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Preview: Escape #2

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Escape #2

(W) Rick Remender (A) Daniel Acuña

Wounded, hunted, and running out of time, Milton Shaw has one shot left to change the course of the war: destroy the Titan Cannon before his own side drops the bomb. But as enemy patrols close in and memories of the life he left behind threaten to break him, the mission becomes more than survival — it’s redemption.

From Rick Remender and Daniel Acuña, Escape barrels forward with blood, fire, and heartbreak in the war-torn world of Nuropia.

Escape #2

Get a first look at Sacrificers #16 which kicks off a new story arc

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The critically acclaimed series The Sacrificers—by The New York Times bestselling writer Rick Remender and artist Max Fiumara, Shuster award winning colorist Dave McCaig, and published by Image Comics—will kick-off a new story arc this October. This new chapter in the ongoing epic will begin with The Sacrificers #16.

In The Sacrificers #16, the gods’ war reaches its final, devastating crescendo. In the ashes of rebellion, only one truth remains: when the gods fall, everything changes forever.

The Sacrificers #16 will be available at comic book shops on Wednesday, October 8:

  • Cover A by Max Fiumara – Lunar Code 0825IM0306
  • Cover B by Alessandro Micelli – Lunar Code 0825IM0307
  • Cover C 1:15 copy incentive by Roland Boschi – Lunar Code 0825IM0308
The Sacrificers #16

Escape #1 Flies Off the Shelves and Heads Back to Print

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Inventory of last week’s high-impact series launch of Escape—from the elite creative unit behind Uncanny Avengers, Rick Remender and Daniel Acuña—has been obliterated at the distributor level. Escape #1 is being rushed back to print under emergency orders from Image Comics this week to meet the incoming barrage of reorder fire. 

Set in a brutal, fully painted world of anthropomorphic animals—think Inglourious Basterds meets Blacksad—Escape is a gritty, bullet-riddled journey through war’s scorched aftermath. It’s about the violence we inflict, the souls we try to save, and the courage it takes to crawl out of fire.

Escape follows Milton Shaw, a battle-hardened bomber pilot flying missions over a war-torn world ruled by a ruthless empire. But when his plane is shot out of the sky, Milton wakes up behind enemy lines—in the smoldering ruins of a city he helped burn. And in less than 24 hours, his own side is dropping the big one to finish the job.

Now, injured, unarmed, and being hunted through enemy streets, Milton’s only shot at escape comes from the unlikeliest place: a grieving father and his son—civilians shattered by the same fascist regime that rules this land with an iron claw. Enemies by blood. Allies by circumstance. Together, they’ll have to fight their way out before the bomb drops and erases everything…and everyone.

Escape #1, second printing is in shops September 24, the same day as Escape #2.

Escape #1, second printing

Preview: Escape #1

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Escape #1

(W) Rick Remender (A) Daniel Acuña

SHOT DOWN. HUNTED. OUT OF TIME. THE NEW ONGOING TWO-FISTED WAR EPIC FROM REMENDER & ACUÑA STARTS HERE.

From the creative team of New York Times bestselling author RICK REMENDER (DEADLY CLASS, Uncanny X-Force) and powerhouse DANIEL ACUÑA (Captain America, Black Panther) — the duo behind Marvel’s Uncanny Avengers — comes a savage, full-throttle wartime thriller where survival isn’t given… it’s taken.

Milton Shaw is a battle-hardened bomber pilot, flying missions over a war-torn world ruled by a ruthless empire. But when his plane is shot out of the sky, Milton wakes up behind enemy lines — in the smoldering ruins of a city he helped burn. And in less than 24 hours, his own side is dropping the big one to finish the job.

Now, injured, unarmed, and being hunted through enemy streets, Milton’s only shot at escape comes from the unlikeliest place: a grieving father and his son — civilians shattered by the same fascist regime that rules this land with an iron claw. Enemies by blood. Allies by circumstance. Together, they’ll have to fight their way out before the bomb drops and erases everything… and everyone.

Set in a brutal, fully painted world of anthropomorphic animals — think Inglourious Basterds meets Blacksad — ESCAPE is a gritty, bullet-riddled journey through war’s scorched aftermath. It’s about the violence we inflict, the souls we try to save, and the courage it takes to crawl out of fire.

Escape #1

Escape #1 anthropomorphizes a familiar World War II action story

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Escape #1

Milton Shaw is a battle-hardened bomber pilot, flying missions over a war-torn world ruled by a ruthless empire. But when his plane is shot out of the sky, Milton wakes up behind enemy lines—in the smoldering ruins of a city he helped burn. And in less than 24 hours, his own side is dropping the big one to finish the job. Escape #1 is a familiar war story with characters that aren’t exactly human.

Written by Rick Remender with beautiful art by Daniel Acuña, Escape #1 is a solid entry for those who enjoy war stories. A bombing raid goes wrong with a plane shot down and a crew member trying to survive behind enemy lines. It’s not a complicated story and it’s one we’ve seen many times before. But, Escape #1 presents it all in a solid issue that delivers enough that it’s not just a war story with animals acting human.

