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This November, Image Comics will release a new four-issue miniseries written by Nightly News writer Jonathan Hickman.
While THE NIGHTLY NEWS was a gripping, media-centric thriller with an edgy political slant, Hickman is best known for utilizing an art style consisting of double page spreads which married traditional comic art with elements of graphic design. With PAX ROMANA, Jonathan will again be pushing the boundaries of storytelling while telling the tale of 5,000 men sent on an impossible mission to change the past and save the future.
Gotta love time travel stories!
The full color miniseries bows November 28th for $3.50.
This November Image Comics debuts Fearless, a four-issue miniseries from Mark Sable, P.J. Holden, and David Roth.
“If you’re going to do a superhero book these days you really need to do something unique,” says Mark Sable. “FEARLESS is far from typical. The lead is a literal man without fear, as behind the mask he’s paralyzed with a crippling anxiety disorder, but an anti-fear drug enables him to fight the war on crime. A life of dependency crashes down when his supply runs completely dry. What comes next is the crux of the series.”
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Image Comics has announced it will release a Captain Victory hardcover collection that will feature the entire 14 issue run. This is the second Kirby collection from the company that previously released Silver Star.
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Image has sent Major Spoilers the solicitation information and cover images for titles shipping in November 2007. Bomb Queen, After the Cape II, Fearless, and info on my new favorite Invincible after the jump.
Image has a new ongoing series debuting in October. Proof by Alex Grecian and Riley Rossmo tells the story of FBI agent Ginger Brown who goes through the looking glass and ends up dealing with all the supernatural and paranormal stuff you see in those tabloid magazines. Best of all her partner is Bigfoot.
Rossmo explains, “We’re aiming to overhaul the usual expectations of a sci-fi series. Our Bigfoot completely contradicts his usual role. Although, that’s just the beginning as our first issue ends with El Chubacabra in a form that differs from any before.”
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Image Comics has sent Major Spoilers the cover images and solicitation information for titles shipping in October 2007. Among the contenders to watch out for; The Walking Dead, Crawl Space, Brawl, Rex Mundi, The Ride, and more!
If you have been waiting for the trade to jump on Dynamo 5, your wait is about to come to an end. The first Dynamo 5 collection will be 176-page trade and will cost you less than $10.
“With issue four’s sell-out and the series’ rising orders, it’s obvious there’s a high demand for the trade paperback,” said creator Jay Faerber in a prepared statement. “We decided to go with a special low price, as I want as many eyes to see this as possible, especially with the new arc kicking off the same day!”
The trade, collecting DYNAMO 5’s first seven issues, begins with the death of the world’s greatest hero, Captain Dynamo, and his enemies’ subsequent onslaught upon on his unprotected city. With no one to stand against them, his widow locates his five illegitimate children, each of whom have inherited one of their father’s super-powers. Can these total strangers come to terms with their powers, their father’s legacy and each other as total chaos erupts?
Release date, price, and cover image after the jump.
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What if the Mafia had their own secret service?
No this isn’t the tag for Madame Mirage, but rather Image Comics new mini-series Killing Girl coming this August.
Written by Glen Brunswick, the screenwriter of the upcoming film adaptation of Ex Machina, and artist Frank Espinosa tell the tale of the mafia’s secret service and the one person able to take it down from the inside.
“Everyone at Image is very excited by what’s next from Glen and Frank,” stated Eric Stephenson, Executive Director of Image Comics. “This miniseries is unlike either creator’s previous work, and it’s bound to startle an awful lot of fans in the best of ways.”
Take the jump for cover images and some really great looking art from the series.
Image Comics has announced Tech Jacket, the first series by Invincible and Walking Dead writer Robert Kirkman, will be collected in a trade paperback. Tech Jacket tells the story of Zack Thompson, an ordinary teenager until his family was thrust into the center of an alien civil war. As usual when these things happen, Zack was fused against his will with a battle vest capable of granting him power far beyond those of mere mortals.
“Tech Jacket has always been a big favorite of mine,” Kirkman says. “Zack’s not like a typical comic book teenager. He’s far from a big dork or a wealthy heir. His family is working class – just like most people out there. In fact, he’s probably the creation of mine I relate to the most.”
