It’s Thursday, which means its another sneak peek of titles arriving next week from Image Comics. This week finds previews for Casanova #14, PvP Volume 5, Screamland #3, and True Story, Swear to God #11.
I guess Robert Kirkman has too many hours in the day, because Image comics has announced the Kirkman, Jason Howard Astounding Wolf-Man will turn into a monthly title this July.
“Frankly, I just couldn’t stay patient,” ASTOUNDING WOLF-MAN co-creator and writer Robert Kirkman said. “Over the past year THE ASTOUNDING WOLF-MAN has become one of my favorite books to write and, even more so, seeing the pages pour in from Jason has made me crave MORE! With the impending shocker we’ve got coming in issue 7, we decided to switch the book from once every sixty days to every thirty! I certainly think folks will be happy with the results.”
The 32-page Astounding Wolf-Man #8 will arrive July 30, 2008.
Or, “This Is The Story… Of 7 Strangers… Picked To Murder Dynamo 5…”
…and find out what happens when people STOP being polite, and start getting homicidal.
The Real World: Tower City!
Image Comics has sent Major Spoilers THE sneak peek of the week for titles arriving at your LCS next week. This week’s selection includes Dead Space #3, Dynamo 5 Annual #1, Gemini #1, Jack Staff #16, Lucha Libre #4, Pretty Baby Machine #1, and Suburban Glamour Volume 1.
Image Comics Shadowline has announced it will debut the entire issue of Aletheia on MySpace Comic Books weeks before the issue arrives in stores.
“With the ever increasing amount of new titles on the stands, we really wanted to do something new and different to help ALETHEIA stand out,” said Shadowline President Jim Valentino. “Teaming up with MySpace in this manner gave the series a spotlight it may not have had otherwise had and we don’t doubt it will result in many more readers heading into stores for the book.”
This is not a new movie, Boom! Studios did something similar not too long ago, and the issue ended up selling out at the distributor level. Having these preview issues available online to give readers a taste of the real deal is a great gateway to purchasing the title and quite possibly others when the reader ventures into their LCS.
Image Comics has come through once again and delivered a selection of sneak peeks for titles arriving in stores next week. Take the jump for Bomb Queen, Noble Causes, Proof, and more.
Image Comics has sent Major Spoilers the cover images and solicitation information for titles arriving in stores July 2008.
COMIC BOOK TATTOO OGN – GEM OF THE MONTH
by PIA GUERRA, JOHN REPPION, LEAH MOORE, DAVID MACK, MIKE DRINGENBERG, COLLEEN DORAN, JONATHAN HICKMAN, JAMES OWEN, ERIC CANETE, TED McKEEVER, JOCK, ANTONY JOHNSTON, DAME DARCY and over 70 more!
edited by RANTZ A. HOSELEY
cover JASON “STUNTKID” LEVESQUE
INSPIRED BY THE SONGS OF TORI AMOS!
Over 80 of the best creators from every style and genre, have contributed over 50 stories to this anthology featuring stories inspired by the songs of multi-platinum recording artist, TORI AMOS. Featuring an introduction by NEIL GAIMAN, with stories by creators such as CARLA SPEED McNEIL, MARK BUCKINGHAM, C.B. CEBULSKI, NIKKI COOK, HOPE LARSON, JOHN NEY REIBER, RYAN KELLY and many, many others, COMIC BOOK TATTOO encapsulates the breadth, depth and beauty of modern comics in this coffee table format book.
JULY 23 • 480 PAGES • FC • SC $29.99 • HC $49.99
LTD SIGNED & NUMBERED HC $149.99
RETAILER WARNING: MAY NOT BE SUITABLE FOR ALL AGES
Even with the big con going on in New York City, Image Comics still had time to send Major Spoilers a sneak peek of titles arriving in stores next week.
Take the jump for Mice Templar #4, Frank Frazetta’s Death Dealer, and the Dynamo 5 Annual.
Or - “Major Spoilers, Major Time Crunch! I Blame Stephen!”
There’s a couple of reasons why I do what I do here at Major Spoilers… The first is, I love comics, and I know you do, too. (See what I did there?) I want you to look at Wednesdays the same way I do, with a combination of joy, expectation, and “What in the world will they do next?” Basically, I want to share the love.
Also, and possibly more importantly, I’m an attention whore. Problem is, I actually have two jobs other than this one, both of which tend to suck a lot of time out of my day. I’ve fallen waaaaaay behind in my daily reviews (or, honestly, my thrice-a-week reviews, lately) and in order to keep from reviewing things that came out three or four weeks ago, I’ve decided to give you some extra bang for your buck, with a smorgasbord of reviews that I’ve fallen behind on. It’s something like Friday nights when I was a kid, where you’d have whatever was in the fridge for supper, because nobody’s going to waste their time cooking for ya. Heck, if it works out, we may do this on a semi-regular basis to remind you of the comics that I probably couldn’t honestly see devoting a whole review to. And now, ON WE GO!
You can not escape the myriad of schedule and booth signing posts on this site!
Next up - Image Comics!
“For whatever reason New York has been a tough city to hold a convention, but the folks behind the New York Comic Con have pulled it off better than anyone could imagine,” said Image Comics Publisher Erik Larsen. “I’ve really enjoyed every year I’ve attended and thought it was long past time Image Comics had a complete set up, including one of our now famous Image Comics Shows!”
It’s Friday and that means we have another round of sneak peeks directly from Image Comics. Take the jump for Noble Causes, 76, The Sword, Wonderlost, and many more arriving next week.
Mark Millar and Tony Harris have already announced their latest collaboration War Heroes, but all previews of the issue have come in the form of black and white pencil work. Fans of Harris’ work will get a chance to see the the art in color come April 30th when Wizard #200 Platinum arrives in stores.
“Thus far we’ve been pretty coy with the art by only showing my pencils,” Harris said. “But WIZARD #200 PLATINUM will be the first place to see the art fully fleshed out, including Cliff Rathburn’s inks and colorist JD Mettler’s gorgeous palette. I think the final results will surprise a lot of people. It’s truly a huge leap from my previous superhero work, in the best of ways.”
Of course you see the cover to War Heroes in glorious color if you just take the jump.
Image Comics has teamed up with Tori Amos to bring the themes and ideas behind her songs to the comic pages. Comic Book Tattoo will be a 480-page book and will arrive July 30, 2008.
“I have been surprised, excited and pleasantly shocked by these comics that are extensions of the songs that I have loved and therefore welcome these amazing stories of pictures and words because they are uncompromisingly inspiring,” says Amos. “It shows you thought is a powerful formidable essence and can have a breathtaking domino effect. “
Image Comics has announced it is offering Cemetery Blues #1 as a free online comic.
“The reception to CEMETERY BLUES has been really stunning,” said series illustrator and co-creator Thomas Boatwright. “After going through all of our options, including a much demanded second printing, we opted to put the issue online to reach the most amount of people possible.”
CEMETERY BLUES follows Ridley and Falstaff, two bumbling monster hunters who battle evil forces, drink a few pints and destroy untold amounts of private property in the process! Fans who enjoy the first issue can be on the look out this July as the entire mini-series will be collected in THE UNEARTHED CEMETERY BLUES VOL. 1, which includes 81 pages of rarely and never before seen material, including the scarce self-published stories.
You can find Cemetery Blues #1 at the Image Comics site.
via Image Comics
Image Comics has sent Major Spoilers a sneak peek of titles arriving next week including Screamland, Stupid Comics, Noble Causes #32.
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