, plus the super-sweet one-shot DRYWALL: UNZIPPED
JUNE 25 • 764 PAGES • BW • $29.99/$99.99 HC
SPAWN, VOL. 6 TP
story TODD MCFARLANE, BRIAN HOLGUIN, STEVE NILES
art TODD MCFARLANE, GREG CAPULLO, ANGEL MEDINA
cover TODD MCFARLANE
Classic TODD MCFARLANE and GREG CAPULLO at the top of their game in both art and story! And featuring the never reprinted, double-sized SPAWN #100.
See Spawn, the archetypal anti-hero, featured in pivotal confrontations with many classic villains. Complete your Spawn library! Twenty issues of pulse pounding sequentials!
Collects SPAWN #96-114.
JUNE 25 • 480 PAGES • FC • $29.99
STRANGE EMBRACE TP
story DAVID HINE
art & cover DAVID HINE & ROB STEEN
DAVID HINE’s tortured, modern gothic is a tale of pain and sorrow, obsession and damnation, of madness, death and sexual longing. The world of STRANGE EMBRACE twists and pollutes the lives of all that enter it!
Collects STRANGE EMBRACE #1-8
JUNE 18 • 240 PAGES • FC • $19.99
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THE SWORD, VOL. 1: FIRE TP
story JOSHUA LUNA
art & cover JONATHAN LUNA
The LUNA BROTHERS’ (ULTRA, GIRLS, SPIDER-WOMAN: ORIGIN) modern-day fantasy about a young woman who discovers a mysteriously powerful sword after her family is brutally murdered by three powerful strangers.
If you like Kill Bill, Blade of the Immortal or Highlander, you’ll love THE SWORD!
Collects THE SWORD #1-6.
JUNE 25 • 152 PAGES • FC • $14.99
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’76 #6 (of 8)
story B. CLAY MOORE & SETH PECK
art ED TADEM & TIGH WALKER
cover ED TADEM
Jackie Karma and Marcus King take the fight to Gil Gunn, who has the support of a mysterious and powerful ally, just waiting to step in and take out our heroes. And in Cool, Leon follows the money trail to the mob (and the mob don’t like it!), while Caesar gets impatient (drug dealing dwarves have short fuses) and Cherry makes Pete an offer he might not be able to refuse.
JUNE 4 • 32 PAGES • BW • $2.99
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AGE OF BRONZE #27
story ERIC SHANOWER
art & cover ERIC SHANOWER
In bloody battle the Trojan War begins at last! The Trojans and Achaeans clash with spears, swords, and stones. Plus shipwrecks, raving prophesies from Kassandra, the arrival of Sarpedon, and more.
JUNE 18 • 24 PAGES • BW • $3.50
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ALETHIA #2 (of 3)
story BOB LEFEVRE
art & cover BOB LEFEVRE
Bruised and beaten, Aletheia is transformed into the mythical monster, Medusa! Meanwhile, Zeus and Poseidon launch simultaneous attacks on Air Force One and the U.S. Navy…and all Hades is about to break loose!
JUNE 25 • 32 PAGES • FC • $3.50
BOMB QUEEN V #2 (of 6)
story JIMMIE ROBINSON
art & cover JIMMIE ROBINSON
“THE DIVINE COMEDY,†Part Two
Bomb Queen’s city of crime is set to explode. Overpopulation has exhausted the town’s supplies, citizens are on the edge of revolt, and our villainous Queen makes some drastic cuts – literally. With everything at the breaking point, any new problem could set the city ablaze. Enter the supreme superhero, WHITE KNIGHT!
JUNE 18 • 32 PAGES • FC • $3.50
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DEAD SPACE #4 (of 6)
story ANTONY JOHNSTON
art & cover BEN TEMPLESMITH
REAL SPACE. REAL TERROR.
Continuing the prequel horror series to Electronic Arts’ upcoming deep space survival horror game, illustrated by top-tier talent BEN TEMPLESMITH (30 Days of Night) and written by ANTONY JOHNSTON (Wasteland)! The planet cracker ship Ishimura arrives in orbit, bringing with it even more problems for a mining colony already rapidly descending into madness. And when the operation finally “pops the cork” on the planet, all hell breaks loose!
JUNE 4 • 32 PAGES • FC • $2.99
FIREBREATHER #2
story PHIL HESTER
art & cover ANDY KUHN
Firebreather’s sweet sixteen is anything but. Accused of vandalism at school, embarrassed by his mom’s cloying attention, and now the target of an unseen stalker, Duncan’s latest birthday might be his last. High school drama and high-octane action in the tradition of INVINCIBLE and Spider-Man.
JUNE 11 • 32 PAGES • FC • $2.99
GEMINI #2 (of 5)
story JAY FAERBER
art & cover JON SOMMARIVA & FCOLOR
Gemini is one of The Constellation’s top super-operatives. So why have they sent another one of their operatives, the Lynx, after him?
JUNE 4 • 32 PAGES • FC • $3.50
INVINCIBLE #53
story ROBERT KIRKMAN
art & cover RYAN OTTLEY & BILL CRABTREE
INVINCIBLE vs. TITAN!
