PREVIEW: Stray Bullets: Killers #1
David Lapham's Stray Bullets is back in March with a NEW issue, a NEW mini-series and a NEW massive collection of the first 40 issues. And here's the FIRST preview of STRAY BULLETS KILLERS,...
Chew/Revival team-up planned
Chew's John Layman & Rob Guillory, the Revival's Tim Seeley & Mike Norton, are cooking up a team-up crossover for May, Image Comics reports. It isn't the first Image crossover—in the early days...
The Beat Interview: Eric Stephenson “Our industry is in the midst of some pretty amazing...
The Beat: Eric, first off, congratulations. In comparing 2012’s Diamond year-end figures with 2013’s, I see Image rose in both dollars and units. Do you have any other Image statistics for the year you’d...
Back to Class with Jimmie Robinson’s Five Weapons [Interview]
This week sees the return of Five Weapons by Jimmie Robinson, which last year was upgraded by Image Comics from a five-issue miniseries to a regular ongoing story. Focusing on life at a school...
Steve Orlando Dives Headfirst Into the Undertow [Interview]
Next month sees Steve Orlando launching a new #1 title at Image - a new take on the Atlantis myth called Undertow, with artist and colourist Artyom Trakhanov. This is a different take on...
Genesis one-shot by Edmondson and Sampson announced
Image has just announced GENESIS, a one-shot by Nathan Edmondson and newcomer artist Alison Sampson, who has a Tumblr following for her unusual art style. Keep an eye on this one.
Nathan Edmondson (WHO IS...
Who Sold What?: New York Times Graphic Novel Bestsellers 2013
It's a new year, and what better time to take a look back at what happened in 2013?
Regular readers of The Beat know me as the comic BOOK guy. I'm a bookseller, a librarian,...
Podcast Alert! Bob Fingerman reveals the secrets of Minimum Wage on More To Come...
This week on More To Come, the weekly podcast of Publishers Weekly Comics World, I talk to Bob Fingerman about the return of Minimum Wage, his reality infused comic last seen in 1999. It's...
Image Expo: Digital Remaining DRM-Free
by Bruce Lidl
Last week’s 2014 edition of the ImageExpo has generated a large amount of coverage for both new title announcements, and for the dearth of diversity among the presented creators. From a practical...
Pick of the Week: EGOs by Moore and Storms
Among tomorrow's comics, our special pick is EGOs by Stuart Moore and Gus Storms. Why? story sounds cool, about a guy trying to save the universe, by getting the old gang together. Unfortunately the...
Must read: Allison Baker on Image Expo and the Public Perception Problem
Alison Baker is co-publisher of Monkeybrain Comics and I think it's no secret that her super-power is bering super smart: when she isn't promoting and publishing comics, she's working as a political operative, making...
Sex Criminals Sells out Fourth Printing: Sweater Fans Rejoice
The warm glow of Christmas resonates onwards, it appears, as the fourth printing of Sex Criminals #1 has sold out. To celebrate the success, Image have announced that they'll be going back for another...
