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Usagi Yojimbo Comic Book Rings in 2022 with 25th Issue Milestone and Lone Goat and Kid Encore Presentation

10/20/2021

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New “Crossroads” Storyline and Seminal Usagi Yojimbo Tale Offer
Excellent Entry Points to the World of Acclaimed Cartoonist Stan Sakai


SAN DIEGO, CA (October 20, 2021) – Celebrate the new year with two milestone events for Usagi Yojimbo, the beloved epic fantasy by Stan Sakai and winner of two of this year’s Eisner Awards, including “Best Continuing Series”! In January, a new storyline entitled “Crossroads” will debut in the pages of Usagi Yojimbo #25, while longtime fans and curious newcomers can revisit the early adventures of the rabbit ronin, now in full color, with the launch of the six-issue miniseries Usagi Yojimbo: Lone Goat and Kid.
 
Usagi Yojimbo reaches the 25th issue of its full-color, monthly series at IDW with a new two-part storyline, “Crossroads.” In this tale, Usagi and Yukichi have left the Northern Province where Usagi was branded a criminal as a Lord Mifune loyalist. They come upon a group of pilgrims traveling to the local temples, set upon and left for dead by a band of cutthroat ronin with no regard for the law. In hunting after them, Usagi and Yukichi must head back to the very province from which they just escaped!
 
“Yukichi is Usagi's cousin, and someone with whom he will be traveling for a while,” says Sakai. “Yukichi is younger and less experienced so Usagi has to take on the role of mentor, though he learns a few things himself. I like the dynamics between these two and their travels make good springboards for new adventures.”
 
For comic readers interested in seeing vintage Usagi tales through a new lens, the upcoming Usagi Yojimbo: Lone Goat and Kid miniseries reprints a selection of seminal short stories in full color for the first time. The debut issue revisits the tale of “Frost and Fire,” wherein our hero is tasked with retrieving a slain samurai's swords… provided that he can solve an impossible moral quandary first. As a special bonus, David Petersen, the acclaimed creator of Mouse Guard, will provide the cover artwork for all six issues.
 
“I grew up reading and watching Lone Wolf and Cub in manga, movies, and television, so when I was thinking of new characters, this series came to mind as a homage/parody. My first thought was ‘Lone Bear and Cub’ but changed it to ‘Lone Goat and Kid’, which I like even better. I love that kid because, as in the original, he does almost nothing but is still essential to the story,” says Sakai.
 
Written and illustrated by Sakai for more than 35 years, Usagi Yojimbo is set in a unique world based on 17th century Japan. A ronin, Miyamoto Usagi traverses this unique world – a landscape populated by ghosts, dinosaurs, monsters, and warriors of all kinds – honing his skills, saving villages, and often navigating delicate affairs of national/political significance.
 
Sakai’s deft weaving of history, folklore, and Japanese culture into Usagi Yojimbo has made it a critical favorite, adored by comic readers. New full-color adventures of Sakai’s classic character began in 2019 with IDW’s monthly comic series, collected in three volumes so far (Bunraku and Other Stories, Homecoming, and Tengu War!). Meanwhile, classic tales have been made available in full color for the first time ever as part of the Usagi Yojimbo Origins trade paperback series. This past June, Sakai and his wife, Julie Fujii Sakai, released Chibi-Usagi: Attack of the Heebie Chibis, an original graphic novel illustrated in a fun, cartoony style welcoming to young new readers.
 
“It’s been a real treat to see Stan’s new stories come to life month-to-month while also revisiting his early work in our color reprint series,” says editor Bobby Curnow. “What’s utterly remarkable is how engaging the world of Usagi Yojimbo has always been and still is. The humanity of Stan’s characters and stories always shines through with wit, action, and heart, regardless of the year.”
 
