Tech Jacket Gets Collected!
Robert Kirkman's Classic Sci-Fi Series Finally Collected!
Tech Jacket
July 7th, 2007 - This August Robert Kirkman's lost science fiction classic, TECH JACKET, returns in a collection reprinting the entire first series in color for the very first time.
Many fans associate Robert Kirkman with his hit superhero series INVINCIBLE, but he first made readers take notice with a six-issue miniseries involving a boy and his battle armor: TECH JACKET. Zack Thompson was an ordinary teenager until his family was thrust into the center of an alien civil war. When things looked at their worst Zack was fused against his will with a battle vest capable of granting him infinite power.
"TECH JACKET has always been a big favorite of mine," Kirkman says. "Zack's not like a typical comic book teenager. He's far from a big dork or a wealthy heir. His family is working class - just like most people out there. In fact, he's probably the creation of mine I relate to the most."
While TECH JACKET was available as a color collection overseas, this marks the first time North American fans will be so lucky. Besides that, Kirkman is jam packing the collection with exclusive sketches and a personally written introduction.
TECH JACKET, VOL. 1: THE BOY FROM EARTH (JUN07 1906), a 144-page trade paperback with a cover price of $14.99, is available for order now in the August issue of Previews and will go on sale August 15.
For more information visit the Image Comics website.