PORTLAND, Ore. 03/15/2024 — Bestselling writer Gerry Duggan (Deadpool, X-Men) and Garry Brown (Babyteeth) team-up for an all-new, action-packed ongoing series titled, Falling in Love on the Path to Hell. First announced with an exclusive ashcan giveaway to retailers at Emerald City Comic Con and an exclusive scoop on the announcement at Popverse, this gunslinging tale of love and revenge is set to launch in June from Image Comics.
The debut issue of Falling in Love on the Path to Hell will showcase a massive extra-length story that drops readers straight into the action.
« We’re inspired by samurai films, grindhouse, westerns, Tarantino, Lone Wolf & Cub and of course all our favorite weird, supernatural comic books, » said Duggan, . « This romance is our love letter to creator-owned comics—it’s a story we can only tell at Image Comics. Garry Brown leads the strongest team I’ve been a part of in comics. Issue one is the most beautiful and violent comic I’ve read. Each issue is more breathtaking than the last. Garry and Chris O’Halloran are a perfect duo, and our letters and designs courtesy of Joe Sabino and Elliott Gray are sublime. This is the first appearance of your new favorite characters. My goal is to have a big damn omnibus of Falling in Love on the Path to Hell on shelves in a few years. We’re bringing big, beautiful, violent and crazy fun ideas to comic shops this summer. Thanks for supporting this new ongoing comic that we love. Never code-approved and not for the faint of heart. »
Brown added only: « What Gerry said. »
The sun set on samurai and gunslingers at roughly the same time in the 1870s—but Falling in Love on the Path to Hell’s two leads didn’t die off quietly. In Japan, Asami, an Onna-musha warrior and female samurai, would rather die with her weapons than surrender them to a sword hunt. In California, the gunslinger MacRaith follows his revenge to the bitter end and pays the ultimate price.
The unlikely pair are mortally wounded a world apart, but awake together in a purgatory ruled by a ruthless, nightmarish society of damned warriors.
Like a Quentin Taratnino film spliced with the otherworldly intrigue of Lost, Falling in Love on the Path to Hell has it all—action, the dead, the dying, the undead, and of course…romance.
Falling in Love on the Path to Hell #1 will be available at comic book shops on Wednesday, June 5
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FALLING IN LOVE ON THE PATH TO HELL #2
Series: Falling In Love On The Path To Hell
Arriving: July 10, 2024
Lunar Code: 0524IM292BUY
Cover price: $3.99
It’s not love at first sight for Asami and MacRaith. The samurai & gunslinger are surrounded by the spirits of the undead and trapped on a strange island with monsters. What is the dreaded corpse tide? Who is Mohan, the strong-armed leader of the army of the damned? Can they trust him? Will they escape? You’re casually invited to your new favorite ongoing as love begins to blossom on the Beach of Bleached Bones. See you in hell!
FALLING IN LOVE ON THE PATH TO HELL #3
Series: Falling In Love On The Path To Hell
Arriving: August 14, 2024
Lunar Code: 0624IM292BUY
Cover price: $3.99
The penultimate chapter of arc one brings tension, action, and the embers of romance are lit. MacRaith is a wounded soul from Bleeding Kansas, and he can’t even get along with the other murderers and assassins in purgatory. The cult ruling the island marks him for annihilation with a cruel and extremely violent attack, but luckily he’s got an ace up his duster’s sleeve: the folded steel blades of Lady Asami.
GERRY DUGGAN (X-Men) and GARRY BROWN (Babyteeth) take you on an unforgettable trip to the heart—that leads through hell.
Falling In Love On The Path To Hell #4
Series: Falling In Love On The Path To Hell
Arriving: September 18, 2024
Lunar Code: 0724IM344Buy
Cover price: $3.99
MacRaith is almost murdered in the depths of the island while Asami climbs the highest peak and is confronted by a ghost from her past. Each comes away with a key to escaping the island they’re trapped on. Mohan tightens his grip on the cult of warriors, and our samurai and gunslinger experience the first sparks of love. See you back in hell this September!
Falling in Love on the Path to Hell #5
Series: Falling In Love On The Path To Hell
Arriving: October 16, 2024
Lunar Code: 0824IM372Buy
Cover price: $3.99
NEW STORY ARC
Your new favorite ongoing begins its second arc. The lovers have met, and the sparks of love are igniting. Asami & MacRaith are fighting their feelings for each other…they’re also fighting the warrior cult they’ve spurned and some new hidden forest enemies. Plus, some looks backward at the choices they made in life that lead them to hell. This series is stabby, shooty, and horny, and you know you need it.
Hearing that FRANK MILLER enjoyed the debut issue of FALLING IN LOVE ON THE PATH TO HELL sent me into orbit. Frank’s directly responsible for my brain marinating in samurai culture, Ronin is a timeless masterpiece and his indelible overs to the American reprints of Lone Wolf and Cub were my gateway into one of the best comics ever made. It’s not hyperbole to say our comic wouldn’t exist without the inspiration from Frank. Our entire team is delighted and grateful that Frank is sharing his talent on a guest cover for the start of our second arc. A true dream come true. —GERRY DUGGAN
Falling In Love On The Path To Hell #6
Series: Falling In Love On The Path To Hell
Arriving: November 27, 2024
Lunar Code: 0924IM342Buy
Cover price: $3.99
The love affair heats up as the samurai and the gunslinger spend their nights pressed together and their days avoiding the cult of warriors out to kill them. MacRaith gets another clue on how to activate the path off the island, and we introduce another tribe hiding deep in the mists. FALLING IN LOVE ON THE PATH TO HELL is stabby, shooty, and romantic…and it’s your favorite damn comic.