Escape #1 anthropomorphizes the characters with various types of dogs battling it out. The series doesn’t split factions out as different types of animals like the recent Animal Pound or the classic Maus, but I’m sure there’s more that can be read into what type of dog was chosen for each role. Where Remender’s writing really stands out is the drama but also the chatter as the crew travels to their bombing target. They debate how a nation can fall into tyranny, how fascism could have so easily taken root in Nazi Germany or how it’s currently taking root in the United States, and elsewhere, today. As they get closer to their target they debate what they would do in the situation and it’s clear the one remaining soldier has a to decide if he’ll stand up to tyranny and try to complete his mission or if he’ll decide to try and escape and survive. It moves from words to action.

Acuña’s art is as great as expected. With lettering by Rus Wooton, the comic has Acuña’s flair but feels like a modern gritty war movie in a World War II setting. I’m sure there’s something to the types of dogs chosen, but I don’t have enough knowledge to really weigh in on that. But, the comic’s art doesn’t feel like the sweeping epic of modern war films like Saving Private Ryan, but instead a bit more intimate and in a way grittier affair.

Escape #1 is a great start and a comic that fans of war comics should pick up and enjoy. Though it features characters that look like dogs, there’s an emotional punch to the story with a focus on details and a tension that makes it gripping.

(W) Rick Remender (A) Daniel Acuña
(C) Daniel Acuña (L) Rus Wooton
Story: 8.0 Art: 8.5 Overall: 8.0 Recommendation: Buy

Image Comics provided Graphic Policy with a FREE copy for review

Purchase: Zeus Comics – Kindle

Preview: The Seasons #7

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The Seasons #7

(W) Rick Remender (A) Paul Azaceta

As the ringleader’s twisted carnival spreads its infectious gospel of ego, the city descends into a dreamlike delusion. Winter and Autumn stand alone against a world too entranced to fight back. How do you battle an evil that everyone else welcomes with open arms?

The Seasons #7

Preview: Escape #1

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Escape #1

(W) Rick Remender (A) Daniel Acuña

SHOT DOWN. HUNTED. OUT OF TIME. THE NEW ONGOING TWO-FISTED WAR EPIC FROM REMENDER & ACUÑA STARTS HERE.

From the creative team of New York Times bestselling author RICK REMENDER (DEADLY CLASS, Uncanny X-Force) and powerhouse DANIEL ACUÑA (Captain America, Black Panther) — the duo behind Marvel’s Uncanny Avengers — comes a savage, full-throttle wartime thriller where survival isn’t given… it’s taken.

Milton Shaw is a battle-hardened bomber pilot, flying missions over a war-torn world ruled by a ruthless empire. But when his plane is shot out of the sky, Milton wakes up behind enemy lines — in the smoldering ruins of a city he helped burn. And in less than 24 hours, his own side is dropping the big one to finish the job.

Now, injured, unarmed, and being hunted through enemy streets, Milton’s only shot at escape comes from the unlikeliest place: a grieving father and his son — civilians shattered by the same fascist regime that rules this land with an iron claw. Enemies by blood. Allies by circumstance. Together, they’ll have to fight their way out before the bomb drops and erases everything… and everyone.

Set in a brutal, fully painted world of anthropomorphic animals — think Inglourious Basterds meets Blacksad — ESCAPE is a gritty, bullet-riddled journey through war’s scorched aftermath. It’s about the violence we inflict, the souls we try to save, and the courage it takes to crawl out of fire.

Escape #1

Dust to Dust #1 delivers mystery and drama during the Dust Bowl

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Dust to Dust #1

In the darkest days of the Great Depression, death stalks the Dust Bowl. As towering dust storms blast the parched Oklahoma panhandle, farmers try to flee the failing town of New Hope, but no one gets far. Battling his own demons, Sheriff Meadows teams up with Sarah, a traveling photojournalist, in a desperate fight to stop a serial killer on the loose—the Death that rides the Dusters. Dust to Dust #1 teases its murder mystery with a backdrop full of American history.

I love stories set in real history. The Dust Bowl is a fascinating one as not only was an ecological disaster but was an interesting point in history where forces of the past were faced with modernity and the individuals living in it were faced with the fierce reality of mother nature.

Dust to Dust #1 is an interesting debut in it teases its main story while focusing on its characters and the reality of the time. Taking place in Oklahoma in 1935, the town is facing a drought that threatens everyone’s way of life. Written by JG Jones and Phil Bram, the first issue delivers a solid dose of history and attitudes of the time while all of it is serving as the backdrop for something else. What that is, we’re not totally sure as the main story is only teased. It’s the first issue’s focus on the details that really hooks the reader along with Jones’ art.

