PORTLAND, OR, 06/30/2018 — Image Comics is pleased to announce that the beloved KICK-ASS series is back with an all new story arc and the perfect jumping-on point for new readers this September in KICK-ASS: THE NEW GIRL, VOL. 1 by Mark Millar and John Romita Jr. This trade paperback will collect issues #1-6 of THE NEW GIRL story arc.
 
In KICK-ASS: THE NEW GIRL, VOL. 1, Kick-Ass returns readier than ever to wipe out the city's criminal lowlives, destroy its gangs, and save its communities from decay. But there’s a new face beneath the old mask, a new figure wearing that famous green and yellow spandex. Who is this new vigilante superhero? Who can fill Dave Lizewski’s shoes? WHO IS THE NEW KICK-ASS? 
 
KICK-ASS: THE NEW GIRL, VOL. 1 (ISBN: 978-1-5343-0832-9, Diamond Code: JAN188525) will hit comic book stores on Wednesday, September 12th and bookstores on Tuesday, September 18th. The final order cutoff deadline for comic book stores is Monday, August 6th.
 
It can be pre-ordered on Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Books-a-Million, IndieBound, and Indigo. 
 
Select praise for KICK-ASS: THE NEW GIRL:

“Off to a marvelous start and I can't wait to see where they take us.” --Black Nerd Problems
 
“I loved the introduction to the new Kick-Ass story arc, believing it to be a solid and impactful start. I find the new direction, new characters and new setting to be a refreshing shift in the Kick-Ass saga. I'm really looking forward to seeing Patience grow throughout her journey as Kick-Ass, and seeing where her new life will take her.” --Impulse Gamer
 
“Knocked it out of the park.” --Outright Geekery
 
“Turns everything you think you know about Kick-Ass on its head and presents a less comedic version of the character who has real issues balancing life with the job of a vigilante.” --SciFiPulse
 
“A kinetic and fun comic book reading experience.” --Monkeys Fighting Robots
 
“Hits the mark with its lead protagonist, Patience, whose realism and sense of self-perseverance sets her apart from other characters in the medium.” --ComicsVerse
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ABOUT IMAGE COMICS
Image Comics is a comic book and graphic novel publisher founded in 1992 by a collective of bestselling artists. Image has since gone on to become one of the largest comics publishers in the United States. Image currently has six individuals on the Board of Directors: Robert Kirkman, Erik Larsen, Todd McFarlane, Marc Silvestri, Jim Valentino, and Eric Stephenson. It consists of five major houses: Todd McFarlane Productions, Top Cow Productions, Shadowline Comics, Skybound Entertainment, and Image Central. Image publishes comics and graphic novels in nearly every genre, sub-genre, and style imaginable. It offers science fiction, fantasy, romance, horror, crime fiction, historical fiction, humor and more by the finest artists and writers working in the medium today. For more information, visit www.imagecomics.com.

Eisner Award Winner Paul Tobin
Breathes New Life into Frankenstein
Made Men: Getting the Gang Back Together out July 11th


PORTLAND, OR., June 30, 2018—Jutte Shelley is not just a cop, she’s a Frankenstein. Oni Press is excited to announce the trade paper volume of the critically-acclaimed favorite, Made Men: Getting the Gang Back Together, by Paul Tobin (Colder, I Was the Cat) and Italian artist Arjuna Susini, with colors by Gonzalo Duarte.

When Jutte Shelley and her squad are gunned down in an ambush, it looks like the end for the Detroit police officers, but Jutte comes from a very storied family… named Frankenstein. Using the secrets of her ancestors, Jutte enters the family business of resurrection, bringing her squad back from the dead. Sort of. As long as you don’t look too close. Eager for revenge, they’ve no choice but to team with the Detroit mob, using them for the resources to find the lowlifes who did them in, now that Jutte has quite literally gotten the gang back together.
 Praise for Made Men:
“This is one of my most anticipated comics of the year.” - Panel Patter

“This is a book that doesn't mess around, and I respect that. Blood, guts, cops, reanimation, a monster or two and a title that's a brilliant double entendre. A great debut.” - Oregon Live

“Made Men's strongest asset is Paul Tobin’s insistence on serving up the unanticipated at every turn.” - Doom Rocket

“Made Men hits with a brilliant premise that I hope runs forever.” - HorrorTalk



Made Men: Getting the Gang Back Together hits comic shops July 11, 2018 and bookstores July 26, 2018

     Monsters, music, mental-illness, mythology, and Michigan's frozen north come together in
 Skies Over Superior.Musicians team up with comic book creators to make awesome project even awesomer!Opal Puckett's Jonathan Pardo and RickoLus are each contributing songs to the monster-adventure comic book Skies Over Superior by writer Josh Dahl and artist Laura Bearl.

Dynamite Entertainment Offers Fan Pre-Orders for new Vampirella #1 Box Set! 
June 28th, 2018, Mt. Laurel, NJ: Today, Dynamite Entertainment announces the launch of their latest Kickstarter campaign, benefiting fans of Kristina Deak-Linsner and Joseph Michael Linsner's and his recent work on Vampirella, with a limited edition, collectible box set. Joe’s artwork continues to be sought after among fans and Dynamite has heeded their words with a complete collection of his #1 issue!

Following the success of the Vampirella/Dawn crossover event, Vampirella is back with a new, solo series, and Linsner is penciling her from a script written by Kristina Deak-Linsner. To celebrate the series’ upcoming launch, Dynamite is offering all five covers of issue #1, and two exclusive prints (one signed by Linsner), collected inside a high-quality, magnetic-closing box, featuring Linsner’s artwork, inside and out. This box set will have an SRP of $199.99 at retail, but fans can pre-order this box set on Kickstarter between now and June 3rd to get an even better deal with more perks and additional add-ons that will only be available to Kickstarter backers. 

“I've always been attracted to characters who are "bad for good" meaning that at first they may look like villains, but they are really heroes,” says Joe Michael Linsner.  “Batman is kind of like that.  Vampirella, a genuine vampire, is definitely like that.  She lives by consuming blood, but she has a mission.  She stands up for the innocents of the world and only drinks the blood of the guilty.  Hell, they deserve it.  I'm also thrilled being the artist chosen to illustrate the first series written by my talented wife, Kristina Deak-Linsner.  Over the years, Kristina has told me many of her ideas for stories.  I think it is great that she is finally going to be sharing them with the world.”

TRADE PAPERBACK COLLECTION OFDEATH OF LOVE ARRIVES THIS AUGUST 
Collects issues #1-5
PORTLAND, OR, 06/28/2018 — The complete DEATH OF LOVE miniseries—the irreverent action-comedy from writer Justin Jordan (THE FAMILY TRADE, SPREAD), artist Donal DeLay (You are Not Alone, My Geek Family), colorist Omar Estévez (Heavy Metal Magazine, Batman '66), and letterer Rachel Deering (In the Dark, Vertigo Quarterly)—will be collected into trade paperback and available this August.

Love sucks, and Philo Harris—self-avowed “nice guy”—is going to do something about it. 

The Cupidae, a cabal of doughy little cherubs that are usually invisible, are responsible for making love work. And after Philo makes a particularly bad drunken decision, he can suddenly see them, clear as day. What’s a perpetually single guy to do? Well, according to Philo, he grabs a chainsaw and goes to war with love itself.

DEATH OF LOVE (ISBN: 978-1-5343-0507-6, Diamond code: MAY180066) hits comics shops on Wednesday, August 22nd and bookstores on Tuesday, August 28th. It can be preordered via Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Books-A-Million, Indiebound, and Indigo.
Select praise for DEATH OF LOVE:

“A fun ride.” —Uproxx

“If there could ever be a comedic book at male romantic dysfunction in the age of our ongoing cultural awakening, this is it.” —The Oregonian

“With an interesting premise and honest depiction of relationships from varying perspectives, DEATH OF LOVE is a refreshing jolt in comics.” —All-Comic

“The epic a tale of a douchebag, told in a hilariously crafty and remarkably witty way that leaves you thinking, but in stitches as well.” —Geek.com

“A man with an over-the-top response to his romantic troubles embarks on an over-the-top—and ridiculously violent—adventure. What's not to love?” —AiPT!

“The violence and in-your-face humor give me flashbacks of Luther Strode. Not to mention the Ash vs. The Evil Dead appeal of a chainsaw-wielding antihero.”
—Comics Verse

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ABOUT IMAGE COMICS
Image Comics is a comic book and graphic novel publisher founded in 1992 by a collective of bestselling artists. Image has since gone on to become one of the largest comics publishers in the United States. Image currently has six individuals on the Board of Directors: Robert Kirkman, Erik Larsen, Todd McFarlane, Marc Silvestri, Jim Valentino, and Eric Stephenson. It consists of five major houses: Todd McFarlane Productions, Top Cow Productions, Shadowline Comics, Skybound Entertainment, and Image Central. Image publishes comics and graphic novels in nearly every genre, sub-genre, and style imaginable. It offers science fiction, fantasy, romance, horror, crime fiction, historical fiction, humor, and more by the finest artists and writers working in the medium today. For more information, visit www.imagecomics.com.

PORTLAND, OR, 06/28/2018 — Image Comics is pleased to announce that issues #17-31 of the bestselling series DEADLY CLASS (soon to be a SyFy TV show) by Rick Remender (DEATH OR GLORY, SEVEN TO ETERNITY, LOW, BLACK SCIENCE) and Wes Craig (THE GRAVEDIGGERS UNION) will be collected into a massive hardcover deluxe edition available this October. 

DEADLY CLASS DELUXE EDITION, BOOK TWO: THE FUNERAL PARTY collects story arcs four through six of the ongoing, darkly humorous drama centered around the lives of ‘80s teens training in a secret academy to either become assassins or stand up and become humans. 

DEADLY CLASS DELUXE EDITION, BOOK TWO: THE FUNERAL PARTY (ISBN: 978-1-5343-0841-1, Diamond Code: JAN188510) will hit comic book stores on Wednesday, October 10th and bookstores on Tuesday, October 16th. The final order cutoff deadline for comic book stores is Monday, August 6th. 

It can be pre-orderd on Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Books-a-Million, IndieBound, and Indigo. 
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ABOUT IMAGE COMICS
Image Comics is a comic book and graphic novel publisher founded in 1992 by a collective of bestselling artists. Image has since gone on to become one of the largest comics publishers in the United States. Image currently has six individuals on the Board of Directors: Robert Kirkman, Erik Larsen, Todd McFarlane, Marc Silvestri, Jim Valentino, and Eric Stephenson. It consists of five major houses: Todd McFarlane Productions, Top Cow Productions, Shadowline Comics, Skybound Entertainment, and Image Central. Image publishes comics and graphic novels in nearly every genre, sub-genre, and style imaginable. It offers science fiction, fantasy, romance, horror, crime fiction, historical fiction, humor and more by the finest artists and writers working in the medium today. For more information, visit www.imagecomics.com.

LION FORGE ANNOUNCES THE FIRST TITLE UNDER THE NEWLY MINTED CARACAL IMPRINT
Jeff Weigel’s Quantum Mechanics to Be Released
 in October 2018


ST. LOUIS—As the library world descends upon New Orleans this week for the American Library Association’s annual conference, the most talked about graphic novel publisher unveils plans for the first title under the Caracal banner.
 
“Quantum Mechanics was one of my very first acquisitions at Lion Forge, and I’m so glad its publication is coinciding with the launch of our new Caracal imprint,” says Andrea Colvin, editor in chief. “Jeff really knows middle-grade readers, and with this story he’s created a deeply fun and exciting science-fiction world in which girls get to save the day with their knowledge of mechanics and engineering. This is the space adventure we all need!”
 
Growing up on her father’s salvage yard on a remote, barren asteroid, Rox has always wanted to experience more of the galaxy. Her best pal, the natural mechanic Zam, has always wanted better spacecraft to tinker on. When a space hauler arrives one day with a broken tractor beam, the kids think this might be just their chance to earn some money to repair one of the junked spaceships and set out on adventures. But when it turns out the captain of the hauler is none other than the dread space pirate known as Red Myk, adventure is exactly what they get! 
 
