ALL TOMORROW'S PARTIES: LADY KILLER #3 PREVIEW

Lady Killer #3 lands in comic book shops this week: Wednesday, March 4. The 2nd printing of #2 is also being released this week. 

Joëlle and I had a nice chat with Comics Alliance about the book, and she showed off the cover process for the issue. Scroll through to see the different stages.

And you can also look through a sneak preview of five pages, right here.

The series got a neat shout-out from Nuke the Fridge, who would like to see cosplay of Josie. We agree!

One of my new favorite comic characters comes from Dark Horse Comics’ Lady Killer. Josie is a hit-woman by night and a house wife and mother by day. She has a great look to her and a great story. She has a few different outfits to her which all look great, so any one of them would be a cool cosplay to see.

Don't forget to follow the Lady Killer tumblr for more regular updates and special sneak peeks and inspiration.

Because there you would have already seen this neat piece of fan art from our friend Monica Gallagher, whose on book Part-Time Princesses is coming soon from Oni Press.

MADAME FRANKENSTEIN trade paperback delayed until March 18

Bad news in regards to the Madame Frankenstein trade paperback, originally due in stores this week. We have been informed that some kind of problem at the docks has delayed the shipment from the printer, and so the books won't be in stores now until March 18.

Our apologies for this most unexpected development. In the meantime, here is a sneak peek at some of the design elements and sketches from the book.

For more details on the series, visit the Image Comics page, or join us on Facebook.

DROP DOWN DEAD TONIGHT

Lady Killer #5 (of 5)
Joëlle Jones (W/A/Cover), Jamie S. Rich (W), and Laura Allred (C)

On sale May 6
FC, 32 pages
$3.50
Miniseries

Josie closes in on the truth behind who really wants to end her life as a cheerful housewife, mother, and ruthlessly skilled assassin! Who is really behind the hit? And are they closer to home than she’d like?

“A level of violence that can only be described as Mad Men’s Betty Draper meets Dexter.”—Comic Book Resources

Current Soundtrack: Fifty Shades of Gray soundtrack

LIVE FROM CRUSH PALACE

Happy Valentine's Day from Ares & Aphrodite!

Yes, we know that the actual high holy day is not until this weekend, but this is also to celebrate the digital finale of the first volume over on Comixology. Have you read it yet?

Megan Levens and I are excited to have this book out in the world at last. 

Here's something to listen to while you read. Gigi quotes this song in an earlier chapter, in a way that is as much a threat as a promise. :)

Current Soundtrack: Karen O, Live from Crush Palace

LAST CALL on LADY KILLER #2

Final order cut-off for the second printing of Lady Killer #2 is today, Monday, February 9. Dont miss out! More details here. 

For those looking to hear arguments in favor of the book...

Our editor, Scott Allie, spends a lot of time talking about Lady Killer in this recent interview with Bleeding Cool. The site also gives a tremendous review to #2.

And Joëlle has her own chat with Graphic Policy.

Plus a couple more reviews:

* Doomrocket includes us in their weekly round-up

The attention to period detail is very appreciated, and only makes the story more engaging. (In a period piece, there’s nothing worse than getting pulled out of a story because someone’s hair or costume or makeup is incorrect: no such problems arise here.) Aesthetically, even Jones’ art style fits with the era, at times reminiscent of the gorgeous fashion illustration of the time. This is simply well-crafted and entertaining fiction: the only fault to find with it is its brevity as a five-issue mini-series, and that only three more installments remain. (My fingers are certainly crossed for more.)

* Geeked-Out Nation

* RoboFist

Current Soundtrack: Beyoncé, BEYONCÉ [platinum edition]

TRUE LOVE WILL FIND YOU IN THE END...OF ARES & APHRODITE

The digital edition of Ares & Aphrodite wraps up this Tuesday. You can get that and previous chapters from Comixology.

Needless to say, this gallery previewing that sixth installment has spoilers. If you've not been reading, scroll through at your own peril.

I was surprised with a first-look advance copy of the actual printed comic this week. It came out gorgeous! Hilary Thompson at Oni Press really did a marvelous job bringing it together. And I think Megan's colors look even better on paper.

And remember, when this bad boy comes out in April, it has a bonus story, process material, and an afterword not available in the serialization.

