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M1: Monster Racing League from Jae Lee, Robert Windom, Lily Windom, and June Chung hits the streets, and shelves, this June

Co-writers Robert Windom and Lily Windom, Eisner Award winning artist Jae Lee, and colorist June Chung will kick comics into high gear with the upcoming ongoing series M1: Monster Racing League. This high-octane launch will start its engines in June from Image Comics.

This launch will include an eye-popping variant cover by Jon J Muth and additional, highly collectible covers by Lee.

Emmy Award winning writer and producer Jeffrey M. Howard is also developing an animated version of the series.

When 17-year-old Dev moves to Japan, she stumbles into an underground world of illegal street racing, where speed is power and mutation wins championships. This high-octane sci-fi drama, set in a near-future Tokyo, is Fast & Furious by way of KPop Demon Hunters, Arcane, and Akira.

This project marks the second project that the Windoms have written together after the graphic novel Family Time, which Lily co-wrote with her father at just eleven-years-old.

This also will be the first time that award-winning creator Jae Lee has been an interior artist on an ongoing monthly comic book series since the ’90s. Husband-wife duo Lee and Chung are known for their popular comic covers and interior art collaborations on titles such as This Ends Tonight and Batman/Superman.

Outside of comic writing, Robert Windom is known for executive producing the documentary Dave Stevens: Drawn to Perfection, for which he won a Film Threat award. The critically acclaimed film was directed by Kelvin Mao; Windom, Lee, and Chung also co-created the Image Comics limited series This Ends Tonight and Seven Sons with Mao.

M1: Monster Racing League #1 will also feature a variant cover illustrated by Caldecott Honoree Jon J Muth, who is known for creating children’s books such as Zen Ties and illustrating graphic novels such as Grant Morrison’s The Mystery Play, for which he won the Eisner Award in the “Best Painter” category.

M1: Monster Racing League #1 will be available at comic book shops on Wednesday, June 10.

M1: Monster Racing League #1 
  • Cover A by Jae Lee – Lunar Code 0426IM0285
  • Cover B by Muth – Lunar Code 0426IM0286
  • Cover C Blank Sketch cover – Lunar Code 0426IM0287
  • Cover D 1:25 copy incentive by Jae Lee – Lunar Code 0426IM0288
  • Cover E: black & white 1:50 copy incentive by Jae Lee – Lunar Code 0426IM0289

Preview: This Ends Tonight TP

This Ends Tonight TP

(S) Kelvin Mao, Robert Windom (W) Gerry Duggan (A) Jae Lee

THIS ENDS TONIGHT presents three intertwining tales of revenge that tears through Las Vegas on a single action-packed night.

Sin City has about 250 murder victims sent to the morgue every year — these three tales eclipse that in just a few hours with guns, knives, swords, poison, a spike strip and vehicular mayhem. THIS ENDS TONIGHT!

GERRY DUGGAN (X-Men & Deadpool) and JAE LEE (Eisner-winning artist of Inhumans and Hellshock) team up with co-writers KELVIN MAO and ROBERT WINDOM and colorist JUNE CHUNG.

Collects all 3 issues.

This Ends Tonight TP

Preview: This Ends Tonight #3

This Ends Tonight #3

(W) Gerry Duggan, Kelvin Mao, Robert Windom (A) Jae Lee

Comic books and Las Vegas will never be the same. The climax of sex, violence, and action rolls off a printer and punches you right in the face. This one has it all, non-stop action, comedy and tragedy that will give you whip lash — and it was all lovingly drawn by JAE LEE. Don’t miss out on the miniseries wrap up. There are infinite ways to die in this comic, and JAE LEE drew them all!

A LOT of them. The most fun ones.

