Image Comics January 2022 Collection Solicitations
Image’s January 2022 solicitations are out and we’re here to look at the collected editions!
This is a pretty full month when it comes to new Image Comics collections. There are a ton of new paperbacks, ranging from Ed Brubaker’s Cruel Summer, to the unique Made In Korea, to the return of Jupiter’s Legacy. Plus, there are hardcovers for Arrowsmith, Fire Power, and Karmen. The full list is pretty impressive and is sure to have plenty for everyone!
- Arrowsmith Vol. 1: So Smart in Their Fine Uniforms HC
- Collects Arrowsmith Vol. 1 #1-6.
- Release Date: May 3, 2022
- Solicitation Details:
- The return of a classic! An oversized, fully remastered collection of the fantasy-adventure epic to accompany the all-new series. Young Fletcher Arrowsmith learns the true cost of war in an alternate history where dragons and magic spells are as much a part of World War I as bullets and barbed wire. This edition, in hardcover for the first time, will present the art as PACHECO originally intended.
- Compass Vol. 1: The Cauldron of Eternal Life TP
- Collects Compass #1-5.
- Release Date: January 25, 2022
- Solicitation Details:
- GREG RUCKA proudly presents a new direction in adventure!
- Shahidah El-Amin is many things: scholar, cartographer, astronomer, mathematician, scientist, explorer, adventurer, and—when need be—two-fisted fighter. Setting out from Baghdad’s legendary House of Wisdom during the Islamic Golden Age, Shahidah’s quest brings her to 13th-century Britain…where the Welsh are whispered to possess the secret of eternal life. But Shahidah is not the only one after it…
- Re-teaming from the pages of THE OLD GUARD: TALES THROUGH TIME, writers ROBERT MACKENZIE & DAVE WALKER (LAZARUS: SOURCEBOOK) and artist JUSTIN GREENWOOD (LAZARUS: X +66, Stumptown) take you on a breathless race across the map. Follow the Compass to unlock the secrets of the ancient world!
- Cruel Summer TP
- Collects Criminal #1 and #5-12.
- Release Date: February 1, 2022
- Solicitation Details:
- BRUBAKER & PHILLIPS’ CRIMINAL epic, now out in a beautiful new paperback edition!
- In the summer of ‘88, Teeg Lawless comes home to plan the biggest heist of his career. But Teeg’s son Ricky and his friends are starting down the same dark path their fathers are on, and this is about to become the worst summer of their lives.
- An epic tale of tragedy handed down from generation to generation, CRUEL SUMMER is a crime comic masterpiece from the most celebrated noir masters in the industry, creators of CRIMINAL, FATALE, KILL OR BE KILLED, and THE FADE OUT.
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- Fire Power By Kirkman & Samnee Book 1 HC
- Collects Fire Power By Kirkman And Samnee, Vol. 1: Prelude OGN & Fire Power By Kirkman And Samnee #1-12.
- Release Date: May 3, 2022
- Solicitation Details:
- Bestselling series created by ROBERT KIRKMAN (THE WALKING DEAD, INVINCIBLE, OBLIVION SONG) and CHRIS SAMNEE (Daredevil, Black Widow)!
- The one who wields the fire power is destined to save the world, but Owen Johnson has turned his back on that life. He doesn’t want the power, he never did. He only wants to raise his family and live his life, but unseen forces are at work to make that impossible. Danger lurks around every corner as Owen’s past comes back to haunt him.
- This hardcover collects the debut FIRE POWER OGN prelude and the first twelve issues of the hit comic book series, along with covers and a sketchbook, in one oversized hardcover volume. Perfect for longtime readers and new fans.
- God Hates Astronauts: The Omni-Mega-Bus TP
- Collects God Hates Astronauts, Vol. 1-3 Tp, 3d Cowboy’s 2d Spectacular, Goats Eat Castanets #-1: The Garbage Edition, Grenade Horse Apocalypse #0, and The Head That Wouldn’t Die #4.
