Nearly a decade has gone by since David Lapham’s “Stray Bullets” #40 was released, leaving fans to wonder about the future of the legendary crime series, which ran from 1995-2005. Lapham had previously said that he would resume his work on the iconic title if and when it became financially viable. That time has arrived.
In March, “Stray Bullets” makes its return with a new arc, “Killers” #1, and a freshly collected edition of issues #1-#41, “The Uber Alles Edition,” all published by Image Comics. For those who want to get caught up on one of the best crime comics ever published before the new series launches, Image is releasing the entire digital back catalogue starting December 17, with issues #1-#4 available for free until March, when “Killers” #1 is released
In a press interview published by CBR, Lapham discusses the return to his independent series, how it feels to have a new home for the title and the importance of making each issue reader friendly.
Why return to “Stray Bullets?”
David Lapham: Ever since we’ve stopped doing “Stray Bullets,” I’ve been trying to figure out a way to do it again. It’s home. It was just a matter of other priorities preventing the 100% commitment we had to the book for so many years. It was so great to work on superhero characters that I’d grown up with, and a lot of other projects, but “Stray Bullets” has always been home to me and I couldn’t wait to get back to it.
Previously, “Stray Bullets” was something you self-published. What was it like, moving to Image?
David Lapham:…Image was founded by artists that wanted to take control of their work, so I think that it was just built into their mission statement. From our perspective, going from self-publishing to this, other than having the Image team behind us, we are able to do the same thing we’ve always done. We’re able to give readers the same book, the same story, the same editorial that we want to give. That made it a no-brainer.
