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Sebastian Shaw's Winter Soldier In Ed Brubaker's Reckless?
Brubaker and Phillips are full co-owners of the Reckless series of graphic novels, published by Image Comics Is this a way to help boost his friend's sales? Or is this a tease from Sebastian Shan suggesting he may be playing the lead, Edward Reckless, in a movie adaptation of the series? Sebastian Stan screencap Previously, Ed Brubaker[...]
Jeff Lemire & Dustin Nguyen's Little Monsters from Image Comics
Jeff Lemire posts to his Substack the news of his new project, Little Monsters, with regular collaborator Dustin Nguyen, from Image Comics in March 2022 He writes; Starting March 2022, I will be launching LITTLE MONSTERS, a brand new series at Image Comics with my Descender/Ascender co-creator Dustin Nguyen! This new book has been in the works for well[...]
Image Comics Collects James Tynion IV's Razorblades
Last month, James Tynion IV writes on his Substack newsletter talking about the latest Razorblades anthology self-published horror comics magazine of his, "I am also extremely excited to announce that the whole first volume of RAZORBLADES: THE HORROR MAGAZINE is going to be collected in a Deluxe Hardcover edition, that will be released by Image Comics in April of next[...]
Gunslinger Spawn Comes Face To Face With The Modern Horror Of The Bathroom
Especially if you are the Green Arrow. Checkmate #4 by Brian Bendis and Alex Maleev – DC Comics   GUNSLINGER SPAWN #2 CVR B BOOTH IMAGE COMICS SEP210173 (W) Todd McFarlane (A/CA) Brett Booth Vampires Guns And Blood!!! But whose blood will be spilled first?!? Gunslinger stumbles across a vicious vampire cult's plot to kill Al Simmons… who Gunslinger needs alive if[...]
Decorum Will Return... In The Womanly Art Of Empire
But while it is solicited as a series finale, for those who have fallen in love with this world, even as you teeter on the edge of falling into love with their 3 Worlds 3 Moons over on Substack. Decorum Will Return… In The Womanly Art Of Empire DECORUM #8 CVR A HUDDLESTON (MR) IMAGE COMICS OCT200194 (W) Jonathan Hickman[...]
National Taco Bell Commercial Features Live-Action Version Of Saga
We knew the return of Saga would herald some pretty aggressive marketing on the part of Image Comics—but we had no idea that it would include a double steak grilled cheese burrito.  The latest Taco Bell commercial to hit viewers showcases the Marko character from the beloved series Saga by Brian K[...]
Exclusive 21-Page Preview of NARCO from Wagner and Hillyard
The second book, and its that which is being 21-page previewed on Bleeding Cool below, is the brand new original graphic novel Narco from the same creative team and set within the same Plastic universe (as is the currently-releasing Image Comics series Vinyl) This book assumes a more Hitchcockian suspense as a young man with narcolepsy witnesses[...]
#SBBS Stands For Step By Bloody Step, From Image Comics
And so it has come to pass, from Image Comics and Depuis, Step By Bloody Step A silent, worldess comic book, but with lots of folks talking about it Here's the Image Comics PR: A bittersweet fantasy opus about a nameless child and her giant guardian, which is completely text free A miniseries in four double-sized[...]
A World Without Batman Or Scott Snyder - Crossover #9 (Spoilers)
The comic book Crossover created by Donny Cates and Geoff Shaw, published by Image Comics, is set in a normal, everyday world, which was targetted by a comic book crossover of epic proportions, with comic book characters spilling into the real world, causing mayhem and destruction The reaction against comic book entertainment is, as a[...]
Bone Orchard: Mythos To Be A Shared Horror Comics Universe
For Hallowe'en, Jeff Lemire and Andrea Sorrentino announced a new horror comic book series for 2022, called The Bone Orchard: Mythos to be published by Image Comics next year, part of the publisher's 30th-anniversary promotions And now Image Comics has announced it as a shared continuity horror universe from the pair, including three projects This[...]
Comic Book Workers United
After Image Comics employees organised as Comic Book Workers United and announced themselves as a union earlier this week, yesterday Image Comics issued a statement that chose not to voluntarily recognise the said union, but instead announced there was to be another vote for an existing non-comics industry-specific unionisation Last night the Comic Book Workers[...]
John Zuur Platten & Atilio Rojo's St Mercy OGN From Image Comics
At the beginning of the week, Image Comics staffers stated that after voting in a supermajority, they were forming a union, Comic Book Workers United, to represent employees in the comic book industry, with a series of goals There was a lot of reaction from across the industry, and Bleeding Cool was hearing of both[...]
Diamond Sent Out One Retailer's Exclusive Cover To All Comic Shops
And it appears that something similar has happened again with Primordial #2 from Image Comics this week The cover by Zu Orzu intended for Black Cape Comics of Waterville, Maine was printed, with the name of the store printed on the back of the comic, in both trade and virgin dress versions, 700 copies in[...]
Mark Millar Owns Up To Fake Granny Reviewer As A Witch Casts A Spell
In my experience spells that I've cast to help my friends are the most successful, so I would urge Mark's readers to use their spells wisely and to help others." Will he still get away with this trick once he has moved from Scotland to Surrey as he has promised? MAGIC ORDER 2 #1 (OF 6) CVR[...]
Image Comics Issues Statement Regarding Creation Of Union By Staff
Image Comics has issued the following statement regarding yesterday's news that staffers at Image Comics had voted with a supermajority to unionise and had founded the Comic Book Workers United union. "Image has always believed in the fair and equitable treatment of staff and has always strived to support employees to the best of our company's[...]
