Image Releases Cover Previews for Robert Kirkman’s Capes, Walking Dead
Image Comics has released cover images from Capes #1 (JUL031169D)
& #3 and The Walking Dead #1 (AUG031264D)-#2, which are
written by up-and-coming comics scribe Robert Kirkman (Invincible).
Furthermore, the publisher made the following statement regarding these
series:
"While most everyone else in the comics world is recovering from [Comic-Con International: San Diego], Robert Kirkman is at home, hard at work. Still cranking out issues of Invincible, and with three big releases over the next month -- [Brit #1 (MAY031203D)] with Tony Moore and [the Tech Jacket Volume 1: Lost and Found TP (MAY031266D) and the Invincible Volume 1: Family Matters TP (JUN031267D)] -- Robert's hardly content to rest on his laurels. In fact, Image Comics has announced he's actually gearing up for two new books debuting in September and October, respectively: Capes, the super-hero/comedy romp with Mark Englert of Savage Dragon fame handling the art chores, and The Walking Dead, a post-apocalyptic zombie adventure with Brit artist Tony Moore.
"'When Invincible and Tech Jacket were approved, I told [Image Publisher] Jim Valentino and [Image Marketing Director] Eric Stephenson that I wouldn't stop pitching books until they made me,' Kirkman chuckled. 'They haven't stopped me yet, so they must like what I'm doing.
"'With Invincible and Tech Jacket selling out I figured I might as well strike while the iron is hot and roll out some new ideas. Especially, since it's important to me that people know I can do more than teen super-heroes.'
"Debuting in September as a three-issue mini-series, Capes is a super-hero book that focuses on the more practical aspects of the super-hero lifestyle, contrasted with some of the more fantastic elements of super-hero fiction.
"'Capes is about a group of heroes that think it's a little too time-consuming to have a secret identity, and another job,' Kirkman explains. 'Super-heroing doesn't traditionally pay the bills all by itself, but they've found a way around that.'
"'The heroes of Capes don't think so, as Kirkman further explains: 'Our heroes have children to feed and cable TV to pay for, and luckily they are employed by a mildly successful, government-funded super-hero policing organization. They get paid vacations, lunch breaks, overtime pay, sick days...the whole nine. They're all local celebrities...kind of like news anchors or radio DJs.
"'I like to think of these characters more as "practical super-heroes" rather than "real world" super-heroes. I'm telling oddball stories with practical situations, but still keeping the zany, off-the-wall super-hero action that makes super-heroes so fun in the first place. I'm not trying to reinvent the wheel, I'm just putting a unicycle on top of it and letting a juggling clown ride it.'
"If Capes is going to test the limit of how many Kirkman-penned super-hero books you can bear...you're in luck. In October...all the things readers may have thought Robert Kirkman capable of will change...or at least that's his hope.
"'The Walking Dead is completely different from anything I've ever done before,' he says. 'It's dark and moody, and not the least bit uplifting. It takes that notion of the summer disaster movie, aliens invading, meteors slamming into the earth, molten cores that stop spinning and it says: "Yeah...but what happens afterwards if Bruce Willis screws up?" It's about the people rebuilding civilization and fighting off zombies the whole time.'
"The series' main character is Rick Grimes, a small-town police officer who's never fired his gun and is ultimately not prepared for the changes suddenly thrust upon his life. Grimes has to feed and protect his family and teach his son the difference between right and wrong.
"'It's all about losing what we've got and then trying to build it back against all odds,' Kirkman muses. 'The grocery stores are closed, the cable TV isn't working, and that knock at the door is an army of the undead that wants to eat you. There's no time to iron the clothes, or walk the dog...you've got to learn how to build a tall, sturdy fence, and grow crops, and fire a shotgun. Life is very different for these people. And that's what I'm exploring here. It's not really a "horror" book as it is "survivalist adventure." It'll have its fair share of gore and dead bodies...but that's only natural when being attacked by bloodthirsty dead people is an every day occurrence.'
"'Erik Larsen's to blame,' joked Stephenson. 'He brought Robert to us with Superpatriot: America's Fighting Force, but as good as that material was, we had no way of knowing that we'd be getting such a steady stream of ideas from this guy! We love him, though -- we're really proud of the work he's done on Invincible, Tech Jacket, and Brit, and we can't wait for readers to get a hold of Capes and The Walking Dead!'
"Capes [#1] is available for order now in the July issue of Previews and will go on sale September 3. The Walking Dead [#1] is available for order in the August issue of Previews, and is due out on October 1."
"While most everyone else in the comics world is recovering from [Comic-Con International: San Diego], Robert Kirkman is at home, hard at work. Still cranking out issues of Invincible, and with three big releases over the next month -- [Brit #1 (MAY031203D)] with Tony Moore and [the Tech Jacket Volume 1: Lost and Found TP (MAY031266D) and the Invincible Volume 1: Family Matters TP (JUN031267D)] -- Robert's hardly content to rest on his laurels. In fact, Image Comics has announced he's actually gearing up for two new books debuting in September and October, respectively: Capes, the super-hero/comedy romp with Mark Englert of Savage Dragon fame handling the art chores, and The Walking Dead, a post-apocalyptic zombie adventure with Brit artist Tony Moore.
"'When Invincible and Tech Jacket were approved, I told [Image Publisher] Jim Valentino and [Image Marketing Director] Eric Stephenson that I wouldn't stop pitching books until they made me,' Kirkman chuckled. 'They haven't stopped me yet, so they must like what I'm doing.
"'With Invincible and Tech Jacket selling out I figured I might as well strike while the iron is hot and roll out some new ideas. Especially, since it's important to me that people know I can do more than teen super-heroes.'
"Debuting in September as a three-issue mini-series, Capes is a super-hero book that focuses on the more practical aspects of the super-hero lifestyle, contrasted with some of the more fantastic elements of super-hero fiction.
"'Capes is about a group of heroes that think it's a little too time-consuming to have a secret identity, and another job,' Kirkman explains. 'Super-heroing doesn't traditionally pay the bills all by itself, but they've found a way around that.'
"'The heroes of Capes don't think so, as Kirkman further explains: 'Our heroes have children to feed and cable TV to pay for, and luckily they are employed by a mildly successful, government-funded super-hero policing organization. They get paid vacations, lunch breaks, overtime pay, sick days...the whole nine. They're all local celebrities...kind of like news anchors or radio DJs.
"'I like to think of these characters more as "practical super-heroes" rather than "real world" super-heroes. I'm telling oddball stories with practical situations, but still keeping the zany, off-the-wall super-hero action that makes super-heroes so fun in the first place. I'm not trying to reinvent the wheel, I'm just putting a unicycle on top of it and letting a juggling clown ride it.'
"If Capes is going to test the limit of how many Kirkman-penned super-hero books you can bear...you're in luck. In October...all the things readers may have thought Robert Kirkman capable of will change...or at least that's his hope.
"'The Walking Dead is completely different from anything I've ever done before,' he says. 'It's dark and moody, and not the least bit uplifting. It takes that notion of the summer disaster movie, aliens invading, meteors slamming into the earth, molten cores that stop spinning and it says: "Yeah...but what happens afterwards if Bruce Willis screws up?" It's about the people rebuilding civilization and fighting off zombies the whole time.'
"The series' main character is Rick Grimes, a small-town police officer who's never fired his gun and is ultimately not prepared for the changes suddenly thrust upon his life. Grimes has to feed and protect his family and teach his son the difference between right and wrong.
"'It's all about losing what we've got and then trying to build it back against all odds,' Kirkman muses. 'The grocery stores are closed, the cable TV isn't working, and that knock at the door is an army of the undead that wants to eat you. There's no time to iron the clothes, or walk the dog...you've got to learn how to build a tall, sturdy fence, and grow crops, and fire a shotgun. Life is very different for these people. And that's what I'm exploring here. It's not really a "horror" book as it is "survivalist adventure." It'll have its fair share of gore and dead bodies...but that's only natural when being attacked by bloodthirsty dead people is an every day occurrence.'
"'Erik Larsen's to blame,' joked Stephenson. 'He brought Robert to us with Superpatriot: America's Fighting Force, but as good as that material was, we had no way of knowing that we'd be getting such a steady stream of ideas from this guy! We love him, though -- we're really proud of the work he's done on Invincible, Tech Jacket, and Brit, and we can't wait for readers to get a hold of Capes and The Walking Dead!'
"Capes [#1] is available for order now in the July issue of Previews and will go on sale September 3. The Walking Dead [#1] is available for order in the August issue of Previews, and is due out on October 1."
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Item Code
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Description
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Price
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CAPES #1 (OF 3)
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$2.95
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CAPES #2 (OF 3)
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$2.95
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WALKING DEAD #1
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$2.95
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