Yumi didn’t find Richard. So, she stole MI6’s entire spy database. Now she’s hunting down every one of his exes… one by one, across the globe. No rules. No mercy. No survivors. Love is lethal.
Fan favorite writer Doug Wagner and artist Hoyt Silva’s action-packed Yumi: 00-Exseries premiere has sold out completely at the distributor level. Image Comics will rush this debut issue back to print this week in order to keep up with escalating reorder activity.
The Yumi: 00-Ex #1, second printing will feature new cover art by Silva.
When her MI6 boyfriend disappears, Yumi storms the agency: hacking their network, dismantling their operatives, and setting everything on fire in this explosive first issue of Yumi: 00-Ex. There she finds her first ally… a fully AI Lamborghini that’s built less like a car and more like a weapon of mass destruction.
Readers won’t want to miss out on this exciting new anti-spy thriller.
Yumi: 00-Ex #1 2nd printing (UPC: 70985304832900112) will be available at comic book shops on Wednesday, September 16.
From the creative duo behind bestselling Plastic-Verse titles—Plastic, Plush, Vinyl, and I Was A Fashion School Serial Killer—comes the absurdist thriller, Narco. Issues #1-5, of this recent standalone story in the interconnected-universe of horror titles by Doug Wagner and Daniel Hillyard will be collected and available in its entirety in trade paperback this Fall from Image Comics.
The Plastic-Verse series have collectively sold over 400K copies worldwide to date and have quickly become fan-favorites among readers drawn to Wagner and Hillyard’s unique blend of dark humor, horror, crime, and surprising emotional depth. This latest entry into their oeuvre, Narco, shares similar DNA and has instantly resonated with the growing fandom.
In Narco, readers meet Marcus Wesphal, a man with a rare form of narcolepsy: when he gets excited, he blacks out. He’s adapted: homebound life and a harmless infatuation with the girl next door. But when he witnesses her murder (and then immediately, annoyingly, passes out) he becomes suspect number one. Now, he must leave his apartment to pursue her killer and clear his name.
The Narco trade paperback (ISBN: 9781534334991) will be available at local comic book shops, on Wednesday, October 7 and independent bookstores, Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Books-a-Million, Indigo, and Waterstones on Tuesday, November 3.
Whenever writer Doug Wagner and artist Daniel Hillyard team up, fans can look forward to macabre, madcap, fiercely independent comics where serial killers, cultists, and fashion designers run amok. Since their acclaimed 2017 series Plastic, the two creators have established an acclaimed line of offbeat horror books, selling over 400,000 copies of their killer comics worldwide! Now they are re-uniting to kick off Clover Press’ The Fourth Leaf, a new line of creator-owned comics and graphic novels with their brand-new graphic novel, I Love Apocalyptic Zombie Misfits! The hilarious and horrifying supernatural thriller will be available as a deluxe hardcover. Fans can support the project on Kickstarter now.
From the creative team behind Image Comic’s bestselling Plastic, Plush, Vinyl, I Was a Fashion School Serial Killer, and Narco comes a brand new graphic novel that blends the dark comedy and horror they’re known for with a wild supernatural twist, all delivered with their signature irreverent humor. I Love Apocalyptic Zombie Misfits begins when a nerdy pacifist finds himself resurrected in a vat of holy motor oil and trapped inside the hulking body of a supernatural slasher and forced to protect a psychic kid from the forces of Heaven, Hell, and everything in between. It’s a lot to process, but at least he’s got a Halloween mask and a squad of homicidal chickens!
The Kickstarter campaign forI Love Apocalyptic Zombie Misfitswill also feature an exclusive Dust Jacket Edition with art from comics legend Chris Bachalo, a Deluxe Slipcase Edition of the book, exclusive art prints, and even a Murder Chickens Card Game! Fans can supportI Love Apocalyptic Zombie Misfitson Kickstarter now.
Yumi is in love. Yumi is lethal. When her MI6 boyfriend disappears, Yumi storms the agency – hacking their network, dismantling their operatives, and setting everything on fire. There she finds her first ally… a fully AI Lamborghini that’s built less like a car and more like a WMD. The anti-spy thriller begins here. Yumi: 00EX #1 flips the Bond formula with a debut that’s an assault on the senses and MI6.
Written by Doug Wagner, Yumi: 00EX #1 is fun, a hell of a lot of fun. It’s the story of a young women, trained in lethality, trying to figure out what happened to the man she fell in love with. It just so happens that man works for MI6. What occurs in the first issue is over the top action that if it were a film, would shake the theater in explosions, screaming from the death, and a soundtrack blasting everyone in their seat. It’s pop sense in every way.
