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True War Stories comes to shelves in April with proceeds being donated to service-related charities

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Image Comics has announced that upcoming military anthology, True War Stories—edited by Alex De Campi and Iraq War veteran, Khai Krumbhaar, and with art from Peter Krause, PJ Holden, Skylar Patridge, Dave Acosta, and more—will hit shelves in April. It will feature new design touches, new cover art by Richard Johnson/Newsillustrator, and be available in trade paperback.

True War Stories was originally launched on Kickstarter in 2020 to eventually be released by Z2 in 2021.

Proceeds from the book will be donated to service-related charities chosen by the contributors as being personally meaningful to them: Objective Zero Foundation, Air Force Assistance Fund, the USO, Armed Services Arts Partnership, Paws & Effect, and the Special Operations Warrior Foundation.

True War Stories collects 15 true tales of American service people overseas and brings them to life in sequential storytelling form. They range from hilarious and heartwarming to heroic and sobering.

It focuses on the individual experience of people on deployment: the stories they want to tell. Nearly every branch of the military is represented, and the stories are told by a mixture of active duty and retired soldiers. This isn’t about politics or American foreign policy, it’s about the people in uniform who tend to get forgotten in all that.

The tales include that of Vietcong sappers who attack a fuel point—only to be foiled by a very alert German Shepherd, a young Airman coping with post 9/11 paranoia in Okinawa, a team of SEALs rescue a kidnapped girl in the Philippines, Army interpreters in Iraq battle their toughest foe: the rats infesting Saddam’s palace, and more.

True War Stories trade paperback (ISBN: 978-1-5343-2812-9, Lunar Code 0225IM452) will be available at local comic book shops on Wednesday, April 30 and independent bookstores, Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Books-a-Million, Indigo, and Waterstones on Tuesday, May 6.

Magic is back and deadlier than ever in Reversal

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Magic and monsters collide in Reversal, coming soon from Dark Horse Books. The graphic novel follows young Tré Grant as she takes on a magic-filled journey of monstrous proportions. Reversal is a contemporary fantasy/action-adventure, written by Eisner-nominated writer Alex de Campi, illustrated by Skylar Patridge, and colored by Kelly Fitzpatrick.

Two years ago, magic suddenly and violently became a thing again when the Earth’s ley lines reversed. Now, Tré Grant is just doing her best to survive sixth grade, which is a little more literal than it used to be, thanks to the monsters that regularly emerge from the nearby forest to attack her city. But when she discovers a magical artifact that could be the key to lifting the curse on the forest, Tré accidentally becomes the hero the city needs, even if she’s not the one it expects.

Reversal (296 pages, 6.625 x 10.1875″, paperback) will arrive in bookstores March 18, 2025, and comic book stores March 19, 2025. It will be available for pre-order starting June 16, 2024, on Amazon, Barnes and Noble, TFAW, and at your local comic shop and bookstore , and will retail for $24.99.

Reversal

Cadet Dredd is coming to the Judge Dredd Megazine. All-Ages Comics Return!

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Cadet Dredd

New home, same attitude – Cadet Dredd is coming to the Judge Dredd Megazine, and he’s bringing his friends! Following the success of 2000 AD’s quarterly all-ages Regened special issues, the best of Rebellion’s all ages revolution will find a home in the Judge Dredd Megazine as they step up into the regular roster in our legendary comic books.
 
As part of Rebellion’s continuing mission to hook a whole new generation on Thrill-power, strips such as Cadet Dredd, Departmetnt K and Pandora Perfect will find a new home in the monthly title.
 
June’s edition of Judge Dredd Megazine welcomes back some more familiar favorites to its monthly roster of Thrills. Get ready for the return of…
 
Pandora Perfect! Lock up your loot, because criminal mastermind and nefarious swindler Pandora and robot companion Gort are back and ready to cause more chaos across the galaxy! Writer Roger Langridge is joined by artist Gary Welsh for a high-octane space adventure with the most notorious robber in the universe!
 
Department K: Interdimensional Investigators! Mega-City One Justice Department’s most chaotic team must once-again battle threats to protect the dimensional safety of the world. Having already travelled a multiverse of monsters and warded off threats from beyond the fabric of reality, join Ned Hartley and Mike Walters as Department K come face-to-face with the craziest creatures in the cosmos!
 
And later this year get ready for the return of Cadet Dredd! Paul Starkey and Nick Brokenshire invite you to join young Joseph Dredd and his clone brother Rico as they attempt to learn the ropes of the Justice System, and earn their badges as Judges!
 
The move follows the successful transition of Alex de Campi and Eduardo Ocaña’s Full Tilt Boogie, as well as Pandora Perfect and Department K, into 2000 AD, paving the way for a richer mix of all ages stories as part of the Megazine’s blend of sci-fi action and adventure!
 
Plus, as they replace the classic reprints which have been published in Judge Dredd Megazine each month, it means readers get to enjoy more all-new Thrills each and every issue for the same galaxy-busting price.
 
With these awesome new Thrills coming soon to Judge Dredd Megazine, it’s never been a better time for Earthlets of all ages to try out The Galaxy’s Greatest and explore new universes through the wonderful world of comics!

