For those fans of Jeff Lemire and Andrea Sorrentino’s Gideon Falls who might have wondered if the award winning duo would be up for another series, those questions have been answered. Image Comics announced today that Lemire and Sorrentino would be once again teaming up for a Sci-Fi/Cold War mix entitled Primordial. This six issue mini-series will be coming in September and will be their first collaboration since Gideon Falls. Needless to say, this will be a highly anticipated series and the creators are excited for fans to see the fruits of their labors, as referenced in this press release:
GIDEON FALLS’ JEFF LEMIRE & ANDREA SORRENTINO
TO LAUNCH NEW SERIES PRIMORDIAL THIS SEPTEMBER
PORTLAND, Ore. 06/28/2021 — Green Arrow, Old Man Logan, and Eisner Award winning Gideon Falls’ creative team Jeff Lemire (Sweet Tooth) and artist Andrea Sorrentino will reunite for an all-new, upcoming six issue miniseries titled, Primordial. This mind-bending sci-fi/Cold War thriller mashup will launch from Image Comics this September.
Jeff Lemire
“Andrea and I were keen for our next collaboration after the success of Gideon Falls, but we also didn’t want to repeat ourselves,” said Lemire in an exclusive on the announcement with Space.com. “I think with Primordial we are trying something totally new and different for us. This book is part Cold War thriller and part deep space sci-fi, but all grounded in an alt-history take on the first animals sent to space. Primordial is full of mystery, adventure and intrigue and Andrea and I have both tried to push ourselves into new story telling territory.”
About Primordial
Primordial reveals to readers that In 1957, the USSR launched the dog, Laika, into Earth’s orbit. Two years later, the USA responded with two monkeys, Able and Baker. These animals never returned. But, unbeknownst to everyone, they did not die in orbit…they were taken. And now they are coming home.
Andrea Sorrentino
Sorrentino added: “I was totally in love with Primordial from the first time I read the pitch Jeff sent me. It’s thrilling, it’s noir, it’s moving and it’s full of heart. It’s also weird and crazy and it’s pushing me to new, exciting art approaches. Can’t wait for readers to have the first issue in their hands in September.”
This upcoming high-intensity story is perhaps best described as 2001: A Space Odyssey meets We3.
Primordial #1 will be available at comic book shops on Wednesday, September 15:
Cover A by Sorrentino – Diamond Code JUL210009
Cover B by Christian Ward – Diamond Code JUL210010
Cover C by Dustin Nguyen – Diamond Code JUL210011
Cover D by Yuko Shimizu – Diamond Code JUL210012
Cover E blank – Diamond Code JUL210013
Cover F (1:25) virgin incentive copy – Diamond Code JUL210014
Cover G (1:50) raw virgin B&W incentive copy – Diamond Code JUL210015
Cover H (1:75) Moon Footprint incentive copy – Diamond Code JUL210016
Cover I (1:100) incentive copy by Lemire – Diamond Code JUL210017Primordial will also be available for purchase across many digital platforms, including Amazon Kindle, Apple Books, comiXology, and Google Play.
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. Image 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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