Brandon Graham’s ‘King City’ Getting Collected By Image. Hells Yes.
I’ve begun the process of textually-fellating Brandon Graham around these parts, and I ain’t stopping. Not if my girlfriend comes in, not if I’m censured, censored, whatever! Finally, finally my prayers are being answered. I’m getting a unicorn for Christmas. Oh, and there’s more! Graham’s King City is getting collected.
Brandon Graham confirmed on his blog today that Image Comics will release a collection of King City on Feb. 22. The 424-page book will be the same “Golden Age” size as the individual issues Image released last year for $19.99.
“There’s a couple new drawings but for the most part I kept it pretty close to what was in the issues,” Graham said. “It’s still got all the back ups, covers, games and puzzles that were in those. I’m a big advocate of the fun of getting a book in issues as it comes out and I didn’t want the people who had picked it up month to month to feel like they should have waited.”
Image teased the collection last week. The first half of the well-regarded series was published by Tokyopop in 2008, and after that publisher’s OEL implosion, Tokyopop and Image reached a deal for Image to publish it as a 12-issue series. No doubt some fans have been waiting since its original release to see the second half—I certainly wasn’t going to wait, but hey, different strokes—so this will give them a chance to own the whole thing.
Very, very excited to finally acquaint my taint with this goodness.