PORTLAND, Ore. 01/13/2025 — Image Comics is pleased to reveal a first look at the upcoming new series Bug Wars by bestselling writer Jason Aaron (Southern Bastards, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Absolute Superman) and artist Mahmud Asrar (Conan the Barbarian, X-Men, Batman vs Robin). This sneak peek into the savage, epic new series showcases the action-packed brutality in store for readers when they pick up the extra-length first issue hitting shelves in February from Image Comics.
The series was first announced at New York City Comic Con last year with a limited edition ashcan that whipped up early buzz with attendees at the show and landed it on IGN’s Most Anticipated Comics of 2025 list.
Bug Wars follows Slade Slaymaker, a kid from Alabama who is suddenly lost in a vicious world beyond his imagination. It is a world of marauding ant armies, spell-casting spider witches, and beetle-riding barbarians. A kingdom of tiny but deadly warriors hidden in his own backyard. The same world that saw his father eaten alive by insects and now plunges young Slade into the middle of a brutal Bug War to decide the fate of his family.
Bug Wars is where tiny warriors wage violent battles for dominance over an insect-driven kingdom all hidden beneath the grassline.
Bug Wars #1 will be available at comic book shops on Wednesday, February 12:
- Cover A by Mahmud Asrar & Matthew Wilson – Lunar Code 1224IM222
- Cover B by Peach Momoko – Lunar Code 1224IM223
- Cover C Blank Sketch – Lunar Code 1224IM224
- Cover D 1:25 copy incentive by Pepe Larraz & Matthew Wilson – Lunar Code 1224IM225
- Cover E 1:50 copy incentive by Matias Bergara – Lunar Code 1224IM226
- Cover F 1:100 copy incentive by Peach Momoko Virgin – Lunar Code 1224IM227
Bug Wars #2 will be available at comic book shops on Wednesday, March 19:
- Cover A by Mahmud A Asrar & Matthew Wilson – Lunar Code 0125IM334
- Cover B by Yanick Paquette & Matthew Wilson – Lunar Code 0125IM335
- Cover C 1:25 copy incentive by Tony Daniel & Marcelo Maiolo – Lunar Code 0125IM336
Bug Wars will also be available across many digital platforms, including Amazon Kindle, Apple Books, and Google Play.
