Millar Day is coming June 29th
To celebrate the release of Jupiter’s Legacy Volume 2 #1, Image Comics has declared Wednesday, June 29 as Mark Millar Day. The man himself will be making two rare American appearances to commemorate the day, one at Midtown Comics in New York City on June 29 at 7pm and in Fort Wayne, Indiana, at DCBS the following morning at 11.
Issue one is being released with six different covers, featuring art from Quitely, Mike Mayhew, Jae Lee and Rob Liefeld.
Retailers are being encouraged to use the #MillarDayContest hashtag to go with their Millarworld displays for a chance to win a Skype signing with Millar and Quitely. The draw will be held Tuesday, June 28.
Pilgrim creator O’Malley returns with Snotgirl
Bryan Lee O’Malley, the man behind the wildly-popular Scott Pilgrim books, is heading to Image with his latest work, Snotgirl. The titular hero is Lottie Pearson, a beautiful, fun-loving social media star whose life seems perfect on the outside. Is she really just a gross, allergy-ridden mess?
“Lottie Person is an extreme example of someone whose online persona is a calculated performance. She’s gorgeous, she has great hair and clothes, she has the perfect apartment in downtown Los Angeles,” said O’Malley of the main character in a recent interview in Image+ Magazine. “By all appearances she’s flawless, but she’s an introverted weirdo on the inside.”
Series artist Leslie Hung incorporated current brands and fashion elements into the story and said of her art strategy: “It was important to pay attention to brands, but also to the people who wear those brands in day-to-day life… All the characters kind of have their own thing going on, but as events unfold, I hope people are able to see when things start to shift, and I’m definitely letting the situations dictate the details.”
Make sure to pick up Snotgirl #1 July 20.
Hail to the Queen as I Hate Fairyland Returns
Skottie Young’s acclaimed series I Hate Fairyland returns with a new story arc.
Gert has spent three decades trying to get home…how will those efforts be affected now that she has become Fairyland’s queen? Look for the next installment of this rip-roaring series on June 15.
New arc for Black Science
Rick Remender and Matteo Scalera are set to launch a new story arc in Black Science, their high-stakes sci-fi series, in July.
In the upcoming issue #22, Grant McKay makes a bold attempt to rescue his daughter…while threatening a peace treaty between three godlike races at risk. His actions will put the entire Eververse at risk!
“The new storyline We Say Goodbye to Ourselves (part 1 of 5) begins in Black Science issue 22, and is a very different new direction for the series,” said Remender. “A hard-earned optimistic appraisal might just lead to a hard-earned victory for Grant McKay. All of the pieces we’ve set up begin to converge. A new cast member will take the spotlight. An encounter with a strange sorceress will lead to a character defining choice that will change one Dimensionaut forever.”
The issue is set for a July 6 release.
No and company take center stage in Spread #14
A new story arc of Justin Jordan’s gore-ffic survival story, Spread, hits store shelves in July.
Joined by artist John Bivens and colorist Felipe Sobreiro, issue #14 shines the spotlight on No and company, who have found a place where civilization seems to have survived. Is it too good to be true?
“New arc. New artist. Same bloody mayhem,” said Jordan. “Get ready for the craziness.” Look for Spread #14 in stores July 6.
The Fix is in…for additional printings
The Fix, the new madcap series from Nick Spencer and Steve Lieber, is going back to press. Issue #1 is getting a third print run, while the second issue is going back for a second printing.
Crooked cops, scheming mobsters, corrupt politicians…The Fix has it all. It also has a drug-sniffing beagle named Pretzels, who’s the hero of the story. No, really.
The third printing of issue one should be easy to find…just look for a photo of a dog on the cover!
Both reprint issues should be on store shelves now.
New Skybound series Demonic coming in August
Detective Scott Graves will do anything to protect his family…even bargain away his soul. Now, New York’s most vile criminals aren’t the only thing to fear…Graves has to worry about what’s raging in his soul.
Demonic, the series that tells Graves’ tale, was co-created by Robert Kirkman and Marc Silvestri. Eisner-nominated writer Christopher Sebela will handle writing duties with art from newcomer Niko Walker.
The series will debut in August.
Paper Girls goes back to press
Issue #6 of Brian K. Vaughan and Cliff Chiang’s brilliant series Paper Girls is bring fast-tracked to a second printing. The sixth issue of this acclaimed series sees our heroines Eric, Mac and Tiffany launched from 1988 to a terrifying and distant future.
Look for the second print and issue #7 in stores July 6.
Citizen Jack volume 1 coming in August
The first trade paperback of Sam Humphries and Tommy Patterson’s series Citizen Jack drops in time for convention season…political conventions that is.
Most politicians have skeletons in their closets, but Jack Northworthy’s is especially dark…he worships the devil! Northworthy, a small-town, small-time politician, has no business making a run at the White House. However, thanks to a Faustian deal he made with the devil himself, Northworthy launches a campaign that the country will never forget!
Citizen Jack volume one will be in stores August 3.
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