Image Comics Announces New Boundary Pushing ’90s Team Book ‘Blood Squad Seven’

Writer Joe Casey (MCMLXXV, Butcher Baker the Righteous Maker) and artist Paul Fry (Spider-Man 2099, Star Wars) have announced their new boundary pushing superhero series Blood Squad Seven, coming from Image Comics this May. The series is a spin-off title from recent Dutch miniseries, and will “explore ’90s superteam dynamics through a contemporary lens.”

“Thirty years ago, Blood Squad Seven was America’s most popular superhero team. Its members were seen on television, on magazine covers, scoring million-dollar endorsement deals…. They were celebrities and they were everywhere.

But that was then… this is now. And so, a new generation of modern-day heroes takes up the mantle—or perhaps, the poisoned chalice—fulfilling a promise made decades ago: to be the heroes that a fractured America needs.

While deconstructions of superhero nostalgia typically center around the classic characters of the Silver Age, Blood Squad Seven will delve deep into ’90s comic book themes with this imagining of what would happen if heroes from that decade returned to action after a 30-year absence.”

The covers for the first issue of Blood Squad Seven will be provided by Fry, Chris Weston (Ministry of Space), Nick Pitarra (The Manhattan Projects), and Jim Rugg (Street Angel). With further covers to be provided by Chris Cross (Captain Marvel), Elizabeth Torque (Captain America: Secret Empire), Mike Hawthorne (Deadpool), Cory Walker (Invincible), Ryan Quackenbush (Junior Baker the Righteous Faker), Mirko Colak (Punisher MAX), Chris Sprouse (Tom Strong), Dustin Nguyen (Little Monsters), and more.

Casey states:

“This might be the biggest thing I’ve ever done in my twenty plus years working with Image Comics. To play in this sandbox is the most fun I’ve ever had writing in a shared universe. This series is much more than a modern deconstruction of what it meant to be a superhero in the ’90s… Paul and I are building on that past to find our way into the future.”

And Fry added:

“Diving into this project has been a creative roller coaster! Collaborating with the brilliant Joe Casey, we’re resurrecting the original Image vibe with a dash of edgy innovation. Brace yourselves for a comic series that redefines the classic with a modern twist!”

Blood Squad Seven #1 will be available at comic book shops on Wednesday, May 22:

• Cover A by Paul Fry
• Cover B by Chris Weston
• Cover C (1:10) by Nick Pitarra
• Cover D (1:20) by Jim Rugg
• Cover E (1:50) by Fry