HISTORIC SELL OUT! Skybound & Image Announce Third Printing for Invincible Universe: Battle Beast #1 by Robert Kirkman & Ryan Ottley

By Carlos Morales

on June 15, 2025

Skybound and Image Comics announced that the record-breaking Invincible Universe: Battle Beast #1, which has sold over 400,000 copies worldwide, has again sold out at the distributor level before a new printing debuts and will return with a third printing to meet the unrivaled demand.

Debuting as the best-selling and most-acclaimed new launch of the year, Invincible Universe: Battle Beast #1 reunites the game-changing Invincible team of co-creator/writer Robert Kirkman (Void Rivals, The Walking Dead) and co-creator/artist Ryan Ottley (Invincible, Amazing Spider-Man) for the first time since 2018.

Even with a massive second printing of this sold-out debut, fan demand has resulted in an immediate sell out and rush return of Invincible Universe: Battle Beast #1 with a new cover by Tom Reilly, artist of the history-making G.I. JOE series from Skybound.

“So cool! Third printing, this is crazy!” said Robert Kirkman.

“So cool! Third printing, this is crazy!” said Ryan Ottley.

“Going to a third printing in barely a month since its debut is absolutely insane,” declared executive editor Ben Abernathy. “The demand for this series clearly rivals Battle Beast’s desire for death!”

Perfect for longtime fans and new readers alike, this new series has broken comic industry sales records by revealing the secret story of crowd favorite Battle Beast in what is the most demanded Invincible story of all time!

Cursed with an unquenchable thirst for violence that threatens those he loves, Battle Beast searches the universe for the one warrior mightier than him…so that he may die before harming anyone else. But even in a universe of mighty Viltrumites like Invincible and Omni-Man, it seems that no one may be able to stop the galaxy’s deadliest warrior…unless he does the unthinkable.

Created by Robert Kirkman and Cory Walker, Invincible #1 debuted to critical acclaim on January 22, 2003. Ryan Ottley joined soon after on issue #8 in late 2003 as the new series artist and contributing creator. Throughout its fifteen-year run at Image Comics, Invincible not only continued for a historic 146 issues, but also spawned multiple spin-off series and even an inter-company crossover with a certain friendly neighborhood superhero. In 2021, Invincible arrived as a television series and took on a new life with fans globally, streaming exclusively on Prime Video in more than 240 countries and territories. The critically acclaimed adult animated series co-produced by Skybound Animation and Amazon MGM Studios recently wrapped its third season, each of which has been “Certified Fresh” by Rotten Tomatoes, with the second and third seasons earning perfect 100% ratings. With a fourth season on the way and constant new activity for the property across entertainment, Invincible remains a cornerstone of the pop culture landscape that continues to grow in popularity every year.