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All thirteen Exquisite Corpses killers give away forward of next week ’s Image Comics launch by James Tynion IV , Michael Walsh … and friends
Image Comics has revealed the identity element of all the assassins fromJames Tynion IVandMichael Walsh ’s fresh serial publication as they descend upon the small-scale townspeople of Oak Valley to struggle to the death , in next week’sExquisite Corpses#1 .
LONE GUNMAN : MASSACHUSETTS take LONE GUNMAN to handle THE GUN . Kill Count : REDACTED , Height : 6 ' 3 " . extremely trained and highly dangerous , LONE GUNMAN frame age of combat training to use as he efficiently dispatches his resister — or any collateral damage who get in the way . Dishonorably discharged for battlefield atrocities now seal in governance record , LONE GUNMAN ‘S penchant for unreasonable violence has become a welfare , not a hindrance , to his performance in this tournament … " Lone Gunman is the incarnation of the Exquisite Corpses competition , in many way , " said Tynion . " This smirking , flowery mask being handed down generation to generation , work tributes into faceless putting to death automobile at the whim of the oligarch … problematic to get much scarier than that . "
LEOPOLD STRONG : NORTH CAROLINA selects LEOPOLD STRONG to wield THE HAMMER . Kill Count : 23 . acme : 6 ' 5 " . Some killers might be afraid that an opponent could steal their touch weapon , but not LEOPOLD STRONG . He alone is strong enough to heft the massive mallet that he wield to pound up flesh and bone into so much bloodied paste . It ’s unnamed if he genuinely comes from the circus or simply likes the staginess of the look , but what is clear is that LEOPOLD STRONG is easy the most physically imposing manslayer in this year ’s games . Heave ho !
RECLUSE : RHODE ISLAND selects RECLUSE to maintain THE ROPE . bolt down Count : 64 . Height : 5 ' 10 " . An artist with wire and roofy , RECLUSE fructify her own field of conflict , drawing opponents into hole from which few pull up stakes integral . Though she ’s deadly on the move with a garrote in hand , RECLUSE prefers a patient approach , lying in wait until her razor - wire snare her opposition . Some say her dearest of ropes mete on fetichism , but few get tight enough to observe out the accuracy .
FOX MASK KILLER : NEW YORK selects FOX MASK KILLER to wield THE SWORD . Kill Count : 87 . Height : 5 ' fifty " . Among killers - for - hire , there are a prize few fear even by other assassins . The puzzling swordswoman known as FOX MASK KILLER is at the top of that list , having achieved a report for completing her jobs with ruthless efficiency – and for chase after increasingly challenging targets . Whether she sees the tournament as just another paycheck , or a probability to push herself past her limits , remains to be seen .
PRETTY BOY : GEORGIA selects PRETTY BOY to wield THE AXE . Kill Count : 36 . pinnacle : 6 ' 2 " . Despite what Hollywood tries to trade the great deal , most serial killers are charmless , asocial monsters . Most , anyway . PRETTY BOY , on the other mitt , could kill with a wink and a newsbreak of his pearly-white albumen . He prefer an axe , though . Like many a heartthrob , PRETTY BOY takes out his write - up furor through wanton vehemence , splattering his six - pack AB with gore with every jive of the ax . He has the honor of wielding the artillery that won the very first game ever conducted , but the significance is lose on him – he ’s just here to look estimable and get bloody .
LADY CAROLINA : SOUTH CAROLINA selects LADY CAROLINA to handle THE pointer . Kill Count : 7 Height : 5 ' 8 " . No one from the patron kinsperson enters the games themselves . It is simply unheard of . So when LADY CAROLINA stepped foot inside the arena , the other category were appalled . She get from noble gunstock and received the honorable training their money could buy , but it still feels like a evildoing . Is she simply seeking a death - defying thrill ? Or does she have a more personal reason for calculate her crossbow at this year ’s stage set of killers …
THE CONGREGATION : NEW HAMPSHIRE take THE CONGREGATION to wield THE tongue . wipe out Count : 39 . pinnacle : 6 ' 0 " . The only grampus in the secret plan to wrench down a fee from his patron family , THE CONGREGATION sense that taking a life is a high career – a monastic - comparable tribute to whatever blue divinity whisper in his ears . And while he ’s almost certainly a rave lunatic ( you ’d have to be , to pass over yourself in the slice up - off brass of your victim ) , THE CONGREGATION ‘S knife has bring in many offerings to his altar , and will no doubt land many more still before his prayers are finished .
RASCAL RANDY : NEW JERSEY selects RASCAL RANDY to manage THE work force . Kill Count : 19 . pinnacle : 5 ' 11 " . There is a man inside the RASCAL RANDY costume , but that gentleman’s gentleman does n’t matter . That man has never mattered . He was no one until he put the mascot fountainhead on for the first time , until he felt the animation leave someone ’s eubstance through the thickly furred gloves of the suit . The valet inside the suit will wear any disguise if necessary , but his unfeigned skin is RASCAL RANDY , and god help anyone who determine him coming toward them on a dark night .
LAYLA brilliance : DELAWARE selects LAYLA BLAZE to wield FIRE . Kill Count : 335 . tallness : 5 ' 3 " . They say some people just require to see the macrocosm burn , but LAYLA BLAZE will settle for picture anything go up in fire . It ’s ill-defined if the burn mark that criss - cross her body are the results of fire that got out of command … or LAYLA BLAZE go out of any other kindling . All that can be said for sure is that she burns live in life , love , and the act of putting to death , and leave only ash in her backwash .
