August was another stellar month for Image Comics and as summer begins to wind down, comic shops are as hot as ever serving up killer debuts, massive cliffhangers and exciting collection releases. The Energon Universe continues to rule the roost and celebrated the 40th anniversary of Transformers in style. The Robots in Disguise continue to roll out surprise after surprise, and Transformers # 11 (Daniel Warren Johnson & Jorge Corona) was no different. Fans also ate up the launch of Universal Monsters: Frankenstein #1 (Michael Walsh & Toni Marie Griffen) which offered a new take on the horror classic. Another massive launch coming out of the month was Kieron Gillen & Caspar Wijngaard’s The Power Fantasy which sold out immediately (twice!) and is one of the best reviewed books of the year.
TOP 10 COMICS
2. TRANSFORMERS #1 40TH ANNIVERSARY EDITION
3. UNIVERSAL MONSTERS FRANKENSTEIN #1 (OF 4)
6. SAGA #68
9. GI JOE: A REAL AMERICAN HERO #309
10. GEIGER #5
Ed Brubaker & Sean Phillips were back in action and in top form this August with the hotly anticipated Houses of the Unholy. This horror thrill ride from the award winning team behind Criminal has everyone begging for more. Spawn makes two appearances on the chart this month with the Spawn Compendium Vol. 6 and Spawn: Bad Business (Rory McConville, Todd McFarlane & Carlo Barberi) showing that the Image original is still keeping up with fan demand. The month also saw master artist Liam Sharpe launch Ore: A Starhenge Graphic Novella, the release of Bear Pirate Viking Queen TP (Sean Lewis & Jonathan Marks Barravecchia) and so much more.
TOP 10 COLLECTIONS (Direct Market)
2. SPAWN COMPENDIUM, VOL. 6 TP
3. ORE: A STARHENGE GRAPHIC NOVELLA OGN
4. BEAR PIRATE VIKING QUEEN TP
5. KILLADELPHIA DELUXE EDITION, VOL. 2 HC
7. INVINCIBLE: THE COMPLETE LIBRARY, VOL. 6 HC
8. SATELLITE SAM COMPENDIUM TP
9. THE BLOODY DOZEN: A TALE OF THE SHROUDED COLLEGE TP
10. ADVENTUREMAN, VOL. 3: GHOST LIGHTS HC
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