Skybound and Image Comics have shared a first look at Invincible Universe: Battle Beast #8. The next chapter of the bestselling series from co-creator/writer Robert Kirkman, co-creator/artist Ryan Ottley, colorist Annalisa Leoni, and letterer Rus Wooton lands in comic shops on April 15, 2026.
Battle Beast vs Colossus…AND Juggernaut? Juggernaut and Colossus want to celebrate their family reunion by killing Battle Beast…unless he kills them first!
Plus, what is the Viltrum Empire planning?
Invincible Universe: Battle Beast #8 features a main cover by Ryan Ottley and Annalisa Leoni and a variant cover program including an open to order cover by Ryan Sook, a connecting 1:10 incentive variant by Chris Burnham and Brian Reber, a 1:25 incentive variant by Cliff Rathburn, 1:50 incentive variant by Baldemar Rivas, a 1:100 incentive variant by Lorenzo De Felici and an open to order I Hate Fairyland Team-Up cover by Ryan Ottley and Annalisa Leoni.
The full list of covers is below:
Invincible Universe: Battle Beast #8 Cover A by Ryan Ottley & Annalisa Leoni (Lunar Code: 0226IM0415)
Invincible Universe: Battle Beast #8 Cover B by Ryan Sook (Lunar Code: 0226IM0416)
Invincible Universe: Battle Beast #8 Cover C (1:10 Connecting) by Chris Burnham & Brian Reber (Lunar Code: 0226IM0417)
Invincible Universe: Battle Beast #8 Cover D (1:25 Incentive) by Cliff Rathburn (Lunar Code: 0226IM0418)
Invincible Universe: Battle Beast #8 Cover E (1:50 Incentive) by Baldemar Rivas (Lunar Code: 0226IM0419)
Invincible Universe: Battle Beast #8 Cover F (1:100 Incentive) by Lorenzo De Felici (Lunar Code: 0226IM0420
Invincible Universe: Battle Beast #8 Cover G (I Hate Fairyland Team Up) by Ryan Ottley & Annalisa Leoni (Lunar Code: 0226IM8023)
(W) Cliff Rathburn (A/CA) Cliff Rathburn In Shops: Jun 12, 2024 SRP: $3.99
Mini-Series Premiere. The year is 2450. Earth is dying. The human species has gone down two different evolutionary paths. One used cybernetic augmentation to adapt to space travel. The humans left behind used genetic manipulation to adapt to earth’s worsening climate. For earth to survive, civilizations need to collide.
Cliff Rathburn will launch an all-new, four-issue science-fiction miniseries titled, Remote Space. This tale will kick off on June 12 from Image Comics.
Remote Space is set in the year 2450 and Earth is dying. The human species has gone down two different evolutionary paths. One used cybernetic augmentation to adapt to space travel. The humans left behind used genetic manipulation to adapt to earth’s worsening climate. For earth to survive, civilizations need to collide.
Remote Space #1 will be available at comic book shops on Wednesday, June 12:
Cover A (wraparound) by Rathburn – Lunar Code 0424IM209
Cover B (1:10 copy incentive) by Ryan Ottley – Lunar Code 0424IM210
Did you read this book yet? Allow us to remind you why you should with a rerun of a column from 2019.
This is a column that focuses on something or some things from the comic book sphere of influence that may not get the credit and recognition it deserves. Whether that’s a list of comic book movies, ongoing comics, or a set of stories featuring a certain character. The columns may take the form of a bullet pointed list, or a slightly longer thinkpiece – there’s really no formula for this other than whether the things being covered are Underrated in some way. This week: Green Valley
Published by Image, Green Valley was written by Max Landis and features art by Giuseppe Camuncoli, inks by Cliff Rathburn and colours by Jean Francois Beaulieu. The wonderful hardcover collection in my hands collects nine issues and will set you back $29.99 (I paid for this out of my own pocket, and happily so, even though I probably had access to the single issue review copies).
So what’s the story about?
The knights of Kelodia are the finest in the land, but they’ve never faced a POWER like the one that resides in the Green Valley. Now they’re about to embark on the adventure of a lifetime—to stop a wizard and slay his dragons—but there’s no such thing as magic or dragons…is there?
