Image Comics has released their March 2012 solicitations. Just this week on the John Mayo’s Comic Book Page Podcast, I was wondering if and when Image would ever go back and reprint their older material in the same manner, or rather the correct way, that Todd McFarland has been collecting Spawn. Erik Larson must have been listening because we will now be getting the Savage Dragon Ultimate Collection, Vol. 1 HC, 336 pages for only, $34.99! This book will collect the expanded five-issue miniseries and Savage Dragon #1-7, plus covers, sketches and behind the scenes material. Oh hell, yes!
What are you getting?

’68, VOL. 1: BETTER RUN THROUGH THE JUNGLE TP
story MARK KIDWELL
art / cover NAT JONES & JAY FOTOS
MARCH 7
178 PAGES / FC / M
$19.99
There are zombies in the razorwire. Welcome to 1968…and the end of the world. From the steaming jungles of Viet Nam to the brightly lit campus of demonstration-torn Berkeley, California, ravenous hordes of unstoppable ghouls are changing the face of the Age of Aquarius.
Collected for the first time, this 178-page trade paperback re-presents the first four-issue story arc from the ’68 ongoing series, along with the re-colored and re-lettered original one-shot from 2006! Plus, creators MARK KIDWELL, NAT JONES and JAY FOTOS have included tons of behind-the-scenes extras to make this a must-have for zombie and horror fans everywhere!
Collects ’68 #1-4, plus the 2006 ’68 one-shot

THE DARKNESS: ACCURSED, VOL. 7 TP
story PHIL HESTER
art ROMANO MOLENAAR & LEANDRO OLIVEIRA
cover MICHAEL BROUSSARD
MARCH 14
160 PAGES / FC / T
STANDARD
$19.99
PHIL HESTER’S EPIC RUN CONCLUDES!
Jackie Estacado has been pushed to the limit and beyond. He finally has something worth losing in his life and there is only one true threat to his happiness – the Darkness, itself. Utilizing the Sun Dagger, Estacado will die and plunge himself into the Darkness dimension itself to confront the very source of his gift and his curse.
Longtime writer PHIL HESTER (Wonder Woman, Bionic Man) concludes his critically acclaimed run on one of Top Cow’s flagship franchises with art by ROMANO MOLENAAR (Within Temptation’s the Unforgiving) and LEANDRO OLIVEIRA (Superman) with “Total Darkness.” The perfect way to catch up before starting DAVID HINE and JEREMY HAUN’s new run!
Collects THE DARKNESS #96-100

THE LAST OF THE GREATS, VOL. 1 TP
story JOSHUA HALE FIALKOV
art / cover  BRENT PEEPLES
MARCH 21
136 PAGES / FC / M
$12.99
MEET THE LAST – He’s mankind’s last hope and he f#@&ing HATES us.
As the Earth stands on the brink of annihilation we must beg the last survivor of a family of superheroes to put aside his hatred and save our asses. From the Eisner and Harvey Award-nominated writer of ECHOES, Tumor and I, Vampire comes the complete first volume of the critically-acclaimed vision of Super Heroes for the 21st century.
Collects LAST OF THE GREATS #1-5

MAGDALENA, VOL. 2 TP
story RON MARZ
art NELSON BLAKE II, DAVID MARQUEZ & KEU CHA
cover NELSON BLAKE II
MARCH 21
160 PAGES / FC / T
STANDARD
$19.99
MAGDALENA RETURNS! GUEST STARRING WITCHBLADE!
Patience, the current Magdalena, has reconciled with the Catholic Church and agreed to work with her former masters. But there are still forces within the Church that feel another might serve more willingly as the bearer of the Spear of Destiny. Patience must fight for her place and then with her partner and mentor, Kristof, recover a piece of the True Cross from mercenaries.
Written by Top Cow Universe architect RON MARZ (ARTIFACTS, WITCHBLADE) and featuring art from NELSON BLAKE II (PILOT SEASON: MURDERER), DAVID MARQUEZ (Fantastic Four: Season One, Days Missing), and KEU CHA (WITCHBLADE, RISING STARS) this collections collects the “Sisters” and “The One, True Cross” story arcs!
Collects MAGDALENA #7-12

