Venom visionaries Donny Cates and Ryan Stegman are teaming up again alongside JP Mayer (Absolute Carnage, Fantastic Four), Sonia Oback (Amazing Spider-Man: Renew Your Vows, Han Solo), and John J. Hill (Crossover, Harley Quinn) for an all-new series from Image Comics named Vanish. Image describes Vanish as a “brutal-as-hell tale of magical worlds, gifted youth, evil sorcerers, superheroes, war, blood, guts, and death”, and it’ll be available this September.
Vanish‘s synopsis is as follows:
Oliver Harrison was a mythical hero who slayed the greatest threat to his realm before even hitting puberty. But that was then.
As an adult, Oliver leads an average cookie-cutter suburban life—aside from the fact that he’s mentally unstable, massively paranoid, smokes like a chimney, and gets blackout drunk every night to hide from his horrific nightmares. Will the arrival of a superhero team called the Prestige prove the madness isn’t all in Oliver’s head? And what about all the epic fantasy crap from his childhood?
Check out the cover to Vanish #1, as well as Image’s full press release, below:
PORTLAND, Ore. 06/16/2022 — From the all-star creative team—Donny Cates (God Country, Hulk, Thor), Ryan
Stegman (Venom, King in Black), JP Mayer (Absolute Carnage, Fantastic Four), Sonia Oback (Amazing Spider-Man: Renew Your Vows, Han Solo), and John J. Hill (Crossover, Harley Quinn)—comes an all-new series titled Vanish. This brutal-as-hell tale of magical worlds, gifted youth, evil sorcerers, superheroes, war, blood, guts, and death is set to launch in print from Image Comics this September, and digitally by way of the KLC Press Substack newsletter.
“Sick and tired of all these ‘young adult’ stories about magic, and wizards, and destiny and love and bla bla bla? Well, good news! We are too!” said Cates in an exclusive announcement of the series at ComicBook.com. “So we made Vanish to answer the one question we’ve all been asking; What if magic was….metal? This is a project that Ryan and I have been secretly building and working on quietly in the background for years now, and we cannot wait to unleash it on you. And the fun part for us is, well, pay attention closely….like the reveal of any great magic trick, you’ll never see this one coming…”
In Vanish, Oliver Harrison was a mythical hero who slayed the greatest threat to his realm before even hitting puberty. But that was then.
As an adult, Oliver leads an average cookie-cutter suburban life—aside from the fact that he’s mentally unstable, massively paranoid, smokes like a chimney, and gets blackout drunk every night to hide from his horrific nightmares. Will the arrival of a superhero team called the Prestige prove the madness isn’t all in Oliver’s head? And what about all the epic fantasy crap from his childhood?
Stegman added: “Vanish is the most exciting thing I’ve drawn. Doing an Image comic has always been my ultimate goal as a creator and we’ve pulled out all the stops to make this special. Donny’s and my goal with this project is to create something that we could never do at Marvel and, well…We’ve succeeded at that I assure you.”
“Somehow Donny and Ryan have been able to meld five different genres into this vast Vanish world they’ve created and it works wonderfully. There’s something in it for everyone… superheroics, fantasy elements, dark brooding aspects, beatdowns and gore. And most of all, it’s FUN,” said Hill. “Fans of Venom, God Country, Thor, and Crossover will eat it up. The entire creative team is working magic on every page.”
Vanish #1 will be available at comic book shops on Wednesday, September 7:
Vanish #1 Cover A by Stegman – Diamond Code JUL220030
Vanish #1 Cover B by Daniel Warren Johnson – Diamond Code JUL220031
Vanish #1 Cover C Blank Sketch Cover – Diamond Code JUL220032
Vanish #1 Cover D 1:10 copy incentive Ed McGuinness – Diamond Code JUL220033
Vanish #1 Cover E 1:25 copy incentive Greg Capullo – Diamond Code JUL220034
Vanish #1 Cover F 1:50 copy incentive Stegman – Diamond Code JUL220035
Vanish #1 Cover G 1:75 copy incentive Johnson Raw – Diamond Code JUL220036
Vanish #1 Cover H 1:100 copy incentive McGuinness Raw – Diamond Code JUL220037
Vanish #1 Cover I 1:200 copy incentive Capullo Raw – Diamond Code JUL220038
Vanish #1 Cover J 1:500 copy incentive Stegman Raw – Diamond Code JUL220039
Vanish #1 will also be available across many digital platforms, including: Amazon Kindle, Apple Books, and Google Play.
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