Current Soundtrack: Cornershop, Hold On It's Easy

LADY KILLER #2 GOES TO A 2ND PRINT, PLUS MORE REVIEWS

The response to the second issue of Lady Killer is proving just as strong as the first...

...which itself is picking up new readers in advance of the reprint due out on 2/18. Check out this long review of #1 from Eat Geek Play.

Today we even announced a sell-out and a second print of the issue.

‘LADY KILLER’ #2 CONTINUES SELLOUT, GOES TO SECOND PRINTING

02/05/2015 1:01pm

‘Lady Killer’ Second Issue Continues An Incredible Direct-Market Run

Dark Horse is proud to announce that Joëlle Jones, Jamie S. Rich, and Laura Allred’s Lady Killer #2 has sold out at the distributor level and will receive a second printing, a mere day after its publication.

In Lady Killer #2, Josie’s life grows more complicated than ever. Between the demands of her family life (including her disapproving mother-in-law), the challenges of performing as a ruthless assassin, and being underestimated by the men she works for, how can she do it all—and make it look so good?

The issue’s second-printing cover will feature a new color scheme that’s black, white, and red all over.

Don’t be left behind on the series Gail Simone calls “a gorgeous and darkly funny book, well worth buying.” Order your copy of the second printing of Lady Killer #2 today through your local retailer!

Lady Killer #2 Second Printing (DEC148395)

Joëlle Jones (W/A/Cover) and Jamie S. Rich (W)

On sale March 4

FC, 32 pages; Miniseries

$3.50

Praise for Lady Killer #2:

“As delightful to read as it is to just look at.”—Multiversity Comics

“This feels like a hit in the making.”—Comic Book Resources’ Comics Should Be Good

‘Lady Killer’ Second Issue Continues An Incredible Direct-Market Run

 

Lady Killer #2 second printing cover

A few more links to reviews of Lady Killer #2:

* ComicAttack.Net

* Comic Bastards: score of 4 out of 5

* Comic Vine: 5 out of 5

* Adventures in Poor Taste: 7.5/10

* Rockin' Comics: 4.75/5

* All-Comic.com: 4/5

Current Soundtrack: Björk, Vulnicura

SECOND TIME AROUND

Lady Killer #2 lands today! In comic shops everywhere.

Here are a couple of early reviews:

* Big Comic Page

* Broken Frontier staff pick

* Coming Up Comics

* Graphic Policy

* Multiversity's Comics Should Be Cheap: picked twice!

* Nuke the Fridge

* Backwards Compatible:

Joëlle also made the list for Comics Should Be Good/She Has No Head's 10 Ladies Leveling Up in 2015. Excerpt:

Having read the first issue I can tell you that it’s easily Jones best work (and maybe Rich’s as well?) and the book feels like it could hit pretty big. It’s got a nice easy to pitch high-concept idea—kind of a Mad Men meets Kill Bill…or perhaps Dexter vibe—and paired with a strong completely beautiful execution, this feels like a hit in the making.

And the two of us have a quick chat with Geeked-Out Nation.

Current Soundtrack: Inherent Vice soundtrack

LOVE IS MORE THAN WEDDING DAY...

...but today is the day in Ares & Aphrodite when we find out who wins the bet, Will or Gigi. Is this particular knot about to get tied?

It's the penultimate chapter. You're going to know how this whole little romance turns out next week, just in time for Valentine's!

Download Ares & Aphrodite #5 now.

Scroll through the preview below. 

The printed book is out in April. Order it now.

Current Soundtrack: The Charlatans, Modern Nature

LADY KILLER SELLS OUT, GOES TO SECOND PRINT RUN

Lady Killer Slays the Direct Market 

Dark Horse is proud to announce that the first issue of Joëlle Jones, Jamie S. Rich, and Laura Allred’s Lady Killer has sold out at the distributor level and will receive a second printing!

Josie Schuller is a picture-perfect homemaker, wife, and mother—but she’s also a ruthless, efficient killer for hire! A brand-new original comedy series that combines the wholesome imagery of early 1960s domestic bliss with a tightening web of murder, paranoia, and cold-blooded survival, Lady Killer has received acclaim from creators and critics alike.

