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Credit: Image Comics My partner and I re-read all five issues of Commanders In Crisis to ensure that we gave the series as fair a shot as possible I can therefore say I cannot recommend #5 as a jumping-on point In fact, it's difficult for me to recommend Commanders In Crisis period. As you might imagine, this[...]

We broke the news a couple weeks ago that James Harren and Dave Stewart’s Ultramega #1 is the biggest launch at Skybound since Robert Kirkman and Chris

It's great when the President of Image Comics happens to be Todd McFarlane Because Todd McFarlane is a straight-shooting type who says what he likes and likes what he says And goes out and does things because he thinks it's a great idea, whether or not anyone agrees with him Sometimes that means launching a[...]

Image Comics have released their solicitations for May 2021, with two launches seemingly timed for Asian Pacific American Heritage Month, with The Good Asian by Pornsak Picketshote and Alexandre Tefenkgi and Made In Korea by Jeremy Holt and George Schall Erik Larsen used a previous issue of Savage Dragon as a backdoor pilot for a[...]

After 20 issues, one of the best-selling series at Image Comics will be concluded  Die, by Kieron Gillen and Stephanie Hans, will be kicking-off its final story arc, titled Bleed, this May with issue number 16  The final five issues will bring the popular series, which has been described by the publisher as "Jumanji with goth[...]

Here's the solicitation, cover and preview of the comic. Cover by Declan Shalvey TIME BEFORE TIME #1 CVR A SHALVEY (MR) IMAGE COMICS MAR210037 (W) Declan Shalvey, Rory McConville (A) Joe Palmer, Chris O'Halloran (CA) Declan Shalvey The year is 2140, and to escape a world with no future, many turn to the Syndicate, a criminal organization who, for the right[...]

But what about the last of 2021's ongoing Spawn spin-off books, The Scorched #1 for December from Image Comics? Where did that title come from? Todd McFarlane Talks About The Scorched #1 In October It's a team book of Spawn characters that previously has been referred to as The Chain Gang And that will feature Spawn, Redeemer,[...]

Today, at ComicsPRO, Todd McFarlane announced Spawn's Universe - a one-shot coming in June with Jim Cheung that will spin our three new ongoing series,

Today, at ComicsPRO, Todd McFarlane announced Spawn's Universe - a one-shot coming in June with Jim Cheung that will spin our three new ongoing series,

Today, at ComicsPRO, Todd McFarlane announced Spawn's Universe - a one-shot coming in June with Jim Cheung that will spin our three new ongoing series

This is an organized plan for me." Indeed he compares what he is doing now to the foundation of Image Comics itself "I'm trying to get to my own employees to understand this is a bigger moment for me than starting my toy company Because if we come back in 20 years and I've done[...]

Image Comics' President Todd McFarlane announced his plan to create a greater multi-character, interconnected comic book universe based around his Spawn comic at the retailer summit, ComicsPRO His stated goal is to establish a shared fictional universe over time in the vein of what the other comic industry giants, Marvel, and DC Comics, have accomplished[...]

Here's what the original solicitation looked like. Savage Dragon #259 from Erik Larsen SAVAGE DRAGON #259 CVR A LARSEN (MR) IMAGE COMICS FEB210204 (W) Erik Larsen (A/CA) Erik Larsen "A NEW Force to Be Reckoned With!"  The Canadian super-team North Force is looking to recruit a new member to their team: Malcolm Dragon.In Shops: Apr 14, 2021 SRP: $3.99 Savage Drago, created[...]

In Shops: Mar 17, 2021 Final Orders Due: Feb 22, 2021 SRP: $4.99 INVINCIBLE #1 AMAZON ED IMAGE COMICS JAN218115 (W) Robert Kirkman (A) Cory Walker, Bill Crabtree (CA) Ryan Ottley, Nathan Fairbairn Celebrate the release of the INVINCIBLE animated series on Prime Video March 26th! This issue reprints the historic first issue of INVINCIBLE with a new cover by[...]

