JUPITER’S LEGACY #1 SELLS OUT
First issue of Millar/Quitely title gets second printing

JUPITER’S LEGACY #1, the first issue of the Image Comics series that marks the return, after ten years, of Mark Millar and Frank Quitely as a creative team, has sold out. An issue that ably and enticingly lays the foundation of the story and themes of the series — including the wise use of power, generational clash, and moral entropy — JUPITER’S LEGACY #1 has gone back to press for a second printing, which will be in stores on June 5.

The debut of the new series, which was in stores on April 24, broke Image sales records for 2013 and has been roundly praised by critics:

“Mark Millar proves that he still has his finger on the pulse of popular consciousness with Jupiter’s Legacy #1, a premiere issue that explores superheroics in a way that is both refreshing and cynical…. Frank Quitely delivers some of the loveliest art amongst this week’s new releases. The aesthetic of Jupiter’s Legacy blends a powerful realism with a sense of the fantastical in a way that is seamlessly integrated with Millar’s narrative.”
- IGN

“Jupiter’s Legacy is elegantly written and drawn by Millar and Quitely; this is a book to be proud of.”
- Comic Book Resources

“Jupiter’s Legacy has depth and then some. It’s a thought experiment concerning the generational gap between the idealistic, overtly heroic “greatest generation” and today’s hyper-commercialized, disaffected youth who exist in a culture which lacks the same certainty of purpose.”
- Bloody Disgusting

“Jupiter’s Legacy #1 is off to a hot start with a lot of promise to be one of the best mini-series of the year.”
- Geeks Unleashed

“Frank Quitely’s art is astounding as always.”
- Comicosity

The second printing of JUPITER’S LEGACY #1 by Mark Millar and Frank Quitely is available to pre-order now with the Diamond code MAR138318 and will hit comic book store shelves on June 5.

Here at Image Comics, we were disappointed to see the loss of a great voice in the comics media — Comics Alliance, which was shut down by AOL on Friday. Having many and diverse voices covering our industry is part of what keeps it vibrant, and Comics Alliance offered solid, insightful criticism (which was always honest, whether positive or negative), great interviews, and a good dose of humor. We wish all the best to Joe Hughes and his able crew — we know we haven’t heard the last from you!

We’ll especially miss the pull quotes we took advantage of in our press releases and other PR material. Here are some of our favorites:

Crime and horror are two genres that don’t generally associate with each other, although they do share a few similarities: sudden bursts of violence and an exploration of something that is wrong at the deepest level. Fatale is more crime comic than horror comic, but it’s the horror touches that make this issue such a treat to read. It succeeds because where crime comics zig, horror comics zag.
- ’Fatale’ Mixes Crime and Horror in a Monstrously Good Comic” by David Brothers 

I realize this is going to sound crazy if you haven’t read this comic, just trust me on this: Albert Einstein is The Manhattan Projects’ Wolverine.

Not Wolverine as he is now, when you know exactly what he’s capable of because you’ve seen it in pretty much every book Marvel publishes up to and including Power Pack, but as he was. Back when they were just building up to the day he was going to be unleashed, and the only thing you knew was that it was going to be very, very bad for anyone standing in his way.
-“‘The Manhattan Projects’ Is Pure Mad Science In Comic Book Form” by Chris Sims

Combining the violence and savagery of John Buscema’s Conan comics of the 1970s (Graham’s primary influence on the book) with the odd beauty of French sci-fi masters like Moebius and Enki Bilal, Prophet takes readers on a journey that no other comic does: to other worlds that actually seem like other worlds. As many alien planets we come across in comics, a whole lot of them seem a lot like Earth. In Prophet, Earth is so infected and overrun with four-jawed mutants, it doesn’t even look like Earth, and alien worlds are so freaky and convincing, you might actually throw up in your mouth a little bit. The level of ingenuity put into the world-building is unreal, and it only takes moments to be swept along into whatever schizophrenic environment each issue is set in. Even at the frantic pace it’s setting, that ingenuity has yet to lag.
-”‘Prophet’: The Barbarian Space Opera You Should Already Be Reading” by John Parker 

The factors that make a comic appealing are an entirely subjective and strange thing. Sometimes the thrill of the unknown is what does it, and at other times, it’s seeing something familiar performed in a new or particularly efficient way. It’s tough to figure out what the appeal of the series is going to be before you read it. Our prejudgements are one thing, but reality often works out quite differently. Writer David Hine, artist Dougie Braithwaite, and colorist Ulises Arreola’s Storm Dogs is a great example. It’s got something old in the form of a murder mystery that quickly becomes more complicated than anyone ever expected. It’s got something familiar, too. It feels similar to Ridley Scott’s Alien and Prometheus in tone and approach to science fiction. Finally, it’s got something new, and that’s a hard focus on the way cultures interact and evolve. I expected to like the comic because David Hine and Dougie Braithwaite are seriously talented dudes. As it turns out, I like it for that reason and so many more.
- ”Let David Hine and Doug Braithwaite’s ‘Storm Dogs’ Take You For A Ride” by David Brothers

The short version: Jimmie Robinson’s Five Weapons is a textbook example of how to create a first issue that leaves readers wanting more as soon as possible. Robinson introduces the main character, uses his unfamiliarity with the setting as an excuse to drop a lot of information on us, gives us brief and evocative descriptions of the cast, seeds a few mysteries, delivers a good amount of action, and then leaves you wanting more. It’s a good comic, with an absurd idea played perfectly straight for a setting, with a good protagonist. The art is engaging and the story shows promise. It’s well worth your time.
- ”Jimmie Robinson’s ‘Five Weapons’ #1: Killer Execution, Satisfying Package” by David Brothers