Image Comics is pleased to announce that the highly anticipated Saga: Compendium One trade paperback by Brian K. Vaughan and Fiona Staples, which was initially announced with a September release date, has arrived in stores early and will be available for sale tomorrow Wednesday, August 21.  

Stoner death metal icons CANNABIS CORPSE will release ‘Nug So Vile’ on November 1 via Season of Mist! The album was mixed and mastered at Blaze of Torment Studio by Jarrett Pritchard. The artwork, which was created by Par Olofson, and tracklisting have been revealed and can be viewed below.  

A brand new 4K concert film for Danish-American Psychobilly band NEKROMANTIX that will be released on October 29th in honor of the band’s 30th Anniversary. Filmed in 2019 at the Observatory Theater in Santa Ana, CA and directed by Vicente Cordero (3TEETH, ROOM 37:The Mysterious Death of Johnny Thunders)  

ATREYU will celebrate 20 years of rock with an anniversary tour this fall. The tour features support from Whitechapel, He Is Legend, Tempting Fate, and Santa Cruz. The tour kicks off on October 19 in Las Vegas and runs through November 20 in Ventura, California. All dates are below.  

After introducing a new live show, as well as music, at festivals across Europe this summer, King Diamond is now ready to officially reveal the title and theme for the first studio album in 12 years: The Institute!  

Image Comics is pleased to finally reveal the highly anticipated Todd McFarlane covers for the upcoming milestone SPAWN #300 issue by Todd McFarlane, President at Image Comics and creator of SPAWN. The record-setting SPAWN #300 hits stores on Wednesday, September 4. The final order cutoff for retailers is Monday, August 12. SPAWN #300 CVR A MCFARLANE – Diamond Code JUN190014 SPAWN #300 CVR B B&W MCFARLANE – Diamond Code JUN190015 SPAWN #300 CVR C CAPULLO – Diamond Code JUN190016 SPAWN #300 CVR D CAPULLO VIRGIN – Diamond Code JUN190017 SPAWN #300 CVR E CAPULLO & MCFARLANE – Diamond Code JUN190018 SPAWN #300 CVR F B&W CAPULLO & MCFARLANE – Diamond Code JUN190019 SPAWN... 

J.J. Abrams takes the webbed wonder to new heights when he and his son Henry partner with legendary spider-artist Sara Pichelli for a Spider-Man story like you’ve never seen before! Cadaverous, a terrifying new villain, will force Spidey to make some of the hardest choices of his life. Can he protect MJ, Manhattan…or even himself? Check out this brand new trailer for SPIDER-MAN #1 featuring Executive Editor Nick Lowe and writers J.J. and Henry Abrams! “Having these geniuses working together on Spider-Man, the greatest fictional character of all time, couldn’t be better,” Lowe exclaimed, a sentiment shared by the Abrams. “We knew [Sara Pichelli’s] stuff – she’s a genius,” J.J. added. “The fact... 

DAWN OF DISEASE return with their smashing new album, “Procession of Ghosts” – a phenomenal new melodic death metal album with more than enough energy to stand out from the masses. Accompanied by sinister artwork by Michał “Xaay” Loranc, who has worked with bands like Behemoth, Nile, and Evocation, the album possesses significantly more atmosphere and catchy melodies without sacrificing the band’s extreme spirit.  

Season of Mist has released a special 4 CD Box Set for Greek symphonic metal icons, SEPTICFLESH. ‘In the Flesh – Part I’ features the band’s first four albums, ‘Mystic Places,’ ‘Esoptron,’ ‘Ophidian Wheel,’ and ‘Fallen Temple’ bundled together in a 4CD Jewel Case along with a 16 page lyric booklet.  

Faroe Islands-based folk metal collective TÝR will kick of their North American tour supporting power metal veterans Demons & Wizards this week. Set to commence on August 17th in Los Angeles California, the journey will wind its way through twelve cities and come to a close September 5th in New York City. Additional support will be provided by labelmates Lizzy Borden. See all confirmed dates below.  

Image Comics is pleased to announce an all-new, skin-crawling series by writer Rodney Barnes (Wu-tang: An American Saga, Marvel’s Runaways, Starz’s American Gods) and artist Jason Shawn Alexander (Spawn)—Killadelphia—which will launch this November.  

Savannah, GA sludge rockers BLACK TUSK will be embarking on a U.S. tour this fall with support from CHILD BITE. The trek will kick off on November 8 in Asheville, NC and will conclude on November 16 in Wilmington, NC. Prior to that, the band will also be touring this September with support from label-mates CLOAK. All dates are as follows: