Image Comics Solicitations for September 2017

ANGELIC #1
STORY: SIMON SPURRIER
ART / COVER: CASPAR WIJNGAARD
SEPTEMBER 20 / 32 PAGES / FC / T / $3.99
NEW ONGOING SERIES PREMIERE!
WINGED MONKEYS! TECHNO-DOLPHINS! QUANTUM ALLEYCATS!
Humanity’s long gone. Its memory lingers only as misunderstood rituals among mankind’s leftovers: the genetically modified animals they used and abused for eons. But for one young flying monkey, QORA, the routines are unbearable. All she wants is to explore. Instead she’s expected to settle down, to become a mother…to lose her wings.
Eisner nominee SIMON SPURRIER (The Spire, CRY HAVOC, X-Men Legacy) and rising-star CASPAR WIJNGAARD (LIMBO, Dark Souls, Assassin’s Creed) present your new bittersweet adventure obsession: teenage rebellion and animal antics amidst the ruins of civilization!
Think WALL-E by way of Watership Down. Fly, my pretties!

Forgot to do this for a good while so here we go again

SCALES & SCOUNDRELS #1
STORY: SEBASTIAN GIRNER
ART / COVER: GALAAD
SEPTEMBER 6 / 32 PAGES / FC / E / $3.99
NEW SERIES
It’s hard to make an honest living in a land brimming with magic and mystery, and treasure hunter Luvander is tired of being a penniless adventurer. Ever in search of gold and glory, she sets off for a fabled dungeon, “the Dragon’s Maw,” an ancient labyrinth, at the bottom of which slumbers endless wealth…or certain doom! But what starts out as a road to riches becomes the first step on an epic journey to destiny, for Luvander holds a secret in her heart that will shatter the chains of fate and bring light to a world encroached upon by an ancient darkness.
Writer SEBASTIAN GIRNER (SHIRTLESS BEAR-FIGHTER!) and artist GALAAD are proud to present SCALES & SCOUNDRELS, a colorful and exciting new monthly fantasy adventure from Image Comics, for scoundrels of all ages!

GASOLINA #1
STORY: SEAN MACKIEWICZ
ART / COVER: NIKO WALTER & MAT LOPES
SEPTEMBER 20 / 40 PAGES / FC / M / $3.99
NEW SERIES
Fugitives. Rebels. Newlyweds. In their journey south from El Norte, Amalia and Randy have played many roles in order to survive. Now, they must become unlikely leaders in the fight against a new cartel who uses inhuman tactics to ignite the most monstrous war Mexico—and the world—has ever seen.
Everything burns in this new series from SEAN MACKIEWICZ and NIKO WALTER, where love and devotion can only be measured in fire and blood.

THE REALM #1
STORY: SETH M. PECK
ART / COVER A: JEREMY HAUN & NICK FILARDI
COVER B: TONY MOORE
SEPTEMBER 13 / 32 PAGES / FC / M / $3.99
NEW SERIES!
Fifteen years ago, our world was overrun by creatures of myth; orcs, dragons, and other nameless horrors threw the entire planet into total chaos. Today, the shattered remnants of civilization must fight just to survive in a deadly new era of violence and mayhem. While a powerful sorcerer marshals his forces, a group of warriors embark on a journey to reclaim our world from the growing darkness.
An all new post-apocalyptic high-fantasy adventure series from co-creators SETH M. PECK (X-Men) and JEREMY HAUN (THE BEAUTY) featuring colors by NICK FILARDI and letters by THOMAS MAUER.

RETCON #1
STORY: MATT NIXON
ART / COVER: TOBY CYPRESS
SEPTEMBER 13 / 24 PAGES / FC / M / $3.99
NEW ONGOING SERIES! “TPTB,” Part One
The reboot of a comic book miniseries that has never existed begins with an all-new, all-different issue #1! Time to travel back and jump in on this comic while it was new!