For information on how to purchase IDW’s line of Usagi Yojimbo comic books and graphic novels, please contact your local comic shop or visit www.comicshoplocator.com to find a store near you.Body
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About IDW
IDW (NYSE AMERICAN: IDW) is a leading media company providing uniquely compelling stories and characters in various genres for global audiences across all entertainment platforms. The award-winning IDW Publishing and IDW Entertainment divisions holistically evaluate and acquire IP for franchise development across comics and graphic novels, television, theatrical, games, merchandise, and other entertainment platforms, in addition to bringing world-renowned storytelling to life with our creative partners.
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UPCOMING MINISERIES MONKEY MEAT A CHEEKY SATIRE FOR FANS OF ICE CREAM MAN & CHEW

10/20/2021

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PORTLAND, Ore. 10/20/2021 — Fan-favorite Djeliya creator Juni Ba introduces a new fantasy universe in an upcoming miniseries of connected one-shot stories, Monkey Meat. This five-issue, action-packed romp will launch from Image Comics in January 2022.


The Monkey Meat Company made its fortune selling cans of processed meat all around the world. Using that money to fuel their wacky experiments, they turned their native island into a magical hyper-capitalist hellscape where even demons have to pay rent!

"Monkey Meat is a passion project born of wanting for us all to poke fun at how dystopian the world is," said Ba. "It’s fun and colorful but most of all aims to be cathartic, and bring you great cartooning!"

Follow the lives of the creatures of Monkey Meat Island in this series best described as the storytelling style of W. Maxwell Prince and Martin Morazzo’s Ice Cream Man meets the satire of Jonathan Layman and Rob Guillory’s Chew. Monkey Meat #1 (Diamond Code NOV210056) will be available at comic book shops on Wednesday, January 5. 
Monkey Meat #1 will also be available for purchase across many digital platforms, including Amazon Kindle, Apple Books, and Google Play.

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.
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Mark your calendars for the Mad Cave Showcase 4.0, next Friday!

10/15/2021

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​​OCT. 15, 2021, (SEATTLE, WA) — Mad Cave Studios is thrilled to announce the Mad Cave Showcase 4.0, which will broadcast live Friday, October 22nd at 12pm ET/9am PT, and will be hosted by Benny Potter, who you may also know as the Comicstorian. 

Join the madness as well as some very special guests—including talented writers, artists, and editors, 
Anthony Cleveland, Ryan K. Lindsay, Mark London, Dozerdraws and many more—as they discuss exciting upcoming titles, announce the winners of the 2021 Mad Cave Studios Talent Search, preview anticipated D&D series, The Last Session, and get the scoop on what’s in store for 2022 with exclusive trailer premieres.

Throughout the stream there will be several in chat giveaways to participate in. Prizes will include but not be limited to exclusive variants, posters, full collections, D&D dice sets, and more surprises!

This past summer, Mad Cave Studios opened their Talent search to eager and talented authors and artists around the globe for the fourth year in a row. Four artists and writers will be announced as the 2021 talent search winners on next week's livestream.

In 2019, 
Shane Connery Volk and David Hazan, won the talent search creating hit series Nottingham, running over five printings and sellouts. The 2020 winners worked closely with Cullen Bunn to create Mad Cave Studios first ever Horror Anthology, Grimm Tales From the Cave, out Oct. 27th.
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Click to View the Mad Cave Twitch Channel

To read any of Mad Cave’s titles make sure to ask your Local Comic Shop for a copy or check Mad Cave out on Comixology, Drive-Thru Comics, or the Mad Cave Studios online store.

Don’t forget, 
you can always download the first issue of any Mad Cave series absolutely free! 


ABOUT MAD CAVE STUDIOS: Driven by madness and committed to quality. Mad Cave Studios provides quality entertainment with a fresh take on an array of genres. From fantasy and action to scifi and horror, Mad Cave publishes stories that resonate with unapologetic and authentic audiences.
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Z2 COMICS AND LEGENDARY COMEDIANS CHEECH MARIN AND TOMMY CHONG PRESENT CHEECH AND CHONG’S CHRONICLES: A BRIEF HISTORY OF WEED

10/15/2021

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Comedy Duo to Celebrate 50TH Anniversary of Performing Together With An Original Graphic Novel Based On a History of the World as Seen Through Bloodshot Eyes
LOS ANGELES, CA—Z2 Comics continues to publish the best marriage of top tier comics talent with entertainers and musicians from throughout history, including those who could only be described as legends. Next spring, just in time for every cannabis lover’s favorite holiday, the company teams with the comedy duo known affectionately as Cheech and Chong for Cheech and Chong’s Chronicles!  Co-written by the two comedy geniuses themselves, their first graphic novel is guaranteed to earn its place alongside such beloved classics as their 1978 film and album “Up in Smoke.” 
 
Tommy Chong says  “I’m so excited for everyone to see this amazing work from so many talented artists bringing to life the legend of Cheech & Chong. I can’t wait to share this with all my fans.”
 
Cheech Marin says “Hey man, how’s my driving?”
 
Totally broke and out of weed, the world’s most iconic stoners–Cheech and Chong–are in a bad way. That is… until they get a call that changes their lives. Cheech’s old friend, a casino manager in Reno needs an emergency opening act for his rock show. If they can make it, the job is theirs. But what begins as a classic American road trip to score a**, grass and cash quickly morphs into a reefer-fueled toke through time in Cheech & Chong’s Chronicles: A Brief History of Weed. This original graphic novel from Z2 Comics is the “real” history of cannabis seen through the bloodshot eyes of the legendary comedy duo, Cheech & Chong.

Released in time for the celebration of the duo’s 50th anniversary of performing together as Cheech and Chong, looking back through the history of cannabis and their own place in it, Cheech & Chong’s Chronicles: A Brief History of Weed is a fictionalized history documenting marijuana’s “influence” on significant people and events throughout time for a collection of hilariously hazy memories and half-truths as told by the masters themselves in partnership with comedian and comics writer Eliot Rahal (A Robot’s Tale, Machine Gun Kelly’s Hotel Diablo) and artist Noah Van Sciver (Grateful Dead: Origins, Fante Bukowski), with additional artwork from Bob Fingerman, Rick Veitch, Jim Mahfood and Jason Gonzalez! 
Cheech and Chong’s Chronicles: A Brief History of Weed will be released in a soft and hardcover edition in finer comic shops and bookstores alike on April 20, 2021 and is also available to preorder now in these and a gorgeous, oversized slipcase deluxe format wraparound cover art by Bob Fingerman, as well as a matching slipmat, a gorgeous print set featuring work from Rick Veitch, Jim Mahfood and Jason Gonzalez! A third and hyper-limited platinum edition will also be available in a one-time signed edition with special packaging! For more information, visit https://z2comics.com/cheechandchong.
About Z2 Comics:
Z2 Comics is the premier destination for official music-related graphic novels, created in partnership with top-tier artists, musicians, directors and pop-culture icons. Distributed globally via Simon & Schuster, Z2 has collaborated with such diverse artists as Blondie, Elvis Presley, Freddie Mercury, Joan Jett, Gorillaz, Machine Gun Kelly, Sublime, Yungblud,  Cypress Hill, Babymetal, Major Lazer, Rico Nasty and Alter Bridge as well as debut comic works by Grammy-nominated artists Sturgill Simpson and Poppy, as well as essential album tie-ins by The Doors, Anthrax, Public Enemy, Ronnie James Dio, King Diamond, and All Time Low. Additionally, the company has tapped top talent for the official graphic biographies of such pop-culture legends as The Grateful Dead, Beethoven, John Lee Hooker and Charlie “Bird” Parker.
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ECHOLANDS #2 HITS BIG, RUSHED BACK TO PRINT

10/14/2021

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PORTLAND, Ore. 10/14/2021 — The eye popping new release to hit shelves--Echolands #2 by J.H. Williams III (Promethea, The Sandman: Overture, Batman), W. Haden Blackman (Star Wars, Elektra), colorist Dave Stewart, and letterer Todd Klein—has hit big with readers and sold out completely at the distributor level. Image will fast-track the issue for a reprint in order to keep up with growing customer demand.


