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Radiant #3 Heads Back to Print to Meet Demand

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Radiant Black by Kyle Higgins and Marcelo Costa is being rushed back to print yet again—this time issue #3 has sold out completely at the distributor level. This reprint will feature a new cover by Geraldo Borges and Marcelo Costa.

This latest sellout hits the industry on the heels of the recent plot twist that sent tongues wagging about the series last week. Now any readers who slept on the series are snapping up the reprint issues and catching up on the story at record speed. 

In Radiant Black #3 fans get a peek behind the curtain at Nathan’s writing process. Or at least, his attempts at writing… If only he can shake the parents, superhero social media, and alien voices all vying for his attention and just focus on finishing this draft…

Radiant Black #3, third printing Cover A (Diamond Code APR218885) and Radiant Black #3, third printing Cover B 1:10 B&W (Diamond Code APR218988) will be available at comic book shops on Wednesday, June 23.

Radiant Black #4, second printing and Radiant Black #5 will both be available at comic book shops on Wednesday, June 16:

  • Radiant Black #4, second printing – APR218632
  • Radiant Black #5 Cover A Doaly – APR210322
  • Radiant Black #5 Cover B Diego Greco – APR210323
  • Radiant Black #5 Cover C 1:25 copy incentive by Serg Acuña – APR210324

Eduardo Ferigato and Natália Marques Join Radiant Black in June

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Artist Eduardo Ferigato and colorist Natália Marques will join Kyle Higgins and Marcelo Costa on the bestselling superhero series Radiant Black. The new team members will contribute their talents to the upcoming Radiant Black #5, on sale this June from Image Comics.

After Radiant Black #4’s heart-stopping cliffhanger the Radiant Black team isn’t done subverting readers’ expectations and will provide fans with an extra-length, explosive climax to the first story arc in issue #5.

Radiant Black #5 concludes the first story arc of the series—and yet Radiant Red is still out there at large. Red needs to be stopped before anyone else gets hurt. But after the events of last issue left Lockport—and the world—reeling, is Radiant Black up to the task? And will he be in this fight alone?

Radiant Black #5 will be available at comic book shops on Wednesday, June 16:

  • Radiant Black #5 Cover A Doaly – APR210322
  • Radiant Black #5 Cover B Diego Greco – APR210323
  • Radiant Black #5 Cover C 1:25 copy incentive by Serg Acuña – APR210324

Get a sneak peek at early interior pages from the issue below.

Radiant Black #5 Cover A

Radiant Black #4 Heads Back to Print

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The bestselling Radiant Black #4 by Kyle Higgins and Marcelo Costa has sold out upon its release yesterday and left fans stunned after a jaw-dropping showdown between Radiant Black and his nemesis, Radiant Red. This pivotal issue is being rushed back to print in order to keep up with the unending demand. 

This second printing will feature an electrifying wraparound cover with artwork by Costa and Igor Monti.

It was always going to come to this, in Radiant Black #4: fans are front-and-center to a knock-down, drag-out fight—between Nathan and the mysterious Radiant Red—across the city of Lockport! After this fight, nothing will ever be the same again. For Lockport or for Radiant Black. 

In Radiant Black #5, fan-favorite artist Eduardo Ferigato and colorist Natália Marques will join Higgins and Costa for the extra-length, explosive climax to the first story arc.

Radiant Black #4, second printing and Radiant Black #5 will both be available at comic book shops on Wednesday, June 16:

  • Radiant Black #4, second printing – APR218632
  • Radiant Black #5 Cover A Doaly – APR210322
  • Radiant Black #5 Cover B Diego Greco – APR210323
  • Radiant Black #5 Cover C 1:25 copy incentive by Serg Acuña – APR210324
Radiant Black #4, second printing

Every Issue of Radiant Black Sells Out and Heads Back to Print

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Every issue so far of the new hit series Radiant Black by Kyle Higgins and Marcelo Costa has sold out at the distributor level, including Radiant Black #3. Image Comics will immediately rush all three issues back to print in order to keep up with the rapidly growing demand for the breakout series.

The third printings of Radiant Black #1 and #2 will feature new connecting cover art by Geraldo Borges and Marcelo Costa, while the Radiant Black #3 reprint will boast a new cover by Cian Tormey and Matt Wilson.

Radiant Black #3 is a departure in tone for the series and shines a spotlight on the main character’s struggle with the creative process and the many life distractions he must overcome to focus on making progress with his manuscript. 

Since its launch, Radiant Black has been compared to Higgins’ previous work revitalizing the Power Rangers brand with his thirty plus issue run on Mighty Morphin Power Rangers, including the smash hit Shattered Grid, for a contemporary superhero mentality similar to the iconic Invincible series by Robert Kirkman, Cory Walker, and Ryan Ottley. Kirkman himself calls Radiant Black, “the perfect superhero comic for anyone missing Invincible.”

Radiant Black #1-4 will be available at comic book shops on Wednesday, May 19:

  • Radiant Black #1, third printing cover A by Geraldo Borges and Marcelo Costa (Diamond Code MAR218473)
  • Radiant Black #1, third printing cover B, 1:10 copy incentive B&W (Diamond Code MAR218493)
  • Radiant Black #2, third printing cover A by Geraldo Borges and Marcelo Costa (Diamond Code MAR218474)
  • Radiant Black #2, third printing cover B, 1:10 copy incentive B&W (Diamond Code MAR218492)
  • Radiant Black #3, second printing cover by Cian Tormey and Matt Wilson (Diamond Code MAR218475)
  • Radiant Black #4 Cover A by Ferigato & Costa (MAR210216), Radiant Black #4 Cover B by Mason (MAR210217), and Radiant Black #4 Cover C 1:25 copy incentive by Doaly (MAR210218)

Radiant Black Gets an Original Orchestra Track from Walking Dead Co-Composer Sam Ewing

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This week’s Radiant Black #3 by Kyle Higgins and Marcelo Costa will treat fans to a creative departure for the series and focus on main character Nathan’s writing process. As a special treat for Radiant Black fans, Sam Ewing (co-composer on The Walking Dead) composed and recorded a live orchestra track to tie-in with the recent issue’s story—one of the six planned to accompany each issue of the first story arc in the series.

Image Comics is pleased to reveal a video clip of the recording session for the piece, which is performed by a 59 piece orchestra (The Budapest Scoring Orchestra) and designed as “an exploration of a theme,” just like the issue is designed to capture the creative process. Fans can listen to the full track.

Ewing is the co-composer of the recent seasons of The Walking Dead, and has composed music for TV shows, movies and games prominently in the thriller, sci-fi and drama genres, including the Emmy winning music for series Da Vinci’s Demons and the BAFTA winning score for video game God of War.

Ewing is known for his talents composing orchestra tracks augmented with solo textures and instruments that he performs, particularly strings, woodwinds, and analog synths.

Radiant Black #3 will be available at comic book shops this week, Wednesday, April 21:

  • Cover A by Costa – FEB210200      
  • Cover B by Becca Carey – FEB210201      
  • Cover C 1:25 copy incentive by Goni Montes – FEB210202      
Radiant Black #3

Radiant #6 Special to feature art by David “Darko” LaFuente and guest co-writer Cherish Chen

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Radiant Black #6 by Kyle Higgins and Marcelo Costa will treat fans to a special one-shot, in-universe story featuring the artwork of legendary David “Darko” Lafuente and guest co-writer Cherish Chen. Radiant Black #6 is set to hit shelves from Image Comics this July.

Who’s under the helmet of Radiant Red? Radiant Black #6 promises fans a red-hot new story that challenges everything you think you know about the man beneath the mask!

Radiant Black #6 Cover A by Lafuente (Diamond Code MAY210190), Radiant Black #6 Cover B by Kira Okamoto (Diamond Code MAY210191), and Radiant Black #6 Cover C 1:25 incentive by Doaly (Diamond Code MAY210192) will be available at comic book shops on Wednesday, July 21.

Radiant Black #6

Radiant Black #2 Heads Back to Print

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The much buzzed-about Radiant Black #2 by Kyle Higgins and Marcelo Costa has sold out in a snap at the distributor level. This issue will be rushed back to print in order to keep up with the growing demand and the second printing will feature a new cover by artist Tom Reilly.

Yesterday: Nathan found an alien artifact that turned him into a superhero. Today? His dad says he has to get a job, so driving for rideshare company Drivr it is. Oh, and in Radiant Black #2 he discovers that there’s also someone else out there robbing banks—with powers just like his. 

