Image Comics has announced a variety of Crisis events by writer Deniz Camp and artist Eric Zawadzki, with colors by Jordy Bellaire and letters by Hassan Otsman Elaou. The ongoing anthology series is about people just trying to get through a normal day, but instead deals with time loops, space portals, deranged time travelers from different eras, and alternate-dimensional versions of themselves. Follow in the footsteps of ordinary people who have to. Just while strolling down the street.
Meanwhile, the overall story delves deep into what caused the sudden change in the rules of time and whether it is possible to undo the damage. Fans of Crisis on Infinite Earths, Black Mirror and Doctor Who will enjoy this time-bending, clock-shattering new series. The first issue will be released in March of this year.
“Crisis events are like ‘Crisis on Infinite Earths’ when it happens to ordinary everyday people, or like Black Mirror when the fabric of space-time collapses,” Camp said. “But on a deeper level, Assorted Crisis Events has been one of the most ambitious and rewarding creative experiences of my life. Throughout the series, we’ve told the larger story of the crisis: what’s causing it, what can be done about it, The challenge of making every issue feel complete, personal, and original while playing a character like Who Is the Broken Man? was thrilling. Every member of the team adds so much to every issue I’ve ever worked on, no one is just doing their job. I think it ranks as some of the best out there. If you like what I’ve written so far, please pick it up. You won’t be disappointed.
Check out the series’ teaser trailer below.
Zawadzki added: “This comic has been a dream project from the beginning. Deniz’s ambition to push the boundaries of the comic book medium matches my own. Every script is a new challenge for me, and the resulting I worked on one of the proudest pieces of my career. I can’t believe how lucky I am to work with Jordi and Hassan, two of the best colorists and one of the best letterers in the comic book industry, both of whom will continue to excel in their respective crafts in 2024. won the Eisner Award.”
Read a preview of issue 1 below.
PORTLAND, Ore., December 19, 2024 — Writer Deniz Camp (20th Century Men, The Ultimates, Absolute Martian Manhunter), artist Eric Zawadzki (Heart Attack) , House of El ), colorist Jordy Bellaire’s all-star award-winning team (They’re Not Like Us, Birds of Prey), reporter Hassan Otuman Elaou (Time Before Time, Poison) Ivy) are teaming up for Assorted Crisis Events, a new, ongoing anthology series across the ages. There is no time limit in this world. Readers follow in the footsteps of ordinary people just trying to have a normal day, but instead they have to deal with time loops, space portals, deranged time travelers from different eras, and Become a dimensional version of yourself… just by walking down the street. Meanwhile, the overall story delves deep into what caused the sudden change in the rules of time and whether it is possible to undo the damage. Fans of Crisis on Infinite Earths, Black Mirror and Doctor Who will enjoy this time-bending, clock-shattering new series. The first issue will be released in March of this year.
Time is at stake in various crisis events. Amidst the red-light district, you’ll find real cavemen, medieval knights, and cyborg soldiers on leave from World War II. Victorian debutantes wander into a mobile phone store, confused and bewildered (what’s a data plan?). On their way to work, the blurry-eyed commuters are trapped in a time loop and attacked by alternate reality versions of themselves as they try to avoid a post-apocalyptic wasteland. And look: The 3:15 bus just took a wrong turn…to the Neolithic era. Up-and-comers Camp and Zawadzki and Eisner Award winners Belair and Otsman-Elau are proud to present Assorted Crisis Events, an ongoing zigzag anthology series about the clicks of our clocks. It’s full of one-shot stories that are both beautiful and ugly. , tragic and redemptive, surreal and yet somehow all too familiar. A story of people (and reality) in crisis — trying to hold on as the world falls apart by the second…
“Crisis events are like ‘Crisis on Infinite Earths’ when it happens to ordinary everyday people, or like Black Mirror when the fabric of space-time collapses,” Camp said. “But on a deeper level, Assorted Crisis Events has been one of the most ambitious and rewarding creative experiences of my life. Throughout the series, we’ve told the larger story of the crisis: what’s causing it, what can be done about it, The challenge of making every issue feel complete, personal, and original while playing a character like Who Is the Broken Man? was thrilling. Every member of the team adds so much to every issue I’ve ever worked on, no one is just doing their job. I think it ranks as some of the best out there. If you like what I’ve written so far, please pick it up. You won’t be disappointed.
Zawadzki added: “This comic has been a dream project from the beginning. Deniz’s ambition to push the boundaries of the comic book medium matches mine. Each script is a new challenge for me, and the resulting I worked on one of the proudest pieces of my career. I can’t believe how lucky I am to work with Jordi and Hassan, two of the best colorists and one of the best letterers in the comic book industry, both of whom will continue to excel in their respective crafts in 2024. won the Eisner Award.”
A teaser trailer for the series, published on Image Comic’s YouTube page, offers a glimpse into the project, showing a series of clocks mysteriously ticking…but in what direction? Are we making progress? Only time will tell!
Miscellaneous Crisis Event #1 will be available in comic book shops on Wednesday, March 12th.
Cover A Written by Eric Zawadzki — Month code 0125IM304
Cover B by Stipan Morian — Lunar Code 0125IM305 Cover C (1:25 Incentive) by Mike Del Mundo — Lunar Code 0125IM306 Cover D (blank sketch) — Lunar Code 0125IM307
Various crisis events will also be available on many digital platforms, including Amazon Kindle, Apple Books, and Google Play.