Wagner keeps things fun with Yumi strolling through MI6 raining down death while chatting with her father and listening to some music at the same time. There’s an air about Yumi, she’s better than her foes and she knows it. But, we the readers are left with the question as to how is she? What’s her story? All of that is teased, with hints to far more in Yumi’s past, which then opens up the question if her love of the MI6 agent Richard is more obsession by a villain? Wagner teases and hints at these things while delivering humor, action, and some solid violence.
Hoyt Silva delivers the action with colors by Kevin Lenertz and lettering by Frank Cvetkovic. The team puts together visuals that force you to pause to catch every little detail and allow you to appreciate even more jokes than the just the absurd premise. When I saw the comic is an assault on the readers, I mean that with love, as the art is packed in every panel, especially the opening battle, and you can “hear” the panels and everything they deliver visually. The comic bounces between styles with cutesy art lulling us into the belief that Yumi and Richard’s “love” is legit and not just Yumi’s exaggerated take (though the stories she tells seem very exaggerated). The overall style of the comic feels like K-Pop with an action bent in choice of design as well as color.
Yumi: 00EX #1 is a hell of a lot of fun. The comic is pure action and humor with a slightly twisted heroine in the spotlight that leaves readers guessing if she’s a narrator that can be trusted. With some fun pop references and flashy action, it delivers something new to the spy action genre and has us excited to see what’s next.
Story: Doug Wagner Art: Hoyt Silva Color: Kevin Lenertz Letterer: Frank Cvetkovic Story: 9.0 Art: 9.0 Overall: 9.0 Recommendation: Buy
Image Comics provided Graphic Policy with a FREE copy for review
Whenever writer Doug Wagner and artist Daniel Hillyard team up, fans can look forward to macabre, madcap, fiercely independent comics where serial killers, cultists, and fashion designers run amok. They’re re-uniting to kick off Clover Press’ The Fourth Leaf, a new line of creator-owned comics and graphic novels with their brand-new graphic novel, I Love Apocalyptic Zombie Misfits! The hilarious and horrifying supernatural thriller will be available as a deluxe hardcover. Fans can support the project on Kickstarter now.
I Love Apocalyptic Zombie Misfits begins when a nerdy pacifist finds himself resurrected in a vat of holy motor oil and trapped inside the hulking body of a supernatural slasher and forced to protect a psychic kid from the forces of Heaven, Hell, and everything in between. It’s a lot to process, but at least he’s got a Halloween mask and a squad of homicidal chickens!
What’s that about a card game? We have the exclusive reveal of the card game launching as part of the crowdfunding project.
The game is simple, your goal is the get rid of all of your cards, but the murder chickens have other plans. You’ll attack your opponents, steal their cards, reverse the game play, skip turns, and more chaos, all the while the chaos meter grows!
MURDER CHICKENS: THE CARD GAME
The chickens have gone completely insane.
In Murder Chickens, your goal is simple: be the first player to get rid of all your cards.
Unfortunately, the chickens have other plans.
Attack your opponents. Steal their cards. Reverse the direction of play. Skip turns. Swap entire hands. And whatever you do, DON’T LET THE CHAOS METER REACH 10.
Because that’s when things get really bad.
At Chaos Level 3, attacks get stronger. At 6, you can start playing two cards at once. At 9, every attack targets EVERYONE. And at 10?
GOD HAS ABANDONED THE COOP.
Everyone throws away their hand and draws five new cards.
But that’s not all. You’ve got Chainsaw Chickens, Rabid Hens, Egg Bursts, Feather Storms, Apocalypse Hens, The Rooster King, and the ultimate act of chicken-based destruction: TOTAL COOP FAILURE.
Easy to learn. Fast to play. Completely unpredictable.
And if you’re brave enough to play Apocalypse Mode, you’re racing toward 666 points. Land on EXACTLY 666 and you don’t just win…
Yumi is in love. Yumi is lethal. When her MI6 boyfriend disappears, Yumi storms the agency — hacking their network, dismantling their operatives, and setting everything on fire. There she finds her first ally… a fully AI Lamborghini that’s built less like a car and more like a WMD. The anti-spy thriller begins here.
From the writer of NARCO, PLASTIC, and I WAS A FASHION SCHOOL SERIAL KILLER.
Marcus believes he finally knows who the killer is. Now he’s setting the trap. But with his narcolepsy ready to drop him when the tension spikes, can Marcus stay conscious long enough to survive being the bait?
Story: Doug Wagner Art: Daniel Hillyard Color: Dave Stewart Letterer: Ed Dukeshire
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Marcus believes he finally knows who the killer is. Now he’s setting the trap. But with his narcolepsy ready to drop him when the tension spikes, can Marcus stay conscious long enough to survive being the bait?
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MURDER CHICKENS: THE CARD GAME
MURDER CHICKENS: THE CARD GAME
