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Image Comics' September solicits and solicitations, in pictorial form below, mark their move to Lunar Distribution as exclusive distributors – though Lunar will sub distribute through Diamond as well as Diamond UK Including the launch of Tony S Daniel's Edenwood, Richard Blake's Hexagon Bridge, Joe Casey and Ryan Quackenbush's Junior Baker, Ethan Parker, Griffin Sheridan[...]

Kill Your Darlings is the new comic book from Donny Cates' and Ryan Stegman's KLC Press through Image Comics, and the first one that they aren't actually working on Or are they? Kill Your Darlings by Ethan S Parker, Griffin Sheridan and Bob Quinn will see something of Ryan Stegman as he will be contributing "open[...]

The solicits listed below for Image Comics/Skybound's Transformers/GI Joe titles reveal a little about how The Energon Universe is going to play out.  And, as the appearance of Jetfire in Void Rivals #1 may have suggested it's a full reboot. Transformers #1 will see the Autobots and Decepticons having crash landed from the Cybertronian War onto[...]

Diamond Comic Distributors may have lost their Marvel and Image Comics exclusivity But they are still bringing San Diego Comic-Con 2023 exclusive variant Marvel and Image Comics titles to San Diego Comic-Con alongside those from Opus, Titan and Dynamite as well Three of the titles, Frank Frazetta's Tales Of Science Fantasy #1 from Opus, Red[...]

And with the news that Image Comics/Skybound are the new publishers of Transformers and GI Joe comic books we asked "will we see GI Joe: A Real American Hero #301 from Image Comics in September? Or will we have to wait till later? #300 did end on a cliffhanger, after all…" Now that has been confirmed[...]

2019 saw the publication of the solo graphic novel debut of Remy Boydell with 920London from Image Comics, telling an anthropomorphic furry story of two emo slackers in 2005 just north of London waiting for the end of the world n and following a doomed romance More than friends, less than lovers, the two main[...]

Void Rivals #1 by Robert Kirkman and Lorenzo De Felici was published by Image Comics/Skybound – but owned by Hasbro – last week, kicking off The Energon Universe, a new shared universe continuity, that included Transformers and GI Joe. But, as we saw, also an intergalactic story regarding two races at eternal war with each other,[...]

Launching as a new five-issue comic book seriee from Image Comics in September, it is described as weaving an intricately-told science fiction story that "promises to charm fans of stories like Jonathan Hickman and Mike Huddleston's Decorum and Darcy Van Poelgeest & Ian Bertram's Little Bird." See him at the Eisner Awards next year? Richard states[...]

Welcome to another Printwatch run around the comic books being reprinted for the direct market of comic book stores by publishers and pushed out, outside of the usual catalogue process, whether by Diamond, Lunar or Penguin Random House, and helping retailers catch up on best-selling titles in the marketplace that they may not have enough[...]

Bleeding Cool previously reported that a new comic book series was being launched by Donny Cates and Ryan Stegman's Substack operation Kids Love Chains. Written by Ethan S Parker and Griffin Sheridan, known as the Supple Boiz, it is drawn by Bob Quinn, designed and lettered by John J Hill and coming from Image Comics in September 2023, described as a horror fantasy comic[...]

Void Rivals is a brand new comic book by Robert Kirkman and Lorenzo De Felici, published by Image Comics and Skybound Entertainment, with the first issue out today in comic stores but available digitally on Kindle since yesterday And it is owned by Hasbro.  It's kicking off The Energon Universe storytelling sandpit which will include Transformers and GI[...]

(c) 2023 Hasbro, Alt Rights Reserved, Licensed by Hasbro", That's what the indicia in Void Rivals #1 published by Image Comics and Skybound Entertainment reads Published tomorrow in comic book shops but available digitally on Kindle now, or certainly in the UK at least. The new shared storytelling space, The Energon Universe, is where Void Rivals[...]

Bleeding Cool scooped the news on Friday that Image Comics and Skybound Entertainment had the Transformers and GI Joe comic book licenses from Hasbro And that they would be first appearing in Void Rivals #1 out tomorrow We then confirmed that  Transformers #1 would be out in October, to be part of what Image Comics, Skybound and Robert Kirkman are calling[...]

Butcher Baker the Righteous Maker was published by Image Comics from Joe Casey and Mike Huddleston in 2011 Now twelve years later, it's back with a sequel, written by Joe Casey and now drawn by Ryan Quackenbush for a sequel series titled, Junior Baker the Righteous Faker, as a dark, five-issue 30-page issue miniseries beginning[...]

And which we now all know will be launching the Image Comics and Skybound Transformers and GI Joe shared universe comic books dubbed The Energon Universe, and will spin off their own series, Transformers, Duke and Cobra Commander, later in the year Although Third Eye Comics is trying to keep the secret to its usual[...]

