The duo of Jimmy Palmiotti and Amanda Conner (Harley Quinn) are reviving their raunchy superhero, The Pro, for the upcoming sixth issue of Image Comics' 30th anniversary anthology series, Image!.Per Image's September 2022 solicitations, Image! #6 is scheduled to hit comic shops on Wednesday, Sept. 28. In addition to numerous other stories from all-star roster of creators, it features a story starring The Pro from writer Palmiotti and artist Conner, the latter of whom also provides the issue's cover art.
IMAGE! #6 (OF 12)
- WRITERS: GEOFF JOHNS, MATT FRACTION, MARIA LLOVET, JOE CASEY, JIMMY PALMIOTTI, SKOTTIE YOUNG, BRENDEN FLETCHER, TIM SEELEY, PATRICK KINDLON, SINA GRACE & DEAN HASPIEL
- ARTISTS: ANDREA MUTTI, GABRIEL BÁ, FÁBIO MOON, MARIA LLOVET, AMANDA CONNER, SKOTTIE YOUNG, ERICA HENDERSON, NATHAN FOX, STEFANO CASELLI, MAURIZIO ROSENZWEIG, SINA GRACE & DEAN HASPIEL
- COVER: AMANDA CONNER
- SEPTEMBER 28 / 64 PAGES + COVER / FC / M / $5.99
- As we hit the halfway point in our year-long celebration of Image’s 30th anniversary, MATT FRACTION, GABRIEL BA & FABIO MOON reunite for a new CASANOVA story, JIMMY PALMIOTTI & AMANDA CONNER bring back THE PRO, and SINA GRACE presents an all-new ROCKSTAR AND SOFT BOY short story. This issue also features the latest installments of “The Blizzard” by GEOFF JOHNS & ANDREA MUTTI, “Red Stitches” by BRENDEN FLETCHER & ERICA HENDERSON, “Gehenna” by PATRICK KINDLON & MAURIZIO ROSENZWEIG, “Hack/Slash vs. Image” by TIM SEELEY & STEFANO CASELLI, and “Dutch” in a new serial by JOE CASEY & NATHAN FOX. Plus: The final chapter of MARIA LLOVET’s “All the Things We Didn’t Do Last Night,” and the continuation of “Billy Dogma” by DEAN HASPIEL and “Stupid Fresh Mess” by SKOTTIE YOUNG!
Created by Garth Ennis (The Boys, Preacher) and Palmiotti, The Pro was originally published as a one-shot by Image Comics in 2002. Written by Ennis, illustrated and lettered by Conner, inked by Palmiotti and colored by Paul Mounts (Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man), the comic follows the titular "Pro," a prostitute who reluctantly joins a superhero team known as the League of Honor (a not-so-subtle parody of DC's Justice League) after being granted powers of her own. Later editions of the book also include a bonus story titled "The Pro Vs. The Ho."
Back in 2009, Conner and Palmiotti floated the idea of a live-action adaptation of the comic. Several years later, in 2017, Paramount Pictures actually optioned the movie rights to The Pro, with Zoe McCarthy being tapped to pen the screenplay. However, there have been no updates on the prospective project in the five years since.
Image! #6 goes on sale Sept. 28 from Image Comics.
Source: Image Comics; Twitter