Comic News: Zub & Huang Humor the H.A.R.D. Corps

JIM ZUB and EDWIN HUANG Humor the H.A.R.D. CORPS for VALIANT in July!

This summer, before the weaponized men and women of the Harbinger Active Resistance Division begin an all-new new mission in Bloodshot and H.A.R.D Corps #14, all of the Valiant Universe will be asking the same question – "Who will lead the H.A.R.D. Corps?"

 

Valiant is proud to announce that writer Jim Zub and artist Edwin Huang, the acclaimed creative team of Skullkickers, will make their Valiant debut this July with "Who Will Lead the H.A.R.D. Corps?" – an all-new short story starring the Valiant Universe's greatest heroes – and villains – as they send up the search for the H.A.R.D. Corps' next commanding officer!

 

X-O Manowar. Quantum and Woody. Archer & Armstrong. Shadowman. Bloodshot. What do these disparate champions from around the Valiant Universe have in common? They're all on the H.A.R.D. Corps' recruitment list! Now for the first time ever, Zub and Huang are bringing them together for a humorous one-shot tale of the Project Rising Spirit's latest – and perhaps last – membership drive.

 

"[We] were able to come up with a series of these little, short vignettes of the interview process," Zub told Comic Book Resources. "It's fun stuff because we get to run through a nice selection and variety of Valiant characters, some of which are appropriate, some of which are wonderfully inappropriate, how they fail the interview process and how Bloodshot succeeds over his competition."

 

Appearing as a back-up feature in each of Valiant's July releases, Zub and Huang's "Who Will Lead the H.A.R.D. Corps?" short will be available in Shadowman #8, Quantum and Woody #1, X-O Manowar #15, Harbinger Wars #4 (of 4), Archer & Armstrong #11, Harbinger #14 and Bloodshot #13.

 

But first – don't miss the first appearance of the all-new, all-deadly H.A.R.D. Corps on June 12th in 

Harbinger Wars #3 (of 4) – the next epic milestone of Valiant's first crossover event! Then jump on board the new monthly adventures of Valiant's deadly strike force when Bloodshot joins the team this September in Bloodshot and H.A.R.D Corps #14 from co-writers Christos Gage & Joshua Dysart and red-hot artist Emanuela Lupacchino!

 

For more information on H.A.R.D. Corps and the rest of the Valiant Universe, visit Valiant on Facebook, on Twitter, and at ValiantUniverse.com.

Follow the H.A.R.D. Corps' next action-packed appearances this summer in...
 

HARBINGER WARS #3 (of 4)

Written by JOSHUA DYSART & DUANE SWIERCZYNSKI

Art by CLAYTON HENRY

Cover by PATRICK ZIRCHER (APR131270)

Pullbox Exclusive Variant by TREVOR HAIRSINE (APR131271)

Variant Cover by KHARI EVANS (APR131272)

Variant Cover by PATRICK ZIRCHER (APR131274)

$3.99/T+/32 pgs.

ON SALE 6/12/13 (FOC - 5/20/13)

HARBINGER WARS #4 (of 4)

Written by JOSHUA DYSART & DUANE SWIERCZYNSKI

Art by CLAYTON HENRY

Cover by PATRICK ZIRCHER (MAY131294)

Wraparound Pullbox Variant by TREVOR HAIRSINE (MAY131295)

Variant Cover by JUAN DOE (MAY131296)

Variant Cover by STEPHANE PERGER (MAY131297)

$3.99/T+/32 pgs.

ON SALE 7/17/13 (FOC - 6/24/13)

 

BLOODSHOT AND H.A.R.D. CORPS #14 

Written by CHRISTOS GAGE & JOSHUA DYSART

Art by EMANUELA LUPACCHINO

Cover by J.G. JONES

$3.99/T+/32 pgs.

ON SALE IN SEPTEMBER!

Comic News: The Skullkickers get Uncanny!

This February, Image Comics invites readers to jump on board action and adventure, newly reinvigorated with a very special adjective – THE UNCANNY SKULLKICKERS!

“After almost twenty issues of critically-acclaimed cranium-smashing adventure, we felt it was important to remind retailers and readers that Skullkickers is the most enjoyable adventure series in the entire comic industry," said Image PR and Marketing Director Jennifer de Guzman. "What better way to do that than to add a spiffy new adjective to it! That’s what people do, right?”