SLATER : MARYLAND selects SLATER to wield EXPLOSIVES . stamp out Count : 124 . Height : 5 ' 10 " . check … beat … BOOM ! The hot young matter known as SLATER has never had a job attract care , but his entourages have a wont of fluff up — as does anything else in his vicinity . Under the right circumstance , woodlouse might have impart his fascinations with pyrotechnics into something productive — alternatively , he ’s just a walking powderkeg .
NURSE PETE : VIRGINIA choose NURSE PETE to wield POISON . Kill Count : ? ? ? . Height : 5 ' 6 " . No one would infer that the unassuming , schlubby NURSE PETE had a body count approaching three figures , and that ’s just how he wish it . A driven killer who endlessly tweaks his deadly cocktail of paralyse narcotics and tests them on patient around the country , NURSE PETE is normally contented to dislocate from hospital to nursing home to pediatric ward , change individuality just in prison term to forefend being point out . But the sum offer to him for joining this plot would devote for oh so many tantalizing new chemical components …
G4M3R_KlD & CALVIN : CONNECTICUT selects G4M3R_KlD to handle ELECTRICITY . toss off Count : 9 . stature : 4 ' 0 " . Aww , c’mon — you would n’t hurt a little kid , would you ? A production of the iPad multiplication , weaned on slur - filled play anteroom , G4M3R_KlD has no business being anywhere near an event like this , but he ’s so desensitized to vehemence that he has no qualm piloting Jean Chauvin , his heavily armed drone , and calculate it at any target in sight . Kill enumeration are just in high spirits scores to this tyke , and he want to see his name on the leaderboard .
Exquisite Corpses # 1 launching as an initial 13 - outlet account arc , but will expand with extra stories in the hereafter . There will also be a companion trading card game launching soon , and fans can start collecting slayer calling card too soon with 1 exclusively found in polybagged Cover C stochastic variable of each result . The serial uniquely came together in a writers ' way contribute by Tynion IV and Walsh and made up of " Corpse Crew " comics superstarsAdam Gorham , Becca Carey , Che Grayson , Claire Roe , Gavin Fullerton , Jordie Bellaire , Marianna Ignazzi , Pornsak Pichetshote , Tyler Boss , andValentine De Landro . Each proceeds of the series will establish upon the last in an ' keen corpse ' game mode , with a release of the baton , from creator - to - creator , to spread out the story in a collaborative and competitive fashion .
In the flavor of March Madness , each offspring of Exquisite stiff will have playoff bracket that track the in - Earth challenger — and readers will be able to act along at home , guessing who they opine will live , who will give way , and who will in the end win the plot . In Exquisite Corpses , every five twelvemonth on Halloween , the loaded families in America play a game . Twelve of the virulent people in the populace are dropped into a small Ithiel Town with just one goal : the last killer standing wins . For the citizens of Oak Valley , Maine — this twelvemonth ’s unlucky sports stadium — the goal is much simple . They must survive the night .
Exquisite Corpses # 1 will be a three-fold - length debut issue , featuring 60 Page of story contentedness for just $ 4.99 , and will be uncommitted at comic book shops on Wednesday , May 14 . The Cover C random variable not only feature the special - length progeny , but also an sole Exquisite army corps : The Game grampus card within a protective polybag for $ 6.99.Cover A by Walsh – Lunar Code 0325IM247Cover B by James Stokoe – Lunar Code 0325IM248Cover C by Walsh ( polybagged with secret plan card ) – Lunar Code 0325IM249Cover five hundred blank resume covert – Lunar Code 0325IM250Cover tocopherol " stealth variant " by Jenny Frison – Lunar Code 0325IM251Cover F 1:25 written matter bonus by Alex Eckman - Lawn – Lunar Code 0325IM252Cover G 1:50 copy incentive by Nimit Malavia – Lunar Code 0325IM253Cover total heat 1:100 copy incentive by Jae Lee & June Chung – Lunar Code 0325IM254Exquisite Corpses # 2 will be available at mirthful volume shop class on Wednesday , June 18 ( Final Order Cutoff deadline for retailers is May 26):Cover A by Walsh – Lunar Code 0425IM328Cover B by Marianna Ignazzi – Lunar Code 0425IM329Cover C by Walsh ( polybagged with Killer lineup ) – Lunar Code 0425IM330Cover D " stealth variant " by [ to be revealed ] – Lunar Code 0425IM331Cover E 1:25 copy incentive by Riley Rossmo – Lunar Code 0425IM332Cover F 1:50 written matter incentive by Martin Simmonds – Lunar Code 0425IM333Exquisite Corpses # 3 will be available at comic Good Book workshop on Wednesday , July 23 ( Final Order Cutoff deadline for retailers is June 30):Cover A by Walsh – Lunar Code 0525IM344Cover B by Valentine De Landro – Lunar Code 0525IM345Cover C by Walsh ( polybagged with Killer card ) – Lunar Code 0525IM346Cover D " stealth variant " by [ to be revealed ] – Lunar Code 0525IM347Cover E 1:25 transcript incentive by Ricardo Lopez Ortiz – Lunar Code 0525IM348Cover F 1:50 copy bonus by Joshua Hixson – Lunar Code 0525IM349Exquisite Corpses will also be usable across many digital platforms , including Amazon Kindle , Apple Books , and Google Play .
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