MARKSMEN, VOL. 1 TP
story DAVID BAXTER
art JAVIER ARANDA & GARRY LEACH
cover  TOMM COKER
MARCH 14
192 PAGES / FC / T
STANDARD SIZE
$15.99
Sixty years ago the oil ran out and debts were called in. Civil war followed that splintered America into warring fiefdoms. New San Diego is a technocratic utopia that offers the last bastion of peace and prosperity, provided you live within its walls. Drake McCoy is its best protector.  One of a select group of Marksmen, descended from the Navy Seals, McCoy defends the city from the numerous threats in the wasteland outside the walls.  But when the oil rich Lone Star state sends a powerful army to steal New San Diego’s energy technology, even the Marksmen’s skill may not be enough to fend off the siege.
Collects MARKSMEN #1-6

MORIARTY, VOL. 2: THE LAZARUS TREE TP
story DANIEL COREY
art  ANTHONY DIECIDUE & MIKE VOSBURG
cover ANTHONY DIECIDUE
MARCH 14
136 PAGES / FC / T
$14.99
In the wake of THE DARK CHAMBER, Professor Moriarty finds himself afflicted with unsettling visions. He sets sail for Burma in search of an old ally, but finds himself caught up in a city on the brink of revolt, a troublesome Imperial Policeman, and a secret that holds the key to his destiny.
Collects MORIARTY #5-9

SAVAGE DRAGON ULTIMATE COLLECTION, VOL. 1 HC
story / art / cover ERIK LARSEN
MARCH 21
336 PAGES / FC / T+
OVERSIZED
$34.99
The earliest adventures of fandom’s favorite fin-head are collected for the first time in an oversized volume in full color! It’s all here! Overlord! SuperPatriot! Mako! Arachnid! Freak Force! It’s the beginning of the greatest comic book in the history of comic books! Savage Dragon defends Chicago from Overlord and the Vicious Circle and the stakes–and body count–couldn’t be higher! It’s the definitive Savage Dragon collection! Guest-starring Rob Liefeld’s Badrock and the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. Comes with our highest possible recommendation!
Collects the expanded five-issue miniseries and Savage Dragon #1-7, plus covers, sketches and behind the scenes material.

SPAWN: ORIGINS, VOL. 14 TP
story TODD McFARLANE & BRIAN HOLGUIN
art GREG CAPULLO & DANNY MIKI
cover CLAYTON CRAIN
MARCH 7
152 PAGES / FC / T+
STANDARD SIZE
$14.99
Relive the excitement of one of the best-selling independent comics of all time and grow your SPAWN: ORIGINS collection! In this volume: The ghost of slain child killer Billy Kincaid returns to taunt Spawn! Possessing human souls, Kincaid carries out his dirty work vicariously through innocents. Sam and Twitch find themselves knee deep in it when current police officers become victims to Kincaid’s torment. Can they help Spawn save the people without killing all of them too!?
Collects SPAWN #81-86

TELLOS COLOSSAL, VOL. 2 HC
story TODD DEZAGO
art CRAIG ROUSSEAU, THOR BADENDYCK, CIRO TOTA, MAURICET & more
cover MIKE WIERINGO, ROB STULL & PAUL MOUNTS
MARCH 28
240 PAGES / FC / E
OVERSIZED
$39.99
Collecting ALL the rest! This massive, oversized tome collects all of the further adventures, all other TELLOS material beyond  TODD DEZAGO and MIKE WIERINGO’s original ten-issue masterpiece! Featuring art by CRAIG ROUSSEAU, THOR BADENDYCK, HOWARD PORTER, CARLO BARBERI, ERIC WOLFE-HANSON, DAVE TATA European Superstar, CRISSE, and more! Complete your TELLOS collection today!
Collects TALES OF TELLOS #1-3, MAIDEN VOYAGE, THE LAST HEIST and SONS AND MOONS

THE WALKING DEAD: CUTTING ROOM FLOOR HC
story & art ROBERT KIRKMAN
cover by CHARLIE ADLARD & CLIFF RATHBURN
MARCH 14
112 PAGES / FC / T
OVERSIZED
$19.99
For the first time ever: an unprecedented, behind-the-scenes look at ROBERT KIRKMAN’s original, hand-written plot lines for the early issues of the Eisner-award winning series!  See what plot lines were left on the cutting room floor and get an in-depth look at how the series came together.  This collection includes commentaries on KIRKMAN’s original plots with never before seen material. This is the WALKING DEAD collector’s item of the year!
Collects NEVER BEFORE SEEN WALKING DEAD PLOTS!