You may have noticed by reading this column that I tend to enjoy stories set in and around medieval times, even though I don’t tend to read that many comics set in that era (or at least I didn’t until this year). So when my LCS suggested I pick this up (it was on the counter and the owner told me I’d like it) I did so without question because sometimes I don’t want to read superhero comics.
One of the first things I noticed was that the hardcover itself just feels utterly wonderful in your hands. The above image is of the hardcover, with the comic art inset slightly into the gold and green cover of the book itself in an effect that really doesn’t translate as well in the image as it does in person, but it does give you a hint about the nature of the story, which aside from the cover and text on the back I entered utterly blindly – and I fell in love.
Green Valley is the kind of book that you will want to read in a single sitting – it grabs you right from the start as you’re introduced to the legendary Knights of Kelodia (all four of them) as they face down a barbarian horde in a brilliant sequence that’s full of dry humour, a genuine feeling camaraderie from the knights and tense knightly masculinity all wrapped up in some beautiful visuals that are some of the nicest pure-comic pages I’ve seen in quite some time. Were I reviewing this here, I’d be giving this at least 9’s across the board and telling you to buy this without question – the story and art genuinely took me by surprise and had me forget that I really should be doing a bunch of other stuff for the hour or so I sat enraptured in this story.
Without spoiling anything, it’s tough to explain why I loved this story, but that won’t stop me from trying. Green Valley is a very intelligently written book, with dialogue that is, at times, so sharp you could loose a finger. There are moments that span the gamut of human emotion for the characters, and will have you laughing out loud and pumping your fist as the story goes on – just as you’ll feel gut-punched at certain other moment. Max Landis has written one hell of a story that deserves a very special place on your shelf.
Now excuse me while I go reread it (no, I’m not saying that for effect – I’m actually going to reread it now).
Unless the comics industry ceases any and all publication look for a future installment of Underrated to cover more comics that aren’t cracking the top 100.
Did you read this book yet? Allow us to remind you why you should with a rerun of a column from 2019.
This is a column that focuses on something or some things from the comic book sphere of influence that may not get the credit and recognition it deserves. Whether that’s a list of comic book movies, ongoing comics, or a set of stories featuring a certain character. The columns may take the form of a bullet pointed list, or a slightly longer thinkpiece – there’s really no formula for this other than whether the things being covered are Underrated in some way. This week: Green Valley
Published by Image, Green Valley was written by Max Landis and features art by Giuseppe Camuncoli, inks by Cliff Rathburn and colours by Jean Francois Beaulieu. The wonderful hardcover collection in my hands collects nine issues and will set you back $29.99 (I paid for this out of my own pocket, and happily so, even though I probably had access to the single issue review copies).
So what’s the story about?
The knights of Kelodia are the finest in the land, but they’ve never faced a POWER like the one that resides in the Green Valley. Now they’re about to embark on the adventure of a lifetime—to stop a wizard and slay his dragons—but there’s no such thing as magic or dragons…is there?
You may have noticed by reading this column that I tend to enjoy stories set in and around medieval times, even though I don’t tend to read that many comics set in that era (or at least I didn’t until this year). So when my LCS suggested I pick this up (it was on the counter and the owner told me I’d like it) I did so without question because sometimes I don’t want to read superhero comics.
One of the first things I noticed was that the hardcover itself just feels utterly wonderful in your hands. The above image is of the hardcover, with the comic art inset slightly into the gold and green cover of the book itself in an effect that really doesn’t translate as well in the image as it does in person, but it does give you a hint about the nature of the story, which aside from the cover and text on the back I entered utterly blindly – and I fell in love.
Green Valley is the kind of book that you will want to read in a single sitting – it grabs you right from the start as you’re introduced to the legendary Knights of Kelodia (all four of them) as they face down a barbarian horde in a brilliant sequence that’s full of dry humour, a genuine feeling camaraderie from the knights and tense knightly masculinity all wrapped up in some beautiful visuals that are some of the nicest pure-comic pages I’ve seen in quite some time. Were I reviewing this here, I’d be giving this at least 9’s across the board and telling you to buy this without question – the story and art genuinely took me by surprise and had me forget that I really should be doing a bunch of other stuff for the hour or so I sat enraptured in this story.
