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WATCH: The INVINCIBLE Team Talks About Beginnings and Endings

The End of All Things Has Begun! Our beloved Invincible series has been going strong for over 14 years and sadly, things are coming to a close. To celebrate the epic journey we sat down with Robert Kirkman, Cory Walker, and Ryan Ottley to discuss how the comic came to be how what inspired them to make it so great!

How do YOU feel about Invincible’s end? Tell us in the comments!

Skybound Announces Partnership with Writegirl

Skybound is super proud to announce our latest partnership. Later this year, we’ll be hosting a day long workshop with Writegirl covering all various forms of entertainment from film and television to gaming and comics. There’s more information to come but check out the press release below:

SKYBOUND ENTERTAINMENT PARTNERS WITH WRITEGIRL FOR INTERNATIONAL DAY OF THE GIRL WORKSHOP

LOS ANGELES, CA (March 8, 2017): Multiplatform production company Skybound Entertainment has partnered with WriteGirl, the creative writing and mentoring organization that spotlights the power of girls, for a workshop tied to International Day of the Girl in October. The partnership comes through non-profit consulting company Lucid.

Skybound Entertainment will host members and volunteers of WriteGirl for a day of workshop programming, breakout sessions, and conversations with members of the Skybound staff, ranging across projects in film, television, digital and new media, interactive gaming, and comics.

WriteGirl holds monthly mentorship events, including February’s Grammy weekend event, where songwriters such as Louise Goffin and Lindy Robbins teamed up with WriteGirls to create lyrics for original songs. Coming in May, WriteGirl will hold the annual benefit “Lights, Camera, WriteGirl!” where celebrity actors will perform scenes and monologues written by WriteGirls mentees earlier in the day.

More information on the day-long workshop to follow. International Day of the Girl is October 11, 2017.

About Skybound Entertainment:

Founded in 2010, Skybound Entertainment is a multiplatform entertainment company that houses projects ranging from television, film, digital content, comics, interactive, live events, and gaming.

Skybound Entertainment is responsible for such television hits including The Walking Dead, Fear the Walking Dead and Outcast. Moving into the digital content space, Skybound produced the first-ever

narrative VR series, GONE, for Samsung’s Milk VR platform and in 2017 will produce VR horror series Lies Within, which is the first project out of Skybound’s partnership with interactive theatrical company Delusion.

Newly announced Skybound projects include Five Year, Mastermind and Heroes and Villains: The History of Comics.

About WriteGirl:

WriteGirl, a Los Angeles­-based creative writing and mentoring organization for teens, spotlights the power of a girl and her pen. Through workshops, readings, publications and mentoring relationships with professional women writers, WriteGirl offers girls techniques and insights into poetry, songwriting, fiction, journalism and more. WriteGirl encourages girls to develop communication skills, confidence and a positive outlook on themselves and their futures. This year, WriteGirl also expanded its reach with the launch of a new program for teen boys, under the name “Bold Ink Writers” bringing creative writing workshops into juvenile halls and camps, in partnership with the Arts for Incarcerated Youth Network. Celebrating its 16th season, WriteGirl was recognized by Michelle Obama with the 2013 National Arts and Humanities Youth Program Award for its success inspiring thousands of at-­risk teens to enroll in college. In 2014, Founder and CEO Keren Taylor was named one of CNN’s Heroes. For more information, visit the website: www.writegirl.org

This Week’s Comics: Green Valley #6!

Hey there, everyone! We just got back from Emerald City Comicon and we come bearing new comics. This week, we’ve got the next chapter of GREEN VALLEY! Issue #6 premieres this week and, if you missed issue #5, the second printing will be available Wednesday as well. Check out a preview of issue #6 below and pick up your copy on Wednesday!

GREEN VALLEY #6 (of 9)

STORY: MAX LANDIS

ART | COVER: GIUSEPPE CAMUNCOLI, CLIFF RATHBURN & JEAN-FRANCOIS BEAULIEU

MARCH 8

32 PAGES | Full Color | Teen+ | $2.99

Bertwald learns the truth about the evil wizard Cyril, while his fellow knights dare to slay a real-life dragon.

       

This Week’s Comics: Extremity #1, The Walking Dead #165 & The Walking Dead Vol 27!

Hey Skybounders! It’s a new week which means we’ve got new comics coming your way. This week is definitely a doozy! We’re mostly just excited we get to FINALLY share our newest comic EXTREMITY with you! You’ve probably heard us mention/talk incessantly about our new epic space adventure. Well, you can grab issue #1 this week at your local shop or digitally! We’ve got a 5 page preview below. Let us know in the comments what you think of the first issue!