Preview: Scrapper #6 (of 6)

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Scrapper #6 (of 6)

(W) Cliff Bleszinksi, Alex De Campi (A) Ryan Kelly, Jordie Bellaire (CA) Juan Ferreyra
In Shops: Dec 13, 2023
SRP: $3.99

MINISERIES FINALE
Scrapper takes the fight all the way to SMITE’s leader, but there’s one more terrible surprise for him waiting there. Meanwhile, all that stands between SMITE and city-wide animal mind control is our team of strays and varmints. Can the animals that nobody wants manage to save everybody? The thrilling conclusion to CLIFF BLESZINSKI’s comics debut.

Scrapper #6 (of 6)

Preview: Scrapper #5 (of 6)

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Scrapper #5 (of 6)

(W) Cliff Bleszinksi, Alex De Campi (A) Ryan Kelly, Jordie Bellaire (CA) Juan Ferreyra
In Shops: Nov 15, 2023
SRP: $3.99

Scrapper and the cats need to free the strays that SMITE is keeping prisoner and keep the organization from releasing a potion that will turn all the city’s animals into mind-controlled minions. A tall enough order, even without Scrapper discovering that the laboratory is guarded by SMITE’s next-generation upgrade of…him.

Scrapper #5 (of 6)

Preview: Scrapper #4

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Scrapper #4

(W) Cliff Bleszinksi, Alex De Campi (A) Sandy Jarrell (CA) Juan Ferreyra
In Shops: Oct 18, 2023
SRP: $3.99

Scrapper’s risk-taking has put his friends in great danger. Rescued by a secret cadre of feral cats, it’s now up to him and his feline posse to spring Tank and Daisy from of one of the most secure SMITE bases in the whole city. If you ever wished the cats in Stray could kick Skynet’s ass, this is your book.

Scrapper #4

Erica Henderson and Alex de Campi on Parasocial, their new graphic novel

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A fading genre actor and an obsessed fan meet. It’s not Misery at all, it’s Parasocial, the latest graphic novel from the twisted minds of Erica Henderson and Alex de Campi! Parasocial is this creative team’s newest collaboration since their critically acclaimed Dracula, Motherf–r! both published by Image Comics. 

We talk about:

  • What makes a horror story deeply scary 
  • Who is Luke Indiana and the power of pseudonyms
  • The economics of fandom and genre celebrity
  • 95% of fandom is a wonderful transformative force, it’s the other 5%….
  • The power and perils of fandom and social media
  • “A color scheme for the lies they tell themselves and a color scheme for the lies they tell other people”
  • Dracula
  • Making fan art of your art
  • And the Medici family’s sexy bible fan art

Erica Henderson is a NY Times best selling and Eisner award winning artist and writer. You’ve read Unbeatable Squirrel Girl. Her latest is Danger and Other Unknown Risks. Buy her merch https://ericafails.threadless.com/ 

Alex de Campi is a writer of best selling horror/thrillers. Eisner-nominated for Bad Girls and Twisted Romance. She’s a returning guest on my show– listen to her talk about Dracula MF- https://bit.ly/alexdcVV

Preview: Scrapper #3 (of 6)

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Scrapper #3 (of 6)

(W) Cliff Bleszinksi, Alex De Campi (A) Sandy Jarrell (CA) Juan Ferreyra
In Shops: Sep 20, 2023
SRP: $3.99

Scrapper grapples with his legacy with Daisy the Raccoon’s help. Using his new powers and Daisy’s skills, Scrapper pushes toward an ambitious assault on a SMITE laboratory. But finding out what SMITE is up to may cost them everything.

Scrapper #3 (of 6)

Preview: Scrapper #2 (of 6)

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Scrapper #2 (of 6)

(W) Cliff Bleszinksi, Alex De Campi (A) Ryan Kelly, Sandy Jarrell (CA) Juan Ferreyra
In Shops: Aug 23, 2023
SRP: $3.99

Reeling from the loss of his home and with dozens of SMITE stormtroopers on his tail, Scrapper has to flee across town. Tank recruits the city’s other critters to give him a paw (or wing). The second action-packed issue from games legend CLIFF BLESZINSKI is here, now with art by the great RYAN KELLY (Saucer County, Funrama), JORDIE BELLAIRE (REDLANDS, PHANTOM ROAD), and co-writing by ALEX DE CAMPI (PARASOCIAL, DRACULA, MOTHERF*CKER!). If you’ve ever wanted to pet the dog in a video game, this is the book for you.

Scrapper #2 (of 6)

Preview: Scrapper #1 (of 6)

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Scrapper #1 (of 6)

(W) Cliff Bleszinksi, Alex De Campi (A) Sandy Jarrell (CA) Juan Ferreyra
In Shops: Jul 19, 2023
SRP: $3.99

MINISERIES PREMIERE

Game design genius CLIFF BLESZINSKI (Gears of War, Fortnite) makes his comics debut with critically acclaimed writer ALEX DE CAMPI (DRACULA, MOTHERF**KER!, PARASOCIAL) and fan-favorite artist SANDY JARRELL (Bombshells, Lynx)!

Blade Runner-style action mixes with big emotions as stray dog Scrapper and his buddy Tank fight for justice against the totalitarian forces of a post-apocalyptic domed city. But when the fight comes to his home, Scrapper will face losing what’s most important to him-and gain a terrifying truth in the process. (Don’t worry, Mom. The dog doesn’t die.)

Scrapper #1
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