After being kidnapped, Rox and Zam encounter a group of down-on-their-luck space truckers, forced into piracy after a shipping conglomerate took control of a wormhole and effectively put an end to transport operations in that region of space. A final confrontation with the shipping conglomerate will force the two to make decisions and alliances that will directly affect the future of their quadrant of space.
 
“I’m thrilled to have my book, Quantum Mechanics, coming out under Lion Forge’s Caracal imprint,” says Jeff Weigel. “It was a great experience working with my editor, Andrea Colvin, and with the other editorial and production folks there. I think Lion Forge’s approach to publishing represents the future of the comics industry, and I’m proud to be a part of it.”
 
Quantum Mechanicsis written and drawn by the Parents’ Choice Award–winning author, Jeff Weigel, and will be the first title under the publisher’s Caracal banner for readers ages 8 to 12. This fun new book will be released in finer comic shops everywhere on October 10, and in bookstores on October 23. 
 
About the Author:
Jeff’s latest book is a 192-page middle-grade graphic novel, Dragon Girl: The Secret Valley. It’s a ripping adventure yarn about a girl who discovers a hidden land of the world’s most mysterious creatures—dragons—and her mission to understand these strange beasts and safeguard them from an outside world that threatens to wipe them out. The Monster Alphabet, a children’s picture book by Michael P. Spradlin and illustrated by Jeff, was published in 2012 by Price Stern Sloan. The Monster Alphabet is an around-the-world tour of strange, funny creatures, with a different monster for each letter of the alphabet. Jeff’s children’s graphic novel, Thunder from the Sea, is published by G.P. Putnam’s Sons. It’s an action-packed story about a young boy’s adventure in the British navy during the Napoleonic War. Jeff also wrote, illustrated, and designed Atomic Ace (He’s Just My Dad), published by Albert Whitman & Company in 2004. Atomic Acereceived a starred review in School Library Journal and was a Parents’ Choice 2004 Recommended Award Winner. A sequel, Atomic Ace and the Robot Rampage, was published in the Fall of 2006. Jeff received a Don Freeman Award Honorable Mention from the Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators (SCBWI) for his picture book work in 2004.
For interview requests or other inquiries, please email Jeremy@lionforge.com

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About Lion Forge Comics:
Lion Forge strives to publish comics for everyone to enjoy, regardless of gender identity, ethnicity, or cultural background. The original graphic novel Andre the Giant: Closer to Heaven was nominated for three Glyph Awards, as well as the Dwayne McDuffie Award for Diversity, and Lighter Than My Shadow was voted the 2017 Graphic Novel of the Year by Amazon. Lion Forge Comics includes the Roar imprint for young adults, the Caracal imprint for middle grade aged children, and the CubHouse imprint for early readers. It is also home to the Magnetic Collection of premium and critically acclaimed comics and graphic novels, boasting multiple Eisner Award nominees. Across multiple imprints and formats that include licensed properties like DreamWorks Voltron Legendary Defender, original works from top independent creators, and the original and all-inclusive Catalyst Prime superhero universe, Lion Forge publishes something for every level of comic book fan, young and old.
Lion Forge Comics—Comics for Everyone. Visit www.lionforge.com for more information.

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A Celebration of the Longest-Lasting Independent Film Company That STILLHasn’t Made a Hit!

June 19, 2018, Mt. Laurel, NJ: Dynamite has partnered with Troma Entertainment, the original media disruptor, and longest-lasting independent film company, to deliver an art book not for the faint of heart hitting shelves in September with The Art of Troma!  


Written by New York Times Bestselling author and Troma aficionado Fred Van Lente (Archer & Armstrong, Cowboys and Aliens), this incredible 256-page collection features never-before-seen film stills, rare posters, candid interviews, and buckets and buckets and BUCKETS of fake blood.


“I had a really terrific time delving into the history of one of the richest stories in all of independent American movies. The book has turned out spectacularly, thanks to the incredible work of designer Jon Adams,” remarked author Fred Van Lente. “None of it would have been possible without Lloyd Kaufman, Michael Herz and the Troma staff opening up their forty-year-plus archive to us, so big thanks to them. This book is a juicy distillation of a studio that's entertained its fans and pissed-off establishment types for decades.”


