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Image Universe
Original workGraphic Fantasy #1 (June 1982)
Ant (2004–present)
Bomb Queen (2006–present)
I Hate Fairyland (2015–present)
Radiant Black (2021–present)
The Scorched
(2021–present)
List of ended series
(2014)
  • Secret Identities (2015)
    • Films and television
    Film(s)
    List of films
    • Invincible
      (TBA)
    Television series
    List of television series
    Miscellaneous
    RelatedTeenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
    Massive-Verse

    The Image Universe (IU) is a

    Gert, Bomb Queen, and Witchblade, as well as incarnations of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
    .

    It has mainly served as the ostensible setting of occasional crossovers between different series, including Deathmate, Image United, The Invincible War, and Crossover, all existing within a "multiverse" consisting of a multitude of different universes; in this context, "Image Universe" refers to the mainstream Image continuity.

    Publication history

    The Image Universe began with the founding of Image Comics in 1992, launching with series such as

    Spawn, Youngblood, and WildC.A.T.s
    .

    Image Comics' nature of allowing comic creators to retain the rights to the characters they publish with Image has led to many characters entering or exiting the Image Universe as the creators move from or to other publishers. Image co-founder and Savage Dragon creator Erik Larsen generally treats the Image Universe continuity as though each title exists in its own universe, and any crossovers between different creators' characters are events that occur simultaneously in each respective characters' universes.[1] The 1996 crossover comic Shattered Image used a variation this idea, establishing each of the major Image titles as overlapping sub-realities that shift in and out of continuity with the wider Image Universe.

    When Jim Lee was an Image partner, his WildStorm properties such as WildC.A.T.s, Stormwatch, Gen13, Union, Deathblow, Wetworks, and Backlash regularly crossed over with other Image characters, but when he sold his studio to DC Comics, this ceased.

    In June 1996, Erik Larsen relaunched the original Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles series by Mirage Studios with a third volume under the Image Comics banner, featuring supporting characters from other series and various crossovers with The Savage Dragon and Spawn. The series ceased publication on a cliffhanger in 1999. After its cancellation, the series remained in publication limbo for nearly two decades, with no reprints or collected volumes. In 2018, IDW Publishing, which publishes their own TMNT comic series, began to reproduce the existing 23 issues in a colored version, as well as officially conclude the Image series with a final three-issue story arc, with Carlson and Fosco again taking part in this project.[2]

    There were several Image crossover mini-series in the 1990s, such as Shattered Image, Altered Image, Big Bruisers, Badrock & Company, Deathmate, Darker Image, and Splitting Image, along with the Eclipse Comics satire Spittin' Image. But only Mars Attacks Image had any direct impact on the titles represented, as the Martians' attack was also shown and referenced many times in the Savage Dragon series.

    In 2009, the Image Universe had its first major crossover in several years with Image United. However, it was canceled, with Youngblood being sold to Terrific Productions. The Pact, a crossover between Invincible, ShadowHawk, Noble Causes, and Firebreather, was also produced.

    In 2021, Todd McFarlane announced the mainline Spawn series to be expanded into its own shared universe, with King Spawn, Gunslinger Spawn and The Scorched.[3] He would also like 12 more titles for Spawn's expanded universe.[4]

    Later on in 2021, following the success of

    original graphic novel, with Groom as writer and Erica D'Urso as artist in late 2022. Radiant Black would later get a spin-off of its own with Radiant Red, a 5 issue miniseries written by Cherish Chen and art by David Lafuente.[5][6] In February 2022, it was announced that another book connected to the Massive-Verse would release in August entitled The Dead Lucky, written by Melissa Flores and art by French Carlomango.[7]

    List of universes

    Notes

    1. ^ First appearance of Savage Dragon

    References

    1. ^ "One Fan's Opinion: Issue #14". Comic Book Resources. 2005-11-10. Retrieved 2013-09-02.
    2. ^ Gehen, Dan (2018-02-21). "IDW to Reprint Image's TMNT Comics, Including Official Ending". Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Fan Site. Retrieved 2022-05-26.
    3. ^ a b "Todd McFarlane's SPAWN To Lead a New Shared Universe". Screen Rant. 2021-02-19. Retrieved 2021-11-24.
    4. ^ Johnston, Rich (2022-04-18). "The Pressure Of 4 Spawn Comics On Todd McFarlane – So How About 12?". Bleeding Cool. Retrieved August 31, 2022.
    5. ^ "IMAGE SUPERHERO UNIVERSE EXPANDS IN FEBRUARY 2022 WITH SUPERMASSIVE ONE-SHOT CROSSOVER EVENT & ROGUE SUN SERIES LAUNCH". Image Comics. Retrieved 2022-06-01.
    6. ^ "CHERISH CHEN, DAVID LAFUENTE & MIQUEL MUERTO REUNITE FOR FORTHCOMING RADIANT RED SPINOFF MINISERIES THIS MARCH". Image Comics. Retrieved 2022-06-01.
    7. ^ "THE DEAD LUCKY SERIES LAUNCH WILL ELECTRIFY THE MASSIVE-VERSE THIS AUGUST FOR RADIANT BLACK FANS & NEW READERS ALIKE". Image Comics. Retrieved 2022-06-01.
    8. ^ "Image Comics Launches Shared 'Bone Orchard Mythos' Horror Universe". Screen Rant. 2021-11-06. Retrieved 2021-11-24.
    9. ^ "Image Comics' Superhero Universe Collides in 'Supermassive' Crossover". Screen Rant. 2021-11-17. Retrieved 2021-11-24.
    10. ^ Salmon, Will (2023-06-14). "Skybound roll out a new shared Transformers and G.I. Joe universe – and it starts today!". gamesradar. Retrieved 2023-06-18.

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