KINGSMAN: THE RED DIAMOND #1 (OF 6) – GEM OF THE MONTH
STORY: ROB WILLIAMS
ART / COVER A: SIMON FRASER
COVER B (INK VARIANT): SIMON FRASER
COVER C: DAVE GIBBONS
COVER D: ROB DOYLE
COVER E: FRANK QUITELY
COVER F: BLANK
SEPTEMBER 6 / 32 PAGES / FC / M / $3.99
Kingsman: The Golden Circle (starring Channing Tatum and Colin Firth)is in cinemas in September, and we’re launching the sequel to the hit comic book series by MARK MILLAR and DAVE GIBBONS with KINGSMAN: THE RED DIAMOND. Working-class super-spy Eggsy follows in his mentor’s footsteps but is still rough around the edges for a Kingsman agent. Rejected by his high school crush and hot on the heels of a rescue mission to save Prince Phillip, he embarks on an international terror plot in a story that starts where James Bond draws the line. ROB WILLIAMS (Suicide Squad, Action Comics) and SIMON FRASER take the helm for this stunning six-issue miniseries.

MILLARWORLD ANNUAL 2017
STORY: WILLIAM MCLAREN, EMMA SAYLE, STEVE LAWRENCE, MARTIN RENARD, STEPHANIE COOKE, SIMON JAMES
ART: ROBERT CAREY, LUANA VECCHIO, JAKE ELPHICK, ALEX AGUILAR, MARCELO SALAZA, EDGY ZIANE
COVER: ROB DOYLE
SEPTEMBER 20 / 32 PAGES / FC / M / $2.99
The MILLARWORLD ANNUAL is back! After an international hunt for the world’s best new comic book talent, a fresh crop of creators are taking on MARK MILLAR’S hit characters. With stories from HUCK to SUPERIOR, EMPRESS to NEMESIS, the second ANNUAL is an instant collector’s item.

isn't this a millar property published by icon

Trying to promote #1 with a meme instead of telling the customer what is this comic sure is a bold strategy.

RAT QUEENS SPECIAL: ORC DAVE #1 (ONE-SHOT)
STORY: KURTIS J. WIEBE
ART: MAX DUNBAR & TAMRA BONVILLAIN
COVER: FIONA STAPLES
September 27 / 32 PAGES / FC / M / $3.99
Orc Dave and the Ballad of Birds
Long before Palisade and the Four Daves, Orc Dave enjoyed a secluded life with his father in the mystical Green Wilds. There are vile, evil monsters that stalk their land, but something worse has just arrived: the Rat Queens.

BIRTHRIGHT #26
STORY: JOSHUA WILLIAMSON
ART/COVER: ANDREI BRESSAN & ADRIANO LUCAS
SEPTEMBER 13 / 32 PAGES / FC / T+ / $3.99
NEW STORY ARC
Mikey Rhodes battled his way back to Earth, only to lose his family because of his service to the God King Lore. Now, the exorcism of Mikey Rhodes begins!

The rights always belonged to Millar so he can publish the sequel wherever he wants.

BITCH PLANET: TRIPLE FEATURE #4
STORY: MARC DESCHAMPS, SARA WOOLLEY & VITA AYALA
ART: MINDY LEE, SARA WOOLLEY & ROSSI GIFFORD
COVER: VALENTINE DE LANDRO
SEPTEMBER 20 / 32 PAGES / FC / M / $3.99
DeCONNICK & DE LANDRO PRESENT: THE TRIPLE FEATURE!
A badass bevy of killer creatives storm the stage…!
This month’s issue takes on sports culture, cosmetic surgery, and censorship…plus your regularly scheduled backmatter.
100% Grade-A satire. Ground to the bone.

BLACK MAGICK #8
STORY: GREG RUCKA
ART / COVER A: NICOLA SCOTT
COVER B: JENNY FRISON
SEPTEMBER 27 / 32 PAGES / FC / M / $3.99
“AWAKENINGS II,” Part Two
Samhain approaches. Rowan and Morgan get a break on their case, while Alex pursues an investigation all her own. The Hammer identifies Rowan and considers how to deal with the threat she poses.

BLACK SCIENCE #31
STORY: RICK REMENDER
ART / COVER: MATTEO SCALERA & MORENO DINISIO
COVER B: KAARE KYLE ANDREWS
SEPTEMBER 6 / 32 PAGES / FC / M / $3.99
“EXTINCTION IS THE RULE,” Part One (of Four)
NEW STORY ARC!
Reunited in the face of incalculable chaos, our Dimensionauts dive back into a one-way mission to the center of all existence. It’s time for scientific anarchy to save the day, or spell doom for all creation. One of those.

CROSSWIND #4
STORY: GAIL SIMONE
ART / COVER: CAT STAGGS
SEPTEMBER 27 / 32 PAGES / FC / M / $3.99
“FIRST THERE IS A MOUNTAIN”
Hitman Cason Bennett and housewife Juniper Blue have somehow switched souls, and now those closest to them are beginning to smell a rat. Friends, family, and lovers are closing in, to say nothing of the vicious psychopath who may have deduced their secret and is howling for their blood!

