WEDNESDAY, MARCH 21, 2018
IMAGE COMICS FOR JUNE
THE MAGIC ORDER #1
Story: Mark Millar
Art / Cover / Cover B: Olivier Coipel
Cover C: Adam Hughes
We live in a world where we've never seen a monster, and The Magic Order is the reason we sleep safely in our beds. Magic meets the mob in THE MAGIC ORDER, as five families of magicians -- sworn to protect our world for generations -- must battle an enemy who's picking them off one by one. By day, they live among us as our neighbors, friends, and co-workers, but by night, they are the sorcerers, magicians, and wizards that protect us from the forces of darkness...unless the darkness gets them first. MARK MILLAR's first NETFLIX comic book.
40 pages, $3.99, in stores on June 13.
THE WEATHERMAN #1
Story: Jody Leheup
Art / Cover: Nathan Fox
Variant Cover: Marcos Martin
Nathan Bright had it all: an awesome girlfriend, a kickass dog, and a job as the number one weatherman on terraformed Mars. But when he's accused of carrying out the worst terrorist attack in human history -- an event that wiped out nearly the entire population of Earth -- Nathan becomes the most wanted man alive and a target of a manhunt that spans the galaxy. But is Nathan truly responsible for such a horrific crime? And why can't he remember? Writer JODY LEHEUP (SHIRTLESS BEAR-FIGHTER!), artist NATHAN FOX (DMZ, HAUNT, Dark Reign: Zodiac), and colorist DAVE STEWART (Hellboy, RUMBLE) present a full-throttle, widescreen science fiction epic about the damage we do in the name of justice and what it truly means to be redeemed...
32 pages, $3.99, in stores on June 13.
BLOODSTRIKE #0
Story / Art / Cover: Michel Fiffe
"BRUTALISTS," Part One. In the spirit of Bloodstrike's groundbreaking carnage, the creator behind the indie hit Copra shines a light on Image's most extreme series. Witness the origin of Cabbot as he launches his undead strikeforce upon the world!
32 pages, $3.99, in stores on June 6.
BLOODSTRIKE #23
Story / Art / Cover: Michel Fiffe
"BRUTALISTS," Part Two Bureaucratic overlords with morbid agendas need love, too. What lengths will they go to? A string of gruesome murders, a deadly disease, and a dark conspiracy; for Bloodstrike, that's a Tuesday.
32 pages, $3.99, in stores on June 27.
THE LAST SIEGE #1
Story: Landry Q. Walker
Art / Cover: Justin Greenwood
Variant Cover: Nick Dragotta
A tale of blood, desperation, and loss. New York Times bestselling author LANDRY Q. WALKER joins artist JUSTIN GREENWOOD for an all-new ONGOING SERIES -- THE LAST SIEGE! Spaghetti Western storytelling meets Game of Thrones atmosphere in this gritty medieval war story, as a mysterious stranger arrives at a castle overrun with brutal soldiers bent on usurping the throne of the rightful heir -- an 11-year-old girl. An action-packed, genre-twisting epic, THE LAST SIEGE begins!
32 pages, $3.99, in stores on June 13.
PROXIMA CENTAURI #1
Story / Art / Cover: Farel Dalrymple
"PROXIMA CENTAURI," Part One 4.243 light-years from Earth, the teenage wizard adventurer Sherwood Breadcoat is stuck in the confounding spectral zone on the manufactured dimensional sphere, Proxima Centauri, looking for escape and a way back to his brother while dealing with his confusing emotions, alien creatures, and all sorts of unknown, fantastic dangers. In this issue The Scientist H. Duke sends Sherwood on a salvage mission and gives counsel to the troubled boy in his charge. PROXIMA CENTAURI will be six issues of PSYCHEDELIC SCIENCE FANTASY ACTION COMIC BOOK DRAMA starring Sherwood Breadcoat, "The Scientist" Duke Herzog, Dr. EXT the Time Traveler, the ghost M. Parasol, Shakey the Space Wizard, and Dhog Dahog.
32 pages, $3.99, in stores on June 13.
SHANGHAI RED #1
Story: Christopher Sebela
Art / Cover: Joshua Hixson, Hassan Otsmane-Elhaou
Variant Cover: Tyler Boss
Red is one of hundreds shanghaied out of Portland in the late 1800s. Drugged, kidnapped, and sold to a ship's captain, she wakes up on a boat headed out to sea for years, unable to escape or even reveal who she truly is. Now she's coming back in a boat covered in blood to find her family and track down the men responsible for stealing her life out from under her. Eisner-nominated writer CHRISTOPHER SEBELA (High Crimes, Heartthrob, We(l)come Back), JOSHUA HIXSON (The Black Woods) and HASSAN OTSMANE-ELHAOU (Felix & Macabber) bring you a tale of revenge, family, and identity that stretches from the deck of a ship outside Shanghai all the way to the bleak streets and secret tunnels of Portland, Oregon.