This Ends Tonight #3

This Ends Tonight Paints the Las Vegas Strip Read with Blood

Under the glowing casino lights of sinful Las Vegas, three interconnected bloody revenge tales take place in This Ends Tonight, a new miniseries by the all-star team of writer Gerry Duggan, co-writers Kelvin Mao and Robert Windom, and artists Jae Lee and June Chung. The action-packed series aims for your jugular and paints The Strip red…with blood and satisfying retribution. The first issue, hitting shelves this July 16, launches the pulse-pounding comic event of the summer. 

The debut comic of the three-issue miniseries This Ends Tonight kicks off with some sweet sister bonding time as the starring pair fight assassins hunting them over a shocking family secret. The Thelma & Louise-like duo battle side-by-side, barrelling through Quentin Tarantino-esque action scenes to survive the bloodbath. The following two interconnected issues take place on the same night in Las Vegas, all centered around gory revenge. The stories were all conceived by Duggan, Mao and Windom, with the co-creators swapping lead writing duties from issue-to-issue. 

This Ends Tonight #1
  • Cover A by Jae Lee – Lunar Code 0525IM306
  • Cover B (1:10 Kill Bill-inspired incentive) by Jae Lee – Lunar Code 0525IM307
  • Cover C (blank sketch) – Lunar Code 0525IM308
  • Cover D (1:25 incentive) by Adam Hughes – Lunar Code 0525IM309
  • Cover E (1:50 incentive) by Adam Hughes – Lunar Code 0525IM310

This Ends Tonight #1 kicks off mayhem in July

Fan favorites Gerry Duggan and Jae Lee team up with co-writers Kelvin Mao and Robert Windom, alongside colorist June Chung, for an action-packed three-issue limited miniseries titled, This Ends Tonight. This trilogy of three interconnected tales will launch this July from Image Comics.

This Ends Tonight #1 follows two sisters as they fight their way across Vegas in a savage race to save their lives.

Each issue is a story of violence and mayhem set in Las Vegas.

This Ends Tonight #1 will be available at comic book shops on Wednesday, July 26:

  • Cover A by Lee – Diamond Code MAY230082
  • Cover B by Lee – Diamond Code MAY230083

ABLAZE reveals its May 2023 and beyond releases!

ANIMAL CASTLE VOLUME TWO #1

story by Xavier Dorison, art by Felix Delep · SRP: $3.99 · Available May 3rd

The acclaimed series returns!
On the Farm all animals were equal. In the Castle some are more equal than others.

Animal Castle Vol. 2 picks up shortly after the events of Vol. 1 with Miss B trying to convince the animals not to use violence, to end Silvio’s reign.

At the castle, the dictatorship continues. Thanks to the efforts of Miss B and her friends, the animals attempt to remobilize the pacifist movement of the Daisies. But Silvio the bull dictator is trying to keep them under his hoof to keep his power. Helped by his cruel canine militia, he decides to have the rebellious animals imprisoned in the dungeon. But Miss B and her friends will respond once again with trickery…and solidarity!

ANIMAL CASTLE VOLUME TWO #1

LOVECRAFT: UNKNOWN KADATH TP

by HP Lovecraft, Florentino Flórez, Guillermo Sanna and Jacques Salomon · SRP: $19.99 · 200 Pages · ISBN: 978-1-68497-133-6 ·  Available May 17th 

“I think it is beyond doubt that H. P. Lovecraft has yet to be surpassed as the twentieth century’s greatest practitioner of the classic horror tale.” —STEPHEN KING

Randolph Carter, a traveler to dreamland, tries not to wake up before reaching his goal, the elusive Kadath: the home of the gods, a place of fantasy and overflowing imagination. Carter walks through a world full of threats and abominable monsters, but also of palaces, exuberant cities, and geographies that remind man of his insignificant role on the gigantic cosmic chessboard.

What are the reasons to keep going when everything around us is terrifying and lethal? Kadath may offer some answers to this question!

An adaptation of H.P. Lovecraft’s The Dream-Quest of Unknown Kadath unlike anything you’ve read before. Collects the complete 8-issue series, plus cover gallery, bonus material, and the original prose story!

