We are continuing to update our calendar for books impacted by COVID delay. Check out everything we have coming in July! Pay special attention to that FIRE POWER release! The original graphic novel (OGN) hits July 1 and we’re sending the Free Comic Book Day issue #1 to retailers at the same time! Issue #1 CONTINUES the story started in the OGN so the FCBD issue will be your first chance to start the on-going series. Call your local comic shop and ask them about their plans for it.
FIRE POWER by KIRKMAN & SAMNEE VOL 1: PRELUDE OGN
STORY: ROBERT KIRKMAN
ART/COVER: CHRIS SAMNEE & MATTHEW WILSON
JULY 1 | 160 PAGES | FULL COLOR | TEEN+ | $9.99
ALL-NEW series created by Robert Kirkman (THE WALKING DEAD, INVINCIBLE, OBLIVION SONG) and Chris Samnee (DAREDEVIL)!
Owen Johnson’s journey to China to learn about his birth parents eventually leads him to a mysterious Shaolin Temple. The students there study to rediscover the Fire Power, the lost art of throwing fireballs. A power they claim will be needed soon to save the world. Will Owen Johnson be the first person in a thousand years to wield the FIRE POWER?
FIRE POWER BY KIRKMAN & SAMNEE #1 FCBD
STORY: ROBERT KIRKMAN
ART/COVER: CHRIS SAMNEE & MATTHEW WILSON
JULY 1 | 36 PAGES | FULL COLOR | TEEN+ | $3.99
PROMOTIONAL FIRST ISSUE!
We’ve decided that the FIRE POWER cannot be contained! We’re releasing our FREE COMIC BOOK DAY issue of FIRE POWER to comic shops to coincide with the release the Prelude OGN. Please call your local comic shop and ask them how you can get this variant of the first issue! This first issue marks the beginning of the on-going series and continues the story started in the OGN! If you miss out on the FCBD variant, you’ll have a chance to pick up issue 1 in August!
BIRTHRIGHT #45
STORY: JOSHUA WILLIAMSON
ART/COVER: ANDREI BRESSAN & ADRIANO LUCAS
JULY 22 | 32 PAGES | FULL COLOR | TEEN+ | $3.99
END OF ARC
It’s all been building to this. The aftermath of Mikey Rhodes and the God King Lore’s epic battle will SHOCK you.
DEAD BODY ROAD #2 (of 6)
STORY: JUSTIN JORDAN
ART: BENJAMIN TIESMA & MAT LOPES
COVER: MATTEO SCALERA & MORENO DINISIO
JULY 29 | 32 PAGES | FULL COLOR | MATURE | $3.99
Hunter Hale is on the run from Monk Sinclair, boss of everything underground in their county… At least until Bree Hale declares war on him to defend her brother.
DIE!DIE!DIE! #11
ART/COVER: CHRIS BURNHAM & NATHAN FAIRBAIRN
JULY 15 | 28 PAGES | FULL COLOR | MATURE | $3.99
Bonnie thought she was free of her Russian overlords, turns out that may not be the case! Has she trained Nancy enough to save the day? Or will they both suffer a tragic fate! Join us for a story that could only be called DIE!DIE! Plus: Paul and George fight… it’s brutal.
EXCELLENCE #8
ART/COVER: KHARY RANDOLPH & EMILIO LOPEZ
VISIONS OF EXCELLENCE VARIANT: ALITHA MARTINEZ
JULY 8 | 32 PAGES | FULL COLOR | MATURE | $3.99
One of the Tenth comes gunning for Spencer! Who is Dequan Hill? Will he end Spencer’s rebellion just as it’s getting started?
NEGAN LIVES #1
STORY: ROBERT KIRKMAN
ART: CHARLIE ADLARD & CLIFF RATHBURN
COVER: CHARLIE ADLARD & DAVE MCCAIG
JULY 1 | 36 PAGES | BLACK & WHITE | MATURE | $4.99
The greatest f*@king comic book villain of ALL-TIME returns. ‘Nuff said.
IMAGE GIANT-SIZED ARTIST’S PROOF: OBLIVION SONG #1
STORY: ROBERT KIRKMAN
ART/COVER: LORENZO DE FELICI
JULY 15 | 40 PAGES | BLACK & WHITE | TEEN+ | $19.99
The GIANT-SIZED ARTIST’S PROOF series continues, presenting special artist achievements in their raw form in an oversized 11” x 17” format, just in time for the release of OBLIVION SONG #25!.
OBLIVION SONG #1 features the debut of Nathan Cole and apocalyptic hellscape of Oblivion, as well as the American comics debut of Italian artist, Lorenzo De Felici.
