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Brandon Graham Returns With “Rain Like Hammers”

By | October 23rd, 2020
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Cover by Brandon Graham
Image Comics have announced “Rain Like Hammers,” a new science-fiction series by writer and artist Brandon Graham debuting January 20, 2021. Consisting of five oversized issues, the book tells the story of Eugene, who lives in the walking city of Elephant on the desert world of Crown Majesty.

The synopsis says Eugene “spends most of his time navigating melancholy daydreams, toying with alien technology, and researching the best places to find high-quality fast food. At best, his life is lonely and monotonous — but all of that changes when a mysterious force begins destroying Crown Majesty’s walking cities!”

The book is Graham’s first project at Image (aside from a variant cover for “Nomen Omen” #4) since 2018, when he was accused by cartoonist Carta Monir of being “an unapologetic chaser” (especially towards trans women like her), and as having a “track record of not respecting boundaries.”

After more allegations that he was a predator posing as a progressive creator, Graham responded with a (subsequently deleted) “diss track” strip that hastened the loss of respect from the comics community — Magdalene Visaggio commented, “you know what a real ally does when *everyone in the community he wronged* is telling them they fucked up? They’d go ‘oh, shit. I am so sorry. I will amend my behavior and own my mistakes.'”

Graham is the latest controversial creator employed by Image, after they published John “Roc” Upchurch’s “Lucy Claire: Redemption,” several years after he was arrested for domestic violence.


Christopher Chiu-Tabet

Chris is the news manager of Multiversity Comics. A writer from London on the autistic spectrum, he enjoys tweeting and blogging on Medium about his favourite films, TV shows, books, music, and games, plus history and religion. He is Lebanese/Chinese, although he can't speak Cantonese or Arabic.

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