'I AM LEGION' #1 SELLS OUT
Devil's Due Overships The Zombies That Ate the World #1
Chicago, IL. (Feb. 20, 2009) -The first issue of the Devil's Due Publishing and Humanoids partnership, I Am Legion, has sold out at the distributor level after being available for less than a week.
"It's no surprise that this book is flying off of the stands once you see John Cassaday's gorgeous art, and the story is going to keep everyone coming back," says DDP President Josh Blaylock. "It's a beautiful, intense thriller of a comic."
French writer, Fabien Nury, and American artists, John Cassaday and Laura Martin, teamed up to bring audiences an elaborate tale set in the WWII era and a young girl whose super power is the center of a secret experiment. The story arc spans six issues, which will be released on a monthly basis.
Guy Davis' (PBRD) and Jerry Frissen's (Lucha Libre) international undead hit, The Zombies That Ate the World, is now in stores. As a retailer treat, DDP has overshipped the title to participating stores.
The eight monthly issue run is the second title being released through the DDP and Humanoid publishing partnership. The series revolves around a world that has become overrun with zombies; these zombies, however, aren't quite the traditional kind.
As a bonus, here is an eight page preview of the second issue of The Zombies That Ate the World.(preview suggested for mature readers): http://devilsdue.net/images/stories/5pgrs/Zombies02/
Below are Diamond codes for available issues of I Am Legion and Zombies That Ate the World.
To find out more about I Am Legion, check out the interview John Cassaday had with the folks at CBR.
I AM LEGION #2 (OF 6) CASSADAY MARTIN CVR A DEC083884
I AM LEGION #2 (OF 6) CASSADAY MARTIN CVR B DEC083885
I AM LEGION #3 (OF 6) JAN094100
I AM LEGION #4 (OF 6) FEB094186
ZOMBIES THAT ATE THE WORLD #1 DAVIS CVR A (MR) DEC083882
ZOMBIES THAT ATE THE WORLD #1 DAVIS CVR B (MR) DEC083883
ZOMBIES THAT ATE THE WORLD #2 (MR) JAN094101
ZOMBIES THAT ATE THE WORLD #3 (MR) FEB094187
For more information, please visit www.devilsdue.net
About Devil's Due Publishing:
"Proliferators of ComiCulture", DDP is one of the largest and most established comic book publishers in North America, carrying a diverse line-up of original, creator-owned and licensed properties. With a presence in Los Angeles and Chicago, DDP has many projects in development for film and television with major studios including 20th Century Fox, ABC Family, and Rogue Pictures. DDP's titles include Drafted, Lost Squad, Sheena, Dungeons & Dragons, DemonWars, Voltron, Rest, Serpo and the cult-favorite Hack/Slash. The company also produces toys through it's imprint DDPOP.
Friday, February 20, 2009
PRESS RELEASE - EVERYONE ON EARTH MUST OWN I KILL GIANTS THIS MAY! Image Comics releases the trade paperback everyone who breathes oxygen needs to buy this May: Joe Kelly and JM Ken Niimura's I KILL GIANTS!
19 February 2009 (Berkeley, CA) - This May, Image Comics releases Joe Kelly and JM Ken Niimura's complete I KILL GIANTS trade paperback while declaring everyone on the planet Earth should buy it since it's so damn good.
"I'm really flattered Image would make that kind of claim, so much so Ken and I are humbled beyond words and hope people like it as much as Image thinks they will," Kelly said. "Ken certainly did a phenomenal job with the art and I like to think it's pretty good as a whole. Then again, there's a lot of people on Earth. Maybe only half the population should buy the collection and recommend it to friends if they think it'll appeal to them. That's still a lot of people. At least three billion."
I KILL GIANTS tells the heart-wrenching story of Barbara Thorson, a girl whose own family can't tell if she's insane or actually the giant slayer she claims to be. During its seven issue run, fans were won over by Joe Kelly's impeccable storytelling and JM Ken Niimura's charming visuals, creating what the publisher believes will be one of the shining stars in its strong line of perennial collections for several centuries to come.
