Jim Valentino
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Image Comics founders say Marvel unfairly blamed them for gimmicks like foil covers (which Marvel had done first)
Marvel Comics blamed Image for popularizing 90s era sales gimmicks (but Image says Marvel did them first)
March 03, 2026
Joshua Lapin-Bertone
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How the Marvel Universe handbook saved Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy from obscurity in the '90s
How Jim Valentino rescued the Guardians of the Galaxy from Marvel obscurity
March 02, 2026
Joshua Lapin-Bertone
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One of the reasons Image Comics greenlit Invincible was because they had a lack of superheroes in their line
In 2003, Image Comics realized it was barely publishing superhero comics - then came Invincible.
March 02, 2026
Joshua Lapin-Bertone
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The secret cross-country meeting Marvel did to try to win Jim Lee back from quitting for Image Comics
Marvel Comics editorial team flew to California to try to stop Jim Lee from leaving for Image
February 25, 2026
Chris Arrant
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Before revamping the X-Men's New Mutants, Rob Liefeld was cooking up a Young Avengers book with Jim Valentino for Marvel
Rob Liefeld and Jim Valentino pitched their own version of Young Avengers to Marvel in 1989
February 25, 2026
Joshua Lapin-Bertone
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Image Comics was going to cancel Invincible in the first year, until Robert Kirkman hotshotted Omni-Man's betrayal up 2 years early
Omni-Man’s betrayal was supposed to happen in Invincible #25, but Image Comics told Robert Kirkman they needed a big move to save the book from cancelation
February 24, 2026
Joshua Lapin-Bertone
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The Walking Dead was originally pitched by Robert Kirkman under the name Dawn of the Dead, but Image convinced him to be different
Robert Kirkman was told zombie books don’t sell, so he pitched The Walking Dead as a survival book to Image Comics.
February 23, 2026
Joshua Lapin-Bertone
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The Avengers' best-selling comic ever isn't by who you think (it's Rob Liefeld)
Marvel's mightiest Avengers heroes might surprise you
January 29, 2024
Chris Arrant