Before the hero's journey begins, one must truly understand the reality of their own existence. Can, Aurikato, handle the challenge?  Reality.  How do we know what is truly real, versus what our minds tell us is real? Metheena has successfully protected herself from now ex-friend, Sienna, who questioned if she knew the reality of her own thoughts.  While she has seemingly escaped her problems, a young man named, Aurikato, can do no such thing.  For him, there is no running.  No hiding.  Only the inevitable fact that he will be compelled to question his own sanity,  due to unexpected, horrifying forces.  How do you live your life with real purpose, if you don't even know if you truly exist?  Is it the pills we learned about in Chapter 2, or something else entirely, that causes this? If only Metheena knew how much easier she has it in comparison.  Or is it actually easier for her?  What has Sienna not yet told her?  Will Sienn...

  Fan-favorite writer Erica Schultz ( Charmed , forthcoming Moon Knight: Black, White & Blood ) joins artist Carola Borelli ( Star Trek: The Q Conflict ) and colorist Gab Contreras ( Witchblood ) for the forthcoming The Deadliest Bouquet . This all-new, five-issue miniseries will launch from Image Comics in August.  "This story has kicked around in my head for a long time, so it's amazing to see it in print from Image!" said Schultz. In The Deadliest Bouquet , Jasmine Hawthorn—a hard-edged Nazi hunter who trained her daughters in the art of espionage—finally has her complicated past catch up to her. Now it’s up to estranged sisters Rose, Poppy, and Violet to solve their mother’s murder… that is, if they can avoid killing each other in the process. Borelli added: "The story of the three sisters got me involved from the first moment. It has everything I ever wanted to read in a comic.” Perfect for fans of Buffy the Vampire Slayer , this exciting new series is pe...

  I HATE THIS PLACE #1  Writer: Kyle Starks Artist: Artyom Topilin, Lee Loughridge Publisher: Image Comics Release Date: May 18, 2022 Cover Price: $3.99 SERIES PREMIERE FOR FANS OF GIDEON FALLS AND HOME SICK PILOTS! After inheriting a farmhouse, Trudy and Gabby are ready to start the next chapter of their lives together...except it's already home to a mysterious force that's attracted ghosts, aliens, and all kinds of supernatural beings for decades. Now, Gabby and Trudy must play by the "house rules" in order to survive living among the most frightening creatures on Earth in this new series from KYLE STARKS (ASSASSIN NATION, THE SIX SIDEKICKS OF TRIGGER KEATON) and ARTYOM TOPILIN (ICE CREAM MAN PRESENTS: QUARANTINE COMIX SPECIAL). Score: ★★★★☆ (4/5) Kyle Starks is known for action comedies like Six Sidekicks of Trigger Keaton, Assassin Nation, and Sex Castle . He's got a light-hearted touch with great action and characterizations much like Shane Black does for ...

  SAVAGE AVENGERS #1 Writer: David Pepose Artists: Carlos Magno, Espen Grundetjern Letters: Travis Lanham  Publisher: Marvel Comics Release Date: May 18, 2022 Cover Price: $3.99 AN ALL-NEW, ALL-DIFFERENT, ALL-DANGEROUS TEAM ASSEMBLES! Since his exile from the Hyborian Age, Conan the Barbarian has conquered the most dangerous foes the modern Marvel Universe has to offer - but what happens when this hard-edged Cimmerian finds himself on the run from the cybernetic soldier of the future known as Deathlok? Outgunned and outmatched, Conan must turn to an unlikely group of loners, berserkers, and killers if he hopes to survive the night - but can these Savage Avengers defy Deathlok's murderous manhunt, or will they become the next targets in the crosshairs of tomorrow? Don't miss out on a bold new beginning for Marvel's most savage superheroes, as Ringo Award-winning writer David Pepose (Spencer & Locke, Scout's Honor) and superstar artist Carlos Magno (KANG THE CONQUE...

Dynamite announces 007 , a brand new James Bond comic series by critically acclaimed writer Phillip Kennedy Johnson ( Action Comics, Alien, The Last God ) and artist Marco Finnegan, debuting this August. The most famous spy in fiction returns to heat up the summer comics season with a thrilling tale of double agents, assassins, old flames, and heaps of intrigue. James Bond finds himself outplayed with a metaphorical bad hand on a Russian excursion, forced to eliminate an asset he was meant to extract. A shootout with his enemy counterparts leaves Bond with more questions than answers... questions about their American accents, their bleeding-edge technology, and most importantly, how they seem to know so much about him. Abandoned by his superiors, facing suspension at MI6, and questioning his waning sense of duty, 007 gets an urgent message from former 00 agent Gwendolyn Gann, a mentor and old flame from his earliest days. Gann's gotten back in the spy game, and needs Bond's ...

Fans can BEARly wait… The side-splitting, flapjack-snacking, fan-favorite Shirtless Bear-Fighter by Jody LeHeup and Nil Vendrell is back this August with a new story arc—and fans can BEARly wait… This much-fuzzed-about series will return to shelves this August with Shirtless Bear-Fighter 2 #1 out from Image Comics. FINALLY! The man, the myth, the legend—SHIRTLESS BEAR-FIGHTER RETURNS to the War on Bearror in a wild new action-comedy with higher stakes, new characters, and all the heart and hilarity fans have come to expect. This time, Shirtless’s search for his true origin sets him on a cosmic collision course with the bear god…URSA MAJOR!  " Shirtless Bear-Fighter is quite possibly the most joyful comic of all time and given the events of the last few years, we could all use some of that joy right now," LeHeup said in an exclusive scoop on the announcement at ComicBook.com . "So I'm absolutely thrilled to announce Shirtless Bear-Fighter 2 . We always said we w...

"Inverted Quantum Leap with a hellish romantic edge.” —Kieron Gillen From superstar, award-winning creators Tom King ( Batman, The Vision, Mister Miracle ) and Elsa Charretier ( November, The Infinite Loop ), cast popular Romance genre tropes in an unsettling Horror light in their new series Love Everlasting . This ongoing series will launch in August from Image Comics. " Love Everlasting is my dream project. It is a chance to create another Vision or Mister Miracle, to explore the themes of conformity and rebellion through the tale of one woman's journey through the fantastic and horrifying world of Romance,” said King in an exclusive scoop on the announcement at ComicBook.com . “After a decade in comics, this is my first creator-owned and the most ambitious project I've ever worked on. Elsa and I are trying to create another Sandman , an epic exploration of the entire history of storytelling, of how myths and tales of love haunt us, enthrall us, imprison us, and...