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Crude #1 Out Now!

CRUDE #1

STORY: STEVE ORLANDO

ART/COVER: GARRY BROWN & LEE LOUGHRIDGE

APRIL 11

32 PAGES | Full Color | Mature | $3.99

NEW SERIES

Killers once feared Piotr Petrovich. Now, they’ve sent his son home to him, in a body bag. Haunted by his failures, Piotr journeys across Russia to learn what type of man his son really was while hunting the bastards who killed him. And once Piotr finds them, they will learn to fear him once more…

GLAAD Media Award-nominated writer Steve Orlando (Virgil, Midnighter) and artist Garry Brown (Black Road) deliver an emotional, bone-shattering account of murder, masculinity and mayhem.

  

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Oblivion Song #2 Out Now!

OBLIVION SONG BY KIRKMAN & DE FELICI #2

STORY: ROBERT KIRKMAN

ART: LORENZO DE FELICI & ANNALISA LEONI

COVER: LORENZO DE FELICI

APRIL 11

32 PAGES | Full Color | Teen+ | $3.99

Nathan’s obsession with Oblivion has put a strain on every aspect of his life. His love for Heather is really put to the test now that he’s closer than he’s ever been to finding what he’s truly looking for.

  

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This Week’s Comics: Crude #1 & Oblivion Song #2

CRUDE #1 and OBLIVION SONG #2 are coming at you in this week’s comics! CRUDE #1 is the debut issue of the new limited series from Steve Orlando and Garry Brown. Piotr’s son is killed and it’s time to get some answers. Don’t miss this fantastic story of a man dealing with his past and find out who his son truly was. Check out the preview below. Next up is OBLIVION SONG #1. We’ve diving deeper into the world of Oblivion and finding out why Nathan Cole is so driven to save the people trapped there.

Pick up both comics at your local comic shop this Wednesday or on comiXology. Let us know what you thought in the comments below or on twitter using the tag #gotoacomicshop. Have a great week!

CRUDE #1

STORY: STEVE ORLANDO

ART/COVER: GARRY BROWN & LEE LOUGHRIDGE

APRIL 11

32 PAGES | Full Color | Mature | $3.99

NEW SERIES

Killers once feared Piotr Petrovich. Now, they’ve sent his son home to him, in a body bag. Haunted by his failures, Piotr journeys across Russia to learn what type of man his son really was while hunting the bastards who killed him. And once Piotr finds them, they will learn to fear him once more…

GLAAD Media Award-nominated writer Steve Orlando (Virgil, Midnighter) and artist Garry Brown (Black Road) deliver an emotional, bone-shattering account of murder, masculinity and mayhem.

  

  

OBLIVION SONG BY KIRKMAN & DE FELICI #2

STORY: ROBERT KIRKMAN

ART: LORENZO DE FELICI & ANNALISA LEONI

COVER: LORENZO DE FELICI

APRIL 11

32 PAGES | Full Color | Teen+ | $3.99

Nathan’s obsession with Oblivion has put a strain on every aspect of his life. His love for Heather is really put to the test now that he’s closer than he’s ever been to finding what he’s truly looking for.

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FOC for April 9th

Hey there, retailers! Today we’ve got a pretty great FOC for you. Not that they’re not all great, but this one’s pretty epic. We’ve got a new issue of THE WALKING DEAD as well as the second trades of REDNECK & EXTREMITY and the last hardcover of INVINCIBLE. Make sure to order up on all four of these so you don’t get caught without them. As per usual, let us know if there’s anything we can assist you with. Have a great week!!

THE WALKING DEAD #179 [MAR180767] [CVR B MAR180768]

 

STORY: ROBERT KIRKMAN

ART: CHARLIE ADLARD, STEFANO GAUDIANO & CLIFF RATHBURN

COVER: CHARLIE ADLARD & DAVE STEWART

MAY 2

32 PAGES | Black & White | Mature | $3.99

NEW WORLD ORDER PART 5 OF 6

The journey home. There’s nothing worse than returning with fewer people than you left with.

EXTREMITY VOL 02: WARRIOR TP [MAR180672]

STORY/ART/COVER: DANIEL WARREN JOHNSON

COLOR: MIKE SPICER

MAY 2

144 PAGES | Full Color | Teen+ | $16.99

The Paznina take desperate measures to finish their war against the Roto… A war that will draw Thea and Rollo back into it, no matter how much death and heartbreak it promises.

