EXQUISITE CORPSES #2 & #3 INVENTORY COMPLETELY MASSACRED AT DISTRIBUTOR LEVEL, RUSHED BACK TO PRINT THIS WEEK

PORTLAND, Ore. 09/03/2025 — Multiple issues of the white-hot bestseller Exquisite Corpses—by James Tynion IV (The Deviant, The Department of Truth), Michael Walsh (Universal Monsters: Frankenstein, The Silver Coin), and the “Corpse Crew” of creators—have sold out completely at the distributor level. Image Comics has fast-tracked issues #2 and #3 of this popular thriller back to print this week in order to keep up with demand.

"Exquisite Corpses is unlike any other book I've been a part of, and the entire Corpse Crew is beyond grateful for the reception it's gotten from the retailer and reader communities," said Tynion. "Thank you for embracing the killer chaos, collaborative storytelling, and for getting in on the ground floor of Tiny Onion's boldest moves yet—we are truly just getting started."

Walsh added: “Thank you to both fans and retailers for your overwhelming support. I’m so proud of this comic book and can’t wait for everyone to see the sinister things we have in store.”

In Exquisite Corpses, every five years on Halloween, the wealthiest families in America play a game. Twelve of the deadliest people in the world are dropped into a small town with just one goal: last killer standing wins. For the citizens of Oak Valley, Maine—this year's unlucky arena—the goal is much simpler. They must survive the night.

Exquisite Corpses #2 features a knife-wielding zealot covered in human skin, a heartthrob with an axe, a pint-sized sociopath with a high-powered drone, and so much more…the killers are descending on Oak Valley—and the body count is rising. Walsh and Tynion IV are joined by rising star Marianna Ignazzi (Catwoman) who is the co-artist for this bloody chapter to the story. Series colorist Jordie Bellaire and letterer Becca Carey continue to stun with eye-popping visuals and effects.

In Exquisite Corpses #3, the blood gets pumping when death is administered to the hospital, and two of the game’s deadliest killers meet-cute at the concert hall. Walsh and Tynion IV are joined by Pornsak Pichetshote (The Good Asian, The Horizon Experiment) artist Valentine De Landro (Bitch Planet) add an extra injection as the contributing creators for the issue.

The series came together in a writers’ room led by Tynion IV and Walsh and made up of “Corpse Crew” comics superstars Adam Gorham (Hellhunters), Becca Carey (Absolute Wonder Woman), Che Grayson (Dark Spaces: Good Deeds), Claire Roe (Dark Spaces: The Hollywood Special), Gavin Fullerton (The Closet), Jordie Bellaire (Redlands), Marianna Ignazzi (Catwoman), Pornsak Pichetshote (The Good Asian), Tyler Boss (You’ll Do Bad Things), and Valentine De Landro (Bitch Planet). Each issue of the series builds upon the last in a true 'exquisite corpse' game style, with a passing of the storytelling baton from creator-to-creator in a collaborative and competitive fashion.

Exquisite Corpses begins with a 13-issue story arc, but its world will expand with additional stories. There is also a companion trading card game and fans can collect killer cards early with ones exclusively found in polybagged Cover C variants of each issue. Fans eager to play the game early can collect all 13 polybagged issues to make a complete card deck set.

The first issue can be read digitally on the Image Comics site.

Available at comic book shops on Wednesday, October 1:

Exquisite Corpses #2, third printing - Lunar Code 0725IM1692
Exquisite Corpses #3, second printing - Lunar Code 0725IM1693
Exquisite Corpses #3, second printing (polybagged with a Killer card) - Lunar Code 0725IM1694

Exquisite Corpses #4 is available now at comic book shops:

Cover A by Walsh - Lunar Code 0625IM294
Cover B by Adam Gorham - Lunar Code 0625IM295
Cover C by Walsh (polybagged with Killer card) - Lunar Code 0625IM296
Cover D "Stealth variant" - Lunar Code 0625IM297
Cover E 1:25 copy incentive by Dylan Burnett - Lunar Code 0625IM298
Cover F 1:50 copy incentive by Wes Craig - Lunar Code 0625IM299

Exquisite Corpses #5 will be will be available at comic book shops on Wednesday, September 17:

Cover A by Michael Walsh - Lunar Code 0725IM323
Cover B by Claire Roe - Lunar Code 0725IM324
Cover C by Michael Walsh (polybagged with a Killer card) - Lunar Code 0725IM325
Cover D “Stealth variant” - Lunar Code 0725IM326
Cover E 1:25 copy incentive by David Lafuente - Lunar Code 0725IM327
Cover F 1:50 copy incentive by Elsa Charretier - Lunar Code 0725IM328

Exquisite Corpses #6 will be available at comic book shops on Wednesday, October 22:

Cover A Michael Walsh - Lunar Code 0825IM0341
Cover B Gavin Fullerton - Lunar Code 0825IM0342
Cover C by Michael Walsh (polybagged with a Killer card) - Lunar Code 0825IM0343
Cover D “Stealth variant” - Lunar Code 0825IM0344
Cover E 1:25 copy incentive by Tyler Boss - Lunar Code 0825IM0345
CoverF 1:50 copy incentive by David Lopez - Lunar Code 0825IM0346

Exquisite Corpses #7 will be available at comic book shops on Wednesday, November 19: