The debut of a new title from Robert Kirkman’s Image Comics imprint Skybound is always a highly-anticipated event in the comics market, and GHOSTED was no exception. The first issue of the ghost-heist caper by Joshua Williamson (MASKS AND MOBSTERS) and Goran Sudzuka (Y: The Last Man) has sold out and will receive a second printing. The reprint of GHOSTED […]
(Hollywood, CA-July 15, 2013) Image Comics’ hit comic book TODD, THE UGLIEST KID ON EARTH is the latest addition to the stable of geek animation god Titmouse, Inc. An adaptation of the monthly comic book series critics have called “the highest quality black comedy available today” is being developed with veteran comedy producers Krysia Plonka and Tracey Baird of Thank […]
By Staff Reports The Image Comics programming for Comic-Con International have been announced! Six panels, ranging from an Eisner-nominated creative team’s conversation to star-packed discussions of genre and what’s next for Image Comics, will take place over the four-day convention taking place from July 18 through July 21. The first Image Comics panel of the convention is A Conversation with […]
Review by Christopher Guzman-Pastrami Nation Writer: Joe Casey Artist: David Messina Publisher: Image Comics (www.imagecomics.com) The Bounce Book Two continues to please. Joe Casey and David Messina continue to bring the intrigue of their anti-hero Jasper Jenkins as more is revealed in another great issue. More is revealed about our building bouncing hero as we take a deeper look into […]
Review by Chris Guzman-Pastrami Nation Writer: Joe Casey Artist: David Messina Publisher: Image Comics (www.imagecomics.com) A whole new vibe is bubbling from the underground. Our drug fueled super hero is bouncing from one reality to the next in the new series brought to light by Image Comics, The Bounce. Seasoned veterans Joe Casey (Ben 10, Uncanny X-Men, Adventures of Superman) […]
By Staff Reports (California)– Its collections are the country’s best-selling graphic novels, it has been adapted into the top-rated television series in basic cable history, its 100th issue sold more copies than any other comic book in the 21st century, and now THE WALKING DEAD is breaking new ground by becoming Image Comics’ and Skybound’s first Spanish-language publication. A Spanish […]
By Staff Reports The first issue of Joe Casey’s and David Messina’s new series THE BOUNCE has sold out the same week of its release and will receive a second printing, to be in stores on June 26. THE BOUNCE is a comic about a new kind of superhero, infused with a psychedelic sensibility and definite sense of fun. “All […]
Ready for another Image Comics sell out? Ten Grand #1, the debut title from the new Joe’s Comics line at Image Comics, has sold out. The book, a dark, trippy tale that will be reviewed here at Pastrami Nation this week, is the newest book from J. Michael Straczynski with art by comic book horror master Ben Templesmith. Check out […]
C2E2 is underway in Chicago, and on Saturday, April 27, attendees of the PETER PANZERFAUST panel (at 3:15 pm in room W470b) will be the exclusive audience of a three-minute teaser for the PETER PANZERFAUST animated comic. The teaser for the motion comic, which is produced by Adjacent Productions and Quality Transmedia, will not be shown elsewhere. But that’s not […]
Check out the press release for Greg Rucka and Michael Lark’s Lazarus below, and check out a four page preview after the jump! LAZARUS, the upcoming Image Comics series by the Eisner Award-winning creative team of Greg Rucka (Whiteout, Queen and Country, Gotham Central, Wonder Woman) and Michael Lark (Daredevil, Gotham Central, Scene of the Crime) is set in a […]
Another Image Comics sell out! East of West #1, the new book from Jonathan Hickman (The Nightly News) and Nick Dragotta, has sold out on the day of its release. Image Comics sent out this press release, letting us know that a second print is on its way. So, get the first printing while you can! EAST OF WEST #1, […]
Review by Nolan P. Smith-Pastrami Nation Writer: Frank J. Barbiere Artist: Chris Mooneyham Publisher: Image Comics Once in a while, a comic comes out that just blows you away. It happened almost a year ago with the now classic Saga #1, it happened with The Strange Talent of Luther Strode, and now, for 2013, it has happened with Five Ghosts: […]
Another Image Comics hit is here! Image Comics announced today that the first issue of Five Ghosts: The Haunting of Fabian Gray has sold out, the very same day that it hit the shelf. Check out the press release below, as well as the second printing cover shown above, which looks incredible. In an astonishing debut, the first issue of […]
Review by Nolan P. Smith-Pastrami Nation Writer: Brian K. Vaughn Artist: Fiona Staples Publisher: Image Comics FOR MATURE READERS In case you haven’t jumped aboard yet (why wouldn’t you???), Saga is Image Comic’s space faring epic about a forbidden love that springs forth a new life, and all the craziness in between. In the last issue, it ended on a […]
Written by Jimmie Robinson Art by Jimmie Robinson Published by: Image Comics Website: www.imagecomics.com By Nolan Patrick Smith High school can be tough enough on a teen. Those awkward years that go in to trying to obtain that almighty diploma and get the heck out as soon as possible are years we all remember, and maybe shutter at. But what […]
Straczynski and Templesmith on a book? YES! Joe’s Comics, J. Michael Straczynski’s (Babylon 5, Midnight Nation) comic imprint is back with a vengeance this May with Ten Grand, which teams the famed writer with one of my favorite artists, Ben Templesmith (30 Days of Night, Fell). For me, this is turning into a dream book: I’ve always been a huge […]
It’s this weekend! The Emerald City Comicon takes place this weekend in Seattle, are you ready? If you are attending, then take note of the creator signings Image Comics will have on hand. Signings include Ryan Ottley (Invincible), Darick Robertson (Happy!), Blair Butler (Heart), Jim Zub (Skullkickers), Scotty Snyder (Severed), Fiona Staples (Saga) and more. Check out the official schedule […]
Review by Nolan P. Smith Writer: Brian K. Vaughn Artist: Fiona Staples Publisher: Image Comics Website: www.imagecomics.com As the poet Robert Frost once said, “nothing gold can stay.” A truer statement couldn’t be said, especially when looking at Saga #10, by Brian K. Vaughn and Fiona Staples. The tension builds, the chess pieces are all in place: now, it’s time […]
Because one more adjective just isn’t enough. Image Comics announced today yet another Skullkickers “relaunch” with the All-New, Secret Skullkickers! Check out the cover above, as well as the regular “variant” cover below. I have to say, these covers keep getting better and better! Plus, the book is a hoot, so I think all the attention this book gets, it […]
Dreams have more meanings than we ever imagined. Check out the press release for The Dream Merchant, coming this May from Image Comics! From Nathan Edmondson (DANCER, THE ACTIVITY) and newcomer Konstantin Novosadov comes THE DREAM MERCHANT, a sci-fi series from Image Comics, about Winslow, a troubled mental patient in his late teens. Winslow suffers from a recurring dream that […]
This is the way the world ends… Fans of Jonathan Hickman’s S.H.I.E.L.D. have heard the infamous saying, and now here it is. East of West, a new ongoing title from Image Comics from Hickman and longtime collaborator Nick Dragotta. Now, many know Hickman from his epic days with Marvel, with titles like Fantastic Four, FF and his current run on […]
Review by Nolan P. Smith Writer: Andy Diggle Artist: Jock Publisher: Image Comics Website: www.imagecomics.com It’s a pretty typical occurrence: finding someone’s cell phone. The temptation to keep it is there, as is the thrill of looking through the lens of someone’s private life. But what if you find something that you can’t take back? Something that changes your life […]
What happens in Vegas stays in Vegas…right? Jim McCann and Janet K. Lee, the team behind the acclaimed Return of the Dapper Men from Archaia, are back again with what is certain to be a hit, Lost Vegas from Image Comics. Check out the press release below, as well as the two regular covers for the first issue. EISNER AWARD-WINNING […]
Review by Nolan P. Smith Writer: Brian K. Vaughn Artist: Fiona Staples Publisher: Image Comics Website: www.imagecomics.com Saga has been, hands down, a runaway hit. From the first issue in early 2012, the book has showed originality at its finest. Brian K. Vaughn and Fiona Staples have created a book that continues to get better and deeper with each passing […]
Gotta love the homages. Image Comic’s zany, action busting series Skullkickers is back with another homage to the house of ideas. This time, the series gets mighty with a throwback to the God of Thunder. Awesomely well done, I gotta say I am loving this homages (Uncanny, Savage and now Mighty). Here’s the official word from Image: Berkeley, CA – […]
It’s a haunting good time! Image Comics sent out a press release today regarding a new miniseries hitting stores this March; Five Ghosts-The Haunting of Fabian Gray. Check out the press release, along with some art, below! FIVE GHOSTS, ONE VESSEL A treasure hunter is possessed in Image Comics’ new miniseries Frank J. Barbiere and Chris Mooneyham debuted the first […]
The legend lives on. The Legend of Luther Strode #1, the debut issue to the sequel of Image Comics smash hit The Strange Talent of Luther Strode, has officially sold out. This is no surprise, as the issue showed that there is a lot more stories to be told about the tragic masked man. Check out the press release below, […]