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Phil Bram and JG Jones’ Dust to Dust heads back to print

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Dust to Dust #1, second printing

The all-new thriller out of the Giant Generator line at Image Comics—Dust to Dust—by fan-favorite creators JG Jones and Phil Bram has sold out completely at the distributor level and is being rushed back to print this week in order to keep up with increasing demand.

Yellowstone meets Cormac McCarthy’s Blood Meridian in this unique new horror series featuring jaw-dropping interior art by Jones to pair with his co-writing chops. The series launched right after Christmas last month and we called it, “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.”

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 photo-journalist, in a desperate fight to stop the Death that rides the Dusters.

Dust to Dust #1, second printing (Lunar Code 1024IM935) will be available at comic book shops on Wednesday, February 5.

Preview: Dust to Dust #1 (of 8)

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Dust to Dust #1 (of 8)

(W) J. G. Jones, Phil Bram (A/CA) J. G. Jones
In Shops: Dec 26, 2024
SRP: $3.99

Mini-Series Premiere. Comics’ all-star artist, JG Jones (Wanted), presents the first suspense-filled issue of his new Giant Generator limited series. Jones, teaming up with co-writer, Phil Bram, spins an unforgettable yarn of desperation, murder, and resilience in this beautifully hand-painted story of Americana in the primal grip of brutality. 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 (of 8)

NYCC 2024: Rick Remender’s Giant Generator welcomes Steve Epting, Zeb Wells, and Kalman Andrasofszky to its 2025 lineup

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Image Comics and Giant Generator

Image Comics welcomes superstar artist Steve Epting, writer Zeb Wells, and artist Kalman Andrasofszky to the Giant Generator line of talent. Each will be part of an upcoming, new series soon-to-be-announced in 2025.

Rick Remender will collaborate with some of these creators on new projects, while others will be teaming up Giant Generator writers and artists yet-to-be-announced. All creators will retain full rights on books owned 100% by the creative teams.



At last year’s New York Comic Comic Con, Remender announced exclusive Giant Generator deals with Daniel Acuña, André Lima Araújo, Paul Azaceta, Bengal, Roland Boschi, Max Fiumara, JG Jones, Francesco Mobili, Brett Parson, Yanick Paquette, and Greg Tocchini. 

NYCC 2024: Rick Remender and Paul Azaceta team for The Seasons, launching January 2025

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Writer Rick Remender and artist Paul Azaceta will invite readers to the big top next year for an unforgettable show in the upcoming series, The Seasons. This all-new, ongoing series is set to launch out of Remender’s Giant Generator line in January 2025 from Image Comics.

Azaceta will appear on the “Image Comics Presents: Breaking Ground” panel on Sunday, October 20 @ 11 a.m. in room 406.2 to share more details about the announcement.

Kicking off with a double-length premiere issue, Remender and Azaceta weave an elevated tale of whimsical horror unlike anything ever experienced in comics.

Summer, Winter, Spring and Autumn are the Seasons Sisters, the daughters of the world-renowned Seasons Detectives. Ten years ago, their famous parents disappeared. Left to raise themselves, the sisters formed an unbreakable bond. Now that bond is tested as the sisters fall prey to sinister forces. The youngest sister, Spring, is the last hope of saving them from a fate worse than death. Will Spring be able to piece her shattered family back together before it’s too late for them all?

The Seasons #1

The Seasons #1 will be available at comic book shops on Wednesday, January 15:

  • Cover A by Azaceta
  • Cover B 1:15 copy incentive Kiki’s Delivery Service homage by Jordi Lafebre
  • Cover C 1:25 copy incentive by Kent Williams
  • Cover D 1:50 copy incentive by Wes Craig
  • Cover E 1:100 copy incentive Paul Azaceta Sketch Cover
  • Cover F Blank Sketch cover

Preview: The Tin Can Society #1

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The Tin Can Society #1

(W) Peter Warren (A/CA) Francesco Mobili, Chris Chuckry
In Shops: Sep 18, 2024
SRP: $4.99

Series Premiere. The first stunning issue of a brand-new series from Giant Generator showcasing the first graphic novel work by screenwriter Peter Warren (The Incal feature film, Kill Me) with jaw-dropping art by Francesco Mobili (X-Men, Scumbag) and beautifully colored by Chris Chuckry (New X-Men). Johnny Moore is a world-famous tech mogul known as much for his work pioneering mobility aids for people with disabilities (like himself) as he is for moonlighting as the metal-suited vigilante, Caliburn. But when Johnny is found murdered and his suit stolen, his estranged childhood best friends reunite to solve the mystery of his murder. The Tin Can Society is a heartfelt and human look at the evolution of friendships across a lifetime, at disability and ableism, and the destructive power of fame.