“The best comics feature great talent throwing together the stuff that gets them most excited, like Mike Mignola onHellboy, or Eric Powell on The Goon, or Ed Brubaker and Sean Phillips on The Fade Out,” said Dark Horse’s editor in chief, Scott Allie. “Joëlle’s drawn a lot of other people’s stories, but only she could’ve used midcentury fashion, espionage, and ultraviolence to create such a perfectly modern comic.”

To reflect the absolute killing the issue’s first print run made in the direct market, the second-printing cover will feature a special blood-red color scheme.

Find out why the critics are raving. Order Lady Killer #1 today through your local retailer!

Lady Killer #1 Second Printing (DEC148311)

Joëlle Jones (W/A/Cover) and Jamie S. Rich (W)

On sale February 18

FC, 32 pages; Miniseries

$3.50

Praise for Lady Killer #1:

“A gorgeous and darkly funny book, well worth buying.”—Gail Simone

“Dark Horse has spared no expense in making this miniseries loaded with talent.”—Comic Book Resources’ Robot 6

“Jones brings a new level of polish to her artwork on this title, using a clean, confident line that gives Lady Killer a slick retro look.”—The A.V. Club

THE MORNING AFTER THE NIGHT BEFORE

The fourth digital chapter of Ares & Aphrodite: Love Wars takes us into the final act. Get “The Morning After the Night Before” on Comixology now.

Two issues to go, still plenty of time to catch up. Scroll trough the preview of #4 for more.

This chapter also has a self-deprecating two-panel exchange that never fails to crack me up. 

And don’t forget to preorder the print edition coming in April. 

Current Soundtrack: Taylor Swift, 1989

PREVIEW LADY KILLER #2

Yesterday, Doom Rocket premiered exclusive pages from Lady Killer #2.

Give a look to their coverage here.

Lady Killer #2 goes on sale February 4, 2014.

You can also meet Joëlle Jones at Wizard World Portland this weekend, where she will have a table. 

I'll be hanging around a bit, and I am scheduled to sign at the Dark Horse booth on 2:30 p.m. on Saturday.

Current Soundtrack: Emile Haynie & Lana Del Rey, "Wait for Life"

SO MUCH FOR THE CITY

You can now grab Ares & Aphrodite chapter 3 from Comixology. Preview gallery below.

Thought, technically, it's chapters 5 and 6, since the digital versions have two chapters each. With their own special titles, even.

Major Spoilers has been giving the book a lot of great coverage, including:

* A new interview with Megan Levens 

* Chapter 1 review

* Chapter 2 review

Don't forget to tell you favorite retailer to order you the print edition in April. Details here.

Megan's first issue of Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Season 10 also goes on sale tomorrow from Dark Horse Comics. You can see a full preview at Comic Book Resources, ut here is a quick tease.

Current Soundtrack: The Thrills, So Much for the City

LADY KILLER #4 SOLICITATION

Dark Horse has released details of their April titles.

Lady Killer #4 (of 5)

Joëlle Jones (W/A/Cover) and Jamie S. Rich (W)
On sale Apr 1
FC, 32 pages
$3.50
Miniseries

Josie is a happily dedicated housewife and mother in 1960s suburban Seattle—but she’s keeping a secret from her family: she’s also a contract killer with nerves of steel! But when the tables turn and she finds herself with a target on her own back, she looks for answers from another mysterious, deadly woman!

“A level of violence that can only be described as Mad Men’s Betty Draper meets Dexter.”—Comic Book Resources

Dark Horse's April Solicits

Click through the gallery to see all stages of the cover.

There have also been a few more reviews of #1:

* The Onion AV Club

* Major Spoilers

* A second one from Newsarama

* Thor's Comic Review at Bleeding Cool

And how about this sneak peek at #4 pencils that Joëlle tweeted out?

Current Soundtrack: Ariana Grande, Yours Truly

FEEL RIGHT

Chapter 2 of Ares & Aphrodite hit Comixology today. 

The book is written by me, with art by Megan Levens, and lettering by Crank.

Published by Oni Press.

If you dig romantic comedies with a little bit of mystery, then this is the book for you. Published weekly through Valentine's Day digitally, with a print version in April.

Scroll through the gallery below for a preview.

Current Soundtrack: Mark Ronson, Uptown Special