Image Comics April 2022 Collection Solicitations

Image’s April 2022 solicitations are out and we’re here to look at the collected editions!

This month sees another full batch of Image Comics collections. Several exciting series are getting their next volume. These include Deadly Class, Vol. 11, Department of Truth, Vol. 3, The Good Asian, Vol. 2, and more. Plus, Oblivion Song is getting its next deluxe edition with Oblivion Song, Book 3.

• Grip of the Kombinat OGN TP
  • Collects the original graphic novel. 
  • Release Date: June 14, 2022
  • Solicitation Details:
    • Two megacorporations wage an eternal tug-of-war for the ruins of our future solar system. Pulpy sci-fi adventure, escalating unintended consequences, wry satire, and pure goofery combine in seven potent chapters of comics entertainment to make GRIP OF THE KOMBINAT, an unholy lovechild of Verhoeven and Asimov.
    • An original graphic novel from the deranged minds of comics wündérkìñdêr SIMON ROY (PROPHET, HABITAT, FIRST KNIFE) & DAMON GENTRY (Sabertooth Swordsman, Vinegar Teeth). 
• Primordial HC
  • Collects Primordial #1-6. 
  • Release Date: May 24, 2022
  • Solicitation Details:
    • Mind-bending sci-fi and Cold War thriller collide in this 6-issue series by the bestselling, Eisner-winning creative team behind GIDEON FALLS! In 1957, the USSR made history by launching a dog named Laika into Earth’s orbit. Two years later, the USA responded with two monkeys, Able and Baker. These animals never returned. But unbeknownst to everyone, they did not die in orbit…they were taken. And now they are coming home. 
• Spawn: The Record-Breaker TP
  • Collects Spawn #298-301.
  • Release Date: May 3, 2022
  • Solicitation Details:
    • TODD McFARLANE unleashed his signature creation, SPAWN, in 1992. In doing so, he created the most successful independent comic book in history. Now, the issues leading up to and including the RECORD-BREAKING SPAWN #301 are collected together for the first time!
    • This is the storyline that changes everything! Including art from industry giants like GREG CAPULLO, JASON SHAWN ALEXANDER, CLAYTON CRAIN & JEROME OPEÑA, as well as a story penciled by TODD McFARLANE himself. 

• A Thing Called Truth TP
  • Collects A Thing Called Truth #1-5. 
  • Release Date: April 19, 2022
  • Solicitation Details:
    • A chaotic LGBTQ+ road trip!
    • A workaholic scientist who wants to save the world and a woman who fears nothing but discovering her own destiny find themselves mixed up in a chaotic, on-the-road adventure through Europe.
    • Will they manage to find a middle ground between their opposing ways of life—at least for long enough to complete their mission? And could this trip lead to an unexpected romance?

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• Vinyl TP
  • Collects Vinyl #1-6.
  • Release Date: April 26, 2022
  • Solicitation Details:
    • PLASTIC creators DOUG WAGNER & DANIEL HILLYARD return with Eisner Award winner DAVE STEWART for an unsettling tale of psychopaths, sweet love, and a serial killer named Walter. When Walter’s best friend—the FBI agent charged with his capture—is kidnapped by a death cult of all-female sunflower farmers, Walter finds himself deep within an underground labyrinth filled with secrets and monsters…but could their monsters possibly be more horrific than his? 
• Deadly Class, Vol. 11: A Fond Farewell Part One TP
  • Collects Deadly Class #49-52.
  • Release Date: April 26, 2022
  • Solicitation Details:
    • Sins must be atoned for, and few have as many sins as the students of Kings Dominion. Old rivalries come to a head and dark secrets are revealed as the deadliest people on earth reunite one last time. 
• Department of Truth, Vol. 3: Free Country
  • Collects The Department of Truth #6-7, 14-17.
  • Release Date: May 3, 2022
  • Solicitation Details:
    • Six acclaimed guest artists join Eisner winner JAMES TYNION IV (Something is Killing the Children, Batman) and MARTIN SIMMONDS (Dying is Easy) to uncover the deep, tangled roots of the Department of Truth…and Lee Harvey Oswald’s rise to its top position. From the Phantom Time Hypothesis to Mothman, find out what terrible secrets are waiting in the archives. 
• The Good Asian, Vol. 2 TP
  • Collects The Good Asian #5-10.
  • Release Date: May 10, 2022
  • Solicitation Details:
    • The conclusion to the year’s most critically acclaimed new series is here!
    • Self-loathing Chinese-American detective Edison Hark uncovers the secrets behind the murders terrorizing 1936 Chinatown and their link to his family—but exposing the truth may mean toppling everything he holds dear. Writer PORNSAK PICHETSHOTE (INFIDEL) and artist ALEXANDRE TEFENKGI (OUTPOST ZERO) wrap up their Chinatown noir starring the first generation of Americans to come of age under an immigration ban…the Chinese.
    • Collects covers by DAVID CHOE, AFU CHAN, NIMIT MALAVIA, DAVE JOHNSON, and more, plus bonus material. 
• Oblivion Song by Kirkman & De Felici, Vol. 6 TP
  • Collects Oblivion Song #31-36.
  • Release Date: April 19, 2022
  • Solicitation Details:
    • A decade ago, 300,000 citizens of Philadelphia were suddenly lost in Oblivion. Now, history has repeated itself. Three more cities have swapped dimensions, igniting a final war between humans and Ghozan. The final six issues are collected here! 

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• Oblivion Song, Book 3
  • Collects Oblivion Song #25-36.
  • Release Date: July 19, 2022
  • Solicitation Details:
    • A decade ago, 300,000 citizens of Philadelphia were suddenly lost in Oblivion. Nathan Cole was the only one who never gave up searching that apocalyptic hellscape. Now, he embarks on a new journey with full knowledge of Oblivion and what caused the Transference! The fate of the Earth rests in his capable hands!
    • This hardcover features the final twelve issues of the hit comic book series, along with covers and a sketchbook, in one oversized hardcover volume. Perfect for long-time readers and new fans.
• The Scumbag, Vol. 3: Goldenbrowneye TP
  • Collects The Scumbag #11-14.
  • Release Date: May 3, 2022
  • Solicitation Details:
    • The world is caught in an all-out war between Scorpionus and Moonflower as the two enact their plans to force their versions of utopia on us all! Our only hope for liberation is a perverted, drug-addled metalhead and his flying Trans Am—Agent Scumbag!
    • Quit being a jerk and come for one final spin with RICK REMENDER (SEVEN TO ETERNITY, DEADLY CLASS), ROLAND BOSCHI (Winter Soldier, Ghost Rider), and Ernie Ray Clementine, as he sets everything right in the world for everyone! Or the exact opposite! Why would we tell you how the story ends in this blurb?! 
• Spawn Origins, Vol. 21 TP
  • Collects Spawn #123-128.
  • Release Date: April 26, 2022
  • Solicitation Details:
    • SPAWN ORIGINS, VOL. 21 collects the fan-favorite ANGEL MEDINA run for the first time! With Wynn and Clown plotting against an injured Al Simmons, how can he possibly survive? 
• Time Before Time, Vol. 2 TP
  • Collects Time Before Time #7-11.
  • Release Date: April 19, 2022
  • Solicitation Details:
    • As the Syndicate and the Union wage war across decades, Tatsuo and Nadia continue their journey to reunite Nadia with her family. But a shocking surprise awaits them in the year 2042…
    • The hit crime/time travel series continues in this thrilling second volume!

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