STANDSTILL – This August A Violent Sociopath Stops Time.

Image: Image Comics

This August, Image Comics brings together artist Andrew Robinson (Batman: Black and White) and up-and-coming writer Lee Loughridge (colourist on Deadly Class, The Good Asian) for an all-new, revenge-drenched tale in Standstill. This eight-issue miniseries will include an extra-length issue containing 60 double-page spreads of jaw-dropping artwork.

Image: Image Comics

In Standstill, readers meet Ryker Ruel, an enigmatic, lecherous, and clinically insane sociopath who has stolen a top-secret device that can freeze time! Now, as the bodies of world leaders pile up, famous works of art go missing, and other strange crimes dominate the headlines, only the device’s creator, a run-of-the-mill science geek, knows what’s happening and sets out to stop Ryker’s seemingly endless revenge tour.

"Nearly nine years in the making, this is the longest sequential run for Andrew Robinson in well over a decade," Loughridge said. "This may just be his career best."

Robinson added: “Lee writes with a rebellious, punk rock vigor that combines his classic, sardonic wit with epic action.”

This looks like a great title for those who like science fiction with a small-scale idea that breeds big implications. Namely, what happens when the common cliché of time-freezing goes into the hands of someone with no ideology except to do whatever they want?

Standstill #1 will be available at comic book shops on Wednesday, August 21:

·         Cover A by Andrew Robinson - Lunar Code 0624IM235

·         Cover B 1:10 copy incentive by Matteo Scalera & Lee Loughridge wraparound - Lunar Code 0624IM236

·         Cover C 1:15 copy incentive by Cary Nord - Lunar Code 0624IM237

Standstill #1 will also be available across many digital platforms, including Amazon Kindle, Apple Books, and Google Play.

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