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Apocalypse Now meets Ozark in Image Comics’ Lost Soldiers

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Image Comics has announced the upcoming launch of Lost Soldiers, a five issue military action miniseries from Aleš Kot, Luca Casalanguida and Heather Moore which is described as “Apocalypse Now meets Ozark”. Set during both Vietnam in 1969, and Juarez, forty years later, Lost Soldiers follows three men tied by the war they left behind—and […]

Bitch Planet meets Hustlers in SFSX (Safe Sex) from Image Comics

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Image Comics has announced that it is set to collect the first seven issues of notorious kink writer Tina Horn’s SFSX (Safe Sex), a social thriller about sex, love and torture, in trade paperback form this July with the release of SFSX (Safe Sex), Vol. 1: Protection. Set in a draconian America where sexuality is strictly […]

Image releasing Gunning for Ramirez graphic novel this September

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Described as “Once Upon a Time in Mexico meets Pulp Fiction“, creator Nicolas Petrimaux’s acclaimed original graphic novel Gunning for Ramirez is set to be made available in English for the first time this September courtesy of Image Comics; check out a preview here… What if the deadliest assassin in all of Mexico, a man […]

The Walking Dead: The Alien to receive hardcover release this July

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Image Comics and Skybound Entertainment have announced that Brian K. Vaughan and Marcos Martin’s The Walking Dead: The Alien is set to receive a special oversized hardcover release this July. “I couldn’t be a bigger fan of Vaughan and Martin’s work,” said Kirkman. “I’ve been very hesitant to allow anyone to play in the Walking Dead sandbox […]

Spider-Woman and Once & Future lead bestselling comic books and graphic novels of March 2020

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Diamond Comic Distributors has announced that Marvel’s Spider-Woman #1 and Boom! Studios’ Once & Future Volume 1: The King Is Undead have topped its bestselling comic book and graphic novel charts for the month of March 2020, while Marvel once again came out as the top publisher with more than 40% of the overall market. […]

Wolverine and Harleen lead bestselling comic books and graphic novels of February 2020

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Diamond Comic Distributors has revealed details of its direct sales info for February 2020, with Marvel’s Wolverine #1 leading the bestselling comic book charts and helping the House of Ideas to finish up the month as the bestselling publisher with a 41.85% dollar market share and a 47.30% unit share. DC did enjoy some success […]

Image announces pulp horror graphic novel Dracula, Motherf**ker

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Image Comics has announced that Alex de Campi (Archie vs. Predator) and Erica Henderson (Squirrel Girl) are teaming for the original graphic novel Dracula, Motherf**ker, a pulp horror which promises to put an action-filled twist on Bram Stoker’s classic tale. Straddling two different timelines, Dracula, Motherf**ker travels between Vienna, 1889 where Dracula’s brides nail him […]

Wonder Woman #750 and Absolute Carnage lead bestselling comic books and graphic novels of January 2020

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DC Comics celebrated eight decades of the Amazon Princess last month with Wonder Woman #750, with the the milestone issue proving to be the top-selling comic book of January 2020 according to Diamond Comic Distributors. Aside from Batman #86, Marvel dominated the rest of the top ten, while the House of Ideas also scored the […]

Doomsday Clock and House of X/Powers of X top bestselling comic books and graphic novels of December 2019

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Diamond Comic Distributors has announced that DC Comics’ Doomsday Clock #12 was the bestselling comic book of December 2019, while Marvel retained its position as the top publisher and also led the graphic novel chart with its hardcover collection of House of X/Powers of X. Here’s the full breakdown… SEE ALSO: DC’s Detective Comics #1000 […]

DC’s Detective Comics #1000 and Watchmen top bestselling comics and graphic novels of 2019, but Marvel is the #1 publisher overall

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Diamon Comic Distributors has released details of the top selling titles for 2019, with DC Comics claiming top spot in both the comic book and graphic novel charts but Marvel ending the year as the top publisher in the industry with a 40.2% dollar share and 44.7% unit share compared to DC’s 29.3% and 30.7%. […]