Image Comics has released their December 2011 Solicitations. Among the many great books are a few notable collected editions:

MADMAN 20th ANNIVERSARY MONSTER! HC
story / ART / COVER MICHAEL ALLRED & VARIOUS
DECEMBER 14
264 PAGES / FC / T
OVERSIZED
$100
FRAZETTA!  KIRBY!  TOTH! MOEBIUS! KUBERT! MILLER! STEVENS! The BIG one! Literally: This gigantic 11 x 17 hardcover is the coffee table book of the Millennium!   Nearly every great artist to ever work in comics is in this book which includes new stories from PETER BAGGE, KYLE BAKER, PHILIP BOND & PETER MILLIGAN, DARWYN COOKE, DAVE COOPER, DEAN HASPIEL, LOS BROS HERNANDEZ, ERIK LARSEN, DAVID MACK, PAT McKEOWN, BERNIE MIREAULT, MICHAEL AVON OEMING, PAUL POPE, ERIC POWELL, FRANK QUITELY, STEVEN T. SEAGLE & TEDDY KRISTIANSEN, JEFF SMITH, JAY STEPHENS, CRAIG THOMPSON, MATT WAGNER, JOE QUINONES & MARIS WICKS.  Also MICHAEL ALLRED’s latest – and most epic ever – MADMAN story!  PLUS almost every Madman illustration collected over the past 20 years from all the greats.  Surprises galore.

RATFIST TP
story DOUG TENNAPEL
art / cover DOUG TENNAPEL & KATHERINE GARNER
DECEMBER 14
176 PAGES / FC / T
$19.99
Earthworm Jim creator DOUG TENNAPEL is publishing his Webcomic RATFIST, a vigilante-in-tights that satirizes comics, politics, philosophy, and even TENNAPEL himself! Featuring a forward written by MST3K/RiffTraxx’s MICHAEL J. NELSON, and pinups by RYAN OTTLEY, SCOTT KURTZ, CHRISTOPHER HASTINGS and ETHAN NICOLLE!

THE ART OF CARBON GREY HC
art / wraparound cover  HOANG NGUYEN, KHARI EVANS & KINSUN LOH
DECEMBER 7
128 PAGES / 9″ x 12″ / FC / T+
$29.99
The art secrets of Image Comic’s masterpiece are revealed in THE ART OF CARBON GREY. Learn how three talented
artists united to create a uniquely beautiful and kinetic visual style. Follow their working processes and trace the evolution of the characters and worlds that made CARBON GREY the most explosive comic of the year.

CHEW OMNIVORE EDITION VOL. 2 HC
story JOHN LAYMAN
art / cover ROB GUILLORY
DECEMBER 7
272 PAGES / FC / M
$34.99
Tony Chu is a detective with a secret. A weird secret. Tony Chu is cibopathic, which means he gets psychic impressions from whatever he eats. It also means he’s a hell of a detective–as long as he doesn’t mind nibbling on the corpse of a murder victim to figure out whodunit and why. He’s been brought on by the Special Crimes Division of the FDA, the most powerful law enforcement agency on the planet, to investigate their strangest, sickest and most bizarre cases.
Winner of the 2011 Eisner Award for Best Continuing Series, this gorgeous oversized edition, loaded with extras, collects issues #11-20, the third and fourth story-arcs of the acclaimed series, “Just Desserts” and “Flambé.”

THE INFINITE, VOL. 1 TP
story ROBERT KIRKMAN
art / cover ROB LIEFELD
DECEMBER 7
120 PAGES / FC / T
$9.99
Freedom fighter, Bowen has lost everything in the war against The Infinite. His only hope, travel back in time to prevent their world domination before it starts! Bowen can’t do this alone, he must turn to the only ally he knows he can trust: HIMSELF. Now a man in his 40s, damaged by the horrors of war, must team-up with his younger, reckless and optimistic 20 year-old self in order to SAVE THE WORLD!
Collects THE INFINITE #1-4

THE LI’L DEPRESSED BOY, VOL. 0 TP
story S. STEVEN STRUBLE
art VARIOUS
cover LINDSAY JANE
DECEMBER 7
96 PAGES / FC / T
$9.99
“LONELY HEART BLUES”
For the first time in print: Before disastrous road trips. Before style-points. Before Jazmin. Join LDB as he takes his first steps on his search for love. Told in shades of blue with artwork by SAM KIETH, JIM MAHFOOD, JIM VALENTINO and many more. Including never before seen artwork and an exclusive all-new story drawn by SINA GRACE.

