Book Six of the Newly Remastered Series Will Hit Stores November 2024
LOS ANGELES 02/13/2024 — Today Skybound and Image Comics announced the release of the epic conclusion of the Lastman series from the powerhouse team of Balak, Michaël Sanlaville, and Bastien Vivès. Lastman Book Six, containing volumes 11 + 12 of the original French series, will be available everywhere comic books are sold on Wednesday, November 20, 2024.
Skybound’s editions of Lastman collect the action-packed series as a complete set in English for the first time, featuring full color pages to open each volume that will be followed by striking black and white pages. Each of the six books feature all-new remastered translations and backmatter including additional series art.
"I’m thrilled for Lastman readers and fans to finally be able to collect this beloved series on their shelves in English in its entirety for the first time,” said editor, Amanda LaFranco. “From the very beginning, Lastman has been a paragon for rich storytelling, allowing the world to breathe alongside its characters, and I’m incredibly excited we’ve been able to work with Casterman to complete the series for English audiences. It’s a bittersweet feeling reaching the end, but I know readers will still find plenty of twists and turns in the journey towards Adrian and Richard’s epic conclusion!”
Skybound’s complete series remastering of the critically acclaimed fight comic kicked off with Lastman Book One, which contains volumes 1 + 2 of the original French series and a new foreword by Robert Kirkman. Lastman Book Two, collecting volumes 3 + 4 of the original French series and Lastman Book Three, collecting volumes 5 + 6 of the original French series, are available now. Lastman Book Four, collecting volumes 7 + 8 of the original French series, will be available in March 2024 and Lastman Book Five, collecting volumes 9 + 10 of the original French series, will follow in July 2024.
Lastman Book Six (ISBN: 978-1-5343-2584-5 I MSRP: $24.99) will be available at booksellers, along with digital platforms including Amazon Kindle, Apple Books, comiXology, and Google Play on Tuesday November 19, 2024, and at comic book shops and everywhere comic books are sold on Wednesday, November 20, 2024.
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Established in 2010, Skybound is a multiplatform content company that works closely with creators and their intellectual properties to create cool stuff and deliver one-of-a-kind experiences to fans. Skybound extends their stories across platforms including comics, television, film, video games, tabletop, books, digital content, audio programming, and beyond. The company is home to critically-acclaimed global franchises including The Walking Dead, Invincible, Superfight, and hit new podcast series Impact Winter.
Led by Skybound Entertainment co-founder Robert Kirkman, Skybound Comics is an award-winning line of comics published by Image Comics and promotes a shared vision to collaborate with top and emerging talent across the comics industry. The Skybound line includes acclaimed series such as The Walking Dead, Invincible, Ultramega, Stillwater, Fire Power, and Excellence, while also delivering powerful licensed comics, including a partnership with LEGO Books. It is also home to Skybound Comet, a new line of Young Adult and Middle Grade original graphic novels published by Image Comics, launching in June 2022 with Clementine Book One, by award-winning writer/artist Tillie Walden and set in the world of The Walking Dead. Skybound has seen numerous comics series adapted for the screen, including The Walking Dead, Invincible, Super Dinosaur and Outcast, with more projects in development.
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