Velvet by Brubaker and Epting, Debuting in October.

We noted that Ed Brubaker had big plans for Image Expo, and the announcement came today.  As CBR reports, Brubaker is reuniting with Captain America artist Steve Epting for Velvet, an espionage comic that focuses on a spy who returns to the field after working as the personal assistant to the head of the world's largest intelligence agency.

Nerdist had the exclusive announcement and a brief interview with Brubaker.  The idea for the comic has been brewing for about eight years, Epting is now free to work on the book, and Fatale colorist Bettie Breitweiser will be joining the team.

VELVET #1
story ED BRUBAKER
art STEVE EPTING & BETTIE BREITWEISER
cover STEVE EPTING

OCTOBER 2
32 PAGES / FC / M
$3.50

ED BRUBAKER and STEVE EPTING redefined Captain America with the “Winter Soldier” saga… and everything they’ve done so far has been leading to VELVET!

When the world’s best secret agent is killed, Velvet Templeton, the Personal Assistant to the Director of the Agency, is drawn off her desk and back into the field for the first time in nearly 20 years… and is immediately caught in a web of mystery, murder and high-octane action.

Sexy and provocative, with a dark twist on the spy genre, this EXTRA-LENGTH first issue by two of the industry’s best-selling creators will knock you out!

The new ongoing series (with brief breaks planned between arcs) is scheduled to debut on October 2nd.  As he did with Criminal, Incognito, and Fatale before it, Brubaker is teasing the series with a short "trailer" which you can find at Nerdist and CBR, with slightly easier navigation at the latter.