This week is also another huge week for The Walking Dead! For you trade waiters, Volume 27 is out Wednesday. This one collects the entire Whisperer War storyline so you can finally see what everyone’s been talking about. On top of that, we’ve got issue #165 coming in hot!

Check out all 3 books and let us know what you think in the comments! They’ll be available this WEDNESDAY wherever fine comics are sold.

EXTREMITY #1

STORY/ART/COVER: DANIEL WARREN JOHNSON

COLOR: MIKE SPICER

MARCH 1

32 PAGES | Full Color | Teen+ | $3.99

Thea dreams. Not of a better life, but of revenge on the clan that ruined her family. With ferocious battles between man, machines, and monsters ahead… who knows where her quest for vengeance will take her?

Creator Daniel Warren Johnson (SPACE MULLET) and colorist Mike Spicer present a bold new vision, where the beauty and imagination of Studio Ghibli meet the intensity of Mad Max, in this all-new Skybound Original.

     

   

THE WALKING DEAD #165

STORY: ROBERT KIRKMAN

ART: CHARLIE ADLARD, STEFANO GAUDIANO & CLIFF RATHBURN

COVER: CHARLIE ADLARD & DAVE STEWART

MARCH 1

32 PAGES | Black & White | Mature | $2.99

“OPPORTUNITY”

When Alexandria is at its weakest… they strike.

THE WALKING DEAD VOL. 27: THE WHISPERER WAR

STORY: ROBERT KIRKMAN

ART: CHARLIE ADLARD, STEFANO GAUDIANO & CLIFF RATHBURN

COVER: CHARLIE ADLARD & DAVE STEWART

MARCH 1

132 PAGES | Full Color | Mature | $14.99

The time has come. The forces are aligning. The war has begun! Has Rick brought about the demise of everything he’s built? Or will he triumph once again? Know this… there will be a cost.

Collects THE WALKING DEAD #157-162.

For another look at what’s coming your way from Skybound, watch Out This Week:

Panel & Signing Schedule for ECCC

Emerald City Comicon is just around the corner and we’re ready to start announcing the awesome-ness we’re bring to Seattle! As you may know, Robert Kirkman is going to be a special guest of the con on Friday and Saturday. We’ll have more info on signings he’ll be doing at our booth soon but today we can share with you two panels Robert will be taking part of at ECCC (UPDATE: Check below for our just announced signing schedule)!

First up, on Friday March 3rd from 1 to 2:30PM, Robert will be hosting the Image Founders panel! In celebration of Image’s 25th anniversary, the original founders of the company will be reunited at ECCC. Todd McFarlane, Jim Valentino, Erik Larsen, Rob Liefeld, Marc Silvestri, and Whilce Portacio will all be on the same stage to talk about the origins of the company and what it means today. The panel will be held on the Main Stage (WSCC 4A). This is a can’t-miss panel for comic fans!

Then on Saturday, March 4th from 11AM-12PM Robert will have a panel all to himself! Join the creator of The Walking Dead, Invincible & Outcast on the Main Stage (WSCC 4A) for a lively Q&A. Why lively? Because there will be no moderator, just Robert Kirkman and you, the fans, asking him questions directly. No holds barred!*

*Some holds may be barred.

We also have two panels taking place on the ECCC Live stage! These ones are awesome because you can watch them even if you’re not going to the show. Just head over to Twitch. Here’s the info:

Mar 04, 2017

12:30 PM – 1:00 PM

ECCC Live Stage – Level 4 Skybridge Lobby

Skybound’s editorial director Sean Mackiewicz and comic writers Daniel Warren Johnson (Space Mullet, Ghost Fleet) and Donny Cates (Baby Teeth, God Country) discuss comics at Skybound, and both writer’s new Skybound published comics coming out soon. Daniel Warren Johnson’s new series Extremity comes to stores on March 1 and Donny Cates’ new series Redneck arrives on April 19th.

1:30 PM – 2:00 PM

ECCC Live Stage – Level 4 Skybridge Lobby

Skybound’s President of Interactive, Dan Murray, discusses Skybound’s gaming slate along with Disruptor Beam’s Joey Lapenga (The Walking Dead: March to War) and Free Range Games’ Chris Scholtz (Labyrinth).

UPDATE: Our signing schedule is now LIVE! Check out who’ll be stopping by the Skybound booth (#1510).

