After much fan anticipation, Image Comics is
pleased to announce that Nate Simpson's NONPLAYER, which achieved massive
levels of critical acclaim upon its debut, will return with the highly
anticipated issue #2 on June 3, 2015. In order to meet customer demand,
NONPLAYER #1 will return for a third printing and be available on April
1.
Newsarama calls Russ Manning Award-winner Simpson "a superstar
in the making," and Warren Ellis says of Simpson, "this guy's going
to be a big deal. The whole thing is just a f****** stunning piece of
illustration." Multiversity raves that NONPLAYER is "a deafening roar
that no one can ignore. Simpson has created the debut of the year with this
comic, and to pass it up would certainly be the biggest mistake any comic fan
could make."
NONPLAYER is set in the future—and the future is
dismal. That goes double for Dana Stevens—she's stuck in a dead-end tamale
delivery job, and she's way too old to be living with her mom. But Dana escapes
to the online fantasy world of Jarvath, where she's an elite warrior. When she
slays the wife of celebrity game character King Heremoth, her victory seems all
but guaranteed—that is, until the game spins wildly out of control.
Issue #2
sees a wounded King Heremoth plotting revenge against Dana, while a police
standoff at a Los Angeles fish market reveals a homicidal robot armed only with
seafood. Simpson outdoes his beautiful and multi-layered debut with an
even more ambitious feat of world-building!
NONPLAYER is a lush and vivid
story that explores what happens when one girl loses herself in an escapist
hobby that turns out to be much more than just a game.
NONPLAYER #1, 3rd
printing (Diamond Code = APR150543) will be available on April 1. The final
order cutoff deadline for retailers is Monday,
March 9.
NONPLAYER #2 (Diamond Code = APR150542) will be available on
June 3 and can be pre-ordered now.
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