The Activity #15
Story By: Nathan Edmondson
Art By: Mitch Gerads
Price: $3.50
Diamond ID: FEB130435
Published: October 2, 2013
“BUDDY SYSTEM” Hiding from Russian authorities, Switchfoot and Fiddler trek through the ice of Northern Siberia to recover a fallen satellite piece. Meanwhile Weatherman and Bookstore are on a recon mission in Afghanistan, and what they see has ominous implications for the near future.
The Activity #14
Story By: Nathan Edmondson
Art By: Mitch Gerads
Price: $3.50
Diamond ID: JAN130571
Published: August 7, 2013
“SEA LEVEL”While Zoe tracks down a lead in Amsterdam that may shed some light on Zeus’s involvement with a terrorist cell there, the rest of Omaha is engaged in the Gulf of Mexico where a storm threatens their mission to take stop a heroin shipment.
The Dream Merchant #2 (of 6)
Story by: Nathan Edmondson
Art By: Konstantin Novosadov
Price: $3.50
“CHAPTER TWO.”
While hiding with The Dream Merchant, Winslow and Anne learn the truth about Winslow’s dream and about what is coming – a shocking revelation they have to see, or dream, to believe.
The Activity #13
Story by: Nathan Edmondson
Art By: Mitch Gerads
Price: $3.50
“SOLIDAO”
THE ACTIVITY continues into Volume III! After the stunning events in Minneapolis, the team is on stand-down pending an investigation. A call from one of Switchfoot’s friends in the Israeli Defense Force, however, turns into an unsanctioned mission with dire consequences. Meanwhile, there is trouble at Fort Belvoir.
The Dream Merchant #1 (of 6)
Story by: Nathan Edmondson
Art By: Konstantin Novosadov
Price: $3.50
“PART ONE.”
A double-size issue to kick off a new sci-fi series from Nathan Edmondson and newcomer Konstantin Novosadov. Haunted by recurring dreams, a boy named Winslow is hunted by mysterious beings and protected by an old traveler. Soon Winslow will realize that what is in his dreams is what the rest of the world has been made to forget–and what strange entities will stop at nothing to erase from his mind.
The Activity #12
Story by: Nathan Edmondson
Art By: Marc Laming
Cover By: Mitch Gerads
Before SWITCHFOOT was in the activity, he was an operator in Delta Force. Guest artist Marc Laming takes Switchfoot’s Delta squad into Fallujah during the 2004 siege where the team’s actions will draw fire from the enemy and the US Marines alike.
Emerald City Comicon this week in Seattle is set to be eventful for fans of Image Comics, as the company is rolling out not just three great panels and five exclusive covers for the convention, but also a signing schedule packed with some of the comic industry’s best and brightest.
The full schedule of signings taking place at Image’s booth (#1100) is as follows:
FRIDAY
| 2:00 – 2:45 | Jim McCann and Janet Lee (LOST VEGAS) |
| Kurtis Wiebe (GREEN WAKE, DEBRIS, PETER PANZERFAUST) and Riley Rossmo (GREEN WAKE, DEBRIS, BEDLAM, DIA DE LOS MUERTOS) | |
| 3:00 – 3:45 | Fiona Staples (SAGA) — ticketed signing |
| Joe Harris (GREAT PACIFIC) | |
| 3:30 – 4:30 | Ryan Ottley (INVINCIBLE) — Skybound booth |
| 4:00 – 4:45 | Joe Casey (BUTCHER BAKER THE RIGHTEOUS MAKER, SEX) |
| Ed Brisson and Michael Walsh (COMEBACK) | |
| 5:00 – 5:45 | Joe Eisma (MORNING GLORIES) |
| Duffy Boudreau (BLACKACRE) | |
| 6:00 – 6:45 | Darick Robertson (HAPPY!) |
| Ken Kristensen (TODD, THE UGLIEST KID ON EARTH) | |
| 7:00 – 7:45 | Frank Barbiere (FIVE GHOSTS: THE HAUNTING OF FABIAN GRAY) |
| Jean-Paul Bonjour (ALPHA GIRL) |
SATURDAY
| 10:00 – 10:45 | Nate Bellegarde (NOWHERE MEN) |
| Ed Brisson and Michael Walsh (COMEBACK) | |
| 11:00 – 11:45 | Jim McCann and Janet Lee (LOST VEGAS) |
