The Superstar Artist of The Wicked + The Divine Soars into Deep Space With The Killing Horizon

The post-post-apocalyptic future. Far from Earth, a specialist in studying dead alien societies is embedded with a military unit to excavate a new find. She’s done it before. It’s good work and it’s safe. She thinks it’s just another job.

She’s wrong.

Lost and alone, deep beneath the warped, skeletal spires of the millennia-dead city, she finds something powerful. Something unlike anything any human has ever known. Something that needs her to take it on a journey no living being has ever taken. Something that will make her a target for every side fighting a deadly war. It calls to her.

She answers.

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Generations of Comic Creators Team for Image’s ‘Slow City Blues’

The upcoming fantasy title sees industry legend Jim Shooter team up with newcomer Samuel Haine to tell the noir storyline.

There’s a space between life and death, and that’s the setting for Image Comics’ new fantasy noir series Slow City Blues. But as compelling as the concept behind Samuel Haine’s new comic book is, the story behind the comic may be just as interesting, with the comic newcomer teaming with industry legend Jim Shooter to bring the title into existence.

Spent the weekend thinking A LOT about by Royal City. Feel like maybe that story is still unfinished…or at least that the town has other stories for me to tell.

— Jeff Lemire (@JeffLemire) October 14, 2019

Chris-S wrote:

That’s good news, I really like Royal City, it was very emotional for me. But I felt that it ended too quickly. Not that a new series can do anything to resolve that, but I would like to read more.

Yeah, I feel the same. It’d be good to have some more stories of that family, and that place.

I’ve been reading that series as the issues go cheap on Comixology, and it’s lots of fun. Lemire has pitched it just right.

I forgot to order Inferior 5, so I’ll have to hope the shop has some left whenever I can get the chance to go in again.

So many of the independent books that I have been reading in the last few years have already ended or have announced that they are ending soon. The three ongoing Mignolaverse titles (HELLBOY, BPRD, ABE SAPIEN) are done, as are Mignola’s BALTIMORE and JOE GOLEM books; PER GIRLS finished earlier this year; EAST OF WEST and OUTCAST are in their final arcs; and Kirkman caught us all by surprise with the abrupt end of THE WALKING DEAD. I wonder if I need to consider another hobby…

Maybe the solution isn’t to look forward but back, what great series have you not yet read? Must be more than a few.

I know this is the usual Jerry windup but Larsen was on Twitter this week saying he plans to beat Dave Sim with having the longest running creator owned book. He said as he’s 50+ issues behind he’ll never catch Spawn for numbers but McFarlane hasn’t produced most of those himself and it’s why he went back and redid that issue where they swapped creative teams across the Image line.

I do admire his dedication to the Dragon.

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njerry wrote:

I wonder if I need to consider another hobby…

I vote tap-dancing!

Christian wrote:

I vote tap-dancing!

I initially read this as lap-dancing.

Dave wrote:

I initially read this as lap-dancing.

Also a great hobby! Come to think of it, dancing with a stripper’s pole has become a workout kind of thing, hasn’t it? I could totally see Njerry doing this!

SARAH BEATTIE Zooms into Comics for Sex-Positive Sci-Fi MONEY SHOT [Mature Warning]

JRCarter wrote:

SARAH BEATTIE Zooms into Comics for Sex-Positive Sci-Fi MONEY SHOT [Mature Warning]

I ordered the first issue of this as it sounded quite fun, but I haven’t had a chance to read it yet.

Garth Ennis returns to the frontlines of World War II with a focus on the England’s Royal Navy torpedo bombers in The Stringbags OGN. Scheduled to debut May 15, 2020, Stringbags reunites Ennis with his World of Tanks artist PJ Holden for an intense look at the pilots and crew behind the Royal Navy’s Swordfish torpedo bombers – known informally as ‘Stringbags’.

https://www.newsarama.com/47730-garth-ennis-returns-to-ww2-with-the-stringbags.html

Strangely the article doesn’t seem to mention who’s publishing this.

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Outside of the handful of books I already get, none of the new books grab me at all.

So, in the wake of the Blitzchung and other China-related stories, what is its effect in comics? Hard to say but I did stumble on the info over the weekend that:

• As of Oct 2018, Dark Horse’s majority stake is held by a Chinese company.
• For a similar amount of time, Valiant has been 100% by a Chinese investment company.

So far I’m not sure there’s been an effect on Valiant, but I am now wondering if this is why Usagi Yojimbo moved to IDW after so long with DHC.

Are there any other cases like this or are these the only two?

I haven’t read any news on Chosen/American Jesus yet.

When i read that teaser title “the sequel to be a beloved Millarworld series”, i was expecting Kick-Ass, which that won’t make sense since both Kick-Ass and the Kingsman are no longer be part of Millarworld after Netfilx purchased that company (i’m still confusing how’s that work, but whateves)

I’m guessing Chosen/American Jesus is the easy pick for that secret Christmas.

Upcoming stuff from Brubaker-Phillips next year:

Pulp OGN – May 2020

Max Winters, a pulp writer in 1930s New York, finds himself drawn into a story not unlike the tales he churns out at 5 cents a word – tales of a wild west outlaw dispensing justice with a six-gun. But will Max be able to do the same, when pursued by bank robbers, Nazi spies, and enemies from his past?

One part thriller, one part meditation on a life of violence, PULP is unlike anything the award-winning team of BRUBAKER and PHILLIPS have ever done. A celebration of pulp fiction, set in a world on the brink. And another must-have hardback from one of comics most-acclaimed teams.

Criminal: Cruel Summer OHC – June 2020

BRUBAKER and PHILLIPS’ CRIMINAL epic, collected in a gorgeous hardback edition.

In the summer of ’88, Teeg Lawless comes home to plan the biggest heist of his career. But Teeg’s son Ricky and his friends are starting down the same dark path their fathers are on, and this is about to become the worst summer of their lives.

An epic tale of tragedy handed down from generation-to-generation, CRUEL SUMMER is a crime comic masterpiece from the most-celebrated noir masters in the industry, creators of CRIMINAL, FATALE, KILL OR BE KILLED and THE FADE OUT.

Collects CRIMINAL issues 1 and 5 – 12 in a beautiful new hardback edition, with additional behind the scenes material.

Both will be must-buys for me

Giant Days spin-off/sequel!

https://aux.avclub.com/the-giant-days-team-reunites-to-do-wicked-things-in-thi-1840171535

In March 2020, Boom! Studios debuts Wicked Things, a limited series starring teen detective Charlotte “Lottie” Grote, now an adult navigating a twisty new crime plot. “This has been brewing for a long time,” says Allison. “It’s not so much crime noir—though there are pulpy aspects—as a kind of salute to the crime TV that helped shape me as a writer. There are far too many police dramas, and I feel like the balance for them was lost when the writing brain drain to premium cable away from the U.S. networks began. When you could show anything and say anything, they stopped being simple entertainment and became a little too brutal for me, while the network shows don’t have the subtlety of presentation to use the form as a box for good storytelling any more. I wanted the feeling of an ’80s or ’90s crime drama, an ensemble story that was about bad things but also brought you back safe into the warmth of the television squad room. It’s also a bit like The Mentalist. Or Monk. In short: don’t get me started.”

The character was a kid in Giant Days/Scary Go Round, this is set seven years after Giant Days.

Private Dick Cal McDonald returns in Dark Horse’s Criminal Macabre miniseries (x)

Steve Niles is sinking his teeth back into horror and ripping into the world of the old-school supernatural private eye Cal McDonald with artist Gyula Nemeth in Criminal Macabre: The Big Bleed Out.” SYFY Wire previews issue #1 arriving in comic shops Dec. 11

Review: TKO Comics’ THE BANKS is a heist story that puts characters first

THE BANKS is a compelling story about Black women from three generations who come together for the heist of a lifetime.
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12/03/2019 5:30 pm
The Banks is one of TKO Studios‘ highest-profile series from its second wave of releases, and that’s largely due to the creative team. Roxane Gay is a New York Times best-selling author, Ming Doyle is one of the industry’s most talented artists, and Jordie Bellaire is arguably the most talented colorist in comics. Together they crafted a captivating story about three generations of Black women planning the heist of a lifetime.

The concept for The Banks is immediately intriguing: Celia, an investment banker, gets back in touch with her mother and grandmother, both career burglars, to steal millions of dollars from her firm’s richest client, who happens to be protected by the man who killed her grandfather. It’s interesting that Celia turned her back on her family because of its criminal past but ultimately chooses a profession that causes more harm to the public than any crook ever could. Her job choice and excitement to plan a heist suggests that Celia is more like her mother Cor and grandmother Clara than she’s willing to admit.

The story goes back 40 years to show Clara meeting Melvin Banks, the man who would become her husband. Melvin lures her into a life of crime and when caught redhanded, leaves her alone to raise their child. But that didn’t dissuade Clara from becoming a burglar herself, though, or even of raising her daughter to join the family business. Between The Banks and The Kitchen (now a major motion picture), Ming Doyle has carved out an interesting niche for herself as an artist of 70s crime stories. She excellently captures the 70s aesthetics and clothing from the time period, so it’s a niche that serves her well.

What makes the series so special is how it presents each of the three women’s experiences. Each is radically different because of when they were born and how they were treated as Black women. That’s why, despite their similarities, Celia and Clara mix like oil and water. They hold conflicting perspectives of the world because they grew up in very different environments. The dynamic between the two is the most fascinating element of the story and the number one reason I read through The Banks in a single sitting. The scenes where they share a room are in many ways more exciting than the heist itself, thanks to Gay’s sharp dialogue and the subtle emotions Doyle captures on the page.

Unfortunately, Cor feels somewhat left out. She receives her own flashback, which shows the beginning of her relationship with Addie, Celia’s other mother. But in the present, she mostly serves as the mediator between her mother and her daughter. I would have liked to see her more developed and learn why she followed her mother’s path to become a career criminal and how she feels about being caught in the middle.

Like any good heist story, the action ramps up towards the end with satisfying confrontations and clever means of outsmarting their enemies. The ending was unexpected and perhaps a bit contrived, but I think it will leave most readers smiling at the end of their journeys with the Banks family. Unlike most heist stories, the plot isn’t the central element, the characters are. The comic will ultimately be remembered for its three leading ladies, the lessons they learned, and what readers themselves can take away from the series.

The Solicitations for March 2020 thread is up and running with:
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AC Comics, Antarctic, Archie, Dark Horse, Scout and Valiant
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The Solicitations for March 2020 thread has been updated.
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Well, surprise surprise, a top secret beloved Millarworld project sequel is indeed, roll the drums:

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Fifteen years ago Peter Gross and I gave you American Jesus. Today the second volume is released after putting it together in total secrecy. You loved the Old and New Testaments. Now get ready for the best one yet! pic.twitter.com/ko27lHhgYA

— Mark Millar (@mrmarkmillar) December 18, 2019

American Jesus: The New Messiah #1

AMERICAN JESUS returns with THE NEW MESSIAH. A virgin pregnancy in ’70s New York forces a young couple to flee for their lives, as evil powers close in to destroy them. An angel in a dream foretells a dark future and a battle with the Antichrist. The teenagers go on the run with only their faith.

Debut in comic book stores now on December 18, 2019.

American Jesus: The New Messiah” #1 hit comic book stores courtesy of Image Comics. The first issue of Mark Millar and artist Peter Gross’s sequel to their 2009 graphic novel is set in 1970s New York, when history repeats itself after a virgin becomes pregnant, forcing her and her partner to go on the run from the Antichrist’s forces.

So, this is happening next year.

The Solicitations for March 2020 thread has been updated.
31 solicits (for this thread), and Previews text.

Will_C wrote:

I was just looking through my sub list. Here are the Image titles I’m subbed to: Stray Bullets, Criminal, Casanova, Pretty Deadly, Southern Bastards, Trees, Injection, Southern Cross, Monstress, Black Magick, and The Goddamned.

Only two of those (Criminal & Monstress) are coming out on a schedule.