"We all continue to be humbled and astounded at the response the series has received so far," said Williams III. "The embrace from the readership is wonderful, and we hope that they will enjoy the upcoming chapters just as much."

In Echolands #2, Hope Redhood and her companions, Cor, Caniff, Castrum, Dena, Rabbit, and Rosa, are on the run from the Wizard, Teros Demond, and his terrifying daughter. Why is the Wizard willing to kill to regain his stolen gem? Can Hope and her crew escape the strange robots lurking in the tunnels beneath San Francisco? And will they survive a betrayal by the pirate captain, Bloody Gums?

This breathtaking series defies comic book medium expectations and provides an unforgettable feast-for-the-eyes in a sprawling landscape format. Each spread page expertly showcases the artwork and the unique reading experience instantly sent fans abuzz with excitement for its mesmerizing story.

Set in a bizarre future world that has forgotten its history, Echolands follows reckless thief Hope Redhood. Hope holds the key to excavating a strange, dark past—but only if she and her crew can escape a tyrannical wizard and his unstoppable daughter. But fate will send them all on a path leading to a war between worlds.

Echolands is a mythic fiction epic where anything is possible; a fast-paced genre mashup adventure that combines everything from horror movie vampires to classic mobsters and cyborg elves, to Roman demigods and retro rocket ships. It’s going to be a helluva ride!

Echolands #2, second printing Cover A (Diamond Code AUG218991) and Echolands #2, second printing Cover B 1:25 copy incentive (Diamond Code AUG218992) will be available at comic book shops on Wednesday, November 17.

Available on Wednesday, October 27:
  • Echolands #3 Cover A by Williams III - Diamond Code AUG210227
  • Echolands #3 Cover B by Oeming & Soma - Diamond Code AUG210228
  • Echolands Raw Cut edition #2 Cover A by Williams III - Diamond Code AUG210229
  • Echolands Raw Cut edition #2 Cover B by Sampson - Diamond Code AUG210230
Echolands is also available for purchase across many digital platforms, including Amazon Kindle, Apple Books, and Google Play.
Early praise for Echolands:

“With a format and style all its own, Echolands is nearly a brochure for its own potential to be the Next Big Important Comic.” --AIPT

“Overflowing in the best way possible… this comic is an explosion of excess and unyielding, chaotic fun.” --Multiversity Comics

“A comic you should try based on artwork alone.” --ComicBook.com

“A blast of immersive fantastical originality. The story J.H. Williams and W. Haden Blackman have come up with is rife with mystery and suspense, and delivered with masterful precision. Williams and Dave Stewart’s visuals are inconceivably wild and wonderful, matched only by the pair’s other works.” --Monkeys Fighting Robots

“It's every fictional world, each with its own artistic style, intersecting and exploding with JHW3 magic and crackle. I can't wait to see where he and Haden Blackman are taking us—into a world in which anything can happen, and undoubtedly will.” --Neil Gaiman, The Sandman, American Gods

"So complex and unique and expertly executed it pushes the medium forward in new directions and leads to invigorated interest in the medium of comics itself." --Robert Kirkman, Invincible, The Walking Dead

"A dazzling, kinetic ride through an exquisitely realized fantasy world, bursting with graphic energy and excitement." --Dave Gibbons, Watchmen, Kingsman

“Echolands’ fallen fantasy San Francisco is painted as a monstrous blend of magic and technology, and reads like a blockbuster car chase.” --Kyle Shutt, The Sword

“Getting an eyeful is a massive understatement. I love looking at the drawings as they expand with more details emerging every time I look.” --Debbie Harry, Blondie, Face It: A Memoir

