Soule & Browne’s wildly popular Eight Billion Genies #1 launched in 2022 with orders clocking in at 100K copies total, setting expectations high for this new launch from the team
PORTLAND, Ore. 12/6/2024 — Image Comics is pleased to reveal a veritable legion of devilishly good-looking variant covers for the hot-hot-hot upcoming series launch, The Lucky Devils—by Eight Billion Genies creative team of #1 New York Times bestselling writer Charles Soule (The Oracle Year, The Endless Vessel, Star Wars) and critically-acclaimed artist Ryan Browne (Curse Words, God Hates Astronauts)—hitting shelves in January from Image Comics.
In addition to the stunning Cover A art by Browne, there will be an exciting Frank Miller variant cover, a blank sketch cover, and limited quantities of foil-treated Miller covers and even variants featuring original artwork drawn on it by Browne. Also available at select comic shops will be limited quantities of The Lucky Devils #1 variant covers by such artists as: William Russell (Prideland Comics & Collectibles), Erik Elizarrez (Top Shelf), Huy Dinh (Spectral Comics), Skoot Starnes (TN Comic Collector), Scott & Simon McFarland (Geek Boutique), Camron T. Johnson (Afshari Comics), Michael McComb (Economics in Comics), Brett Bean (616 Comics), Trish Forstner (Bird City Comics), Drew Zucker (Strange Tales To Sell), Matthew Waite (Comic Kingdom Creative), and of course Browne himself (Peebles Comics & Games), plus even more soon to be revealed.
Soule and Browne’s wildly popular Eight Billion Genies #1 launched in 2022 with orders clocking in at 100K copies total. The successful launch was followed shortly by news of a Hollywood adaptation which kicked off a feeding frenzy of reorder activity for subsequent issues released. Now, their The Lucky Devils launch similar in tone—a high-concept fantasy romp—is projected to hit big with their dedicated audience of fans hungry for more.
This nine-issue, fantasy/satire adventure is a tale of two ordinary, good-hearted, 20-something Chicagoans who begin working with the devils on their shoulders in an attempt to fix their broken lives. It works beyond their wildest dreams, and in time they become two of the most powerful people on earth. While they fully intend to use that influence to make the world a better place, we all know what they say about the road to Hell...
A dark, hilarious satire about the struggle to do good in a world that makes it so easy to be bad, The Lucky Devils is an examination of everything that makes humanity both grand and terrible from two of comics' most unique storytellers.
For fans of their previous bestselling collaborations like Curse Words and Eight Billion Genies—or stories like Good Omens, Lucifer, or tales where ordinary people's lives intersect with the supernatural—this new series is sure to delight readers looking for a fantastical new read.
The Lucky Devils #1 will be available at comic book shops on Wednesday, January 8:
- Cover A by Ryan Browne - Lunar Code 1124IM227
- Cover B by Frank Miller & Alex Sinclair - Lunar Code 1124IM228
- Cover C Blank Sketch cover - Lunar Code 1124IM229
- Cover E 1:50 "foil virgin" copy incentive by Frank Miller - Lunar Code 1124IM231
- Cover F 1:100 copy incentive featuring Soule & Browne Sketch - Lunar Code 1124IM232
The Lucky Devils #1 Cover D 1:25 copy incentive by Browne, featuring a special glitter treatment, (Lunar Code 1124IM230) will be available at comic book shops on Wednesday, January 15.
The Lucky Devils #1 will also be available across many digital platforms, including Amazon Kindle, Apple Books, and Google Play.
Early praise for The Lucky Devils:
“Funny, heart-felt, and razor sharp, you’ll have a devil of a time putting this book down!” —Scott Snyder
“Wildly inventive and fun!” —Chip Zdarsky
“After reading Eight Billion Genies, I made a heart-felt wish and it came true! Also, Charles Soule and Ryan Browne have a new comic out.” —Patton Oswalt
“This book is awesome…a buddy comedy mixed with a horror story mixed with a morality play about trying to remain good in a world that makes it very easy to be evil. It's fun and funny, surreal and scary.” —Bleeding Cool
“Offers inventive world-building, richly developed characters, and a focus on universal questions about good, evil, and power. It promises a visually stunning and narratively complex journey through temptation and its consequences, all grounded in Soule and Browne’s signature blend of humor and depth.” —AIPT
“With witty writing and charming art…Lays the groundwork for one of the most ingeniously fun new comics to come next year.” —GonkBonk
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