Image Weekly News Wrap Up
Posted By MaraW on February 28, 2014
Looking for Image news and upcoming books? Look no further.
Rat Queens Continues to Be the Best Comic Ever
A little hyperbole, but ask any Rat Queens fan and they’ll tell you this comic book series by Kurtis Wiebe and Roc Upchurch is awesome for all the right reasons. An action comedy featuring Hannah the Rockabilly Elven Mage, Violet the Hipster Dwarven Fighter, Dee the Atheist Human Cleric, and Betty the Hippy Smidgen deserves attention from mature comic readers. Volume 1: Sass and Sorcery will be hitting shelves March, just in time for you to pick up issue 6 and continue the story.
From Image:
The Queens embark on a quest of rare importance, promising fame and fortune should they succeed in this most dangerous of — OK, so they have to clear some goblins out of a cave. But things take a surprising turn, and the Queens are going to have to use their wits and weapons to uncover a plot on their lives.
RAT QUEENS rocketed to cult status when its first issue appeared in September 2013 and went on to win IGN’s coveted Best New Series of the year. This paperback volume of the series collects the first five issues, with a cover by Fiona Staples (SAGA). RAT QUEENS VOLUME ONE is available for pre-order now and a five-page preview is on Image Comics’ website. Readers who like their swords bloody and their sorcery sarcastic won’t want to miss out on this hot new title.
Bonus: There’s now a Pinterest board inspired by each of the ladies.
Missed Out? Five Image Books are Sent Back to the Printers
Revenge #1, Sex Criminals #1, Deadly Class #1, and Black Science #1 & #2 sold out at the distributor level, solidifying their status as some of Image’s most highly anticipated books. Issues may be still be available in comic shops, and digital issues are available on the Comixology app. Don’t forget: preordering and setting up subscriptions through your local comic shop ensures you get a copy of new issues from these great series.
From Image:
BBC chat-show host Jonathan Ross’ and Ian Churchill’s REVENGE #1—which follows the vengeful and violent war path of Griffin Franks after enemies surgically remove his face—stirred up fans of grit and gore and was given an Adult rating by Comixology before selling-out instantly on New Comics Day. Its second printing can be pre-ordered with Diamond Code JAN148236 and will be available on 3/26.
Chip Zdarsky’s and Matt Fraction’s runaway hit sex comedy, which reached critical acclaim early on and has been selling out repeatedly in the interim, continued its streak with SEX CRIMINALS #1 selling out yet again. The issue is slated for its 6th printing and can be pre-ordered with Diamond Code JAN148237 and will be available on 3/26.
The first issue of DEADLY CLASS, the action-packed series about teen assassins in the ’80s from Rick Remender and Wes Craig, has sold out instantly as well and is going into its third printing. It can be pre-ordered with Diamond Code JAN148238 and will hit the shelves on 3/26.
Also for Remender fans, BLACK SCIENCE #1 and #2, of the dimension-hopping science fiction hit series with art by Matteo Scalera, have both sold out and are going into third printings. Both can be pre-ordered with Diamond Code JAN148239 and JAN148240 respectively and will be available on 3/26.
Remember: preorder your print comics!
NerdSpan is Happy to Congratulate Eric Stephenson on the ComicsPRO Industry Appreciation Award
ComicsPRO, the only trade organization for direct-market comic book retailers, awarded Image Comics Publisher Eric Stephenson with the 2014 ComicsPRO Industry Appreciation Award.
From Image:
“I’m honored to be the recipient of this year’s Industry Appreciation Award,” said Stephenson. “The retailers who make up ComicsPRO are among the industry’s very best and I think they do some very important work on behalf of comics and the Direct Market, so as awards go, I think it’s really cool.”
“I also think that even though it’s my name on the award, it’s actually more of a testament to how far Image has come over the last few years, and that couldn’t have happened without the hard work and dedication of all the talented men and women at Image Comics,” continued Stephenson. “Jessica Ambriz, Emilio Bautista, Branwyn Bigglestone, David Brothers, Jonathan Chan, Jennifer de Guzman, Addison Duke, Monica Garcia, Drew Gill, Emily Miller, Patricia Ramos, Ron Richards, Kat Salazar, Jenna Savage, Tyler Shainline, Jeremy Sullivan, and Meredith Wallace don’t get enough credit for the incredible support they provide to all the creators Image works with, but I absolutely would not be able to do what I do without them.”
This is Stephenson’s first time winning this prestigious award. Congratulations!
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