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Chris Condon and Jacob Phillips are Back in the Saddle this September with That Texas Blood: Hell Comes to Allison Ranch

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Bestselling neo-noir Western That Texas Blood by Chris Condon and Jacob Phillips will ride again in the upcoming That Texas Blood: Hell Comes to Allison Ranch. This all-new, six-issue chapter in the beloved ongoing series will kick off in September from Image Comics.

This highly anticipated story arc will also feature exciting variant covers by Martin Simmonds, Luana Vecchio, Mark Chiarello, and more.

In That Texas Blood: Hell Comes to Allison Ranch, Sheriff Joe Bob Coates and Deputy Wilson Hart are called to the Allison Ranch—the largest and richest ranch in the United States—where family grievances are blooming into full-blown war. This first issue will be loaded with bonus materials including behind the scenes peeks, newly conducted interviews, essays, and cartoons.

In celebration of this highly anticipated return to shelves, Image Comics will present a special Facsimile edition of the series’ debut issue printed on deluxe newsprint paper for the ultimate reading experience. Longtime fans and new readers alike can revisit the premiere that started it all and remains the perfect read for fans of Yellowstone.

Like Paris, Texas gut-punched by No Country for Old Men, That Texas Blood is a crime series that kicked off with the search for a casserole dish and led readers to a dark and tense confrontation on Sheriff Joe Bob Coates’ 70th birthday. The series is currently being developed by FX for a drama series from Jim Mickle (director, showrunner, and writer of Netflix’s Sweet Tooth) and E.L. Katz (co-executive producer and producing director on Netflix’s The Haunting of Bly Manor).

The Enfield Gang Massacre, a sister series to That Texas Blood, is set 150 years in the past and features even more gunslinging action and dark frontier drama.

That Texas Blood: Hell Comes to Allison Ranch #1 will be available at comic book shops on Wednesday, September 23.

That Texas Blood: Hell Comes to Allison Ranch #1
  • That Texas Blood: Hell Comes to Allison Ranch #1 Cover A by Jacob Phillips – UPC: 70985304862600111
  • That Texas Blood: Hell Comes to Allison Ranch #1 Cover B by Martin Simmonds – UPC: 70985304862600121
  • That Texas Blood: Hell Comes to Allison Ranch #1 Cover C by Luana Vecchio – UPC: 70985304862600131
  • That Texas Blood: Hell Comes to Allison Ranch #1 Cover D 1:25 copy incentive by Mark Chiarello – UPC: 70985304862600141
  • That Texas Blood: Hell Comes to Allison Ranch #1 Cover E Blank Sketch – UPC: 70985304862600151
  • That Texas Blood #1 Facsimile Edition – UPC: 70985304752000111

Preview: The Peril of the Brutal Dark: An Ezra Cain Mystery #5

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The Peril of the Brutal Dark: An Ezra Cain Mystery #5

(W) Chris Condon (A) Jacob Phillips

EZRA TAKES TO THE SKIES! The Brutal Dark has taken to the sky, its plan has been put into action… and all of New York is in danger! With Ezra Cain literally hanging by a thread, he’ll have to rely on his old skills as a flying ace to have any chance of bringing its machinations to the ground!

Cover of 'Brutal Dark' comic book issue No. 5, featuring a dramatic illustration of a man swinging on a rope while being pursued by an ominous creature, set against a dark and fiery background.
A dramatic comic panel featuring two characters. One character appears distressed and is gripping a railing, while the other is trying to climb up. In the background, there are rocky elements and an orange backdrop, indicating tension and urgency.
A dramatic comic book scene featuring a shocked man with a hand on his forehead, surrounded by ominous red and orange tones, with the sound effects 'KKRRR' emphasizing tension.
Comic book panel showing a character in a collapsing environment, with debris falling and vibrant sound effects like 'CRASH' and 'NYAH'.
A comic book panel depicting a dark scene with a blimp featuring a Nazi symbol over a city skyline at sunset. A figure is hanging from a rope, while another person shouts about heading to Manhattan.

Exclusive Preview: Ultimate Impact: Reborn #2

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Ultimate Impact: Reborn #2

(W) Chris Condon (A) Stefano Caselli
(C) Marte Gracia, David Curiel (L) Joe Sabino
(CA) Leinil Francis Yu and Dean White (VCA) Federico Vicentini and Edgar Delgado, Taurin Clarke, Mateus Manhanini, Justyna Dura

WONDER MAN (RE)BORN! With the ORIGIN BOXES scattered, new heroes (and villains) rise across the Marvel Universe. Miles Morales races to undo the damage — but is it too late?! And a new threat from the Ultimate U is at large… and aiming the Ultimate Nega-Bands right in the Punisher’s face!

Ultimate Impact: Reborn #2

That Texas Blood is being developed by FX

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That Texas Blood #1

Another comic series might be coming to television as FX is developing That Texas Blood. The drama series from Jim Mickle and E.L. Katz is based on the comic series from Chris Condon and Jacob Phillips and published by Image Comics.

Mickle and Katz are writing and exec producing the series and Mickle will also direct it.

Other executive producers include Michael Waldron and Adam Fasullo via Anomaly Pictures, Adam Fishbach, Jeremy Platt, Linda Moran, and Condon. Jacob Phillips is serving as co-executive producer.

That Texas Blood is a neo-noir Western following Sheriff Joe Bob Coates of Ambrose County, Texas, who questions his place in an increasingly violent world when a man returns home following the sudden disappearance of his brother, causing a spiral down into a past filled with treachery and blood.

The comic series debuted in 2020 and it’s 21st issue will be released in September.

Of the Earth #1 Strikes Oil and Gets a Second Printing

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Of the Earth #1, second printing

Artist Charlie Adlard and co-writers Chris Condon and Andrew Ehrich, with colorist Pip Martin, letterer Hassan Otsmane-Elhaou, and designer Mike Tivey have struck oil with their neo-noir-tinged eco-horror Of the Earth. The debut issue has sold out completely at the distributor level and is being rushed back to print this week by Image Comics to keep up with escalating reorder activity.

The Of the Earth #1, second printing will feature new cover art by Adlard himself.

This new series also marks Adlard’s triumphant return to single issue storytelling after his long running collaboration with Robert Kirkman on the bestselling horror phenomenon, The Walking Dead.

In Of the Earth, Tabitha ‘Tabby’ Black flees a sordid life for her quiet hometown of Solitude, Texas and the comfort of her Gramma’s home where she was raised. Only home isn’t what it once was…. and neither is Gramma.

Of the Earth #1, second printing will be available at comic book shops on Wednesday, June 24.

Preview: The Peril of the Brutal Dark: An Ezra Cain Mystery #4

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The Peril of the Brutal Dark: An Ezra Cain Mystery #4

(W) Chris Condon (A) Jacob Phillips

The Brooklyn Bridge is as good a place as any for Ezra to take a clandestine meeting with Karl Meyer, the man who could help him bust this case wide open. But mechanical monsters lie in wait, and Ezra’s life is put right on the line. He knows too much now, and the only way to stay alive is to act fast. What he finds at the Clockworkers ‘ Union might mean he’s already too late!

The Peril of the Brutal Dark: An Ezra Cain Mystery #4

Of the Earth #1 focuses heavily on the setting and vibe delivering a lot of unease and tension

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Tabitha ‘Tabby’ Black flees a sordid life for her quiet hometown of Solitude, Texas and the comfort of her Gramma’s home where she was raised. Only home isn’t what it once was…. and neither is Gramma.

Story: Chris Condon
Written: Chris Condon, Andrew Ehrich
Art: Charlie Adlard
Color: Pip Martin
Letterer: Hassan Otsmane-Elhaou

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Ultimate Impact: Reborn #1 continues the threads that began with Ultimate Spider-Man: Incursion

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Ultimate Impact: Reborn #1

THE ULTIMATE UNIVERSE’S LEGACY LIVES ON! MILES MORALES returned from the Ultimate Universe with a plan: safeguard the ORIGIN BOXES – catalysts for the creation of new super heroes – before they fall into the wrong hands! But the secret is out as Miles’ battle over the boxes engulfs the entire Marvel U! Ultimate Impact: Reborn #1 focuses on the legacy of the latest Ultimate Universe.

Marvel has stated that the current Ultimate Universe is coming to an end. We don’t know exactly what that means or what its fate will be, but something is coming as Ultimate Endgame plays out. Some of what’s next played out in Ultimate Spider-Man: Incursion which had Miles Morales head to the Ultimate Universe to then return with Origin Boxes from the Ultimate Universe that give individuals powers. We’ve seen that these boxes will be key to whatever comes next for the Marvel 616 Universe as they’ve been at the center of the recent Wolverine: Weapons of Armageddon and now Ultimate Impact: Reborn.

Written by Chris Condon, Ultimate Impact: Reborn #1 picks up after the events of Ultimate Spider-Man: Incursion with Miles still in possession of the boxes and attempting to get them to others who will know what to do with them. Of course that doesn’t happen as others are determined to take them. How do they know about them or why do they care about them? That’s not really explained well but instead we get sequences of Miles gaining and losing the boxes as the issue peppers in the introduction of new heroes and villains who will obviously gain abilities from them as well as a threat they’ll need to go up against.

Ultimate Impact: Reborn #1 is mildly better than Ultimate Spider-Man: Incursion but the first issue feels a bit like annuals we’ve seen in the 80s and 90s that introduced new heroes and villains (is this a once a decade thing that needs to be checked off?). The issue isn’t bad but it also doesn’t quite excite, instead delivering a roll with it vibe where it’s best to not think things through.

The art by Stefano Caselli is good. With color by Marte Gracia and David Curiel and lettering by Joe Sabino, you can see what the team is going for visually. It’s clear they attempt to have fun with the villain Spot, giving more of a vibe that we’ve see in the recent Spider-Verse films. The action is entertaining and the characters look good, but the issue lacks a certain sense of tension and build up to its introduction of its new characters. The scenes introducing them are good, but there isn’t an emotional connection either in the narrative or the visuals and their transformations lack a certain punch of magic.

Ultimate Impact: Reborn #1 already feels like a piece of a puzzle much like Ultimate Spider-Man: Incursion, a tale that doesn’t really stand on its own but instead needs to be read as part of a multi-part story. It’s an improvement on the end of the Ultimate Universe (of which Condon wrote the excellent Ultimate Wolverine) but also feels like a pivot dictated as opposed to being organic. We’ll see where it all goes but really, this is one for those interested in the Marvel 616 meta story going on.

Story: Chris Condon Art: Stefano Caselli
Color: Marte Gracia, David Curiel Letterer: Joe Sabino
Story: 7.25 Art: 7.25 Overall: 7.25 Recommendation: Read

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