Top 5 Image Comics May 2022 Solicitations Spoilers With Arrowsmith, Nocterra, Ordinary Gods, Radiant Black and Radiant Red!
Among the Image Comics full May 2022 solicits we picked out our Top 5. Do you agree or disagree with the picks?
The Top 5
ARROWSMITH #5 (OF 6)
(W) Kurt Busiek (CA) Jose Rafael Fonteriz, Jos? Villarrubia (A/CA) Carlos Pacheco
Fletcher and Guy find shelter (and more) within a mountain trollhome.
Plus: the truth about the Peace of Charlemagne, which brought about this modern world of magic and folklore.
In Shops: May 25, 2022
SRP: $3.99
NOCTERRA #11
(W) Scott Snyder (A/CA) Tony S. Daniel, Marcelo Maiolo
END OF STORY ARC
“PEDAL TO THE METAL,” Part Five
With nothing less than the fate of the world in the balance, Val and the Sundog Convoy face a terrible sacrifice. The quest for Eos reaches its shade-infested conclusion!
In Shops: May 25, 2022
SRP: $3.99
ORDINARY GODS #9
(W) Kyle Higgins, Joseph Clark (A/CA) Frank William, Felipe WatanabeThere are two discs that will end the world. One is in the hands of the Awakened. The other is in Shanghai – but it won’t be for long, as the Awakened and the last of the Honor Guard both race to be the first to claim it!
In Shops: May 11, 2022
SRP: $3.99
RADIANT BLACK #15
(W) Kyle Higgins (A/CA) Eduardo Ferigato
The onslaught of new villains continues as Radiant Black faces off against…Blaze? From C.O.W.L.?
Meanwhile, an unauthorized Radiant Black fan film is being shot in Lockport. When Marshall heads over to offer some friendly advice, he just might face his greatest enemy of all: creative license.
In Shops: May 18, 2022
SRP: $3.99
RADIANT RED #3 (OF 5)
(W) Cherish Chen (A/CA) Darko Lafuente, Miquel Muerto
The new job approaches and planning commences. There’s just one problem: Satomi can’t do what they need her to do. She’d better work it out fast, though, because when her home life and her new career both threaten to come crashing down, Satomi will be forced to decide: which does she want to save more?
In Shops: May 04, 2022
SRP: $3.99
Honorable Mention
IMAGE! #2 (OF 12)
WRITER: Wyatt Kennedy, Patrick Kindlon, Mirka Andolfo, Geoff Johns, Brenden Fletcher, W. Maxwell Prince, Skottie Young, Kyle Higgins, Wes Craig, Chris Giarrusso
ARTIST: Mirka Andolfo, Wes Craig, Chris Giarrusso, Maurizio Rosenzweig, Daniele Di Nicuolo, Erica Henderson, Andrea Mutti, Luana Vecchio, Martín Morazzo
COVER A: Mirka AndolfoMAY 18 / 64 pages / FC/ M / $5.99
The celebration of Image Comics’ 30th anniversary continues with the second issue in a 12-issue anthology, featuring all-new stories by some of the biggest and best names in comics!
This issue features the second chapters of two 12-part stories: “The Blizzard” by GEOFF JOHNS & ANDREA MUTTI and “Red Stitches” by BRENDEN FLETCHER & ERIC HENDERSON, plus the second installments of three shorter serials: “Gospel for a New Century” by WYATT KENNEDY & LUANA VECCHIO, “Hopeless” by MIRKA ANDOLFO, and “Shift” by KYLE HIGGINS & DANIELE DI NICUOLO. Plus! An all-new ICE CREAM MAN short story by W. MAXWELL PRINCE and MARTÍN MORAZZO, the beginning of WES CRAIG’s KAYA, the opening installment of a 10-part serial by PATRICK KINDLON & MAURIZIO ROSENZWEIG, and the continuation of the all-new ongoing comic strip by SKOTTIE YOUNG!
Pulse Taking
That’s our top picks from Image Comics’ May 2022 solicitations, but what caught your eye from their offerings?