“The integration of image and story develops an archetypal language that’s here in these pages and in our subconscious simultaneously. The boundaries are pushed. I think I’ve seen some of these things in dreams." --Chris Stein, Blondie, Point Of View: Me, New York City, and the Punk Scene

“One of the most remarkable, innovative, and engrossing uses of the medium I’ve seen. From the rich cast, a story that hooks you from page one and drags you in, to the labyrinthine page layouts that turn your head inside out to read them. There are few comics that deliver a genuinely unique experience, but this one really does, feeling at times like a top down tabletop roleplaying game, and at others a trippy immersive VR story, but always with the bounce and ease of reading that you would expect from a great comic. The boundaries of a comic page are always waiting to be pushed, and Echolands does this masterfully, hinting at what might be possible, making us excited to turn the page.” --Leah Moore, The Doors: Morrison Hotel, Conspiracy of Ravens, Ghost Stories of an Antiquary

“Echolands is utterly gorgeous and completely compelling. A fabulous cast of characters, and a story that hits the ground running. I’m hooked, and I can’t wait for the next issue.” --Kat Howard, Books Of Magic, An Unkindness of Magicians
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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.
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Nightwing #88 — The Blue Stripes Are Back!

10/14/2021

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 The blue stripes are back! As seen on Brundo Redondo’s main and variant covers for the first issue of Nightwing in 2022, Nightwing gets an updated suit starting with Nightwing #88! Bruno just shared a teaser for fans saying “Those Things Are Back!” to call out the new blue stripes running all the way down to Nightwing’s fingertips.

In this issue, after the distressing events of rescuing Haley from getting dognapped by bad guys (in the one-continuous-image Nightwing #87 coming to comic shops on December 21), Nightwing discovers there are way more hits on Dick Grayson than he realized, thanks to going public about his fortune, and he needs to find a clever way to be Dick Grayson and Nightwing at the same time.

Meanwhile, Heartless tries to buy power away from Blockbuster in order to take control of Blüdhaven, and both of these big bads have Nightwing in their crosshairs.

NIGHTWING #88
Written by TOM TAYLOR
Art and cover by BRUNO REDONDO
Variant cover by JAMAL CAMPBELL
1:25 variant cover by BRUNO REDONDO
$3.99 US | 32 pages | $4.99 US Variant (Card Stock)
ON SALE 1/18/22
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THE EXPLOSIVE TRUTH IS REVEALED IN STILLWATER BY ZDARSKY & PÉREZ #11

10/14/2021

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PORTLAND, Ore 10/14/2021 — All the lies, secrets and manipulation have been leading to Stillwater By Zdarsky & Pérez #11, the next jaw-dropping issue of the hit Image/Skybound series from the Eisner Award-nominated team of Chip Zdarsky, Ramón K Pérez and Mike Spicer. 

Who are the true masterminds behind the courthouse explosion? And what do they really want?

Stillwater By Zdarsky & Pérez #11 (Diamond Code JUL210265) will be available at  comic book shops  and digital platforms including Amazon Kindle, Apple Books, and Google Play on Wednesday, November 10. 

For more info and updates, visit  www.skybound.com. 
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.
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ABOUT SKYBOUND ENTERTAINMENT
Skybound Entertainment is a multiplatform content company that works closely with creators and their intellectual properties, extending their stories to further platforms including comics, television, film, tabletop and video games, books, digital content, events, and beyond. The company is the home of notable properties including The Walking Dead, Invincible, and Super Dinosaur.
 