OBLIVION SONG BY KIRKMAN & DE FELICI #25
STORY: ROBERT KIRKMAN
ART: LORENZO DE FELICI & ANNALISA LEONI
COVER A: LORENZO DE FELICI
COVER B: DAVID FINCH & ANNALISA LEONI
COVER C: ARTHUR ADAMS
COVER D: CHARLIE ADLARD
COVER E: J SCOTT CAMPBELL
JULY 8 | 40 PAGES | FULL COLOR | TEEN+ | $4.99
NEW STORY ARC
CELEBRATING OUR HUGE 25th ANNIVERSARY ISSUE! Nathan Cole’s world has changed, nothing could have prepared him for what has happened, what he’s had to do and how its affected him. Starting in this issue, he embarks on a new journey with full knowledge of Oblivion and what caused the Transference! The fate of the Earth rests in his capable hands! Also in this issue, a special ORIGIN STORY drawn by series colorist extraordinaire Annalisa Leoni!
REAVER #9
ART: NIKO HENRICHON
COVER: BECKY CLOONAN
JULY 1 | 32 PAGES | FULL COLOR | MATURE | $3.99
First, the Watch came for the children. Then, they came for Breaker and Rekala. But locking up the Devil’s Son and the skin eater is different than keeping them there…
STEALTH #3 (of 6)
ART: NATE BELLEGARDE & TAMRA BONVILLAIN
COVER: JASON HOWARD
JULY 8 | 32 PAGES | FULL COLOR | TEEN+ | $3.99
Dead Hand goes viral! This old school villain takes his vendetta against Stealth to the streets, to call out his rival… and everyone in Detroit must choose a side.
HARDCORE VOL. 2: RELOADED
STORY: BRANDON THOMAS
ART: FRANCIS PORTELA & LEONARDO PACIAROTTI
COVER: NIC KLEIN
JULY 29 | 112 PAGES | FULL COLOR | TEEN+ | $14.99
HARDCORE returns with more bullets that John Wick! Agent Drake once used the Hardcore tech to take control of human drones to protect our nation… but now, that tech is out in the wild. And the only one who can help him put the genie back in the bottle is his greatest enemy.
Skybound’s action-thriller reloads with Brandon Thomas (EXCELLENCE), Francis Portela (Faith), and covers by Nic Klein (Deadpool).
Collects HARDCORE RELOADED #1-5.
ACTION ADVENTURE, SCIENCE FICTION
HEART ATTACK VOL. 1
STORY: SHAWN KITTELSEN
ART/COVER: ERIC ZAWADSKI & MICHAEL GARLAND
JULY 29 | 136 PAGES | FULL COLOR | MATURE | $16.99
NEW SERIES
Superpowers and teenage romance collide in the newest Skybound original by Shawn Kittelsen (Mortal Kombat 11) and Eric Zawadski (The Dregs, Eternal)!
Gene therapy has saved Americans from disease—only to give birth to Variants: people with powers so unique, the government denies their human rights. But a rebellion has begun…
Charlie North is on the run from police when he crosses paths with Jill Kearney. Instant attraction becomes mass destruction when they unlock powers neither knew they had. Now the question isn’t about how to use them, but how far they’re willing to go.
Collects HEART ATTACK #1-6.
SUPERHEROES, SCIENCE FICTION
MANIFEST DESTINY VOL. 7
ART/COVER: MATT ROBERTS & OWN GIENI
JULY 15 | 128 PAGES | FULL COLOR | MATURE | $16.99
In 1804, Captains Meriwether Lewis and William Clark began an expedition into the uncharted American frontier. This is the story of the monsters they discovered lurking in the wilds.
Spring has sprung and the Corps of Discovery is closing in on the Pacific! But new beginnings mean new horrors for Sacagawea, and out on the plains, a sleeping beast has awoken!
Collects MANIFEST DESTINY #37-42.
ACTION/ADVENTURE
OBLIVION SONG BOOK 1 HC
STORY: ROBERT KIRKMAN
ART: LORENZO DE FELICI & ANNALISA LEONI
COVER: LORENZO DE FELICI
JULY 8 | 280 PAGES | FULL COLOR | TEEN+ | $39.99
This hardcover features the first twelve issues of the hit comic book series, along with covers and a sketchbook, in one oversized hardcover volume. Perfect for long-time readers and new fans. Contains OBLIVION SONG #1-12.
THE WALKING DEAD: THE ALIEN HARDCOVER
STORY: BRIAN K VAUGHAN
ART: MARCOS MARTIN
JULY 29 | 72 PAGES | BLACK & WHITE (AND SOME RED) | MATURE | $19.99
COLLECTED IN HARDCOVER FOR THE FIRST TIME!
Originally only available on PanelSyndicate.com, this oversized hardcover features a story firmly set in THE WALKING DEAD comic book continuity by Brian K. Vaughan (SAGA) and Marcos Martin (THE PRIVATE EYE, BARRIER).
