French creators Balak, Michaël Sanlaville, and Bastien Vivès comprise one of the most successful and acclaimed comic art collectives in the world today. Together or as solo creators, they’ve produced a steady stream of bestselling, award-winning books. None, however, are more popular than Lastman, the epic fantasy fighting comic that’s been praised by everyone from Robert Kirkman to Erica Henderson. Skybound’s been proudly publishing Lastman‘s first English language translation, in a series of 2-in-1 omnibus volumes that will conclude with Lastman Book Six in November. Check out the book’s cover after these official details on its release from Skybound HQ…
Today Skybound and Image Comics announced the release of the epic conclusion of the Lastman series from the powerhouse team of Balak, Michaël Sanlaville, and Bastien Vivès. Lastman Book Six, containing volumes 11 + 12 of the original French series, will be available everywhere comic books are sold on Wednesday, November 20, 2024.
Skybound’s editions of Lastman collect the action-packed series as a complete set in English for the first time, featuring full color pages to open each volume that will be followed by striking black and white pages. Each of the six books feature all-new remastered translations and backmatter including additional series art.
“I’m thrilled for Lastman readers and fans to finally be able to collect this beloved series on their shelves in English in its entirety for the first time,” said editor, Amanda LaFranco. “From the very beginning, Lastman has been a paragon for rich storytelling, allowing the world to breathe alongside its characters, and I’m incredibly excited we’ve been able to work with Casterman to complete the series for English audiences. It’s a bittersweet feeling reaching the end, but I know readers will still find plenty of twists and turns in the journey towards Adrian and Richard’s epic conclusion!”
Skybound’s complete series remastering of the critically acclaimed fight comic kicked off with Lastman Book One, whichcontains volumes 1 + 2 of the original French series and a new foreword by Robert Kirkman. Lastman Book Two, collecting volumes 3 + 4 of the original French series and Lastman Book Three, collecting volumes 5 + 6 of the original French series, are available now. Lastman Book Four, collecting volumes 7 + 8 of the original French series, will be available in March 2024 and Lastman Book Five, collecting volumes 9 + 10 of the original French series, will follow in July 2024.
Lastman Book Six (ISBN: 978-1-5343-2584-5 I MSRP: $24.99) will be available at booksellers, along with digital platforms including Amazon Kindle, Apple Books, comiXology, and Google Play on Tuesday November 19, 2024, and at comic book shops and everywhere comic books are sold on Wednesday, November 20, 2024.
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