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IMAGE EXPO Announcements

Image Expo is on.

Can you feel the comics industry shaking?

Image revealed multiple new series from legendary and best-selling writers and artists at their one-day Image Expo in San Francisco.

A brand new number one and milestone for Image Comics co-founding father Todd McFarlane.

Here’s the rundown of today’s announcements:

 

AD After Death courtesy Image Comics
AD After Death courtesy Image Comics

AD: After Death
New York Times bestselling writer Scott Snyder (WYTCHES, Batman) and artist Jeff Lemire (Trillium, Sweet Tooth) come together to for AD: AFTER DEATH, from Image Comics this November 2015. “Set in a near future where death has been cured and one man must come to grips with what comes next.”

 

BLACK ROAD

Writer Brian Wood’s (Star Wars, DMZ, Northlanders) first return to the Viking genre since the acclaimed Northlanders series and his and Garry Brown’s first project together since The Massive. Continue reading IMAGE EXPO Announcements

Best Comics of 2013: Heroes, Trends and More

Avengers #22 courtesy Marvel
Avengers #22 courtesy Marvel

We continue our look at the amazing year in comic books. Here are more of our favorite heroes, moments, creators and trends of 2013.

 

Best Team Leader: Steve Rogers, now and forever but especially as seen in Infinity. The master tactician rallied the universe and coached his team (Thor – Infinity MVP?) to an intergalactic victory against the Builders and then take back the Earth from Thanos. Continue reading Best Comics of 2013: Heroes, Trends and More

Best of 2013 Women of the Year Part 1

All-New X-Men #5 courtesy Marvel
All-New X-Men #5 courtesy Marvel

This is a celebration of the women of comics in 2013 – characters and creators who made an impact!

 

Jean Grey

 

After years of teasing the return of Jean, Marvel did make her part of the Marvel Now in a way no one was saw coming! In a brilliant move – writer Brian Michael Bendis brought the original five X-Men (actually Beast did it) into present in All-New X-Men #1. Future shock ignited Jean’s powers earlier than it should have and by the first arc was over – a strong, confident Jean declared she and her originals were Continue reading Best of 2013 Women of the Year Part 1

Top 5 Comic Book Picks for November 27, 2013

Uncanny Avengers #14 courtesy Marvel
Uncanny Avengers #14 courtesy Marvel

Black Science #1 A brand new sci-fi epic by Rick Remender (Uncanny Avengers) and Matteo Scalera. A scientist achieves his greatest dream and it’s a reality warping nightmare. Can his team of living ghosts find their way home.

 

Damian: Son of Batman #2 What if Bruce Wayne’s son lived? Back to the future world of Batman #666 – where Damian’s greatest enemies may be his mother and grandfather.

 

Infinity #6 The Avengers saved the Universe but can they free Earth from the grip of Thanos? Earth’s Mightiest Heroes vs. The Mad God of Titan and his Black Order! Artist Jim Cheung joins Jonathan Hickman for the mega-sized finale to one of the greatest Marvel epics ever. Continue reading Top 5 Comic Book Picks for November 27, 2013

PRETTY DEADLY #2 Preview

Pretty Deadly #2 courtesy Image Comics
Pretty Deadly #2 courtesy Image Comics

Pretty Deadly is a strange, beautiful supernatural western revenge saga in the making by writer Kelly Sue DeConnick (see how she describes it here) and artist Emma Rios. The creator-owned comic was a smash and now Ginny’s story continues.

 

Image Comics shared a preview of issue two as Death’s Daughter continues her ride for vengeance. It’s a dark fairy tale with the trappings of a classic Western but this gorgeous genre busting refuses to be categorized. Continue reading PRETTY DEADLY #2 Preview

Top 5 Comics for October 23, 2013

Pretty Deadly #1 courtesy Image Comics
Pretty Deadly #1 courtesy Image Comics

Beware the Batman #1 A brand-new all-ages comic based on the hit animated series. Alfred Pennyworth is no ordinary butler but has he prepared Master Bruce? The Dark Knight flies out of the cave to take on the Gotham City underworld.

 

Pretty Deadly #1 The daughter of Death rides a trail of retribution in a book that seems to mix Sandman, Preacher and the Wild West by Kelly Sue DeConnick and Emma Rios. Here’s how the writer explained the concept to me at GeekGirlCon ’13.

 

Sex Criminals #2  If you could stop time Continue reading Top 5 Comics for October 23, 2013

PRETTY DEADLY #1 Preview at GeekGirlCon

Pretty Deadly #1 courtesy Image Comics
Pretty Deadly #1 courtesy Image Comics

Kelly Sue DeConnick brought her insight, humor, passion and inspiration to GeekGirlCon ’13 for the first time this past weekend in Seattle.

 

The third annual celebration of women in geek culture welcomed the writer who charted a new course for fan favorite Avenger Carol Danvers in Captain Marvel and Avengers Assemble.

 

DeConnick soars into her own new adventure with a creator-owned book with artist Emma Rios. DeConnick revealed at the panel how she and Rios started the idea of working together back in 2009 with a love of Westerns. Both creators have shared their artistic processes via social media so much that there’s already fan art and high expectations for Pretty Deadly #1. Continue reading PRETTY DEADLY #1 Preview at GeekGirlCon