Friday:

*Robert Kirkman: 11:00am-11:45am

Donny Cates: 5:00pm-5:45pm

Saturday

Chris Sebela: 11-11:45

*Robert Kirkman: 12:15PM-1:00PM

Daniel Warren Johnson: 3-3:45pm

Sunday

Stefano Gaudiano + Tony Akins: 11-11:45

*Wristbands for the Robert Kirkman signing will be given away to attendee badge holders first thing on Friday & Saturday for the respective day’s signing at our booth.

Emerald City Comicon 2017 Portfolio Review Information

It’s that time again! We’re headed to Emerald City Comicon this year and we’re looking for talent. If you are attending ECCC 2017 and are a pencilers, inkers and/or colorists submit your portfolio with us!

We’ll be accepting open art submissions from aspiring comic artists, with an editor on-hand to review and critique select portfolios. This is your chance to get some one-on-one time with one of the fastest growing companies in comics! You absolutely do not want to miss this opportunity! Want to submit? Here’s the info:

Bring your portfolio to the Skybound Booth #1510 (we’re there with IMAGE COMICS) at any time from March 2nd through March 4th and drop it off with a booth volunteer.
When you drop off your portfolio, please make sure it contains your full name, cell phone number and e-mail address (this is really important).
If we think you might have the right stuff, we will reach out to set up a review time on Friday, Saturday, or Sunday.
Please make sure to only include photocopies of art in any submitted portfolios. Unfortunately, we cannot be responsible for any lost or misplaced artwork.
While we welcome all artists to submit, portfolio reviews will be primarily focused on interior sequential pages.
And as much as we’d love to review every single portfolio, we unfortunately must restrict the number of portfolios we review each day to a limited amount.

UPDATED: Invincible Action Figure Leads Our ECCC Offerings!

You’ve been asking for it for years and now, it’s FINALLY here! This year, at Emerald City Comicon, we’re super excited to debut the very first Invincible Action Figures!

We’re serving up Mark Grayson realness two ways. You can get the classic costume Invincible or the ULTRA-bloody version. Both figures retail at $25!

Along with the new figures we’re also going to have an exclusive variant for EXTREMITY #1 and an exclusive new Skybound enamel pin! All of these items and more will be available at the Skybound booth #1510

Take a look at the finished products below and be among the first to grab yours at Emerald City Comicon!

UPDATE: We’re very excited to show off 3 new enamel pins we’ll be debuting at the show! Our INVINCIBLE, OUTCAST & THE WALKING DEAD pins are based on the logos for Image 25th Anniversary variant covers and are full on 90s throwbacks! All three pins will retail for just $10 each! Take a look below and get yours at the show:

Invincible Action Figure Leads Our ECCC Offerings!

You’ve been asking for it for years and now, it’s FINALLY here! This year, at Emerald City Comicon, we’re super excited to debut the very first Invincible Action Figures!

We’re serving up Mark Grayson realness two ways. You can get the classic costume Invincible or the ULTRA-bloody version. Both figures retail at $25!

Along with the new figures we’re also going to have an exclusive variant for EXTREMITY #1 and an exclusive new Skybound enamel pin! All of these items and more will be available at the Skybound booth #1510

Take a look at the finished products below and be among the first to grab yours at Emerald City Comicon!

Image Announces 25th Anniversary Box Set

We’re super proud to be part of the just announced Image Comics 25th anniversary box set coming to stores in July! The comics you get in the box will be random, but you have a chance to get the very limited THE WALKING DEAD: HERE’S NEGAN #1—the only time the first 24 pages of Negan’s backstory will be printed in single-issue format.

We’ll have more information soon but you can read the whole press release below:

In celebration of Image Comics’ 25th Anniversary, Image Comics is printing 1,992 blind boxes in commemoration of the company’s founding year in 1992. The IMAGE COMICS 25th ANNIVERSARY BLIND BOX will be available in comic stores on July 19th.

Each IMAGE COMICS 25TH ANNIVERSARY BLIND BOX will contain an assortment of 25 polybagged comics comprised of 17 all-new 2017 series and featuring limited edition variant covers only available in this box. Each comic will be bagged in opaque black poly to keep every comic a surprise.

Each box may include a randomized mix of the following variants:

-25th anniversary variant cover

-B&W 25th anniversary cover

-Virgin 25th anniversary cover

-Virgin B&W 25th anniversary cover

-Blank wraparound sketch cover

-Extremely rare sketch covers drawn by each series artists—25 copies per series of the 17 selected launches

-Exclusive THE WALKING DEAD: HERE’S NEGAN! #1 limited to 500 copies—the first 24 pages of Negan’s origin story printed in single-issue-format for the first and only time.

