New Releases by Wes Craig

Kaya’s magic arm is GONE, and she is separated from her allies in the vast Poison Lands. Jin, nearly drowned, enters a strange, delirious nightmare he may not be able to return from. Features a variant cover by cosmic art god MATTEO SCALERA!

Captive in the Poison Lands, Jin comes face to face with the robot who ordered the destruction of his home and makes a desperate bid to escape. Trailing far behind, Kaya and her allies attempt a perilous descent to catch up to Jin’s captors. The wildest adventure in comics continues in the bizarre Poison Lands! Features a variant cover by art supernova TULA LOTAY!

NEW STORY ARC Kaya’s worst fear has come true: her little brother Jin has been kidnapped. Now, despite everything she’s already been through, she’ll have no choice but to enter the Kingdom of the MUTANTS to get him back. With unexpected allies in tow, a wild adventure begins in the strange and sinister POISON-LANDS! A great jumping-on point for new readers. Features a variant cover by artistic juggernaut DANIEL WARREN JOHNSON!

After the destruction of their village, a young girl with a magic arm and a fighting spirit is tasked with delivering her little brother to a faraway safe haven. There, he’s destined to discover the secret to overthrowing the all-powerful empire that destroyed their home. Starting out on their journey, they’ll face lizard-riders, monstrous beasts, and secrets that could tear brother and sister apart. From writer and artist WES CRAIG (DEADLY CLASS, GRAVEDIGGERS UNION) comes an astonishing new ongoing fantasy-adventure series about siblings surviving in a world of monsters and mutants that’s perfect for fans of Conan, Lord of the Rings, Bone, and Adventure Time. Collects KAYA #1-5, plus a 16-page prologue previously featured exclusively in the IMAGE! 30TH ANNIVERSARY ANTHOLOGY Select praise for KAYA: “There is literally nothing in comics I love more than being introduced into a strange new world inhabited by characters you very quickly grow to love. KAYA is that. A whole load of that.” —ROBERT KIRKMAN (THE WALKING DEAD, FIRE POWER) “One of my favorite storytellers, taking us on a human and fantastical adventure. For the characters this is a journey across a desert, but for us, it’s an oasis of joy.” —KIERON GILLEN (THE WICKED + THE DIVINE, DIE) “This book’s an absolute delight from a master working at the peak of his craft. My favorite thing I’ve read this year.” —JAMES HARREN (ULTRAMEGA)

Discover the origin of Kaya’s mysterious magic arm and the sacrifice her uncle Kova made to save the young girl’s life! Plus, a backup story illustrated by indie superstar AL GOFA (Dark Angels of Darkness). A standalone story that’s a perfect jumping-on point for new readers! Featuring a movie poster-inspired variant cover by WES CRAIG!

END OF STORY ARC An unexpected wedding takes place when our adventurers reach their destination. And secrets between Kaya and her brother Jin threaten to tear them apart just as a monstrous new threat attacks! Featuring 30 dramatic, action-packed story pages and a Frank Frazetta-inspired variant cover by WES CRAIG!

As they near their destination, Kaya’s brother Jin attempts to use magic to help his wounded sister and the Lizard-Rider Seth admits his feelings for Kaya. But does she feel the same? Meanwhile, unexpected threats are converging around our battered adventurers. Featuring a Moebius-inspired variant cover by WES CRAIG!

To help a defenseless farmer and his family, Kaya and the Lizard-Riders hunt the most fearsome beast on the plains-and not all of them will survive! Featuring a Hellboy-inspired variant cover by WES CRAIG!

After the destruction of their village, a young girl with a magic arm and a fighting spirit is tasked with delivering her little brother to a faraway safe haven. There, he’s destined to discover the secret to overthrowing the all-powerful empire that destroyed their home. From writer and artist WES CRAIG (DEADLY CLASS, GRAVEDIGGERS UNION) comes an astonishing new ongoing fantasy-adventure series about siblings surviving in a world of monsters and mutants. “There is literally nothing in comics I love more than being introduced into a strange new world inhabited by characters you very quickly grow to love. KAYA is that. A whole load of that.” —ROBERT KIRKMAN (THE WALKING DEAD, INVINCIBLE) “One of my favorite storytellers, taking us on a human and fantastical adventure. For the characters, this is a journey across a desert, but for us, it’s an oasis of joy.” —KIERON GILLEN (THE WICKED + THE DIVINE, DIE) “This book’s an absolute delight from a master working at the peak of his craft. My favorite thing I’ve read this year.” —JAMES HARREN (ULTRAMEGA, RUMBLE)