Image Comics Publisher Eric Stephenson said, "While Image prides itself on its entire line of comic books, graphic novels and trade paperbacks, we feel I KILL GIANTS is a title all six billion people on Earth will enjoy, whether they're already comics fans or not. I'm personally buying six copies to hand out to various friends and family members – and I get them for free!"
I KILL GIANTS (MAR092427), a 184-page black and white tradepaperback for $15.99, will be in stores May 13th, 2009.
Image Comics is a comics and graphic novels publisher formed in 1992 by a collective of best-selling artists. Since that time, Image has gone on to become one of the largest comics publishers in the United States. There are currently five partners in Image Comics (Robert Kirkman, Erik Larsen, Todd McFarlane, Marc Silvestri, and Jim Valentino), and Image is currently divided into four major houses (Todd McFarlane Productions, Top Cow Productions, Shadowline, and Image Central). Image comics and graphic novels cover nearly every genre, sub-genre, and style imaginable, offering science fiction, romance, horror, crime fiction, historical fiction, humor, and more by the finest artists and writers working in the medium today. Visit www.imagecomics.com.
19 February 2009 (Berkeley, CA) - This May, Image Comics releases Joe Kelly and JM Ken Niimura's complete I KILL GIANTS trade paperback while declaring everyone on the planet Earth should buy it since it's so damn good.
"I'm really flattered Image would make that kind of claim, so much so Ken and I are humbled beyond words and hope people like it as much as Image thinks they will," Kelly said. "Ken certainly did a phenomenal job with the art and I like to think it's pretty good as a whole. Then again, there's a lot of people on Earth. Maybe only half the population should buy the collection and recommend it to friends if they think it'll appeal to them. That's still a lot of people. At least three billion."
I KILL GIANTS tells the heart-wrenching story of Barbara Thorson, a girl whose own family can't tell if she's insane or actually the giant slayer she claims to be. During its seven issue run, fans were won over by Joe Kelly's impeccable storytelling and JM Ken Niimura's charming visuals, creating what the publisher believes will be one of the shining stars in its strong line of perennial collections for several centuries to come.
Image Comics Publisher Eric Stephenson said, "While Image prides itself on its entire line of comic books, graphic novels and trade paperbacks, we feel I KILL GIANTS is a title all six billion people on Earth will enjoy, whether they're already comics fans or not. I'm personally buying six copies to hand out to various friends and family members – and I get them for free!"
I KILL GIANTS (MAR092427), a 184-page black and white tradepaperback for $15.99, will be in stores May 13th, 2009.
Image Comics is a comics and graphic novels publisher formed in 1992 by a collective of best-selling artists. Since that time, Image has gone on to become one of the largest comics publishers in the United States. There are currently five partners in Image Comics (Robert Kirkman, Erik Larsen, Todd McFarlane, Marc Silvestri, and Jim Valentino), and Image is currently divided into four major houses (Todd McFarlane Productions, Top Cow Productions, Shadowline, and Image Central). Image comics and graphic novels cover nearly every genre, sub-genre, and style imaginable, offering science fiction, romance, horror, crime fiction, historical fiction, humor, and more by the finest artists and writers working in the medium today. Visit www.imagecomics.com.
Baker’s High Flying Hawkman
BY JENNIFER M. CONTINO
Although he's known to most people for the funny comics he's done, there's a lot more to Kyle Baker than his semi-autobiographical works and his fan-favorite Plastic Man series. One of his upcoming projects includes a realistic Hawkman adventure, that begins with a plane hijacking and, as Baker told THE PULSE, "... leads to a mystery involving an alien invasion from space." Baker, whose busy working on Special Forces, a Barack Obama project, and the animated The Bakers series, took time away from his drawing table to give us a few teasers about the high-flying Hawkman.