Retailers interested in ordering the IMAGE COMICS 25TH ANNIVERSARY BLIND BOX must use Diamond Code MAR170900.

May 2017 Books Announced! Solicits!

April showers bring May comics… we’re pretty sure that’s how the phrase goes. Regardless, we’ve got a whole heap of new books to share with you! We’ve submitted our May books for retailers to check out/order and that means we’re sharing them with you too. 8 new comics and a big old Invincible Hardcover: what’s not to like? Get your orders in to your retailers NOW so you don’t miss out and let us know in the comments what you’re most looking forward to!

EXTREMITY #3

STORY/ART/COVER: DANIEL WARREN JOHNSON

COLOR: MIKE SPICER

MAY 3

32 PAGES | Full Color | Teen+ | $3.99

Not so long ago, Thea was an artist. She had a family. Now she is consumed by vengeance. However, Brynjar is a hunter by nature, and will not be easy prey.

GREEN VALLEY #8 (of 9)

STORY: MAX LANDIS

ART/COVER: GIUSEPPE CAMUNCOLI, CLIFF RATHBURN & JEAN-FRANCOIS BEAULIEU

MAY 10

32 PAGES | Full Color | Teen+ | $2.99

“Forgotten Mysteries of Medieval England”

A dragon slayer emerges as one knight is faced with the decision to endanger all of the world and time forever onward, to regain the lost glory of Kelodia.

HORIZON #11

STORY: BRANDON THOMAS

ART: JUAN GEDEON & MIKE SPICER

COVER: JASON HOWARD

MAY 17

32 PAGES | Full Color | Mature | $2.99

Mariol Coza is a changed woman. She no longer harms others, and she certainly does not kill. But in war, there are always exceptions…

INVINCIBLE #136

STORY: ROBERT KIRKMAN

ART/COVER: RYAN OTTLEY & NATHAN FAIRBAIRN

MAY 17

32 PAGES | Full Color | Mature | $2.99

THE END OF ALL THINGS Part 4 of 12

Thragg’s New Viltrumite stronghold is under attack! Invincible and the Coalition of Planets have decided to take the fight right to the source–resulting in the bloodiest battle thus far!

MANIFEST DESTINY #29

STORY: CHRIS DINGESS

ART/COVER: MATTHEW ROBERTS & OWEN GIENI

MAY 17

32 PAGES | Full Color | Mature | $2.99

A new kind of monster emerges from the fog, as an unsavory finally makes his move against his enemy.

OUTCAST BY KIRKMAN & AZACETA #28

STORY: ROBERT KIRKMAN

ART / COVER: PAUL AZACETA & ELIZABETH BREITWEISER

MAY 24

32 PAGES | Full Color | Mature | $2.99

“His Growing Flock”

Reverend Anderson has become the center of attention as more and more people are starting to see his side of things. Will this help Kyle’s cause–or hurt it? Kyle needs to figure it out fast because the fate of the world rests on his shoulders.

REDNECK #2

STORY: DONNY CATES

ART/COVER: LISANDRO ESTHERREN & DEE CUNNIFFE

MAY 24

32 PAGES | Full Color | Mature | $3.99

Death and destruction have come to Sulphur Springs! With the murder of one of their own, the vampiric Bowmans are ready to wage war on anyone in their path. But will Bartlett be able to get to the bottom of things before the whole town explodes?

Donny Cates and Lisandro Estherren bring you the next chapter in this blood-soaked, Southern-fried gothic masterpiece!

THE WALKING DEAD #167

STORY: ROBERT KIRKMAN

ART: CHARLIE ADLARD, STEFANO GAUDIANO & CLIFF RATHBURN

COVER: CHARLIE ADLARD & DAVE STEWART

MAY 3

32 PAGES | Black & White | Mature | $2.99

“A Certain Doom”

Is it possible, could it be, that the inevitable can somehow be… avoided? Rick and Andrea have a tough decision to make.

INVINCIBLE ULTIMATE COLLECTION BOOK 11 HC

STORY: ROBERT KIRKMAN

ART: RYAN OTTLEY, CORY WALKER, JEAN-FRANCOIS BEAULIEU & NATHAN FAIRBAIRN

COVER: RYAN OTTLEY & NATHAN FAIRBAIRN

MAY 17

336 PAGES | Full Color | Mature | $34.99

With Robot’s control of Earth complete, Mark Grayson and family take to the stars! But Thragg and an unexpected trip to the past turn Mark’s world upside down.

Collects INVINCIBLE #121-132.