Our year-long celebration of Image Comics’ 30th anniversary continues! This issue features the latest installments of “The Blizzard” by GEOFF JOHNS & ANDREA MUTTI, “Red Stitches” by BRENDEN FLETCHER & ERICA HENDERSON, “Gehenna” by PATRICK KINDLON & MAURIZIO ROSENZWEIG, and the final chapters of WES CRAIG’s “Kaya”, KYLE HIGGINS & DANIELE DI NICUOLO’s “Shift” and MIRKA ANDOLFO’S “Hopeless.” Plus: The beginning of MARIA LLOVET’s three-part serial “All the Things We Didn’t Do Last Night,” “Makeshift Patriot” by SEAN LEWIS & BENJAMIN MACKEY, and the continuation of “Billy Dogma” by DEAN HASPIEL and “Stupid Fresh Mess” by SKOTTIE YOUNG!

Marcus e Maria hanno superato molte traversie, ma il loro legame, un tempo fortissimo, si sta dissolvendo. Un viaggio con gli altri studenti potrebbe smorzare un po'' le tensioni, ma nella vita degli iscritti al Kings Dominion la morte è una presenza sempre troppo vicina… Inoltre, che conseguenze avrà il ritorno di Saya, che Maria è riuscita a salvare dai guai rendendola il proprio impegno? E cosa farà Helmut, sempre più consumato dalla brama di vendetta? [Contiene Deadly Class 40-44]

The celebration of Image Comics’ 30th anniversary continues with the second issue in a 12-issue anthology, featuring all-new stories by some of the biggest and best names in comics! This issue features the second chapters of two 12-part stories: “The Blizzard” by GEOFF JOHNS & ANDREA MUTTI and “Red Stitches” by BRENDEN FLETCHER & ERIC HENDERSON, plus the second installments of three shorter serials: “Gospel for a New Century” by WYATT KENNEDY & LUANA VECCHIO, “Hopeless” by MIRKA ANDOLFO, and “Shift” by KYLE HIGGINS & DANIELE DI NICUOLO. Plus! An all-new ICE CREAM MAN short story by W. MAXWELL PRINCE and MARTÍN MORAZZO, the beginning of WES CRAIG’s KAYA, the opening installment of a 10-part serial by PATRICK KINDLON & MAURIZIO ROSENZWEIG, and the continuation of the all-new ongoing comic strip by SKOTTIE YOUNG!

Il fato della Terra è nelle mani del suo peggior abitante! Si chiama Ernie Ray Clementine ed è un biker egoista e ignorante con una massiccia dipendenza dalle droghe. Ed è anche l''unica cosa che si frappone fra noi e l''Armageddon perché questo buono a nulla, totalmente per caso, si è iniettato un siero che l''ha reso la più potente superspia del mondo. Rick Remender – creatore di Deadly Class e di storici cicli di Capitan America e Avengers – si accompagna con i migliori disegnatori del fumetto USA in questa nuova commedia spionistica tanto scorretta quanto mortalmente divertente.

Gotham City may be protected by the Dark Knight, but this major metropolitan destination is also plagued by some of the deadliest, most nefarious villains in the DC Universe! In this oversize anniversary giant, DC Comics proudly presents tales of Batman’s deadliest foes written and drawn by some of the biggest, most exciting names in comics! 2021 marks an anniversary year for the Scarecrow, Poison Ivy, Ra’s al Ghul, Talia al Ghul, the Mad Hatter, Killer Moth, and the original Red Hood, and Gotham City Villains Anniversary Giant #1 brings these baddies to life in some big ways! Also featuring the anniversary celebration of the Penguin, written by none other than the man who brought Oswald Cobblepot to life in Batman Returns, star of the silver screen Danny DeVito!

