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 Image/Skybound Entertainment announced a new action-packed, five-issue miniseries Hardcore: Reloaded—by writer Brandon Thomas (Excellence), artist Francis Portela (Faith), and Leonardo Paciarotti—launching this December. It will showcase cover artwork by Nic Klein (Deadpool). “To quote a great man, Hardcore: Reloaded is all about that action, boss. It is a celebration and showcase for the …

Image Comics announced a new, ongoing science fiction/thriller series—20XX—by Jonathan Luna (Alex + Ada, Girls, The Sword) and Lauren Keely set to hit shelves this December.  20XX imagines a not-so-distant future—a world of norms and syms, divided by fear. Syms, a small percentage of the population with telekinetic abilities, form gangs to …

VIZ Media will mark the 20th anniversary of NARUTO with a national brand campaign, the YEAR OF NARUTO, launching at the upcoming New York Comic Con 2019 (NYCC). The beloved action/adventure franchise has become synonymous with Japanese pop culture and exemplifies the massive international popularity of anime and manga.  To celebrate NARUTO’s manga …

The bestselling, critically acclaimed miniseries by Ian Bertram (House of Penance) and Darcy Van Poelgeest—Little Bird: The Fight for Elder’s Hope—will be collected, in its entirety, into a hardcover edition and available from Image Comics this November. In the world of Little Bird: The Fight for Elder’s Hope, North America has been …

 Image/Skybound Entertainment announced an all-new, action-packed series by Shawn Kittelsen (Mortal Kombat 11) and Eric Zawadzki (The Dregs, Eternal)—Heart Attack—which will launch this November.  In Heart Attack, gene therapy has saved Americans from disease—only to give birth to Variants: people with powers so unique, the government denies their human rights. But a …

Image Comics announced that the second middle grade graphic novel in the Camp Midnight series by Steven T. Seagle and Jason Adam Katzenstein—Camp Midnight vs. Camp Daybright—will hit stores this October. After a long year among normals, Skye is eager to return to Camp Midnight as an older, more seasoned camper. But …

Vampirella has dominated the comic book page, and now sets her sights on collectible coins! Dynamite is releasing two unique 4-coin sets, with the exclusive world premiere available through Sideshow. Each coin features a stunning artistic take on Vampirella by top artists Alex Ross, J. Scott Campbell, Stanley “Artgerm” Lau and …

Ezra Claytan Daniels’ Upgrade Soul, one of the most talked about graphic novels of 2018, was named as one of nominees in the “Graphic Reprints” category of the Eisner Awards earlier this year. Since then, the book was nominated in Harvey Awards “Book of the Year” category, alongside Daniels’ other work, BTM FDRS (Fantagraphics).  …

Dynamite announced the second entry in Pierce Brown’s Red Rising: Sons of Ares graphic novel trilogy – Volume 2: Wrath! Creator Pierce Brown returns for this entry, alongside co-writer Rik Hoskin (Brandon Sanderson’s White Sand) and artist Eli Powell (Yakuza Demon Killers). Toby Cypress (Omega Men, The White Suits) contributes …

Image Comics announced an all-new, ongoing genre-defying series by New York Times bestselling author Jeff Lemire (Gideon Falls, Ascender) and critically-acclaimed artist Phil Hester (Shipwreck, Green Arrow), The Family Tree, which will launch this November.  In The Family Tree, an eight-year-old girl literally begins to transform into a tree, her single mom, troubled …