Jones’ art stands out with a beautiful brutality about it all. The colors are shades of brown and the comic is both clean and dirty in a way. You can feel the dust and dirt all over but it’s the character’s reactions that really are the highlight. The characters feel worn down and with a slight anger and sadness about their reality. The art really nails the desperation of it all and you could have a wordless comic and still fully understand what is going on.

Dust to Dust #1 is a hell of a debut and a prime example of why I wait until all of the comics are released in the year to decide what stands out. It’s a fantastic start and one of the best debuts of the year delivering a start that’s hauntingly sad and beautiful.

Story: JG Jones, Phil Bram Art: JG Jones Letterer: Jackie Marzan
Story: 8.5 Art: 9.0 Overall: 8.75 Recommendation: Buy

Image Comics provided Graphic Policy with a FREE copy for review

Purchase: Zeus Comics – Kindle

A new Tokyo Ghost cover revealed as Rick Remender’s Giant Studios kicks off a line of reprints and collected editions

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Comics titan Rick Remender’s Giant Generator Studios line of bestsellers will see a number of exciting upcoming releases next year—including a long-anticipated reprint of the Tokyo Ghost hardcover co-created with artist Sean Gordon Murphy—all published by Image Comics. Image has revealed new cover art by Murphy to grace the upcoming Tokyo Ghost hardcover reprint which will land on shelves in April 2023.

Upcoming Giant Generator titles greenlit for publication include to following, with more to come:

  • 12/21—Seven To Eternity deluxe hardcover (co-created with artist Jerome Opeña)
  • 4/19/2023—Tokyo Ghost deluxe hardcover (co-created w/Murphy, featuring new cover art by Murphy)
  • 4/5/2023—Deadly Class Book One deluxe hardcover (co-created with artist Wes Craig)
  • 4/5/2023—Black Science: The Complete Story compendium trade paperback edition (co-created with artist Matteo Scalera featuring new cover art by Scalera)
  • 6/14/2023—The Scumbag: The Complete Story deluxe hardcover(featuring various collaborating artists, cover by Greg Tocchini)
  • 6/28/2023—Deadly Class Book Four deluxe hardcover (co-created with artist Craig)
  • 8/9/2023—A Righteous Thirst for Vengeance deluxe hardcover (co-created with André Lima Araújo)
  • 11/8/2023—Fear Agent Book One deluxe hardcover (co-created with artist Tony Moore & Opeña)
  • 11/15/2023—Fear Agent Book Two deluxe hardcover (co-created with artist Moore & Opeña)
Tokyo Ghost

Rick Remender’s Scumbag Gets Four Incentive Covers

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The forthcoming humor series The Scumbag by Rick Remender will feature four scumily rare incentive covers—a pretty scummy 1:10 by Tula Lotay, a scumtastic 1:25 by Yanick Paquette & Nathan Fairbairn, a 1:50 silver scum-foil by Jerome Opeña and colored by Moreno Dinisio, and an extra, super scumtacular 1:100 gold foil edition of the same Opeña cover, but GOLD like our hero Ernie Ray’s front tooth! All this stunning scumbaggery available this October from Image Comics. 

In addition to these highly collectible and totally scummy variants, The Scumbag will feature a murderers’ row of Rick’s favorite all-star artistic talent rotating interior art duties on each issue, with Punisher superstar artist Lewis LaRosa on deck for issue #1.

The Scumbag is the story of Ernie Ray Clementine, a profane, illiterate, drug addicted, biker, with a fifth-grade education and the only thing standing between us and total Armageddon because this dummy accidentally received a power-imbuing serum making him the world’s most powerful super spy.

Ernie is a relic of a bygone era, the living embodiment of sex, drugs and rock and roll—so, this doesn’t make things easy for the spy organization that needs his help as they bribe, cajole, and manipulate Ernie to choose between his own self-interests and doing what’s right.

The Scumbag will join Remender’s growing Giant Generator Studios empire, alongside such salesbeasts as Death Or Glory with Bengal, Seven to Eternity with Jerome Opeña, Low with Greg Tocchini, Fear Agent with Jerome Opeña and Tony Moore, Tokyo Ghost with Sean Gordon Murphy, Black Science with Matteo Scalera, Strange Girl with Eric Nguyen, Deadly Class with Wes Craig, and more.

The Scumbag #1 will be available at comic book shops on Wednesday, October 21st.

  • The Scumbag #1 Cover A LaRosa & Dinisio – Diamond Code AUG200010
  • The Scumbag #1 Cover B Robinson – Diamond Code AUG200011
  • The Scumbag #1 Cover C Blank Sketch – Diamond Code AUG208188
  • The Scumbag #1 Cover D Lotay 1:10 incentive – Diamond Code AUG208008
  • The Scumbag #1 Cover E Paquette 1:25 incentive – Diamond Code AUG208009
  • The Scumbag #1 Cover F Opeña & Dinisio 1:50 Silver Foil incentive – Diamond Code AUG208010
  • The Scumbag #1 Cover G Opeña & Dinisio 1:100 Gold Foil incentive – Diamond Code AUG208191
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