LOVECRAFT: UNKNOWN KADATH TP

FAMILY TIME TP

story by Lily Windom, Robert Windom, art by Asiash Fulmore · SRP: $14.99 · 132 pages · ISBN: 978-1-68497-132-9 ·  Available May 17th  

The O’Connell family (Lily – age 13; Tyler – age 11; and their parents) are vacationing in Ireland when they encounter an old man with a mysterious crystal that seemingly teleports them 1,000 years back in time. Unsure whether they have stumbled into a historical re-enactment, the family must befriend Rory, a timid local, battle a medieval tyrant named Ciaran and his henchmen, and figure out how to get back to the present, while Lily learns to use her newfound superpowers.

From the writer/creator of Seven Sons, Robert Windom, and his eleven-year-old daughter, Lily, comes a fun, fantasy adventure. Featuring cover art by Jae Lee, as well as Art Direction and cover art by Sanford Greene (Bitter Root) – both Eisner-Award winning artists–and anime-inspired interior art by new talent and Greene-protege Asiah Fulmore (DC’s Amethyst: Princess of Gemworld).

FAMILY TIME TP

Also coming soon and now open for pre-order and advance solicitation:

CENTAURS, Vol. 1

story and art by Ryo Sumiyoshi · SRP: $12.99 ·
200 Pages · ISBN: 978-1-68497-136-7 ·  Available June 14th  

An epic fantasy adventure set in an alternate medieval Japan, where humans co-exist with the mythic half man/half horse beasts known as centaurs, or “jinba”. The centaur race was long revered as deities in ancient times; however, with the advent of the sengoku (warring states) period, humans started to enslave and use them for military purposes due to their speed, stamina, and ability to communicate in human language. Centaurs living in the plains were rapidly subjugated; in contrast, large numbers of centaurs living deep in the mountains were still free due to their relative isolation.

A wild and proud warrior jinba from the mountains named Matsukaze, known as the redheaded rock tiger, is caught while protecting his son. He is traded to a feudal lord and taken to his land. There he meets another centaur, named Kohibari, whose village was burned down as a child. He is a tame centaur, who had his arms amputated when he was captured, and has given up hope of escaping his human captors. If they can get over their differences and work together, they just might be able to return to the wilds as free centaurs.

CENTAURS, Vol. 1

THE BREAKER VOL. 1-5 OMNIBUS BOX SET

story by Jeon Geuk-jin, art by Park Jin-Hwan · SRP: $90.00 · 1,900 pages · ISBN: 978-1-68497-172-5 ·  Available July 12th  

The story of The Breaker follows Si-woon Lee, a timid high school student who becomes the disciple to Chun-Woo Han, an extremely talented martial artist who is an enemy to the secret martial arts society known as the Murim. However, Si-woon is naive and unaware of his master’s past and the unseen underbelly of the society. How will Chun-Woo manage to teach Si-woon and help him survive in the brutal world of Murim?

Jeon Geuk-jin and Park Jin-Hwan’s fighting manhwa has been praised for its sensational action and captivating storyline, with many charismatic characters and stylish martial arts techniques that will keep you glued to the page! The Breaker Vol 1-5 Omnibus Box Set contains all 5 volumes of the bestselling, critically acclaimed series, collecting them into a handsome box set compilation. Each omnibus contains two volumes, 10 volumes in all. Plus, a folded bonus poster!

THE BREAKER VOL. 1-5 OMNIBUS BOX SET

New May 2023 issues for continuing ABLAZE titles:      

TRAVELING TO MARS #6

story by Mark Russell, art by Roberto Meli · SRP: $3.99 · Available May 24th  

Roy discovers that he is not alone in space, forcing him and the rovers to improvise a strategy for survival.

Eisner award-winning writer Mark Russell and artist Roberto Meli bring you a compelling new sci-fi series…a riveting story of planetary exploration and of finding meaning in your final days.

