"The Fade Out" Ends, "Spawn" Takes on Satan & More in Image Comics' December 2015 Solicitations

[CBR News]

Brubaker & Phillips bring their mystery to a close, Ed Brisson & Adam Gorham launch "The Violent," plus new "Walking Dead," "No Mercy" and more.


Full article here.

[RolandGunner]

Man this seems really early for the Fade Out to end...

[wwise03]

1. The Fade Out ending hits me where it hurts. I'm assuming the plan was always to go 12 issues with it though. I believe Fatale was meant to be 12 issues initially. Also, Brubaker and Phillips signed a 5 year agreement with Image. I don't think they intended all or even half of that time to be spent on just one book.

I believe when Brubaker signed the agreement, he talked about doing a sci-fi book. I imagine something Criminal related is also at play potentially. I'm personally hoping for something original and not Criminal related.

2. Also, I am getting really concerned about Five Ghosts now. It has been a long time since we've heard anything about it. What is Barbiere actually doing by the way? His Boom book (Broken World) was awful and is over. He could not have spent much time on that. He's got a new C-List Marvel book coming. Anything else? Is he only writing that 1 book now?

3. Where is book 2 of Casanova Acedia? Fraction said a couple of months ago that it was beginning in December. I'm not all that surprised though, he has a knack for being slow (Hawkeye, Sex Criminals, Casanova).

As for my list:

Black Magick
Codename Baboushka (maybe)
Descender
East of West
Fade Out
Invincible
Invisible Republic
Monstress
Paper Girls
Pretty Deadly
Saga
Southern Bastards
The Goddamned (maybe)
Tokyo Ghosts
Wicked and the Divine

[cc008]

Was We Stand On Guard always a mini? I don't remember seeing that noted in past solicitations.

Pulling:

Deadly Class #17
Southern Bastards #13 (LOVE that cover. Far cry from the usual red)
Descender #8
Tokyo Ghost #4

On break:

Lazarus
LOW
Drifter

[Noodle]

-Outcast #14
-Paper Girls #3: If I like the first issues.

Was Fade Out always supposed to be 12 issues? I don't remember them ever saying it was a mini. I find it slightly amusing that I dropped it because I felt it would be better in trades and the next month they say it's ending.

I don't remember We Stand on Guard being a mini either. Weird.

[wwise03]

Was Fade Out always supposed to be 12 issues? I don't remember them ever saying it was a mini. I find it slightly amusing that I dropped it because I felt it would be better in trades and the next month they say it's ending.

I don't remember We Stand on Guard being a mini either. Weird.

We Stand on Guard was always meant to be a 6-issue mini. The Fade Out was not announced as a 12-issue series (I don't think 12 issues should be considered a mini), but I have no doubt it was always intended to be 12 issues. It is a finite story. Once the mystery is solved, there is no more story. Also, as I explained in more detail in my post above, Brubaker and Phillips have a 5-year deal with Image. The Fade Out will have taken up almost a year and a half of that deal. I doubt they signed that deal with the intention of writing only 1 or 2 books. They probably will produce 3 or so more books under the terms of that deal.

[Groo Odyssey]

Was Fade Out always supposed to be 12 issues? I don't remember them ever saying it was a mini. I find it slightly amusing that I dropped it because I felt it would be better in trades and the next month they say it's ending.

I did the same thing, thought it would go much longer than 12 issues and decided it was much better to read in collected form. Sales were really strong so I have no doubt that it was originally intended for 12 issues for it to end so quickly. Some of my favorite series have been short lived (ie Sheltered, Starlight) that came to an end out of nowhere. Wish Image had more long running properties like Dark Horse to get behind (Usagi, Hellboy universe, Groo, Goon, etc).

[wwise03]

Was We Stand On Guard always a mini? I don't remember seeing that noted in past solicitations.

Yes Vaughan was very upfront in interviews that it was a 6-issue series. He did mention they may come back to it in the future, but who knows.

[dan12456]

No Lazarus, no Low, no Manifest Destiny. Saving money all over at Christmas time!
That cover for Monstress is only increasing my hype though.

[cc008]

Yes Vaughan was very upfront in interviews that it was a 6-issue series. He did mention they may come back to it in the future, but who knows.

Ah ok.. thanks for the info!

[Noodle]

Yes Vaughan was very upfront in interviews that it was a 6-issue series. He did mention they may come back to it in the future, but who knows.

Not sure how I completely missed that. Good to know. Thanks.

[Dorktron]

Seems like a decent month but only one new series looks interesting to me:

AUTUMNLANDS 8
BIRTHRIGHT 12
BLACK MAGICK 3
BLACK SCIENCE 18
CHEW 53
DEADLY CLASS 17
DESCENDER 8
EAST OF WEST 24
THE GODDAMNED 2
I HATE FAIRYLAND 3
INVISIBLE REPUBLIC 9
ISLAND 5 (Wish they would announce a hardcover collection for the first issues)
MATERIAL 7
MYTHIC 7
MONSTRESS 2
ODY-C 10
OUTCAST 14
PRETTY DEADLY 7
RUMBLE 10
SAGA 32
THEY'RE NOT LIKE US 11
TOKYO GHOST 4
THE VIOLENT 1 (I will give this a shot because of Brisson's work on Sheltered)
WAYWARD 12

[FiveGhosts]

2. Also, I am getting really concerned about Five Ghosts now. It has been a long time since we've heard anything about it. What is Barbiere actually doing by the way? His Boom book (Broken World) was awful and is over. He could not have spent much time on that. He's got a new C-List Marvel book coming. Anything else? Is he only writing that 1 book now?

I thought I saw somewhere that Five Ghosts will return next year. Probably getting a few issues done to avoid more delays. Also, what's wrong with a c-list Marvel book? That looks like one of the most interesting titles starting in the fall.

[Kirby101]

I thought Fade Out would continue after the mystery is revealed. Seems there are a lot more stories to tell. I hope Bru and Phillips come back to it later.

[C_Miller]

I thought Fade Out would continue after the mystery is revealed. Seems there are a lot more stories to tell. I hope Bru and Phillips come back to it later.

I give you Twin Peaks...

You know, I really think that there is something to be said for not revisiting things. Not everything needs to be sequalized until people are tired of it. Let this act as it's own 12 chapter story and let Brubaker and Phillips go to the next thing.