Read the rest here:
http://www.comicon.com/new/ubb/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=536689#Post536689
Liz Glass
liz@kylebaker.com
latest kb books: HOW TO DRAW STUPID,
NAT TURNER (Single Volume HC)
THE BAKERS: BABIES & KITTENS
SPECIAL FORCES #1 - #3
myspace: http://www.myspace.com/qualityjollity
blog: http://thebakersanimationcartoons.blogspot.com/
eye candy: http://www.kylebaker.com/
newsletter: http://www.kylebaker.com/www/newsletter/newsletter.htm
BY JENNIFER M. CONTINO
Although he's known to most people for the funny comics he's done, there's a lot more to Kyle Baker than his semi-autobiographical works and his fan-favorite Plastic Man series. One of his upcoming projects includes a realistic Hawkman adventure, that begins with a plane hijacking and, as Baker told THE PULSE, "... leads to a mystery involving an alien invasion from space." Baker, whose busy working on Special Forces, a Barack Obama project, and the animated The Bakers series, took time away from his drawing table to give us a few teasers about the high-flying Hawkman.
Read the rest here:
http://www.comicon.com/new/ubb/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=536689#Post536689
Liz Glass
liz@kylebaker.com
latest kb books: HOW TO DRAW STUPID,
NAT TURNER (Single Volume HC)
THE BAKERS: BABIES & KITTENS
SPECIAL FORCES #1 - #3
myspace: http://www.myspace.com/qualityjollity
blog: http://thebakersanimationcartoons.blogspot.com/
eye candy: http://www.kylebaker.com/
newsletter: http://www.kylebaker.com/www/newsletter/newsletter.htm
By popular demand, Yoda’s BACK!
Witness the return of the Jedi in “Ambush,” the resounding fan-favorite episode of the hit animated series STAR WARS: THE CLONE WARS, airing again at 9 p.m. ET/PT Friday, February 20, on Cartoon Network.
The diminutive Jedi Master takes on an entire droid army, while at the same time teaching the clones under his command a powerful lesson about the nature of the Force. It was this deft combination of action and Star Wars philosophy – with a touch of impish humor from the venerable Master – that secured the episode’s place at the top of the fan-favorite list. The CLONE WARS premiere episode, “Ambush” scored as the most-watched series debut in Cartoon Network history. STAR WARS: THE CLONE WARS has since gone on to become the top-rated series in its time period with all male demographics, with “Ambush” consistently ranking atop the fan-favorite lists!
“Yoda is such an important icon in the Star Wars universe, and the importance of doing right by him – and the fans – was not lost on us,” says supervising director Dave Filoni. “There were heavy expectations going into this series, and since he played such an integral role in the launch episode, Yoda had to carry the weight of those expectations on his little shoulders. Of course, if he’s taught us anything, though, it’s that size matters not.”
Despite Yoda’s own confidence in the Force, bringing the Jedi Master to life was a distinct challenge for the artists at Lucasfilm Animation, who had to develop his signature look and personality in an all-new medium – while at the same time launching the most expansive look at the Star Wars universe yet. The process began with concept art, meant to convey the design of the character and to capture the various moods and expressions necessary to flesh out any given scene.
“We’ve seen Yoda in many different forms, from the puppets used in Episode V to the complete CG rendering of the prequels to the 2-D animation of the micro-series,” says Filoni. “There was a lot of source material to form the foundation, but we had to make Yoda a living part of our CLONE WARS design. And we had an opportunity to combine everything in this episode – from Yoda’s serious side, as we saw it in the prequels, to the playful side that was our first introduction to the character in The Empire Strikes Back.”
Witness the return of the Jedi in “Ambush,” the resounding fan-favorite episode of the hit animated series STAR WARS: THE CLONE WARS, airing again at 9 p.m. ET/PT Friday, February 20, on Cartoon Network.
The diminutive Jedi Master takes on an entire droid army, while at the same time teaching the clones under his command a powerful lesson about the nature of the Force. It was this deft combination of action and Star Wars philosophy – with a touch of impish humor from the venerable Master – that secured the episode’s place at the top of the fan-favorite list. The CLONE WARS premiere episode, “Ambush” scored as the most-watched series debut in Cartoon Network history. STAR WARS: THE CLONE WARS has since gone on to become the top-rated series in its time period with all male demographics, with “Ambush” consistently ranking atop the fan-favorite lists!
