Image Comics Collects the Second Arc of Critically Acclaimed Series, The Beauty By Daniel Schwartz (Victor Valley)– If our society has made one thing clear, it is that looks are everything. From the way others treat us to how famous you can become, it is all based upon how attractive we are. Enter The Beauty. This life-changing disease will turn […]
Motor Crush Takes the Enjoyable Fast Lane By Nolan P. Smith When Brenden Fletcher, Cameron Stewart and Babs Tarr relaunched the Batgirl series, it made shockwaves throughout the comic world, as the title was re-energized and fresh. With the team now launching a creator owned title at Image Comics, fans have eagerly awaited the release of Motor Crush. With issue […]
Snyder and Lemire craft a reading experience with A.D.: After Death By Nolan P. Smith Scott Snyder and Jeff Lemire are easily two of the biggest names in the comic book industry. Snyder helped bring the Dark Knight to back to prominence, all while creating a name for himself with horrific tales like American Vampire, Severed and more. Lemire is […]
For the second issue, Reborn sheds more light on life after death By Nolan P. Smith When Image Comics Reborn debuted last month, it blew me away. Mark Millar and Greg Capullo crafted an emotional, impactful debut issue that looked at what happens when our final curtain closes. With issue #2, we see a little bit more of what exactly […]
Barbiere and Santos Kick Off Violent Love with More Violence, Less Love By Nolan P. Smith Crime comics have had some amazing entries into the genre, especially as of late. After reading the debut issue of Image Comic’s Violent Love, it looks like we will be adding this title to the list of must read books of 2016. Written by […]
The Few: A brand-new limited maxi-series from the writer of SAINTS By Staff Reports Critically lauded writer and playwright Sean Lewis (SAINTS) and red-hot artist Hayden Sherman team up for a brand-new limited dystopian maxi-series, coming this January from Image Comics. THE FEW combines the action of Mad Max with a Station Eleven sensibility in this sci-fi series for mature […]
Alex de Campi and Co Make Mayday an Experience By Amie Macias Alex de Campi, known for works like Semiautomagic, does an amazing job bringing this tale of espionage to life, along with artist Tony Parker and inker Blond. Issue one of this five part mini series takes us through a fast paced story about a spy known only as […]
Reborn takes a look at a very different afterlife By Nolan P. Smith Image Comics has been on an absolute roll as of late. That isn’t simply my opinion: converse with just about any comic shop owner out there, I bet that they cannot deny the quality books coming out of Image at this very instance. Mark Millar, the man […]
Millar and Capullo’s Reborn Goes Back to Second Printing By Staff Reports Image Comics is pleased to announce that the highly anticipated new series REBORN by Mark Millar (HUCK, Kingsman: The Secret Service) and Greg Capullo (Batman) which launched today is being rushed back to print immediately to keep up with the overwhelming customer demand. REBORN explores a jaw-dropping world of […]
Landis and Camuncoli craft Green Valley debut worthy of knighthood By Nolan P. Smith When I heard that Max Landis was doing a book for Image Comics/Skybound, naturally that intrigued me. Being a huge fan of his superhero tragedy film Chronicle, I definitely wanted to see what he had cooked up. Add Giuseppe Camuncoli as the artist and make it […]
Seven to Eternity #1 Brings an Old West Feel to Outer Space By Nolan P. Smith Rick Remender and Jerome Opena are back at it again, and this time, they create a whole universe that feels like a whole lot of genres. Part western, part drama, and all science fiction, Seven to Eternity starts with a bang. Set in a […]
Glitterbomb Detonates At Release, Second Printing Incoming Image Comics is pleased to announce GLITTERBOMB #1 by Jim Zub and Djibril Morissette-Phan is being rushed back to print in order to keep up with demand. The explosive new series is the story of Farrah Durante, a middle-aged actress hunting for her next gig in an industry where youth trumps experience. But […]
Image Comic’s Glitterbomb shows a less than glamorous Hollywood By Nolan P. Smith Jim Zub is one of those writers I follow from project to project. His work is spot on, he nails the dialogue, and he usually transports the reader to some fantastical yet real environment. Skull Kickers and Wayward being two examples of his awesomeness. Now, with Glitterbomb, […]
Image Comics Violent Love Hits this November By Staff Reports– Creators Frank J. Barbiere (FIVE GHOSTS, The Revisionist) and artist Victor Santos (THE MICE TEMPLAR, Polar) team up for a fresh, pulp-infused criminal romance in VIOLENT LOVE. The new ongoing series is set to launch from Image Comics this November. In VIOLENT LOVE, readers meet Daisy Jane and Rock Bradley—two […]
“The End of All Things” begins final story arc for Invincible by Robert Kirkman and Ryan Ottley By Nolan P. Smith In some of the most shocking comic book news I have heard this year, Image Comics announced that the fan favorite series Invincible will be coming to a close. From Robert Kirkman, the man behind The Walking Dead and […]
Review by Kevin Hoskinson Contributing Guest Reviewer “Monstress” is about the things that make us different, but also keep us the same. It is about the demons that live inside of all of us. It is about a world that once knew peace, but no longer believes in it. It is about finding out who we really are, and how […]
Image Comics Latest Series Horizon is Out of This World… Or Rather In It By Nolan P. Smith With Image Comics/Skybound’s promoting of their new series Horizon, we heard that this will be a new take on the alien invasion story. After reading the first issue, I can absolutely say that this is a very different, and very entertaining, take […]
The con of all cons is here as the San Diego Comic Con is nearly upon us By Nolan P. Smith (Victor Valley)– For fans of comic books, movies, television shows, video games, anime, manga, cosplay and more, this week heralds in the mecca of pop culture as the San Diego Comic Con once again rolls into Southern California.
