Four of the Most Exciting New Comics From Image Expo 2015

With announcements of big, innovative concepts created by some of the most legendary comics creators working in the industry, this years Image Expo was quite possibly the most exciting one yet.

If you don’t know, the Image Expo is an annual event where popular publisher Image Comics announces their new creator-owned projects. It’s always fun to watch and see what these creators have schemed up in their sometimes gritty, sometimes goofy, sometimes fever-dream-ish departures from the kinds of comics that we usually see lining the shelves. From the looks of it, this years crop of new books is going to have a ton of hits, but there are a few amazing looking titles that stand out from the rest.

#4: Heartless

From writer Warren Ellis and artist Tula Lotay, this series promises to be a “modern folktale about love, revenge, and the deadly grip of the supernatural,” focusing on a young musician returning to her roots in the countryside of northern England and having to grapple with some enigmatic paranormal forces that aren’t happy to see her back. Not only does this project have an incredible creative team, but it looks to be blending genres in a way that will be a welcome new addition to the comics world, featuring some horror aspects with a more human, emotional element. If their track record is any indication, Ellis and Lotay are going to make this an incredibly memorable story.

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