Without spoiling anything, it’s tough to explain why I loved this story, but that won’t stop me from trying. Green Valley is a very intelligently written book, with dialogue that is, at times, so sharp you could loose a finger. There are moments that span the gamut of human emotion for the characters, and will have you laughing out loud and pumping your fist as the story goes on – just as you’ll feel gut-punched at certain other moment. Max Landis has written one hell of a story that deserves a very special place on your shelf.
Now excuse me while I go reread it (no, I’m not saying that for effect – I’m actually going to reread it now).
Unless the comics industry ceases any and all publication look for a future installment of Underrated to cover more comics that aren’t cracking the top 100.
Did you read this book yet? Allow us to remind you why you should with a rerun of a column from 2019.
This is a column that focuses on something or some things from the comic book sphere of influence that may not get the credit and recognition it deserves. Whether that’s a list of comic book movies, ongoing comics, or a set of stories featuring a certain character. The columns may take the form of a bullet pointed list, or a slightly longer thinkpiece – there’s really no formula for this other than whether the things being covered are Underrated in some way. This week: Green Valley
Published by Image, Green Valley was written by Max Landis and features art by Giuseppe Camuncoli, inks by Cliff Rathburn and colours by Jean Francois Beaulieu. The wonderful hardcover collection in my hands collects nine issues and will set you back $29.99 (I paid for this out of my own pocket, and happily so, even though I probably had access to the single issue review copies).
So what’s the story about?
The knights of Kelodia are the finest in the land, but they’ve never faced a POWER like the one that resides in the Green Valley. Now they’re about to embark on the adventure of a lifetime—to stop a wizard and slay his dragons—but there’s no such thing as magic or dragons…is there?
You may have noticed by reading this column that I tend to enjoy stories set in and around medieval times, even though I don’t tend to read that many comics set in that era (or at least I didn’t until this year). So when my LCS suggested I pick this up (it was on the counter and the owner told me I’d like it) I did so without question because sometimes I don’t want to read superhero comics.
One of the first things I noticed was that the hardcover itself just feels utterly wonderful in your hands. The above image is of the hardcover, with the comic art inset slightly into the gold and green cover of the book itself in an effect that really doesn’t translate as well in the image as it does in person, but it does give you a hint about the nature of the story, which aside from the cover and text on the back I entered utterly blindly – and I fell in love.
Green Valley is the kind of book that you will want to read in a single sitting – it grabs you right from the start as you’re introduced to the legendary Knights of Kelodia (all four of them) as they face down a barbarian horde in a brilliant sequence that’s full of dry humour, a genuine feeling camaraderie from the knights and tense knightly masculinity all wrapped up in some beautiful visuals that are some of the nicest pure-comic pages I’ve seen in quite some time. Were I reviewing this here, I’d be giving this at least 9’s across the board and telling you to buy this without question – the story and art genuinely took me by surprise and had me forget that I really should be doing a bunch of other stuff for the hour or so I sat enraptured in this story.
Without spoiling anything, it’s tough to explain why I loved this story, but that won’t stop me from trying. Green Valley is a very intelligently written book, with dialogue that is, at times, so sharp you could loose a finger. There are moments that span the gamut of human emotion for the characters, and will have you laughing out loud and pumping your fist as the story goes on – just as you’ll feel gut-punched at certain other moment. Max Landis has written one hell of a story that deserves a very special place on your shelf.
Now excuse me while I go reread it (no, I’m not saying that for effect – I’m actually going to reread it now).
Unless the comics industry ceases any and all publication look for a future installment of Underrated to cover more comics that aren’t cracking the top 100.
With a new series, the status-quo for the Hulk has changed. It has changed a lot. As revealed in the first issue, the real threat to the world is the Hulk, it’s Bruce Banner. The Hulk was actually protecting the world from Banner who is the one who could destroy everything. Now, Banner has taken over in the Hulk’s body using the Hulk’s anger as fuel to power the engine to the machine/Hulk hybrid Banner has constructed. Then there’s the whole apparitions that Banner is seeing too. He might be losing it. There’s also a pocket dimension that Banner has guided his Hulk “starship” through. Yeah, as I said, it’s a new status-quo.
I’ll admit, I wasn’t completely sure what to think of the debut issue. There was a lot to like but the concept overall felt a bit mixed as if it didn’t know if it wanted to be sci-fi, horror, or comedy. In the end, it was a mix of it all and generally worked in a weird way. Hulk #2 continues Donny Cates and Ryan Ottley‘s vision for the Hulk continuing to mix sci-fi, horror, and comedy together for a result that’s again a bit different.