Collects EXTREMITY #7-12

INVINCIBLE ULTIMATE COLLECTION VOL 12 HC [MAR180692]

STORY: ROBERT KIRKMAN

ART/COVER: RYAN OTTLEY & NATHAN FAIRBAIRN

MAY 16

336 PAGES | Full Color / Teen+ / $34.99

THE END OF ALL THINGS-the final INVINCIBLE story-is collected in one volume. This mega-story touches every corner of the Invincible Universe, and when it’s over… MARK GRAYSON’S STORY IS OVER. Every single story for the past 13 years has been leading up to this!

Collects INVINCIBLE #133-144.

REDNECK VOL 02: THE EYES UPON YOU TP [MAR180736]

STORY: DONNY CATES

ART: LISANDRO ESTHERREN & DEE CUNNIFFE

COVER: NICK PITARRA

MAY 23

128 PAGES | Full Color | Mature | $16.99

After leaving Sulphur Springs behind in a bloody hurry, the Bowmans are lying low from the law with a new member of the family in tow. But there are rules to being a vampire…and when the rules are broken, the family will surely suffer…

Collects REDNECK #7-12.

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Get to Know the Talented Gabriel Bateman!

At just 13 years old, Gabriel Bateman has more credits to his name than most actors twice his age. It’s not just because he comes from a very talented family, Gabe is a star in his own right. Bateman tells us that after watching a behind the scenes video of a short film his sister Talitha Bateman starred in he decided to become an actor. And after bugging his mom to actually let him, Gabe is now considered amongst the top young actors working in Hollywood today.

Since emerging as a talent in the 2014 film Annabelle, Gabe can be seen in the 2015 film Band of Robbers as Young Huck Finn, Checkmate, Lights Out, and this year’s remake of the classic kid’s film Benji on Netflix. He can also be seen in episodes of Grey’s Anatomy, Wicked City, American Gothic, and of course Outcast. In addition, Bateman has appeared in two music videos for Jon Lajoie! “It’s a Job” and “A New Beginning.”

Don’t let the small size fool you, Gabe is adamant about immersing himself into a character’s words and body, and as you’ll see in the interview he articulates his process thoughtfully and professionally. Gabe told us how Bryan Cranston convinced him to turn down work and take the lead role in Amazon’s new original series The Dangerous Book for Boys, and how star-struck he was first working with Richard Dreyfus.

 

 

Watch the first season of The Dangerous Book for Boys on Amazon now, and keep an eye out for the new season of Outcast premiering on Cinemax in July!

Go follow Gabe for more updates!

Twitter: @1GabrielMichael

Check out more of our interviews below!

Chandler Riggs! (ever heard of him?): https://www.skybound.com/chandler-riggs

Pollyanna McIntosh (Actress playing Jadis, AMC’s The Walking Dead): https://www.skybound.com/pollyanna-mcintosh/

Annalisa Leoni (Colorist, Oblivion Song): https://www.skybound.com/annalisa-leoni

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Skybound Games Expands to Video Game Publishing!

Man, should you folks be excited for this one! We know you already love our Skybound Games division (with titles like Superfight, Red Flags and more), but get hyped cause Skybound is about to go supernova! We’ve brought in Ian Howe (co-founder of 505 Games) to take Skybound Games to a whole new level. We’re partnering with amazing indie creators to bring some of favorite video games—like THE LONG DARK and SLIME RANCHERS—to the retail market. We’ll have more info for you soon, but for now, take a peek at the press release below. Oh, and, while you’re at it, go follow Skybound Games on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram.

SKYBOUND ENTERTAINMENT ANNOUNCES NEW PUBLISHING VENTURE SKYBOUND GAMES

Led by Ian Howe, Skybound Games Will Publish Steam Successes The Long Dark and Slime Rancher Across New Platforms in September 2018

LOS ANGELES, CA (April 4, 2018) – Multiplatform entertainment company Skybound Entertainment today announced Skybound Games, a division dedicated to publishing independently developed games. Ian Howe, previously the co-founder of publishing company 505 Games, will oversee the new venture.

Skybound Games’ first releases, apocalyptic-survival adventure The Long Dark, developed by Hinterland, and first-person slime wrangling experience Slime Rancher, developed by Monomi Park, will come to retail for the first time in September 2018.

