Image Comics Going Free at comiXology

Before you start geeking out (as I assume you have the capacity to geek), note that it's not all Image Comics going for free on comiXology. That would be madness. There are quite a few going on sale from the creator-owned publisher that merits your attention though.

The list of free number ones includes Saga #1, Fatale #1, The Manhattan Projects #1, Thief of Thieves #1, Mind the Gap #1, America's Got Powers #1, Alpha Girls #1, Creator-Owned Heroes #1, Dancer #1, Hell Yeah #1, Hoax Hunters #1, No Place Like Home #1, Peter Panzerfaust #1, Grim Leaper #1, Danger Club #1, Epic Kill #1, Glory #23, Planetoid #1, Prophet #21 and Secret #1.

Many of these titles have been or will soon be collected into trade paperbacks, making the free issues the perfect way for readers to sample new Image Comics titles before purchasing collections.

There are some top-notch number ones in that list, so do yourself a favor and check out some of them at the very least. They are free after all.

Full press release below.

Image Comics for Free at comiXology Prices permanently slashed on 20 first issues Berkeley, CA - August 24, 2012 -- The first issues of many of the new series launched in the first half Image Comics' iconic twentieth anniversary year are now free at the digital distributor comiXology. The issues will remain free permanently, starting on August 24. The free issues include the first issues of some of 2012's best-selling comics, including SAGA #1 by Brian K. Vaughan and Fiona Staples, FATALE #1 by Ed Brubaker and Sean Phillips, THE MANHATTAN PROJECTS by Jonathan Hickman and Nick Pitarra, THIEF OF THIEVES #1 by Robert Kirkman, Nick Spencer, and Shawn Martinbrough, AMERICA'S GOT POWERS Jonathan Ross and Bryan Hitch, and MIND THE GAP #1 by Jim McCann, Rodin Esquejo, and Sonia Oback. The other free first issues are ALPHA GIRL #1, CREATOR-OWNED HEROES #1, DANCER #1, DANGER CLUB #1, EPIC KILL #1, GLORY #23 (first issue of the relaunch), GRIM LEAPER #1, HELL YEAH #1, HOAX HUNTERS #1, NO PLACE LIKE HOME #1, PETER PANZERFAUST #1, PLANETOID #1, PROPHET #21 (first issue of the relaunch), and SECRET #1. Many of these titles have been or will soon be collected into trade paperbacks, making the free issues the perfect way for readers to sample new Image Comics titles before purchasing collections. ABOUT IMAGE COMICS Image Comics is a comic book and graphic novel publisher founded in 1992 by a collective of best-selling artists. Image has since gone on to become one of the largest comics publishers in the United States. Image currently has five partners: Robert Kirkman, Erik Larsen, Todd McFarlane, Marc Silvestri and Jim Valentino. It consists of five major houses: Todd McFarlane Productions, Top Cow Productions, Shadowline, Skybound and Image Central. Image publishes comics and graphic novels in nearly every genre, sub-genre, and style imaginable. It offers science fiction, 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.