Allred’s Pop Masterpiece Jolts to Life At Image! This April, Michael Allred’s pop classic MADMAN bolts back to stores from Image Comics! A modern masterpiece, MADMAN was Adult Swim before cartoons were cool. Now Image is taking the character to the next level with an all new series, and a hardcover collection of every MADMAN adventure! For Allred, it’s a dream come true. “From the first page I drew, I knew MADMAN was exactly what I wanted to do in comics. I’m proud to be working with Image – the only company that really gets what creator freedom is all…
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WALKING DEAD vol. 5: BEST DEFENSE has sold out of it’s entire print run, in less than a month. America’s best selling black and white comic book continues to run up the score. With so many sell-out print runs for WALKING DEAD and INVINCIBLE already in his pocket, writer Robert Kirkman makes this look easy. It ain’t, boyo. Kirkman along with artists Charlie Adlard and Cliff Rathburn have put blood, sweat and tears into creating one of the most compelling epics in the history of American comics. Each edition of WALKING DEAD delivers with compelling characters, haunting art, and cliffhangers…
Limited edition volume for the holidays Coming this December, Image Comics is readying a giant-sized limited edition hardcover chronicling the adventures of Mark Grayson, the teen super hero INVINCIBLE! Written by Wizard Fan Award winner Robert Kirkman and featuring artwork by Russ Manning Award nominees Cory Walker and Ryan Ottley, plus colors by Harvey Award nominated colorist Bill Crabtree, THE COMPLETE INVINCIBLE LIBRARY, VOL. 1 HC collects INVINCIBLE #1-24, 0 and the Free Comic Book Day 2004 story plus over 150 pages of sketchbook material, covers, scripts and the original proposal! Clocking in at almost 800 pages, it will retail…
Although it doesn’t even hit stands until December, reviewers are already in love with the new Image Comics series MELTDOWN. Early rough draft copies of the book that have made it into the hands of reviewers have received some of the most overwhelmingly positive reviews in recent memory. Astoundingly, no reviewer has given MELTDOWN anything less than their highest rating. It has garnered 5 out of 5 bullets on SilverBulletComicBooks.com, 5 out of 5 stars on ComicCritique.com, and Comic Buyer’s Guide made it their Pick of the Month with 4 out of 4 stars.
Variety of stories comprise this compact anthology Continuing the string of successful anthologies produced by Image Comics, LOW ORBIT VOLUME ONE hits shelves with a blast this November. This fresh new anthology series will feature the talents of a variety of up-and-comers, including Nick Bradshaw (Danger Girl: Back in Black), Sean “Cheeks” Galloway (Hellboy Animated, Teen Titans Go), Alina Galloway (Boondocks Animated), Ryan Odagawa (Twinblades), Jonboy Meyers (Spider-Man/Arana), Allison Strom, Kevin Dalton, Mark Andrew Smith (Amazing Joy Buzzards) and Michael Woods! The cover was provided by Sean and Alina Galloway “LOW ORBIT began as a simple project among friends,” explains…
You’re only using a small portion of your brain… ever wonder what the rest is up to? Meet Suki. She has multiple personalities. She hears voices. She’s crazy… but not for long. Suki is almost ready rejoin society thanks to the Siamese Burn, an experimental machine which is burning those voices away one by one. All except for THE SCRIBBLER; that one is getting louder. For a voice, it doesn’t talk much – instead, its messages come in the form of backwards scribbles.
Powerful magic makes for powerful sales of new series Evoking feelings of experiencing the best of both pop comics and pop culture, PHONOGRAM has struck a chord with retailers and fans alike. Now, both PHONOGRAM #1 and PHONOGRAM #2 have sold out at Diamond! With high demand and heaps of critical praise, Image Comics is going back to press on both of the issues. Each issue will feature the same cover as the original with some slight color changes, otherwise no changes will be made to the content except for an indicator in the indicia that the books are Second…
All in one affordably-priced volume For the first time ever, Jamie Delano and Goran Sudzuka’s ground-breaking series OUTLAW NATION is being collected into a single volume by Desperado Studios and Image Comics. Originally published by Vertigo from 2000-2002, the 19-issue saga tells the tale of Story Johnson, a 100 year-old semi-deranged amnesiac pulp fiction-writer returning home from 25 years MIA in Vietnam. All Story wants is to recover his missing time and catch up with Johnson Family members. Trouble is, a lot of them have “disappeared,” and those that are left have put the blame on him.
A new spin on media’s role in society This November, Image Comics debuts THE NIGHTLY NEWS, a politically- and socially-aware comic book that is sure to raise eyebrows from the comics world. Already being compared to the comics work of indie legend Brian Wood, THE NIGHTLY NEWS is the debut book for creator Jonathan Hickman, who handles all the writing, art, lettering and coloring himself.
Hollywood-style video trailers introduce Meltdown BERKELEY, CA — 21 September, 2006 — While movies have, for decades, employed “coming attractions” or “trailers” to announce themselves to the world, rarely have independent comic book creators had a video trailer hype their upcoming series – until now. In conjunction with ComicBookResources.com, the creators of the new Image Comics title MELTDOWN will be debuting their new online video trailer, giving comic book fans worldwide a chance to get an animated sneak preview of the highly-anticipated series.
TEMPE, Az. – For the unprecedented 30th line of Spawn action figures, McFarlane Toys is taking a departure from the Spawn line’s traditionally shadowy world and re-imagining it as a hyperkinetic, high-energy adventure in the tradition of the great Saturday morning cartoons. Eye-popping color, articulated, streamlined figures – many with interchangeable heads and hands – and a dynamic new storyline will bring fans a Spawn they may never have imagined.
The first in a slew of new projects from writer BERKELEY, CA — 20 September, 2006 — With a never-before-seen mix of history, mythology and the supernatural, writer C.B. Cebulski and acclaimed Japanese illustrator Sana Takeda bring you DRAIN, an exciting new series about ninjas, vampires and one woman’s centuries-spanning quest for vengeance. Debuting in November from Image Comics, DRAIN follows the story of Chinatsu, a woman whose life is irrevocably changed when her and her ancient clan of Japanese assassins is ravaged by vampires. Rather than take her life, Chinatsu was turned and left as a witness to the…
Russian Sunset marks Marz’s first creator-owned work at Image BERKELEY, CA — 19 September, 2006 — After setting the comics world on fire with his long and controversial run on Green Lantern, launching the CrossGen universe, and recently revitalizing Witchblade and CyberForce at Top Cow, Ron Marz is set to debut his first creator-owned book from Desperado Publishing and Image Comics, RUSSIAN SUNSET.
Image Comics has sent us descriptions and sneak peaks of titles shipping next week. Enjoy, and don’t forget to click the thumbnails!