Charles Soule And Alberto Jiménez Alburquerque’s ‘Letter 44’ Get Collected As A Compendium By Image Comics
by Olly MacNamee
Writer Charles Soule (Undiscovered Country, Star Wars) and artist Alberto Jiménez Alburquerque (The Bloody Dozen, The Amazing Spider-Man) are collecting their Letter 44 series as a compendium edition from Image Comics, with reworked interiors by Alburquerque.
Nearly a decade old, this series “introduces readers to the newly-elected president Stephen Blades, who, on his first day in office, reads the letter left for him in the Oval Office desk by the outgoing president. It alerts him to a harrowing secret kept hidden from the world. Seven years ago, NASA discovered an alien presence in the asteroid belt and sent a stealth mission crewed by nine astronauts to make contact. The aliens’ intentions are unclear, but ominous. President Blades has just become the most powerful man on the planet… at the worst possible time.”
Speaking of this early work, Soule said:
“Letter 44 was my first long-form series, and despite it being originally published a decade ago, I think its topics and themes (aliens, heroism in times of crisis, and also aliens) are as timely as ever. Certainly, the beautiful artwork by Alberto Jimenez Alburquerque is as powerful as the day he first put pencil to paper. Publishing the story in a single volume has been something I’ve wanted to do for years, and I’m grateful to Image Comics for making it happen. Letter 44 is about to find an entirely new audience, and I hope they’re ready for the ride.”
Letter 44 Compendium paperback will be available out in comic book stores on Wednesday, June 18th and in book stores on Tuesday, July 1th from image Comics.
