Earlier this month, Image Comics debuted 60 epic double-page spreads for the first issue of Standstill, the latest limited series by writer Lee Loughridge and artist Andrew Robinson. Featuring a villain like Leland Gaunt from Stephen King‘s Needful Things, the series is bloody, violent, and a devilishly good time. That’s why we’re excited to show off an exclusive excerpt from the upcoming second issue!
In the new series:
Readers meet Ryker Ruel, an enigmatic, lecherous, and clinically insane sociopath who has stolen a top-secret device that can freeze time! Now, as the bodies of world leaders pile up, famous works of art go missing, and other strange crimes dominate the headlines, only the device’s creator—a run-of-the-mill science geek—knows what’s happening and sets out to stop Ryker’s seemingly endless revenge tour.
Check out our exclusive excerpt from the upcoming second issue below!
Just in these five pages alone, you really get a taste for Ryker Ruel’s particular brand of violence and his sense of humor. Plus, the use of color here is incredible.
Loughride said of the series, “Nearly nine years in the making, this is the longest sequential run for Andrew Robinson in well over a decade. This may just be his career best.”
Robinson added, “Lee writes with a rebellious, punk rock vigor that combines his classic, sardonic wit with epic action.”
Standstill #2 hits shelves on September 25, 2024, from Image Comics.
