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Inkblot Volume 1

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Published by Image Comics

ISBN: 9781534318243
Price: $9.99
Genre: Fantasy
Ages: 13+

On Sale: April 13, 2021

A powerful sorceress must attempt to correct her greatest mistake–the creation of a magical cat which can travel through time, space, and the seven realms of reality. The cat threatens to unravel the fabric of the universe, doesn’t care, and just won’t listen!

Collects INKBLOT #1-6.

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  • This is Emma Kubert’s first creator-owned comic, yet she’s already a household name and comics royalty. A third generation comics artist, she’s the granddaughter of comic artist Joe Kubert (of The Kubert School), daughter of comic artist Andy Kubert, and niece of comic artist Adam Kubert.

    Family connections aside, Emma’s just an incredible storyteller in her own right and has freelanced for DC Entertainment, Dynamite Entertainment, and 20th Century Fox. She’s also penciled, inked and colored for DC Entertainments’ DC Superhero Girls and Teen Titans Go!, and drew layouts for the company’s young adult graphic novel Raven which was wildly popular.

  • Rusty Gladd graduated alongside Emma from the Kubert School and has done some DC freelancing, but is otherwise making his debut comic.

  • Handsell anyone who enjoys Kelly Thompson & Veronica Fish’s SABRINA THE TEENAGE WITCH or MIDDLEWEST, or fans of high fantasy comics like ROSE or RAT QUEENS.

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‘Shadecraft’ Gets Picked Up By Netflix

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As reported by The Hollywood Reporter, Netflix has picked up SHADECRAFT, a new young adult horror tale written by Joe Henderson, illustrated by Lee Garbett, and published by Image Comics.

SHADECRAFT follows Zadie Lu, a teenager who is afraid of her own shadow. She REALLY should have grown out of by now, right? But something weird is happening in her small town. Zadie could swear the shadows are coming to life. Watching her. Trying to KILL her. But how do you fight something you can’t even touch? And how does all of this tie into her FAMILY, of all things?

Joe Henderson is currently executive producer/co-showrunner of LUCIFER on Netflix. He served as a co-executive producer on WHITE COLLAR, GRACELAND and ALMOST HUMAN. He also acted as a consulting producer on the miniseries 11/22/63. He is currently adapting SKYWARD as a motion picture for Sony, with Brad Peyton (RAMPAGE, SAN ANDREAS) attached to direct.

Lee Garbett is the artist/co-creator of SKYWARD with writer Joe Henderson (showrunner of LUCIFER on NETFLIX). Published by IMAGE COMICS, SKYWARD is currently in development by SONY PICTURES. He has worked for Marvel on LOKI: AGENT OF ASGARD, SPIDER-MAN, DEFENDERS and GHOST RIDER and for DC on LUCIFER, BATMAN, BATGIRL and THE OUTSIDERS. Outside of comics, Lee designs posters, costumes and concept art for films.
 
SHADECRAFT is Henderson and Garbett’s follow-up comic to their Eisner Award-nominated Skyward, which is set up at Sony Pictures and that Henderson adapted. In the development deal, Henderson will co-write the pilot with Georgia Lee, a writer-producer on sci-fi shows The Expanse and The 100. The two will also exec produce. Garbett is attached as a producer.
 
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March Digital Review Copies Live Now!

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Every month, Diamond Book Distributors offers exclusive digital review copies (DRCs) on Edelweiss+ and NetGalley for our most anticipated titles. For a list of available downloadable DRCs for this month by publisher, keep scrolling!

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Invincible

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Published by Image Comics

ISBN: 9781582407111
Price: $12.99
Genre: Superheroes 
Ages: 13+

Mark Grayson is just like most everyone else his age. The only major difference being that his dad is the most powerful superhero on the planet! And, Mark seems to be inheriting his father’s powers! See Mark thwart super-villains, alien invasions and all sorts of craziness, as he gets the hang of all this super-heroing stuff.

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  • Exclusively collecting the sold out initial story arc, along with production art, unused story pages and sketches.
  • Full color adventure of a modern-day superhero for the 21st Century.
  • Appeals to Young Adult readers

ROBERT KIRKMAN has seen groundbreaking success in the adaptation of his comic book titles into major franchises in all forms of content. In 2010, his Eisner award winning series, The Walking Dead, was developed into an AMC television series. It has become a worldwide phenomenon as the highest-rated basic cable drama of all time. The property has also been extended into a blockbuster game franchise, licensing business and ongoing publishing success.

CORY WALKER is an American comic book artist who is best known for the early work on Invincible, a series and character he co-created with writer Robert Kirkman. Outside of Image Comics, Cory has worked with Kirkman on Marvel’s Destroyer MAX miniseries, the Irredeemable Ant-Man and various other projects.

