Hannibal Tabu at CBR\’s Buy Pile pushes Skullkickers #8 into their \’buy\’ category this week.

\”…this issue all the elements gelled perfectly, from humour to action, from plotting to characterization. The stylized artistic elements deftly delivered the key story moments\”… \”A wonderful adventure romp full of great dialogue and action.\”

Shaun Daniels and the rest of the staff at Horror Haven Reviews decided to get caught up with Skullkickers all the way to issue #8 and give the book their highest recommendations.

\”Skullkickers is a book you should be reading. Why you might ask? Very simple…it has ass kickery, laughs and, dammit, good old-fashioned comic fun.\”…\”Leave your computer or put away your smart device and BUY THIS BOOK!!\”

Roman Colombo at Weekly Comic Book Review takes a look at Skullkickers Vol. 1: 1000 Opas and a Dead Body and thoroughly enjoys the ride.

\”The script is lively and absolutely hilarious. The Dwarf and the Big Guy (they have no names) are extremely fun characters, working of the classic loose cannon and stoic pair up. And if there was any confusion, the Dwarf is the loose cannon.\”

The gang at Geeks of Doom have Skullkickers #8 on their Most Anticipated Titles of the Week, which is convenient because it arrives in stores today!

MK2FAC3: \”I’ve really enjoyed this book since issue one, and not a single issue has disappointed me. I’m pretty sure that I’ve talked about it before, but if you don’t recall, Skullkickers is like Dungeons & Dragons and Dumb and Dumber, only with clever writing… and Jell-O pudding.

But seriously folks, this book is a blast. It’s got middle age mythology and fantasy, which the metal head in me loves, but it doesn’t take itself too seriously, which appeals to just about every other characteristic to personality.

This is the second issue in the current story line of this creator-owned book, so it shouldn’t be too difficult to find that last issue (it’s available digitally). Skullkickers is insanely ridiculous. And I mean that as a compliment.\”

For Immediate Release
June 28, 2011

Contact: Elan Freedman
Surge Licensing, Inc.
elan@surging.com
516-939-2226

Surge Licensing Signs Breakout Comics Series – Skullkickers^TM
For Exclusive Licensing and Entertainment Representation

The Hangover Meets World of Warcraft
in Zub’s Serialized Adventure Series

Jericho, N.Y. — Surge Licensing, Inc., the agency known for developing off-the-wall comic book properties such as the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and, more recently, Axe Cop have signed an exclusive licensing and entertainment agreement with Swords and Sassery, Inc. to develop TV/film, video games, toys, apparel and other tie-ins for Skullkickers – an on-going series published by Image Comics that debuted in September 2010 and continues to sell-out print runs into its second story arc.

Created by Jim Zubkavich and Chris Stevens, Skullkickers is the story of two monster killing mercenaries – a giant bald-headed warrior and a short red-headed dwarf. They’re an odd pairing, a medieval fantasy-esque “Jay and Silent Bob”, in search of fame and fortune. The two adventurers, affectionately known as “Baldy” and “Shorty”, make their living slaying werewolves, necromancers, plant monsters, the undead, and almost anything else readers can imagine from classic fantasy literature and games. Nothing will stop these two from getting paid and enjoying a fine pint of ale.

USA Today describes it best – “Imagine Clint Eastwood\’s The Man With No Name, Bad Boys and your local Renaissance festival thrown into a stein of the finest grog in town, and you have a sense of the full-on Skullkickers experience.”

As soon as Skullkickers comics began to hit shelves, issues immediately sold out.  The first 3 issues vanished from stores within days of release.  The first trade paperback collection quickly followed suit and Image has rushed a new print run to keep up with unexpected demand over the summer. A second trade, collecting the new story arc currently underway, will arrive in time for Christmas.

Skullkickers has been highly praised by pop culture news outlets including MTV, Bleeding Cool, G4 and Ain’t It Cool News, as well as virtually every fanboy site on the web.

“We couldn’t be more excited to work with ‘Zub’ and his team on Skullkickers, a comic with so much whimsy, charm and wit” exclaims Surge’s VP, Elan Freedman, “It’s a story that not only gives the masses a peek inside the fun world of fantasy adventure but rather it entirely busts down the door and brings readers in with a welcome parade of hilarious action and banter.”

Skullkickers’ irreverent approach to classic fantasy, a proverbial buddy cop movie slammed into Conan the Barbarian, plays with cartoonish violence and banter in a way that appeals to young teen boys, older fantasy fans and gamers of all ages.

Comic Book Resources has an exclusive preview of Skullkickers #8, the second part of our \’Five Funerals and a Bucket of Blood\’ story arc. Click on through and get a taste of the full issue that arrives in stores on Wednesday June 29th.

Damm at World of Superheroes takes an advance look at Skullkickers #8, arriving in stores June 29th, and thoroughly enjoys the 2nd part of our new story arc.

\”If you have not checked out Skullkickers you may not realize how fun comics are right now.\”…\”A steal at $2.99.\”

Steve Damm at Wordworld has ignored the Image Comics line-up for quite some time, but no longer. He dives into a diverse comic selection and is thoroughly impressed with them all, especially Skullkickers.

\”The characterization remains perfect and the jokes well timed. While this is may be the leader in fun for non-cape comics, for me it is amazing how deeply conceived this world is. Looking closely at the panels a sense of detail and real planning permeate from the backgrounds and move the plot so the jokes and characterization are possible. \”

The gents at the Good Comic Book podcast have read and enjoyed Skullkickers #7. They compare the humour to Terry Pratchett\’s wonderful Discworld series and give our little yarn a rating of \’Awesome Sauce\’.

Click on through and give it a listen. Skullkickers coverage begins at 19:50 in the podcast.

The gents at Tales From the Water Cooler chat about Skullkickers #7 in their latest podcast.

Skullkickers coverage starts at 17:25.