Peter Panzerfaust #15
Story By: Kurtis J Wiebe
Art By: Tyler Jenkins
Price: $3.50
Diamond ID: AUG130705
Published: October 9, 2013
“CRY OF THE WOLF,” CONCLUSION
Communications have broken down. The group is divided and now it’s time to run, to hide! Hook’s Hunters have taken the Sticks and despite the impeccable timing of the Croc, there is only one thing that can be done: fight to live another day! The third thrilling story arc ends here!
This year, Image Comics asked, “WHAT’S NEXT?” and answered that question with a bevy of new releases that went on to instant sell-outs, week after week. This week is no different, as Rat Queens, a series that mixes high fantasy with short tempers and a party-centric lifestyle, has sold out at the distributor level and will be going back to press for a second printing.
Rat Queen #1, written by Kurtis Wiebe with art by Roc Upchurch, has debuted to thunderous applause. The response from fans, press, and fellow creators has been overwhelming. Fans and creators took to social media to spread word of the intensely relatable humor and high level of craft on display in Rat Queen, and the press did their part with a number of glowing reviews.
Rat Queen #1 may still be available at comic book stores and is available digitally on the Image Website and the official Image Comics iOS app, as well as on Comixology on the web, iOS, and Android.
The second printing of Rat Queen #1 arrives 10/23, can be pre-ordered with Diamond Code AUG138285, and features a cover by Riley Rossmo.
Rat Queen #2 releases on 10/23 and features two covers by Roc Upchurch. Cover A can be pre-ordered now using Diamond Code AUG130707, and Cover B can be pre-ordered using Diamond Code AUG130708.
Rat Queens #1
Story By: Kurtis J Wiebe
Art By: Roc Upchurch
Price: $3.50
Diamond ID: JUL130404
Published: September 25, 2013
“GOLD, GUTS AND GROG,” Part One
Who are the Rat Queens? A pack of booze-guzzling, death-dealing battle maidens-for-hire, and they’re in the business of killing all gods’ creatures for profit.
It’s also a darkly comedic fantasy series starring Hannah the Rockabilly Elven Mage, Violet the Hipster Dwarven Fighter, Dee the Atheist Human Cleric and Betty the Hippy Hobbit Thief. This modern spin on an old school genre is a violent monster-killing epic that is like Buffy meets Tank Girl in a Lord of the Rings world on crack!
A new ongoing series from PETER PANZERFAUST’s KURTIS J. WIEBE and featuring a gorgeous incentive cover by SAGA’s FIONA STAPLES!
Peter Panzerfaust #14
Story By: Kurtis J Wiebe
Art By: Tyler Jenkins
Price: $3.50
Diamond ID: JUL130535
Published: September 18, 2013
“CRY OF THE WOLF,” Part Four
A terrifying double cross leads Felix, once again, into the hands of the enemy. A traitor is revealed and the fate of the Braves and the entire Sticks operation hangs by a thread. Time is running out and death waits in the hands of a clock…tick…tock….
Peter Panzerfaust #13
Story By: Kurtis J Wiebe
Art By: Tyler Jenkins
Price: $3.50
Diamond ID: JUN130555
Published: August 14, 2013
“CRY OF THE WOLF,” Part Three With the French military liaison’s life in jeopardy, Felix and Jacques race against time to extract their one connection to the great war before the Germans remove him from the equation.
They’re not your typical band of high fantasy adventurers: Hannah the Rockabilly Elven Mage, Violet the Hipster Dwarven Fighter, Dee the Atheist Human Cleric, and Betty the Hippy Hafling Thief. These women are the stars of the new Image Comics/Shadowline series Rat Queens, and they’re the deadliest grog-guzzling, death-dealing, battle-maidens-for-hire in Palisade.
In this new series by Kurtis J. Wiebe and Roc Upchurch, starting in September, the Rat Queens are taking on the quest of a lifetime… or at least the quest that’s going to get them out of the latest jam they’ve found themselves in: clearing out some pesky goblins from a cave. But these aren’t just any goblins, and Hindman Cave isn’t just any cave.
Wiebe described the project in an interview with IGN:
I suppose it’s obvious at this point that this is a love letter to my years of Dungeons and Dragons and fantasy but tweaked ever so slightly with a modern twist. Rat Queens is a title I’m super excited about. This is a series I’ve wanted to write for years but never felt quite ready to do it.
Wiebe met his collaborator on Rat Queens, Roc Upchurch at Comic-Con in 2011.
