28 DAYS LATER #1
SELLS OUT!
GOES TO SECOND PRINTING

First Issue Sells Out Immediately After Release

Series Artist and Irish native Declan Shalvey
reports sell outs in Dublin and Belfast!



Los Angeles - September 1st, 2009 - BOOM! Studios announced today that 28 DAYS LATER #1 has sold out almost immediately after release.

Fans should keep in mind, while Diamond Comic Distributors is completely sold out, first printings of 28 DAYS LATER #1 may still be found at a direct market retailer near you.

Diamond Comic Distributors is making the second printing of 28 DAYS LATER #1 available for retailers to order immediately and the second printing will be featured in the Septemper 16th issue of Previews Plus in Diamond Dateline.

28 DAYS LATER #1 second print (JUL098219) features a "Blood Red" variant of the Sean Phillips wraparound cover and will hit store shelves by early October.

28 DAYS LATER #1 has garnered accolades from critics across the globe:

"...expect to be quickly hooked by it." - Comic Book Resources

"....off to a good start." - Newsarama

"Great comic, great story..." - OmniComic

"... fast-paced and engaging... Thumbs up." - Popdecay

"This is the first comic I think I have read by Michael Alan Nelson, and I was pretty impressed!... Shavley’s art in this book is absolutely amazing... essential reading. Highly recommended!" - Hypergeek

"... Shalvey doesn’t disappoint." - Major Spoilers


28 DAYS LATER #1 is written by Michael Alan Nelson with interior art by Declan Shalvey and colors by Nick Filardi, with the first print shipping with three covers in a 50/25/25 split by Tim Bradstreet, Sean Phillips and Brett Weldele. A fourth cover by DNA Films was offered as a 1 in 25 incentive.

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