Skybound holds strategic partnerships across the entertainment industry, and has the in-house capabilities to serve as publisher, producer, and global distributor for tabletop and video games. On screen, Skybound holds a first-look television deal with Amazon Studios and a first-look movie deal with Universal. Additional partnerships include comic book publishing with Image Comics, book publishing with Simon & Schuster, and a first-look narrative audio deal with Audible. Skybound also houses a variety of unique creators and their IP, including Kristian Harloff and his pop-culture movie trivia platform the Schmoedown Entertainment Network, and printmaking expert Peter Santa Maria’s Attack Peter brand.
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BRIAN K. VAUGHAN & FIONA STAPLES’ SAGA RETURNS IN JANUARY 2022

10/9/2021

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The multiple award winning, bestselling comic book phenomenon will ring in the New Year with the arrival of the long anticipated issue #55

PORTLAND, Ore. 10/09/2021 — Image Comics is pleased to announce the return of multiple award winning, bestselling series Saga by Brian K. Vaughan and Fiona Staples to shelves. The long anticipated Saga #55 issue will kick off a new story arc and land in stores on Wednesday, January 26 from Image Comics.

“Other than my own family, collaborating with Fiona Staples on Saga is the most important thing in my life, so I can’t thank readers and retailers enough for their patience,” said Vaughan. “I think our next 54 issues will be even more shocking, strange, and spectacular than the first 54, so we can’t wait to be back on the shelves at your local comic shop soon.”

Staples added: “I've really missed connecting with readers through the pages of Saga, so I'm thrilled to roll up my sleeves and dive into this world again. The next arc is already going places I never imagined. I'm so grateful that we're able to keep doing this!"

At long last, Hazel and her star-crossed family are finally back! But where the hell have they been? As thanks for fans’ endless patience, the Saga team is proud to return with a double-length issue—44 pages of story for the regular $2.99 price point—without variant covers or gimmicky renumbering. Just more pulse-pounding adventure, heart-wrenching character drama, and gloriously graphic sex and violence, as Saga begins the second half of the series and the most epic chapter yet.

“Saga launched at Image during the company’s 20th anniversary in 2012, so it seems more than fitting that the series is returning to shops just in time for our 30th anniversary next year,” said Eric Stephenson, Chief Creative Officer and Publisher at Image Comics. “I can think of few better ways to celebrate what Image is all about than by welcoming back one of the most incredible storytelling teams in comics history as they embark on the second half of a true epic-in-the-making.”

Saga has sold seven million copies to date across single issue, trade paperback, compendium, hardcover, and digital editions and has been translated into 20 languages. The series also boasts multiple Eisner Awards, Harvey Awards, a Hugo Award, British Fantasy Award, Goodreads Choice Award, Shuster Award, Inkwell Award, Ringo Award, and more. It has been featured in such mainstream media outlets as TIME, Entertainment Weekly, The Atlantic, NPR, and more. The series has become a pop culture phenomenon and has been immortalized with references and easter eggs appearing in such popular TV shows as Supernatural, The Big Bang Theory, and The Simpsons.

Saga #55 (Diamond Code NOV210030) will be available at comic book shops on Wednesday, January 26. Image projects the demand for the issue will be high and encourages fans to contact their local comic shop right away to place their pre-orders before Monday, January 3. 

Saga is available for purchase across many digital platforms, including Amazon Kindle, Apple Books, and Google Play.

Readers interested in catching up on the series before Saga #55 arrives in stores, can binge read Saga in trade paperback, deluxe hardcover, and paperback compendium print formats available now at local comic book shops, independent bookstores, Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Books-a-Million, and Indigo:
  • Saga, Book One deluxe hardcover - Diamond Code: OCT210104, ISBN: 978-1-63215-078-3
  • Saga, Book Two deluxe hardcover - Diamond Code: FEB170708, ISBN: 978-1632159038
  • Saga, Book Three deluxe hardcover - Diamond Code: MAR190127, ISBN: 978-1-5343-1221-0
  • Saga, Compendium One - Diamond Code: MAY190044, ISBN: 978-1-5343-1346-0
  • Saga, Box Set - Diamond Code: AUG210117, ISBN: 978-1-53432-140-3
Trade paperback collected editions:
  • Saga, Vol. 1 trade paperback - Diamond Code: AUG120491, ISBN: 978-1607066019
  • Saga, Vol. 2 trade paperback - Diamond Code: APR130443, ISBN: 978-1607066927
  • Saga, Vol. 3 trade paperback - Diamond Code: JAN140556, ISBN: 978-1607069317
  • Saga, Vol. 4 trade paperback - Diamond Code: OCT140644, ISBN: 978-1632150776
  • Saga, Vol. 5 trade paperback - Diamond Code: JUL150565, ISBN: 978-1632154385
  • Saga, Vol. 6 trade paperback - Diamond Code: MAR160684, ISBN: 978-1632157119
  • Saga, Vol. 7 trade paperback - Diamond Code: JAN170850, ISBN: 978-1534300606
  • Saga, Vol. 8 trade paperback - Diamond Code: OCT170715, ISBN: 978-1534303492
  • Saga, Vol. 9 trade paperback - Diamond Code: JUL180297, ISBN: 978-1534308374
Select praise for Saga:

“A completely addictive, human story.” --Publishers Weekly (starred review)

“While the book works as a poignant love story and an indictment of prejudice, trippy visuals and clever dialog make this Romeo and Juliet space opera a lot of fun as well.” --Library Journal

“Vaughan's whip-snap dialogue is as smart, cutting, and well timed as ever… [Staples’] character designs dish out some of the best aliens around, the immersive world-crafting is lushly detailed and deeply thought through, and the spacious layouts keep the focus squarely on the personal element, despite the chaotic cosmos they inhabit.” --Booklist (starred review)

“The kind of comic that you get when truly talented superstar creators are given the freedom to produce their dream comic…Saga is Heavy Metal eclecticism synthesized into a singular, sprawling narrative à la Cerberus or The Walking Dead—a vast sandbox built for never ending castle-building.” --Entertainment Weekly

“An unwieldy, profane, and glorious ode to compassion and equality… a sprawling tale that shuffles the beats of numerous genres, including pulp romance, road trip, Western, dark comedy, and political thriller.” --The Atlantic

“There are two kinds of people in this world: Those who are reading Brian K. Vaughan and Fiona Staples amazing adult sci fi/fantasy Image comic Saga, and those who haven’t yet. The former people are leading happier, fuller lives, because Saga is amaaaaaazzzing.” --io9/Gizmodo

“Saga is the space fantasy comic of our times.” --BookRiot

“The humanity that BKV imbues on his characters is rich and relatable, and the danger that surrounds them is fierce and ever present.” --IGN
About Brian K. Vaughan: 
Brian K. Vaughan is the multiple Eisner and Harvey award winning writer known for his work on such comic books as Y: The Last Man, Ex Machina, The Private Eye, We Stand on Guard, Paper Girls, and Saga. He has also written for hit TV series Lost, Marvel’s The Runaways, Stephen King’s Under the Dome, and the upcoming Prime Video TV adaption of Paper Girls. He lives in Los Angeles, Calif.

About Fiona Staples:
Fiona Staples is the multiple Eisner and Harvey award winning artist known for her work on such comic books such as North 40, DV8: Gods and Monsters, T.H.U.N.D.E.R. Agents, and Saga. She lives in Canada. 

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.
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SWEET PAPRIKA SELLS OUT AGAIN AT DISTRIBUTOR, RUSHED BACK TO PRINT

10/7/2021

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PORTLAND, Ore. 10/07/2021 — Mirka Andolfo’s Sweet Paprika #3 has sold out completely at the distributor level. Image has fast-tracked the issue for reprint in order to keep up with growing customer demand.


