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News Archives: February 2008
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HICKMAN FREES PAX ROMANA
Jonathan Hickman releases debut issue for free!
29 February 2008 (Berkeley, CA) - THE NIGHTLY NEWS' Jonathan Hickman will be releasing the first issue of his all new miniseries, PAX ROMANA, to coincide with its second issues, due in stores next week.
"I'm extremely proud of PAX ROMANA," said creator Jonathan Hickman. "It's enough of a departure from my first project, The NIGHTLY NEWS, that I had concerns about how it would be initially received. The fact that we printed more copies – the fact that we sold out of those copies – has been wonderful."
Last year Jonathan Hickman's second miniseries, PAX ROMANA, debuted to critical acclaim, hot on the heels of his debut, THE NIGHTLY NEWS. While PAX ROMANA has a very different approach than its predecessor, a sold out print run and subsequent praise once again solidified Hickman as a creator to watch out for.
PAX ROMANA #2 (OCT072016), a 32-page full color comic for $3.50, will be in-stores March 3rd, 2008. The entire first issue can be read at http://www.pronea.com/samples/PR1sample.html.
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IMAGE COMICS SOAR WITH EAGLE AWARDS!
Image Comics sweeps nominations for 2007 Eagle Awards!
28 February 2008 (Berkeley, CA) - Fans from across the pond have honored Image Comics with an overwhelming amount of nominations in their annual Eagle Awards, the most prestigious comic book award in the United Kingdom.
"Receiving this many nominations is an unprecedented honor," said Image Comics Executive Director Eric Stephenson. "Everyone at Image is very happy with the nominations and thanks all of our fans who participated."
Nominations range from Image Central creators such as Matt Fraction, Jonathan Hickman, Jamie McKelvie, Jay Faerber and Robert Kirkman to titles such as Proof and The Walking Dead. In addition, Image founder Jim Valentino's imprint, Shadowline, has specifically received an immense amount of support for everything from their editor, Kris Simon, to titles such as Bomb Queen and Cemetery Blues.
Fans can still vote for their favorite creators at www.eagleawards.co.uk. For more information on the Image Comics nominated, please see www.imagecomics.com.
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IMAGE COMICS & WONDERCON KICK OFF CON SEASON!
Image Comics featured at San Francisco's WonderCon!
20 February 2008 - This upcoming weekend, Image Comics kicks off convention season with its hometown show, WonderCon!
"Image is always especially excited to start off the year in our own hometown and always strive to do something special," said Image Comics Executive Director Eric Stephenson. "We have a great lineup this year, especially with Top Cow and Electronic Arts working with us."
In addition to signings with such creators as SCUD THE DISPOSABLE ASSASSIN's Rob Schrab, DEAD SPACE & FELL's Ben Templesmith, THE LAST CHRISTMAS' Brian Posehn, THE INFINITE HORIZON's Phil Noto, WITCHBLADE's Michael Choi and Image Comics Publisher & SAVAGE DRAGON creator Erik Larsen, fans can visit the Image booth to purchase variant covers of SCUD THE DISPOSABLE ASSASSIN #21, DEAD SPACE #1 and THE DARKNESS #2. Also available are free, convention exclusive posters for such titles as DARK IVORY, PERHAPANAUTS and the very first look at CIVIL WAR and ULTIMATES' Mark Millar's new superhero title with EX MACHINA's Tony Harris, WAR HEROES.
Furthemore, Image will be co-hosting a panel with Electronic Arts discussing what it takes to develop a successful brand that speaks to audiences across a variety of media as moderated by DISPLACED PERSONS and COMIC BOOK TATTOO'S Rantz Hoseley and featuring Ben Templesmith, Antony Johnston, Rob Schrab and THE INFINITE HORIZON's Gerry Duggan on Saturday, February 23rd from 11:00 AM to noon in room 220.
All this and more will be available at booth #509. For more information, please visit www.imagecomics.com and www.comic-con.org.
UPDATED!: SIGNING SCHEDULE
TOP COW SIGNINGS:
Friday
12noon-3pm Tyler Kirkham
3pm-6pm Sheldon Mitchell
Saturday
10am-1pm Sheldon Mitchell
1pm-3pm Tyler Kirkham
2-3pm Joshua Hale Fialkov
4-5pm Mike Choi
Sunday
11am-12noon Mike Choi
12noon-1pm Joshua Hale Fialkov, Tyler Kirkham
1pm-4pm Sheldon Mitchell
IMAGE CENTRAL SIGNINGS:
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 22nd
1 - 2 PM: Gerard (INFINITE HORIZON) Duggan, Brian (THE LAST CHRISTMAS) Posehn and Rick (SORROW) Remender
2 - 3 PM: Shadowline
3 - 4 PM: Mark (HAZED, FEARLESS) Sable
4 - 5 PM: Phil (INFINITE HORIZON) Noto and Gerard Duggan
5 - 6 PM: Derek (DISPLACED PERSONS, STAGGER LEE) and Rantz (DISPLACED PERSONS) Hoseley
6 - 7 PM: Erik (SAVAGE DRAGON, Image Comics Publisher) Larsen
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 23rd
11 AM - NOON: Mark Sable
1 - 2:30 PM: Gerard Duggan, Brian Posehn and Rick Remender
3- 4 PM: Shadowline
4 - 5 PM: Gerard Duggan & Phil Noto
5 - 6 PM: Brian (SPAWN) Haberlin
6 - 7 PM: Erik Larsen
SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 24th
12:30 - 1:30 PM: Gerard Duggan, Brian Posehn and Rick Remender
2 - 3 PM: Mark Sable
3 - 4 PM: Shadowline
4 - 5 PM: Erik Larsen
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IMAGE COMICS REVEALS PROOF TO THE MASSES!