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Invincible Volume 2

 

ISBN: 9781582403472
Price: $9.99
Genre: Superheroes 
Ages: 13+

Invincible Volume 3

 

ISBN: 9781582407937
Price: $12.99
Genre: Superheroes 
Ages: 13+

Invincible Compendium Volume 1

ISBN: 9781607064114
Price: $12.99
Genre: Superheroes 
Ages: 13+

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Dreaming Eagles

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Published by AfterShock Comics

ISBN: 9781949028645
Price: $16.99
Genre: Non-Fiction
Ages: 13+

On Sale: May 25, 2021

From GARTH ENNIS, the creator of the hit AMC television shows THE BOYS and PREACHER, this “first time in softcover” edition collects the critically-acclaimed six issue limited series, celebrates the 80th Anniversary of the founding of the Tuskegee Airmen in 1941, and exposes new readers to this incredible chapter in U.S. and military history!

DREAMING EAGLES tells the story of the first African-American fighter pilots to join the United States Army Air Force in WWII and whose humble beginnings in Tuskegee, Alabama propelled them into the deadly skies above Hitler’s Third Reich. Not only were they instrumental against the Nazi war machine, but also braved an equally great challenge, overcoming everyday bigotry amongst their fellow American soldiers, as well as civilians at home. High in the heavens, they fought a battle that would change their country for all time.

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  • This release coincides with Memorial Day and the 80th Anniversary of the establishment of the 99th Fighter Squadron, better known as the Tuskegee Airmen

  • Originally published in 2016 as AfterShock’s first hardcover edition, this new softcover edition brings this critically-acclaimed story to new and broader audiences

  • Well known for his war comics, this is the one story that Ennis had been waiting to tell his entire career

  • Covers an important chapter in American and military history. An ideal title for educatorsers and librarians looking to add stories featuring diverse characters to their history and social studies collections.

  • Part of AfterShock Comics’ 5 Year Anniversary Celebration

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ABLAZE to Publish Maria Llovet’s ‘EROS/PSYCHE’

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ABLAZE will be publishing Maria Llovet’s latest tender horror romance series EROS/PSYCHE.

La Rosa’s (“The Rose”) is a female boarding school and a paradise for young girls… but only if you follow the rules. Because, if you disobey them, you can end up expelled, or even worse, dead.

Sara and Silje are two students learning the rules of the school, which includes classes by day, and the casting of curses and spells by night. A love develops between the two, which is tender, but threatens to break under the weight of the dark secret society within La Rosa.

Acclaimed creator Maria Llovet (Faithless, Heartbeat, Loud) is a multidisciplinar artist from Barcelona who is passionate about Fashion and Cinema. As a comic author she has published four graphic novels in different countries in Europe and debuted recently in the comic book US market, besides working in several illustration projects. Her style has its roots in the Japanese manga but drinks copiously from European art in general, and from the fashion industry. Her work is also characterized by a great cinematographic influence in its visual narrative. Sex and death are the big two central themes in her work.

Creator Maria Llovet: “I’m really happy that ABLAZE is publishing Eros/Psyche, a book that is very special to me!”

“It has been a true pleasure working with Maria to date.” added Ablaze VP of Creative/Business Development Rich Young. “She’s a hugely talented creator, and I’m very excited to be publishing her work at Ablaze.”

Maria Llovet’s Eros/Psyche will be available everywhere September 2021. For a preview, see below:

‘Department of Truth’ Gets Picked Up for Screen Adaptation

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According to The Hollywood Reporter, the hit comic book series from creators James Tynion IV and Martin Simmonds has been picked up for television and film. 

Co-founded by Elisabeth Murdoch, Stacey Snider and Jane Featherstone, the production company Sister has acquired the rights to the title from Image Comics. 

Tynion is set to co-write the script for the series with search for another co-writer in progress. Both Tynion and Simmonds will be executive producers for the series. 

The Department of Truth follows Cole Turner, a conspiracy enthusiast who discovers that all the conspiracy theories he’s ever researched are true — from the JFK Assassination to Flat Earth Theory and Reptilian Shapeshifters. One organization has been covering them up for generations. What is the deep, dark secret behind the Department of Truth?

Sister is the creator-focused venture that has been involved with shows such as Sky/HBO’s Chernobyl and Sky/AMC’s Gangs of London and has invested in Molly Stern’s publishing initiative Zando, LeBron James and Maverick Carter’s Springhill Entertainment, podcast studio Campside Media and comic and digital publisher AWA Studios. The company has also picked up rights to books such as James McBride’s Deacon King Kong and Lydia Millet’s A Children’s Bible: A Novel.

