BANANA NUMBER ONE #1 hits the stands on July 15th and to mark the moment, we’ve assembled the most prestigious billing of artists for a jaw-dropping line of fine art covers. Presenting the BANANA BY Collection, five jaw-dropping covers from the most exceptional artists working in comics today, all paying homage to the humble banana.  Featuring covers by: · Eisner Award-winning artist Michael Allred (MADMAN) · Eisner Award-nominated artist J.G. Jones (WANTED) · Eisner Award-winning artist Chris Bachalo (AMAZING SPIDER-MAN) · Critically-acclaimed artist Leinil Francis Yu (SUPERMAN: BIRTHRIGHT) Collect the whole bunch of fruitastic covers! Contact your local comic shop before Final Order Cutoff on Monday, June 15th to secure your set! More here: eepurl.com/nPhmBE2dz_

BAD IDEA's new blockbuster, WARBIRD #1 takes flight on July 22nd! From some of the biggest names in comics: Blockbuster screenwriter DEREK KOLSTAD (creator of JOHN WICK)... New York Times best-selling writer ROBERT VENDITTI (ORDAINED)... With designs and covers by Eisner Award-winning comics legend FRANK QUITELY (ALL-STAR SUPERMAN)... And covers by ALEX MALEEV, MICHAEL CHO, JG JONES  & more... The writers behind the record-breaking PLANET DEATH series -- Derek Kolstad and Robert Venditti-- have reteamed! Eisner Award-winning artist Alex Maleev, known for his seminal work on Daredevil, with frequent collaborator Brian Michael Bendis, is stepping into the cockpit as the interior artist on WARBIRD. With another art legend to be announced soon!

BAD IDEA Claims Responsibility for Historic Art Heist mailchi.mp/badideacorp/we-di… On June 2nd, the world's most expensive banana was reported stolen by a security guard at the Centre Pompidou-Metz in the city of Metz, eastern France. The looted fruit was an integral piece of Italian artist Maurizio Cattelan’s world-famous modern artwork, The Comedian. Local police are offering a $50,000 reward for any information that leads to the capture and arrest of the thief. Today, BAD IDEA is stepping forward to claim responsibility for the heist. BAD IDEA CEO & Chief Creative Officer Dinesh Shamdasani released the following statement, "Yes, we did it. We needed that banana." It is unclear whether BAD IDEA has more heists planned for the future. When asked for comment, Siena Fallon, VP of Sales & Marketing stated, "Dysart was supposed to nab a back-up banana. Wait, since I admitted it was Dysart, do I get the reward?" The High Court of Metz and the Perrotin Gallery, which sold the artwork, have yet to respond for comment.

Salvaged From A Decommissioned Russian Jet -- WARBIRD #1 Jet Metal Edition By Frank Quitely! mailchi.mp/badideacorp/warbi… On July 22nd, the metal variant gets an UPGRADE! Take your comic collection soaring to new heights with WARBIRD: Jet Metal Edition by FRANK QUITELY - - the world’s first metal cover featuring aircraft grade aluminum from the husk of an authentic Russian jet! Scrapped together from the skeletons of decommissioned Russian jets sourced from one of the world’s largest airplane boneyards and smuggled to the only US printing press that would convert it into a comic book variant cover. The only metal cover battle-tested to withstand high-powered winds, severe weather, and countless hours in the Earth’s unforgiving Stratosphere.