Showing posts with label Image Comics. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Image Comics. Show all posts

Wednesday, January 21, 2015

THE TITHE—A heist story unlike any before‏


THE TITHE
A HEIST STORY UNLIKE ANY BEFORE
New Top Cow series will steal readers’ hearts

Writer Matt Hawkins (THINK TANK, TALES OF HONOR) and artist Rahsan Ekedal team up for an all new thriller suspense series—THE TITHE—coming from Top Cow this April.

In THE TITHE, mega-churches are being robbed for millions of dollars by a crusader hacker group known as Samaritan who is giving the money to causes they deem more worthy. This modern day “Robin Hood” is being pursued by two FBI agents who actually admire their quarry but want to stop the theft before it escalates.

LUTHER STRODE returns‏


LUTHER STRODE RETURNS
The LEGACY OF LUTHER STRODE
marks the final chapter to the popular series

Justin Jordan (SPREAD, LUTHER STRODE) and Tradd Moore (LUTHER STRODE, All New Ghost Rider) reunite for LEGACY OF LUTHER STRODE, the final chapter in the popular LUTHER STRODE trilogy, set to launch from Image Comics on April 1.

For five years, Luther Strode and Petra have been on the run. Now the time for running is over, and the Murder Cult is going down. The road to Cain starts here in the double-sized debut of LEGACY OF LUTHER STRODE #1.

Wednesday, January 7, 2015

HOWTOONS [RE] IGNITION Fires Up Children's Imaginations‏

HOWTOONS [RE] IGNITION FIRES UP CHILDREN’S IMAGINATIONS
Graphic novel teaches STEAM skills
through story


HOWTOONS, the comic that taps into kids’ imagination and curiosity with DIY science projects, is back with HOWTOONS: [RE] IGNITION. In this February graphic novel from Image Comics, Celine and Tucker are siblings who wake up in the far future, where energy is scarce and their parents are missing! They explore a strange new Earth using their gadgeteering skills to create projects and experiments to survive hostile tribes and bizarre mechanized threats — projects and experiments kids and parents can make themselves at home, and learn basic energy literacy at the same time!

Jeff Lemire, Matt Kindt, and Paolo Rivera Recruit...Everyone in THE VALIANT #3!‏

 Valiant is proud to present an advance preview of THE VALIANT #3 (of 4) – the next colossal chapter of the VALIANT NEXT comic book event ten thousand years in the making by New York Times best-selling writers Jeff Lemire (BLOODSHOT REBORN, Green Arrow), Matt Kindt (RAI, Mind MGMT), and Eisner Award winning artist Paolo Rivera (Daredevil). On February 18th, the Eternal Warrior, Ninjak, and Geomancer come together to face down their worst nightmare in the Immortal Enemy, but even with the indestructible fury of Bloodshot to aid them...it won't be enough!

Explore the mythology of the Dreamstone in FIVE GHOSTS: SPECIAL #1‏


EXPLORE THE MYTHOLOGY OF THE DREAMSTONE IN FIVE GHOSTS: SPECIAL #1
S.M. Vidaurri lends painterly interpretation to Fabian’s backstory

Writer Frank J. Barbiere and writer/artist S.M. Vidaurri (Jim Henson Storyteller: Witches, Iron: Or, The War After) come together to paint a special Fabian Gray backstory in FIVE GHOSTS: SPECIAL #1 coming to Image Comics on March 25, 2015.

Wednesday, December 31, 2014

The world's greatest assassin is about to get pulled out of retirement in SEXCASTLE‏


THE WORLD’S GREATEST ASSASSIN IS ABOUT TO GET PULLED OUT OF RETIREMENT IN SEXCASTLE 
Early extended preview of the original graphic novel that Matt Fraction calls “a perfect mix of homage and comedy” revealed

“Sexcastle is a perfect mix of homage and comedy, action and irony, loving tribute and hilarious send-up of the great, good, and ungodly-bad action movies of the ‘80s. I don’t remembe r the last time a debut book hit me this hard. Literally, this book punched me in the face. It’s THAT mean.” —Matt Fraction

Wednesday, December 24, 2014

NAILBITER/HACK/SLASH one-shot crossover: a bloody good read


NAILBITER/HACK/SLASH ONE-SHOT CROSSOVER: A BLOODY GOOD READ
Two hit series come together in the ultimate serial killer standoff

Bestselling writers Joshua Williamson (BIRTHRIGHT, NAILBITER) and Tim Seeley (HACK/SLASH) team up with artists Mike Henderson (NAILBITER) and Emilio Laiso (HACK/SLASH) for a crossover one-shot event of killer proportions—NAILBITER/HACK/SLASH—coming to Image Comics on March 4, 2015.

