The story of Earth's last war starts with Hope's sticky fingers... The multiple award-winning Batwoman team of J. H. WILLIAMS III (Promethea, The Sandman: Overture, Batman) and W. HADEN BLACKMAN (Star Wars, Elektra) reunites! They're joined once again by colorist supreme DAVE STEWART and master letterer TODD KLEIN. In a bizarre future world that has forgotten its history, reckless thief Hope Redhood holds the key to excavating its dark, strange pastif only she and her crew can escape a tyrannical wizard and his unstoppable daughter. But fate will send them all on a path leading to a war between worlds. ECHOLANDS is a landscape-format, mythic-fiction epic where anything is possiblea fast-paced genre mashup adventure that combines everything from horror movie vampires, to classic mobsters and cyborg elves, to Roman demigods and retro rocket ships. It's going to be a helluva ride!Select praise for ECHOLANDS:"e;Subverts expectations at every turn while building an ever-expanding world. J. H. WILLIAMS III & W. HADEN BLACKMAN have constructed a magical world for their charming characters in ECHOLANDS."e; -Comic Book Resources"e;With a format and style all its own, ECHOLANDS is nearly a brochure for its own potential to be the Next Big Important Comic."e; -AIPT"e;Overflowing in the best way possible this comic is an explosion of excess and unyielding, chaotic fun."e; -Multiversity Comics"e;A comic you should try based on artwork alone."e; -ComicBook.com"e;A blast of immersive fantastical originality. The story J. H. WILLIAMS III & W. HADEN BLACKMAN have come up with is rife with mystery and suspense, and delivered with masterful precision. Williams and Dave Stewart's visuals are inconceivably wild and wonderful, matched only by the pair's other works."e; -Monkeys Fighting Robots"e;It's every fictional world, each with its own artistic style, intersecting and exploding with JHW3 magic and crackle. I can't wait to see where he and W. HADEN BLACKMAN are taking usinto a world in which anything can happen, and undoubtedly will."e; NEIL GAIMAN"e;So complex and unique and expertly executed it pushes the medium forward in new directions and leads to invigorated interest in the medium of comics itself."e; ROBERT KIRKMAN"e;A dazzling, kinetic ride through an exquisitely realized fantasy world, bursting with graphic energy and excitement."e; DAVE GIBBONSCollects ECHOLANDS #1-6TRIM SIZE: 11.125"e; x 7.25"e;
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Marc Silvestri made history as one of the founding partners of Image comics in 1992. Creator, businessman, savant, writer, teacher, artist... these are only a few of the words that one would associate with Marc. His characters, artwork, and creations have made billions of dollars for Marvel Comics as well as his own company, Top Cow Productions, that he founded in 1992, as a partner of Image Comics. He is well known for his work on iconic Marvel titles such as The X-Men, Wolverine and The Incredible Hulk. As CEO of Top Cow Productions, his mandate was specific; produce the next generation of heroes and do it different than everyone else. Marc masterminded the Top Cow Universe through properties like Cyber Force, Witchblade, and The Darkness. When Hollywood started its love affair with comic book characters in the mid-1990s Marc helped position Top Cow as a vital production company in film and television. In addition to comic books, Marc has acted as Executive Producer in a variety of other media including the Witchblade television series and anime series, the Wanted feature film, the A-Team feature film, and two successful video games based off of The Darkness. Marc‘s much anticipated Batman/Joker team up book for DC comics will no doubt showcase his ongoing commitment to innovate and strive to always evolve as a creator and artist.