The Former World's Greatest Assassin leaves the world of killing to a small town only to be pulled back in. An exciting action romp in the style of classic '80s Action Film. 'SEXCASTLE is a perfect mix of homage and comedy, action and irony, loving tribute and hilarious send-up of the great, good, and ungodly-bad action movies of the '80s. I don't remember the last time a debut book hit me this hard. Literally, this book punched me in the face. ItÕs THAT mean.' - Matt Fraction

" ... The story of Shane Sexcastle, former Worlds Greatest Hitman turned former Secret Service agent turned former convict. Shane is recently out of jail seeking redemption for a life fueled by death and murder but sadly that journey has led him to a midwestern town under the rule of a petty despot. While he seeks a life of peace his old life relentlessly pulls him back in"--Author's Kickstarter website.

IMAGE+ is a monthly magazine featuring Image's upcoming releases, as well as bonus creator-owned comics content. Each issue features an original, four-page THE WALKING DEAD story concerning Negan's origins, and created by New York Times bestselling team ROBERT KIRKMAN and CHARLIE ADLARD, for a total of 48 pages of backstory! IMAGE+ showcases interviews, spotlight features, bonus never-before-seen preview pages, editorials from industry voices, and more in-depth, insightful, and provocative comics coverage curated by David Brothers, Branding Manager at Image Comics. IMAGE+ is fansÕ premiere source for all things creator-owned.

Covering genres from adventure and fantasy to horror, science fiction, and superheroes, this guide maps the vast terrain of graphic novels, describing and organizing titles to help librarians balance their graphic novel collections and direct patrons to read-alikes. New subgenres, new authors, new artists, and new titles appear daily in the comic book and manga world, joining thousands of existing titles—some of which are very popular and well-known to the enthusiastic readers of books in this genre. How do you determine which graphic novels to purchase, and which to recommend to teen and adult readers? This updated guide is intended to help you start, update, or maintain a graphic novel collection and advise readers about the genre. Containing mostly new information as compared to the previous edition, the book covers iconic super-hero comics and other classic and contemporary crime fighter-based comics; action and adventure comics, including prehistoric, heroic, explorer, and Far East adventure as well as Western adventure; science fiction titles that encompass space opera/fantasy, aliens, post-apocalyptic themes, and comics with storylines revolving around computers, robots, and artificial intelligence. There are also chapters dedicated to fantasy titles; horror titles, such as comics about vampires, werewolves, monsters, ghosts, and the occult; crime and mystery titles regarding detectives, police officers, junior sleuths, and true crime; comics on contemporary life, covering romance, coming-of-age stories, sports, and social and political issues; humorous titles; and various nonfiction graphic novels.

The new gonzo graphic novel love letter to 90s action movies by Eisner-nominated cartoonist Kyle Starks (Sexcastle, Rick and Morty). A betrayed murderess wants revenge. A hard drinking former cop wants his job back. For either to get what they want, they’re going to have to fight their way through fifteen flights of criminals, assassins, drug lords, murderers, yup, even accountants, and… KILL. THEM. ALL.

Hot off her breakout success at Marvel, two-time Eisner award winner ERICA HENDERSON (The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl, Jughead) teams up with KYLE STARKS (SEXCASTLE, Rick and Morty) for a hilarious twist on the hitman trope. The former World's Greatest Hitman hires the 20 best assassins in the world to be his bodyguards. These mean-as-hell hired guns and murderers must work together to keep the new crime boss safe while attempting to solve the mystery of whoÕs trying to off him. With the same laugh-until-you-cry spirit of action-comedies like Hot Fuzz, Tropic Thunder, and Deadpool, ASSASSIN NATION is the bombastic, side-splitting murder-fest youÕve been waiting for. Collects ASSASSIN NATION #1-5

"Kyle Starks is a treasure. With THE SIX SIDEKICKS OFTRIGGER KEATON he proves that he's not only effortlessly funny, but canalso craft rich, distinct characters that you can't help but root for,even at their worst. And Chris Schweizer is an astounding artist, mastering bothperfect expressions and wild action scenes on jam-packed, eye-popping pages. Ihighly recommend this book!" - Chip Zdarsky (Daredevil) For fans of Chewand Assassin Nation comes a new action-mystery series from Eisner Award nomineesChris Schweizer (Crogan Adventures) and Kyle Starks (Sexcastle). The world's mostunlikable action star has been found dead and his previous TV sidekicks arelooking to solve the mystery. But how can you catch a murderer when almosteveryone hated the victim? Now these sidekicks are going to learn what itmeans to the stars of the show...that is, if anyone of them survive the STUNTMANWAR! Collects THESIX SIDEKICKS OF TRIGGER KEATON #1-6.