Wednesday, December 17, 2014

Mad science returns in THE MANHATTAN PROJECTS: THE SUN BEYOND THE STARS‏


MAD SCIENCE RETURNS IN 
THE MANHATTAN PROJECTS:
THE SUN BEYOND THE STARS
Hickman and Pitarra return to bring all-new chapter to
The Manhattan Projects series

New York Times bestselling and Eisner award-nominated writer Jonathan Hickman (EAST OF WEST, The Avengers) and artist Nick Pitarra (THE MANHATTAN PROJECTS) return to their twisted tale of science and madness with THE MANHATTAN PROJECTS: THE SUN BEYOND THE STARS #1 coming from Image Comics on March 11, 2015.

Wednesday, December 10, 2014

HACK/SLASH Returns with "Son of Samhain"‏

HACK/SLASH RETURNS WITH “SON OF SAMHAIN”
Collection of new story arc for a horror favorite out in January



After Cassie Hack was the lone survivor of the killing spree of a slasher nicknamed “The Lunch Lady” — who was also Cassie’s mother — she committed her life to hunting down killers and supernatural evil. She thought she left that life behind, but in HACK/SLASH: SON OF SAMHAIN, she’s drawn back into the slasher-fighting life when a cult of mon sters plot to unleash an ancient evil on the world. With the help of a new partner, Cassie must confront a darkness like she’s never encountered before — and the darkness in her own life.

Created by Tim Seeley, the popular HACK/SLASH series debuted in 2004. The newest chapter of Cassie’s life, SON OF SAMHAIN, written by Michael Moreci (ROCHE LIMIT, HOAX HUNTERS) and Steve Seeley (HOAX HUNTERS) and drawn by Emilio Laiso (3 Guns), will appeal to long-time fans as well as readers just jumping on the series.

DRIFTER boasts cover by Djurdjevic that fans will covet‏


DRIFTER BOASTS COVER BY DJURDJEVIC THAT FANS WILL COVET
The new science-fiction series issue #3 variant revealed

“Drifter has the makings of the next great sci-fi western. It has the best elements of both genres mixed together in a peanut bu tter cup of a comic.” —HorrorTalk

Writer Ivan Brandon and artist Nic Klein’s dark new science fiction series DRIFTER sketches the tale of an abandoned, lawless town in a strange and alien landscape. The third issue of this hit new series will have a sinister variant cover by Marko Djurdjević, ready to pass judgment on those who have yet to make the jump into DRIFTER.

Change Is the Constant in Ken Niimura's Graphic Novel HENSHIN‏

CHANGE IS THE CONSTANT IN KEN NIIMURA’S HENSHIN
Short story collection explores life
in modern Tokyo


Ken Niimura, artist on the acclaimed and award-winning graphic novel I KILL GIANTS (written by Joe Kelly), returns with HENSHIN. The short stories of HENSHIN present a unique vision of Japanese life, presented in English for the first time by Image Comics in January.

“Henshin” means "transformation" in Japanese, and in all 13 stories, Niimura shows how choices and events — whether momentous or seemingly insignificant — can change the lives of his protagonists.

Wednesday, November 26, 2014

Explore a clockwork city in HINGES‏



EXPLORE A CLOCKWORK CITY IN HINGES
A fantasy graphic novel that readers can get wound up over

New to Image Comics this February, comes Meredith McClaren’s enchanting fantasy HINGES.

Written and drawn by McClaren, the graphic novel introduces the nuts and bolts of a city called Cobble, where one girl new to the city, Orio, must depend on help wherever she can find it. Her assigned familiar, Bauble, has his own agenda however. As the two explore the walls of the city, they find they are not the only new arrivals.

What if THEY'RE NOT LIKE US?‏


WHAT IF THE NEXT GENERATION
HAD SPECIAL ABILITIES? 
WHAT IF THEY’RE NOT LIKE US?
Critically-acclaimed creators Stephenson
and Gane launch all-new series

Eisner-nominated writer and Image Comics Publisher Eric Stephenson (NOWHERE MEN) collaborates with red-hot artist Simon Gane for the all-new ongoing thriller series THEY’RE NOT LIKE US, coming to Image Comics on December 24.

Wednesday, November 19, 2014

SHUTTER variants by Cho, Fawkes & Workman revealed‏


The second story arc kicks off with three exciting variant covers

“So completely and utterly new that it reminds you of the potential of this medium.”
—Robert Kirkman

Writer Joe Keatinge (GLORY, TECH JACKET) and artist Leila del Duca send the beloved Kate Kristopher on all new adventures beginning in SHUTTER #7. To celebrate kicking off Kate’s next globetrotting escapade, this issue will feature variant covers by Frank Cho, Ray Fawkes, and John Workman.

McKelvie & Wilson are the face of comics this December‏


The two lend their artistic interpretation to six new story arcs
and series launches

Bestselling artists Jamie McKelvie (THE WICKED + THE DIVINE, Young Avengers) and Matthew Wilson (THE WICKED + THE DIVINE) team up to lend their artistic interpretation to a series of covers for six highly anticipated new launches and critically acclaimed series’ new story arcs coming from Image Comics this December.

Wednesday, November 12, 2014

Fans will go POSTAL over new crime thriller


An all-new sci-fi series from Top Cow’s Matt Hawkins

Writers Matt Hawkins (THINK TANK) and Bryan Hill (Broken Trinity: Pandora’s Box) and Top Cow’s Talent Hunt winning artist Isaac Goodhart team up for a crime thriller that will keep readers guessing and coming back each issue for more in Top Cow’s POSTAL—coming this February. In a small sleepy town full of fugitives in hiding, who would risk exposure to the authorities by committing the town’s first murder in decades? And how will the FBI exploit one individual’s weakness in order to get the evidence they need?

Wednesday, November 5, 2014

Controversy Ignites in December's WILDFIRE‏



WILDFIRE is the new graphic novel from Image Comics/Top Cow exploring the politically charged topic of genetically modified food in a tense, thought-provoking thriller by Matt Hawkins (THINK TANK, APHRODITE IX) and Linda Sejic that leaves it to readers to make up their own minds about the controversy.

Ending hunger is the goal of genetic researchers at megacorporation Biogenesis like Dr. Beth Silva, but an accident during a media demonstration illustrates the unintended consequences that may result from experimenting on an organism’s DNA. Los Angeles is choked with rapidly growing plants, returning the city that is home to 3.8 million people to a state of nature. Dan Miller, a young scientist who worked on Dr. Silva’s project, must race against time to stop the growth, before L.A. is completely obliterated.

Wednesday, October 29, 2014

STRAY BULLETS: SUNSHINE & ROSES—A new path of violence‏


STRAY BULLETS: SUNSHINE & ROSES
A NEW PATH OF VIOLENCE
The cult classic begins a new story arc
about love and bad decisions

Award-winning creator David Lapham begins an all-new story arc in the cult classic series STRAY BULLETS with SUNSHINE & ROSES. The new story will center around violence, love, and the bad decisions made when characters find themselves in over their heads and ensnared in seedy, illegal dealings. The new arc launches on January 21 and follows up the staggering return to form by Lapham in STRAY BULLETS: KILLERS.

CASANOVA: ACEDIA—An all-new, mind-bending adventure begins‏


CASANOVA: ACEDIA—AN ALL NEW MIND-BENDING ADVENTURE BEGINS
Casanova Quinn r eturns to solve the mystery of…
Casanova Quinn

Eisner Award-winners Matt Fraction, Gabriel Bá, and Fábio Moon team up with Pulitzer Prize-winning author Michael Chabon for an all-new Casanova Quinn story in CASANOVA: ACEDIA #1, coming to Image Comics on January 7.

In CASANOVA: ACEDIA #1, Casanova Quinn returns to find himself caught between unlocking the riddle of his own past and discovering the hidden history of his mysterious new criminal benefactor. “When we last saw him, Casanova Quinn crash-landed on our Earth from the ruins of his past with absolutely no memory of who he is, where he came from, or anything that happened to him before — but he knows he was somebody dangerous and that people are out to kill him," said Fraction. "So new readers and Cass alike have the exact same blank-slate context for this all-new adventure in Los Angeles.”

Wednesday, October 22, 2014

So good, it's CRIMINAL‏


SO GOOD, IT’S CRIMINAL
Critically acclaimed CRIMINAL comes to Image with one-shot and trade paperbacks

Image Comics is thrilled to announce that CRIMINAL, the award-winning series by Ed Brubaker and Sean Phillips, is finally returning to print in beautifully designed new editions, beginning in January. 

And to celebrate the return of the comic that solidified their reputations as Masters of Noir, Brubaker and Phillips, along with colorist Elizabeth Breitweiser, are creating a special 48-page one-shot sure to excite diehard fans and pull in new readers alike. For the true CRIMINAL fanatic, a special CRIMINAL: SAVAGE EDITION magazine-sized variant will also be available.