The Tin Can Society #1

Rick Remender, Peter Warren, and Francesco Mobili team for The Tin Can Society

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The New York Times bestselling writer Rick Remender and showrunner/writer Peter Warren team up with fan-favorite artist Francesco Mobili for an all-new cyberpunk, super-powered adventure in the forthcoming The Tin Can Society. The nine issue miniseries and is set to launch from the Giant Generator line at Image Comics in September.

In The Tin Can Society, Johnny Moore is a world-famous tech mogul known as much for his work pioneering mobility aids for people with disabilities (like himself) as he is for moonlighting as the metal-suited vigilante, Caliburn. But when Johnny is found murdered and his suit stolen, his estranged childhood best friends reunite to solve the mystery of his murder. The Tin Can Society is a heartfelt and human look at the evolution of friendships across a lifetime, at disability and ableism, and the destructive power of fame. The book is a superhero story as if it was told through the lens of Stephen King. Not the horror version of King but more the Stand by Me version. It’s a story about a bunch of kids who grew up together and one of them became a superhero. The comic opens up with his death and the rest of them trying to figure out who did it.

The Tin Can Society #1

The Tin Can Society #1 will be available at comic book shops on Wednesday, September 11:

  • Cover A by Mobili & Chris Chuckry – Lunar Code 0724IM277
  • Cover B 1:10 copy incentive by Bengal – Lunar Code 0724IM278
  • Cover C 1:20 copy incentive Yanick Paquette & Chuckry – Lunar Code 0724IM279

Grommets #1 delivers an exaggerated 80s

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Grommets #1

Two best-friend outcasts navigate the Sacramento suburbs of 1984, where they find a home in skateboard culture and punk rock. On one side of the coin, Grommets is an authentic look at 80s skate culture, a snapshot of the generation that turned skating into a worldwide phenomenon. On the other, it’s a heartfelt coming-of-age story that follows two friends from troubled homes as they navigate their damage in an era when no one cared. Grommets #1 is an interesting start that takes us back to the 80s, warts and all.

I wasn’t a skater in the 80s. I orbited the world, but hanging out in skate parks and hopping on a board weren’t things I did growing up. There were friends that skated though, so I had a peak into that culture and world. Writers Rick Remender and Brian Posehn attempt to capture it all and the result is a rather exaggerated, comedic take, that also takes us back to the more cringe of that time period too.

Grommets #1, so far, is about two outcasts. One is due to their constant moving while the other is that person you knew that always exaggerated. The duo are up against the pressure of their peers with teasing and put downs and challenges to put up or shut up. It all works, and works well, and captures the time period. That includes the constant homophobia which will likely make readers cringe now but it’s realistic to that time period. Remender and Posehn lay it on a bit too much but the comic overall is full of exaggeration and extremes.

That exaggeration is emphasized in the art by Brett Parson with color by Moreno Dinisio and lettering by Rus Wooton. The extreme is clear in the final moments of the comic that lead to a titanic spill and embarrassment. The style though is solid for the story and world, it captures a bit of the skater vibe.

Grommets #1 is an interesting debut. It’s more a comedic “slice of life” comic than anything else with low stakes. It’s all rather quaint in a way delivering a comic that’s nostalgia of a time growing up.

Story: Rick Remender, Brian Posehn Art: Brett Parson
Color: Moreno Dinisio Letterer: Rus Wooton
Story: 7.25 Art: 8.0 Overall: 7.35 Recommendation: Read

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Preview: Grommets #1 (of 7)

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Grommets #1 (of 7)

(W) Rick Remender, Brian Posehn (A) Moreno Dinisio (A/CA) Brett Parson
In Shops: May 29, 2024
SRP: $3.99

MINISERIES PREMIERE
Two best-friend outcasts navigate the Sacramento suburbs of 1984, where they find a home in skateboard culture and punk rock. On one side of the coin, GROMMETS is an authentic look at 80s skate culture, a snapshot of the generation that turned skating into a worldwide phenomenon. On the other, it’s a heartfelt coming-of-age story that follows two friends from troubled homes as they navigate their damage in an era when no one cared.

Grommets #1 (of 7)

André Lima Araújo joins The Sacrificers as guest artist

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The Giant Generator series The Sacrificers—by writer Rick Remender and artist Max Fiumara, colorist Dave McCaig, and published by Image Comics—will welcome a guest artist André Lima Araújo to the team. Araújo will be on deck for the series interiors of issues #10-12, the first of which will kick off a new story arc in July.

Early uncolored, unlettered inks from the upcoming The Sacrificers #10 hint at what’s to come when Remender and Araújo join forces to tell the tale of Princess Soluna’s fall from grace. After a reversal of fortune tests her resilience, she’s brought face-to-face with unimaginable horrors in a search for refuge in a seemingly godforsaken world.

The Sacrificers #10 will be available at comic book shops on Wednesday, July 10:

  • Cover A by McCaig – Lunar Code 0524IM347
  • Cover B (1:10 copy incentive) by McCaig – Lunar Code 0524IM348

Holy Roller #1 delivers an oddly timed hero to fight Antisemitism

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Holy Roller #1

To care for his ailing father, pro bowler Levi Coen is forced to quit his dream job and return to his hometown, which he soon discovers has been overrun by Neo-Nazis! With only his bowling ball collection to defend himself, Levi becomes The Holy Roller, a trick bowling ball-wielding Jewish superhero battling to liberate his home and bowl a perfect game against crime! Holy Roller #1 delivers a new hero, perfect for the current time.

Featuring a trio of writers, Holy Roller #1 is an interesting debut. Let’s face it, it’s a very dark time for Jews across the world and has been for years now. The comic feels a bit cathartic in a way, allowing readers to fulfill a fantasy of basing Neo-Nazis and those full of hate in the head… with a bowling ball. Written by Andy Samberg, Rick Remender, and Joe Trohman, Holy Roller #1 is oddly timed and would feel a bit more comedic if there wasn’t a current pile on for Jews going on. The concept is a pretty simple one, a town is overrun by evil people and a person who left the town comes back and fights to clean it up. It’s a story that’s been done over and over. It’s just the specifics of the comic that makes it stand out a bit.

Holy Roller #1 takes place in Cleveland, and features a bowling, Jewish, lead. Having grown up in Cleveland and raised Jewish, it’s oddly specific to the reality for the people around me. We did bowl a lot. Is this a thing I just didn’t realize!? None of us became vigilantes and the hatred is all around us. So, the comic is rather relevant and connected to me in some odd ways. And with all of that, I laughed a bit. Despite the Antisemitism and issue’s villains dripping in hate, there’s enough to make readers laugh and more importantly, there’s more than enough to connect with.

Levi is a character that’s caught in multiple worlds and still not sure what to do with himself. His estrangement with not just his town but his father as well is something many readers will be able to relate to. This is a character who has wandered for some time trying to find himself, only to be dragged back to where he started and forced to face the different aspects of what makes him who he is.

The art by Roland Boschi and Moreno Dinisio with color by Dinisio and lettering by Rus Wooton is solid. What’s interesting is the style fits more of the comedic aspect of the comic. It delivers exaggerated moments throughout preventing it from being as serious as its subject matter would make it. The Jewish aspect is generally downplayed visually, smart as to avoid stereotypes. The bad guys have a look about them that fits every bad person on the ski mountain in an 80s comedy. The visuals are what keeps the comic a bit lighter and prevents it from being as depressing as it should be.

Holy Roller #1 feels like the right comic at the right time. Though the concept is a little heavy and honestly jarring with reality, it balances humor and heart to deliver the hero we just might need right now.

Story: Andy Samberg, Rick Remender, Joe Trohman Art: Roland Boschi, Moreno Dinisio
Color: Moreno Dinisio Letterer: Rus Wooton
Story: 8.0 Art: 8.4 Overall: 8.25 Recommendation: Buy

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