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Wednesday, December 23, 2009

THE ENTIRE IMAGE UNIVERSE UNITES IN MARCH'S IMAGE UNITED: INTERLUDE!

IMAGE UNITED: INTERLUDE to unite the larger Image universe in March 2010!

This March the effects of IMAGE UNITED go global with a glimpse of the crossover's impact on INVINCIBLE and many other Image Comics favorites in the one-shot event, IMAGE UNITED: INTERLUDE!

"As the scope of IMAGE UNITED became larger and larger, it was apparent we would really need to touch on what the rest of the Image universe is up to," IMAGE UNITED writer Robert Kirkman said. "The goal behind the mini-series is to create an even tighter Image universe than ever before, so not only do we get to see how this affects Image founder characters like SPAWN, YOUNGBLOOD and SAVAGE DRAGON, but we're bringing in INVINCIBLE, among many other surprises."

IMAGE UNITED: INTERLUDE picks up immediately after the cataclysmic events of IMAGE UNITED #3 as the entire world reels from the issue's devastation. INVINCIBLE leads the charge with a pantheon of Image's finest, illustrated by Ottley and the many other fan-favorite artists. The complete cast of characters and creators will be announced over the coming weeks.

IMAGE UNITED: INTERLUDE, a 32-page full-color comic book for $3.99, will be in-stores on March 31st, 2010.

Monday, December 21, 2009

IMAGE UNITED'S SECOND COMING RESULTS IN A PRE-RELEASE SELL OUT!

The Image Comics founder crossover completely sells out at a distribution-level two days prior to release!

IMAGE UNITED, the six-part crossover written by Robert Kirkman and featuring Image Founders Erik Larsen, Rob Liefeld, Todd McFarlane, Whilce Portacio, Marc Silvestri and Jim Valentino, makes its second coming to comic stands this Wednesday with a pre-release, distribution-level sell out!

"Considering the substantial overprint, we're quite pleased by how quickly IMAGE UNITED has sold out," Kirkman said. "The reception to the first issue was immense with its own sell out the day of release, but to hear it's happening a second time, two days before, makes everyone involved very happy. This crossover is a major labor of love, so we're very thankful for the support by both our fans and retail partners."

IMAGE UNITED is a six-part crossover encompassing the entire Image superhero universe and features each Image founder illustrating their own characters. Since its announcement, the crossover has garnered headlines from the New York Times, USAToday and other massive media outlets with its once-in-a-lifetime approach to the superhero crossover. Despite a significant overprint, the second issue completely sold out at a distribution-level two days before release. A new printing will be released in January with a new cover by Rob Liefeld.

IMAGE UNITED #2 2nd Printing, a 32-page full color comic book for $3.99, will be in stores January 20th, 2010.

Thursday, December 17, 2009

TURF

Jonathan Ross. Tommy Lee Edwards.

April 2010

Wednesday, December 16, 2009

IMAGE COMICS TELLS FRACTURED FABLES THIS FREE COMIC BOOK DAY!

FRACTURED FABLES, Image Comics' upcoming kids comics anthology, makes its debut this Free Comic Book Day!

This Free Comic Book Day some of the comic book industry's best and brightest use their talents to welcome the next generation of comic book readers with the kid friendly anthology, FRACTURED FABLES!

"FRACTURED FABLES is a primer to a larger anthology coming this summer with some of the biggest names in comics doing all-new, hilarious takes our most beloved fairy tales," Fractured Fables editor Jim Valentino said. "We're looking to introduce younger readers to the wider world of comics and believe Free Comic Book Day is a prime opportunity to give them their first look!"

FRACTURED FABLES features a cover by MADMAN ATOMIC COMICS creators Mike & Laura Allred and all-new new stories by Bryan Talbot, Doug TenNapel, Ted McKeever, Camilla d'Errico, Christian Ward, Alexander Grecian, Derek McCulloch and Anthony Peruzzo. This special FCBD offering will give both retailers and fans a small taste of the new hardcover anthology from Silverline Books due later in the year. These humorous intrpretations will delight any reader, regardless their age!

FRACTURED FABLES, a 36-page full color comic book, will be made available on Free Comic Book Day, May 1 2010.

Tuesday, December 15, 2009

CHEW KICKS OFF NEW STORY ARC WITH YET ANOTHER COMPLETE SELL OUT!

John Layman and Rob Guillory's CHEW begins its new story arc with total distribution-level sell out, despite significant overprint!

CHEW, the highly acclaimed new series by writer John Layman and artist Rob Guillory, has begun its second story arc, "International Flavor" with yet another complete distribution-level sell out!

"When CHEW was first announced, many people expressed skepticism as to the longevity of a series about an investigator who gets psychic impressions from the things he eats. With the release of CHEW #6, the first issue of its second story arc, "International Flavor," we prove that CHEW has legs beyond its initial arc. In fact, we're confident CHEW won't start sucking until at least issue #7. Pick one up next Wednesday, December 23, and find out for yourself!"

CHEW's star, Detective Tony Chu, is a cop with a secret. As a Cibopath, Detective Chu gets a psychic impression from whatever he eats. While it means he's a hell of a Detective if he can stomach the evidence, once his secret gets out the government makes plans for him, whether he likes it or not. CHEW blends horror, mystery and the strangest ability of them all in an ongoing series of horrific crimes solved in the most horrific way possible. While copies may still be available at your local comic book store, there are no plans to reprint the issue at this time.

CHEW #7 (OCT090413), a 32-page full color comic book for $2.99, will be in-stores December 23, 2009.

