Pretty Deadly #1 Is Met With Critical Acclaim, Sells Out On Day One

By Staff Reports

Kelly Sue DeConnick and Emma Ríos’s PRETTY DEADLY #1, one of the most anticipated new releases of the year, has officially sold out at the distributor on its first day of release and will be going back to press for a second printing. DeConnick and Ríos’s fantasy western, featuring Death’s daughter in an Old West that’s equally influenced by magical realism and Japanese exploitation films as it is by spaghetti westerns, has already garnered an astronomical amount of praise from fans, press, and fellow creators:

“One of the best comics debuts of the year.”
– Evan Narcisse, Kotaku

“DeConnick and Ríos fill this comic with mystery, adventure and uncertainty.”
-Doug Zawisza, Comic Book Resources

“Pretty Deadly #1 is a fantastic debut issue by creators who are working in perfect tandem to tell one of the tightest stories I have seen in a #1 issue in a long time.”
-Aaron Long, Comicosity

“The art team displays a terrific level of experimentation. Bellaire blends sensible, real world colors with bubblegum highlights; a freshly fired pistol trails soft, pink smoke, a captivating tale comes to live in vivid shades of orange and yellow, and the trail of a bullet leaves a purple streak against the cold blue of a twilight sky.”
-Zach Wilkerson, Multiversity Comics

“From the first couple of pages all the way to the end […], DeConnick and Ríos have managed to create a world that is so captivating and painfully beautiful that it’s impossible to tear yourself away from it.”
-Toribee, Comics: The Gathering

“Pretty Deadly is not meant to be rapidly devoured. It is meant to be savored, allowing time to ruminate upon the symbolism, stare at the deluge of lines and color, and be swallowed by the depth of each character’s stare.”
-Vanessa Gabriel, Newsarama

PRETTY DEADLY #1 may still be on sale at your local retailer while supplies last. In addition, PRETTY DEADLY #1 is available digitally on the Image website (imagecomics.com) and the official Image Comics iOS app, as well as on Comixology on the web (comixology.com), iOS, and Android. The second printing of PRETTY DEADLY #1 will be in stores on 11/27 and can be pre-ordered now using Diamond Code SEP138208. PRETTY DEADLY #2 releases on 11/27 and can be pre-ordered now with Diamond Code SEP130627.