This alternative-history story set a hundred years ago, opens with an intriguing mystery. It looks like a lot of fun! Here's all the info from Image Comics!
The New York Times bestselling writer Rick Remender (The Sacrificers, Grommets, 
Deadly Class) and artist Paul Azaceta (Outcast by Kirkman and Azaceta) will invite readers to the big top next year for an unforgettable show in the upcoming series, The Seasons. This all-new, ongoing series was first announced in an exclusive scoop with Fangoria and is set to launch out of Remender’s Giant Generator line in January 2025 from Image Comics.
Azaceta will appear on the "Image Comics Presents: Breaking Ground" panel on Sunday, October 20 @ 11 a.m. in room 406.2 to share more details about the announcement.
Kicking off with a double-length premiere issue, Remender and Azaceta
weave an elevated tale of whimsical horror unlike anything ever
experienced in comics.
"Paul and I have worked tirelessly to create a world unlike anything we've ever done before," said Remender.
"Inspired by Miyazaki, Windsor McKay, and Tintin we wanted to make
something that was delightful, poignant, and heartfelt. We hope you find
the Seasons sisters as charming as we do. And the Ringleader and his
imps as devilishly terrifying. Paul and Matheus have delivered one of
the most spectacularly vibrant comics you're going to see in the modern
marketplace."
Summer, Winter, Spring and Autumn are the Seasons Sisters, the daughters
of the world-renowned Seasons Detectives. Ten years ago, their famous
parents disappeared. Left to raise themselves, the sisters formed an
unbreakable bond. Now that bond is tested as the sisters fall prey to
sinister forces. The youngest sister, Spring, is the last hope of saving
them from a fate worse than death. Will Spring be able to piece her
shattered family back together before it’s too late for them all?
Azaceta added:
“I’m having so much fun on this book. I think we took a big swing with
it. We challenged ourselves and I couldn’t be happier with the result.
The kind of project is what excites me about comics and what drives me
to push my art in new directions.”
The Seasons promises to be the perfect new read for fans of Brubaker & Martín’s Friday, Young & Corona’s Middlewest, Tynion IV & Dell'Edera’s Something Is Killing the Children, and boundary-breaking horror in all forms.
Now, let's take a look inside this first issue!
Is this fun or what? I can't wait to see what happens next! I feel sorry for the goldfish though!
Check out the other cover options:
- Cover A by Azaceta
- Cover B 1:15 copy incentive Kiki’s Delivery Service homage by Jordi Lafebre
- Cover C 1:25 copy incentive by Kent Williams
- Cover D 1:50 copy incentive by Wes Craig
- Cover E 1:100 copy incentive Paul Azaceta Sketch Cover
- Cover F Blank Sketch cover
Let's meet the creators:
ABOUT RICK REMENDER
Rick Remender is the writer and co-creator of comics such as The Sacrificers, Low, Deadly Class, Tokyo Ghost, The Scumbag, Death or Glory, and Black Science. He's written video games such as Dead Space and served as a showrunner on the Russo’s Brothers adaptation of Deadly Class.
He’s currently developing several as-of-yet unannounced TV projects
while he curates his publishing line, Giant Generator, at Image Comics.
ABOUT PAUL AZACETA
Paul Azaceta is a New Jersey-based artist with a simple but bold style. His past work includes Daredevil, Spider-Man, Punisher Noir, and B.P.R.D. 1946. He also co-created Graveyard of Empires for Image Comics with Mark Sable and Outcast by Kirkman & Azaceta with Robert Kirkman.
The Seasons #1 will be available at comic book shops on Wednesday, January 15, 2025.
The Seasons #1 will also be available across many digital platforms, including Amazon Kindle, Apple Books, and Google Play.
Thanks to Image Comics for sharing this preview with us!
ABOUT IMAGE COMICS
Image Comics is a comic book and graphic novel publisher founded in 1992
by a collective of bestselling artists. Image has since gone on to
become one of the largest comics publishers in the United States, and is
the #2 graphic novel publisher in America. It is the publisher of such
award winning titles as, Spawn, The Walking Dead, Invincible, Saga,
Monstress, Deadly Class, Chew, The Old Guard, I Kill Giants, Criminal,
The Department of Truth, W0rldtr33, Geiger, Descender, Gideon Falls,
It’s Lonely At The Centre of The Earth, Do A Power Bomb, and more.
The company currently has six individuals on the Board of Directors:
Robert Kirkman, Erik Larsen, Todd McFarlane, Marc Silvestri, Jim
Valentino, and Eric Stephenson. It consists of five major houses: Todd
McFarlane Productions, Top Cow Productions, Shadowline Comics, Skybound
Entertainment, and Image Central. Image publishes comics and graphic
novels in nearly every genre, sub-genre, and style imaginable. It offers
science fiction, fantasy, romance, horror, crime fiction, historical
fiction, humor, and more by the finest artists and writers working in
the medium today. For more information, visit: www.imagecomics.com.
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