Image Comics and Skybound have announced that the critically acclaimed French fight comic Lastman will be published beginning in Fall 2022. These editions will collect the action-packed series by Balak, Michaël Sanlaville, and Bastien Vivès as a complete set in English for the first time, and will feature all-new translations remastered as the creators originally intended. The books will also include backmatter featuring additional series art and true to the original French editions, full-color pages at the start of each volume. Lastman Book One, containing volumes 1 + 2 of the original French series and a new foreword by Robert Kirkman, is set to launch in November 2022.
The series had previously been released in English in six volumes published by First Second, the complete series has yet to be published in English. The series ran for twelve volumes before ending.
Adrian Velba has trained all year to fight in the Valley of Kings’ legendary tournament. However, despite his ambition, he has no chance of winning. Not only is his partner unable to compete, but at 12 years old, Adrian is the longest of longshots. That is, until a mysterious, powerful stranger enters town, offering to join forces with Adrian. But who is Richard Aldana? And why in a world of magic does he rely solely on his fists?
Lastman Book One will be available at comic book shops and digital platforms including Amazon Kindle, Apple Books, and Google Play on Wednesday, November 9, 2022 and everywhere books are sold on Tuesday, November 15, 2022.
Source: Graphic Policy