>synergy

I had hoped Image was immune to this

CURSE WORDS #8
STORY: CHARLES SOULE
ART / COVER A: RYAN BROWNE
COVER B: JAMES HARREN
SEPTEMBER 13 / 32 PAGES / FC / M / $3.99
“EXPLOSIONTOWN,” Part Three
Wizord continues his clever plot to destroy the evil demon Sizzajee, which Sizzajee doesn’t even realize because he’s working on his clever plot to destroy Wizord. Meanwhile, Ruby Stitch and Margaret visit possibly the most magical place on earth. It’s a tour de force of wizardly wit and wisdom!

DESCENDER #24
STORY: JEFF LEMIRE
ART / COVER: DUSTIN NGUYEN
COVER B (INTERLOCKING VARIANT): LEMIRE & NGUYEN
SEPTEMBER 13 / 24 PAGES / FC / T / $3.99
“RISE OF THE ROBOTS,” Part Three
The fall’s big DESCENDER event continues in the strangest and most shocking issue of DESCENDER yet, as the fate of the fan-favorite robot, DRILLER is finally revealed! Stranded on the planet Woch, Driller meets an old nomad called Mizerd. But he soon realizes that Driller may be a real killer and Mizerd is a real wizard!
Magic comes to DESCENDER, and the universe will never be the same!

I'll probably be checking out the first two. Comics are begging for a good ongoing fantasy since Fables ended. Rose sucks, Godshaper's a mini series, and all the D&D ones are bland as fuck.

Are Fantasy books the new Imagine hotness after Monstress was a success? I feel like I see more of these each month (like how there were a handful of sci-fi books pop up after Saga and Black Science)

THE DIVIDED STATES OF HYSTERIA #4
STORY / ART / COVER: HOWARD CHAYKIN
SEPTEMBER 13 / 32 PAGES / FC / M / $3.99
Frank Villa, the most hated man in America, takes his first baby steps toward a kind of redemption, leading his quartet of killers, leaving a trail of bloody murder in their wake—mayhem barely noticed and nearly lost in the escalating violence that is their America.

THE DYING AND THE DEAD #8
STORY: JONATHAN HICKMAN
ART / COVER: RYAN BODENHEIM
SEPTEMBER 27 / 32 PAGES / FC / T+ / $3.99
“THE LOST MOUNTAIN”
One last mountain to climb for the Colonel and his men.

Yeah, Image seems to go by waves.

EAST OF WEST #35
STORY: JONATHAN HICKMAN
ART / COVER: NICK DRAGOTTA
SEPTEMBER 20 / 32 PAGES / FC / T+ / $3.99
“THINGS FATHERS DO WITH THEIR SONS”
We catch up with Death and Babylon.

hickman has been releasing surprisingly consistent as of lately

ELSEWHERE #2
STORY: JAY FAERBER
ART / COVER A: SUMEYYE KESGIN & RON RILEY
COVER B: YILDIRAY CINAR
SEPTEMBER 6 / 32 PAGES / FC / T / $3.99
Amelia Earhart’s adventures in a strange realm continue! All she wants to do is return home—but first she must escape from a warlord’s impenetrable fortress and find her missing navigator.

ETERNAL EMPIRE #5
STORY: SARAH VAUGHN & JONATHAN LUNA
ART / COVER: JONATHAN LUNA
SEPTEMBER 27 / 32 PAGES / FC / T+ / $3.99
END OF STORY ARC
Rion and Tair risk their lives to save a group of workers in Imperial-occupied land.

GENERATION GONE #3
STORY: ALEŠ KOT & ANDRÉ LIMA ARAÚJO
ART / COVER: ANDRÉ LIMA ARAÚJO & CHRIS O’HALLORAN
SEPTEMBER 20 / 24 PAGES / FC / M / $ 2.99
Breaking point.

