Snyder to pen eight titles co-created with Rafael Albuquerque, Greg Capullo, Francesco Francavilla, Jamal Igle, Jock, Tula Lotay, Francis Manapul, and Dan Panosian. Titles to be digital-first from comiXology and Kindle, then in print via Dark Horse Books. Scott Snyder is coming to comiXology Originals in a big way. ComiXology’s exclusive content line, comiXology Originals, and Scott Snyder’s publishing company, Best Jackett Press, announced today that Snyder will be writing eight new titles for comiXology Originals. The titles will be made available as digital-first releases exclusively on comiXology and Kindle with all eight titles collected in print and released at a later date by Dark Horse Books. With these new titles, #1 New York Times bestselling writer Snyder is returning to his creator-owned roots and collaborating with some of the biggest artists in comics, including Rafael Albuquerque, Greg Capullo, Francesco Francavilla, Jamal Igle, Jock, Tula Lotay, Francis Manapul, and...

Kickstarter spotlight on 'Rise of the Kung Fu Dragon Master II' scheduled to run from August 1 to September 5. White Cat Entertainment is releasing Rise of the Kung Fu Dragon Master VOL 2 , a 100-page graphic novel follow-up to VOL 1 , which was just completed following a successful Kickstarter campaign. It is the follow-up project to writer Chris Mancini and artist Fernando Pinto’s first graphic novel together, Long Ago and Far Away , which was released digitally in 2019 from Starburns Industries Press .  Rise of the Kung Fu Dragon Master is a comedy/action/fantasy graphic novel about Rick, a small-time crook in Los Angeles who becomes an unlikely hero in a mystical battle between good and evil that has been fought since the days of Ancient China. It’s a love letter to the 80’s action, buddy, and comedy movies Chris Mancini grew up on. Along with the action/comedy, the story explores the self-destruction a life of anger and violence can bring, and how to follow a new path ...

 Zadie and her mom to the rescue to get Ricky back. The first arc finale doesn't hold back as the Lus' show what shadecraft and family are all about.  SHADECRAFT #5 Writer: Joe Henderson Artist: Lee Garbett, Antonio Fabela Letters: Simon Bowland Publisher: Image Comics Release Date: July 21, 2021 Cover Price: $3.99 Zadie Lu lived in her amazing brother's shadow all her life. Now, he's trapped in her shadow - literally - and he can't take it anymore. It's brother versus sister in an epic battle as Zadie fights to save her family! Score: ★★★★★ (5/5) QUICK REVIEW: The way 'Shadecraft' has evolved over the first five issues is pretty impressive. What felt like a smaller story about a girl and some unexplained scary phenomena grew into a story about family secrets that only brought them together. The exciting finale to the first arc finds Zadie and her mom bonding over their shadecraft abilities while trying to get Ricky back from Angela. Joe Henderson hel...

All hell breaks loose when the girls stumble across another settlement. Do they now have the firepower they need to take on the Snowman once and for all? SNOW ANGELS: SEASON TWO #2 Writer: Jeff Lemire Artist: Jock Letters: Steve Wands Publisher: ComiXology Originals Release Date: July 21, 2021 Cover Price: $2.99 Season Two begins! The final 6 issues of the 10-part science fiction adventure story set in a brutal world like no other starts here! Score: ★★★★☆ (4/5) QUICK REVIEW: The second arc of 'Snow Angels' from Jeff Lemire and Jock has ramped up the action as Milli and Mae find a robotic tech suit they've managed to control and defend themselves against an unknown faction of humans living beyond the trench. They're captured and taken in. They find people with philosophical differences, some of them radical, from the trench folk they've known all their lives. As incredulous as Milli might be with what the people of The Keep believe they're still very much in ...

In our penultimate issue, our ladies who comprise the SIX find themselves hopelessly outgunned by the hordes of LEVITICUS, and to make matters worse, one of the SIX isn’t on the same page as the rest! Could a guilty conscience take them all down?! Meanwhile, DRACULINA plots her revenge on her hated sister and the origin of NYX comes to its four-degree burn! Sacred Six #11 writer: Christopher Priest artist: Fritz Casas, Stephane Roux covers: Lucio Parrillo (A), Julius Ohta (B), Raymund Bermudez (C), Daniel Maine (D), Warren Louw (E), (RI/Virgin), Daniel Maine (RI/Virgin), Raymund Bermudez (RI/Virgin), Warren Lowe (RI/ BW Virgin, Lucio Parrillo (RI/BW), Lucio Parrillo (RI/BW Virgin) FC | 32 pages | Sword and Sorcery | $3.99 | Teen+ In Stores 07/28/2021 Courtesy of Dynamite Entertainment

IMAGE TO RELEASE KURT BUSIEK BACKLIST CATALOG OF BESTSELLERS DIGITALLY THIS AUGUST A bevy of bestselling backlist titles from the legendary, award-winning writer Kurt Busiek will be made available digitally from Image Comics this August. The titles will include Astro City with art by Brent Anderson and others, Arrowsmith with art by Carlos Pacheco and Jesus Merino, The Wizard’s Tale with art by David Thorn Wenzel, Shockrockets with art by Stuart Immonen and Wade von Grawbadger, and Superstar: As Seen on TV with art by Stuart Immonen and Wade von Grawbadger.  “I’m thrilled to be consolidating my creator-owned books at Image,” said Busiek. “Readers have been asking us to make these stories available again, so we’re glad to have them all together at last, and in great company with the rest of the Image line. This is just the beginning, too—there’ll be new material coming as well, but that’ll be another announcement for another day.” About Astro City — Originally published by Imag...

THE KILLADELPHIA UNIVERSE EXPANDS IN NEW HORROR SPIN-OFF SERIES NITA HAWES’ NIGHTMARE BLOG Critically acclaimed writer Rodney Barnes and fan-favorite Spawn artist Jason Shawn Alexander will expand their Eisner-nominated Killadelphia series’ universe with the terrifying new tie-in Nita Hawes’ Nightmare Blog. The spin-off series will launch this October from Image Comics. “ Nita Hawes' Nightmare Blog is pure horror in the classical sense of the word," said Barnes in an exclusive scoop on the announcement at Comic Book Resources . "Its roots are in the tradition of the classic horror films and novels I’ve loved throughout my life. I’m incredibly excited to see how fans take to the story.” Jimmy Sangster might have left Maryland for the vampire-infested city of “Killadelphia,” but there is still untold evil lurking the streets of Baltimore. The demon Corson has surfaced from the underworld to possess a once-wronged man, and his vengeance will come at the cost of humanity...