UNCANNY SKULLKICKERS, written by Jim Zub and drawn by adorable elf-man Edwin Huang, begins the second half of the epic six-arc Skullkickers storyline and is a perfect jumping-on point for new readers of the action-comedy fantasy series. And who doesn't want to be known as a reader of a comic about hard-headed mercenaries knocking heads for fun and profit? I mean, really.

“We pride ourselves on making each and every issue of Skullkickersaccessible, but this spiffy #1 is that times ten," said creator Zub. "We quickly recap the story that’s come before and then push forward into new action-packed territory: a deadly island of mystery, swashbuckling adventure, ferocious man-eating turtles, pissed-off apes...  it’s a cornucopia of entertainment.”

And if you’re a diehard collector of SKULLKICKERS who's sad that you won’t have a SKULLKICKERS #19 to add to your collection? Don’t worry, we’ve thought of everything. In addition to the regular “Uncanny” cover we’re offering a special “issue #19 variant” B cover to make sure your collector streak is unbroken.

It’s new. It’s classic. It’s a modern reinterpretation that gets back to the roots of these timeless characters. UNCANNY SKULLKICKERS #1 will available wherever kick-ass comics are sold on February 27!

UDON Strikes Back with New Street Fighter, Darksiders & Other Manga

While Comic Con has been done for nearly some time now, news is still filtering out of the convention. UDON has been rather quiet for the last year or so, with few artbooks and little manga. Yet now, UDON is ready to take the market by storm again.

Ryu giving Sagat a beat down. Punks jump up to get BEAT DOWN!

  We start with a brand new "Marvel vs. Capcom" hardcover artbook which sold out immediately at the convention which features tons of new art. It is now available at their internet store for $100 while pushing up the release of their softcover edition which will be $49.99.

 With this year marking the 25th Anniversary of Street Fighter, UDON's Marketing Director Christopher Butcher stated that their will be 4 major Street Fighter related projects coming out. First up, was a brand new "Street Fighter vs. Tekken Artworks" artbooks, which has pictures, interviews from developers and more from the popular game.

   There will also be two new Street Fighter graphic novels. And while admitting they are not doing single issue comics, according to UDON managing editor Matt Moylan, there will be oversized graphic novels with 100 -150 pages a piece. The first will jump into the Street Fighter 3 era with " Super Street Fighter: New Generation." It will be an anthology series that will not only have Street Fighter 3 characters in it but characters throughout the franchise. The creative team for the giant anthology will be as follows "Skullkickers" writer Jim Zubkavich, Chris Sims, Jeffrey"Chamba" Cruz,  "Skullkickers" artist Edwin Huang and "Girl Seven" artist Omar Dogan.

   Moylan commented about the covers of "Super Street Fighter: New Generation",  "The big group of seemingly random characters that are on the cover, every one of them is going to be in the book. Every cover is going to have a bunch of seemingly random characters, but they all tie in." 

   The other Street Fighter graphic novel will be an exclusive story detailing Akuma's life in "Akuma: Origins".

   The final Street Fighter announcement is the huge movie to post all of the previous UDON Street Fighter comics online ... for FREE! Yes! They started posting all of the Street Fighter comics in order in Street Fighter Oniline . While they are releasing issue #2 a page at a time, issues #0 and #1 are already fully up. And for free. So go visit if you want to read Street Fighter comics.

  The first Sonic the Hedgehog artbook published in English will be released from them this fall with " The History of Sonic the Hedgehog." 

   The first Darksiders artbook will be released this fall with "The Art of Darksiders 2" which will give more background to the game with plenty of art, including art from famed artist, Joe Madureira.

  Evangelion invades as UDON will release exclusive material from the original Evangelion from the creators will be released. The hybrid guide/artbook will detail the series and other elements that were not seen on the anime, the monthly magazine or anywhere else. There will also be artbooks based on the Evangelion Chronicles magazine - Evangelion Chronicles: Side A, which features the first half of the series while Evangelion Chronicles: Side B features the last half and the movies. Both books will be released in English this fall as well.

  Finally, UDON stated all of the following would get artbooks from them this fall: "DisgaeArt! Disgaea Official Illustration Collection", "Shining Force Feather: Design Works", "Read or Die: ROD Official Archive", "The Art of Brutal Legend"," Shining Hearts: Collection of Visual Materials" & "The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya: Haruhi-ism". They would also be releasing original manga/graphic novels including  "Captain Commando", "Apple Selection" and "Makeshift Miracle." 

  Keep an eye here for more updates!