Kaya Book 5
(W) Wes Craig (A) Wes Craig
When Kaya, Razel, and Jin encounter the cruel reality behind the Robot Empire’s power, they must choose whether to run or fight.
Sacrifices will be made, beloved characters return, and the bond between brother and sister will be put to its ultimate test in this brand new epic that will spin Kaya’s tale in a completely new direction!
Kaya #32
(W) Wes Craig (A) Wes Craig
Visit Kaya’s future once again as she attempts to lead her army to victory in “KAYA The REBEL”. A stand alone issue between story arcs, and a perfect jumping on point for new readers. These issues, featuring a backup story by RILEY ROSSMO (The Moon Is Following Us), plus tons of back matter, are a favourite among Kaya fans.
Kaya #29
(W) Wes Craig (A) Wes Craig
In the chaos of a slave revolt, a terrible tragedy strikes, forcing Kaya to face off against the Beast!
Bestselling, fan-favorite cartoonist Wes Craig invites a star-studded cast of guest artists to join him for the extra-length, upcoming Colossal Kaya Special. This exciting jumping-on point for the ongoing series—Kaya—will hit shelves this November from Image Comics.
Colossal Kaya Special will be jam-packed with the artwork of Nathan Fox, James Harren, Mike Huddleston, Declan Shalvey, Ryan Stegman, alongside Craig. It will showcase 48 eye-popping pages of breakneck storytelling, bold visuals, and jaw-dropping extras—including a wrap around cover and classic centerfold by Jim Mahfood.
There are no plans for this shelf-busting single issue to be collected into trade paperback.
This series will provide the perfect jumping-on point for new readers and feature a six-page introduction to the Kaya series.
Colossal Kaya Special will be available at comic book shops on Wednesday, November 12.
Presented annually at DragonCon, the nominations for the 2023 Dragon Awards have been revealed. The awards cover video games, movies, books, comics, and more.
This year, the “Best Comic Book” and “Best Graphic Novel” categories have been combined into one, “Best Comic Book or Graphic Novel.”
Congrats to everyone nominated. And the comic and graphic novel nominees are…
Voting can be found on the DragonCon website. The winners will be announced during DragonCon weekend, Aug. 31-Sept. 4.
Image Comics has revealed ten more exciting team-up variants as part of a line of covers celebrating Robert Kirkman’s The Walking Dead hitting its milestone 20 year anniversary. These variant covers will add walker-fever to shelves throughout October and feature artists’ interpretations of the iconic horror series’ characters.
This second herd of ten Walking Dead team-up variants includes artwork by such comics dynamos as Jeffrey Edwards (on A Haunted Girl #1), Jacob Phillips (on Enfield Gang Massacre #3), Mike Henderson (on The Forged #5), Wes Craig (on Kaya #12), Doug Dabbs (on Klik Klik Boom #5), Bob Quinn (on Kill Your Darlings #2), Tim Seeley & Tony Fleecs (on Local Man #6), Stephen Segovia (on The Scorched #23), Natacha Bustos & Jordie Bellaire (on Scrapper #4), and Martín Morazzo & Chris O’Halloran (on Ice Cream Man #37).
The following The Walking Dead team-up variants will be available at local comic shops:
The weekend is almost here! What geeky things are you all up to? Sound off in the comments below. While you think about that, here’s some comic news and reviews from around the web in our morning roundup.
Kotaku – Disney War Continues As CEO Punches Back At Florida Gov. DeSantis – Good to see Disney fighting.
ICv2 – Binc Offers Financial Assistance for Comics Retailers Attending Diamond Summit – Nice to see this.
Reviews
CBR – Extreme Venomverse #1
CBR – Ghostlore #1
The Beat – Kaya Book One
CBR – Something Epic #1
This month’s Spawn team-up variants campaign struck the industry with a bolt of energy and Image will be rushing twelve of the covers back to print this week—with a slight color variation for added collectability—in order to keep up with customer demand.
Fifty of Image’s most popular books, in addition to many of DC’s as part of the Batman/Spawn crossover, saw an appearance of Spawn on covers this month.
This year marks the 30th anniversary of Image Comics—and of Todd McFarlane’s iconic, history-making, record-breaking Spawn—and December’s Spawn team-up covers give fans the perfect way to celebrate the beloved character’s lasting impact and influence on the medium.
Spawn team-up variants to boast a second printing will be:
Image Comics has announced that three bestelling series will be fast-tracked for reprints in order to keep up with escalating customer demand—Skottie Young and Brett Bean’s I Hate Fairyland (2022) #1, Jeff Lemire and Andrea Sorrentino’s The Bone Orchard Mythos: Ten Thousand Black Feathers #2, and Wes Craig’s Kaya #2. All three reprints will land on shelves this December.
In Skottie Young and Brett Bean’s I Hate Fairyland (2022) #1, everyone’s favorite green-haired axe-wielding crazed maniac returns in this Deadpool meets Alice In Wonderland-style adventure! Gert is all grown up and living in the real world. Times are tough and the only job she’s qualified for has her trying to find her way back to the place she hates the most…Fairyland.
Jeff Lemire and Andrea Sorrentino expand their shared horror universe of titles, The Bone Orchard Mythos, with Ten Thousand Black Feathers. In issue #2, Trish and Jackie are pulled deeper into the fantasy world they’ve created. But the terrors of the real world are difficult to separate and their teenage daydreams are proving to be equally dangerous.
In Wes Craig’s Kaya #2, Kaya has formed an uneasy alliance with the Lizard-Riders. But will a flash flood and a dangerous hunt for food with the treacherous Zothan push Kaya past her breaking point?
I Hate Fairyland (2022) #1, second printing (Diamond Code SEP229024), The Bone Orchard Mythos: Ten Thousand Black Feathers #2, second printing (Diamond Code SEP229025), and Kaya #2, second printing (Diamond Code SEP229026) will all be available at comic book shops on Wednesday, December 21.
Image Comics has rushed the popular new fantasy series Kaya—by Deadly Class dynamo Wes Craig—back to print in order to keep up with escalating customer demand. Kaya immediately skyrocketed in popularity upon its release last week. The series promises ongoing adventure and follows a pair of siblings surviving in a world of monsters and mutants.
After the destruction of their village a young girl with a magic arm and a fighting spirit is tasked with delivering her little brother to a faraway safe haven. There he’s destined to discover the secret to overthrowing the all-powerful empire that destroyed their home.
Kaya #1, second printing and Kaya #2 will be available at comic book shops on Wednesday, November 9:
