Today Skybound and Image Comics revealed the striking new variant cover by J. Scott Campbell (Danger Girl) for the all-new comic book series Blood & Thunder. From the all-star creative team of writer Benito Cereno (Invincible Presents: Atom Eve), artist E.J. Su (Tech Jacket), colorist MSassyK (Gotham Academy), letterer Rus Wooton (TRANSFORMERS), and co-creator Robert Kirkman (Invincible, The Walking Dead, Void Rivals), the debut issue of the new action epic will arrive in comic book shops on May 7, 2025.
Set in a far future where Earth has integrated alien species into a new society, Blood & Thunder plays by a whole new set of rules...and a whole load of new crimes to solve.
Bounty hunter Akeldama “Blood” Bledsoe and her cantankerous talking gun, Thunder, are the best there is at bringing in the bad guys. However, when the galaxy’s most dangerous criminal breaks out of prison, Blood’s hunt delivers her down a path that will unlock secrets about her past, present, and future... and that’s when things get REALLY BAD.
Campbell’s 1:50 incentive variant cover spotlights the kinetic energy of the titular characters as they move through space and time in the megastar artist’s singular style.
“It’s always a pleasure being asked by Robert to draw a cover for one of his new projects,” said J. Scott Campbell. “Having previously created images for The Walking Dead, The Infinite, and Oblivion Song, Blood & Thunder looks to be another fantastic opus. Akeldama was a blast to draw!”
In addition to the cover by J. Scott Campbell and the main cover by E.J. Su and MSassyK, the lineup of variant covers for Blood & Thunder #1 also includes an open-to-order cover by David Lopez, a 1:10 incentive variant cover by Andie Tong & Rex Lokus, a 1:25 incentive variant cover by Bernard Chang, and a blank sketch cover.
Blood & Thunder #1 (Lunar Codes Coming Soon | SRP: $3.99) will be available at comic book shops and digital platforms including Amazon Kindle, Apple Books, and Google Play on Wednesday, May 7, 2025.
The full list of covers is below:
Blood & Thunder #1 Cover A by E.J. Su & MSassyK (Lunar Code: 0325IM237)
Blood & Thunder #1 Cover B by David Lopez (Lunar Code: 0325IM238)
Blood & Thunder #1 Cover C (1:10 Incentive) by Andie Tong & Rex Lokus (Lunar Code: 0325IM239)
Blood & Thunder #1 Cover D (1:25 Incentive) by Bernard Chang (Lunar Code: 0325IM240)
Blood & Thunder #1 Cover E (1:50 Incentive) by J. Scott Campbell (Lunar Code: 0325IM241)
Blood & Thunder #1 Cover F Blank Sketch Cover (Lunar Code: 0325IM242)