I’m not the first to point out this trend with Image but as of now I’m not subbing to any more of their titles, I’ll just pick stuff up when it’s done. Strange way to run a company.

I think a lot of that comes down to the inherent nature of Image, as they are simply a publisher that prints what is given to them. With bigger names, Big Two work and projects in other media will take priority. There are planned breaks but sometimes, those go longer than anticipated.

Warren Ellis will talk about his projects in his newsletter but he has so many other non-comic things going on. Some of it is syncing his schedule with the artist. Still, Ellis has always had problems with keeping his creator-owned books on regular schedules, not to mention actually finishing them.

Hickman, I don’t know. I really can’t explain his delays.

I think at times when a writer is finally ready to go, the artist may have other paying gigs so they can keep their lights on.

It gets very frustrating when you’re enjoying a book and have to wait a ridiculous amount of time between issues. It ruins the momentum. I remember how bad it got with Bendis on his creator owned work before he left Marvel. Powers became unreadable. (The stories weren’t that good either.)

At one point I considered moving to trades but by the time a collected edition came out, I had forgotten about it and if I had wanted to read it.

Ben wrote:

Talking of dead series, anyone heard anything about Uber? I’m almost resigned to that being one of those big stories that just never got completed.

Considering that the last few months Avatar has been having fire sales on what appears to be everything in their warehouse, I’ll be surprised if the company is still in business at the end of the year. Maybe someone will buy the company and Uber will continue.

I did notice that Boundless Comics, what I’m guessing is Avatar’s soft core porn division, still puts outs a title or two each month. I think they only produced a peak of three or four titles in a month.

Todd wrote:

Considering that the last few months Avatar has been having fire sales on what appears to be everything in their warehouse, I’ll be surprised if the company is still in business at the end of the year.

I don’t disagree, but we’ve been saying this for years now and they’re somehow still hanging in there.

I had given up on this ever coming out but now it is, 29 September 2020:

The Boys Gets a New Comic Book Series by Garth Ennis and Russ Braun Ahead Of Season 2

The Boys was a comic book series by Garth Ennis, Darick Robertson and Russell Braun that began life at DC Comics, came to a very short end when the then-President and Publisher of DC Comics, Paul Levitz, actually read what his company was publishing. It was then picked by by Dynamite Entertainment, where it ran for six years before its conclusion. And then recently was picked up as a very successful Amazon Prime TV show – which saw Dynamite sell truckloads of their The Boys Omnibuses, 150,000 copies so far.

And with Season 2 dropping later this year, it seems that Ennis, Braun and Robertson are going back to the well. Publisher Nick Barrucci tells us,

As one night at dinner, Garth said he had an idea for a new series. When Garth followed up and said he had a story he wanted to tell, to say I was floored is an understatement. When he said what the story was, it’s everything you could want in a Boys story, and tapestry that you didn’t know you wanted. The story is touching, powerful, and delves into the history of The Boys and yet still moves the story further for fans! Darick returns as the cover artist, and man, his covers ROCK!

The sequel series will be called The Boys: Dear Becky. Drawn by Russ Braun, it will be picking up in-story twelve years after The Boys #72 finale, the marriage of Hughie and Annie (Starlight) is derailed by a mysterious document that threatens to rip open the scars of the past and reveal nightmarish truths about The Boys.

“Originally I never intended to do more with The Boys at all, but for obvious reasons I’ve found myself thinking about the story and characters again over the past couple of years,” said writer Garth Ennis. “There was one aspect of the original story, and one character in particular, that I never felt got a fair shake- Becky Butcher, whose demise motivates her husband Billy to do the terrible things he does, but who only actually appears in two issues of the original book. I liked writing Becky very much, almost as much as Butcher himself, and I wanted to look in greater detail at how her relatively brief appearance cast such a long shadow.”

Darick Robertson adds, “This comic has always been close to my heart and seeing the response to the show and the new drove of readers discovering the original material, makes the timing for this series a wonderful opportunity to bring fresh material to the new readers as well as a treat for the original fans. Revisiting these characters is a nice feeling, and creating covers for the series and collaborating with Ennis again is a treat.”

