Image Comics in the interests of letting you, the reader, sample their titles have deluged us with a bevy of first looks to show you! We’ve got a total of ten previews for you to check out. All of these books will be hitting the shops this week. Most will hit on May 4th, but a couple will drop on the 7th, for Free Comic Book Day. At any rate, enjoy all of these, are try not to let it overwhelm you!
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ARTIFACTS #7
story RON MARZ
art WHILCE PORTACIO
cover JP LEON, JOHN TYLER CHRISTOPHER
MAY 4
32 PAGES / FC / LIMITED SERIES
$3.99
THE ART OF WAR!
Distracted by the battle with Cyberforce and the android assassin Aphrodite IV, the Artifact Bearers trying to prevent the end of the Top Cow Universe are unaware that,†in a distant corner of the world,†the war might already be lost. The mysterious 13th†Artifact Bearer holds in his hands the power to tip the scales. Has he already been seduced by the villainous architect of the master plan?
From Top Cow Universe architect Ron Marz (Witchblade, Magdalena) and legendary artist Whilce Portacio (The Darkness, Uncanny X-Men) comes an event series, which will literally shake the Top Cow Universe to its foundation. Featuring a gorgeous cover by JP Leon (Winter Men, Earth X) as well as a variant cover featuring Ian Nottingham by John Tyler Christopher (Witchblade).
Each issue will also feature a Top Cow Origin backup written by Marz and drawn by a superstar artist.
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GLADSTONE’S SCHOOL FOR WORLD CONQUERORS #1
story MARK ANDREW SMITH
art & cover ARMAND VILLAVERT
MAY 4
40 PAGES / FC
$2.99
Welcome to Gladstone’s School for World Conquerors, a top-secret academy for the children of the world’s greatest super villains to learn the trade. Join us as Kid Nefarious, Mummy Girl, Martian Jones, Ghost Girl, and the infamous Skull brothers unearth the School’s and their parents’ hidden past.
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RED SPIKE #1 (of 5)
story JEFF KAHN
art SALVADOR NAVARRO & IFANSYAH NOOR
cover MARK TEXIERA
MAY 4
32 PAGES / FC
$1.00
“ADRENALINE”
It’s been over 70 years since the world first began its research into creating a Super Soldier. In 2011, the United States successfully created not one, but two. The latest in US Black Ops, Project Red Spike discovered that through the manipulation and regulation of the adrenal glands the super soldier was one step closer. The first (surviving) successes of the program, two close friends Matt Cutler and Greg Dane, have been proven on the field to be everything that was wanting in the program. But what happens when an adrenaline regulator malfunctions? What happens should one man refuse to follow orders if he finds out the true price they had to pay for these abilities and goes AWOL? How do we stop him? What price becomes too high?
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DARKNESS 2 PREQUEL FCBD 2011 EDITION
story MATT HAWKINS & FILIP SABLIK
art SALVADOR NAVARRO & IFANSYAH NOOR
cover MICHAEL BROUSSARD
MAY 7
32 PAGES / FC
$FREE
In anticipation of The Darkness 2 video game, coming out later this year from 2K Games, Top Cow proudly presents an original prequel comic featuring the origin of Jackie Estacado and the saga of The Darkness video game to date!
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BLUE ESTATE #2
story VIKTOR KALVACHEV & ANDREW OSBORNE
art VIKTOR KALVACHEV, NATHAN FOX, TOBY CYPRESS & ROBERT VALLEY
cover VIKTOR KALVACHEV
MAY 6
32 PAGES / FC
$2.99
In part two of this fast, funny 100% cool new series for readers of all stripes, Hollywood starlet Rachel Maddox plots with her A.A. sponsor “Johnny” to steal a big pile of dirty money from her shady action star husband, Bruce. What she doesn’t know is that “Johnny’s” a hit man, Bruce wants her dead and her brother Billy just made a deadly deal with a psycho mobster called Tony Luciano! Featuring art by VIKTOR KALVACHEV (PHERONE, DMZ, The Incredibles), NATHAN FOX (Invincible Iron Man, Pigeons From Hell), TOBY CYPRESS (Batman/Nightwing), ROBERT VALLEY (Gorillaz, Tron), written by Emmy Award winning screenwriter ANDREW OSBORNE.
RETAILER WARNING: MAY NOT BE SUITABLE FOR ALL AGES
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GREEN WAKE #2 (of 5)
story KURTIS J. WIEBE
art & cover RILEY ROSSMO
MAY 4
24 PAGES / FC
$ 3.50
Green Wake claims another mutilated victim and the disfigured body leaves little evidence behind. The secrets of this sleepy town begin to creep through the blood filled cracks when Morley Mack confronts one of its oldest residents. Is the key to stopping another macabre murder in the hands of an insane recluse?
ALL-NEW MINI SERIES! From the creators of THE INTREPIDS, COWBOY NINJA VIKING and PROOF!!
RETAILER WARNING: MAY NOT BE SUITABLE FOR ALL AGES
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THE INTREPIDS #3
story KURTIS J. WIEBE
art & cover SCOTT KOWALCHUK
MAY 4
32 PAGES / FC
$2.99
“A MANBOT NAMED JONAH.”
An adrenaline infused look at the early action days of the Intrepids, learning the realities of a world teetering on the brink of mad scientist hell. With the capture of Dr. Koi’s associate, Jonah, the team discover an important clue to the location of their nefarious nemesis.
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PROOF ENDANGERED #5
story ALEX GRECIAN
art & cover RILEY ROSSMO & FRANK ZIGARELLI
MAY 4
32 PAGES / FC
$3.99
“END… ANGERED”
After burying one of his closest friends, Proof finally confronts his greatest enemy. But will he be able to control his temper? Who will be left standing? It’s the end of an era as the critically-acclaimed miniseries comes to an end.
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THE WALKING DEAD SURVIVOR’S GUIDE #2 (of 4)
story TIM DANIEL & ROBERT KIRKMAN
art & cover CHARLIE ADLARD & CLIFF RATHBURN
MAY 4
32 PAGES / FC
$2.99
Everything you’ve ever wanted to know about the cast of The Walking Dead. The Survivor’s Guide is a handy checklist of all the characters who have appeared in the series thus far, alive or dead. This series is a can’t-miss supplement to the hit comic book series that is now a hit TV series on AMC
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THE WALKING DEAD WEEKLY #18
story ROBERT KIRKMAN
art CHARLIE ADLARD
cover TONY MOORE
MAY 4
32 PAGES / BW
$2.99
Rick has gone over the edge. He’s alienating everyone around him — people he’s come to know and trust, his family, his friends. Rick is becoming more and more isolated within the group. Where he goes from here will test the limits of his humanity.
RETAILER WARNING: MAY NOT BE SUITABLE FOR ALL AGES