By Staff Reports— Image Comics is pleased to return to San Diego this year for San Diego Comic-Con on Wednesday, July 20th through Sunday, July 24th.
By Art Macias Contributing Guest Reviewer The book I got a hold of this week is the Throwaways first issue by Image Comics. The story starts off in the middle of a vicious battle with two against a squad of military black ops, who are trying to kill them for unknown reasons. At the end of the battle, we see […]
Cho’s amazing artwork showcased Review by Nolan P. Smith Frank Cho is outstanding, in case you didn’t know. The comic book creator has worked on projects all across the board: from Shanna the She Devil, Savage Wolverine and Mighty Avengers with Marvel to Jungle Girl, Red Sonja, Liberty Meadows and more. With Apes & Babes, we get a sampling of […]
Screenwriter Max Landis and artist Giuseppe Camuncoli embark to Green Valley from Image Comics Beloved screenwriter and creator Max Landis (Chronicle, American Ultra, Superman: American Alien) teams up with penciler Giuseppe Camuncoli (Amazing Spider-Man), inker Cliff Rathburn, colorist Jean-Francois Beaulieu, and letterer Pat Brosseau for an all-new miniseries from Image/Skybound Entertainment called GREEN VALLEY. It will launch this October. The knights of Kelodia […]
Lemire and Lenox’s Plutona Gets Collected in July Master storyteller Jeff Lemire (Descender, Sweet Tooth) and critically-acclaimed artist Emi Lenox (EmiTown) bring readers a heartfelt and heartbreaking coming-of-age tale exploring friendship and loss in PLUTONA. Image Comics is pleased to announce that PLUTONA will be available as a limited edition hardcover as well as in trade paperback this July. In PLUTONA, five […]
By Daniel Schwartz Contributing Guest Reviewer Hot on the heels of the amazing first story arc of the groundbreaking series The Beauty, Jeremy Haun, Jason Hurley, and Mike Huddleston introduce fans to new characters and new corners of The Beauty universe. With agents Foster and Vaughn (who featured prominently in the first arc) nowhere in sight, fans are introduced to […]
Fan Favorite Blue Monday Gets a Full Color Release from Image Comics Chynna Clugston Flores (IT GIRL & THE ATOMICS, Scooter Girl) will release the fan-favorite first volume of BLUE MONDAY, with all-new colors from Jordie Bellaire, this July. Experience the Pepsi-fueled misadventures of Bleu L. Finnegan, comics’ favorite blue-haired, Buster Keaton-obsessed, Adam Ant-worshipping teenager from the very beginning! Featuring […]
Nancy in Hell Heads to the Small Screen with Your Help (By Staff Reports)– Good girls go to heaven, right? But it seems like there are no good girls anymore. After her death, Nancy awakens in a creepy landscape to find decomposing lost souls, demons lurking in the shadows, outcasts, chainsaws, booze, and certain doom. Can Nancy escape from Hell? […]
Meet Renato Jones- a one man army against the one percent By Nolan P. Smith When I first saw that Kaare Kyle Andrews would be doing a creator owned series over at Image Comics, I instantly knew this would be a sure-fire purchase. If you aren’t familiar with Andrews, you are missing out on one of the most talented comic […]
Relive The Legacy of Luther Strode This July (By Staff Reports)– Legendary co-creators Justin Jordan and Tradd Moore will release the final Luther Strode chapter in trade paperback this July. This will collect THE LEGACY OF LUTHER STRODE issues #1-6. The LUTHER STRODE Saga ends here. Luther and Petra are on the road that will lead them to the final […]
Free Comic Book Day Returns this Saturday By Nolan P. Smith (Victor Valley)—Who loves comic books? Who loves free comic books? Then this Saturday is going to be a great day for you as the annual Free Comic Book Day is coming, with two locations to choose from in the High Desert. What is Free Comic Book Day? It is a day […]
Image Comic’s Mythic Gets Collected Eisner-nominated writer Phil Hester (Green Arrow, INVINCIBLE UNIVERSE) teams up with Eisner-winning artist John McCrea (Hitman, The Boys) for the fascinating folkloric fantasy MYTHIC TP, which collects issues #1-8 into trade paperback this June. Science is a lie, an opiate for the masses. The truth is, magic makes the world go ‘round. And when magic […]