Image Comics' PROOF collected this May!
14 February 2008 (Berkeley, CA) - Cryptozoology received a frightening re-imagining in the pages of Alex Grecian & Riley Rossmo's PROOF and the uninitiated can catch up this May with the series' very first collection.
"Being new creators with an odd concept is a frightening thing, which may have fueled the horrific things happening in the book," Grecian said. "However, the reception has been fantastic, from both fan and critics alike. We already have five years of the series plotted out, so we're very happy to tell that tale and everything that follows."
PROOF follows Agent Ginger Brown as she's transferred to the FBI's top-secret cryptozoological division and immediately thrust into a murder mystery with an urban legend as its primary suspect. PROOF's mix of horror, mystery and humor has garnered the series a lot of attention from both in and outside the comics industry.
Entertainment Weekly said, "PROOF ranges from the nicely fantastical to, when required, the memorably gruesome."
PROOF VOL. 1: GOATSUCKER TP (ISBN: 978-1-58240-944-3), a 128-page full color trade paperback for $9.99, will be in stores May 7th, 2008.
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PRESS RELEASE - YOUR DAILY DOSE OF THE MICE TEMPLAR!
Michael Avon Oeming and Bryan J.L. Glass' THE MICE TEMPLAR goes daily on Newsarama!
13 February 2008 (Berkeley, CA) - Image Comics' THE MICE TEMPLAR, the best-selling, fantasy/adventure series by Bryan J.L. Glass, Michael Avon Oeming, Wil Quintana and James Glass, comes to Newsarama Daily this March in a collaboration with hiddenrobot.com.
"Bryan and I couldn't be more excited by the tremendous reception the series has received," Oeming said. "We're hearing from comic fans of all sorts who love the series, so we're hoping to continue to reach this diverse audience by releasing the Dailies online."
THE MICE TEMPLAR is a tale of tragedy and restoration centering on Karic, a young mouse who finds himself thrust headlong into the very real world surrounding the legends of his youth. In addition to the unfolding saga in the Daily format, the universe of MICE TEMPLAR can be explored deeper via the Website materials compiled by writer Bryan Glass and Webmaster Tim Daniel, featuring original unpublished art, early stories, and an exhaustive glossary of all terms, titles and characters: a veritable MUST for all fans of the fantasy epic.
MICE TEMPLAR DAILY debuts Monday, March 3, 2008 at http://www.hiddenrobot.com/MTDAILY. For more information on THE MICE TEMPLAR please visit t http://www.hiddenrobot.com/MICETEMPLAR.
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THE BAKERS RETURN TO SHOCK AND "AWW!" READERS!
The Bakers return in a full-length adventure!
7 February 2008 - Kyle Baker’s The Bakers return this week in THE BAKERS: BABIES & KITTENS, their very first book-length adventure!
"After the success of the previous collection, I really wanted to tackle a longer story," said Baker. "Considering this is all based off my crazy household, there was no lack of material! It's a true family comic, released in time to give to Mom this Valentine's Day!"
Like its previous volume, THE BAKERS: BABIES & KITTENS shines a spotlight on family life like no other graphic novel out there. When danger-allergic Dad forbids the family to adopt a cat, Mom and the kids do the only logical thing: they adopt it anyway!
THE BAKERS: BABIES & KITTENS (MAY071850), a 96-page full color hardcover for $18.99, is in stores now. For more Bakers fun, see http://thebakersanimationcartoons.blogspot.com/.
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THE EXCLUSIVE ASSASSIN
Image Comics to feature exclusive SCUD cover at Wondercon!
6 February 2008 - After over a decade of anticipation, Rob Schrab returned to his seminal creation, SCUD THE DISPOSABLE ASSASSIN, but fans eager for a cover by him can only get it at this upcoming Wondercon.
"Ashley Wood, Jim Mahfood, Dave Hartman and Doug Tennapel have been big supporters since the beginning and it meant a lot to have them covering #21-24," said Schrab. "However, as I finished the final pages I couldn't resist the itch to illustrate one last SCUD cover myself."
SCUD: THE DISPOSABLE ASSASSIN #21 is the first of four issues detailing SCUD's mission to destroy the planet in exchange for saving his lover's soul. Schrab's cover features SCUD emerging into the world, ten years later, mere seconds before he finds out nothing is as he remembers.
SCUD: THE DISPOSABLE ASSASSIN #21 (DEC072049), a 32-page black and white comic book for $3.50 featuring a cover by ROBOTS VS. ZOMBIES' Ashley Wood, will be in stores this Wednesday. The variant edition will only be available during WonderCon, February 22-24th, at the Image Comics booth (#509).
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