News Round Up: The Cabinet From Image Comics, New From SLG Publishing, Battle Action, You Wish & Oni Press
The latest news and previews
A round-up of the latest news, including a preview of a new comic from Image Comics, a new release from SLG Publishing, Battle Action news from the Treasury Of British Comics, a new title out now from Top Cow and something new from Oni Press.
Image Comics has announced a new comic series for their imprint Syzygy Publishing for the Young Adult/teen audience. Check out the details of The Cabinet and a preview below:
Debuting next month from Syzygy Publishing, an imprint of Image Comics, is an all-new YA/Teen+ tale, THE CABINET! Co-created and written by Dwayne McDuffie Award-winning and Eisner-nominated writer Jordan Hart (Ripple Effects) and acclaimed screenwriter David Ebeltoft (Here Alone), this five-issue series heralds the vibrant arrival of Italian artist Chiara Raimondi, along with interconnecting variant covers by acclaimed illustrator, Marguerite Sauvage.
In this vibrant, tongue-in-cheek adventure series, atypical teen Avani and midwestern jock Trent teleport across a post-Cold War landscape to collect bizarre relics. Why? Well, because they need to summon the arcane powers of a resplendent 17th-century cabinet to fix a teeny-tiny mistake the last time Avani used it...unleashing an ancient evil from its prison and accidentally slaughtering her parents.
“David and I had one goal when creating The Cabinet— cooking up a character-driven supernatural adventure that made us laugh every single day,” said co-creator/writer Jordan Hart. “We challenged ourselves to make the absurd believable. The result became a story with villainous foot soldiers who wear medieval tunics with Reebok Pumps, a 6’7” sidekick who loves advanced algebra as much as playing college football, and an arcane instruction manual that looks like it was designed by Lisa Frank.”
“Jordan and I always knew the fabric would be stitched and held together by Avani, our Indian American heroine,” said co-creator/writer David Ebeltoft. “We wanted a character that was strong, relatable, and inclusive, but could also be a gutsy badass when push comes to shove. While nurturing Avani’s spirit and nature, we drew heavily from my familial well, where my wife inspired everything from Avani’s look, to her passion, to her compassionate kick-assery.”
For fans of Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Lumberjanes, or Wednesday Addams gone Indiana Jones, readers will love The Cabinet, which also features lettering by Hart and is presented and edited by Syzygy co-founder, Chris Ryall. A witty “summer blockbuster style” comic to warm your winter woes, The Cabinet #1 drops in shops Valentines Day (Feb. 14th).
New from SLG Publishing is Dragon Garage, by James Turner, creator of Rex Libris.
An imaginative and playful misfit accidentally opens a portal to a fantastical reality in James Turner's graphic novel. Zach Vandermeer's imagination can get the young man into trouble. Zach loves to play role-playing games, and Heroic Journey is his favorite.
One night Zach introduces a new character into the game, one that launches him and his friends into a real world adventure in the realm of Arthea which up until that night was a fictional world created by Zach.
What follows is a page-turning romp brought to you by James Turner, creator of Rex Libris, the world's toughest librarian.
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Volume 2 of Battle Action is now available for pre-order from the Treasury Of British Comics. I enjoy this series, and seeing more of it is great.
At-Ten-SHUN! Battle Action Vol. 2 is Available Today For Pre-Order!
Take the action home with you - the collected edition of Battle Action Vol 2. is available for pre-order today! Garth Ennis (Preacher, The Boys) returns to Battle Action and brings a roster of writers and artists to help him resurrect characters from the classic UK comics Battle and Action. From air ace Johnny Red to the daring Nina Petrova, and from lethal British agent Dredger to the louche Major Eazy.
In total this collection includes 12 action-packed stories from some of the most popular writers in modern comics; John Wagner (Judge Dredd), Torunn Grønbekk (Thor, Star Wars), Rob Williams (Suicide Squad) and Dan Abnett (Guardians of the Galaxy), and features art by some of the most in-demand comic artists including Chris Burnham (Doom Patrol, Batman) and John Higgins (Watchmen, Dreadnoughts). This collection brings you blazing Battle Action on every page!
The collected edition features the return of fan favourite World War Two flying ace ‘Johnny Red’ as well as the return of Battle Picture Weekly’s co-creator John Wagner to ‘HMS Nightshade’, the series he co-created with artist Mike Western in 1979, which tells the story of a Royal Navy warship protecting Allied shipping from the U-Boat menace. Other stories include ‘Crazy Keller’, ‘D-Day Dawson’, ‘Dredger’, ‘Major Eazy’, ‘Hellman of Hammer Force’, and ‘Nina Patrova and The Angels of Death’.
Battle Picture Weekly was where the revolution in British comics began. Created in 1975 by writers and editors Pat Mills and John Wagner, it introduced new grittiness into comics with its cast of anti-heroes and misfits. Its bombast and energy sparked a sea-change in what comics could do, leading to Mills’ creation of the controversial Action and the globally influential 2000 AD.
This new Battle Action collection celebrates the merging of this landmark title with its controversial stablemate, Action, a combination that took the two comics to even greater heights. Now, more than forty years after the original, the cream of British comics talent bring these classic characters back to life.
Battle Action Vol .2 will be released on the 27th February 2024. Pre-order today from the Treasury of British Comics webshop here.
New from Top Cow is You Wish, which looks like a fantastic read and is available now.
Ten-year-old Avery McLean lives with her single dad in the middle of nowhere, entertaining visitors to their gas station with card tricks. But it turns out the real magic was in her all along.
Animator and cartoonist Jeff Victor's debut graphic novel has already garnered high praise from top creative talent like Jeff Smith (Bone) and Jorge Gutierrez (The Book of Life), but we're sure its biggest fan will be the kid in your life.
You Wish (Book 1) by Jeff Victor
ISBN 978-1-60309-532-7 | Diamond: NOV231066
$14.99 (US) | 152 pages | Full-color Paperback with Flaps | Middle Grade (8+)
Get it at Forbidden Planet:
From Oni Press, there is a new release coming this April. This preview has some of the awesome art for Akogun: Brutalizer Of Gods #1.