The issue continues the setup of what’s to come as the Hulk hurtles through the pocket dimension and already causing destruction. There’s something interesting to what Cates and Ottley has done with the issue. The Hulk, of no real fault of his own, has again caused death and destruction unaware of what has been done. There’s something to say about the Hulk’s nature and past through this small detail.
The issue also continues the interesting mix of genres and styles. The series is completely entrenched in sci-fi/horror but Ottley’s exaggerated art style drives into comedic territory. There’s an over-the-top aspect to the art that makes it hard to not laugh at. Ottley is joined by Cliff Rathburn on ink, Frank Martin on color, and Cory Petit on the lettering. The team creates a style that really sets the tone for the story being crafted with Cates. Any other art style and lettering and the series would have a very different feel to it. The visuals to the comic help make it and takes the comic from its rather serious concepts to “comic” territory that you can’t take too seriously.
Hulk #2 gives us a bit better of an idea as to where the series is going and takes us much deeper into the sci-fi aspect of it all. There’s still a lot of questions out there and it’s kind of obvious as to where the series is going in some of its aspects but it feels like it’s going to deliver one hell of a ride. This is a very unique take on the characters and one that definitely is keeping readers on their toes.
Story: Donny Cates Art: Ryan Ottley Ink: Cliff Rathburn Color: Frank Martin Letterer: Cory Petit Story: 8.25 Art: 8.25 Overall: 8.25 Recommendation: Read
Marvel provided Graphic Policy with a FREE copy for review
Celebrating 10 years of Skybound, this anthology celebrates the past, present, and future. And… will definitely become collectibles due to the debuts.
Story: Robert Kirkman, Joshua Williamson, Tri Vuong, Irma Kniivila, Chip Zdarsky Art: Ryan Ottley, Andrei Bressan, Tri Vuong, Ramón K. Perez Ink: Cliff Rathburn Color: Dave McCaig, Adriano Lucas, Irma Kniivila, Mike Spicer Letterer: Rus Wooton, Pat Brosseau, Aditya Bidikar
Get your copy now! To find a comic shop near you, visit http://www.comicshoplocator.com or call 1-888-comicbook or digitally and online with the links below.
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Image Comics and Skybound have revealed a first look atStillwater By Zdarsky & Pérez #9, the newest pulse-pounding issue of the hit series from the superstar team of Chip Zdarsky, Ramón K Pérez, and Mike Spicer.
The new world order of Stillwater aims to cement their rule for life—and that means Ted is welcoming new visitors to the town. Unfortunately, that’s bad news for Faith… Can Ted keep his hold on Stillwater or will a new force topple his reign?
Stillwater By Zdarsky & Pérez #9 (Diamond Code MAY210205) will be available at comic book shops and digital platforms including Amazon Kindle, Apple Books, comiXology, and Google Play on Wednesday, August 4.
Plus, fans of Stillwater By Zdarsky & Pérez can’t miss the monumental Skybound X #2, featuring the debut of a major new Stillwater character and the unexpected secret origin of Galen, available in stores & digital platforms on Wednesday, July 14.
Skybound X #2 Cover A by Cliff Rathburn (MAY210042)
Skybound X #2 Cover B by Andrei Bressan (MAY210043)
Skybound X #2 Cover C by Tri Vuong & Irma Kniivila (MAY210044)
Celebrating 10 years of Skybound, Skybound X celebrates the past, present, and future. And… will definitely become collectibles due to the debuts.
Story: Robert Kirkman, James Harren, Chris Dingess, Tillie Walden Art: Ryan Ottley, James Harren, Matthew Roberts, Tillie Walden Ink/Tones: Cliff Rathburn Color: Dave McCaig, Dave Stewart Letterer: Rus Wooton, Pat Brosseau, Tillie Walden
Get your copy now! To find a comic shop near you, visit http://www.comicshoplocator.com or call 1-888-comicbook or digitally and online with the links below.
This post contains affiliate links, which means that if you click on one of the product links and make a purchase, we’ll receive a percentage of the sale. Graphic Policy does purchase items from this site. Making purchases through these links helps support the site
