Image Comics has announced that its East of West comic series, which has sold over 1.5 million copies, will be published in February 2025 as a major paperback compilation. The compilation will feature issues #1 through #45, with a new cover by series artist Nick Dragotta. You can pre-order wherever books are sold.
“From the first time I worked with Nick, I knew we were creatively simpatico, but as East of West unfolded, I realized just how magical the book turned out to be. , I think we were both surprised and delighted,” Hickman said. “The bones of this story are pure nostalgia, but its themes are timeless and its worldview visionary and more realistic than ever. We’ve both done quite a bit of work. But this might be our best.”
So what is “East of West”?
East of West is a dystopian, speculative historical tale, similar in approach to Philip K. Dick’s The Man in the High Castle, but set in an alternate time where the Civil War never ended. I imagine a future America in 2064 that follows the line. In it, the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse roam the earth, heralding the end of humanity and that the greatest hope for life lies in death.
Check out the new cover below!
PORTLAND, Ore., October 25, 2024 — The 10-volume acclaimed New York Times bestselling series from author Jonathan Hickman (House of X, Powers of X, Etiquette) and artist Nick Dragotta (Absolute Batman) — East of West will be compiled into one giant paperback compendium by Image Comics in February 2025. The East of West: The End Times omnibus edition tells the complete story of the sci-fi/western genre, includes issues #1 through #45, and features new cover art by Dragotta.
East of West was first released in 2013 to critical acclaim and took the industry by storm with its unique combination of sci-fi and western genre sensibilities. The series arrived in stores following the success of Hickman and Dragotta’s Fantastic Four, gaining traction with readers, selling out and being reprinted multiple times. East of West has won numerous awards, including an Eisner Award nomination for Best Continuing Series. To date, the series has sold over 1.5 million copies in all formats and has been translated into Spanish, Portuguese, French, Hungarian, Italian, and Polish.
East of West is a dystopian, speculative historical tale, similar in approach to Philip K. Dick’s The Man in the High Castle, but set in an alternate time where the Civil War never ended. I imagine a future America in 2064 that follows the line. In it, the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse roam the earth, heralding the end of humanity and that the greatest hope for life lies in death.
“From the first time I worked with Nick, I knew we were creatively simpatico, but as East of West unfolded, I realized just how magical the book turned out to be. , I think we were both surprised and delighted,” Hickman said. “The bones of the story are pure nostalgia, but its themes are timeless and its worldview visionary and more realistic than ever. We’ve both done quite a bit of work, but… This might be our best.”
Dragotta added: “Working with Jonathan Hickman on East of West was completely liberating and I found myself as an artist there. By coming together for the first time, my design partner and I You can see the evolution of the work of John, Frank Martin Jr., and Russ Wootton. This is a story that still looks as relevant and cool today as it did when we told it. .”
The East of West: The End Times Compendium (ISBN: 978-1534328297) will be available at local comic book shops and independent bookstores, Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Books-a-Million, and Indigo on Wednesday, February 19th. , on sale at Waterstones. Tuesday, March 4th.
The East of West is also available on many digital platforms including Amazon Kindle, Apple Books, and Google Play.