TRAVELING TO MARS #6

THE MIGHTY BARBARIANS #2

story by Michael Moreci, art by Giuseppe Cafaro · SRP: $3.99 · Available May 10th  

They’re barbarians. They loot, they plunder, they conquer. That’s what they do, and they do it alone…until NOW!

When an unstoppable force starts consuming one world after another, sorceress Morgan Le Fey uses her magic to assemble a team of skull-cracking warriors who must somehow work together to save all of existence. There’s the young trickster Anansi, Viking shield maiden Birka, the shape shifting Nanook, and their leader, heir to a fallen kingdom and mightiest of warriors, KULL!

Though their alliance is uneasy, they will do whatever it takes to cut the heart right out of their mutual enemy, leaving a path of ruin through everything and everyone that stands in their way!

Before The Avengers, The Justice League, The X-Men, before it all…stood The Mighty Barbarians! 

THE MIGHTY BARBARIANS #2

Dave Stevens’ Rocketeer takes flight again in a new one-shot

Dave Stevens’ two-fisted triumph soars again at IDW Publishing with the May release of The Rocketeer one-shot, an anthology of three tales by an astonishing assemblage of comic-industry heavyweights!

The development of this new Rocketeer comic project began during the making of the documentary Dave Stevens: Drawn to Perfection, when filmmaker Kelvin Mao discovered that Danny Bilson and the late Paul De Meo, the original screenwriters of the 1991 The Rocketeer film, had written an unpublished Rocketeer comic book story guest starring aviation pioneer Amelia Earhart some years earlier. Mao, along with the film’s executive producer Robert Windom, approached superstar Adam Hughes to illustrate the tale, and the project evolved into a celebratory one-shot anthology edited by Scott Dunbier.

The Rocketeer one-shot includes an eight-page story by Bilson, De Meo, and Hughes; a 12-page story of Cliff Secord’s date night with Betty leading to trouble with a vaguely familiar adventurer/archeologist, written by Mao, drawn by Craig Cermak, and colored by award-winning Laura Martin; a four-page story of the Rocketeer fighting a Japanese Zero in the South Pacific, written by Robert Windom, drawn by the fan favorite Jae Lee, and colored by June Chung; pinups by Phil Noto and Maria Laura Sanapo; and more!

The Rocketeer one-shotwill be available in comic book stores in May with several variant covers for fans and retailers to enjoy, including Cover A by Adam Hughes, Cover B by Locke & Key artist extraordinaire Gabriel Rodríguez, and two special retailer incentive “Full Art” variants of the Hughes and Rodríguez art respectively.

ABLAZE reveals its March 2023 releases

THE BOOGYMAN TP

by Mathieu Salvia and Djet · MSRP: $19.99 · 184 Pages · ISBN: 978-1-68497-127-5 · Available April 12th

Monsters don’t only exist in children’s minds…

Passionate about reading, Elliott has always preferred the stories of boogymen, those monstrous creatures which, at night, hide in the shadows or under the bed to frighten little children. He can’t imagine how much they will change his life… Witnessing the bloody murder of his parents, he will discover that boogymen do indeed exist, and very precise codes govern their existence. When one of the most powerful boogymen, Father Death, decides to protect him, Elliott finds himself plunged into a terrible conflict at the heart of a universe as terrifying as it is fascinating. On a dark, stormy night, Elliott’s destiny will be fulfilled…

This definitive edition collects the 6-issue critically acclaimed series and includes a cover gallery and bonus material. 

THE BOOGYMAN TP

SAVAGE GARDEN Omnibus Vol. 1

by Hyeon-Sook Lee · MSRP: $19.99 · 400 Pages · ISBN: 978-1-68497-109-1 · Available April 12th

In 18th century England, Gabriel, an orphan girl from a fallen noble family, befriends a young man named Jeremy, who was rumored to be an illegitimate child of a nobleman. After an incident occurs, Gabriel must impersonate her friend Jeremy, taking his place at an all-boys academy for nobles, a place that may seem like heaven to others, but hides a harshness and brutality which she could never have imagined.