This new series presents fresh new visions of the Man of Steel in his two signature colors of red and blue! Around the world, everyone knows that when they see a red and blue streak in the sky, it’s not a bird...it’s not a plane...it’s Superman. To start things off, Academy Award-winning writer of DC Future State: The Next Batman John Ridley joins artist Clayton Henry (Batman/Superman) to tell a story of Clark Kent as he confronts a villain who still haunts him, in a story that shows what Superman can mean to a whole country. Then, Brandon Easton (DC Future State’s “Mister Miracle”) and Steve Lieber (Superman’s Pal Jimmy Olsen) take readers to the streets of Metropolis to show how one hero can mean so much to an individual in pain. Plus, writer/artist Wes Craig (Deadly Class) tells a tale of Superman’s early days and the man who inspired him to become the hero he is today! And Marguerite Bennett (DC Future State: Kara Zor-El, Superwoman) and artist Jill Thompson give us a tale of teenage Clark Kent, while Dan Watters and Dani, the team behind Coffin Bound, bring us an outlandish fable about what happens when all colors are stolen!

Ogni viaggio comincia dentro. Marcus, Maria e le nuove reclute devono affrontare i propri demoni interiori prima di tornare a sfidare i mostri con cui hanno ancora un conto aperto. Mentre a Tokyo Saya lotta per sopravvivere, il cerchio si chiude alla scuola Kings Dominion… dove il marcio è qualcosa di endemico e difficile da estirpare. Completa il volume una storia che ci fa vedere un interessante scorcio dei primi giorni di Marcus alla scuola. [Contiene Deadly Class 36-39 e Deadly Class: Killer Set, FCBD Special.]

Alla scuola Kings Dominion la morte è una possibilità concretissima per ogni studente. Saya se la deve vedere con una minaccia dal passato, con inganni e sotterfugi che si susseguono senza sosta. Lontani dalla minaccia della guerra in atto fra gli studenti, Marcus e Maria cercano di vivere una vita tranquilla, sopravvissuti alla più mortale scuola sulla terra. Ci riusciranno o saranno risucchiati da un destino che non sembra lasciare scampo a nessuno? [Contiene Deadly Class 32-35.]

La classe delle matricole ha ricevuto un sanguinoso benvenuto alla scuola Kings Dominion, dove il consiglio studentesco appena insediato domina con pugno di ferro i corridoi e i dormitori. Intanto il misterioso passato di Saya torna a perseguitarla, mentre Marcus e Maria, lontani dalla guerra in atto fra gli studenti e rari sopravvissuti alla più mortale scuola sulla terra, nutrono oscuri desideri di vendetta. [Contiene Deadly Class 27-31.]

Il brutale esame “finale” ha creato un nuovo status quo alla scuola Kings Dominion. Il Consiglio degli Studenti si è sbarazzato di tutti i suoi nemici e ora domina con pugno di ferro. In questa vasca di squali, il ricambio generazionale è rappresentato dalla nuova classe di alunni, pronti per un nuovo inizio. Sapranno sopravvivere? E che ruolo avrà Saya, la più mortale fra gli studenti, nelle loro vite? Rappresenterà una speranza o li travolgerà con i problemi che stanno per perseguitarla? [Contiene Deadly Class 22-26.]

Marcus Lopez Arguello non ha avuto un anno esaltante fra gli assassini di una misteriosa scuola delle arti letali… e le cose stanno per peggiorare. È la fine dell’anno “scolastico”, e gli studenti “legacy” (l’élite della scuola) dovranno uccidere quanti più possibili “ratti” (gli studenti senza affiliazione come Marcus) per laurearsi con i voti migliori. Nella carneficina che ne nasce nessuno potrà fidarsi di nessuno, fra nemici spietati e inaspettati tradimenti. [Contiene Deadly Class 17-21.]

È il 1988, e Marcus Lopez Arguello sta iniziando ad abituarsi alla vita nella Scuola Kings Dominion delle Arti Letali, un liceo clandestino dove si prepara la nuova generazione dei più letali assassini del mondo. Marcus ha una ragazza, un gruppo di amici e sta imparando il mestiere di killer. Ma i peccati di gioventù stanno per ricordare al ragazzo che i segreti non restano nascosti per sempre sotto la cenere del tempo, ponendo una seria minaccia alle vite di tutte le persone a lui care. [Contiene Deadly Class 7-11]

È il 1987, e Marcus Lopez Arguello non ha né motivo né voglia di continuare a vivere. Una fatidica sera è avvicinato da una misteriosa ragazza, che lo invita a unirsi alla Scuola Kings Dominion delle Arti Letali, un brutale liceo clandestino dove le principali famiglie del crimine del mondo istruiscono la prossima generazione di assassini. L’omicidio è un’arte, uccidere un’abilità ed essere pugnalati alle spalle non è una metafora. [Contiene Deadly Class 1-6]