“Partnering with David Alpert, Robert Kirkman, and the rest of the Skybound team is the perfect home for a new video games publishing venture, given their continued dedication to creators in all forms of media,” said Ian Howe. “The company we are building will not only provide a full range of publishing services but will also offer opportunities for game creators to expand their intellectual properties into other forms of media via Skybound’s existing relationships.”

Skybound Interactive will continue to license Skybound IP into various mobile and console games while working with Skybound Games to partner with independent developers to create new IPs and further expand Skybound properties.

“It has been our goal to expand Skybound’s gaming presence into the publishing space, and Ian Howe is the ideal partner to lead this venture. His accomplishments at 505 Games speak to his eye for high quality content and align with our own goals of championing the creator while having the in-house ability to publish their work for a wider audience,” said Skybound Managing Partner Jon Goldman and Skybound Interactive President Dan Murray in a joint statement.

The Long Dark is a thoughtful, exploration-survival experience that challenges solo players to think for themselves as they explore an expansive frozen wilderness in the aftermath of a geomagnetic disaster. The game features both a massive open-world survival sandbox, as well as an episodic narrative experience. Slime Rancher is a game about Beatrix LeBeau: a plucky, young rancher who sets out for a life a thousand light years away from Earth on the ‘Far, Far Range’ where she tries her hand at making a living wrangling slimes.

“I’ve long admired Skybound’s skill as a producer of cross-platform entertainment, and their creator-first culture aligns strongly with our own,” says Raphael van Lierop, Hinterland founder and creative director. “I’m excited to partner with Skybound Games and look forward to future collaborations that will bring The Long Dark to fans of The Walking Dead, and beyond.”

“Monomi Park is thrilled to partner with Skybound Games,” said Monomi Park co-founder and Slime Rancher director Nick Popovich. “We believe they’re just as keen as we are to seek new, creative opportunities with Slime Rancher and take our award-winning game to even greater heights.”

Skybound Games can be found on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram.

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This Week’s Comics: Birthright Vol 06, Horizon Vol 03 & The Walking Dead #178

Hey there, Skybounders! It’s a another huge week for us here at Skybound which only means awesome things for you. In this week’s comics, we’ve got two trades and a new single issue coming your way. New volumes of BIRTHRIGHT and HORIZON are hitting your local comic shop this week. If you’re behind on either series, now’s a great time to catch up! We also have a new issue of everyone’s favorite comic juggernaut, THE WALKING DEAD, for you this Wednesday. Michonne’s finally been reunited with her daughter, but is the Commonwealth really all that is seems? Check it out!

That’s all we got in the world of comics for you fine folks, but if you’re going to PAX East or C2E2 this weekend, make sure to stop by the Skybound booth! We’ll be at booth #12102 at PAX and #513 at C2E2. Hope to see you there!

BIRTHRIGHT Vol. 6

STORY: JOSHUA WILLIAMSON

ART/COVER: ANDREI BRESSAN & ADRIANO LUAS

APRIL 4

112 PAGES | Full Color | Teen+ | $3.99

Mikey Rhodes battled his way back to Earth, only to lose his family because of his service to the God King Lore. Now, if his soul is to be reclaimed, the exorcism of must Mikey Rhodes begin!

Collects BIRTHRIGHT #26-30.

HORIZON Vol. 3

STORY: BRANDON THOMAS

ART: JUAN GEDEON & MIKE SPICER

COVER: JASON HOWARD

APRIL 4

128 PAGES | Full Color | Mature | $16.99

Zhia Malen thought she’d killed Kepler’s top agent—Lincoln. But now he reemerges, ready for a second round with the alien invader…planning the ultimate power move of his own.

Collects HORIZON #13-18.

THE WALKING DEAD #178

STORY: ROBERT KIRKMAN

ART: CHARLIE ADLARD, STEFANO GAUDIANO & CLIFF RATHBURN

COVER: CHARLIE ADLARD & DAVE STEWART

APRIL 4

32 PAGES | Black & White | Mature | $3.99

NEW WORLD ORDER PART 4 OF 6

Princess unleashed-It’s possible Princess doesn’t quite fit in at the commonwealth.

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FOC for April 2nd

Hey there, retailers! We’ve got a pretty massive FOC for you this week so let’s not dilly dally. The first trade of EVOLUTION is coming your way featuring the first 6 issues. We’ve also got the start of the newest arc of GASOLINA and the end of the most recent arc of REDNECK (which also features a bitchin’ April Fools variant). Also don’t forget to grab the Image Firsts reprint of REDNECK #1. Great comic to have on your shelves to get new readers hooked, especially at only $1!