SAVAGE GARDEN Omnibus Vol. 1

IMMORTAL REGIS Omnibus Vol. 1

story by Gaonbi , art by Juder · MSRP: $19.99 · 400 Pages · ISBN: 978-1-68497-108-4 · Available April 12th

When Régis, a young high school student, dies because of an evil witch, he didn’t know it would be just the beginning of his adventures. Now immortal and undead, he will quickly have to leave our world for that of Chaos, a parallel universe where magic reigns. Enter the world of Immortal Regis.

Collecting the first two volumes of the critically acclaimed supernatural fantasy action manhwa series! The stunning artwork, thrilling story and charismatic characters of this shonen-style title make this Korean bestseller a work that is sure to find a wide audience in English.

IMMORTAL REGIS Omnibus Vol. 1

FAR CRY: ESPERANZA’S TEARS TP Edition

by Mathieu Mariolle, Afif Khaled & Salaheddine Basti · MSRP: $16.99 · 120 Pages · ISBN: 978-1-68497-110-7 · Available March 15th 

For Juan Cortez, guerrilla warfare is a profession. Death, a hobby. Over the years, he’s traveled from countries at war to conflict zones, putting his experience and training at the service of the highest bidder. This time, fate led him to Santa Costa, a South American country that curiously reminds him of Yara, his native land. Because here, as on the island of Antón Castillo, the recent discovery of a rare resource, a mineral called “Tantalum,” has upset the economy of a small nation previously ignored.

Three camps now face each other: the military junta recently established in power by Di Stefano, the bourgeois party led by the daughter of the assassinated former leader, and a revolutionary group, defender of labor and indigenous rights. It was the latter, guided by their leader Max Purillo, who called on Juan’s talents. And for him, it’s blessed bread. A nascent guerrilla, a troubled period politically, and above all: money. A lot of money. To save the country, he is asked to strike a blow by assassinating General Di Stefano. But of course, nothing will go as planned… Collection includes the 4-issue series plus cover gallery and bonus material.

FAR CRY: ESPERANZA’S TEARS TP Edition

CHILDREN OF THE BLACK SUN #3

by Dario Sicchio and Letizia Cadonici · MSRP: $3.99 · Available March 8th 

“It is not difficult to be happy under a blue sky. But it takes a lot of courage to be strong even under a black sun.”

The older children of the black sun continue to initiate their younger counterparts into their way of thinking and incorporate them into their plan for Brightvale. But even before all the elements of what they have in store are revealed, the town’s descent into madness is already taking hold and turning the world on its head.

CHILDREN OF THE BLACK SUN #3

FAMILY TIME #4

by Lily Windom, Robert Windom, and Asiah Fulmore · MSRP: $3.99 · Available March 15th 

The first miniseries about the O’Connell family’s travels through time comes to a dramatic conclusion. Lily must confront Ciaran to save her family and friends.  Time is running out for them to return to the present!  And as a special bonus, issue four contains 40 story and art pages for the same price! 

Robert Windom, the writer/creator of Seven Sons, and his eleven-year-old daughter, Lily, bring you a fun, fantasy adventure, featuring Art Direction by Eisner-Award winning artist Sanford Greene (Bitter Root) and anime-inspired interior art by new talent and Greene-protege Asiah Fulmore (DC’s Amethyst: Princess of Gemworld).

FAMILY TIME #4

TRAVELING TO MARS #5

by Mark Russell and Roberto Meli · MSRP: $3.99 · Available March 22nd  

From the Eisner-winning writer, Mark Russell, TRAVELING TO MARS tells the story of former pet store manager Roy Livingston, the first human to ever set foot on Mars. Roy was chosen for the unlikely mission for one simple reason: he is terminally ill and has no expectation of returning. In the latest issue, Roy reminisces on the greatest big mouth bass who ever lived and discovers that he is not alone in space.

TRAVELING TO MARS #5

LOVECRAFT: UNKNOWN KADATH #7

by HP Lovecraft, Florentino Flórez, Guillermo Sanna and Jacques Salomon · MSRP: $3.99 · Available March 29th 

Randolph Carter’s quest leads him even deeper into the Dreamlands and to the city of Sarkomand. But what he sees there may make him want to finally return to the waking world. Can he hang on just a bit longer to reach Kadath and the end of his quest or will the nightmares he faces bring him to the brink of madness? As a bonus, the latest issue also includes the original prose story!

LOVECRAFT: UNKNOWN KADATH #7

Review: Seven Sons #1

Seven Sons #1

I hate organized religion. I think that’s important to know going into a story that’s about… organized religion. I think it’s a con, a scam, and the cause of so much wrong in the world. I understand some may find it comforting and “need” it but I just can’t with it. So, Seven Sons #1 is an interesting one to me. The country has been enthralled by a religion that promises the second coming. Predicted to happen on a specific date, the comic jumps between past and present to paint the picture of a world sucked in by religion and it seems what happens what that’s challenged.

Written by Robert Windom and Kelvin Mao, Seven Sons #1 takes place in an alternate history where Jimmy Carter is a two time President and Las Vegas has been taken over by religious fervor and dubbed New Canaan. We’re introduced to the “prophet” of this new religion as we learn about the prediction of seven individuals born on the same day to seven virgin mothers, each on a continent. One of those seven will be the second coming.

Windom and Mao present a city and world caught up in it the spectacle of it all. This religion and its revelation are done within a massive stadium in front of a million individuals and across the world through pay-per-view. There’s a lot to chew on with what’s presented, a religion that’s far more entertainment and business than it seems acts of decency. It’s our reality multiplied who knows how much. It’s also a chilling look at a country and world that has been captured and used by religion.

But, the comic has an absolute flaw. This religion seems to have enemies, as one would expect, in this case Muslim extremists. There’s a hint of Islamophobia in the comic due to this, if nothing else it’s a bit lazy as far as villains. There’s numerous groups that would stand in the way of this and going in this direction just feels like it’s set to default. We’ll see where it goes but reading each scene with the individuals made me a bit uneasy.

Jae Lee returns to creator-owned comics with this series and the art is classic Lee. The characters all feature his distinct style and the world has a detail about it that’s absolutely amazing. The thing I really enjoy about Lee’s work here is the page layouts. Rarely is it the classic set of boxes. The pages panels are art themselves with a look that feels like they’re a part of the chaos of the story within. That the panels represent this shattered world. It’s interesting stuff that could be discussed on its own.

Seven Sons #1 is an interesting comic with a lot of potential. It’s easy to see where it’s going to go and hopefully it surprises me with its villains but, as is the comic is a wait and see. I’m close to saying it’s a buy but there’s just enough that made me cringe that I can’t quite bring myself to do it.

Story:  Robert Windom, Kelvin Mao Art: Jae Lee
Story: 7.75 Art: 8.5 Overall: 7.75 Recommendation: Read

Image Comics provided Graphic Policy with a FREE copy for review


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Jae Lee Returns to Creator-Owned Comics with Seven Sons

Co-writers Robert Windom and Kelvin Mao team up with superstar artist Jae Lee for his first new creator-owned project since 1994 in the upcoming thriller Seven Sons. This seven issue miniseries is set to launch from Image Comics in June.

In Seven Sons, Delph—a young man who may be the Second Coming of Christ—runs for his life as he attempts to learn the truth behind his existence.

Seven Sons is the perfect series for fans of fast-paced plotting like The Fugitive paired with The Da Vinci Code’s Biblically high stakes.

Seven Sons #1 will be available at comic book shops on Wednesday, June 15:

  • Cover A by Lee – Diamond Code APR220077
  • Cover B 1:25 copy incentive by Lee – Diamond Code APR220078
  • Cover C 1:50 copy incentive by Lee – Diamond Code APR220079
Seven Sons