Who''s up for an apocalypse? The powerful cult known as the Black Temple wants to unleash ancient dark gods on mankind, dooming us all. The only thing that stands in their way are the Gravediggers Union: Cole, Haley, and Ortiz. At the centre of the Black Temple’s plan is Cole''s estranged daughter Morgan, destined to free the dark gods. Now the Gravediggers are in a race against time to rescue a mysterious alien monkey before the Black Temple can destroy it, freeing the dark gods. Before it''s over, father and daughter will argue the merits of our species, the secret history of the world will be revealed, and the Gravediggers will make a last stand against the Black Temple’s undead horde, for the fate of mankind... Writer Wes Craig (DEADLY CLASS) and artist Toby Cypress (RETCON) bring their weird horror series to its apocalyptic conclusion! Collects GRAVEDIGGERS UNION #6-9

Writer WES CRAIG (DEADLY CLASS) and artist TOBY CYPRESS (RETCON) bring their weird horror series to its apocalyptic conclusion! The powerful cult known as the Black Temple wants to unleash ancient dark gods on mankind. The only thing that stands in their way is the Gravediggers Union: Cole, Haley, and Ortiz. At the center of the Black Temple''s plan is Cole''s estranged daughter Morgan, who''s destined to free the dark gods. Now the Gravediggers are in a race against time to rescue a mysterious alien monkey before the Black Temple can destroy it. Before it''s over, father and daughter will argue the merits of our species, the secret history of the world will be revealed, and the Gravediggers will make a last stand against the Black Temple''s undead horde, for the fate of us all. Collects THE GRAVEDIGGERS UNION #6-9

SERIES FINALE For the earth to live, mankind must die

A father has a word with his daughter and Ortiz recruits every Gravedigger he can find for a last stand.

The Gravediggers have saved the Space-monkey for the time being, but at a terrible cost. Haley lies near death, and ColeÕs daughter Morgan is revealed as the cause of the whole thing.

The supernatural world has gone berserk, and it''s all tied to a powerful cult called the Black Temple. They want to unleash ancient dark gods on mankind and bring about the apocalypse. The only thing that stands in their way are Cole, Haley, and Ortiz. They''re members of the Gravediggers Union, a brotherhood sworn to defend the living from the undead. At the center of the Black Temple''s plan is a street kid named Morgan. She''s the key to the coming apocalypse. Also, she''s Cole''s estranged daughter. To find her, the Gravediggers will have to contend with a witch who hates their guts, a former cult member who used to be the world''s biggest movie star, yuppie vampires, steroid-zombies, junk golems and no overtime pay. DEADLY CLASS co-creator WES CRAIG teams up with artist TOBY CYPRESS (Omega Men) to introduce you to the weird horror of THE GRAVEDIGGERS UNION. Collects THE GRAVEDIGGERS UNION #1-5

SECRETS OF THE SPACE-MONKEY REVEALED!!! Left on this planet millions of years ago by a long-vanished group of aliens, the Space-monkey is the key to the apocalypse. The only thing that can kill it is Morgan''s ancient blade, left on earth by a rival alien species. Now the Gravediggers are in a race against time to rescue the Space-monkey before the Black Temple can kill it, unleashing the Dark Gods and bringing about the end of mankind! Variant cover by MATT FORSYTHE (Adventure Time). Pinup by FAREL DALRYMPLE (POP GUN WAR).

The supernatural world has gone berserk and it''s all tied to a powerful cult called The Black Temple. They want to unleash ancient dark gods on mankind and bring about the apocalypse. The only thing that stands in their way are Cole, Haley and Ortiz. They''re members of the Gravediggers Union, a brotherhood sworn to defend the living from the undead. At the centre of the Black Temple''s plan is a street kid named Morgan. She''s the key to the coming apocalypse. Also, she''s also Cole''s estranged daughter. To find her the Gravediggers will have to contend with a witch who hates their guts, an ex-cult member who used to be the world''s biggest movie star, yuppie vampires, steroid-zombies, junk golems ...and no overtime pay. DEADLY CLASS co-creator WES CRAIG teams up with artist TOBY CYPRESS (Omega Men) to introduce you to the weird horror of THE GRAVEDIGGERS UNION. Collects issues 1 through 5.