Jeremy Holt (Virtually Yours, Before Houdini) and George Schall (Planet of the Apes, Chasing Echoes) is launching a new science fiction comic book, Made In Korea, a six-issue miniseries from Image Comics beginning in May And well-timed for Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month It won't be alone from Image Comics for May. Made In[...]

As shutdowns and lockdowns came in last year, as the pandemic began to become a real threat, Image Comics – as well as a number of other publishers – launched a mass returnability programme so that retailers could order comics in confidence and return them if they got stuck with too many as another lockdown[...]

And today, with the launch of Radiant Black #1 from Image Comics, Kyle Higgins is getting his, launching Black Narrative Press. And on that last point I want to share two final bits of news this month First, if you take a peek at our inside front cover, you may notice a small logo for BLACK[...]

Image Comics' latest success story clears a path for even more Scott Snyder titles to be published there in 2021, as I hear his latest co-creation with Tony S Daniel, Nocterra, surpassed those for Donny Cates and Geoff Shaw's numbers at FOC's close last night. Nocterra #1 artwork Crossover #1 topped 150,000 orders at FOC, making it[...]

Tonight, Nocterra, the new comic book series by Scott Snyder, Tony S Daniel and Tomeu Morey from Image Comics is going to FOC The last chance for retailers to up their orders, and be sure of getting copies when the first issue is published And they are so very close to topping 100,000. I've had a[...]

It wasn’t so long ago that we were telling you that Ultramega #1 from James Harren and Dave Stewart was the next series to watch from Image/Skybound. Now

However, one of its founding members has managed to create a beautifully adaptive and unnerving version called Rain Like Hammers, released by Image Comics. Rain Like Hammers Page Credit: Image Comics Brandon Graham got his start in the comic book world, drawing pornographic comics, and slowly moved through various professional tiers before eventually arriving at Image Comics[...]

Bleeding Cool has the word that Nocterra, the new comic book by Scott Snyder and Tony S Daniel from Image Comics/Best Jackett Press is about to hit 100,000 advance orders One little trick will be Snyder grabbing his Batman, Metal and Death Metal co-creator Greg Capullo, for a new cover in time for FOC this[...]

Invincible #1 time! Right now, it seems like Image Comics is the hottest place for super hero comics – with Donny Cates and Geoff Shaw's Crossover staying well over 100K and generating big buzz, Kyle Higgins and Marcelo Costa's with a record-setting 70K launch for Radiant Black; the unprecedented smash hit that is Todd McFarlane's[...]

The Official Selection List was published last year, but today all the main awards were presented, aside from the Grand Prix which will be awarded in the summer. Middlewest and Dragman Win Big Angouleme Comics Prizes And for work originally published in English, my own favourite Steven Appleby's Dragman won the Special Jury Prize, and Skottie Young[...]

The Angouleme Official Selection and Grand Prix are the most prestigious awards for comic books in the world, awarded to published comic books from the

Image Comics will be sending comic book stores a free overship of the Greg Capullo and Todd McFarlane black-and-white cover variant of Spawn #315 this February. Spawn #315 Cover E B&W Greg Capullo/Todd McFarlane Variant This overship amount will be 20% of the retailers' order (total, across covers A, B & C) of Spawn #315[...]

In a YouTube video with Dan Shahin recorded last night, I gave him the not-that-breaking news that Donny Cates and Geoff Shaw's Crossover #4 from Image Comics was to have a big surprise guest star to accompany the appearance of Mike Allred's Madman on the final page of Crossover #3 The series also includes Donny[...]

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 +[...]

We’ve been warning you that Keanu Reeves’ BRZRKR #1 with co-writer Matt Kindt and artist Ron Garney was poised to be the biggest launch in the history of

The Limbo team returns after four to five years apart to a comic called Home Sick Pilots. Both of the principal creatives now enjoy a higher profile than