Using a flashback structure, Dear Becky will flesh out both the pre-history of The Boys, call back to classic moments, and move the story forward.

“We were extremely pleased with the entire Boys series, and felt that it was one of Garth and Darick’s greatest works – and that is saying something!,” said Nick Barrucci, Dynamite CEO and Publisher. “When Garth came back to with a new story, we were surprised but also excited of course. Once he clued us in, we were floored. It’s gratifying that Darick has been able to make time for the covers with his current schedule, and having Russ Braun return to draw the series too. We’re excited to bring this new yarn to fans and retailers!”

DavidM wrote:

Anyone heard of Kona, a Sam Glanzman series for Dell comics in 1962?

Full title was Kona, Monarch of Monster Isle, which gives you a better idea of the type of stories involved.

As far as I know it has no relation to Kona Brewing Company in Hawaii, which makes some pretty awesome craft beers.

I’m impressed with the idea behind the launch of Fire Power – starting with a cheap 160 page OGN, followed days later with #1 as a FCBD title, and #2 coming out the month after as a regular $3.99 book. Kirkman and Samnee. Sold!

Also all over Adventureman by Fraction and the Dodsons. Triple length first issue for the regular price. Sold x2!

The Solicitations for April 2020 thread has been updated
27 solicits (for this thread) and PreviewsWorld Order Forms

Saturday edit: 29 solicits

India’s First Female Superhero Takes On Sex Trafficking

How to write about sex trafficking for pre-adolescents and teenagers? This comic book shows the way.

Story here:

https://www.huffingtonpost.in/entry/priyas-shakti-indian-superhero-comicbook_in_5dda0be8e4b0d50f3290f48d

The big idea behind Bad Idea revealed and how they’re making it just about the comics (x)

A group of former Valiant Comics executives and creators have teamed up to form Bad Idea, a new publisher focused on high-end comic books available through an extremely limited number of stores – 20 to be exact, to start out with.

Bad Idea’s plans are to produce one to two single issue comics per month at a time. At a company-standard price of $3.99, these “pristinely designed, prestige-format packages” will have no variants and no collections. Further to that, Bad Idea does not plan to release any of their comics digitally.

The company will launch with Eniac from writer Matt Kindt and artist Doug Braithwaite in May 2020. The premise hasn’t been revealed.

Though no other titles have been announced, Bad Idea states that it has projects in the works involving creators Mae Catt (Young Justice), Joshua Dysart (Unknown Soldier, Harbinger), Tomas Giorello (X-O Manowar), Lewis LaRosa (Bloodshot Reborn), Adam Pollina (X-Force), Robert Venditti (Justice League), Marguerite Bennett (Batwoman), Eric Heisserer (Bird Box, Arrival), Jody Houser (Harley Quinn & Poison Ivy), Jeff Lemire (Black Hammer, Gideon Falls), Peter Milligan (X-Statix), Zeb Wells (Amazing Spider-Man), and more.

One other title, Megalith, was named with cover art from Lewis LaRosa included in Bad Idea’s announcement , but no official details were included.

You can go check out interviews with Dinesh Shamdasani and Hunter Gorinso on MultiversityComics

Dave wrote:

So they don’t want people to be able to actually read these books then?

At least they got the name right.

So, twenty stores and each may receive what, 30 issues of each title (2) at $3.99 an issue? That’s $4,788 gross. This sounds like a really bad Kickstarter.

This model will last until the investors keeping the company afloat get tired of throwing money away.

Bad idea, indeed.

@lorcan_nagle, all your dreams are coming true!

‘Transformers’ to Meet ‘My Little Pony’ in Comic Miniseries
IDW is bringing the two Hasbro properties together for a four-part crossover this May.

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/transformers-meet-my-little-pony-comic-miniseries-1277004

Destination Comics – A New Publisher From Comicsgate’s Richard Meyer and Chuck Dixon? With Sylvester Stallone-Written Expendables, And More
Posted on February 6, 2020 | by Rich Johnston | 0 Comment(s)

In recent days, Richard Meyer has launched an Indiegogo campaign for a new graphic novel with the Expendables license, Expendables Go To Hell. The graphic novel is to be written by Bane co-creator Chuck Dixon, who wrote previous Expendables comics when Dynamite owned the license and will be co-written by Expendables star and producer, Sylvester Stallone. The comic will be drawn by fellow Bane co-creator Graham Nolan as well as Butch Guice, Jason Johnson, Kelsey Shannon and more. In three days, the campaign has already raised over $80,000, well above its $10,000 goal. The graphic novel sees the cast of the movies waking up in Hell, and dealing with armies from across history. It includes the main characters from the Expendables movies – but seemingly only has facial likenesses for Sylvester Stallone’s character Barney Ross. Stallone’s official Instagram account posted the following.

Images from the next Adventures of the EXPENDABLES – GO TO HELL!! … Thank you Chuck Dixon and your amazing team for working on this. Go out and get the graphic comic which is going to drop soon

Bleeding Cool understands that Dynamite Entertainment let the Expendables license lapse, is not involved in this publication, and the graphic novel will be published by a new publisher formed by Chuck Dixon and Richard Meyer, dubbed Destination Comics, and that future comics involving Sylvester Stallone will see publication there. I have been told that they already have digital distribution via Amazon’s ComiXology and Kindle services. As for the direct market, I am told that Destination Comics will be entering an arrangement with an existing publisher, just as Image Comics once did with Malibu, to establish themselves a place in Diamond Previews catalogue, before splitting off on their own. If such a deal is finalised, it may increase said publisher’s marketshare considerably, at least initially, as well as granting Destination Comics in instant and prominent position within the Diamond Previews catalogue.

UPDATE: After publication, Meyer contacted Bleeding Cool to say “I have not had any discussions with any other companies to do a Malibu-Image type of publishing deal. Nor has a deal of that type been offered to me by anyone.”

Meyer has proved a controversial figure in recent years. A US veteran who had published a number of comics, his involvement in early comics cancel culture saw him successfully demanding that the writer of GI Joe be fired. Creating a YouTube channel that tackled what he saw as overly-liberal voices in comics, or what he saw as token hiring by publishers, with rapidly increasingly insulting language, he gained a large audience, culminating in his Dark Roast video that made many deeply insulting claims against comics industry figures. A leading figure in the outrage activist group Comicsgate, he channelled that attention into crowdfunding his graphic novels, with similarly-minded creators. He is also involved in an ongoing legal case against Mark Waid on charges of defamation and tortious interference, denied by Waid, over Meyer’s publishing relationship with Antarctic Press. This happened after Antarctic dropped the planned publication of his crowdfunded graphic novels, and Meyer distributed contact lists of retailers who said they wouldn’t stock his comic, to his followers.

Chuck Dixon is a longstanding legendary comic book creator, who may have written more published comic books than anyone else. The co-creator of Bane, he is best known for writing Batman, Punisher and many war comics. Of late, his published work has become a little more political, including political, usually right-wing, polemics. These have included the graphic novel adaptation of Clinton Cash, Trump’s Space Force and the Vox Day comic, Alt-Hero. He also wrote the original Expendables comic series and has worked with Sylvester Stallone on other projects over the years.

No doubt, there will be plenty of commentary about such a new publisher and its place in the direct market. This is also the third comics publisher with well-known names to emerge this week, including Dinesh Shamdasani, Hunter Gorinson, Warren Simons and Jason Johns‘ Bad Idea Comics and Eddie Berganza and Eric M Esquivel‘s Alternate Empire. It could get a little crowded out there.

Bleeding Cool talked to Chuck Dixon when preparing this article, as well as other industry sources, but Richard Meyer did not return e-mails sent this morning. UPDATE: After publication, Meyer contacted Bleeding Cool with the correction noted above.

JAMAL IGLE Draws AHOY’s ‘Greatest, Best-Looking, and Most Admired Super-Hero in the World’ PENULTIMAN

By Chris Arrant, Editor February 10, 2020 09:00am ET

Jamal Igle has drawn a variant cover for AHOY Comics’ Penultiman #1. Igle is a regular at AHOY, drawing their Dragonfly & Dragonflyman series.

