Image Comics Icons To Guest In ‘Killadelphia’ — Beginning With Spawn

Writer Rodney Barnes (HBO’s American Gods, HBO’s Winning Time, Star Wars: The Mandalorian ) and artist Jason Shawn Alexander (Spawn) are about to unleash several iconic Image Comics’ characters into their vampire ongoing series Killadelphia from Image Comics.

Here’s a pretty concise summary of the series so far:

“The Killadelphia series follows a small-town beat cop who returns home to bury his murdered father, revered Philadelphia detective James Sangster Sr. What he doesn’t anticipate is digging up a mystery that will lead him down a path of horrors and shake his beliefs to their core. The city that was once the symbol of liberty and freedom has fallen prey to corruption, poverty, unemployment, brutality… and vampires. Now, it’s up to Jimmy and an unexpected companion to stop long-thought-dead president of the United States John Adams from building an undead army and staging a bloody new American revolution.”

And here’s the set-up for the new story arc and the big name guest star:

“The forces of Heaven and Hell clash on the battleground that is Philly and weave into the tapestry of a larger universe when Todd McFarlane’s greatest creation crosses over into the pages of Killadelphia! All the power SeeSaw has gained and all the magic he’s learned will be put to the test when he faces off against comics’ greatest anti-hero! Anything can happen in this bold jumping-on point for new readers that will redefine the Killadelphia universe as we know it. The sold-out, Eisner Award-nominated series continues in a landmark story arc that will also feature canon surprise appearances by recognizable characters from outside Philadelphia’s city limits.”

As for the other guest stars? Rodney Barnes is quoted as saying the following:

“It’s tough to convey how excited I am about this story arc. Big thanks to Todd McFarlane and Erik Larsen for lending us their creations. Also thanks to MGM studios for allowing Blacula to visit the city of Philadelphia. And lastly a humongous thanks to the late great Bram Stoker for creating Count Dracula who will be joining the battle as well. Great times!”

This next arc also contains a backup stories featuring Hell’s Baddest Badass: Johnny Gatlin.

Killadelphia #31 will be available at comic book shops on Wednesday, November 15th with the following covers featuring Spawn:

• Cover A by Alexander
• Cover B by Francesco Mattina
• Cover C by Jae Lee
• Cover D by Alexander B&W noir edition)