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Derek Kirk Kim and Jacob Perez’s Royals gets Collected this Fall

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Eisner Award winning writer Derek Kirk Kim and rising star artist Jacob Perez team up for a mind-bending crime caper in the upcoming trade paperback, Royals. This standalone graphic novel is slated to hit shelves this Fall from Image Comics.

Set in the shadowy back alleys of Seoul, South Korea, Royals follows twin brothers Paul and Castor who have crafted the perfect poker hustle using their uncanny telepathic connection. Perfect, that is, until they’re caught red-handed by the most ruthless criminal syndicate in Seoul. To pay them back, the brothers must pull off a daring heist and use their gift for something bigger than themselves for the first time in their lives…but only if they don’t wind up killing each other first!

The Royals trade paperback (ISBN: 9781534389045) will collect the entirety of the series, Royals issues #1-6, and be available at local comic book shops on Wednesday, November 11 and independent bookstores, Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Books-a-Million, Indigo, and Waterstones on Tuesday, December 8.

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Witchblade passes the Gauntlet around with Team-Up Variants this September

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Image Comics and Top Cow have revealed a line-wide Witchblade Team-Up variant covers in celebration of the milestone Witchblade (2024) #25 issue’s premiere this September. Some of the biggest names in comics will put their artistic spin on Witchblade as its iconic characters make an appearance across the covers of some of Image’s most popular ongoing series.

Witchblade is a comic book series published by Top Cow Productions, which ran from November 1995 to October 2015 and December 2017 to January 2020. The series was created by Marc Silvestri, David Wohl, Brian Haberlin, and Michael Turner. The comic series was made into a TNT television series in 2001 and was directed by Ralph Hemecher and starred Yancy Butler as Sara Pezzini. Later, Top Cow and Japanese animation studio Gonzo produced an anime adaptation of Witchblade, which debuted in 2006.

Marguerite Bennett and Guiseppe Cafaro’s current run on Witchblade (2024) features a reimagined origin, with contemporary takes on familiar characters, as well as fresh story arcs to hook new fans and rekindle the energy and excitement that fueled the ’90s Image Revolution. New York City Police Detective Sara Pezzini’s life is forever fractured by her father’s murder. Cold, cunning, and hellbent on revenge, Sara now stalks a vicious criminal cabal beneath the city, where an ancient power collides and transforms her into something wild, magnificent, and beyond her darkest imaginings. How will Sara use this ancient power? …Or will she be consumed by it?

Witchblade will appear on the covers of:

Available at comic book shops on Wednesday, September 2:

  • Royals #6 Cover G Witchblade Team-Up by Jacob Perez – UPC: 70985304634900671
  • Tales of Wonder #1 Cover H Witchblade Team-Up by Steve Skroce & Neeraj Menon – UPC: 70985304861900181

Available at comic book shops on Wednesday, September 9:

  • Blood & Thunder #17 Cover E Witchblade Team-Up by Ej Su & Dee Cunniffe – UPC: 70985304317101751
  • Death Vigil (2026) #2 Cover B Witchblade Team-Up by Stjepan Sejic – UPC: 70985304830500221
  • Geiger #25 Cover F Witchblade Team-Up by Gary Frank & Brad Anderson – UPC: 70985303965502561
  • Starhenge Book Two: A Kiss for Atticus #3 Cover G Witchblade Team-Up by Liam Sharp – UPC: 70985304788900361
  • Witchblade (2024) #25 Cover C Connecting Witchblade Team-Up by Pat Boutin & Steve Firchow – UPC: 70985304035402531

Available at comic book shops on Wednesday, September 16:

  • The Darkness (2025) #8 Cover C Connecting Witchblade Team-Up by Pat Boutin & Steve Firchow – UPC: 70985304537300831
  • Die: Loaded #9 Cover C Witchblade Team-Up by Caspar Wijngaard – UPC: 70985304496300931
  • Exquisite Corpses: Fox Mask Killer #1 Cover I Witchblade Team-Up by Michael Walsh – UPC: 70985304858900191
  • Kaya #37 Cover C Witchblade Team-Up by Wes Craig – UPC: 70985303591603731
  • Monstress #64 Cover B Witchblade Team-Up by Sana Takeda – UPC: 70985302020206421
  • Regicide #2 Cover E Witchblade Team-Up by Akila Gabriel – UPC: 70985304831200251
  • Something Epic #15 Cover D Witchblade Team-Up by Szymon Kudrański – UPC: 70985303738501541

