Tag: Image Comics

  • Todd, The Ugliest Kid On Earth Hits Stores this January

    Todd, The Ugliest Kid On Earth Hits Stores this January

    Todd The Ugliest Kind on Earth, a four-issue “collision of comedy, sex, and violence” from Ken Kristensen (Dark Horse’s The Amazing Adventures of the Escapist) and M.K. Perker (such Vertigo titles as Cairo, Air, Fables, The Unwritten), will be hitting the racks this January.

  • Image Comics to Publish Dogs of Mars TPB

    Image Comics to Publish Dogs of Mars TPB

    Image Comics will be publishing a trade paperback collection of issues 1-4 of D.O.G.S. of Mars, the sci-fi/horror title originally sold via digital platform Comixology.com. The series, produced by Philadelphia-based studio South Fellini (Moon Girl, LaMorte Sisters) and illustrated by Paul Maybury (Marvel Strange Tales, Comic Book Tattoo and webcomic Party Bear) follows Zoe, the swashbuckling captain…

  • Daomu #1 Comic Book Review

    Daomu #1 Comic Book Review

    Image Comics, $2.99 Writer: Kennedy Xu Art: Ken Chou “Based on the best-selling Tomb Robber’s Journal,” boasts the cover to Daomu #1. Those suddenly feeling excluded for never having heard of the series can be forgiven; the novels are allegedly a big hit in China, and writer Kennedy Xu has adapted his work into comics…

  • The Walking Dead Weekly #4-6 Review

    The Walking Dead Weekly #4-6 Review

    Image Comics, $2.99 Writer: Robert Kirkman Art: Tony Moore With Robert Kirkman’s seminal zombie series making the transition to lucrative multimedia franchise, the first few issues of Image’s weekly reprint have served to remind us just how humble this series’ beginnings were. Yet even by issue 4 of the The Walking Dead it’s clear that…

  • Skullkickers #1 Comic Book Review

    Skullkickers #1 Comic Book Review

    $2.99, Image Story: Jim Zubkavich Art: Edwin Huang, Misty Coats, Chris Stevens (cover) I’ve always felt that the swords and sorcery genre (if anyone still calls it that) benefits from a healthy dose of humour.  It’s the reason why Army of Darkness, with its tongue planted firmly in cheek, is still entertaining as ever, while…

  • Morning Glories #1 Comic Book Review

    Morning Glories #1 Comic Book Review

    $3.99, Image Story: Nick Spencer Art: Joe Eisner Colours: Alex Sollazzo Nick Spencer’s hit new series Morning Glories is further proof that everybody loves good mystery. While the series (presumably) borrows elements from Susperia, The Faculty and a thousand other high school dramas, Spencer (Existence 2.0, Forgetless) has smartly abstained from revealing precisely what his…

  • Turf #1 Comic Book Review

    Turf #1 Comic Book Review

    Image, $2.99 Creators: Jonathan Ross, Tommy Lee Edwards Story: Jonathon Ross Art: Tommy Lee Edwards American audiences (as the majority who visit this site are) might not recognise the name Jonathan Ross, but to us Brits he’s a TV presenter adored and reviled in equal measure. A paradoxical, flamboyant man-child who’s arrogant yet self-derivative, power…

  • Mihailo Vukelic Gallery Show, Opera Gallery New York

    Where: Opera Gallery, New York City (www.operagallery.com) When: 15th April 2010 Time: 6pm to 8pm Mihailo Vukelic, the artist of Jimmy Palmiotti and Garth Ennis’ Image Comics series Back to Brooklyn, will be opening a gallery show of his art, a fusion of fantasy themes, comic book inspired illustrations and sculptures. Check out the video…