| Michel Gagné (THE SAGA OF REX, ZED: A COSMIC TALE) | |
| 12:00 – 12:45 | Joe Casey (BUTCHER BAKER THE RIGHTEOUS MAKER, SEX) |
| Jay Faerber (NEAR DEATH, POINT OF IMPACT) | |
| 1:00 – 1:45 | Blair Butler (HEART) |
| Frank Barbiere (FIVE GHOSTS: THE HAUNTING OF FABIAN GRAY) | |
| Ken Kristensen (TODD, THE UGLIEST KID ON EARTH) | |
| 1:00 – 2:00 | Ryan Ottley (INVINCIBLE) — Skybound booth |
| 2:00 – 2:45 | Fiona Staples (SAGA) — ticketed signing |
| Nathan Edmondson (THE ACTIVITY, DANCER, WHERE IS JAKE ELLIS?) and Mitch Gerads (THE ACTIVITY) | |
| 2:30 – 3:30 | Ryan Ottley (INVINCIBLE) — Skybound booth |
| 3:00 – 3:45 | Darick Robertson — ticketed signing |
| Joe Harris (GREAT PACIFIC) | |
| 4:00 – 4:45 | Brian Wood (MARA) — ticketed signing |
| Kurtis Wiebe (GREEN WAKE, DEBRIS, PETER PANZERFAUST) and Riley Rossmo (GREEN WAKE, DEBRIS, BEDLAM, DIA DE LOS MUERTOS) | |
| 5:00 – 5:45 | Scott Snyder and Scott Tuft (SEVERED) — ticketed signing |
| Howard Chaykin (BLACK KISS II) | |
| 6:00 – 6:45 | Brandon Graham (MULTIPLE WARHEADS, PROPHET) and Simon Roy (PROPHET) |
| Joe Keatinge (GLORY, HELL YEAH) |
SUNDAY
| 10:00 – 10:45 | Frank Barbiere (FIVE GHOSTS: THE HAUNTING OF FABIAN GRAY) |
| Jeremy Haun (THE DARKNESS) | |
| 11:00 – 11:45 | Darick Robertson — ticketed signing |
| Nathan Edmondson (THE ACTIVITY, DANCER, WHERE IS JAKE ELLIS?) and Mitch Gerads (THE ACTIVITY) | |
| 12:00 – 12:45 | Jim McCann and Janet Lee (LOST VEGAS) |
| Sina Grace (NOT MY BAG) | |
| 1:00 – 1:45 | Gerry Duggan (THE INFINITE HORIZON) |
| Jim Zub (SKULLKICKERS) | |
| 2:00 – 2:45 | Scott Snyder and Scott Tuft (SEVERED) — ticketed signing |
| Duffy Boudreau (BLACKACRE) | |
| 3:00 – 3:45 | Fiona Staples (SAGA) — ticketed signing |
| Jamie S. Rich (IT GIRL AND THE ATOMICS) | |
| 4:00 – 4:45 | Ken Kristensen (TODD, THE UGLIEST KID ON EARTH) |
| Kurtis Wiebe (GREEN WAKE, DEBRIS, PETER PANZERFAUST) and Riley Rossmo (GREEN WAKE, DEBRIS, BEDLAM, DIA DE LOS MUERTOS) |
Tickets for each day’s ticketed signings will be available at the Image Comics booth, beginning at the start of the convention day. Tickets are limited and are given out on a first-come-first-served basis. The signing schedule is subject to change. Ryan Ottley will be signing at the Skybound booth, just opposite of the Image booth.
Emerald City Comicon takes place on March 1-3 in the Washington State Convention Center in Seattle.
From Nathan Edmondson and newcomer Konstantin Novosadov comes The Dream Merchant, a sci-fi series from Image Comics, about Winslow, a troubled mental patient in his late teens. Winslow suffers from a recurring dream that grows more intense every night — and when he discovers its true meaning, the world will literally change.
A friend’s comment led Edmondson to contemplate the idea behind The Dream Merchant. “I started thinking about dreams as something one could exchange, and trade,” he said, in a mini-interview at the Image Comics blog, “which eventually yielded the idea behind Winslow’s dream.”
The task of depicting Winslow’s dreamscapes, as well as the dreariness of his ordinary life, is in the hands of talented Russian artist Novsadov. His impressionistic, color-washed style is a perfect complement to Edmondson’s story of the mysteries of dream life and fantasy.
Volume I of The Dream Merchant is a six-issue, full-color miniseries. The first issue will be in stores May 15 and will be available for pre-order in the March issue of Previews. Readers who want a sneak peek in advance are invited to submit their dreams to a special Tumblr site, dreamshavemeaning.tumblr.com.