Upchuch adds:
A fantasy setting with female leads is pretty much the dream for me, so I’m having the time of my life with Rat Queens. Creating these characters was both fun and challenging. The girls have very different personalities, so I wanted them to have very distinct and unique costumes to reflect that. The world itself is so fun to draw. I want this to be a place that fans of fantasy would want to live in with characters that they would want adventures with.
A Rat Queens webcomic by Wiebe, Dejmal, and Upchurch will run each week on the Image Comics tumblr until the release of the first issue on September 25.
Rat Queens #1 — including a special variant edition with a cover by Saga artist Fiona Staples — can be pre-ordered now from the July issue of Previews (Diamond Code JUL130404).
Peter Panzerfaust #12
Story By: Kurtis J Wiebe
Art By: Tyler Jenkins
Price: $3.50
“CRY OF THE WOLF,” Part TwoAn official meeting of top German officials in a nearby town spells trouble for operations in The Sticks. But, something much worse is about to arrive.
On July 2, 2013, Image Comics will host Image Expo in the Lam Theater at the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts in San Francisco, a first-of-its-kind event for comic book industry media, retailers, and fans. The one-day event will feature a keynote speech by Image Comics Publisher Eric Stephenson, top comics creators, and surprise guests. Image will reveal its new titles to be published in the coming months and provide unique insight with interview sessions with creators.
Image has announced that Mark Millar will be making a special transcontinental appearance at the convention to talk about his top-selling Image Comic Jupiter’s Legacy, which is co-created by artist Frank Quitely. Other guests include Robert Kirkman, creator of The Walking Dead; Ed Brubaker, co-creator and writer of Fatale, which has been nominated this year for six Eisner Awards, the comics industry’s most prominent awards; J. Michael Straczynski, proprietor of the imprint Joe’s Comics and creator of the Image series Ten Grand and Sidekick; Nick Dragotta, co-creator and artist on East of West, an apocalyptic western written by Jonathan Hickman; and Kurtis J. Wiebe, the up-and-coming creator of Peter Panzerfaust, which is being adapted by the BBC as a motion comic as well as a live-action drama, and the upcoming high-fantasy comedy Rat Queens. All of these creators will join Stephenson on stage for conversations about their work and announcements of never-before-revealed projects.
In addition to media and retailers, to whom Image is extending complimentary admission, the public may attend Image Expo by purchasing premium and general passes, which are available in limited quantities. Retailers and premium ticket holders will receive exclusive Image Expo editions of new Image Comics titles and a T-shirt. The exclusives, T-shirt, as well as other Image comic books and merchandise will also be available to purchase.
The Image Expo exclusives are special editions of Fatale #15 by Ed Brubaker and Sean Phillips, Ghosted #1 by Joshua Williamson, Goran Sudzuka, and Miroslav Mrva; Satellite Sam #1 by Matt Fraction and Howard Chaykin; Sheltered #1 by Ed Brisson, Johnnie Christmas, and Shari Chankhamma; and a black-and-white ashcan of Sidekick #1 by J. Michael Straczynski, Tom Mandrake, and Brian Miller.
Image Expo will give comics readers the opportunity to interact with creators in a more intimate setting than the bustling environment of huge comic book conventions like San Diego Comic-Con. Signing sessions with Image’s special guests will take place during the afternoon.
More information about Image Expo may be found and tickets purchased at www.imagecomics.com/expo. Members of the press and comic book retailers who wish to register to attend or learn more about the event should email Image’s PR and Marketing Director Jennifer de Guzman.
Peter Panzerfaust #11
Story by: Kurtis J Wiebe
Art By: Tyler Jenkins
Price: $3.50
“CRY OF THE WOLF”
Having faced the wrath of The Hook, Peter and the Lost Boys join forces with the Braves in guerilla warfare from their secret hideout in the Sticks. This time, Felix is the man with the memories, and as Mr. Parsons soon learns, he’s not eager to revisit that life.
A NEW STORY ARC BEGINS HERE! PERFECT JUMP ON POINT!
Dia De Los Muertos #3 (of 3)
Story by: Alexander Grecian, Kurtis J Wiebe, Joe Keatinge
Art By: Riley Rossmo
Price: $4.99
Inspired by the Mexican Day of the Dead, artist extraordinaire, RILEY ROSSMO, interprets stories from three of today’s top writers. From KURTIS WIEBE (PETER PANZERFAUST) comes a heartbreaking love story–in this world or the next. JOE KEATINGE (GLORY, HELL YEAH) offers up Day of the Dead 3000. As Ultra Muertos falls at the hands of Mother Slaughter, his grandson takes over the mantle with a death wish for all-out apocalypse! And New York Times bestselling author ALEXANDER GRECIAN (PROOF) tells a tale of ghost children.