For over forty years, Troma Studios has blazed its own bloody, slime-covered trail, making movies their own damn way. From The Toxic Avenger to The Class Of Nuke ‘Em High to Poultrygeist to Tromeo And Juliet, Lloyd Kaufman never compromised, waving his independent freak-flag freely, and helped jumpstart the careers of luminaries such as James Gunn, Trey Parker, Eli Roth, Oliver Stone and countless others.


“This has been an incredibly fun project to work on. I have a lot of respect for everything they’ve been able to do over the years,” said Nick Barrucci, CEO and Publisher of Dynamite Entertainment. “They've had so many great talents come out of their stable throughout their history as the biggest cult filmmakers in the world, they’re finally getting their due.”  
 The Art of Troma will hit shelves in both hardcover and limited editions.  The limited version of the hardcover book comes in a VHS-themed slipcase and features both a print signed by Lloyd Kaufman and a supplemental book featuring art from Troma fans.
 The Art of Troma and The Art of Troma Limited Edition will be solicited in Diamond Comic Distributors' July 2018 Previews catalog, the premier source of merchandise for the comic book specialty market, and slated for release in September 2018. Comic book fans are encouraged to reserve copies of The Art of Troma with their local comic book retailers.
 About Dynamite Entertainment
Dynamite was founded in 2004 and is home to several best-selling comic book titles and properties, including The Boys, The Shadow, Red Sonja,Warlord of Mars, Bionic Man, A Game of Thrones, and more.  Dynamite owns and controls an extensive library with over 3,000 characters (which includes the Harris Comics and Chaos Comics properties), such as Vampirella, Pantha, Evil Ernie, Smiley the Psychotic Button, Chastity, and Peter Cannon: Thunderbolt.  In addition to their critically-acclaimed titles and bestselling comics, Dynamite works with some of the most high-profile creators in comics and entertainment, including Kevin Smith, Alex Ross, Neil Gaiman, Andy Diggle, John Cassaday, Garth Ennis, Jae Lee, Marc Guggenheim, Mike Carey, Jim Krueger, Greg Pak, Brett Matthews, Matt Wagner, Gail Simone, Steve Niles, James Robinson, and a host of up-and-coming new talent.  Dynamite is consistently ranked in the upper tiers of comic book publishers and several of their titles - including Alex Ross and Jim Krueger's Project Superpowers - have debuted in the Top Ten lists produced by Diamond Comics Distributors.  In 2005, Diamond awarded the company a GEM award for Best New Publisher and another GEM in 2006 for Comics Publisher of the Year (under 5%) and again in 2011.  The company has also been nominated for and won several industry awards, including the prestigious Harvey and Eisner Awards.

About Troma
Established in 1974 by Yale friends Lloyd Kaufman and Michael Herz, Troma Entertainment is arguably the longest-running independent movie studio in North America, and it's one of the very few genuine brand names in the industry. World famous for movie classics like Kaufman's "The Toxic Avenger", Trey Parker's "Cannibal, the Musical", "Poultrygeist: Night of the Chicken Dead", "Class of Nuke 'em High", Charles Kaufman's "Mother's Day" and "Tromeo & Juliet", Troma's seminal films are now being remade as big budget mainstream productions by the likes of Brett Ratner, Richard Saperstein, Akiva Goldsman and Steven Pink. Early work of many of today's luminaries can be found in Troma's library of 1000 films, cartoons, TV shows and shorts. Jenna Fischer, Robert De Niro, Dustin Hoffman, Kevin Costner, Fergie, Vincent D'Onofrio, Samuel L. Jackson, James Gunn and Eli Roth are just a few. Troma's latest in-house productions are "Return to Nuke 'Em High: Volumes 1 & 2". Troma's Blu-rays, DVDs, books, t-shirts and movie merchandise can be purchased at Tromashop. Please visit Troma at www.troma.com ,  www.lloydkaufman.com,  www.twitter.com/lloydkaufman, www.facebook.com/troma.entertainment  and www.tromapast.tumblr.com.