Available at comic book shops on Wednesday, September 23:

  • Badrock #3 Cover E Witchblade Team-Up by Rob Liefeld – UPC: 70985304712400351
  • Bug Wars: The Coming of The Wardoom #2 Cover C Witchblade Team-Up by  Justin Mason – UPC: 70985304828200231
  • Invincible Universe: Capes #11 Cover F Witchblade Team-Up by Mark Englert – UPC: 70985304498701161
  • Crimes Against Nature #1 Cover E Witchblade Team-Up by Gavin Smith – UPC: 70985304857200151
  • The Department of Truth #39 Cover D Witchblade Team-Up by Letizia Cadonici – UPC: 70985303032403941
  • D’Orc #8 Cover C Witchblade Team-Up by Brett Bean – UPC: 70985304572400831
  • The Eye Collector #4 Cover C Witchblade Team-Up by GMB Chomichuk – UPC: 70985304709400431
  • Feral #26 Cover D Witchblade Team-Up by Trish Forstner & Tim Seeley – UPC: 70985303949502641
  • Ghost Pepper #15 Cover F Witchblade Team-Up by Ludo Lullabi – UPC: 70985304394201561
  • M1: Monster Racing League #4 Cover B Witchblade Team-Up by Jae Lee – UPC: 70985304702500421
  • Radiant Black #44 Cover C Witchblade Team-Up by Marcelo Costa – UPC: 70985303068304461
  • Yumi: 00EX #2 Cover C Witchblade Team-Up by Chris Bachalo – UPC: 70985304832900231

Available at comic book shops on Wednesday, September 30:

  • Final Boss #10 Cover D Witchblade Team-Up by Tyler Kirkham – UPC: 70985304494901041
  • Hammerfist #2 Cover C Witchblade Team-Up by Brett Parson – UPC: 70985304826800231
  • Hyde Street #13 Cover E Witchblade Team-Up by Ivan Reis & Danny Miki – UPC: 70985304127601331
  • Spawn #379 Cover C Witchblade Team-Up by Brett Booth – UPC: 70985300214737931

Preview: Royals #3

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Royals #3

(W) Derek Kirk Kim (A) Jacob Perez

Paul and Castor must use their telepathic ability to pull off the most daring heist of their lives. It’s the only way The Bloody Cocks, Seoul’s most fearsome mob, will let them off the hook. But can Paul betray the trust of Father Park to steal from his church? Eisner Award-winning writer DEREK KIRK KIM (THE LAST MERMAID, Same Difference) and rising star artist JACOB PEREZ (Tales of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles) invite you to the shadowy back alleys of Seoul, South Korea, for a thrilling, mind-bending crime caper unlike any other!

Royals #3

Royals #2 Delivers Humor, Action, and a Surprising Proposal

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Royals #2

It’s big trouble for Paul and Castor Wahng when their telepathic poker hustle catches up to them. And as usual, Paul pays the price for Castor’s brash actions. Now Paul must fight for his life through the bustling streets of Seoul! Royals #2 is a solid second issue that really focuses on its main characters and also gets things rolling for the action we know is coming.

Royals is an entertaining series that delivers a concept that you wonder why it hasn’t been done before. After their gambling winnings in the first issue, Paul and Castor are celebrating in their own ways. Writer Derek Kirk Kim keeps things focused giving us a great idea of each brother’s personality as they go back and forth while they celebrate. One is focused on a date with dinner and what seems like a rather normal girl. The other is having a threesome and having to deliver the details to his brother trying to get him to join in on the fun. It’s clear who we should be cheering on and which we should be slapping our heads over their actions.

But, once we have that down, the comic moves into action and getting us to the meat of the story. With their winnings, and clearly up to something way of achieving that, they’ve pissed off the wrong people who want revenge. While getting their money back is the obvious direction for the series, Kim gives us something unexpected and with that also questions how the brothers’ telepathic abilities will help them achieve it. It’s a direction whose details are unexpected.

The art by Jacob Perez is solid. The issue’s style just fits for the mix of action and comedy. Perez also delivers things just up to the line. The issue’s first bit is an interesting contrast between the two brothers and Perez’s art really emphasizes that. We get one having a nice dinner while the other is sending photos from a threesome. It’s a perfect contrast but also teases the more salacious acts instead of going all in and focusing on them. The art really helps nails down what we should think of the two and how they differ. The action is great with some solid comedic moments and a flow that’s fun and exciting visually.

