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Rat Queens was a very popular comic book at Image Comics through Jim Valentino's Shadowline imprint, an all-female fantasy comic that subverted traditional tropes by Kurtis J Weibe and Roc Upchurch In October 2014, Upchurch was arrested on charges of domestic violence, first reported by Bleeding Cool the following month. Later, Upchurch confirmed to Bleeding Cool that he[...]

Bomb Queen was created in 2006 by Jimmie Robinson, and published by ShadowLine/Image Comics Over the years she appeared in seven limited series, four single-issue specials, and a crossover in Savage Dragon, but has not had her own series since 2012 But in 2020, she's back and she appears to be bringing Donald Trump with[...]

The Rat Queens meet up once again after 20 years apart, and they share how everything has turned out for them. Then, they reunite for one last adventure. Does it make for a good read?

Long and illustrated by Ryan Winn, the Image Comics mini-series was published under the Shadowline Comics label in 2007 In Her Name's Richard Smith is attached to write the adaptation; with Long, Ray Miller and David Server of Archetype, Lloyd Braun of Whalerock Industries, and MGM Television's Andrew Mittman set to executive produce. Hiding in Time takes place in[...]

This week, after a month and a half delay, we get the 15th issue of Rat Queens from Shadowline / Image Comics The issue is written by Kurtis J Wiebe and drawn by Tess Fowler and is the fifth part of the Demons story arc. A betrayal changes the Rat Queens FOREVER! Prepare to be shocked![...]

But what if power is giving to someone who doesn't want to corrupt nor do good? What if its given to a slacker who just wants to have fun and hang with his friends? That is what happens in the new Shadowline series The Mantle from Ed Brisson and Brian Level Issue one hits shops[...]

Jim Valentino, Image co-founder and head of Shadowline, posted these preview pages for Robinson's new book. Jimmie Robinson is one of the most versatile artists in the industry His books include Bomb Queen, Evil & Malice, Avigon, Amanda And Gunn and Five Weapons He has a new series out called[...]

It hasn't been published online by Image Comics. But depending on the results of charges against him, this could be Roc Upchurch's final cover of Rat

Jim of course was one of the founders of Image Comics and runs Shadowline which puts out a lot of amazing books Check out Shadowline's website here. I had the privilege of working with Jim on both Savage and Shadowhawk. Think about him, I remembered a very cool post he did on his facebook page a few[...]

We've got a little more information now on a book that was announced at the Image Expo. In a new six-issue miniseries from Shadowline, Ted McKeever takes us into a dystopian world in The Superannuated Man. By the time most people realized it, they were no longer in charge of the world we know In an unspecified[...]

Rhee, or Love Stories To Die For (the last of which is debuting in print this September from Image Comics/Shadowline – you read it here first, folks!), work-for-hire scripts for publishers such as Big Dog Ink (among other assignments, I'm writing a three-issue arc for The Legend of Oz: The Wicked West starting with Issue[...]