In Sweet Paprika #3, Paprika’s “forced fun” night doesn't seem to be too bad, perhaps—but, in the end, not too great either. Come on, staying together for so long, for no real reason...how can people like it? Then, while her father seems to be recovered and healthy again, Paprika will have a nasty surprise…

“I am more and more struck by the affection and attention that readers are dedicating to Sweet Paprika!" said Andolfo. "With the fourth issue, the Devil lady’s situation will become even more complex, intriguing, and…sexy! I can't wait people to read, and looking forward to returning to the United States to meet the readers in person, I thank them from afar for their support!”The highly anticipated Sweet Paprika became an instant bestseller when issue #1 sold out at the distributor level upon release and became the highest launch to date of any of Andolfo's creator-owned series. Orders on the title exceed those of the much buzzed about Mercy #1 and Unnatural #1 and the 12-issue series is planned as part of a cross-media project alongside animation from Grey Ladder Productions, Arancia Studio, and Wild Sheep Content, with Director Gabriele Pennacchioli (Emmy Award winner in 2019 for Love, Death & Robots).

Sweet Paprika #3, second printing (Diamond Code AUG218798) will be available at comic book shops on Wednesday, November 3.

Sweet Paprika #3 will also be available for purchase across many digital platforms, including Amazon Kindle, Apple Books, and Google Play.

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.
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New 'Throwback' Archie Comics stories debut in January's Milestone Digest Issue

10/7/2021

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ARCHIE MILESTONES DIGEST #13 - THE 1960s Cover by Rex Lindsey, Rosario "Tito" Peña

Archie Comics is throwing it back to the most popular eras in its publishing history with new 5-page stories set in the past as the fan-favorite ARCHIE MILESTONES DIGEST series returns in January 2022.

These new lead stories told in the traditional Archie house style will be set firmly in past decades with the fashion, technology, and cultural events of the era featured prominently. The first of these new 5-page stories will debut in ARCHIE MILESTONES DIGEST #13 - BEST OF THE 1960s as writer Tom DeFalco and artist Jeff Shultz show us what happens when The Archies are invited to play at the Woodstock Rock Festival... and wind up running late to their own performance!

"We had so much fun with the new stories in our 80th Anniversary Digest series and knew we had to find a way to continue that as we brought back the Milestones Digest series," said Archie Comics Director of Publicity & Social Media Ron Cacace. "Our fans have been asking for new stories set in their favorite eras for a while and we're so happy we could make it happen!"

The Milestones Digest series will run for five issues in 2022 and each issue will spotlight a different decade of Archie Comics history. The full release schedule and titles are listed below.


Archie Milestones Digest Release Calendar - 2022
A new 5-page 'Throwback' story kicks off each of the following issues.
  • Archie Milestones Digest #13 - Best of the 1960s - On Sale 1/26
  • Archie Milestones Digest #14 - Best of the 1990s - On Sale 4/6
  • Archie Milestones Digest #15 - Best of the 1970s - On Sale 6/15
  • Archie Milestones Digest #16 - Best of the 2000s - On Sale 8/24
  • Archie Milestones Digest #17 - Best of the 1980s - On Sale 11/2

Mail-order subscriptions are available for ARCHIE MILESTONES DIGEST directly from Archie Comics. Use the Comic Shop Locator service to find a comic book store near you for more Archie Comics titles. Archie Comics Digests are also available at book stores, newsstands, and select grocery store checkout aisles.

ARCHIE MILESTONES DIGEST #13: BEST OF THE 1960s
THE ARCHIE MILESTONES DIGEST SERIES RETURNS with a NEW LEAD STORY! In "Woodstock Woes!" The Archies have been invited to appear at the most famous musical event in history—the Woodstock Rock Festival! However, getting there proves to be a problem and they're worried they'll be late and miss their time slot! Fortunately, Jughead's got a plan: they'll take a shortcut through the woods... what could possibly go wrong?! Then we continue celebrating Archie’s long-lasting legacy of 80+ years of publishing with a special retroactive look at some of the most important eras in Archie’s history! First up: the 1960s, the Silver Age of comics and the decade that brought us the birth of The Archies! Plus, stories from every decade of Archie. There’s something for fans of all ages!
 
Script: Tom DeFalco
Art: Jeff Shultz, Jim Amash, Glenn Whitmore, Jack Morelli
Cover: Rex Lindsey
On Sale Date: 1/26
192-page, full color comic
$7.99 U.S.
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