ASTOUNDING WOLF-MAN GOES MONTHLY STARTING IN JULY

[MattBrady]

Press Release

At at long, ASTOUNDING WOLF-MAN creators Jason Howard and Robert Kirkman are giving fans the one thing they've demanded most as THE ASTOUNDING WOLF-MAN goes monthly this July!

"Frankly, I just couldn't stay patient," ASTOUNDING WOLF-MAN co-creator and writer Robert Kirkman said. "Over the past year THE ASTOUNDING WOLF-MAN has become one of my favorite books to write and, even more so, seeing the pages pour in from Jason has made me crave MORE! With the impending shocker we've got coming in issue 7, we decided to switch the book from once every sixty days to every thirty! I certainly think folks will be happy with the results."

"The book has really shown it's got legs," Executive Director Eric Stephenson said. "After debuting as part of Image's Free Comic Book Day celebration in 2007 we've seen strong reorder activity and rave reviews. The one complaint often heard is that the six times a year schedule leaves people waiting and waiting – with that corrected, I'm confident this book can soar to the heights of Kirkman's other Image Titles, INVINCIBLE and THE WALKING DEAD."

In addition, THE ASTOUNDING WOLF-MAN VOL. 1 TP has been retooled to match up with the monthly shift, giving readers even more content than before. The new trade paperback will contain issues #1-7, extended to include the shocking revelations of issue 7, and will now lead right into the issue 8, where readers can see the new status-quo in full effect.

"One of the things I always hear about INVINCIBLE is that you need to read the first two volumes to really get into it," noted Kirkman. "It's always bugged me that volume one only collects four issues and the really cool stuff doesn't kick in until the second volume. I was thinking about that when I noticed that the first ASTOUNDING WOLF-MAN TP was slated to contain issues 1-4. I knew what was coming up in issue 7 and I saw history repeating itself. Luckily, there was still time to fix it.

"Now when you read the first volume of THE ASTOUNDING WOLF-MAN, you'll get an accurate sense of what the series is about – and you'll see just how dark and dramatic things are going to get. I'm very excited for people to see just what this series is capable of."

ASTOUNDING WOLF-MAN #8, a 32-page full color comic for $2.99, and ASTOUNDING WOLF-MAN VOL. 1, a 176-page full color trade paperback for $14.99, will be available July 30th.

[Dancanread]

"Frankly, I just couldn't stay patient".....and Ult. Xmen is done.

Anyway, WOO HOO! I dig this title.

[ThatNickGuy]

Yessssssss!!!!

*ahem* I mean to say, that is....

...I am quite pleased.

[mikey_danger]

That is awesome! Congrats Jason!

[Floyd Barber]

NICE!
I've loved this book from the very beginning.

[KoozyK]

i always thought it was monthly, just horribly delayed each month.

[Flicker]

Originally Posted by KoozyK

i always thought it was monthly, just horribly delayed each month.

No, that would be Invincible.

[c_andrew_s]

Originally Posted by ThatNickGuy

Yessssssss!!!!

*ahem* I mean to say, that is....

...I am quite pleased.

I agree; I too am quite pleased. Monthly books are just easier for me to follow the story line.

[grphxkindaguy]

Originally Posted by Flicker

No, that would be Invincible.

...and Walking Dead as well.

I'm a recent reader to Wolfman. Its a great book, glad to hear its going monthly now!

[Dan Feeser]

Nice! I've been reading Invincible and Walking Dead from the beginning and yet I'm always surprised by how much I enjoy Astounding Wolf-Man. Glad it's going monthly.

[Darquehex]

Originally Posted by Dancanread

"Frankly, I just couldn't stay patient".....and Ult. Xmen is done.

Exactly, and good riddance. I'm a big fan of Invicible and Wolfman but, well, here's hoping Kirkman stays with Image and away from my X-Men a little longer this time.

[gjskier]

Congrats to Jason and Kirkman on a great book.

[ThorEl3]

This is fantastic news. I've been loving this book, so the prospect of getting it monthly really makes my day (although the bi-monthly schedule never bothered me). Hopefully, the creative team can handle the monthly grind without any trouble.

What surprises me most is actually how many Image books I'm getting! I haven't bought this many Image titles since they first started all those years ago. Invincible, Astounding Wolf-Man, Firebreather, Noble Causes, Dynamo 5, Gemini... so many good books.

[Wade Wilson]

Why bother annoucing this? It is going to end up just like Walking Dead and Invincible, maybe 9 issues a year. Hell the last Innvincible trade was solicited in October!

[grphxkindaguy]

Originally Posted by Wade Wilson

Why bother annoucing this? It is going to end up just like Walking Dead and Invincible, maybe 9 issues a year. Hell the last Innvincible trade was solicited in October!

I'd like to say you're off the mark, but I don't think you are.

Kirkman only seems to get his Marvel stuff out on a timely basis, which is unfortunate b/c its also his weakest work!

[Cray_ws]

This only means the trades will come sooner. Looking foward to the first Astounding Wolf-man arc.

[supergeek]

i love this book as much as you guys, but it hasn't even been able to maintain a bi monthly schedule. Who can actually have faith in this announcement?

[newfoundma]

I'll pick this up in trade an give it a go. I really like early Invincible and Walking Dead, but I feel like they are just treading water. Maybe this will be fresh like those early issues.

[Clem]

THANK YOU KIRKMAN.

I truly love the book and would've stuck with it either way, but monthly adds to the perfection.

Bring it on!

[CountD]

about time, Kirkman.

AbOUT TIME!

[chrishaley]

Glad to hear it.