The latest news on upcoming Image titles and events http://www.imagecomics.com/news.php Barely a week after release, artist Jamie McKelive and writer Kieron Gillen's music-fueled PHONOGRAM 2: THE SINGLES CLUB #1 has sold out at a distribution-level with a second printing on the way. "Clearly, we're overjoyed," Gillen said. "When you do a book as personal and warped as PHONOGRAM, you're always slightly worried that no-one else will care. To have it come out, review phenomenally and actually sell out in a week... well, short of Kenickie reforming or Jamie getting a magical... PHONOGRAM 2 #1 sells out, second printing on the way! Thursday, December 18, 2008 http://www.imagecomics.com/news.php#7883 Yesterday morning USAToday's Pop Candy blog finally revealed the Barack Obama variant to Erik Larsen's SAVAGE DRAGON #145, coinciding with his first comic book appearance as President. "I had always intended to follow up Dragon's previous presidential campaign with his own endorsement, but I never anticipated how much heat it would generate," Larsen said. "When Barack appeared on the incentive cover of SAVAGE DRAGON #137 as a candidate it led to the book going through numerous printin... February's SAVAGE DRAGON #145 to feature Obama's first comic book appearance as President, variant cover. Wednesday, December 17, 2008 http://www.imagecomics.com/news.php#7880 Top Cow Productions, Inc. announced today that fans who have been clamoring for the return of the Hunter-Killer series and anticipating more Cyberforce will finally get their wish when the publisher launches Cyberforce/Hunter-Killer, a monster crossover limited series set to debut in July. Eisner-nominated writer Mark Waid (The Amazing Spider-Man, Kingdom Come), who co-created Hunter-Killer with Top Cow founder and CEO Marc Silvestri in 2005, will pen the story. Providing art will be ... Summer limited series to combine two of Top Cow's biggest team franchises! Wednesday, December 17, 2008 http://www.imagecomics.com/news.php#7877 Comic artist Todd McFarlane dropped by X-Play to show off some of his amazing videogame action figures. He also stuck around and drew a custom piece of art featuring his character Spawn at a holiday teddy bear picnic that has gone horribly wrong. X-Play is auctioning off this cool artwork to benefit Child's Play, a community based game industry charity that works to make children's lives better through toys and games. Their network includes 40 hospitals worldwide. All proceeds from ... Bid on an original drawing by comic and toy legend Todd McFarlane! All proceeds from the auction go to the Child's Play charity! Wednesday, December 17, 2008 http://www.imagecomics.com/news.php#7875 On Free Comic Book Day 2009, fans will get an unprecedented chance to jump on board one of comics' most legendary superhero series as Image Comics and creator Erik Larsen give away an entire issue of SAVAGE DRAGON! "For Free Comic Book Day I wanted to give readers an exciting stand alone issue that would give them an idea of what I'm doing with the book after February's relaunch in #145," Larsen said. "It's a great introductory issue for new readers and it features the start of someth... Erik Larsen's seminal creation comes for free on Free Comic Book Day 2009! Friday, December 12, 2008 http://www.imagecomics.com/news.php#7841 Image Comics’ Shadowline is proud to announce two of their newest and most diverse debuts, SAVAGE and I HATE GALLANT GIRL, have completely sold-out at a distribution level. "Shadowline's steadfast commitment to diversity is what drives the entire imprint," Shadowline Publisher Jim Valentino said. "Having two completely different titles reach a similar success simultaneously is a very important occasion for us and one we hope drives readers to future issues of these wonderful bo... Shadowline reports sell outs of debut books, SAVAGE and I HATE GALLANT GIRL! Thursday, December 11, 2008 http://www.imagecomics.com/news.php#7834 Top Cow Productions, Inc. announced today it will maintain a $2.99 price point for its regular-sized comic books throughout 2009, despite the recent move of other publishers to raise the cost of some of their books to $3.99. “We looked around and saw cover prices creeping up and up all around us,” noticed Top Cow Publisher Filip Sablik. “It seems wrong to raise your prices on customers during these tough economic times. Once we knew we were going to hold the line on ... While other publishers increase the cover price of some of their books to $3.99, Top Cow will remain at $2.99! Monday, December 8, 2008 http://www.imagecomics.com/news.php#7792 Image Comics Shadowline continues the acclaimed TED MCKEEVER LIBRARY SERIES this February with McKeever's industrial apocalypse, METROPOL! "The continuing success of the TED MCKEEVER LIBRARY is easily one of Shadowline's proudest moments," Shadowline Publisher Jim Valentino said. "Having METROPOL join the definitive editions of TRANSIT and EDDY CURRENT is something long overdue. In fact, with Ted's large body of work both behind and before him, we're looking forward to continuing the ... Ted McKeever Library continues with the complete modern apocalyptic epic, METROPOL! Thursday, December 4, 2008 http://www.imagecomics.com/news.php#7787