WARBIRD’s Top-Secret Artist Revealed

Eisner-nominated ESAD RIBIĆ Joins Alex MALEEV, Frank Quitely, Derek KOLSTAD & Robert VENDITTI!
WARBIRD #1 interior art by Esad Ribić, will be fully colored 
THE STAR-STUDDED COMIC EVENT OF THE SUMMER JUST GOT BIGGER!
WARBIRD #1 is rocketing into comic shops around the globe on August 26th!

From a crack team of the biggest, most celebrated names in comics comes a globe-spanning action/spy thriller that is guaranteed to blow your hair back.

All-Star Superman’s FRANK QUITELY.
Daredevil’s ALEX MALEEV.
John Wick’s DEREK KOLSTAD.
Ordained’s ROBERT VENDITTI.
Conan the Barbarian’s DEAN WHITE.
JORGE FORNES, MICHAEL CHO, J.G. JONES…
And now we can finally reveal ANOTHER master illustrator has climbed aboard — world-renowned artist Esad Ribić!
WARBIRD #1 interior art by Esad Ribić, will be fully colored 
A direct successor to the masters Frank Frazetta andMoebiusRibić is known around the world for the lush, painterly style and cinematic visual storytelling that earned him an Eisner-nomination for Marvel’s Eternals and universal acclaim for his work helming Thor: God of Thunder and Secret Wars.

Now Ribić is joining Eisner-winner Alex Maleev on interior art for WARBIRD #1, opening the issue with an explosive look at the cold-blooded murder at the heart of Cole’s mission to steal one of the deadly Russian Spearhead jets.

Behold your very first look at his jaw-dropping sequence above as well as the character designs for CIA operative Breck Stanton & the murderous FSB agent, Kovalev, tasked with hunting Cole down, below!

Breck & Kovalev Character Designs by Esad Ribić 
IF IT RIDES, FLIES OR FLOATS, COLE CAN DRIVE IT.
AND DEREK KOLSTAD & ROBERT VENDITTI CAN WRECK IT!
Featuring the highest caliber comic artists each operating at their absolute peak, WARBIRD isn’t just an action-packed comic event book, but a work of art.

Illustrated by Eisner Award-winning artist Alex Maleev, known for his seminal work on DAREDEVIL, with frequent collaborator Brian Michael Bendis.

Colored by color god Dean White, Eisner Award nominee for his legendary work on CONAN THE BARBARIAN.

With designs by the G.O.A.T. Frank Quitely, the master who brought us WE3 and ALL-STAR SUPERMAN.

And a stunning flashback sequence from a Eisner-nominated Esad Ribić, the artist behind MARVEL’S SECRET WARS & THOR: GOD OF THUNDER.

WARBIRD #1 Interior Art from Alex Maleev and Dean White
WARBIRD #1 lands into comic shops around the globe on August 26th.

Pre-order WARBIRD #1 by Final Order Cutoff on Monday, July 27th to secure your copy!

*** WARBIRD #1  ***
Written by DEREK KOLSTAD & ROBERT VENDITTI
Art by ALEX MALEEV & ESAD RIBIĆ
Colors by DEAN WHITE
Designs by FRANK QUITELY
Covers by FRANK QUITELY, MICHAEL CHO, J.G. JONES & MORE
$5.99  |  32 PGS.  |  FULL COLOR
ORDERS DUE JULY 27 |  IN STORES AUGUST 26
LUNAR CODE: 0526BD0615
Cole is a repo man of the highest caliber, repossessing heavily guarded mega yachts from billionaires, private planes from captains of industry, and everything in-between. If it’s got an engine, he can drive it, ride it, or fly it straight out from under the nose of an army of guards, for a 10% fee.

But now he’s been brought the job of a lifetime—an impossible job. One that will bring him face to face with the highest stakes. The Russians have stolen aeronautical military secrets from China, France, Germany, the UK, and the US to Frankenstein together the ultimate bleeding edge, next-gen fighter jet: the Spearhead.

There are only three of them in existence. They are an absolute force of nature dominating every global hotspot from Syria to Ukraine. Cole’s been hired to steal one… and destroy the other two. And at a price of $500 million each, his fee is a cool $50 million.

But this isn’t a repo. This is outright theft. And failure doesn’t mean jail time and fines—it means a bullet to the back of the head.

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