The Nightly News is one of our favorite comics, proving right out the gate why Jonathan Hickman was a creative talent to watch. Using his graphic design knowledge as a jumping point, Hickman designed an innovative new form of graphic novel, and since then has been an ever rising star in the comic industry, currently writing for Marvel with FF/Fantastic Four, Ultimate Comics Ultimates and SHIELD (not to mention the recently ended and ultimately phenomenal Secret Warriors).
This year marked Hickman’s return to creator owned projects with The Red Wing (featuring artist Nick Pitarra) and a recently delayed but upgraded graphic novel Feel Better Now. So what better way to celebrate Hickman’s return to his creator owned work than an Anniversary Edition of the book that started his career in 2006?
Set for a release in December, Image will be putting out a nice hardcover collection of Jonathan Hickman’s the Nightly News in 272 pages of full-color fun. The book will contain the original six-issue story, hopefully Hickman’s list of annotations from the previous trade collection, and new bonuses such as the original Nightly News script, a look at Hickman’s design process, and a making of feature about the comic. The whole thing will retail for $34.99, and if you somehow don’t own this magnificent book, now is probably the time.
Be sure to look out for Hickman’s additional new PLUS! work in 2012, with Secret (with Ryan Bodenheim on art) and the Manhattan Projects (with Nick Pitarra), as well as the graphic novel Feel Better Now.
For the full press release from Image, check after the cut.
Image Comics first introduced the world to Jonathan Hickman’s work with his Eisner-nominated THE NIGHLY NEWS back in 2006. He blew the critics away with his fresh take on the medium, incorporating innovative design elements, but never lacking in good old fashioned storytelling. Now Image Comics is proud to re-present his debut series in an oversized deluxe hardcover edition, containing the complete six-issue story, as well as the never before seen original script, an in-depth look at his process, a complete making of and much more!
“They say you can never go home again,” said Hickman. “But what a wonderful visit it was putting this collection together. I had honestly forgotten both how much work and love went into the books production. I think everyone that picks it up is in for a real treat.”
Since THE NIGHTLY NEWS, Jonathan Hickman has never slowed down. He’s reached immense popularity, not only with his continued creator-owned work like PAX ROMANA, RED MASS FOR MARS, TRANSHUMAN, and his most recent miniseries with Nick Pitarra, THE RED WING, but also with Marvel’s massively popular and highly regarded FF and S.H.I.E.L.D series. He has two new series planned for 2012: SECRET, with A RED MASS FOR MARS artist Ryan Bodenheim and THE MANHATTAN PROJECTS, with THE RED WING artist Nick Pitarra.
THE NIGHTLY NEWS ANNIVERSARY EDITION HC (SEP110423, ISBN: 9978-1-60706-4619), a 272-page full-color hardcover graphic novel for $34.99, will be on sale in stores December 7.
ABOUT IMAGE COMICS
Image Comics is a comic book and graphic novel publisher founded in 1992 by a collective of best-selling artists. Image has since gone on to become one of the largest comics publishers in the United States. Image currently has five partners: Robert Kirkman, Erik Larsen, Todd McFarlane, Marc Silvestri and Jim Valentino. It consists of five major houses: Todd McFarlane Productions, Top Cow Productions, Shadowline, Skybound and Image Central. Image publishes comics and graphic novels in nearly every genre, sub-genre, and style imaginable. It offers science fiction, 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.
