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Image comics has released a new trade paperback collection of the whole Battle Chasers series thus far (which hasn't been re-released since April 2011). There's a new cover featuring Garrison, and the collection includes issues #0-9 as well as some extras. Unfortunately it was originally solicited as 344 pages which "...includes never-before-seen sketches and new artwork, including a fold-out poster!" but was slimmed down to 312 pages. You can buy the trade paperback at your local comic shop, or online at Amazon.com Battle Chasers Anthology (2019) ! Hopefully this new release is a hint that Battle Chaser's issues 10, 11, 12 will be in development soon!

The Joe Madureira variant cover for the re-launching X-Men title 'House of X' written by Jonathan Hickman and drawn by Pepe Larraz has been revealed...and it may look familiar! Remember that Gambit and Rogue sketch Joe did a few months ago that took social media by storm? That sketch has been inked and coloured for the cover and it looks amazing. It's a fantastic call back to Joe Mad's Uncanny X-Men run back in the 90's and pulls all the nostalgic strings from that era. Hopefully we see more art from Joe this year!

An interesting article over at newsarma.com has new information on where Joe Madureira is at with the future of Battle Chasers comics. Here is the article in full. Battle Chasers writer/artist Joe Madureira says that work on the long-delayed continuation of the series is still in development, but he has decided to enlist others to help him draw upcoming issues. "Realistically, the only way to get the books finished and into your hands any time soon is to recruit some highly talented individuals to help out," Madureira said. "I’ll still be working on the story of course, and drawing as many pages as I can manage. One of the reasons I haven’t let anyone take over the series in the last 20 years is because I always felt that if it were to continue, it had to be me. Or a team I had complete faith in, and I think I’ve found that team. I’ll be releasing more details on that soon" Back in 2015 Madureira ran a Kickstarter campaign to fund development of the since...

E3 is in full swing and we now know what Airship Syndicate has been working on since releasing Battle Chasers: Nightwar... Darksiders: Genesis! The game is a spin-off of the 3rd-person action adventures of Darksiders I, II & III and takes on a new play style featuring top-down action-RPG dungeon crawling (a la Diablo). The game features a new horseman of the apocalypse, Strife, who joins War in saving humankind against Lucifer. Expect "intense combat, exploration, puzzle-solving, epic boss battles and serpent holes from heaven to hell." Check out the teaser trailer!

Marvel Comics recently announced two new X-Men series debuting this July written by acclaimed writer Jonathan Hickman. They are titled 'House of X' and 'Powers of X' and will redefine the X-Men and their place in the Marvel Universe. Joe Madureira had a successful run on Uncanny X-Men back in the 1990's and Marvel has commissioned him to draw various variant covers for X-Men over years since then. Fans can now anticipate a new variant cover by Joe for the new 'House of X' series this July since his name is in the solicitations. Here's an image promotion the new X-Men series (not drawn by Joe Mad!).

Back in February Joe posted to twitter about a Kickstarter backer sketch reward (for backing Battle Chaser's: Nightwar) that featured 90's Uncanny X-Men characters Rogue and Gambit. Today he's posted some rough concepts of the two before he decided on the final piece. It's amazing to see Joe draw these characters again after so many years. Here's what Joe had to say on twitter: Some roughs for that Rogue and Gambit Image I posted recently. Everything starts with messy scribbles! #rogue #gambit #XMen #marvelcomics #ComicArt #90s #sketches

Exciting news for DC Collectible fans! At Toy Fair 2019 DC has revealed their upcoming lineup of releases and one is a Batman Black and White statue by Joe Madureira! Here's what DC says about the release: "Straight from the variant cover of JUSTICE LEAGUE: REBIRTH #1 comes Batman by Joe Madureira, in a powerful stance, ready for action. This Batman Black & White piece features Madureira’s bold and graphic lines and strong character design, all sculpted into 3-D form by Paul Harding. The Batman Black & White line brings to life interpretations of the World’s Greatest Detective and select Gotham City characters from the comics industry’s brightest stars. Limited edition of 5,000 and individually numbered." The statue can be pre-ordered online now. Image below shows Justice League: Rebirth #1, which is the comic cover the statue is based on. Here's hoping there will be some other Joe Madureira statues released in the future.

