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Hyperkinetic #1 - Advance Review
Let me begin this by saying that, when I first started illustrating comic books, I was around 8-9 years old. Obviously, my abilities were limited. I learned to draw comics by re-rendering exciting.....
The Roberts - What Happens When Serial Killers Become Grandparents?
A lot of us have/had a somewhat "morbid fascination" with serial killers, I think. I certainly did when I was younger. But it definitely wasn't that I looked-up to them or anything; I think it has.....
Image Alt Covers at Emerald City Con This Weekend!
This is an official Image Comics press release: 8 May 2008 (Berkeley, CA) - Image Comics' Pacific Northwest bred heroes, MADMAN ATOMIC COMICS and GEMINI, celebrate Emerald City Comic Con with... Rea...
Wolf-Man Strikes Monthly!
This is an official Image Comics press release: 5 May 2008 (Berkeley, CA) - At at long, ASTOUNDING WOLF-MAN creators Jason Howard and Robert Kirkman are giving fans the one thing they've demanded... ...
Image Comics' NYCC Schedule
Everybody's gearing-up for this weekend's big New York Comic-Con - as well they should be! We brought you Marvel's schedule yesterday and this is Image's. Given the whole tax situation, The Rundown....
Image Eisner Nominations
Will Eisner was, and is, a legend in the sequential arts field and every comic book fan should know his name, if not his work. Creator of The Spirit (to be released in 2009 as a major motion... Read...
Madman #8 - Advance Review
The advance copy of Madman #8 arrived with accompanying text that said it was, "... the perfect jumping on point for any reader new to Snap City!" And so it is. The advance portion I received only......
Hop Onto Madman!
Tomorrow or Monday, I will bring you the advance review of Madman #8, coming this May from Image Comics. This is the official Image Comics press release to accompany the review: Fresh off his... Re...
Wizard 200 Features First-Look at War Heroes!
This is an official Image Comics press release: 10 April 2008 (Berkeley, CA) - This past month CIVIL WARS' Mark Millar and EX MACHINA's Tony Harris announced their newest superhero collaboration,... ...
Tori Amos Comes to Comics
This is an official Image Comics press release: 9 April, 2008 (Berkeley, CA) - This July the ever-growing relationship between comics and music reaches new heights as Tori Amos and Image Comics... R...
Noble Causes #34 - Advance Review
The images you are seeing are from an advance copy of Image Comics' Noble Causes #34 I received sometime back (as with all images on The Rundown, simply click to enlarge). Not being a regular reader....
Cemetery Blues #1 Now Free Online!
The trend continues to gain momentum, as more and more comics publishers are offering more and more titles online - many for free! When you follow the link, you'll actually find several issues for......
American Flagg 25th Anniversary Hardcover
This is an official - and exciting - Image Comics press release: 21st March 2008 (Berkeley, CA) - This July, Howard Chaykin's AMERICAN FLAGG! arrives for the series' 25th-anniversary in its... Read ...
Charlatan Ball from Image
This is an official Image Comics press release: 1 April 2008 - Magic comes crashing down on reality this June in the pages of the ongoing CHARLATAN BALL with series writer, IRON MAN: ENTER THE... Re...
Aletheia: At War with the Gods
This is an official Image Comics press release: 26 March 2008 (Berkeley, CA) - This May, a modern-day Greek tragedy forces a mere mortal named Thea to seek revenge against the pantheon of gods in... ...
Image Releases War Heroes
This is an official Image Comics press release: 20th March 2008 - During America's darkest hour, Mark Millar and Tony Harris draft the newest generation of superheroes this June in the bombastic... ...
Amory Wars to be Collected this April!
This is an official Image Comics press release: THE AMORY WARS is collected this April! Claudio Sanchez, singer/guitarist of the platinum-selling rock group, Coheed and Cambria, announced today... ...
Gemini #1 - Advance Review
I received an advance copy of Gemini #1 coming May 5th from Image Comics and I have to admit, I was impressed! Brought to us by the team of Jay Faerber, Jon Sommariva, and FCOLOR, Gemini is the... R...
Advance Reviews
Well, Marvel did send me several pages from the new Power Pack mini-series we just sent out the press release for. Unfortunately, they are so small that the text is illegible! There's no way to see....
Wildguard Returns This May!
This is an official Image Comics press release: 4 March 2008 (Berkeley, CA) - The original reality-TV heroes make their triumphant return in WILDGUARD: INSIDER, a three-issue mini-series courtesy of....
Sneak Peek: Image's Pretty, Baby, Machine
Woo-hoo! This is the first in a short series of sneak-peeks (I have some advance copies to review this week) from the cats over to Image. This particular one is a gangster epic from Shadowline, and....
New World Order #1 - A Review
New World Order is a new ongoing series from the Shadowline imprint under Image Comics. While I have only received the first issue, I will be sticking around for the next few, but I am being... Read...
Read the Entire First Issue of Pax Romana for Free!
Maybe Marvel's online comics experiment is a good thing? Image Comics announces that Jonathan Hickman has decided to release the first issue of Pax Romana online to coincide with the second issue... ...
Image Grateful for Eagle Noms
The Eagle Awards, UK's answer to the Spirit Awards (kinda), are getting into full-swing. There's still time to vote for your favorites, though! This is an official Image Comics press release: 28......
Perhapanauts Annual #1 - A Review
Well, shoot! This is yet another one of those posts that got lost in the shuffle and wound-up late. The Perhapanauts Annual #1 was sent to me well in advance of the release date (last Wednesday)... ...
