A few weeks ago we told you that Robert Kirkman and Tony Moore's The Walking Dead Deluxe #1-6 were going back to print for second printings, a rarity for the series for Image & Skybound. The new covers from David Finch and Dave McCaig immediately drew interest from prominent influencers like Jack "Mr. Bolo" DeMayo […]
Fancy a cruise? Image Comics has sent round the following survey to comic book readers, with plans for the next year already. Big plans. Well, they have a couple of San Diego Comic-Cons to make up for. And why not do it all in one place? At sea? They are calling it the Image + […]
Late last year, Skybound Entertainment and Image Comics brought back the biggest comic book series of the century in an all-new full colour edition, aptly named The Walking Dead Deluxe. And, to no one's surprise, it debuted with massive numbers of over 100,000 units for issue #1, a reminder of the Robert Kirkman series' unique […]
Today sees the publication of Solid Blood #17, a comic book that you first read about on Bleeding Cool—purporting to be a comic book object from a parallel universe, Robert Kirkman, Skybound and Image distributed this book as a surprise to comic book stores this week. Solid Blood #17 is full of interesting details that demonstrate […]
You will first have read about Solid Blood #17 on Bleeding Cool, a surprise release title from Robert Kirkman and Ryan Ottley, even though they both deny having written and drawn it. Instead, it purports to be an Image Comics comic book from a different reality that turned up at the Skybound warehouses and is […]
Last week, Bleeding Cool reported that retailers were getting a mystery comic book called Solid Blood #17, with no idea what it was, without having ordered it in the first place. There were lots of good guesses, from a secret Saga #55 to the return of The Pitt but lots of guesses and suggestions focused […]
Today, Bleeding Cool got an anonymous tip-off from someone purporting to be a retailer. The message read; What is this? It was added to my Diamond order history this past week by the system. Is there another surprise book coming up from one of the publishers? 25 0 OCT208592 SOLID BLOOD #17 3.99 99.75 12/04/20 […]
The Walking Dead comic may have ended its run, but artist Charlie Adlard isn't quite done with zombies just yet. Adlard, who hails from Shrewsbury, has worked with Shropshire Council to create public health messages featuring drawings of zombies to remind people to distance themselves from each other, and wash their hands, and get a […]
Image Comics launches Radiant Black, Stray Dogs, Two Moons, Deep Beyond, reprints the first appearance of Savage Dragon, with Graphic Fantasy #1 and #2, brings back Aria and ends both Rat Queens and Seven To Eternity in their February 2021 solicitations. And the Spawn Chain Gang gets detailed too… RADIANT BLACK #1 WRITER: KYLE […]
We have been blessed with another Skybound Xpo taking place today on Skybound's YouTube and Facebook channels. The live streaming events include a mix of panels, video and live sales, with items made available often for the duration of the event, and then only on the aftermarket of Amazoin and eBay, if you are lucky. […]
Robert Kirkman and Shawn Kirkham have been talking about The Walking Dead at the NYCC/MCM/Metaverse Skybound panel, talking about the end of the Walking Dead series, but also about how Fear The Walking Dead, The World Beyond, a Carol and Daryl show but also that there are unannounced Walking Dead projects to accompany these and […]
Image Comics and Skybound haven't stopped at the six connecting Charlie Adlard variant covers for the colourised The Walking Dead Deluxe #1 first arc it seems… with this three day weekend (for Americans at least) now behind us, we have three more covers unearthed, one from Art Adams, one from Julian Tedesco, and a sketch […]
Even though The Walking Dead by Robert Kirkman and chums has ended, it seems unlikely that this will be the end, end. Kirkman's biggest hit across all media, there will be ways to return. Such as the Negan Lives special. Such as the colourisation of the original series. The films. And the pop-up editions of […]
With The Walking Dead over, aside from the colourisation, and the next time we have a pandemic, Robert Kirkman's Skybound studio has got room on their bench for the next big horror series and this looks like the direction the upcoming Stillwater from Chip Zdarsky, Mike Spicer and Ramon K Perez might take. We got […]
From what I'm hearing, the direct market of comic book store owners think Robert Kirkman walks on water lately. And it's no wonder he's the comics market messiah since swooping in during the chaos of DC pulling out of Diamond to drop the surprise Negan Live and Negan Lives foil variants. He covered the cost […]
The Walking Dead creator Robert Kirkman has won a trademark battle against the creators and publishers of a cannabis-themed comic book called The Toking Dead who attempted to register its name as a trademark for retail store services featuring clothing, mugs and other consumer goods. Benjamin K. Bartlett and Jeffrey T. Homan have created a […]
Comic book retailers will see a surprise in their upcoming ordered from Diamond Comic Distributors, with stores who qualified for Gold and Silver variants of Image Comics' The Walking Dead: Negan Lives #1 by Robert Kirkman and Charlie Adlard. This coming week they will be receiving a special surprise Bronze Foil Variant of The Walking […]
The end of The Walking Dead one-shot Negan Lives ended with a new mission for Negan. Rather than lay flowers for his broken baseball bat, Lucille, he would track down the final resting place of his wife and do the job properly. But will there be more to come? At San Diego Comic-Con@Home tonight, Robert […]
Skybound Entertainment and Image Comics announced today that The Walking Dead will be getting a color edition for the first time. Starting this October, the series is returning for a full re-print in full-color. Robert Kirkman made the announcement during Skybound Xpo this afternoon, revealing the new run which will be called The Walking Dead […]
As we get closer to the eve of the first virtual San Diego Comic-Con, comics publishers are rolling out their plans to celebrate the event, roll out new titles, and not facilitate in spreading a deadly virus. We previously covered Zenescope baring all at their upcoming online Beach Con, and now Robert Kirkman's Skybound Entertainment […]
