In these Image Comics previews of thirteen comics releasing on Wednesday, we see new installments of a lot of fan favorites, such as The Fade Out, Kaptara, Legacy of Luther Stode, Sex, and Wayward, and there are other notable series with good stories that are worth adding to your pull list, such as Penny Dora and the Wishing Box and The Tithe. These two especially are classic wish-fulfillment stories—one about robbing a church and the other about having a pet omnipotence in a box—that show how wishes and drives can go awry.
Official previews:
The Fade Out 7
- Story By: Ed Brubaker
- Art By: Sean Phillips
- Art By: Elizabeth Breitweiser
- Cover By: Sean Phillips
Cover Price: $3.50 Digital Price: $2.99 Charlie is falling for the replacement blonde…but is he working her for information, or is she playing him for her own ends?
Invisible Republic 4
- Story By: Gabriel Hardman
- Story By: Corinna Bechko
- Art By: Gabriel Hardman
- Art By: Jordan Boyd
- Cover By: Gabriel Hardman
- Cover By: Jordan Boyd
Price: $2.99
Starving and homeless on the streets of Maidstone, Maia finds refuge with a charitable stranger. But will she be betrayed when he discovers her identity? After the chaos last issue, will reporter Croger Babb finally catch a break?
Legacy of Luther Strode 2
- Story By: Justin Jordan
- Art By: Tradd Moore
- Art By: Felipe Sobreiro
- Cover By: Tradd Moore
- Cover By: Felipe Sobreiro
Cover Price: $3.50
Digital Price: $2.99
With the help of Delilah, Luther and Petra have tracked the cult to Russia, where they have to confront their deadliest foe yet…the Gardener!
Material 2
- Story By: Ales Kot
- Art By: Will Tempest
- Cover By: Will Tempest
Cover Price: $3.50
Digital Price: $2.99\
America is not what it used to be.
Mythic 2
- Story By: Phil Hester
- Art By: John McCrea
- Cover By: John McCrea
Price: $2.99
Science is the key to our understanding of reality; it also happens to be one big lie. Magic is how the world works, and a secret army of troubleshooters fights to keep these unseen gears of the universe turning. But when they become the hunted, the end of everything nears.
Penny Dora & The Wishing Box 5
- Story By: Michael Stock
- Art By: Sina Grace
- Cover By: Sina Grace
Price: $2.99
Penny Dora spent most of the fourth day of Christmas trapped in the wrecked remains of the castle with her former best friend (aka Princess Elizabeth). With the Wishing Box lost in the rubble and dragons now raining fire down on the once quiet town of Cuesta Verde outside, to say things were not looking good was probably an understatement.
Rasputin 6
- Story By: Alex Grecian
- Art By: Riley Rossmo
- Art By: Ivan Plascencia
- Cover By: Riley Rossmo
- Variant Cover By: Jeremy Haun
Cover Price: $3.50
Digital Price: $2.99
In the wake of an assassination attempt on a US presidential candidate, a political aide is presented with the fact that he’s Grigori Rasputin, the “mad monk.” How can he still be alive one hundred years later and what’s he been doing all this time?
Sex 22
- Story By: Joe Casey
- Art By: Piotr Kowalski
- Cover By: Piotr Kowalski
Price: $2.99
This issue: The infinite countdown begins…
Sons of the Devil 2
- Story By: Brian Buccellato
- Art By: Toni Infante
- Cover By: Toni Infante
Price: $2.99
After the suspicious murder of his friend, Travis tries to move on with life. But when his girlfriend Melissa follows a clue that might lead to his birth family, they wind up in the crosshairs of a killer. Also, a look into the past and the cult of David Daly! Grounded, character-driven psychological horror.
Spread 8
- Story By: Justin Jordan
- Art By: Kyle Strahm
- Art By: Felipe Sobreiro
- Cover By: Kyle Strahm
- Cover By: Felipe Sobreiro
Cover Price: $3.50
Digital Price: $2.99
“THE CHILDREN’S CRUSADE” There is a place that offers sanctuary from the Spread. The only problem? No and company need to escort a group of children through the Spread to get there.
Thief of Thieves 29
- Story By: Andy Diggle
- Art By: Shawn Martinbrough
- Art By: Adriano Lucas
- Cover By: Shawn Martinbrough
- Cover By: Adriano Lucas
Price: $2.99
One thief’s career is over while another’s just getting started.
The Tithe 3
- Story By: Matt Hawkins
- Art By: Rahsan Ekedal
- Cover By: Rahsan Ekedal
Price: $3.99
The penultimate issue of the first arc turns up the tension as the media and public celebrate the outlaw while legal issues and angry politicians interfere with the FBI’s attempts to stop the last two mega-churches on “the list” from getting robbed.
Wayward 9
- Story By: Jim Zub
- Art By: Steve Cummings
- Art By: Tamra Bonvillain
- Cover By: Steve Cummings
- Cover By: Tamra Bonvillain
- Variant Cover By: Gurihiru
Cover Price: $3.50
Digital Price: $2.99
IMAGE’S SUPERNATURAL SENSATION CONTINUES! Tokyo is a battleground and blood will be spilled. COVER A is part four of a five-part panorama by STEVE CUMMINGS & TAMRA BONVILLAIN. Buy all five issues of this story arc to fit them together into a massive WAYWARD illustration. COVER B is a variant by acclaimed Japanese illustrators GURIHIRU.