If you haven’t read Invincible, then you are missing out, and if Kirkman’s great story telling in Walking Dead is any indication, then Tech Jacket should be a must have.
Tech Jacket, packed with extras, exclusive sketches and introduction by the author hits stores August 15, for $14.99.
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Image Comics has announced a double sell out for Frank Frazetta’s Death Dealer. According to the company, Death Dealer #2 sold out on the same day as the second printing of Death Dealer #1.
“When we sold out of #1 we were sure that we printed enough to fill the surging demand. We were wrong. Blissfully wrong” says writer Joshua Ortega. “Well, we’re going back to press again. If folks want more copies, we’ll give ‘em more. The second printing of number two and the third printing of number one will feature a shiny silver treatment. We love the metallic ink. It differentiates the print runs. It’s shiny and functional.”
Death Dealer #3 arrives this week.
Image Comics has sent Major Spoilers the cover images and solicitation information for titles shipping in September 2007. A lot of firsts this month include Mice Templar, Lucha Libre, Parade (with Fireworks), and more. And speaking of more – Image sent along some preview pages to get you excited.
In the years following the first world war, Italy was torn apart with different ideologies springing up, often pitting families against one another. The family tales of Michael Cavallaro have been turned into an epic tale spanning the time between the two world wars. Parade (with Fireworks) tells the history of a family on their journeys from an Italian countryside, to the coalmines of the American south, and the factories of the northeast.
“This riveting new talent was brought to my attention by Shadowline editor, Kris Simon,” Shadowline President Jim Valentino explained. “Not only is a Michael a brilliant cartoonist, but he’s producing work truly unlike no other in the industry. The mix of art styles he brings to the work certainly has influences from throughout the history of the medium, but they’re fused together with a result I don?t believe people have quite seen before.”
Parade (with Fireworks) arrives in September for $3.50.
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Image Comics has provided Major Spoilers the cover images and solicitation information for titles shipping in August 2007.
SPECIAL FORCES #1 (of 6)
story KYLE BAKER
art & cover KYLE BAKER
32 PAGES FC AUGUST 22 $2.99
GET READY TO RAQ! It’s Black Hawk Upside-Down!
EISNER award-winning Kyle Baker brings you SPECIAL FORCES the wackiest boot camp since “Stripes”! SPECIAL FORCES follows a small-town autistic teen from his recruitment, through basic training, and then off to war in Iraq. With violent felons, mental patients, a violent mental hot chick felon and at least one “Don’t ask don’t tell”, his unit is composed of the military’s last line of defense. The very last line!
What happens when desperate army recruiters fall below quota at the same time the President calls for additional troops? Find out in SPECIAL FORCES!
Inspired by a true 2006 incident in which an 18-year-old autistic Oregon boy was recruited into the army.
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What happens when you mix one part Exorcist with another part David Lynch? You’ll find out in August when Image Comics and Rick Remender release a four issue ghost story called Sorrow.
In a prepared statement Remender said, “I’ve been fascinated with the idea of possession since childhood. There is nothing more terrifying than the idea of dark, disembodied spirits creeping in and taking us over. Co-writer Seth Peck and I wrote this with the idea that gore is the least interesting aspect of Horror stories– true horror is psychological, not simply bloody.”
For a sneak peek and more info on the mini-series take the jump.
Image Comics has sent Major Spoilers cover images and solicitation information for titles shipping in July 2007.
JACK KIRBY’S SILVER STAR HC
story JACK KIRBY
art & cover JACK KIRBY
JACK “KING” KIRBY’S SILVER STAR is collected in an oversized full color hardcover at last! Chronicling the rise of Homo-Geneticus, a genetically altered Breed of humanity, designed to survive an impending apocalypse, which spawns both the heroic Silver Star and the sadistic Darius Drumm! SILVER STAR is a surreal masterpiece! Insightful, thought-provoking, uproarious, frantic and deadly! SILVER STAR was Kirby’s final creation, originally published by Pacific Comics in the early ‘80s. It’s a huge, sweeping epic, filled with classic Kirby trademarks: crackling energy, memorable characters, outrageous dialogue, explosive action and ham-fisted romance!
144 PAGES – FC – JULY 18 – $34.99
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