- Release Date: February 1, 2022
- Solicitation Details:
- Fourteen years in the making, RYAN BROWNE’s (CURSE WORDS, Quantum & Woody) absurdist, cult-sensation goof book is available in one remastered tome!
- GHA is the gonzo “story” of a group of NASA-funded, superpowered egomaniacs who are paid a living wage to stop unregistered agrarian space travel. Remember that movie The Astronaut Farmer? No?! Well, it’s like that, but with superpowers, goofs, and wild punching. BUT! Our wonderful main characters are very bad at their jobs and waste time focusing on extramarital affairs, big gross heads, and 3D cowboys, causing an intergalactic incident that leads to an all-out space crab invasion of Earth! Bring on da jokes!
- “I don’t want to oversell what RYAN BROWNE has accomplished here, but I gave GOD HATES ASTRONAUTS to a blind man and he regained his sight.” —JONATHAN HICKMAN (EAST OF WEST, THE MANHATTAN PROJECTS, The Avengers)
- Karmen HC
- Collects Karmen #1-5.
- Release Date: May 3, 2022
- Solicitation Details:
- Spanish writer and artist GUILLEM MARCH, best known for his work on Batman, Catwoman, and Harley Quinn, takes up his pen for a cutting-edge story about a highly unconventional angel named Karmen and the young woman she takes under her wing when heartbreak strikes too hard. Packed with intriguing twists and metaphysical musings, this gorgeously drawn series brings tenderness, heart, and humor to the delicate and difficult matters of life and death that we all face.
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- Made In Korea TP
- Collects Made in Korea #1-6.
- Release Date: February 1, 2022
- Solicitation Details:
- A Korean nine-year-old named Jesse is adopted and sent to live with a lovely couple in America. Socially awkward, yet equipped with a seemingly encyclopedic brain, the young girl’s journey through the complexities of race, gender, and identity hits a fork in the road when she discovers she’s not entirely human…yet.
- Adolescence just got a lot more emotional for the world’s first true A.I. system.
- Ordinary Gods Vol. 1: God Spark TP
- Collects Ordinary Gods #1-6.
- Release Date: February 1, 2022
- Solicitation Details:
- For fans of THE OLD GUARD and GOD COUNTRY comes a globe-spanning action epic from writers KYLE HIGGINS (RADIANT BLACK) and JOE CLARK and artist FELIPE WATANABE (The Flash), with backup stories by JANA TROPPER!
- Five gods from a realm beyond our own, leaders in the “War of Immortals.” Trapped on a planet made into a prison, forced into an endless cycle of human death and reincarnation.
- Christopher is 22. He’s got two loving parents and a 12-year-old sister. He works at a paint store. He’s in therapy. He’s one of the Five. To save everything he cares about, Christopher will have to reconnect with his past lives and do the unthinkable: become a god again.
- Mirka Andolfo’s Sweet Paprika Vol. 1 TP
- Collects Mirka Andolfo’s Sweet Paprika #1-6.
- Release Date: January 25, 2022
- Solicitation Details:
- Paprika is a successful New York businesswoman. She neglects her personal life and relationships in favor of pursuing her career. Her heart was broken by an old flame, and her rigid upbringing has made her introverted to a debilitating degree. Despite all this, she still wants a romantic relationship—she just doesn’t know what she’s doing. Not like Dill, the handsome delivery boy with an angelic attitude who’s always surrounded by besotted women. He doesn’t have a worry in the world, and that makes Paprika very nervous. But maybe he’s the guy who can help her with her feelings—and with sex.
- Bridget Jones’s Diary meets Sex and the City with a pinch of The Devil Wears Prada in the new international hit by acclaimed creator MIRKA ANDOLFO (UNNATURAL, MERCY).
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- Trover Saves The Universe Vol. 1 TP
- Collects Trover Saves The Universe #1-5.
- Release Date: February 15, 2022
- Solicitation Details:
- For fans of Rick and Morty and Mega Man!
- A new limited series filled with mystery, murder, and mayhem from fan-favorite creator TESS STONE, set in the world of Rick and Morty co-creator Justin Roiland’s hit video game series TROVER SAVES THE UNIVERSE!