GENIUS: CARTEL #2 (OF 5)
STORY: ADAM FREEMAN & MARC BERNARDIN
ART/COVER: ROSI KAMPE
SEPTEMBER 13 / 32 PAGES / FC / M / $3.99
After chafing at the rigid rules of the Madrasa Institute, a government school for wayward prodigies, and losing her only friend, Destiny agrees to spearhead a mission south of the border. Her target: the Mexican drug cartels. But, given that the greatest military mind of her generation is no one’s pawn, what is she REALLY after? And who’ll risk death by getting in her way?
From writers MARC BERNARDIN and ADAM FREEMAN (Castle Rock, Alphas, X-Men Origins: Nightcrawler, The Authority, The Highwaymen) and rising-star artist ROSI KAMPE comes a sequel that promises to set Destiny’s world—and ours—ablaze.

GLITTERBOMB: THE FAME GAME #1
STORY: JIM ZUB
ART: DJIBRIL MORISSETTE-PHAN & K. MICHAEL RUSSELL
COVER A: DJIBRIL MORISSETTE-PHAN
COVER B: REBECA PUEBLA
SEPTEMBER 20 / 40 PAGES / FC / M / $3.99
Kaydon Klay wants to be famous. She wants it more than anything else she’s ever known. The dream is hers for the taking, and all she has to do is embrace the national tragedy that’s put her in the spotlight…
Fan-favorite writer JIM ZUB (WAYWARD, Uncanny Avengers) and artist DJIBRIL MORISSETTE-PHAN (All-New Wolverine, Ultimates) continue their twisted exploration of fame and failure.
The entertainment industry feeds on our insecurities, desires, and fears. You can’t toy with those kinds of primal emotions without them biting back.

GHOST STATION ZERO #2 (of 4)
STORY: ANTONY JOHNSTON
ART / COVER A: SHARI CHANKHAMMA
COVER B: MEGAN LEVENS
SEPTEMBER 13 / 32 PAGES / FC / T+ / $3.99
On the trail of the Ghost Stations high in the Swiss Alps, Baboushka has found a lead…but will it be the death of her? What betrayal lies in wait deep inside the mountains? And can a snowmobile really outrun an avalanche?!

GRRL SCOUTS: MAGIC SOCKS #5 (OF 6)
STORY / ART / COVER A: JIM MAHFOOD
COVER: B: ELIZA IVANOVA
SEPTEMBER 20 / 32 PAGES / FC / M / $3.99
Gwen and Rita wage total war against Josie and her obnoxious gang. Daphne sells her soul for one last shot at redemption. This ish is stuffed to the gills with an action-packed story, bonus art, soundtrack, and sketchbook. Plus, a variant cover by Pixar superstar artist ELIZA IVANOVA!

THE HARD PLACE #2 (of 5)
STORY: DOUG WAGNER
ART & COVER B: NIC RUMMEL
COLOR: CHARLIE KIRCHOFF
COVER A: BRIAN STELFREEZE
COVER C – INCENTIVE COVER (1/20): BRIAN STELFREEZE
SEPTEMBER 27 / 32 PAGES / FC / M / $3.99
Zebra and Monkey, the psychopathic idiot bank robbers, have attracted both the cops and the media to the scene of their poorly planned heist. As the local news stations broadcast their getaway, Maksim Sidorov, the most ruthless crime boss in all of Detroit, sees that his daughter is apparently being held hostage by his former wheelman, AJ Gurney.
With a foot on the accelerator, the noose around AJ’s neck is only getting tighter…

Finally a new issue.

oh boy more kot.

HEAD LOPPER #7
STORY / ART / COVER A: ANDREW MacLEAN
COVER B: RYAN OTTLEY with NATHAN FAIRBAIRN
COLORS: JORDIE BELLAIRE
SEPTEMBER 20/ 56 PAGES / FC / T+ / $5.99
“DEEPER INTO THE STRANGE”
The fellowship splits once more. Two parallel adventures emerge holding but one theme in common: keen wits prevail where keen blades will not. Nothing could have prepared our heroes for what they face next. Will they keep their heads and hearts? Or will they fall DEEPER INTO THE STRANGE?

This is good shit as well.

HORIZON #14
STORY: BRANDON THOMAS
ART: JUAN GEDEON & MIKE SPICER
COVER: JASON HOWARD
SEPTEMBER 20 / 32 PAGES / FC / M / $3.99
The great Valian train robbery commences! But like all of Commander Zhia Malen’s plans, there is more than meets the eye.