Another backer sketch as part of the Battle Chasers: Nightwar kickstarter campaign features the Joker! Here's what Joe had to say about the drawing: Another fun backer reward from our BC Kickstarter campaign. Some tiers let you choose specific characters, Jared chose the Joker. Slowly but surely getting through all of these. #Kickstarter #Joker #dccomics #comics #sketch #pencils #YesNewBCcomicsAreComing In the twitter post Joe says "Yes, new BC comics are coming." As part of the Battle Chasers: Nightwar Kickstarter campaign it was stated that Joe would finish the story of his original Battle Chaser's story by releasing issues 10-12. Fans have been patiently (and not patiently) waiting for the issues to come out. Hopefully we will learn more about them in 2019.

Coming to comic stores near you on March 6th, Mirka Andolfo's Unnatural #8 will have variant 'B' covers, one of which is by Joe Madureira. If you're not familiar with the series, here's a synopsis by Image Comics: "Leslie is a simple pig girl. She loves sushi, she's stuck with a job she hates, and she lives under a brutal totalitarian government-one that punishes transgressors for anything deemed 'unnatural.' Leslie dreams of something different for herself. But those dreams are becoming dangerous... This Italian hit series by MIRKA ANDOLFO (Wonder Woman, Harley Quinn, DC Comics Bombshells) will transport you into a colorful but terrible world-full of anthropomorphic creatures, but light on personal freedoms-by way of a breathtaking plot that travels between thriller and fantasy, with a hint of sensuality."

Rewards are still going out from the Kickstarter campaign that helped fund Battle Chasers: Nightwar. One backer reward level got you a sketch of your choice drawn by Joe Madureira. This drawing brings back all kinds of memories from Joe's run on Uncanny X-Men. During the run, Gambit and Rogue had a budding romance and now we get to see how much Joe's art has developed since those 90's stories. Here's what Joe had to say about it: What year is this again?! The 90’s are alive and well! One of my favorite #kickstarter backer reward sketchies. Most of you were babies the last time I drew these two. 😂 Thanks Kin! ❤️ #gambit #rogue #XMen #25yearsLater

It's been a quiet six months for Joe Madureira news but snooping around the news today I see he's scheduled to draw a variant cover for issue 8 of Image Comic's bestselling series 'Unnatural' created by Mirka Andolfo. The cover hasn't been released yet but hopefully something will be released before the March 6th release. Here is Mirka Andolfo's cover for the issue. I'd also like to thank you all for the ongoing support and wish you a Happy Holidays! Here's a classic holiday themed Joe Madureira page from Uncanny X-Men 341!

With Joe's Batman #50 covers now available for purchase (see joemad.com ) the man himself tweeted some photos of the working pencils. The line work is as impressive as ever, it's so great to see Joe's take on these iconic characters. Batgirl, Poison Ivy, Harley Quinn, the Joker, Superman and Wonder Woman are all featured here. If you haven't purchased the exclusive covers yet they're still available while supplies last. Wish I took better process pics! 😭 All three of my Exclusive #Batman50 covers are available NOW on https://t.co/Wk2djGjUCq !! Numbers are LIMITED! #JoeMad #batman #catwoman #BatmanCatwomanWedding #DCcomics #Pencildrawing #comicbooks #DCcomics #Superman #WonderWoman #Joker pic.twitter.com/BYgq5FzAsS — Joe Madureira 💢 #E3 ⁉️ (@JoeMadx) June 9, 2018

Well that was fast! Hours after the Batman #50 teaser tweet by Joe Madureira, he followed up with a snippit of the main cover... and now he's revealed the whole trio of covers and it features some amazing cameos. On the left cover behind Batman is a hero filled page featuring Superman, Wonder Woman and Batgirl, then on the right cover behind Catwoman it features the villans Harley Quinn, Poison Ivy and the Joker. If you want to buy the cover or the collection of three, make sure you join the JoeMad.com mailing list here https://t.co/TO5Ajx9Aw4 . Here's Joe's tweet about the reveal. Can't wait to see what's next! Battle Chaser's number 10? One can dream. Enough teasing! Here are all THREE covers combined! Hope you dig! Colors by @NightblueArt Join the mailing list and receive a discount code here: https://t.co/TO5Ajx9Aw4 #JoeMad #Batman50 #JoeMadureira #Exclusive #Batman #Catwoman #BatmanCatwomanWedding ❤️ pic.twitter.com/ZDc8QsMNaW — Joe M...

