New York Times bestselling writer Charles Soule (Undiscovered Country, The Endless Vessel, Star Wars) and superstar artist Alberto Jiménez Alburquerque (The Bloody Dozen, The Amazing Spider-Man, Web of Venom: Funeral Pyre) present their cult classic series Letter 44 in a newly remastered edition from Image Comics. The Letter 44 Compendium paperback will collect the complete series—with reworked interior pages and featuring a new cover—and will be available in July from Image Comics.
This provocative series first launched nearly a decade ago and garnered a dedicated fandom. Letter 44introduces readers to the newly-elected president Stephen Blades, who, on his first day in office, reads the letter left for him in the Oval Office desk by the outgoing president. It alerts him to a harrowing secret kept hidden from the world. Seven years ago, NASA discovered an alien presence in the asteroid belt and sent a stealth mission crewed by nine astronauts to make contact. The aliens’ intentions are unclear, but ominous. President Blades has just become the most powerful man on the planet… at the worst possible time.
Mixing provocative political intrigue with high-stakes sci-fi action, Letter 44 is a gripping and complex look at leadership in the face of uncertainty. This is the perfect read for fans of The Department of Truth and The X-Files.
“Letter 44 was my first long-form series, and despite it being originally published a decade ago, I think its topics and themes (aliens, heroism in times of crisis, and also aliens) are as timely as ever,” said Soule. “Certainly, the beautiful artwork by Alberto Jimenez Alburquerque is as powerful as the day he first put pencil to paper. Publishing the story in a single volume has been something I’ve wanted to do for years, and I’m grateful to Image Comics for making it happen. Letter 44 is about to find an entirely new audience, and I hope they’re ready for the ride.”
Letter 44 Compendium paperback (ISBN: 9781534334106, Lunar Code 0425IM461) will be available at local comic book shops on Wednesday, June 18 and independent bookstores, Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Books-a-Million, Indigo, and Waterstones on Tuesday, July 1.
Letter 44 will also be available across many digital platforms, including Amazon Kindle, Apple Books, Google Play, and Omnibus