As always, let us know if we can assist you in any way. Have a great week folks!

EVOLUTION, VOL. 1 TP [FEB180552]

STORY: JAMES ASMUS, JOSEPH KEATINGE, CHRISTOPHER SEBELA, JOSHUA WILLIAMSON

ART / COVER: JOE INFURNARI, JORDAN BOYD

MAY 16

136 PAGES | Full Color | Mature | $16.99

Human evolution has taken millions of years to get to this stage. But next week, we become something new. Around the world, humanity is undergoing rapid and unpredictable changes, and only three individuals seem to notice that their world is being reborn. But what can they do about it? Skybound unites writers JAMES ASMUS, JOSEPH KEATINGE, CHRISTOPHER SEBELA & JOSHUA WILLIAMSON and artists JOE INFURNARI & JORDAN BOYD to create a new global phenomenon. Collects EVOLUTION #1-6

GASOLINA #7 [FEB180622]

STORY: SEAN MACKIEWICZ

ART: NIKO WALTER & MAT LOPES

APRIL 25

32 PAGES | Full Color | Mature | $3.99

START OF NEW ARC

Randy and Amalia have struck the first blow against the supernatural cartel, Los Queridos. As the couple arms themselves for war, they must also deal with becoming parents of a child with a very unique condition: he has a flesh-eating monster living in his chest.

IMAGE FIRSTS: REDNECK #1 [FEB180599]

REDNECK #12 [FEB180671] [Cvr B: FEB188374]

  

STORY: DONNY CATES

ART: LISANDRO ESTHERREN & DEE CUNNIFFE

COVER: NICK PITARRA

APRIL 25

32 PAGES | Full Color | Mature | $3.99

In the smoldering fallout of last issue’s shocking ending, the Bowman clan must escape the tide of blood licking at their heels. But not everyone is fast enough to outrun the crashing waves…

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Garry Brown – Artist of Crude!

Garry Brown, the artist of our newly announced book Crude, probably has one of the more “traditional” routes to working in the comic book industry, if that option even exists anymore. He went to school, worked hard at becoming better at his craft, and had his portfolio noticed and highlighted as once of the best in his class. He’s been working ever since.

However, Garry Brown’s resume of work is where he differentiates himself from a traditional artist.

He has worked in almost every core genre of storytelling there is in comics, and he’s excelled at pretty much all of them. Brown drew Black Road for Image, has worked on Catwoman, IronPatriot, The Massive, and has worked with Donny Cates on one of the more off-stream comics out there: Baby Teeth. I mean, he’s even drawn pornographic comics (which he speaks about a little bit in the interview), but he swears it was for the paycheck!

Regardless, he has an incredibly unique style to his art, and it seems to be working very well for the kind of story he’s working on inside the pages of Crude. Check out Ian’s recent interview with Mr. Brown from our Skybound space at Emerald City Comic Con, where he talks about going to school, working hard at becoming an artist since he was a child, and how everyone will tell you it’s not an option as a career at every single turn.

Be on the lookout for Crude!

Our new book comes out soon on April 11th! We’re really excited for this one!

Go follow Garry Brown for up to date looksees at his work!

Twitter: @GarryBoom

Check out more of our interviews below!

Chandler Riggs! (every heard of him?): https://www.skybound.com/chandler-riggs

Pollyanna McIntosh (Actress playing Jadis, AMC’s The Walking Dead): https://www.skybound.com/pollyanna-mcintosh/

Annalisa Leoni (Colorist, Oblivion Song): https://www.skybound.com/annalisa-leoni

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Delusion Set to Premiere at The Overlook Film Festival

Good news, Delusionals! DELUSION: LIES WITHIN is ready for it’s world premiere! Skybound’s brand new VR version of the hit immersive theatrical performance is set to debut at the Overlook Film Festival in New Orleans April 19th. Set in the 1940’s American South, beloved author Elena Fitzgerald goes missing before releasing the final novel in her epic dark fantasy that has captivated fans Daniel and Virginia. As many believe her to be dead, Daniel and Virginia must leave their grim reality behind to save Fitzgerald from her own literary nightmare.

  

We’re super excited for you to check out this brand new VR experience directed by Delusion creator Jon Braver. Learn more about The Overlook Film Festival and get tickets RIGHT HERE. We’ll have more info on when LIES WITHIN will be in broader distribution and more on the next Delusion live show coming up soon so make sure to check back!

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