Joe Madureira just updated fans on twitter with a sneak preview of the Batman #50 cover. 🔥It's almost here! Join the mailing list and receive a discount code for my Batman #50 cover exclusive. One of my favorites in a while!🔥 Subscribe here: https://t.co/TO5Ajx9Aw4 #JoeMad #Batman50 #JoeMadureira #Exclusive #Batman #Catwoman #BatmanCatwomanWedding pic.twitter.com/l4f6KMy9EC — Joe Madureira (@JoeMadx) June 7, 2018

Exciting news sent from Joe Madureira himself via twitter today! What's this now? 🤔Stay tuned! https://t.co/Wk2djGBw10 #JoeMad #Batman50 #JoeMadureira #Exclusive #Batman #Catwoman #BatmanCatwomanWedding pic.twitter.com/EZAZ57WSwR — Joe Madureira (@JoeMadx) June 7, 2018 So a few things, first it seems that Joe does indeed own the www.JoeMad.com domain and is finally using it to be an online store for his work. It seems he'll sell exclusive covers to comics (much like J Scott Campbell does with www.jscottcampbell.com ). So we should see variant covers for sale and perhaps this will be the storefront the new Battle Chaser's comics could be on? Second, Joe is doing exclusive Batman #50 variant covers, which is the issue featuring Batman and Catwoman's wedding. So expect them and the Bat Family to be on the cover(s). Third, YES, you read that right, there will be multiple covers. The new JoeMad.com Batman #50 store page has the following description. ...

Over at BleedingCool.com they have received some information that DC Comics is registering the trademark 'Cliffhanger!' for comic books, graphic novels and electronic downloadable publications. Cliffhanger! was a creator-owned imprint by Wildstorm that brought together Joe Madureira (Battle Chasers), Humberto Ramos (Crimson), and J Scott Campbell (Danger Girl). Wildstorm was bought by DC Comics years ago so they inherited the Cliffhanger imprint but it has since been phased out after Danger Girl and Crimson completed their runs and Battle Chasers ended on an actual cliffhanger. Now that this rumour of Cliffhanger! being registered is out in the open, what is DC Comics doing with it? Is this the first step in the continuation of Battle Chaser's? Joe Madureira promised to continue the comic series with a 3-issue story arc during the Battle Chasers: Nightwar Kickstarter campaign. Fingers crossed that this is the first sign of the continuation of the series! I'll hav...

In celebration of Battle Chasers: Nightwar releasing on the Nintendo Switch Joe Madureira posted a hilarious sketch of Red Monika showing Link her tri-force tattoo saying "Hey...big fan." Love this sketch! Also Link is in his Breath of the Wild blue tunic! Amazing. Hopefully we'll be seeing more from Joe and Airship Syndicate now that the game has been released on all platforms... Battle Chasers 2 at E3 anyone? One can dream. Battle Chasers: Nightwar NOW ON SWITCH! Buy it on EShop or at your favorite retailer! https://t.co/OeuoCjgBZE Please RT and help us spread the word! Thank you! (color by @NightblueArt ) #NintendoSwitch #RPG @AirshipSyn @THQNordic @NintendoAmerica pic.twitter.com/Ptys1ghiS9 — Joe Madureira (@JoeMadx) May 16, 2018

Today's the day to get Battle Chasers: Nightwar on the Nintendo Switch! The game is the first release from the team at Airship Syndicate and tells a brand new story featuring the characters from the cult classic comic series Battle Chasers. Explore the island of Harm's Way with Gully, Garrison, Red Monika, Knolan, Calibretto and new to the series, Alumon the demon hunter. The gameplay pulls from classic JRPG/dungeon crawlers and is beautifully rendered in Joe Madureira's unique art style. Buy it now on Amazon.com! Battle Chasers: Nightwar - Nintendo Switch

The Battle Chasers: Nightwar Documentary by Gameumentary is out now! The doc goes through the formation of  Airship Syndicate  and the development of the game based on Joe Madureira's classic Battle Chaser comic book series.

The crew over at Gameumentary is fresh off of finishing the Darksiders documentary and have released a trailer for their next project, a documentary on Battle Chasers: Nightwar. If it's anything like the Darksiders doc then expect lots of great behind the scenes insight on the development and design of the game. You'll see creative director Joe Madureira and the whole team at Airship Syndicate discussing the process of bringing their kickstarter idea to life and the hurdles they had to jump along the way. Looking forward to this! The full documentary will be releasing on May 8th.