Image Comics is expanding their superhero universe with two new titles starting in February 2022. These titles will join their current superhero book Radiant Black by Kyle Higgins and Marcelo Costa.

First up is the crossover superhero event in the Supermassive one-shot by Higgins, Ryan Parrott, and Mat Groom, and artist Francesco Manna. This will be followed by the ongoing series Rogue Sun, by Parrott and artists Abel and Chris O’Halloran.

Rogue Sun begins when teenage Dylan Siegel learns that his estranged father Marcus was the late superhero Rogue Sun. Taking his father’s mantle, Dylan is tasked with protecting our world from supernatural threats and with solving his father’s murder. The series is described as a supernatural murder mystery that also explores the complex relationship between father and son.

“The best part of making comic books is the collaboration,” Higgins said. “My favorite part is when that collaboration is with your friends. From Power Rangers to Ultraman, Mat, Ryan and I have done quite a bit of world building together. All of which feels a bit like a warmup act for what we’re building now. To echo Mat’s sentiment – there’s a reason we’re calling this Supermassive. Thirty years ago, Image changed the superhero game. This February, we’re excited to help kick off the next stage of where creator owned superheroes can go.”

“There’s a tremendous freedom that comes with doing creator-owned comics. But that freedom comes with a responsibility – to experiment, to swing for the fences… and maybe even to encourage people to rethink where the fence should be,” Groom said. “I think anybody who has been reading Radiant Black can attest to the fact that Kyle and Marcelo have been living up to this responsibility – and I see Supermassive as not only continuing this, but escalating it dramatically. There’s a reason we gave it that name!”

“I was 13 when Image Comics was born and I remember collecting every single one of those founding series. So the idea that 30 years later, I’d add a character to the ranks and become a part of this legacy is more than a dream come true,” Parrott said. “To me, the beauty of the original Image shared superhero universe was that it was modern, accessible and free from the weight of massive corporate oversight. It felt like it was just a bunch of friends telling stories together and we wanted Supermassive to encapsulate that same spirit.”

The Supermassive one-shot will be in comic shops on February 2. It comes with a cover A by Manna and Monti (Diamond Code DEC210098); cover B by Costa, Abel, and Durso (Diamond Code DEC210099); cover C 1:25 copy incentive (Diamond Code DEC210100); and cover D 1:50 copy incentive (Diamond Code DEC210101).

Rogue Sun #1 will be in comic book stores on February 16. It has a cover A by Declan Shalvey (Diamond Code DEC210054); cover B by Goñi Montes (Diamond Code DEC210055); cover C 1:10 copy incentive by Abel (Diamond Code DEC210056); cover D 1:25 copy incentive by Daniele Di Nicuolo (Diamond Code DEC210057); and cover E 1:50 copy incentive by Booth (Diamond Code DEC210058).