undertow Archives

Month after month, they launched quality comics such as Deadly Class, Minimum Wage, Egos, The Fuse, Undertow, Revenger, Apocalypse Al, Mercenary Sea, One Hit Wonder, Real Heroes, Sovereign, Starlight, Noah, Tales Of Honor, Southern Bastards, The Field, Shutter, Dream Police, Self Obsessed, Genesis, Shotgun Wedding, MPH, C.O.W.L., Madame Frankenstein, Nailbiter, Rise Of The Magi, Trees, Outcast,[...]

By Chris Thompson [audio:http://popculturehound.net/podcast/PCHPodcastEpisode94.mp3] It's been a little while since the last episode with Tim Daniel (which you can still listen to here), but this time I'm back to chat with up-and-coming writer Steve Orlando about his hit mini-series Undertow, which had its penultimate issue this week from Image Comics. Steve and I discuss breaking into comics, how[...]

By Erik Grove If you haven't been reading Undertow by Steve Orlando and Artyom Trakhanov from Image Comics, the bad news is that you're late to one of the craziest and most visually stunning new books on the shelves but the good news is that you still have time to remedy that With the first 3[...]

Say, is this the first use of "personal massagers" in the New 52? And in Aphrodite IX #9 we can see how those devices can have… other uses. Though Undertow #2 seems to insist that they're not as good as the real thing. Well, yes Boomerang in Suicide Squad, with that kind of hand held equipment, you probably[...]

This is an all around smart, well realized and addictive comic. Undertow Image has really built a reputation for putting out cutting edge new comics in the last few years The publisher has come a long way from a flashy 90s artists' showcase to a place where groundbreaking new concepts come out month after month[...]

This week new comic releases for the week of February 19, 2014 are reviewed, plus a special guest! Books reviewed in this episode are: DC Comics: Justice League #28 Image Comics: Undertow #1 Marvel Comics: Amazing X-Men #4 DC Comics: Wonder Woman #28 Image Comics: Alex + Ada #4 IDW: Godzilla Rulers Of Earth #9 IDW: X-Files Conspiracy Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #1 DC[...]

Because, from another X-Men era… At least this time it's his own. Harley Quinn, on Valentine's Day, in the bathtub, with only her beaver for comfort. They do this on purpose you know. Undertow knows the importance of water on the skin. Yes sir! The realities of underwater action on the land is made very clear indeed in Undertow #1. Well[...]

In one week… the launch of new Terminator comics, the launch on Undertow, the launch of New Warriors, Loki: Ragnarok & Roll and the graphic novel Joyners In 3D. And the week after, the launch of Pariah, King Conan Conqueror, Tomb Raider and Vandroid, all from Dark Horse, the Lois Lane oneshot, the launch of Jonathan[...]

Undertow #1 has no such promotion to boost numbers, Image seem to have called a halt to those tiered returnable promotions, though they did make a PDF available to retailers for the first issue which may have goosed orders somewhat. Harley Quinn may be becoming the new Superior Spider-Man, in that retailers keep ordering slightly[...]

We mentioned Fuse yesterday, now it's time for Undertow Here's the bumf, and there's an interview with the creative team right here. If you want to break free of the system, Redum Anshargal can offer you a place at his side.   With Atlantis now a world superpower, Anshargal and his hostage-protege Ukinnu Alal hunt the Amphibian, a[...]