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STRAY DOGS' Tony Fleecs to Art Direct New Variant Cover Program for Skybound's DARK RIDE

Joshua Williamson & Andrei Bressan’s New Amusement Park Horror Series Launching October 2022  Skybound today announced an epic variant cover program by superstar creator Tony Fleecs ( Stray Dogs, Star Wars Adventures ) for Dark Ride , the buzzed-about new horror comic book series from the Birthright team of Joshua Williamson ( Batman, Dark Crisis ) and Andrei Bressan ( Justice League Incarnate ). Dark Ride #1 will arrive in comic book shops on October 5, 2022.  Fleecs will serve as art director for the classic homage poster variant cover program which pays tribute to the timeless theatrical posters that serve as inspiration for the amusement park horror series. The 1:25 incentives will span the Cover D slot of Dark Ride ’s first four issues, bringing on a new guest artist for each cover. Fleecs’ Stray Dogs co-creator Trish Forstner is the artist at the helm for issue #1, with the Dark Ride world’s rendition of The Little Demon. Incredible homage covers from Agnes Gar...

FIRST LOOK: 'I Hate This Place' #5 Wraps Up First Thrilling Story Arc

  Today Skybound unveiled a first look at I Hate This Place #5, which concludes the epic first story arc of the supernatural horror series from writer Kyle Starks ( Assassin Nation, The Six Sidekicks of Trigger Keaton ), artist Artyom Topilin ( Ice Cream Man Presents Quarantine Comix Special ), colorist Lee Loughridge ( Deadly Class, The Good Asian ), and letterer Pat Brosseau ( Birthright, Manifest Destiny ).  The girls have finally left the woods you’re not supposed to go in, but they’re still not safe. They’ll never be safe on Rutherford Ranch, and they’ll never be able to leave it.   “I'm so proud of these first five issues and the tremendous work Artyom, Lee, and Pat have done to bring Gabby, Trudy, and this awful, awful ranch to life,” said Starks. “They've done such incredible work that it thrills me to be able to announce that we're coming back with another five issues of I HATE THIS PLACE where questions will be answered, dangers will be escalated, and no...

PREVIEW: 'Red Sonja' #12 by Mirka Andolfo, Luca Blengino, Giuseppe Cafaro, and Chiara di Francia

  RED SONJA #12 Writer: Mirka Andolfo, Luca Blengino Artist: Giuseppe Cafaro Letters: Jeff Eckleberry Covers: Mirka Andolfo (A), Lesley “Leirix” Li (B), Joseph Michael Linsner (C), Jonathan Lau (D), Cosplay (E) 32 pages | Sword and Sorcery | $3.99 | Teen+ In Stores 8/31/22 The demon Xamul is free at last, and the High Priestess of the cult is determined to harness her power. And in this final chapter, Red Sonja prepares to face the last battle for Sitha's life! Courtesy of Dynamite Entertainment

Fantagraphics Books To Publish SEE YOU AT SAN DIEGO: AN ORAL HISTORY OF COMIC-CON, FANDOM, AND THE TRIUMPH OF GEEK CULTURE

Featuring Forewords by USAGI YOJIMBO creator Stan Sakai and BONE creator Jeff Smith, An Afterword by RZA, 400+ Photos and Art Bursts, And Stories by Neil Gaiman, Frank Miller, Kevin Smith, Bruce Campbell, Felicia Day, Scott Aukerman, Sergio Aragonés, Trina Robbins, the Russo Bros., Lloyd Kaufman, Tim Seeley, Kevin Eastman, and More This fall Fantagraphics will publish SEE YOU AT SAN DIEGO: AN ORAL HISTORY OF COMIC-CON, FANDOM, AND THE TRIUMPH OF GEEK CULTURE , a comprehensive chronicle of the rise of fandom and pop culture nostalgia throughout the past century. Over the course of 480 pages, author and pop culture historian Mathew Klickstein presents the rise of both Comic-Con and modern geekdom itself, with behind-the-scenes observations from the likes of Ho Che Anderson, Sergio Aragonés, Scott Aukerman, Bruce Campbell, Felicia Day, Kevin Eastman, Mark Evanier, Neil Gaiman, Lloyd Kaufman, Frank Miller, the Russo Brothers, Stan Sakai, Scott Shaw!, Kevin Smith, Brinke Stevens, Trina R...

PRE-ORDER: 'Chilling Adventures Presents...Weirder Mysteries' One-Shot by Various

  CHILLING ADVENTURES PRESENTS... WEIRDER MYSTERIES (ONE-SHOT) Riverdale is known to be a hotbed of strange happenings and paranormal activity… always has been and always will be. Take a look as a few extra-special case files are opened that highlight the weird occurrences that happen in the small, quiet town, in a one-shot anthology that’s equal parts The X-Files and Black Mirror .  Script: Frank Tieri, Joanne Starer, Ron Robbins Art: Federico Sabbatini, Juan Bobillo, Ryan Jampole Colors: Matt Herms Letters: Jack Morelli Cover: Adam Gorham Variant Cover: Aaron Lea Final Order Cutoff: 8/29 On Sale Date: 9/21 32-page, full-color comic $3.99 U.S.

PREVIEW: Skybound Comet Welcomes You to 'Outpost Zero' The Complete Volume

 Collect Sean Kelley McKeever and Alexandre Tefenkgi’s Landmark Series in a Single Volume April 2023   “The usual heart, laughs and action from Sean McKeever! Highly recommended!”   - Patton Oswalt   Today Skybound Comet unveiled a preview of Outpost Zero , which collects the acclaimed YA series from the superstar team of Eisner Award-winning writer Sean Kelley McKeever ( Spider Man Loves Mary Jane ) and recent 2022 Eisner Award-winning artist Alexandre Tefenkgi ( The Good Asian ) in a single volume. The complete volume will be available at comic book shops and everywhere books are sold April 2023.   The upcoming original graphic novel is a pivotal release for Skybound Comet, the new original graphic novel imprint aimed at Young Adult (Ages 12+) and Middle Grade (Ages 8-12) audiences, but sure to captivate readers of all ages.  Welcome to Outpost Zero: the smallest town in the universe. Where Alea and her friends graduate to adulthood...

PRE-ORDER: 'Bloodshot: Unleashed' #1 by Deniz Camp, Jon Davis-Hunt, and Jordie Bellaire

Duty Unbound. Power Unmatched. BLOODSHOT UNLEASHED! Everybody's favorite action hero returns in his first ever Mature Reader title with BLOODSHOT UNLEASHED #1! When discarded living weapons of mass destruction start razing rural America, there's only one man to call-- BLOODSHOT! Facing down these threats force BLOODSHOT to hold a mirror up to his own place in the Valiant Universe in this action-packed introspective into the nanite-infused super soldier. BLOODSHOT UNLEASHED #1 is written by DENIZ CAMP, features art by JON DAVIS-HUNT, colors by JORDIE BELLAIRE, letters by HASSAN OTSMANE-ELHAOU, and NOT FINAL covers by JON DAVIS-HUNT (Cover A), NICOLE RIFKIN (Cover B), PETE WOODS (Cover C), and GERARDO ZAFFINO (PreOrder Cover). BLOODSHOT UNLEASHED #1 Written by DENIZ CAMP Art by JON DAVIS-HUNT Colors by JORDIE BELLAIRE Letters by HASSAN OTSMANE-ELHAOU Cover A by JON DAVIS-HUNT Cover B by NICOLE RIFKIN Cover C by PETE WOODS Pre-order Cover by GERARDO ZAFFINO Dangerous super sold...

Jonathan Luna's 'The Knight and the Lady of Play' One-Shot Shoots for November Release

  Bestselling creator Jonathan Luna ( The Phalanx, 20XX: Transport ) returns with another highly anticipated story in the upcoming, The Knight and the Lady of Play. This one-shot is set to hit shelves this November from Image Comics. Set after a war with demons, The Knight and the Lady of Play follows knight Signore Vincenzo as he travels home to his wife in Italy. In a swamp, he comes across a mysteriously hypnotic woman, Motta, who tempts him to stay with her. “I’m excited, not only to release my first work of dark fantasy but also to create it, drawing on paper again. These are my first non-digital comic-book drawings since The Sword ," said Luna. "Also, I will be using just graphite—not ink. Of all my books, this will look the most different.” Eric Stephenson, Publisher at Image Comics, added: "Working with Jonathan and watching him develop as an artist and a storyteller over the last 20 years has been a real pleasure. And the one-shots he's been releasing o...

PREVIEW: 'Barnstormers' #2 by Scott Snyder, Tula Lotay, and Dee Cunniffe

  Barnstormers #2 (of 5)  written by Scott Snyder  with art by co-creator Tula Lotay  colors by Dee Cunniffe  and letters by Richard Starkings Published by Comixology Release Date: August 30, 2022 A high-flying adventure romance set at the height of The Roaring Twenties. This Bonnie and Clyde romp brings together writer Scott Snyder and the breathtaking illustrations of Tula Lotay — her longest sequential work to date. Meet Hawk E. Baron – a pilot fresh from the airfields of the Great War who supports himself by taking civilians for barnstorming joyrides in the sky for a small fee. But Hawk has a secret, and when an impromptu wedding crash turns into an early getaway with Tillie, the would-be-bride, unexpected new bonds form in this thrilling tale of love...and murder. Courtesy of Comixology