Red Roots #1 arrives from Image Comics this April with Lorenzo de Felici leading a highly anticipated new ongoing series.
Robert Kirkman Says Red Roots #1 Is the Comic Event You’ve Been Waiting Your Whole Life For
Lorenzo de Felici steps into the spotlight with Red Roots, a brutal new ongoing Image Comics series backed by major momentum, Robert Kirkman co-signs, and an all-star lineup of jaw-dropping variant cover artists.
Image Comics is coming in hot this April with Red Roots, the highly anticipated new ongoing series from superstar artist and rising writer Lorenzo de Felici, and this one is already looking like a straight-up problem in the best way possible.
De Felici, the powerhouse talent behind Oblivion Song, Void Rivals, and Kroma, is bringing serious heat with a fresh new adventure that already has comic fans locking in early. And to make sure heads turn even faster, Red Roots #1 launches with an absolutely stacked lineup of eye-popping variant covers from some of the biggest heavy-hitters in the game, including Ryan Ottley, Mike Mignola, Luana Vecchio, Riley Rossmo, and Jason Howard. Yeah… that’s not a cover rollout, that’s a statement.
For fans who’ve been watching de Felici’s rise, this moment feels earned. He first blew the doors open with Oblivion Song, his co-creation with Robert Kirkman, then kept that momentum charging forward as the artist on Void Rivals, the tentpole title that helped launch the Energon Universe into full beast mode. That creative chemistry between de Felici and Kirkman didn’t just connect, it hit like lightning. The Energon Universe became a sales-chart monster, and Void Rivals itself exploded into one of the biggest comic launches of 2024.
And the wild part? It still hasn’t slowed down. With Void Rivals now sitting on its 12th reprint, de Felici’s momentum is real, loud, and impossible to ignore. That’s exactly why Red Roots is shaping up to be one of the most exciting new comic book launches of the year.
The premise already sounds like pure fuel. In Red Roots, the lives of a professional killer and a high school teacher become tied together by a terrifying and mysterious force. That setup alone screams tension, danger, secrets, and the kind of twisted collision course that can turn a comic into an obsession real quick.
Red Roots has the talent, the buzz, the visuals, the publisher muscle, and the kind of concept that can hook readers fast. Lorenzo de Felici is stepping out with something bold here, and if this book lands the way it looks like it will, fans may be witnessing the birth of the next must-read ongoing from Image Comics.
Red Roots #1 will be available at comic book shops on Wednesday, April 29:
- Cover A by de Felici – Lunar Code 0226IM0260
- Cover B by Luana Vecchio – Lunar Code 0226IM8008
- Cover C by Riley Rossmo – Lunar Code 0226IM8009
- Cover D by Jason Howard – Lunar Code 0226IM8010
- Cover E Blank Sketch – Lunar Code 0226IM8058
- Cover F by Mike Mignola – Lunar Code 0226IM8081
- Cover G by Ryan Ottley – Lunar Code 0226IM8082
- Cover H 1:25 copy incentive by de Felici B&W virgin – Lunar Code 0226IM8214
- Cover I 1:50 copy incentive by Mignola B&W virgin – Lunar Code 0226IM8215
Red Roots #1 will also be available across many digital platforms, including Amazon Kindle, Apple Books, and Google Play.
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