First Look: The Walking Dead's Clementine and New Covers from Skybound X

A FIRST LOOK AT THE WALKING DEAD’S CLEMENTINE & NEW COVERS FROM SKYBOUND X

PORTLAND, Ore 05/17/2021 — On Friday at Skybound Xpo, Image/Skybound teased an early look at the first comic book appearance of Clementine (the star of the bestselling video game series Telltale's The Walking Dead) and revealed jaw-dropping cover art from the hotly anticipated Skybound X weekly comic book event. Superstars including Robert Kirkman, Ryan Ottley, Tillie Walden, Donny Cates, Joshua Williamson, Chip Zdarsky, James Harren, and Daniel Warren Johnson will contribute stories to this five issue limited series launching on Wednesday, July 7.

These freshly unveiled covers  include the main cover to Skybound X #2 spotlighting “Rick Grimes 2000” by Cliff Rathburn; the main cover to Skybound X #4 by Charlie Adlard featuring the Rick Grimes vs Negan battle you never expected; and the Skybound X #5 variant by Chris Schweizer bringing fans a behind-the-scenes look at The Six Sidekicks of Trigger Keaton!

If you want to know what to expect in Skybound’s next ten years, it all starts here with a celebration of the past, present… and the FUTURE! Each issue features a chapter of “Rick Grimes 2000,” the unforgettable story originally introduced in The Walking Dead #75, that reunites the Invincible team of Kirkman and Ottley! Plus, the first appearances of Everyday Hero Machine Boy, Sea Serpent’s Heir and more in this celebration of hit series like Excellence, Manifest Destiny, Ultramega, Assassin Nation, and more!

Skybound X #1  will be available at  comic book shops  and digital platforms including Amazon Kindle, Apple Books, comiXology, and Google Play on Wednesday, July 7, with subsequent issues releasing weekly:

• Skybound X #1 Cover A by Ryan Ottley (Diamond Code MAY210037) 
• Skybound X #1 Cover B by James Harren (Diamond Code MAY210038) 
• Skybound X #1 Cover C by Tillie Walden (Diamond Code MAY210039) 
• Skybound X #1 Cover D by Charlie Adlard (Diamond Code MAY210040) 
• Skybound X #1 Cover E Blank Sketch Cover (Diamond Code MAY210041) 
   
• Skybound X #2 Cover A by Cliff Rathburn (Diamond Code MAY210042)
• Skybound X #2 Cover B by Andrei Bressan (Diamond Code MAY210043)
• Skybound X #2 Cover C by Vuong & Kniivila (Diamond Code MAY210044)
   
• Skybound X #3 Cover A by Arthur Adams (Diamond Code MAY210045)
• Skybound X #3 Cover B by Cory Walker (Diamond Code MAY210046) 
• Skybound X #3 Cover C by Erica Henderson (Diamond Code MAY210047)
• Skybound X #3 Cover D by Daniel Warren Johnson (Diamond Code MAY210048) 
   
• Skybound X #4 Cover A by Charlie Adlard (Diamond Code MAY210049)
• Skybound X #4 Cover B by Khary Randolph (Diamond Code MAY210050)
• Skybound X #4 Cover C by Pablo Tunica (Diamond Code MAY210051)
   
• Skybound X #5 Cover A by David Finch (Diamond Code MAY210052) 
• Skybound X #5 Cover B by Chris Schweizer (Diamond Code MAY210053)
• Skybound X #5 Cover C by Jason Howard (Diamond Code MAY210054)

For more info and updates, visit  www.skybound.com. 

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ABOUT IMAGE COMICS
Image Comics is a comic book and graphic novel publisher founded in 1992 by a collective of bestselling artists. Image has since gone on to become one of the largest comics publishers in the United States. Image currently has six individuals on the Board of Directors: Robert Kirkman, Erik Larsen, Todd McFarlane, Marc Silvestri, Jim Valentino, and Eric Stephenson. It consists of five major houses: Todd McFarlane Productions, Top Cow Productions, Shadowline Comics, Skybound Entertainment, and Image Central. Image publishes comics and graphic novels in nearly every genre, sub-genre, and style imaginable. It offers science fiction, fantasy, romance, horror, crime fiction, historical fiction, humor and more by the finest artists and writers working in the medium today. For more information, visit www.imagecomics.com.

ABOUT SKYBOUND ENTERTAINMENT
Skybound Entertainment is a multiplatform content company that works closely with creators and their intellectual properties, extending their stories to further platforms including comics, television, film, tabletop and video games, books, digital content, events, and beyond. The company is the home of notable properties including The Walking Dead, Invincible, and Super Dinosaur.
 
Skybound holds strategic partnerships across the entertainment industry, and has the in-house capabilities to serve as publisher, producer, and global distributor for tabletop and video games. On screen, Skybound holds a first-look television deal with Amazon Studios and a first-look movie deal with Universal. Additional partnerships include comic book publishing with Image Comics, book publishing with Simon & Schuster, and a first-look narrative audio deal with Audible. Skybound also houses a variety of unique creators and their IP, including Kristian Harloff and his pop-culture movie trivia platform the Schmoedown Entertainment Network, and printmaking expert Peter Santa Maria’s Attack Peter brand.