Radiant Black has been compared to Higgins’ previous work revitalizing the Power Rangers brand with his thirty plus issue run on Mighty Morphin Power Rangers, including the smash hit Shattered Grid, for a contemporary superhero mentality similar to the iconic Invincible series by Robert Kirkman, Cory Walker, and Ryan Ottley. Kirkman himself calls Radiant Black, “the perfect superhero comic for anyone missing Invincible.”

Radiant Black #2, second printing (Diamond Code FEB218542) will be available at comic book shops on Wednesday, April 21.
Radiant Black #1, second printing (Diamond Code JAN218000) is available at comic book shops now.

Radiant Black #2 2nd printing

Graphic Policy’s Top Comic Picks this Week!

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BeQuest #1

Wednesdays (and now Tuesdays) are new comic book day! Each week hundreds of comics are released, and that can be pretty daunting to go over and choose what to buy. That’s where we come in

Each week our contributors choose what they can’t wait to read this week or just sounds interesting. In other words, this is what we’re looking forward to and think you should be taking a look at!

Find out what folks think below, and what comics you should be looking out for this week.

Bequest #1 (AfterShock) – Magical items from the world of Tangea are being traded on the black Market in Chicago.

Black Knight: Curse of the Ebony Blade #1 (Marvel) – Black Knight is coming to the Marvel Cinematic Universe so we’re always interested in seeing how the comics reflect that.

Count (Humanoids) – A sci-fi take on the classic The Count of Monte Cristo.

Hero Hourly (21 Pulp) – Working as a superhero isn’t easy. The critically-acclaimed hit is collected! If you missed it, here’s your chance to catch up.

Muhammad Ali: Kinshasa 1974 (Titan Comics) – The graphic novel is a mix of fantastic art and photography. We have some glowing reviews here and here.

Orphan & the Five Beasts #1 (Dark Horse) – James Stokoe delivers a kung-fu epic featuring an adopted warrior having to kill their masters’ former disciples who are now corrupted.

Radiant Black #2 (Image Comics/Skybound) – The first issue showed off a lot of potential and was a fun read. We want to see where it all goes and this issue will be key to see how much longer we stick with the series.

Red Atlantis #5 (AfterShock) – We want to see where this action/political thriller goes. There’s so much to cover and so many different ways it can go.

Savage #2 (Valiant) – Savage has been captured. What’s the plan? The first volume of the series was great and the first issue caught us off-guard in a good way.

Science Comics: Digestive System (First Second) – These graphic novels have been educational and we want to learn about the digestive system!

Superman: Red & Blue #1 (DC Comics) – Publishers continue their “color” anthology kick, this time Superman is up! We always want to see what various creators do with the same character.

The Trials of Ultraman #1 (Marvel) – The first volume was solid. And we’re excited to see how this classic character evolves in the hands of Marvel.

Ultramega #1 (Image Comics/Skybound) – People are turning into kaiju and only three people with incredible powers can stop them! The final reckoning is coming but is this a way they can even win? Kaiju have been popular recently so we’re interested in seeing how this series differs from the pack.

Around the Tubes

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Batman #106

It’s new comic book day! What are you all getting? What are you excited for? Sound off in the comments below! While you wait for shops to open, here’s some comic news and reviews from around the web.

The Hindu – This comic collector has one of the largest collections of vintage India-published comic books – This could be really cool to see.

Reviews

The Beat – Allergic
Flickering Myth – America Chavez: Made in the USA #1
Geek Dad – Batman #106
Comic Attack – Blade Runner 2019 Vol. 3 Home Again, Home Again
The Beat – BRZRKR #1
CBR – Infinite Frontier #0
ICv2 – My Hero Academia: Team Up Missions Vol. 1
Smash Pages – Nocterra #1
Sequart – Radiant Black #1

Around the Tubes

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Radiant Black #1

While many members of team GP have the day off, we’re still bringing you a full day of news, reviews, previews… and an exclusive! We kick things off with some news and reviews from around the web you might have missed.

The Beat – It’s official: WonderCon ’21 will be online only – This isn’t too surprising as it was supposed to take place in March. Without a lot of information about attendance already out there, it was pretty clear the convention was heading in this direction.

Reviews

Nerds and Beyond – 200
But Why Tho Podcast – Freiheit: The White Rose Graphic Novel
Comics Bulletin – Radiant Black #1

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