| PORTLAND, Ore. 09/18/2025 — Multiple Eisner Award nominated cartoonist Kyle Starks (Peacemaker Tries Hard, Sexcastle, I Hate This Place) teams up with colorist extraordinaire Vladimir Popov (Where Monsters Lie, Fearscape) for the the upcoming no-holds-barred heist caper, Wrestle Heist. This five-issue miniseries from Image Comics will pin readers to the mat this December. In Wrestle Heist, a former pro wrestler—who has a brush with death thanks to a crooked promoter—assembles a crew of fellow wrestlers he’s screwed over… to rob him blind during the biggest wrestling event of the year. Packed with body slams and backstabs this is a must-read for fans of over-the-top action. “I am so excited to return to Image Comics—the place where all my Eisner nominations happened—with my new book Wrestle Heist which will be great for fans of wrestling, fans of heists or fans of having a great time while reading a comic!” said Starks. “I believe comics should be fun and I promise this one is a romp you don’t want to miss!” Wrestle Heist #1 by Kyle Starks will be available at comic book shops on Wednesday, December 17: Cover A by Starks Cover B Blank Sketch Cover C 1:10 copy incentive by Jesse Longeran Wrestle Heist will also be available across many digital platforms, including Amazon Kindle, Apple Books, and Google Play.    |
     ABOUT IMAGE COMICSImage Comics is a comic book and graphic novel publisher founded in 1992 by a collective of bestselling artists. Image has since gone on to become one of the largest comics publishers in the United States, and is the #2 graphic novel publisher in America. It is the publisher of such award winning titles as, Spawn, The Walking Dead, Invincible, Saga, Monstress, Deadly Class, Chew, The Old Guard, I Kill Giants, Criminal, The Department of Truth, W0rldtr33, Geiger, Descender, Gideon Falls, It’s Lonely At The Centre of The Earth, Do A Power Bomb, Stray Bullets, and more. The company currently has six individuals on the Board of Directors: Robert Kirkman, Erik Larsen, Todd McFarlane, Marc Silvestri, Jim Valentino, and Eric Stephenson. It consists of five major houses: Todd McFarlane Productions, Top Cow Productions, Shadowline Comics, Skybound Entertainment, and Image Central. Image publishes comics and graphic novels in nearly every genre, sub-genre, and style imaginable. It offers science fiction, fantasy, romance, horror, crime fiction, historical fiction, humor, and more by the finest artists and writers working in the medium today. For more information, visit: www.imagecomics.com. ### |
| UPCOMING ACTION SERIES WRESTLE HEIST POWERSLAMS INTO STORES THIS DECEMBER |
  PORTLAND, Ore. 09/18/2025 — Multiple Eisner Award nominated cartoonist Kyle Starks (Peacemaker Tries Hard, Sexcastle, I Hate This Place) teams up with colorist extraordinaire Vladimir Popov (Where Monsters Lie, Fearscape) for the the upcoming no-holds-barred heist caper, Wrestle Heist. This five-issue miniseries from Image Comics will pin readers to the mat this December.In Wrestle Heist, a former pro wrestler—who has a brush with death thanks to a crooked promoter—assembles a crew of fellow wrestlers he’s screwed over… to rob him blind during the biggest wrestling event of the year. Packed with body slams and backstabs this is a must-read for fans of over-the-top action. “I am so excited to return to Image Comics—the place where all my Eisner nominations happened—with my new book Wrestle Heist which will be great for fans of wrestling, fans of heists or fans of having a great time while reading a comic!” said Starks. “I believe comics should be fun and I promise this one is a romp you don’t want to miss!” Wrestle Heist #1 by Kyle Starks will be available at comic book shops on Wednesday, December 17: Cover A by Starks Cover B Blank Sketch Cover C 1:10 copy incentive by Jesse Longeran Wrestle Heist will also be available across many digital platforms, including Amazon Kindle, Apple Books, and Google Play. |
| ABOUT IMAGE COMICS Image Comics is a comic book and graphic novel publisher founded in 1992 by a collective of bestselling artists. Image has since gone on to become one of the largest comics publishers in the United States, and is the #2 graphic novel publisher in America. It is the publisher of such award winning titles as, Spawn, The Walking Dead, Invincible, Saga, Monstress, Deadly Class, Chew, The Old Guard, I Kill Giants, Criminal, The Department of Truth, W0rldtr33, Geiger, Descender, Gideon Falls, It’s Lonely At The Centre of The Earth, Do A Power Bomb, Stray Bullets, and more. The company currently has six individuals on the Board of Directors: Robert Kirkman, Erik Larsen, Todd McFarlane, Marc Silvestri, Jim Valentino, and Eric Stephenson. It consists of five major houses: Todd McFarlane Productions, Top Cow Productions, Shadowline Comics, Skybound Entertainment, and Image Central. Image publishes comics and graphic novels in nearly every genre, sub-genre, and style imaginable. It offers science fiction, fantasy, romance, horror, crime fiction, historical fiction, humor, and more by the finest artists and writers working in the medium today. For more information, visit: www.imagecomics.com. ### |
