Image Comics, Inc. Library Market Newsletter

 

 

We are so excited for our creators, who have allowed us to make history as the first publisher to sweep the Best New Series category for nominations in the 2019 Eisner Awards. This year, Image titles have received 19 nominations plus 11 shared nominations for a total of 30 Eisner nominations. This is a huge honor for all of us and we are committed to continuing to provide the best new and ongoing titles for libraries and educators!

Please, VOTE HERE

 

 

 

 

Chloe Ramos-Peterson
Library Market Sales Representative
chloeramos@imagecomics.com

Thanks and enjoy—and please share this newsletter with your friends and colleagues!
 

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Eisner Award - THIRTY NOMINATIONS! - Multiple Category Nominations 2019
Hugo Award - Monstress, Paper Girls, & Saga - Best Graphic Story Finalists 2019
 

Bitter Root, Vol 1 TP
Blackbird, Vol 1 TP
Copra, Vol 1 TP (New Printing)
Copra, Vol 2 TP (New Printing)
Copra, Vol 3 TP New Printing)
Copra, Vol 4 TP (New Printing)
Copra, Vol 5 TP (New Printing)
The Freeze, Vol 1 TP
MCMLXXV TP
Middlewest, Book 1 TP 
Outer Darkness, Vol 1 TP
Outpost Zero, Vol 2 TP
Paradox Girl, Vol 1 TP
Rat Queens, Vol 6 TP
Redlands, Vol 2 TP
Saga: Book Three Deluxe HC
Savage Dragon: As Seen on TV TP
Spawn Kills Everyone: The Complete Collection, Vol 1 TP
Spawn: Origins, Vol 1 TP

SUMMARY: Sci-fi and horror collide in this new series from the co-creator of CHEW! Mankind has colonized the galaxy, but during our interstellar travels, we discovered a terrifying secret out in the Outer Darkness of space. Join Captain Joshua Rigg and the crew of the starship Charon as they encounter demonic possessions, hauntings, cosmic horror, and more! All-star writer JOHN LAYMAN (CHEW) and artist AFU CHAN (Immortal Iron Fists) are ready to let you know that outer space is terrifying.
 

"I'm a polisher. Rather than a person with a lot of ideas, I usually take one idea and finesse it. Let the single idea grow and grow and grow. In the case of OUTER DARKNESS, there is a fully formed set of ‘rules’ to how the universe works. Life, death, the afterlife, or lack thereof. I also went in an gave every single significant character a hearty backstory, their own motivations, pasts and secrets, which comes in handy when putting together an ensemble book. I suppose there is a reason I can only work on one long-form book at a time, because by the time it's on paper it's a very robust, rich universe."–John Layman
SYFY Wire Interview

SUMMARY: NOW BOARDING: Southern Cross, tanker flight 73 to TITAN! Alex Braith is on board retracing her sister's steps to the refinery moon, hoping to collect her remains and find some answers. The questions keep coming though—how did her sister die? Where did her cabin mate disappear to? Who is that creep across the hall? And why does she always feel like she's being watched? Inspired by classic mysteries and weird fiction, SOUTHERN CROSS is a crucible of creeping anxiety and fear as Braith struggles with the ghosts of her past on board a ship that holds secrets best kept buried.

“... I've always wanted to work in this world. The early '80s film culture is where my heart lies for sure. Longer held shots of gorgeous backgrounds in worlds not conceived before. So, that being said, I knew that's what I wanted to draw. I had been working on sword and sandal stuff for so long that I really need a 180° switch on content. I love it so much more. I think it was maybe a year before SOUTHERN CROSS hit the shelves that I started sketching characters that would live in this world. I'm pretty sure I redesigned the characters for this more than a couple times. As far as our team, it's always the most fun to partner up with your best friend and we are both very like-minded and driven in the way we create. In a lot of ways, it comes from the same dark places. Team Southern Cross is pretty heavy; we're like the band Immortal but in comic creator bodies...”–Andy Belanger

SUMMARY: It's not quite Hallowe'en yet, but that's no reason you can't enjoy a good fright. In this program, challenge your patrons to create terrifying tales using two prompts that seem, at first, unrelated. Much the like gods and ghosts in space featured in OUTER DARKNESS, this merging of seemingly disparate elements is meant to enrich the story experience in unexpected ways. Let your aspiring authors surprise themselves! Work from brainstorming through finished product over several sessions and for an added bonus, display the finished products around your branch and let other patrons vote for the one they like best. If you space your sessions out correctly, you should be able to cap the event series with an award ceremony and public reading just in time for October's ghoulish holiday festivities!

 

In this month's Library Spotlight, we're excited to showcase The Indianapolis Public Library's Indiana Comic Con 2018! We can't wait to see what 2019 brings and we look forward to supporting their efforts with creator visits and donations.
 

 



       

"Indiana Comic Con [was] on March 31st. We had a steady flow of patrons stopping by, many surprised and happy that we were there to represent the Library. I counted over approximately 120 people stop by our booth on March 31st. Lots of people thought we were selling the freebies and were pleasantly surprised that everything was FREE. Many people were from out of state or did not live within the county."

ABOUT IMAGE COMICS
Image Comics is a comic book and graphic novel publisher founded in 1992 by a collective of bestselling artists. Image has since gone on to become one of the largest comics publishers in the United States. Image currently has six individuals on the Board of Directors: Robert Kirkman, Erik Larsen, Todd McFarlane, Marc Silvestri, Jim Valentino, and Eric Stephenson. It consists of five major houses: Todd McFarlane Productions, Top Cow Productions, Shadowline Comics, Skybound Entertainment, and Image Central. Image publishes comics and graphic novels in nearly every genre, sub-genre, and style imaginable. It offers science fiction, fantasy, romance, horror, crime fiction, historical fiction, humor, and more by the finest artists and writers working in the medium today. For more information, visit www.imagecomics.com.