Tuesday, December 15, 2009

SAVAGE DRAGON BRINGS IN THE NEW YEAR WITH A NEW READER FRIENDLY COLLECTION AND A BATTLE BEYOND ALL THAT'S COME BEFORE!

Erik Larsen's uncompromising superhero series invites new readers with a collection and the series' most ground breaking issue yet!

SAVAGE DRAGON has recently made a much publicized return to the Chicago police force, seen the return of his greatest nemesis and in SAVAGE DRAGON #156 he can only pray to survive what may be his fiercest challenge yet: his own creator, Erik Larsen.

"I'm putting SAVAGE DRAGON through the ringer, this time out" Larsen said. "When it came down to executing that classic superhero cliché, the showdown with an evil twin, there was no way that I was going to do the expected--that's not the way I'm wired. Often I've heard about writer/artists doing issue-long fight scenes and it occurred to me that I've never actually done that. This was an opportunity to cut loose as I've never cut loose before and the end result is not only the most brutal comic I've ever illustrated but quite possibly the most shocking as well. I've often said that there is no status quo in SAVAGE DRAGON and that nothing and nobody is safe. For readers weened on superhero comics from other publishers this may seem like a foreign concept but SAVAGE DRAGON readers have experienced that for years. Those readers who came onboard when Dragon returned to the police force are in for the surprise of their lives. If you think you have a good idea of what's possible in a superhero book, think again. SAVAGE DRAGON #156 will make you a believer."

SAVAGE DRAGON: BACK IN BLUE collects the series' much publicized revamp featured in the Chicago Tribune, New York Times and Huffington Post, among others. Beginning with SAVAGE DRAGON's return to the Chicago police force, his run in with President Obama and the return of his greatest nemesis, Overlord, the collection presents the best possible jumping on point for any fan eager to try out the series.

January also sees SAVAGE DRAGON #156, the second part of the current "Dragon War" story line, featuring the long-anticipated final showdown between Savage Dragon and an otherworldly counterpart intent on taking over his identity. With this issue, Larsen looks to push the boundaries of what people think of when of a typical superhero fight, presenting something on a much bigger scale than the previous eighteen years worth of issues has ever portrayed.

SAVAGE DRAGON #156 (NOV090333), a 32-page full color comic book for $3.50, will be in-stores January 6, 2010. Additionally, SAVAGE DRAGON: BACK IN BLUE (NOV090357), a 144-page full color trade paperback for $14.99, will be in-stores January 20, 2010.

Monday, December 14, 2009

FAMED SPAWN AND HAUNT ILLUSTRATOR GREG CAPULLO COVERS THE CROSSOVER EVENT OF THE CENTURY, IMAGE UNITED!

Greg Capullo provides all-new cover to the Image founder crossover, Image United!

IMAGE UNITED's second issue will welcome HAUNT and SPAWN artist Greg Capullo to the fold as he joins the Image founders with a one-time variant cover featuring the entire cast up against the series' dreaded villain, Omega Spawn!

"When it came time to choose an artist for our next guest variant, Greg Capullo was the first guy who came to mind," Image Comics Publisher Eric Stephenson said. "From his early days following Todd on SPAWN to his creator-owned series CREECH and his work on HAUNT, Greg has become nearly as synonymous with Image Comics as any of the founders. Besides that, he's also a phenomenal cover artist in his own right. We're thrilled to have him on board."

Greg Capullo's cover features the heroes of IMAGE UNITED combating the series' big bad, Omega Spawn, as reflected in the miniseries' shocking opener. Retailers can order as many copies of the color version as they wish, but there will also be a limited edition 1:100 version of the cover in pristine black and white, available to qualifying accounts.

IMAGE UNITED #2, a 32-page full color comic book for $3.99, will be in-stores December 23 2009. Both Capullo covers, including the full color (OCT098185) and 1:100 black and white (OCT098186), have a Final Order Cutoff of December 17th 2009.

Thursday, December 10, 2009

CEREBUS MAKES HIS LONG-AWAITED RETURN TO TODD MCFARLANE'S SPAWN!

Classic SPAWN and CEREBUS crossover returns to print after over fifteen years!

After over fifteen years, Todd McFarlane and Dave Sim's highly acclaimed collaboration in SPAWN #10 guest-starring CEREBUS returns to print in the upcoming SPAWN ORIGINS COLLECTION: DELUXE EDITION VOL. 1 HC!

"It hasn't been reprinted since it first came out," SPAWN #10 writer and CEREBUS creator Dave Sim said. "I'm very glad that's all over with after 14 years. Todd sent me black and white scans of Spawn 10 which will be published in a Cerebus Miscellany volume someday and, hopefully, Spawn 10 will be included in any and all future collections if the Toddmiester decides to make that official McFarlane policy."

The SPAWN ORIGINS COLLECTION: DELUXE EDITION VOL. 1 HC features the artwork of Todd McFarlane, which laid the groundwork for the most successful independent comic book ever published. This limited edition hardcover includes classic SPAWN stories written by Sim, Alan Moore, Frank Miller, Grant Morrison and McFarlane himself in one massive slipcase collection. It will mark the first time Sim and McFarlane's collaboration has seen print since it first appeared in 1994.

SPAWN ORIGINS COLLECTION: DELUXE EDITION VOL. 1 HC (SEP090283), a 620-page full-color hardcover for $100 will be in-stores soon. A signed and numbered edition (SEP090284) will also be available for $150. Cerebus is ™ and © 2009 Dave Sim.

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