IMAGE+ #1
AUGUST 30 / 80 PAGES / FC / $1.99
Volume two of the Diamond Gem Award-winning comics magazine IMAGE+ begins now! Fans have been eagerly awaiting the return of SCOTT SNYDER & JOCK’s smash-hit horror series WYTCHES ever since the first season ended on a brutal cliffhanger. Now, they’re back with a taste of the upcoming second season of the series by serializing what happens next in IMAGE+! Read WYTCHES: THE BAD EGG to find out how Sailor made it to safety and just what she has been doing since she escaped! Her future can be found exclusively in IMAGE+, including an extra-sized first chapter this issue!
In addition to the return of WYTCHES, IMAGE+ is now a hefty 80 PAGES at no additional cost, meaning more room for longer, more fascinating interviews, exciting previews, and in-depth features on comics, creators, cosplay, conventions, and comics culture. IMAGE+ remains your number one source for news and information about Image Comics, and now’s the perfect time to get in on the ground floor. Even better yet, beginning with this issue, IMAGE+ will once again be available for the low, low price of FREE for anyone already purchasing a copy of Diamond’s Previews

INVINCIBLE #140
STORY: ROBERT KIRKMAN
ART/COVER: RYAN OTTLEY & NATHAN FAIRBAIRN
SEPTEMBER 20 / 24 PAGES / FC / M / $2.99
“THE END OF ALL THINGS,” Part 8 (of 12)
Thragg has done the unthinkable, again, and pushed Mark to his breaking point. Wait…there are FOUR more issues after this one? How?!

KILL OR BE KILLED #12
STORY: ED BRUBAKER
ART: SEAN PHILLIPS & ELIZABETH BREITWEISER
COVER: SEAN PHILLIPS
SEPTEMBER 13 / 40 PAGES/ FC/ M/ $3.99
It’s Dylan vs. the Russians, with the whole city caught in between! Things continue to heat up in BRUBAKER and PHILLIPS’ multiple Eisner-nominated hit!

KILL THE MINOTAUR #4
STORY: CHRIS PASETTO & CHRISTIAN CANTAMESSA
ART / COVER: LUKAS KETNER & JEAN-FRANCOIS BEAULIEU
SEPTEMBER 20 / 40 PAGES/ FC / M / $3.99
The origin of the minotaur is revealed, but what other secrets does Princess Ariadne possess? Each issue contains 30 pages of story!

what about Autumnlands, Seven to Eternity or Monstress?

LAZARUS: X+66 #3 (OF 6)
STORY: GREG RUCKA & NEAL BAILEY
ART: JUSTIN GREENWOOD
COVER: MICHAEL LARK
SEPTEMBER 27 / 40 PAGES / FC / M / $3.99
San Francisco is the jewel in the Carlyle crown, a city of Serfs, comfort, and privilege. It’s where Joe and Bobbie Barrett now make their home. But a gilded cage is a cage all the same, and now Joe and Bobbie must decide what they will do to be Free. Drawn by JUSTIN GREENWOOD (THE FUSE, Stumptown).

That is without a doubt one of the most clusterfuckingly retarded covers I have ever seen.

They've been headed from sci-fi to Fantasy since before Monstress I think.

MAGE: THE HERO DENIED #2 (OF 15)
STORY / ART / COVER: MATT WAGNER
SEPTEMBER 13 / 32 pages / FC / T+ / $3.99
Legendary creator MATT WAGNER continues the hotly anticipated third and final volume of his epic fantasy trilogy with MAGE: THE HERO DENIED. Years after readers last saw him, everyman hero Kevin Matchstick has all but abandoned his role as the reincarnated Pendragon, wielder of the mystical weapon Excalibur. But when dark forces reunite to threaten those he loves, he finds he must once again unleash the ancient power that he alone can command. Yet drawing Excalibur brings additional risks by further exposing him to his gathering enemies. Can Kevin stave off the supernatural dangers that pursue him…or will it cost him everything he holds dear?
MAGE: THE HERO DENIED is a 15-issue limited series climaxing in a double-sized finale. The new series skips a scheduled release next month in order to make way for the second of two volumes that newly repackage the classic first book of the MAGE trilogy, THE HERO DISCOVERED. THE HERO DENIED will continue with issue three in November.
Considered by many to be creator MATT WAGNER’s masterpiece, MAGE has been a perennial favorite with old and new readers alike for nearly three decades.