Royals #2 is a fun and exciting second issue that picks up on the setup of the first while taking things an an intriguing direction by the end. During all of that, it also narrows in on its characters so we can better get to know them and figure out what to expect.

Story: Derek Kirk Kim Art: Jacob Perez
Story: 8.0 Art: 8.0 Overall: 8.0 Recommendation: Buy

Image Comics provided Graphic Policy with a FREE copy for review

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Preview: Royals #2

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Royals #2

(W) Derek Kirk Kim (A) Jacob Perez

It’s big trouble for Paul and Castor Wahng when their telepathic poker hustle catches up to them. And as usual, Paul pays the price for Castor’s brash actions. Now Paul must fight for his life through the bustling streets of Seoul! Eisner Award-winning writer Derek Kirk Kim (The Last Mermaid, Same Difference) and rising star artist Jacob Perez (Tales of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles) invite you to the shadowy back alleys of Seoul, South Korea, for a thrilling, mind-bending crime caper unlike any other!

Royals #2

Royals #1 has a great concept, plot, and characters, but the ending of the issue is a bit of a clunker

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Twin brothers Paul and Castor have crafted the perfect poker hustle using their uncanny telepathic connection. But they might have finally met their match when they risk it all against the leader of the Bloody Cocks, the most ruthless criminal syndicate in Seoul. Eisner Award-winning writer DEREK KIRK KIM (THE LAST MERMAID, Same Difference) and rising star artist JACOB PEREZ (Tales of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles) invite you to the shadowy back alleys of Seoul, South Korea, for a thrilling, mind-bending crime caper unlike any other!

Story: Derek Kirk Kim
Art: Jacob Perez

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Preview: Royals #1

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Royals #1

(W) Derek Kirk Kim (A) Jacob Perez

Twin brothers Paul and Castor have crafted the perfect poker hustle using their uncanny telepathic connection. But they might have finally met their match when they risk it all against the leader of the Bloody Cocks, the most ruthless criminal syndicate in Seoul.

Eisner Award-winning writer DEREK KIRK KIM (THE LAST MERMAID, Same Difference) and rising star artist JACOB PEREZ (Tales of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles) invite you to the shadowy back alleys of Seoul, South Korea, for a thrilling, mind-bending crime caper unlike any other!

Royals #1

A mind-bending crime caper unfolds this April in Royals from Derek Kirk Kim, Jacob Perez, and Image Comics

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Eisner Award-winning writer Derek Kirk Kim and rising star artist Jacob Perez invite you to the shadowy back alleys of Seoul, South Korea, for a thrilling, mind-bending crime caper unlike any other in, Royals. This six issue miniseries is set to launch in April from Image Comics.

Twin brothers Paul and Castor have crafted the perfect poker hustle using their uncanny telepathic connection. But they might have finally met their match when they risk it all against the leader of the Bloody Cocks, the most ruthless criminal syndicate in Seoul.

Royals #1 will be available at comic book shops on Wednesday, April 1:

  • Cover A by Perez – Lunar Code 0226IM0321
  • Cover B by Kim – Lunar Code 0226IM0322
  • Cover C by Kim – Lunar Code 0226IM0323
  • Cover D 1:25 by Perez – Lunar Code 0226IM0324
Royals #1

Preview: Royals #12

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Royals #12

(W) Al Ewing (A) Kevin Libranda (A/CA) Javier Rodriguez
Rated T+
In Shops: Dec 13, 2017
SRP: $3.99

FIRE FROM HEAVEN Part 4
• The Royals have what they went beyond the edge of space for: the mystical element Primagen, the catalyst to saving the Inhuman race.
• But in the future, the Last Inhuman pays the price for their defiance–as the Progenitors return to Earth!
• Five thousand years on, is it too late to avert…JUDGMENT DAY?

Exclusive Preview: Royals #11

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Royals #11

(W) Al Ewing (A) Kevin Libranda (A/CA) Javier Rodriguez
Rated T+
In Shops: Nov 22, 2017
SRP: $3.99

FIRE FROM HEAVEN Part 3
• The Royals come face to face with the Prima Materia – the original Terrigen!
• But can they get it back to Earth? And will it save the Inhuman race – or doom it?
• And finally: Of the seven who left Earth, only six will return. The Royals lose one of their own!

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