cover by Christopher Mitten
12 REASONS TO DIE
12 Reasons To Die #1 (of 6)
Street Date: May 8, 2013
Cover price: $3.50
Creator: Ghostface Killah, Adrian Younge
Producer: The RZA
32 pages
Diamond Order Code:
#1 MAR130906
#2 APR130921
Synopsis: This horror-crime hybrid is the latest comic book from the legendary Wu-Tang Clan’s RZA and Ghostface Killah.
A brutal tale of gangsters, betrayal, and one vengeful soul hunting the 12 most powerful crimelords in the world.
Check out the sneak peek image gallery at XXL Magazine here.
It is illustrated by a rotating team of cover & interior artists including Tim Seeley (Revival, Hack/Slash), Paolo Rivera (Daredevil), Francesco Francavilla (Black Beetle, Detective Comics), Ramon Perez (Tale of Sand), Ben Templesmith (30 Days Of Night), Riley Rossmo (Bedlam), Garry Brown (The Massive), Jim Mahfood (Tank Girl), Kyle Strahm (Haunt), Toby Cypress (Blue Estate), Tyler Crook (B.P.R.D.), Joe Infurnari (Mush!), Breno Tamura (Pigs), Nate Powell (Swallow Me Whole), Gus Storms (Space Creep), Chris Mitten (30 Days of Night), and Ron Wimberly (Prince of Cats); written by Matthew Rosenberg & Patrick Kindlon (Menu).
*12 Reasons To Die is a multi-platform, transmedia concept project with a storyline that spans from the comic book to the new Ghostface Killah album released simultaneously by RZA’s Soul Temple Records.*
Comic book teaser video:
Jimmy Fallon calls it a “cool comic” and zooms in on the cover for 1.7 million viewers:
12 Reasons To Die #1 cover by Christopher Mitten
12 Reasons To Die #1 cover by Ronald Wimberly
Can I pre order this somehow? Will the album come with it?
Yep pre-orders are currently available in our webstore http://kingsroadmerch.com/black-mask-studios/. The issues start shipping in May. We’ll have a bundle with the album but we don’t have it available in the store yet.
How can I pre order the comic (comic series)?
Yes absolutely, we have the comic series available as a pre-order subscription in the store http://kingsroadmerch.com/black-mask-studios/. You can order it as a digital subscription, a paper comic subscription, or a hybrid where you get the digital issues monthly and then the collected book when it’s done. The issues start arriving in May. Thanks
When will you guys start releasing the other issues?
The comics will be released monthly in comic shops. Our webstore sells them as subscriptions (you can choose digital or paper), so once you place your order you’ll receive each issue monthly.
Yeah!!! A bloody-gory-guns-blades story!!!
It will change from the so “politically correct” sold other same kinds of stories!!!
I signed for it!!!
Issue #1 back ordered to my OCS (UK based)