>most clusterfuckingly retarded covers
so are most of Spurriers stories

MANIFEST DESTINY #31
STORY: CHRIS DINGESS
ART/COVER: MATTHEW ROBERTS, TONY AKINS, & OWEN GIENI
SEPTEMBER 20 / 32 PAGES / FC / M / $3.99
NEW STORY ARC
Meriwether Lewis has slayed monsters in the pursuit of taming the wilds of America. Now, if he ever hopes to reach the Pacific coast, he must learn an important lesson: Don’t listen to the voices in your head.

>of 15

OH DAMN.

MOONSTRUCK #3
STORY: GRACE ELLIS
ART/COVER: SHAE BEAGLE, KATE LETH
COLOR: CAITLIN QUIRK
LETTERS: CLAYTON COWLES
SEPTEMBER 20 / 32 PAGES / FC / E / $3.99
Poor Chet. Their centaur butt is missing, and on the day of the homecoming parade, no less! But don’t worry: Julie and Selena are on the case (as long as Mark and Lindi don’t ruin everything [again]).

Based as fuck book. Hope you guys are reading this one.

MOTOR CRUSH #6
STORY: BRENDEN FLETCHER, CAMERON STEWART & BABS TARR
ART: CAMERON STEWART
COVER A: BABS TARR
COVER B: KRIS ANKA
COVER C: JAKE WYATT
COVER D: KEVIN WADA
SEPTEMBER 6 / 32 PAGES / FC / T+ / $3.99
NEW STORY ARC
The critically acclaimed series returns with a new 6-issue arc, kicking off with a special story guest-illustrated by co-creator CAMERON STEWART, and featuring four breathtaking covers by fan-favorites BABS TARR, KRIS ANKA, JAKE WYATT, and KEVIN WADA!
While Domino Swift struggles to comprehend her jump forward in time, we cycle backwards to learn more about her father’s former racing career, the story of his missing leg, and his secret connection to the machine narcotic Crush.

Wagner is going all in. I'm so hype.

PAKLIS #5
STORY / ART / COVER: DUSTIN WEAVER
SEPTEMBER 27 / 64 PAGES / FC / M / $5.99
Detective Blank is on the trail of a killer. Do her futuristic dreams hold the key to the case? A new story begins in part one of the noir thriller, “1949.” In chapter five of “AMNIA CYCLE,” things quickly turn dangerous for Tara when she finally catches up to the mysterious Shana Tyson. And it is all-out war in “SAGITTARIUS A*,” as robots the size of cities wipe out fleets of ships with a wave of their hand. All that and more in the PAKLIS phase one climax.

PLANETOID PRAXIS #6 (OF 6)
STORY / ART / COVER: KEN GARING
AUGUST 30 / 32 PAGES / FC / M / $3.99
MINISERIES CONCLUSION
With a single act of violent defiance, life is forever changed for the people of the planetoid in this shocking series finale!

POSTAL #23
STORY: BRYAN HILL
ART: ISAAC GOODHART
COVER: LINDA SEJIC
SEPTEMBER 27 / 32 PAGES / FC / M / $3.99
Mark and Maggie’s happy ending is threatened by the FBI and their march on Eden. Mark wanted to escape the violence of Eden, but first he must survive a war. The fall of Eden begins now.

REDLANDS #2
STORY: JORDIE BELLAIRE & VANESA DEL REY
ART: VANESA DEL REY & JORDIE BELLAIRE
COVER: VANESA DEL REY
SEPTEMBER 13 / 32 PAGES / FC / M / $3.99
A mysterious and bloodthirsty matriarchal force runs the town of Redlands, Florida, and in order to stay on top, sacrifices must be made. But someone is intent on removing these powerful women from the top of the food chain. And he’s ready to unleash their darkest secret…

REDNECK #6
STORY: DONNY CATES
ART / COVER: LISANDRO ESTHERREN & DEE CUNNIFFE
SEPTEMBER 27 / 32 PAGES / FC / M / $3.99
END OF STORY ARC
“DEEP IN THE HEART” reaches its blood-drenched finale! All the death and destruction the Bowmans have caused finally leads the authorities to their little farm. Surrounded by cops with no way out, is this the end for the Bowman clan? Surely, Granpa will have something to say on the matter…

There's some interesting stuff, gotta check it up

Image works in trends. Before sci fi it was noir and gritty stuff

Yeah. The exact ratio of crime:fantasy:sci-fi:horror tends to differ every month though.

>Think WALL-E by way of Watership Down. Fly
I hate this. x meets y is pretty lazy as it is, but using examples from other mediums just shows how little respect for comics some people have.

