Image Comics July 2021 Collection Solicitations

Image’s May 2021 solicitations are out and we’re here to look at the collected editions!

This month’s solicitations are short but have a little bit of everything. There are new paperback collections, an original graphic novel, and an oversized hardcover. This month is particularly interesting if you’re a fan of Robert Kirkman, as Fire Power Vol. 3, Oblivion Song Book Two, and an AMC’s The Walking Dead art book are all on this list.

• Bliss TP
  • Collects Bliss #1-8. 
  • Release Date: July 27, 2021
  • Solicitation Details:
    • There’s a drug called Bliss wiping away memories in Feral City. But a good-hearted young man with a deathly sick child makes a horrible deal. He will become the hitman for the gods providing the drug—and possibly lose everything in the process. A critically acclaimed examination of forgiveness and family that’s rarely seen in comics. 
• Fire Power By Kirkman & Samnee, Vol. 3 TP
  • Collects Fire Power By Kirkman & Samnee #7-12.
  • Release Date: July 13, 2021
  • Solicitation Details:
    • ALL-NEW 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. But after the Dragon’s Claw’s attack, Owen and his family are reeling from the loss—and more danger lurks on the horizon! 
• Mawrth Valliis OGN
  • Collects the original graphic novel. 
  • Release Date: July 27, 2021
  • Solicitation Details:
    • During a skirmish with an opposing Martian faction, a fighter pilot disobeys orders to pursue a fleeing foe.
    • Guided by her determination and curiosity, she is led into a dangerous chase through Mars’s forbidden valley where she will be confronted with the red planet’s darkest of secrets.
    • A fast-paced, 128-page, full-color, pocket-format, sci-fi adventure through Mars’s mysteries all told in its original Martian form. 
• The Art of AMC’s The Walking Dead Universe HC
  • Release Date: October 5, 2021
  • Solicitation Details:
    • Published by Skybound & produced by AMC Networks Publishing, discover the behind-the-scenes pre-production & production art for AMC’s THE WALKING DEAD shows: The Walking Dead, Fear the Walking Dead, and The Walking Dead: World Beyond, all in one incredible collection! Includes never-before-seen original sketches, concept art, storyboards, previs art, set concept and engineering art, promotional concept to completion key art, special product illustrations, in-world product art, and much more. Also includes a brand-new wraparound cover featuring over 50 characters from across all the shows. Features an introduction by Chief Content Officer, SCOTT M. GIMPLE, as well as other compelling anecdotes and fun facts from The Walking Dead creators and crew. A must-have for anyone who has ever shouted, “We are the Walking Dead!”
• Rain Like Hammers: Sky Cradle TP
  • Collects Rain Like Hammers #1-5.
  • Release Date: August 3, 2021
  • Solicitation Details:
    • Eisner Award-winning writer and artist BRANDON GRAHAM (KING CITY, PROPHET, MULTIPLE WARHEADS) presents a self-contained graphic novel of distant, far-future science fiction.
    • Supercriminal Brik Blok journeys to the palace-world of Sky Cradle. He disguises himself by transferring his mind into the body of a genetically engineered butler. But how much of who he was will remain in this new form? An existential crisis, vending machine snacks, and the fate of known space!!  
• Oblivion Song By Kirkman & De Felici, Book Two HC
  • Collects Oblivion Song #13-24, along with covers and a sketchbook, in one oversized hardcover volume. 
  • Release Date: May 15, 2019
  • Solicitation Details:
    • A decade ago, 300,000 citizens of Philadelphia were suddenly lost in Oblivion. Nathan Cole was the only one to have never given up searching the apocalyptic hellscape. Now, in the wake of the world’s SECOND transference event…everything is different.

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