And the 1:100 variant cover by Daniel Warren Johnson, which we reported as being the first cover appearance from Image Comics of Transformers and GI Joe has driven pre-order sales of the comic higher and higher, And now it has been posted on eBay With exactly who you might expect on the cover. Daniel Warren Johnson's 1:100[...]

Bleeding Cool scooped the news on Friday that Image Comics and Skybound Entertainment had the Transformers and GI Joe licenses from Hasbro We have now confirmed that  Transformers #1 would be out in October, to be part of what Image Comics, Skybund and Robert Kirkman are calling The Energon Universe that will include GI Joe[...]

And the 1:100 variant cover, still unseen, but reported as being the first cover appearance from Image Comics of Transformers and GI Joe has driven pre-order sales of the comic for $200 Last week, seven variant covers including 1;10 and 1:50 covers as well as the 1:100 cover were selling for less than $200 in[...]

That the Transformers and GI Joe will be making their debut appearance together for Image Comics and Skybound Entertainment in Void Rivals #1, out next week And this will begin a new Skybound comic book license with Hasbro for Transformers and GI Joe This comes just as the new film Transformers: Rise of the Beasts'[...]

And yes, much more of this promised to come… AMBASSADORS #6 (OF 6) CVR A SCALERA (MR) IMAGE COMICS APR230216 (W) Mark Millar (A/CA) Matteo Scalera MINISERIES FINALE The Ambassador for Mexico completes the team as they face their first major conflict together and find out the truth behind Choon-He Chung's husband's superhuman upgrade programme and the rich guys around[...]

One of the big bones of contention over Image Comics' decision to switch its exclusive direct market publisher Diamond Comic Distributors to Lunar Distribution was how this would affect British comic book stores They'd been through similar with DC Comics, DC had backtracked and allowed Diamond UK to order directly from DC Comics However, Image[...]

The comic book series Octopus Pie by Meredith Gran will be collected into a  five-volume box set featuring new wraparound artwork this September from Image Comics The specific box design gives has found a way to collect differently sized volumes in one big box, for longtime fans and new readers alike Take a look at[...]

Written by Ethan S Parker and Griffin Sheridan, it is drawn by Bob Quinn, designed and lettered by John J Hill and coming from Image Comics in September 2023 Described as a horror fantasy comic, it was teased at the back of Image Comics' section in Diamond Previews catalogue this week. "It must be done." "I fear[...]

Members of Comic Book Workers United, the first ratified comic book employee union in the USA, as previously covered by Bleeding Cool, have filed Unfair Labor Practice charges against their employer Image Comics with the National Labor Relations Board in response to what they describe as "capricious disciplinary actions, and targeted changes to job descriptions,[...]

As well as crossing over with other Image Comics titles Cyberforce, Street Angel and Love Everlasting. "Tony and I are really happy with the critical success of Local Man, and we want to make sure we give readers who've heard the buzz a chance to sample our story," said Seeley "Gold is steeped in the '90s-comics-by-way-of-crime-noir vibe people[...]

Daniel of Nocterra and Batman will launch an all-new fantasy series titled Edenwood from Image Comics in September, coloured by Natália Marques Daniel has written and drawn comics solo before, such as Humankind, Adrenalynn, Weapon Of War, Silke and F4, but it has been some time, and his artwork has dramatically improved since then as[...]

So he had a little something to say about Image Comics' switch from Diamond to Lunar this last week  Unlike some other publishers who distribute with both Diamond and Lunar, Image Comics is going all in like DC Comics did, with full worldwide exclusive distribution in the direct market of comic book stores though, unlike[...]

PrintWatch: Batman #135 or #900 depending, by Chip Zdarsky, Jorge Jimenez and Mike Hawthorne is headed back to press for a second printing, on sale on the 27th of June with an inks-only version of Jorge Jimenez's main cover for the issue. PrintWatch: Indigo Children #1 by Curt Pires and Rockwell White goes back for a third[...]

And with Skybound demonstrating that retailers can be trusted to, well, #KeepTheSecret it'll be interesting to see if other comic book publishers follow suit, or if Kirkman's experiential incentives become more common in light of the Void Rivals success. Void Rivals #1 is on-sale Wednesday, the 14th of June at your local comic shop…that is, if they ordered enough copies. VOID[...]

Because today, Image Comics has just announced they are quitting Diamond for Lunar Distribution in the Direct Market from September 2023 onwards Unlike some other publishers who distribute with both Diamond and Lunar, Image Comics is going all in like DC Comics did, with full worldwide exclusive distribution in the direct market of comic book stores. Image[...]