Earlier this week, we teased you about the upcoming Rossmo/Link title Rebel Blood with what little we knew. Now, thanks to a brand new press release from Image, we can tell you a bit more.
Birthed from sketches and doodles by Rossmo, Rebel Blood finds Forest Ranger Chuck Neville receiving a strange adio message of a plague that is making its way through the country: “Save yourself. Stay in the woods. Pray it hasn’t reached the wolves… and keep your guns loaded.” Finding that this disease has made a zombie out of every living creature its come in contact with (including and not limited to the entire animal kingdom), Neville races home to rescue his family in a gruesome fight for survival.
Written as a tribute to horror comics like Vault of Horror and Tales from the Crypt, as well as shows like the Twilight Zone, the book is illustrated by Riley Rossmo and scripted by Alex Link. It’ll be a 32-page full-color comic for $3.50 a pop, and it goes on sale in the end of March of 2012 from Image’s imprint Shadowline. On top of that, for those of you curious about the comic, a preview will be in the back of Haunt #20 and Spawn #215 to whet your appetite for what is to come.
Rossmo has beyond proven himself as an artistic force in the pages of books like Proof, Cowboy Ninja Viking, Daken and his current ongoing with Kurtis Wiebe, Green Wake. If you don’t know that this book is going to look fantastic based on his body of work and the cover alone, then you might need a new optometrist.
Rebel Blood looks to be another fantastic entry into Image’s 2012 line-up, which we’ve already gushed about quite a bit. For four teaser images for the book as well as the press release, check after the cut.
Image Press Release
“Save yourself. Stay in the woods. Pray it hasn’t reached the wolves… and keep your gun loaded.” All he knows about what has happened to the world as he knew it has been left in an ominous message. And it’s clear that everything has… changed.
Image Comics and Shadowline are pleased to announce REBEL BLOOD, a new four-part miniseries coming in March with art and concept by Riley Rossmo (GREEN WAKE, COWBOY NINJA VIKING, PROOF) and script by newcomer Alex Link. This gruesome new 21st century zombie outbreak story pays tribute to horror comics’ post-war heyday of titles such as The Vault of Horror, The Haunt of Fear, and Tales From the Crypt, while presenting a concept to rival the best of The Twilight Zone!
“I sketch and paint all the time while I’m working on different projects,” explained Rossmo. “The concept for REBEL BLOOD is something that just began as some sketches, but quickly took on a life of it’s own, to mutate. REBEL BLOOD is what happens when I just run wild with a concept and let it happen.”
“I’m really excited about this project,” said Shadowline Publisher, Jim Valentino. “I’m not a big zombie fan, but this one got me because it was so different than all the others out there. And, I swear, the ending knocked me off my chair. I think it will surprise everyone.”
REBEL BLOOD #1 introduces Forest Ranger Chuck Neville, who, after a strange, unexpected silence, receives a final radio message that a plague is sweeping the country. He learns that the disease has turned every living creature into zombies, all at once rendering the entire animal kingdom unpredictable, violent, and willing to tear apart their neighbors with their bare teeth.
Continued belowHe races home to rescue his family, coming face-to-face with unbelievable horrors along his way and fighting to stay alive. However, when he reaches home, he may find the most horrible part of it all waiting for him…
REBEL BLOOD #1, a 32-page full-color horror comic book for $3.50, will be on sale in stores on March 28 and available for order in the January issue of Previews. A preview of REBEL BLOOD #1 will be featured in the back of both HAUNT #20 (AUG110523), a 32-page full-color horror comic book for $2.99 that goes on sale December 28, 2011, and SPAWN #215 (NOV110468), a 32-page full-color horror comic book for $2.99 that goes on sale January 11, 2012.
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