RENATO JONES SEASON TWO #5
STORY / ART / COVER: KAARE KYLE ANDREWS
SEPTEMBER 27 / 32 PAGES / FC / M / $3.99
“THE FREELANCER” FINALE
THE FINAL ISSUE OF SEASON TWO. This is it. The end of it all. It was a nice experiment but the Freelancer is about to run into the one deadline he can’t miss—his own.
KAARE KYLE ANDREWS proudly presents the SEASON FINALE of the most dangerous comic on the planet!

Wow this got a second run.

Thing is, this is how everyone pitches things nowadays, there's just so much you can tell without making easy references to the dumb masses.

"if you like x, check y!"

Huh, Kate Leth on art.

RINGSIDE #12
STORY: JOE KEATINGE
ART: NICK BARBER & SIMON GOUGH
COVER: IBRAHIM MOUSTAFA
SEPTEMBER 27 / 32 PAGES / FC / M / $3.99
“SHOOT,” Part Two
The Minotaur has risen again. Daniel Knossos is torn between saving the love he once lost and the future he’s long desired.

I believe it's literally a rule for how Image describes a new series, my man. Unless you're established or returning you get some shitty X meets Y blurb.

ROCKET GIRL #9
STORY: BRANDON MONTCLARE
ART / COVER: AMY REEDER
SEPTEMBER 6 / 32 PAGES / FC / T+ / $3.99
FINAL COUNTDOWN!
Here it comes: Rocket Girl is about to crack the case that sent her back in time to 1986!

SHUT
IT
DOWN

not even image but like commercial writing in general.

it's just an easy fast way to pitch

ROCKSTARS #7
STORY: JOE HARRIS
ART / COVER: MEGAN HUTCHISON
SEPTEMBER 13 / 32 PAGES / FC / M / $3.99
“CHILDREN OF THE BEAST,” Part Two
Metal mistress Dani Dangerous is out to show Jackie the time of his life, but is this love at first sight or the mischievous meddling of demons at work? While Dorothy investigates connections between Gamesmen new and old…and uncovers a Mayer family secret she dare not share.

Yeah, Dustin Weaver was talking about this about a month ago I think? He said he wrote something for the solicitation for Paklis #1 and editorial changed it a bit.

I remember reading Black Mask solicits once and it was every fucking thing - and sometimes like, not even the most appropriate thing?

ROSE #6
STORY: MEREDITH FINCH
ART/COVER A: IG GUARA
COVER B: DAVID FINCH
SEPTEMBER 13 / 32 PAGES / FC / T / $3.99
The stakes don’t get any higher for Rose and her companions as they face a life-and-death struggle with the future of the rebellion on the line. Amidst the chaos, one of Rose’s companions will make the ultimate sacrifice to save the future of Ttereve!

Like Skyrim with guns!

Publishers have been doing it for a ages yo. I remember when all the marketing for the Nu52 Demon Knights was literally just 'GAME OF THRONES meets SKYRIM'

It's not Image, it's the people pitching the stories. Eric doesn't just go 'maybe I'll focus on X genre/setting', he approves or rejects projects regardless

SACRED CREATURES #3
STORY: PABLO RAIMONDI & KLAUS JANSON
ART/COVER A: PABLO RAIMONDI
COVER B: KLAUS JANSON
COVER C (1 in 25): JAMES HARREN
SEPTEMBER 13 / 40 PAGES / FC / M / $3.99
Josh and Julia reunite. Adrian and Lucius have a talk.

SAGA #47
STORY: BRIAN K. VAUGHAN
ART / COVER: FIONA STAPLES
SEPTEMBER 27 / 32 PAGES / FC / M / $2.99
Meet Ianthe, who has very big plans for The Will.

>Like The Four-Gated City meets The Once and Future King!

It depresses me so much to think about what Saga has become.

SAVAGE DRAGON #227
STORY / ART / COVER: ERIK LARSEN
AUGUST 23 / 32 PAGES / FC / M / $3.99
NEW STORY ARC
“OH! CANADA!” Part One
With America’s hostile anti-alien fervor, Malcolm Dragon is forced to relocate his family to the Great White North. Toronto welcomes a new champion, and Malcolm Dragon settles in at his new home.

>#47
I wonder when it's planned to finish.