OFFICER DOWNE: BIGGER, BETTER, BASTARD EDITION HC
story JOE CASEY
art / cover CHRIS BURNHAM
DECEMBER 7
96 PAGES/ FC / M
$12.99
The Badass With A Badge returns in a glorious oversized hardcover! Brought to you JOE CASEY (BUTCHER BAKER) and CHRIS BURNHAM (Batman, Inc.) – now with ADDED PAGES of over-the-top sex and violence – experience OFFICER DOWNE as it was meant to be experienced! You’ve never felt “command presence” quite like this! This is the cop that’ll keep coming back for more… even from beyond the grave! Now with all-new bonus features!

THE RED WING TP
story JONATHAN HICKMAN
art / cover NICK PITARRA
DECEMBER 14
140 PAGES  / FC / T+
$14.99
To stay alive in the future, the best fighter pilots in the world not only have to perfect their skills and master their aircraft, they also have to know how to travel through time.
Collecting the acclaimed mini-series brought to you by award winning writer JONATHAN HICKMAN and possibly the best new talent of the year, NICK PITARRA, THE RED WING is the story of the greatest battle in the history of three worlds.
Collects THE RED WING #1-4

SAM AND TWITCH: THE COMPLETE COLLECTION, VOL. 2 HC
story BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS & TODD MCFARLANE
art PAUL LEE, ALEX MALEEV, ANGEL MEDINA, CLAYTON CRAIN, JONATHAN GLAPION & ASHLEY WOOD
cover ASHLEY WOOD
DECEMBER 21
320 PAGES / FC / T+
$34.99
The Spawn Universe’s favorite detectives come at you full-force in their own ground breaking series. Featuring an all-star cast of creators, the bar was set high for gritty crime fiction when Sam and Twitch first came on the scene. Follow the exploits of NYPD’s two most dedicated public servants as they try to uncover the secrets behind the “Bounty Hunter Wars”.  Also includes the never before reprinted “John Doe Affair” story arc by TODD MCFARLANE (story), with ALEX MALEEV (art) and PAUL LEE (art).
Collected in an all-new size and format, SAM AND TWITCH: THE COMPLETE COLLECTION, VOL. 2 brings you the art and stories that made this series a classic. Extra features include an ASHLEY WOOD cover gallery and behind-the-scenes art.
Collects SAM and TWITCH #14-26

SCREAMLAND: DEATH OF THE PARTY TP
story HAROLD SIPE & CHRISTOPHER SEBELA
art LEE LESLIE
cover HECTOR CASANOVA
162 PAGES / FC / T+
STANDARD SIZE
$16.99
It’s con season in Screamland. When a legendary sex tape threatens to leak and Invisible Man is found murdered in his booth, it’s up to Wolfman Carl and his pal Travis to run through the monstrous suspects and stop the film before it drives a stake through the heart of all their careers.
Collects SCREAMLAND #1-5

SHINKU, VOL. 1 TP
story RON MARZ
art / cover LEE MODER, MATTHEW WAITE & MICHAEL ATIYEH
DECEMBER 7
160 PAGES / FC / M
$14.99
Bloody horror meets martial-arts mayhem in the first collection from the sold-out series by RON MARZ (WITCHBLADE, ARTIFACTS) and LEE MODER (WONDER WOMAN). The last surviving member of a samurai family wages a one-woman war against a clan of vampires in modern-day Tokyo in the first story arc from the acclaimed new series. If you like your vampires to sparkle, look elsewhere! Also contains a cover gallery, sketchbook, pin-ups and the rare black, white and red ashcan edition.
Collects SHINKU #1-5

SPAWN: ORIGINS BOOK FIVE HC
story TODD MCFARLANE
art GREG CAPULLO, TODD MCFARLANE, DANNY MIKI & CHANCE WOLF
cover CLAYTON CRAIN
DECEMBER 7
325 PAGES / FC / T+
$29.99
CLASSIC SPAWN REPRINTED IN OVERSIZED HARDCOVER – BOOK 5!
With SPAWN, legendary writer and artist TODD MCFARLANE unleashed his iconic antihero on the world, and launched the most successful independent comic book in history. SPAWN: ORIGINS BOOK FIVE HC includes classic SPAWN stories written by TODD MCFARLANE. Revisit stories of deception and betrayal, with Al’s former boss, Jason Wynn, in the center of it all. Includes the epic clash between Spawn and the Savage Dragon! Extra features include color and b/w cover gallery and behind-the-scenes art. All this and more in an oversized, hardcover format complete with a wraparound painted cover by renowned artist, Clayton Crain. Grow your family of SPAWN: ORIGINS collection of books with this latest stellar addition.
Collects Spawn #51-62

SPAWN: ORIGINS, VOL. 13 TP
story TODD McFARLANE & BRIAN HOLGUIN
art GREG CAPULLO, DWAYNE TURNER & DANNY MIKI
cover CLAYTON CRAIN
DECEMBER 14
152 PAGES / FC / T+
$14.99
SPAWN: ORIGINS, VOL. 13 is the latest addition to the ever-expanding classic SPAWN trade paperback program. Collecting classic issues written by Spawn creator TODD McFARLANE with legendary artist GREG CAPULLO providing stellar pencil work. Spawn visits Greenworld to help restore the earth’s splendo. When he returns, he helps Sam and Twitch solve a series of senseless murders.
Relive the excitement of one of the best-selling independent comics of all time and grow your SPAWN: ORIGINS TP collection!
Collects SPAWN #75-80

SUPER DINOSAUR DELUXE COLORING BOOK!
story ROBERT KIRKMAN
art / cover JASON HOWARD
DECEMBER 7
64 PAGES / BW / E
$4.99
Holy smokes! It’s Super Dinosaur! It’s Derek Dynamo! It’s Max Maximus! It’s the Mega-Raptor! They’re all here – and they’re all in black and white! Hours upon hours of enjoyment is to be had in this deluxe coloring book! Woo!
IT’S A COLORING BOOK!

TALES FROM BEYOND SCIENCE HC
story MARK MILLAR, ALAN MCKENZIE & JOHN SMITH
art / cover RIAN HUGHES
DECEMBER 21
88 PAGES / FC / T
8.5” X 11”
$16.99
Follow your host Hilary Tremayne on eight surreal journeys into the unknown. Discover the truth behind the mysteries of spontaneous human combustion, the Bermuda Triangle, the lost 13th month, and the real reason men have nipples.
Drawn by RIAN HUGHES and written by a Rogue’s Gallery of Britain’s finest comic writers that includes MARK MILLAR (KICK ASS, WANTED), ALAN MCKENZIE (THE HARRISON FORD STORY) and JOHN SMITH (DEVIN WAUGH), this hardcover volume collects the complete series.

THE WALKING DEAD, VOL. 15: WE FIND OURSELVES TP
DECEMBER 7
story ROBERT KIRKMAN
art / cover CHARLIE ADLARD & CLIFF RATHBURN
136 PAGES / BW / M
$14.99
The events of “No Way Out” have affected everyone in the community, and not everyone has survived to pick up the pieces. Rick and the survivors must now try to pick themselves up and carry in the wake of disaster… and by doing so, they find hope.
Collects THE WALKING DEAD #85-90

THE WALKING DEAD – RISE OF THE GOVERNOR NOVEL: DELUXE SLIPCASED EDITION
story ROBERT KIRKMAN & JAY BONANSINGA
DECEMBER 7
320 PAGES / BW / M
$74.99
Find out the true origins of The Governor, the most vile and deadly villain to appear in THE WALKING DEAD series. Discover his transformation into the monster we grew to know, presented in a deluxe format that will keep it looking pristine on a bookshelf for decades to come. A must have for any die-hard Walking Dead fan, and the perfect gift for well… anyone.
ALSO AVAILABLE, SIGNED EDITION LIMITED TO 200 COPIES, $124.99

THE WALKING DEAD OMNIBUS, VOL. 2 HC (NEW PRINTING)
story ROBERT KIRKMAN
art / cover CHARLIE ADLARD & CLIFF RATHBURN
DECEMBER 7
560 PAGES / BW / M
OVERSIZED
$100
BACK IN PRINT DUE TO OVERWHELMING DEMAND!
This deluxe hardcover features the next 24 issues of the hit series along with the covers for the issues all in one massive, oversized slip-cased volume. Perfect for long time fans, new readers and anyone needing a heavy object with which to fend off the walking dead.
Collects THE WALKING DEAD #24-48

WITCH DOCTOR, VOL. 1: UNDER THE KNIFE TP
story BRANDON SEIFERT
art / cover LUKAS KETNER
DECEMBER 14
112 PAGES/ FC/ T+
$12.99
“A glimpse into the future of horror comics” — Bloody Disgusting.
Meet Dr. Vincent Morrow, the Witch Doctor, in the smash hit debut title from Robert Kirkman’s Skybound Originals line! Dr. Morrow’s looking for a vaccine — for the apocalypse — and in his quest to understand the biology of the supernatural, he faces vampires, demonic possession, faeries and more.
“Arguably the most accomplished debut by a pair of new creators in recent memory.” — Broken Frontier
COLLECTS WITCH DOCTOR #1-4