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Crossover Volume 1

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Published by Image Comics

ISBN: 9781534318939
Price: $19.99
Genre: Superheroes 
Ages: 13+

On Sale: June 1, 2021

DONNY CATES and GEOFF SHAW reunite for an epic and historic series that’s AVENGERS: ENDGAME meets CLOVERFIELD with a good dose of the questing of THE DARK TOWER series thrown in for good measure.

Imagine everything you thought was fantasy…was real. And now join us, in a world where reality is dead…and anything is possible…

Collects CROSSOVER #1-6.

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  • Cates & Shaw have a proven sales track with over 130K single issues of GOD COUNTRY sold, multiple reprints, and near 30K trade paperbacks sold. Cates has since gone on to elevate his name on the wildly successful Marvel VENOM and ABSOLUTE CARNAGE lines. Together they’ve laid the groundwork for CROSSOVER to be the biggest sales hit of 2020

  • The big box office level superhero mashups of The Avengers with the global event impact and mystery of Cloverfield

DONNY CATES is a writer of comic books. His past works include Buzzkill, The Ghost Fleet, The Paybacks, Interceptor, Star Trek, and Atomahawk. He’s currently writing God Country and, like, nine other things he can’t tell you about. He’s from the town that King Of The Hill was based on but lives in Austin, Texas with his wife, his cat, and his books. He is much more interesting than this bio makes him sound. Promise.

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‘Crossover’ Creative Team Discusses Their Ultimate Love Letters to Comics

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Imagine everything you thought was fantasy… was real…

DONNY CATES and GEOFF SHAW reunite for an epic and historic series that’s Avengers: Endgame meets Cloverfield with a good dose of the questing of The Dark Tower series thrown in for good measure. In an interview with Comic Book Resources, the creators discussed the inspiration behind their love letter to the comics industry. 

When asked how the series came to fruition, Cates said: “Geoff and I were sitting around in my house the day that God Country came out. We had just done two signings here in Austin and had finally gotten back home, and we were just kind of sitting around reading comics and talking about what we wanted to do next. In my stack of comics, I had the latest Big Two crossover comics, and Geoff and I got to talking about what we would do if we ever had a chance to do one of those. I think I off-handedly said that seeing one of these events from the perspective of a normal person on the street would be really cool.”

Letterer John J. Hill added, “I think Crossover is way different than what everyone’s assuming it’ll be. Which is part of the fun of keeping a lot of the details under wraps for as long as possible. Whether you’re a huge fan of capes and tights titles or absolutely hate them, you’ll enjoy what’s in store.”

This mind bending series tells the story of a comic book summer event that was so colossal it open a portal into our world, making everything fantasy real. 

Crossover Volume 1 will be available everywhere June 1, 2021.  

The Fall

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Published by Image Comics

ISBN: 9781534318380
Price: $14.99
Genre: Dystopian 
Ages: 16+

On Sale: March 23, 2021

Readers who found themselves gripped by the apocalyptic adventure of Robert Kirkman’s THE WALKING DEAD and who were moved by the emotion in Cormac McCarthy’s THE ROAD will not want to miss Jared Muralt’s THE FALL.

After just losing his wife, one father will have to face a world in freefall; shaken to its core by an economic, social, political and health crisis without precedent. Facing seemingly unreal and very unexpected dangers, he will do whatever it takes to protect his loved ones in a country on the brink of collapse. In this internationally acclaimed series, Jared Muralt not only tells the story of one family struggling to survive, but also questions the very reasons that brought mankind to this apocalypse.

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  • Readers who found themselves gripped by the apocalyptic adventure of Robert Kirkman’s THE WALKING DEAD and who were moved by the emotion in Cormac McCarthy’s THE ROAD will not want to miss Jared Muralt’s forthcoming original graphic novel

  • After a preliminary course at the Bern School of Design, Muralt completed an apprenticeship as a decorator. Later he worked as a freelance graphic artist. In 2009 he founded the graphics collective BlackYard with three friends. He drew for the New York Times and Pottermore and first exhibited his Image Comics work, The Fall at Fantasy Basel. His other work includes Deep Sea Angler, The End Of Bon Yoyage, Hellship and Dance Of Death

  • Muralt’s is a Swiss, internationally bestselling creator whose work has been published widely in French and German in particular

JARED MURALT was born in 1982 in Bern, Switzerland. Though he attended art school for one year in Bern, Muralt is primarily self-taught, and he developed his precision and skill through the careful study of books as diverse as those pertaining to anatomy, art history and comics. Muralt is also co-founder of BlackYard studio, a Swiss illustration and graphic design agency that was honored with Bern’s Advancement Award for Design in 2009.

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