- Welcome to the ICJ—Important Cosmic Jobs—where employees are ranked by their boss, and at the end of each month, the worst employee literally gets the axe. It’s…not a great gig.
- But when the ICJ’s top eyehole monster winds up dead, the company’s most inept (and rival) employees, Klover and Bo, are falsely accused of his murder and hunted by the Space Cops!
- Now they must clear their names and unravel a conspiracy that reaches the very top…that is, if they don’t kill each other first!
- The Beauty Vol. 6 TP
- Collects The Beauty #27-30.
- Release Date: January 11, 2022
- Solicitation Details:
- The end is here. Over 60 percent of the world’s population has THE BEAUTY…and people are dying. Love, friendship, and life go on, even as the world burns.
- Writers JEREMY HAUN & JASON A. HURLEY team up with artists THOMAS NACHLIK, DANNY LUCKERT & MATTHEW DOW SMITH and colorists NAYOUNG KIM & BRETT WELDELE to bring you the finale you’ve been waiting for.
- Chu Vol. 2: (She) Drunk History TP
- Collects Chu #6-10.
- Release Date: January 25, 2022
- Solicitation Details:
- Food-powered master criminal Saffron Chu is back, staring down the barrel of the biggest—and strangest—score of her career. Return to the CHEW-niverse once again for Saffron’s second blood-soaked adventure in an alcoholic art heist that spans the centuries.
- Hey Kids! Comics! Vol. 2: Prophets & Loss TP
- Collects Hey Kids! Comics!, Vol. II: Prophets & Loss #1-6
- Release Date: January 25, 2022
- Solicitation Details:
- Digging deeper into the sordid, seedy, and always-entertaining lives of the men and women who built the comic book business, volume two of HOWARD CHAYKIN’s acclaimed comic à clef tells the story of those who pushed the boundaries of the lowest common denominator—at their own peril—and those happy enough to ride the waves others created. Along the way there’s exploitation, Blaxploitation, custom toilet paper, death at the dinner table, and plenty more, as fans turn pro and pros turn bitter.
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- Jupiter’s Legacy Vol. 5 TP
- Collects Jupiter’s Legacy: Requiem #1-6.
- Release Date: February 1, 2022
- Solicitation Details:
- JUPITER’S LEGACY is Netflix’s latest global sensation, with season one launching higher than any superhero series in history and remaining the world’s number one most-watched show every day for the entire launch week. Now, the sequel is finally here to continue the story of Chloe, Hutch, and their doomed romance. Their children are grown up and making all the same mistakes as their parents, but the enigma of their past remains. What was the mysterious island that called to their parents in 1929 to promise them superpowers, and why has it appeared on other worlds too?
- Collecting the first six issues of JUPITER’S LEGACY: REQUIEM, this volume marks the return of the MARK MILLAR and FRANK QUITELY masterpiece. The art for these six issues has been by TOMMY LEE EDWARDS and MATTHEW DOW SMITH in a career best for both.
- Savage Dragon: Vicious Circle Triumphant TP
- Collects Savage Dragon #253-258.
- Release Date: February 1, 2022
- Solicitation Details:
- Malcolm Dragon has to face the newly assembled Vicious Circle, and things do not go well. Paul Dragon’s quest comes to a startling and heartrending conclusion in Dimension-X. Amy Dragon and Walter the Tiger go on an adventure! Dart! Thor! Battle Girl! The introduction of North Force! And a cast of thousands! It’s comics’ wildest ride!
- That Texas Blood Vol. 2 TP
- Collects That Texas Blood #7-12.
- Release Date: January 18, 2022
- Solicitation Details:
- Sheriff Joe Bob Coates travels down the long and winding road of memory to a dark night in 1981 that saw a boy killed, a girl missing, and a mad cult on the loose in Ambrose County, Texas.
- SCOTT SNYDER (NOCTERRA, WYTCHES, Batman) calls the series “a dark and twisted Texas mystery with tons of heart.”
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