You can read that headline in a number of different ways. If you are familiar with my life outside of comics, you’ve probably seen me write or comment about the Red One digital camera developed by Jim Jannard of Oakley glasses fame. This is one of those revolutionary pieces of technology that should officially release in a couple of weeks at the National Association of Broadcasters convention. In order to get a piece of equipment out to the mass market, it needs to be tested and developed, and that means beta testers. As much as I want one, like many…
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This week Image Comics has provided Major Spoilers with sneak peeks of Bomb Queen III, Dynamo 5, Fell, and The Nightly News. Lots of good stuff that hits stores next week.
It’s Thursday, which can only mean Image has dropped off a couple of sneak peeks to keep you occupied until Monday. This week features the return of Madman (my guess is reader Bruce will be picking this one up) and the first collected trade for Cross Bronx.
Rob Zombie’s The Haunted World of El Superbeasto is being collected by Image Comics in one giant trade paperback. The trade will be a massive 288 pages collecting all the issues. We have eight pages of previews, plus more info after the jump.
Luckily I picked up my copy of After The Cape #1 this week, but many others may not be so lucky. Image Comics let Major Spoilers know the title has sold out at the distributor. “We overprinted this issue by 30% so we’re over-thrilled to have a sellout on our hands,” says co-writer and Shadowline head honcho Jim Valentino. “Since the news hit about the sellout there’s been a spike in re-orders. We’re watching those numbers, and if retailers demand it, we will go back to press. So get those re-orders in now, folks!” You heard the man, get your…
Image Comics has provided the cover images and solicitation information for titles shipping in June 2007. Several issues debut this month that include The Amory, Repo, Paul Jenkin’s Sidekick, The Ride, and more. Take the jump for the full list!
Image Comics has sent Major Spoilers previews for titles shipping next week. This week we have five page previews from Strongarm #2, Pirates of Coney Island #5, and the debut issue of Texas Strangers.
Two time gold record artist Claudio Sanchez, frontman for Coheed and Cambria, is bringing his writing skills to comics with the newly announced The Amory Wars. Sanchez had this to say: “THE AMORY WARS is the overall title of the mythology that surrounds Coheed and Cambria. Bringing this story to life on the printed page, exactly the way I’ve always envisioned it, is very exciting to me.” Claudio’s own Evil Ink Comics has teamed up with Image Comics and 12 Gauge Comics for a June debut. THE AMORY WARS chronicles the life and death of Coheed and Cambria, a young…
On the weekend of May 5th, you have a couple of things keeping you busy; standing in line to watch Spider-Man III, and Free Comic Book Day. I hope you don’t think this makes for a busy weekend for you, because Robert Kirkman has you beat by a mile – actually several thousand miles. Over that weekend, Kirkman will be making a 72 hour non-stop 5-city tour across the United States to promote his new series, The Astounding Wolf-Man. It starts in New York, then moves to Chicago, Denver, Los Angeles and finally the Bay area of San Francisco. THE…
What better way to wrap up the week than with a slew of sneak peeks from Image Comics? This week Image drops off previews of After the Cape, Girls, Godland, and Walking Dead. Take the jump for all the goodness.
Image Comics let us know Dynamo 5 has sold out at Diamond. The company plans to go back to press for a new printing of the issue that will include a new cover. At this time, the company doesn’t have a set ship date, but does say it will be available soon. The variant cover and more after the jump.
Image Comics has sent us a sneak peek of Ward of the State #1 scheduled to it stores in May. Take the jump for a four page preview, plus another look at those three intense covers.
Eric Shanower will discuss his graphic novel Age of Bronze as the keynote speaker at Wesleyan University’s Greek and Roman Studies Program on March 15, 2007 at 4:00pm. Shanower will discuss how he used both literary and archaeological traditions to tell the dale of the Trojan War. The continuing graphic novel series, Age of Bronze, encompasses the complete story of the Trojan War, from the abduction of Helen, the most beautiful woman in the world, through the fall of Troy when the Greeks used the Wooden Horse to gain entrance to the city. Age of Bronze began publication in 1998…
Image Comics has provided Major Spoilers with two sneak peeks this week. First up is PvP collecting some of the funniest strips from Scott Kurtz. The other preview comes from The Complete Invincible Library Vol. 1. This is the collection that should have shipped at Christmas time, but because of issues with the printer, it had to be delayed.