AIR by Wilson, Perker gets new printing from BERGER BOOKS

By Zack Quaintance — Air by writer G. Willow Wilson and artist M.K. Perker is getting a new printing from Berger Books. Air, Vol. 1 is slated to hit shops in September. Air was first published in 2008 by Vertigo Comics, running for 24 issues.

This marks the second Vertigo Comics book in recent months to get a new printing via Berger Books, an imprint at Dark Horse Comics that is helmed by defining Vertigo editor, Karen Berger. The other was Enigma by Peter Milligan and Duncan Ferego, which got a definitive edition hardcover in December (for the absurdly reasonable price of $25).



You can find some promotional material about this new printing from Dark Horse below, complete with a plot synopsis for Air as well as statements from Wilson and Berger:

Acrophobic flight attendant Blythe has just fallen for a mysterious traveler-- who may or may not be a terrorist-- and she's about to embark on the strangest journey of her life. Searching for him, Blythe will crash-land into a web of technological conspiracies, dark politics and cryptic orders. When she learns that she is the only person able to control flight and reality, with science so advanced it might be magic, she'll have to break the rules of time and space for answers.

 “I'm thrilled to reunite with the original team behind this series for its second life at Berger Books,” said G. Willow Wilson. “It was an adventure working with M.K. and Karen to shape this world of surreal flight technology, alternate history and shadowy secret organizations back in 2008, and now a whole new readership gets to experience this series for the first time.”

Air stole my heart when I first published the series at Vertigo,” said Karen Berger. “It’s a one-of-a-kind illuminating and exhilarating story about an unconventional heroine and an unforgettable cast of characters including an alive and soaring Amelia Earhart. It showcases the exceedingly talented G. Willow Wilson very early in her formidable career with sensational art by M.K. Perker. I’m thrilled to re-present one of my all-time faves!”

Air Vol. 1 will be the first of four new volumes for this series. It will arrive in comic book shops on September 14 and bookstores on September 27, with a price tag of $19.99. Cover art can be found below…

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Zack Quaintance is a tech reporter by day and freelance writer by night/weekend. He has written about comics for The Beat and NPR Books, among others. He Tweets compulsively about storytelling and comics as Comics Bookcase.