Hell Yes! Image Comics Is Bringing Back David Lapham’s ‘Stray Bullets’ In A Big Way!

Wow. This is great news. One of my favorite comic book series of all time, David Lapham’s Stray Bullets is returning to shelves from Image Comics. For those unfamiliar with the Eisner Award winning series, Stray Bullets ran for 40 issues (and one or two Amy Racecar specials) and a few years after it’s first issue’s release in 1995. Then… that was it. Years went by. The series passed on into legend and legend into myth (at least around my house).

But today Image Comics sent out notice that the series is returning, not just with a brand new Issue #41, but also with a massive collection of Issues #1-41 and a brand new first issue of a new series entitled Stray Bullets: The Killers. And they all hit on the same day: March 12th, 2013!

David Lapham has been one of my favorite writer/creators for years, ever since reading Stray Bullets #1, which I still consider my favorite single issue of any comic book I have ever read. It’s worth picking up the new collection alone (or The Innocence of Nihilism trade that was put into print years ago). You might know his work from books like Daredevil VS Punisher: Means and Ends, Detective Comics or Damaged (which has yet to be finished, dammit!). But now, his major work as a unique voice returns. You have no idea how good it feels to finally see this cover to Issue #41! This is a great series that you’re not going to want to miss!

Press release after the break!

STRAY BULLETS, by award-winning creator David Lapham, has found a new home: Image Comics. The critically-acclaimed cult classic that left readers in heart-stopping suspense at the end of issue #40 will pick up where it left off and make up for lost time.

Image Comics is proud to announce that STRAY BULLETS #41 (Diamond Code: JAN140528), a definitive collection of issues #1-41 entitled STRAY BULLETS: THE ÜBER ALLES EDITION (Diamond Code JAN140530), and the first issue of STRAY BULLETS: THE KILLERS #1 (Diamond Code JAN140529), the beginning of a new story arc that will continue as an ongoing monthly series, will all hit store shelves simultaneously on 3/12.

And for the first time ever, every issue of STRAY BULLETS and all forthcoming digital issues will be available immediately on the Image Comics website (imagecomics.com) and the official Image Comics iOS app, as well as on Comixology on the web (comixology.com), iOS, Android, and Google Play. To help readers jump in on the excitement, the first four digital issues will be offered for free.

“I couldn’t be more excited to be back,” said Lapham. “Stray Bullets is home to me. To the fans who have been asking, and asking about it for years…I finally have good news for you.”

STRAY BULLETS won the 1996 Eisner Award for Best Writer/Artist, and the trade paperback collection STRAY BULLETS: Innocence of Nihilism won the 1997 Eisner Award for Best Graphic Album-Reprint. Its trademark dark, neo-noir themes and nonlinear storytelling have been likened to the storytelling styles of Quentin Tarantino and David Lynch.

“I’ve been a fan of Stray Bullets since the book first debuted back in 1995, and working with David and Maria Lapham to bring the book back at Image is hands down one of the most exciting things I’ve done since becoming Publisher,” said Eric Stephenson, Publisher at Image Comics. “Stray Bullets is one of comics’ towering achievements, and I could not be more proud to be publishing it through Image!”