PORTLAND, Ore. 09/06/2024 — Issues #1-3 of the white-hot new new series, Falling in Love on the Path to Hell by Gerry Duggan (Deadpool, X-Men) and Garry Brown (Babyteeth), have sold out completely at the distributor level yet again. Image Comics will rush all three back to print this week in order to keep up with reorder activity.
"When you publish a comic, you're bringing a collaboration into the world that you must love with every muscle in your heart—it must be a story that's missing from the world, something you would buy if it were on the stands, but it's not...so you must make it. This is true of our violent romance in purgatory," said Duggan. "We thank everyone that tried us and are sticking around for this epic. You've given us the long rope to tell the story we dreamt of seeing on our shelves one day. We can't wait for you to experience what is in our notebooks."
Brown added: "Grateful for the retailers and fans that took the plunge with us. The best is yet to come."
The sun set on samurai and gunslingers at roughly the same time in the 1870s—but Falling in Love on the Path to Hell’s two leads didn’t die off quietly. In Japan, Asami, an Onna-musha warrior and female samurai, would rather die with her weapons than surrender them to a sword hunt. In California, the gunslinger MacRaith follows his revenge to the bitter end and pays the ultimate price. The unlikely pair are mortally wounded a world apart, but awake together in a purgatory ruled by a ruthless, nightmarish society of damned warriors.
First announced with an exclusive ashcan giveaway to retailers at Emerald City Comic Con and an exclusive scoop on the announcement at Popverse, this gunslinging tale of love and revenge showcases a massive extra-length story that drops readers straight into the action.
Available at comic book shops on Wednesday, October 2:
- Falling in Love on the Path to Hell #1, fourth printing - Lunar Code 0824IM903
- Falling in Love on the Path to Hell #2, second printing - Lunar Code 0824IM904
- Falling in Love on the Path to Hell #3, second printing - Lunar Code 0824IM905
Falling in Love on the Path to Hell #4 will be available at comic book shops on Wednesday, September 18:
- Cover A by Garry Brown - Lunar Code 0724IM344
- Cover B 1:15 copy incentive by Subversive Girl - Lunar Code 0724IM345
Falling in Love on the Path to Hell #5 will be available at comic book shops on Wednesday, October 16:
- Cover A by Garry Brown - Lunar Code 0824IM372
- Cover B 1:10 copy incentive by Frank Miller & Jock - Lunar Code 0824IM373
- Cover C 1:20 copy incentive by Frank Miller - Lunar Code 0824IM374
Falling in Love on the Path to Hell #6 will be available at comic book shops on Wednesday, November 27:
- Cover A by Garry Brown - Lunar Code 0924IM342
- Cover B 1:15 copy incentive by Phil Noto - Lunar Code 0924IM343
Falling in Love on the Path to Hell is also available across many digital platforms, including Amazon Kindle, Apple Books, and Google Play.
Select praise for Falling in Love on the Path to Hell:
“From beginning to end, Falling in Love on the Path to Hell is so damn good and sets a high standard within its imaginative storytelling and blood-soaked panels. Its top-notch writing and excellent art design make perfect use of every page and rewards readers with an epic tale that traverses continents and realities.” —Panels and Pages
“Off to an awesome start.” —ComicBook.com
“Compelling leads, a fully realized world and beautiful to look at.” —AIPT
“Like a Quentin Tarantino film spliced with the otherworldly intrigue of Lost, Falling in Love on the Path to Hell has it all.” —Tripwire
“Delivers fantastic art.” —The Superpowered Fancast