Image Comics does more than enough to warrant hosting its own expo, but it seems that even the publisher wants to bring even more talent and exclusives to the show. Having said that, they're definitely ramping things up even more, adding even more awesomeness to the ever-growing show. James Robinson, Paul Azaceta and Joshua Williamson have all been added to the show's guest list.
"This is shaping up to be our biggest event yet—and that’s not even counting our surprise guests," said Eric Stephenson, Publisher at Image Comics. "It’s pretty amazing how many absolutely stellar creators we’re going to have on hand for this. Everybody here is really proud to be associated with so many awesome people!"
Exclusives will include
The Walking Dead #1 full-color and black and white covers by Nick Dragotta,
Black Science #1 with a cover by Sanford Greene,
Sex Criminal #1 with a cover by Chip Zdarsky,
Ghosted #6 B&W variant by Matteo Scalera,
Manifest Destiny #3 B&W variant by Matthew Roberts and
Prophet #42 with a cover by Brandon Graham, all available for premium ticket holders and on-sale at the event. Previously announced guests include Robert Kirkman, Matt Fraction, Rick Remender, Kelly Sue DeConnick, Brandon Graham, Nick Dragotta, Nick Spencer, Joe Keatinge and Wes Craig. Of course, even more exciting surprise guests will be revealed on the day of the event, making Image Expo a must for comic book fans.
Full press release below.
EXCLUSIVE VARIANT RELEASES & SPECIAL GUESTS JOIN LINEUP AT IMAGE EXPO Image Comics’ premiere media event gives fans even more reasons to attend, additional guests James Robinson, Paul Azaceta, and Joshua Williamson announced |
Exclusive variants and even more guests will be at Image Expo! As if Image Comics hasn’t given you enough reasons to count down the days to the Expo on January 9 in San Francisco, THE WALKING DEAD #1 full color cover by Nick Dragotta, THE WALKING DEAD #1 B&W variant cover by Nick Dragotta, BLACK SCIENCE #1 with a cover by Sanford Greene, SEX CRIMINALS #1 with a cover by Chip Zdarsky, GHOSTED #6 B&W variant by Matteo Scalera, MANIFEST DESTINY #3 B&W variant by Matthew Roberts, and PROPHET #42 with a cover by Brandon Graham, will be available for premium ticket holders and on-sale at the event.
Image Comics is also pleased to announce three additional guests that will be in attendance at Image Expo this year, James Robinson (writer of THE SAVIORS), Paul Azaceta (artist of the forthcoming OUTCAST), and Joshua Williamson (writer of GHOSTED). That brings the all-star list of creators in attendance up to 12, with many more special guests yet to be announced.
"This is shaping up to be our biggest event yet—and that’s not even counting our surprise guests," said Eric Stephenson, Publisher at Image Comics. "It’s pretty amazing how many absolutely stellar creators we’re going to have on hand for this. Everybody here is really proud to be associated with so many awesome people!"
Previously announced guests include Robert Kirkman (Image Comics partner and the creator of THE WALKING DEAD), Matt Fraction (Eisner Award winner and writer of SEX CRIMINALS & SATELLITE SAM), Rick Remender (writer of BLACK SCIENCE and DEADLY CLASS), Kelly Sue DeConnick (writer of PRETTY DEADLY), Brandon Graham (Eisner Award-winning writer/artist of PROPHET & MULTIPLE WARHEADS), Nick Dragotta (EAST OF WEST), Nick Spencer (MORNING GLORIES, BEDLAM), Joe Keatinge (GLORY), and Wes Craig (DEADLY CLASS). And of course, even more exciting surprise guests will be revealed on the day of the event, making Image Expo a must for comic book fans.
Tickets are still available, but selling out quickly, so purchase yours today. Don’t miss your chance to meet creators, attend panels and signings, receive exclusive swag, and get the skinny on all that Image Comics has up its sleeve for 2014. Premium ticket holders will receive exclusive releases and preferred seating, but tickets are limited.
Image Comics fans can follow the latest Image Expo updates and to purchase tickets at: imagecomics.com/expo. We hope to see you there! |
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, 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. |
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