A few issues back, Titan tricked Invincible into helping him take over Machine Head’s arm of the criminal organization knows as THE ORDER – and Invincible is not too happy about being tricked.
JUNE 4 • 32 PAGES • FC • $2.99
JACK STAFF #18
story PAUL GRIST
art & cover PAUL GRIST
It’s a busy night in Castletown as Jack Staff tries to stop Shock from destroying the city whilst Becky Burdock has to rely on the Shadow for help against Albert Bramble – the vampire one!
JUNE 18 • 32 PAGES • FC • $3.50
NOBLE CAUSES #35
story JAY FAERBER
art & cover YILDIRAY CINAR & RON RILEY
The Noble family fight Crucible, a brand-new villain who they believe to be responsible for the attack on Frost’s life. But while they’re busy battling it out in the streets, Crucible’s secret operative within the family makes a move on – oh, wait. We can’t tell you that!
JUNE 18 • 32 PAGES • FC • $3.50
THE PERHAPANAUTS #3
story TODD DEZAGO
art & cover CRAIG ROUSSEAU
“TRIANGLE,” Part Three
It is the veritable Calm before the Storm as secrets continue to be revealed about ALL of your favorite BEDLAM Agents! Big and The Merrow travel to the UK to get some answers as Choopie tries to cope with the unseen responsibilities of being a King! Also, The Mothmen tip to what went on back in the Bermuda Triangle, and they are NOT pleased…!
JUNE 4 • 32 PAGES • FC • $3.50
PRETTY BABY MACHINE #2 (of 3)
story CLARK WESTERMAN
art & cover KODY CHAMBERLAIN
PRETTY Boy Floyd, BABY Face Nelson and MACHINE Gun Kelly visit their mentor, John Dillinger, in jail, desperate for advice on how to best take down mob boss AL CAPONE. Meanwhile, Big Al rallies his multi-state network, offering a massive reward for the heads of Pretty, Baby and Machine – to be delivered to Capone on skewers!
JUNE 4 • 32 PAGES • BW • $3.50
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PROOF #9
story ALEX GRECIAN
art & cover RILEY ROSSMO
“A PERFECT GENTLEMAN”
Stand-alone issue. Catch up on Proof’s story so far. What does Bigfoot do on his day off? He goes shopping in Seattle!
JUNE 25 • 32 PAGES • FC • $2.99
PvP #43
story SCOTT KURTZ
art & cover SCOTT KURTZ
Brent embarks on a quest to obtain the most valuable object known to man: The Apple iPhone!
JUNE 25 • 24 PAGES • BW• $3.50
SCREAMLAND #4 (of 5)
Story HAROLD SIPE
art & cover HECTOR CASANOVA
In the finest tradition of Rock Hudson, America’s favorite vampire lady-killer is anything but. After decades of dodging certain… questions, the Count comes face-to-face with crack entertainment reporter Bob Berger. In a career-spanning interview on the set of HOLLYWOOD NOW! No closet will be left unopened! Will decades of meticulously crafted public image go up in flames? This is our gay issue and we’re very proud of it.
JUNE 11 • 32 PAGES • FC • $2.99
THE SWORD #9
story JOSHUA LUNA
art & cover JONATHAN LUNA
Dara will stop at nothing to find her sister’s killer. But if she succeeds in finding him, will she share her sister’s fate?
JUNE 25 • 32 PAGES • FC • $2.99
TRANSHUMAN #4 (of 4)
story JONATHAN HICKMAN
art J.M. RINGUET
cover JONATHAN HICKMAN
“MARKETINGâ€
ChimeraCorp wins the marketing war on the back of superior branding, aggressive pricing and consumer apathy. Then, 10 years later when all the players get back together to reminisce about old times, old wounds resurface. Plus, the return of experimental monkeys.
JUNE 18 • 32 PAGES • FC • $3.50
THE WALKING DEAD #52
story ROBERT KIRKMAN
art & cover CHARLIE ADLARD & CLIFF RATHBURN
Reunion.
JUNE 18 • 32 PAGES • BW • $2.99
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WILDGUARD: INSIDER #2 (of 3)
story TODD NAUCK
art TODD NAUCK, RAY-ANTHONY HEIGHT & JOEY MASON
cover TODD NAUCK
Superstar artist TODD NAUCK (Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man, Teen Titans) brings his popular made-for-TV super team, WildGuard, up close for an “insider†look! The collection of the exclusive WildGuard Internet comic strips continues with the next 20 strips collected here for the very first time! Also this issue, during an appearance on a late night talk show, Lily Hammer is haunted by her past. The fan favorite “Where Are They Now?†feature continues spotlighting rejected contenders, Astro-Girl and Power Temp!
JUNE 11 • 32 PAGES • FC • $3.50
YOUNGBLOOD #5
story JOE CASEY
art DEREC DONOVAN
covers DEREC DONOVAN & ROB LIEFELD
Youngblood is dead! Long live Youngblood! Introducing the all-new, all-different lineup – and they’re more than ready for their fifteen minutes of fame! But how did this personnel shift take place? And will the viewing public actually stand for it? Meanwhile, the Televillain makes his violent return – and this time he’s rockin’ the power of Tivo!
JUNE 11 • 32 PAGES • FC • $2.99
