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==Plot== ==Plot==
''Image United'' is a ] featuring the characters created by the six remaining founders including ], ], ], ], ], ], ], and ]. Whilce Portacio—whose sole Image Comics creation '']'' is owned by ] subsidiary ]—will be creating a new character for the series.<ref name=cbr17409 /> The villain has been revealed as the original Spawn, Al Simmons, now known as Omega Spawn.<ref name=newsarama_iu_spawn>{{cite web |author=Newsarama Staff |url=http://www.newsarama.com/comics/091015-Image-United-Spawn.html |title=Teaser: IMAGE UNITED "His Evil Knows No Limits" |publisher=] |date=October 16, 2009 |accessdate= }}</ref><ref name=cbr23335>{{cite web |first=Josh |last=Wigler |url=http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id=23335 |title=Al Simmons Goes Bad In "Image United," Kirkman Talks |publisher=] |date=October 15, 2009 |accessdate=November 20, 2009 }}</ref> ''Image United'' is a ] featuring the characters created by the six remaining founders including ], ], ], ], ], ], ], and ]. Whilce Portacio—whose sole Image Comics creation '']'' is owned by ] subsidiary ]—will be creating a new character for the series.<ref name=cbr17409 /> The villain has been revealed as the original Spawn, Al Simmons, now known as Omega Spawn.<ref name=newsarama_iu_spawn>{{cite web |author=Newsarama Staff |url=http://www.newsarama.com/comics/091015-Image-United-Spawn.html |title=Teaser: IMAGE UNITED "His Evil Knows No Limits" |publisher=] |date=October 16, 2009 |accessdate= }}</ref><ref name=cbr23335>{{cite web |first=Josh |last=Wigler |url=http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id=23335 |title=Al Simmons Goes Bad In "Image United," Kirkman Talks |publisher=] |date=October 15, 2009 |accessdate=November 20, 2009 }}</ref>

==Reception==
The series has sold extremely well, with issues #1 and #2 requiring second printings<ref>http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id=24164</ref><ref>http://www.comicbookresources.com/?id=23900&page=article</ref>.

Despite the good sales, the series thus far as received poor reviews. Comic Book Resources awarded the first issue 2 stars out of 5, anothre review from the website gave it 1 and a half stars out of 5<ref>http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=user_review&id=1614</ref><ref>http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=user_review&id=1601</ref>. IGN awarded similar reviews, awarding issue #1 a 5.8 out of 10, and issue #2 a 4.3 out of 10.<ref>http://comics.ign.com/objects/036/036342_list.html</ref>.


==Notes== ==Notes==

Revision as of 15:21, 10 January 2010

Image United
Variant cover of Image United 1 (Nov 2009),
art by Whilce Portacio
Publication information
PublisherImage Comics
ScheduleMonthly
FormatLimited series
Genre
Publication dateNovember 2009 – April 2010
No. of issues6
Main character(s)Youngblood
Shadowhawk
Spawn
Savage Dragon
Invincible
Witchblade
Cyberforce
The Darkness
Creative team
Written byRobert Kirkman
Artist(s)Whilce Portacio
Jim Valentino
Marc Silvestri
Rob Liefeld
Erik Larsen
Todd McFarlane

Image United is a 2009 six-issue comic book limited series published by Image Comics, with two issues released so far. Art for the series is done by six of the seven Image co-founders (Jim Lee having left for DC Comics) Whilce Portacio, Jim Valentino, Marc Silvestri, Rob Liefeld, Erik Larsen and Todd McFarlane, with each artist drawing the characters he created. It was recently revealed the Seventh Image Founder Jim Lee is contributing covers to the series. The series is be written by Image partner Robert Kirkman.

Plot

Image United is a crossover event featuring the characters created by the six remaining founders including Youngblood, Spawn, Savage Dragon, Pitt, Shadowhawk, Witchblade, Cyberforce, and The Darkness. Whilce Portacio—whose sole Image Comics creation Wetworks is owned by DC Comics subsidiary Wildstorm—will be creating a new character for the series. The villain has been revealed as the original Spawn, Al Simmons, now known as Omega Spawn.

Reception

The series has sold extremely well, with issues #1 and #2 requiring second printings.

Despite the good sales, the series thus far as received poor reviews. Comic Book Resources awarded the first issue 2 stars out of 5, anothre review from the website gave it 1 and a half stars out of 5. IGN awarded similar reviews, awarding issue #1 a 5.8 out of 10, and issue #2 a 4.3 out of 10..

Notes

  1. ^ Phegley, Kiel (July 25, 2008). "CCI: Image Gets "United"". Comic Book Resources.
  2. Wigler, Josh (November 16, 2009). "Jim Lee Covers "Image United"". Comic Book Resources.
  3. Newsarama Staff (October 16, 2009). "Teaser: IMAGE UNITED "His Evil Knows No Limits"". Newsarama.
  4. Wigler, Josh (October 15, 2009). "Al Simmons Goes Bad In "Image United," Kirkman Talks". Comic Book Resources. Retrieved November 20, 2009.
  5. http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id=24164
  6. http://www.comicbookresources.com/?id=23900&page=article
  7. http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=user_review&id=1614
  8. http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=user_review&id=1601
  9. http://comics.ign.com/objects/036/036342_list.html

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