NYCC’09: Image Comics Friday Panel

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By: Stephen Schleicher | February 7th, 2009

Here’s the lowdown on what went transpired during Friday’s Image Panel at the New York Comic Con 2009.

New graphic novels and series on the way from Image include
- G-Man
- Elephantman
- Killing Demons (Christopher Yost)
- Olympus
- Dead@17: Afterbirth (see previous announcement)
- Power Up
- The Walking Dead Compendium (collecting issues #1-#48)
- Imperial (Steven Seagle with art by Marc dos Santos)
- Two new Dawn projects by Joseph Michael Linsner
Image also announced new versions of the early Spawn trades that will be relabeled as Spawn: Origins – it’s like reliving the 90’s all over again.
Robert Kirkman was not at Friday’s panel – he is probably trying to catch up on the backlog of delayed issues.
Several of the panel members stated they came to Image as it allows them to do the work they want to do.
Steven Seagle and Mike Allred might team up on a future project that is still being kicked around.
Rob Liefeld announced the Armageddon Now original graphic novel will arrive this year followed by Armageddon Now: Jada in May.
Invincible #60 will be 40 pages in length.
Image United sounds like an interesting project, where each creator will be drawing their own character in the series. Sounds like a cool jam piece book!
The indication from Rob Liefeld was that Jim Lee was indeed working on the Image United project as well.

Quote of the Panel
“Yes, some of you may think I‘m a douchebag, but I’ve done it my own way for 20 years,” Liefeld said to chuckles from the audience, “And that’s the way to go.”
- Rob Liefeld

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