Posted in: Comics | Tagged:

Copperhead – A Second New Sci-Fi Comic With A Female Lead For September From Image

Published Wed, 11 Jun 2014 10:21:00 -0500

by Rich Johnston

Last updated Wed, 11 Jun 2014 10:26:19 -0500

Comments

Okay so we have a new science-fiction crime noir in September, Roche Limit, from Image Comics.

And now we have a new science-fiction western comic in September, Copperhead, from Image Comics.

Both with female leads.

I'm noticing a theme. Will there be a third?

Oh and Brian K Vaughan likes it.

"Copperhead is the best Image debut of the year and my favorite new comic."
—Brian K. Vaughan

See?

From Jay Faerber, Scott Godlewski, Ron Riley and Flying Friar artist Thomas Mauer (one day we'll get paid for that.)

Clara Bronson is a single mother and the new sheriff in Copperhead, a small mining town on a distant planet. But while Clara might seem like an ordinary lady in all respects, she has one or two secrets she's hiding…and secrets don't last long in a small town like Copperhead.

No one's quite sure where Clara came from or why she took the job as sheriff in the first place. Some suspect she might be on the run from someone, trying to start life anew. Being the sheriff of grimy, dust-laden Copperhead is no one's idea of dream job—except for maybe the deputy, who had his sights set on being sheriff long before Clara ever arrived. But Clara Bronson's not the only strange mystery in Copperhead: there's more to this little community than meets the eye.

Set in the 24th century and featuring Western archetypes through a sci-fi lens, COPPERHEAD is a fresh new series that readers won't want to miss out on. The first issue of COPPERHEAD arrives in stores this September and will be available for $3.50. It can be pre-ordered using Diamond Code JUL140436.