Penultiman spins out of the recent Steel Cage! anthology by the publisher, delving deeper into writer Tom Peyer and artist Alan Robinson’s tale of male superhero ennui.

“Penultiman, The Next-To-Last-Stage In Human Evolution, is the greatest, best-looking, and most admired super-hero in the world!” reads AHOY’s description of the series. “So how can he stop hating himself? His android understudy, Antepenultiman, thinks he knows the answer!”

Penultiman #1 is due out May 6.

Image solicits for May from Imagecomics.com

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At first glance that NOIR hardcover looked like something I would really enjoy; then I realized this is just a re-release of a small 120-page TPB Dark Horse first published in 2009 for $12.99. AND it looks like the new version, at 104 pages, does not include the 10-page Stray Bullets story by Dave Lapham that was included in the original release.

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Harriet Tubman: Demon Slayer is exactly what you hope it is

Image to Publish 1970s-Inspired DRACULA, MOTHERF***ER
By Newsarama Staff March 12, 2020 01:59pm ET

ress Release

Bestselling writer Alex de Campi (Archie vs. Predator) and Erica Henderson (Squirrel Girl) team up for a pulpy, pulse-pounding, original graphic novel titled Dracula, Motherf**ker. This California-set, psychological horror story will hit stores from Image Comics in October.

Straddling two different timelines, Dracula, Motherf**ker travels between Vienna, 1889 where Dracula’s brides nail him to the bottom of his coffin and Los Angeles, 1974: wherein an ageing starlet decides to raise the stakes. Crime scene photographer Quincy Harker is the only man who knows it happened, but will anyone believe him… before he gets outlined in chalk himself?

“Most people who know my work are aware that I love pulp/exploitation cinema so me doing a book called Dracula, Motherf**ker shouldn’t really surprise anyone,” said De Campi. “Another thing I wanted to bring to this pulp fantasia was a sensibility from horror anime, with its love of transformation and of the noncorporeal, to push the element of man-as-monster in directions specifically suited to sequential art. Things like the abstract portrayal of Alucard (or Pride in FMA: Brotherhood), and the use of Superflat art in Madoka Magica were tremendously inspirational in this book, especially as that use of flatness dovetails nicely with the work of Gustav Klimt in with the book’s 1889 prologue, and with late-1960s pop art and the psychedelic liquid-light projections of the Joshua Light Show.

Erica Henderson has been an absolute dream to work with. She brings so, so much to the book, from her expert visual storytelling skills and her experimental, wildly exciting use of colour in this story to her appreciation of my Demi Moore jokes. When I saw there’s a nocturne page which is chartreuse silhouettes on a cobalt background, I nearly died, it was so striking. Erica’s so famous from Squirrel Girl so people frequently think of her in terms of her skill with comedy, but seriously, she can do ANYTHING. And watching what she does with Dracula, Motherf**ker? There’s a lyricism of line and mastery of colour that blows everything else she’s done out of the water. That splash on page two makes me think of Kuniyoshi, and she’s brought so much in from blaxploitation film posters, pulp detective novel/Robert McGinnis colours… I’m really not worthy. People will be talking about her art on this book for a long time.”

The perfect standalone story for fans of BBC One’s recent miniseries Dracula, this is an action-filled twist on the classic Bram Stoker vampire tale.

Dracula, Motherf**ker (ISBN: 978-1-5343-1700-0) will be available on Wednesday, October 7 and in bookstores on Tuesday, October 13. It can be pre-ordered at your local comic book shops on Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Books-a-Million, IndieBound, and Indigo.

Dracula, Motherf**ker will also be available for purchase across many digital platforms, including the official Image Comics iOS app, Amazon Kindle, Apple Books, comiXology, and Google Play.

For media rights inquiries, contact Sean Berard at Grandview (sean@grandviewla.com).

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No Mercy was good, but was cancelled without any real resolution. It’s gone from Comixology now, oddly.

Alex De Campi “Didn’t Make A Dime” Off Her Last Two Comics Series