So Why Are There No Comic Book Unions For Creators Then?
Today, Comic Book Workers United announced their organisation as a union for staffers at Image Comics, with the potential for spreading industry-wide Now, this is only for publishing, marketing, and editorial, not for the comic book creators themselves For a start, across the industry, comic book writers, artists, colourists and letterers, and generally employed freelance[...]
Image Comics Staff Form A Union, Comic Book Workers United
Made up of staffers working at Image Comics, they voted by a  supermajority to declare the formation of a union In a statement, they declared; For years, comics publishing workers have watched our professional efforts support creators and delight readers Sadly, we have also watched that same labor be taken for granted at best and exploited[...]
Jeff Lemire & Andrea Sorrentino's The Bone Orchard Mythos In 2022
They teased it and now it is here.  Jeff Lemire and Andrea Sorrentino are launching a new horror comic book series for 2022, called The Bone Orchard: Mythos.  A six-issue series that Lemire promises "will be the most ambitious thing he and I have done together" it will be published by Image Comics next year, part[...]
Jeff Lemire & Andrea Sorrentino Tease Something Scary For Hallowe'en
Jeff Lemire and Andrea Sorrentino have worked together on Old Man Logan at Marvel Comics, Green Arrow and Joker: Killer Smile at DC Comics, Gideon Falls at Image Comics for which they won an Eisner together, and the new Primordial, also from Image Gideon Falls is also to be a TV show, courtesy of Hive[...]
Image and Skybound to Publish Lego Ninjago Comics
Today at The Skybound Halloween Xpo, Image Comics and Skybound announced LEGO® NINJAGO® GARMADON #1 with all those registered markings, an official new Ninjago chapter that arrives in comic shops on the 6th of April next year by writer/artist Tri Vuong from Skybound's upcoming Everyday Hero Machine Boy[...]
Mark Millar Is A Little Confused When His Comics Are Coming Out
On October the 15th, Bleeding Cool reported that amongst other titles, Jupiter's Legacy: Requiem #5 would be delayed a week by Image Comics, from the 20th of October to the 27th There's a lot of it about However, on October 19th, Mark Millar stated that it would be published on the 20th of October anyway[...]
Image Comics Removes Oral History Of The Warren Ellis Forum
Image Comics is rolling out a new Retailer Exclusives programme for single issues and with what they describe as "long-term series growth in mind." Those interested in being part of the mail-outs for exclusive cover opportunities are encouraged to contact Image Comics' Specialty Sales Coordinator, Jon Schlaffman Here's what retailers who want to take part[...]
Jeff Lemire Returns To Royal City From Image Comics and Substack
Sweet Tooth creator Jeff Lemire has been teasing the return of his Image Comics series from five years ago, Royal City on his Instagram account A comic that followed Patrick Pike, a fading literary star who reluctantly returns to the once-thriving factory town where he grew up, there Patrick is quickly drawn back into the[...]
Cover image for ARROWSMITH #1 (OF 6) CVR B JOHNSON (MR)
Launching from Image Comics in January 2022, is the new Arrowsmith series by Kurt Busiek, Carlos Pacheco, Jose Rafael Fonteriz, and Jose Villarrubia as Kurt Busiek brings his creator-owned line from DC Comics to Image Comics While Chris Ryall and Ashley Wood start their own imprint at Image as well, kicking off with an adaptation[...]
Image Launch Creator Imprints, Starting With Chris Ryall & Ashley Wood’
Back in October 2019, Bleeding Cool reported that Image Comics Publisher Eric Stephenson was "quietly working with an A-List group of creators to launch the first of a number of official Image Comics imprints Lines of new content that will be curated by these creators themselves with Stephenson's direct involvement Current brands Skybound, Top Cow,[...]
Juni Ba Launches His Monkey Meat At Image Comics In January 2022
French Senagal comic book creator Juni Ba, creator of the graphic novel The Unlikely Story of Felix and Macabber, the comic Djelilya from TKO, and much-appreciuated cover artists for either people's comic books, has a new comic book series, launching from Image Comics in January 2022 A new fantasy universe in an upcoming five issue miniseries[...]
Bolero
But for now, it is a sci-fi romance new comic book series by Wyatt Kennedy and Luana Vecchio, launching in January from Image Comics I don't know about the ice rink, but it does start off rather snowy… An all-new sci-fi/romance begins in the upcoming Bolero by rising stars Wyatt Kennedy and Luana Vecchio[...]
'What's The Furthest Place From Here' Definitely Being Optioned
Matthew Rosenberg recently took a YouTube interview to help promote the launch of the upcoming What's The Furthest Place From Here comic book with Tyler Boss, published by Image Comics As well as talking about the ideas behind the book and the process of it creation, Rosenberg also reiterated that 4 Kids Walk Into A[...]
Mark Millar Gets COVID After Netflix Meetings in London's West End
Mark Millar has sent out his latest newsletter talking up his Netflix projects, Image Comics titles and the general adventures of Mark Millar in entertainment land Last we heard, he was moving from Coatbridge in Scotland to my own county of Surrey, on the borders of London, which means he will probably be in the[...]
Jonathan Hickman Has Finished Writing The Black Monday Murders
The Black Monday Murders was a comic book series by Jonathan Hickman and Tomm Coker published by Image Comics in August 2016 The first four issues were published monthly, but with a gap between the fourth issue in 2016 and the fifth in April 2017 Two more issues were published in June and September, but[...]