When the sales start slumping

SHIRTLESS BEAR-FIGHTER! #4 (of 5)
STORY: JODY LEHEUP & SEBASTIAN GIRNER
ART: NIL VENDRELL & MIKE SPICER
COVER A: ANDREW ROBINSON
COVER B: PAOLO RIVERA
COVER C: DANIEL WARREN JOHNSON
SEPTEMBER 20 / 32 PAGES / FC / M / $3.99
With his home destroyed and his spirit broken, Shirtless must join forces with a hated enemy if he hopes to rise against Logger and his loyal army of chainsaw-wielding Lumber Louts! Don’t miss the pulse-pounding penultimate issue of SHIRTLESS BEAR-FIGHTER!

>shitty shit.jpg

am I the only one enjoying Curse Words for real?

SNOTGIRL #7
STORY: BRYAN LEE O’MALLEY
ART: LESLIE HUNG & RACHAEL COHEN
COVER: LESLIE HUNG & JASON FISCHER
SEPTEMBER 6 / 32 PAGES / FC / T+ / $2.99
From bestselling writer BRYAN LEE O’MALLEY (Scott Pilgrim) and superstar LESLIE HUNG, it’s Image’s new hit SNOTGIRL! Lottie Person is a beloved blogger who’s living life while secretly suffering from alarming allergies. This month: Fashion your seatbelts, because the girls are planning a road trip to San Diego!

BKV did say it was going to be his longest series, so longer than Y at least.

This looks very intriguing but the fact that it's an ongoing and not a mini means it'll get canceled before it organically reaches it's conclusion.

SOUTHERN CROSS #15
STORY / COVER: BECKY CLOONAN
ART: ANDY BELANGER & LEE LOUGHRIDGE
SEPTEMBER 6 / 24 PAGES / FC / M / $3.99
“THE CRYPT DIMENSION,” Part Three
As the Southern Cross comes horrifyingly to life, Kyril confronts his past, killing demons and a few other people along the way.

Fuck off, Soule!

I liked it. I liked God Hates Astronauts too.

Who will she murder next?!

SPAWN #278
STORY: DARRAGH SAVAGE / JASON SHAWN ALEXANDER
ART / COVER A: JASON SHAWN ALEXANDER
COVER B: TBA
September 27 / 32 pages / FC / T / $2.99
“DARK HORROR,” Part Three: The Beginning of a New Super Hero?
As Spawn forges ahead in his battle with the darker side of Tokyo’s underworld, his powers continue to morph, and he becomes a danger to himself and his enemies.

Im liking it, its fun.
but god hates astronauts was superior and wish you all would fart to dead for not supporting it.

SPY SEAL #2
STORY / ART / COVER: RICH TOMMASO
SEPTEMBER 13 / 24 PAGES / FC / T / $3.99
“THE CORTEN-STEEL PHOENIX,” Part Two
Malcolm Warner, aka SPY SEAL, takes off to the beautiful French Riviera on his first assignment for THE NEST. There, he meets his contact, KES–-a seasoned agent who is sent in to guide him through this very tricky covert mission.

>I remember when all the marketing for the Nu52 Demon Knights was literally just 'GAME OF THRONES meets SKYRIM'
Show me 3 examples.

>JASON SHAWN ALEXANDER
Oh nice, I loved his Abe Sapien stuff.

STRAY BULLETS: SUNSHINE & ROSES #28
STORY / ART / COVER: DAVID LAPHAM
SEPTEMBER 20 / 32 PAGES / BW / M / $3.99
The Derek cannot be stopped…at least until he gets everybody killed but good.

Can't they use other comics as examples at least?

stray bullets is the only thing i bother to read anymore. all other comics have turned sour for me

who the heck reads comics?

Nobody reads comics, using tv or movies is an easier sell for people who see the trades in bookstores.

SUN BAKERY #7
STORY / ART / COVER: COREY LEWIS
SEPTEMBER 27 / 48 PAGES / FC / M / $4.99
“SOUL OF SHARKNIFE,” Part Three
He’s different! He’s Deadly! He’s PIERCE GASHER! His assignment: Kill Sharknife! Our titular hero finds himself stranded in the city of Coastalvania, facing off against the sniping mummified harpoonist, PIERCE GASHER! It’s a battle of wits and pointy things in “SOUL OF SHARKNIFE,” Part Three. Also featuring “FREEZE,” a breakdancing story, and “DEAD NAKED,” a western story.

another month where nothing that I'm following comes out of hiatus

I heard that this is really meta and amazing. Anyone read it?

You first

Whatcha waiting on?