32 pages, $3.99, in stores on June 20.
STELLAR #1
Story: Joseph Keatinge
Art / Cover: Bret Blevins
Stellar was taken as a child and transformed into the ultimate weapon, one that would end an intergalactic war. She succeeded...at everything except finding peace. Reduced to a bounty hunter, she scours the worlds she's broken, searching for redemption. But there are other weapons loose in the galaxy, who just can't leave the war behind them. The creators will transport you to another dimension, filled with crashed spaceships, fast-talking aliens, and ageless wonders.
32 pages, $3.99, in stores on June 13.
EVOLUTION #7
Story: James Asmus, Joseph Keatinge, Christopher Sebela
Art / Cover: Joe Infurnari, Jordan Boyd
Faced with the fact that humanity's time -- as we know it -- is over, Abe crosses a line and becomes less human himself. Meanwhile, Hannah finds answers in a secret facility in Italy, and Claire is caught up in a conspiracy that could endanger her girlfriend.
32 pages, $3.99, in stores on June 20.
HIT-GIRL #5
Story: Jeff Lemire
Art / Cover / Cover B: Eduardo Risso
Cover C: Karl Kerschl
Cover D: Ozgur Yildirim
HIT-GIRL'S IN CANADA. Leaving behind her Colombian bloodbath, Mindy is locked, loaded, and ready to seriously mess up some Canadians. JEFF LEMIRE and EDUARDO RISSO take on MARK MILLAR's psychotic 12-year-old Hit-Girl for the next stop in her blood-soaked world tour. No amount of ice or snow will prevent Mindy from slaughtering her latest enemies. Variant covers from awesome Canadian artist KARL KERSCHL and a KICK-ASS #5 connecting cover from OZGUR YILDIRIM.
32 pages, $3.99, in stores on June 30.
HIT-GIRL, VOL. 1 TP
Story: Mark Millar
Art: Ricardo Lopez Ortiz
Cover: Amy Reeder
HIT-GIRL IS BACK. The pint-sized Punisher-meets-Polly-Pocket has left America behind and set off to serve justice around the world. First stop: Colombia. A mother seeking vengeance for the murder of her child enlists Hit-Girl to destroy his killer, but Mindy has bigger plans for Colombia's most feared hitman. Collects HIT-GIRL #1-4.
112 pages, $16.99, in stores on June 20.
PAPER GIRLS #21
Story: Brian K. Vaughan
Art: Cliff Chiang, Matt Wilson
Cover: Cliff Chiang
Can anyone escape fate? That's what Mac and her fellow newspaper delivery girls must discover as they break free from the year 2000 and travel to our distant future!
32 pages, $3.99, in stores on June 6.
SEX CRIMINALS #25
Story: Matt Fraction
Art / Cover: Chip Zdarsky
Variant Cover: Skottie Young
"FIVE-FINGERED DISCOUNT," Conclusion How have we gotten through 24 issues already and not made an "exciting climax" joke in the solicits? C'mon, Matty, wake up and get your head in the game.
40 pages, $4.99, in stores on June 20.
WAYWARD #26
Story: Jim Zub
Art / Cover: Steven Cummings, Tamra Bonvillain
Variant Cover: Dustin Weaver
"BOUND TO FATE," Part One The end begins here! The Wayward are together at last, but is it too late? The Yokai have prepared a sacrifice that could change everything. This is war, and the battle lines will be drawn in Tokyo. STEVEN CUMMINGS (Legends of the Dark Knight, Dungeons & Dragons) and JIM ZUB (Avengers, Samurai Jack) get ready to close out their modern supernatural spectacle with the same sweeping artwork and gut-wrenching drama that has made this series a fan favorite for the past four years. Get on board and prepare for impact.
32 pages, $3.99, in stores on June 20.
BLACK ROAD: THE HOLY NORTH HC
Story: Brian Wood
Art / Cover: Garry Brown
Magnus the Black, a pagan fixer during the Christian conversion of the Viking lands, uncovers a secret that threatens the balance of religious power across Europe. With a young archer in tow and a vindictive blacksmith in pursuit, he tracks a band of rogues and killers north along the infamous "Black Road." Collects BLACK ROAD #1-10.
256 pages, $34.99, in stores on June 6.
DISSONANCE, VOL. 1 TP
Story: Singgih Nugroho
Art: Sami Basri
Cover: Varsam Kurnia
In an alternate world where Earth is populated with powerful human-spirit hybrids called Fantasmen, Folke and Roisia Herviett, two siblings with opposing worldviews, are challenged to prove their worth to fill their parents' leadership in a devious group who secretly runs the world. Meanwhile, Seraphim, a Fantasmen warrior guard, is sent to prevent a catastrophic event from affecting the Earth and its own universe. From designer MELITA CURPHY, writer SINGGIH NUGROHO, and featuring art of SAMI BASRI (Power Girl, WITCHBLADE). Immerse yourself in a fantasy drama set in a sci-fi world unlike any other. Collects DISSONANCE #1-4.
128 pages, $16.99, in stores on June 20.
GOD COMPLEX, VOL. 1: DOGMA TP
Story: Paul Jenkins, Bryan Lie
Art / Cover: Hendry Prasetya
A young forensics investigator finds his worldview turned upside down when a bizarre religious triple homicide introduces him to the Rulers, godlike beings who have ruled humanity since the dawn of time. From writer PAUL JENKINS (SPAWN: RESURRECTION, The Inhumans, Marvel Knights: Sentry) and artist HENDRY PRASETYA (Mighty Morphin Power Rangers), GOD COMPLEX: DOGMA is a unique spin on ancient mythology with a focus on one man's journey of faith. Collects GOD COMPLEX #1-6.
152 pages, $16.99, in stores on June 27.
THE HARD PLACE TP
Story: Doug Wagner
Art: Nic Rummel
Cover: Brian Stelfreeze
After five years in prison, AJ Gurney -- one of Detroit's legendary wheelmen and the ladies' favorite bad boy -- is free, and he's decided it's time to go straight. But during a simple visit to the bank, AJ is recognized by two violent bank robbers, and they demand AJ be their driver. To ensure his compliance, they take a young female hostage. Unfortunately, she just happens to be the daughter of a Russian crime lord. AJ now finds himself pursued by the police and hunted by every asset of the Russian mob. Without a doubt, he's in a very hard place. Collects THE HARD PLACE #1-5.
128 pages, $16.99, in stores on June 20.
ICE CREAM MAN, VOL. 1: RAINBOW SPRINKLES TP
Story: W. Maxwell Prince
Art / Cover: Martin Morazzo
Chocolate, vanilla, existential horror, addiction, musical fantasy...there's a flavor for everyone's misery. ICE CREAM MAN is a genre-defying comic book series, featuring disparate "one-shot" tales of sorrow, wonder, and redemption. Each installment features its own cast of strange characters, dealing with their own special sundae of suffering. And on the periphery of all of them, like the twinkly music of his colorful truck, is the Ice Cream Man -- a weaver of stories, a purveyor of sweet treats. Friend. Foe. God. Demon. The man who, with a snap of his fingers -- lickety split! -- can change the course of your life forever. Written by W. MAXWELL PRINCE (ONE WEEK IN THE LIBRARY), with art by MARTÍN MORAZZO (SNOWFALL, GREAT PACIFIC). Collects ICE CREAM MAN #1-4.
144 pages, $16.99, in stores on June 20.
THE RED HOOK, VOL. 1: NEW BROOKLYN TP
Story / Art / Cover: Dean Haspiel
Winner of the Ringo Award for Best Webcomic 2017, this book collects the first volume of THE RED HOOK, a super-thief who is bequeathed the Omni-fist of Altruism and transformed into a hero against his will a year after a sentient Brooklyn's heart is broken and physically secedes from America.
168 pages, $17.99, in stores on June 6.
SLOTS, VOL. 1 TP
Story / Art / Cover: Dan Panosian
You can say this about the life of Stanley Dance: he did it his way. Unfortunately, his way never took getting old into account. Now, the former boxer is on his last legs, looking for redemption...but he'll settle for going down swinging. Roll the dice with superstar artist DAN PANOSIAN as he creates a bold and breathtaking vision of Las Vegas, where everything old can become new, and superstition influences how the chips fall. Collects SLOTS #1-6.
128 pages, $16.99, in stores on June 13.
ANALOG #3
Story: Gerry Duggan
Art / Cover: David O'Sullivan
Colors: Jordie Bellaire
Variant Cover: Phil Noto
CHAPTER THREE. Jack's partner Oona crashes a meeting of white nationalists and ends up making a real mess. Mostly of them, but also for herself. Jack's got to get a briefcase to Tokyo on time, but he's not gonna leave her to twist in the wind. Plus, Jack's new nemesis in our government keeps the heat on.
32 pages, $3.99, in stores on June 13.
THE BEEF #5
Story: Richard Starkings, Tyler Shainline
Art / Cover: Shaky Kane, Ross Hell
The Final Cut. The Sacred Cows come home. Some animals may have been harmed, or eaten, during the making of this comic.
32 pages, $3.99, in stores on June 20.
BLACK SCIENCE #36
Story: Rick Remender
