DC has provided ComicBook.com with a preview of the forthcoming WildStorm 25th Anniversary Collection, due in stores on August 25.
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The final order cutoff for the hardcover, which assembles a number of all-star creative teams to take on various WildStorm characters, is June 5.
WildStorm: A Celebration of 25 Years includes reprints of WildStorm’s greatest stories, behind-the-scenes material, and brand new art and stories from big-name creators and WildStorm veterans.
At this year’s WonderCon, DC gave fans a first look at the cover drawn by WildStorm Studios founder and DC Publisher Jim Lee, as well as pinups from Lee Bermejo, Fiona Staples, Carlos D’Anda, Sean Phillips, Tom Raney and Gina Going-Raney.
In the attached image gallery, you can see more of what to expect from the compilation.
Included you’ll find:
- THE AUTHORITY story preview from Warren Ellis, Bryan Hitch, Paul Neary and Laura Martin
- BACKLASH short story preview from Brett Booth, Norm Rapmund and Andrew Dalhouse
- DEATHBLOW pinup from Tim Sale and Brennan Wagner
- WILDCATS pinup from Ryan Benjamin
You can also see the official solicitation text for the book below.
WILDSTORM: A CELEBRATION OF 25 YEARS HC
Written by BRANDON CHOI, J. SCOTT CAMPBELL, WARREN ELLIS, CHRISTOS GAGE and others
Art by JIM LEE, SCOTT WILLIAMS, J. SCOTT CAMPBELL, BRYAN HITCH, PAUL NEARY, DUSTIN NGUYEN, BRETT BOOTH and others
Cover by JIM LEE and SCOTT WILLIAMS
In 1992, Jim Lee changed the course of comics history with the founding of WildStorm Productions, which would revolutionize the business and launch the careers of so many top creators. Now, the WS crew is back to celebrate 25 years of WildStorm with new short stories of the imprint’s greatest heroes by their classic creative teams, including WildC.A.T.s by Brandon Choi and Jim Lee; the Authority by Warren Ellis and Bryan Hitch; Gen13 by J. Scott Campbell; WildCats by Christos Gage and Dustin Nguyen; Backlash by Brett Booth, and more!
This new hardcover also includes a massive pinup gallery featuring new art by WS alumni including John Cassaday, Tim Sale, Adam Hughes, Carlos D’Anda, Adam Warren, Tony Harris, Lee Bermejo, Ryan Benjamin, Neil Googe, Fiona Staples, Cully Hamner and more, plus behind-the-scenes material that will blow your mind, and epic reprints of some of WildStorm’s greatest stories! This new hardcover is a must-have for old fans and new readers alike!
On sale AUGUST 23 • 240 pg, FC, $29.99 US