“Yoda is such an important icon in the Star Wars universe, and the importance of doing right by him – and the fans – was not lost on us,” says supervising director Dave Filoni. “There were heavy expectations going into this series, and since he played such an integral role in the launch episode, Yoda had to carry the weight of those expectations on his little shoulders. Of course, if he’s taught us anything, though, it’s that size matters not.”
Despite Yoda’s own confidence in the Force, bringing the Jedi Master to life was a distinct challenge for the artists at Lucasfilm Animation, who had to develop his signature look and personality in an all-new medium – while at the same time launching the most expansive look at the Star Wars universe yet. The process began with concept art, meant to convey the design of the character and to capture the various moods and expressions necessary to flesh out any given scene.
“We’ve seen Yoda in many different forms, from the puppets used in Episode V to the complete CG rendering of the prequels to the 2-D animation of the micro-series,” says Filoni. “There was a lot of source material to form the foundation, but we had to make Yoda a living part of our CLONE WARS design. And we had an opportunity to combine everything in this episode – from Yoda’s serious side, as we saw it in the prequels, to the playful side that was our first introduction to the character in The Empire Strikes Back.”
E1 Entertainment breathes new life into ONE OF
THE MOST BELOVED ANIMATED CLASSICS OF ALL TIME
MAX FLEISCHER’S GULLIVER’S TRAVELS
Digitally Restored and Re-mastered, the 2-Time Academy Award Nominee Arrives on DVD and, for the First Time Ever, Blu-ray – Featuring Breathtaking, Newly Enhanced Picture and Sound –
Plus Bonus Features!
Port W ashington, NY– In 1939, animation pioneers Max and Dave Fleischer (Betty Boop, Popeye, Superman) made motion picture history when Paramount Pictures released their masterpiece, Gulliver’s Travels, the second feature-length animated film produced by a U.S. studio. This enchanting adaptation of Jonathan Swift’s classic 18th century novel went on to earn two Academy Award nominations for Best Original Song (“Faithful Forever”) and Best Score, and is considered one of the greatest achievements in animation history. Seventy years later, E1 Entertainment proudly presents a digitally restored, re-mastered and enhanced MAX FLEISCHER’S GULLIVER’S TRAVELS on DVD ($14.98 SRP) and – for the first time ever in any HD format – Blu-ray ($19.98 SRP). This painstakingly crafted edition includes the complete 77 minute feature plus two fully restored “Gabby” cartoons and the Fleischer Studios documentary short “The Making of a Cartoon” – all contributing to make this the most definitive version of the film ever released on any home entertainment format.
Truly a feast for the eyes and ears, Swift’s ageless fant as y comes to life in this cel-animated Technicolor musical. In the film, Gulliver washes ashore on the mysterious island of Lilliput, where all the inhabitants stand no more than a few inches tall. Gabby, the Lilliput town crier, discovers Gulliver unconscious on the beach, and alerts King Little who sends a mob of townspeople to capture the “giant.” Once awake, Gulliver’s size and strength frightens the Lilliputians, but they soon realize that befriending Gulliver gives them a powerful advantage over their rival neighbors, the equally tiny Blefuscudians. Caught in the feud between the two kingdoms, Gulliver resolves the conflict and reunites a prince with his princess before sailing away in one of the “hap-hap-happiest” endings of all time.
Backed by Paramount and utilizing the talents of 600 of the best artists, Max and Dave Fleischer created Gulliver's Travels, one of the most complicated and detailed animated features ever produced. Their staff toiled for over two years, using twelve tons of paint and 39,000 pencils to create over 639,000 celluloids and 115,000 composite scenes. The “gigantic” titular character was animated using rotoscoping, a process which involves tracing live-action footage frame-by-frame – one of several innovative animation techniques developed by the Fleischers and Fleischer Studios. Popular songs composed for the film include “All’s Well,” “It’s a Hap-Hap-Happy Day” and “Faithful Forever,” all of which later became well-known standards.
By the late 1990s this animated gem had sadly fallen into disrepair, but thanks to a close relationship with the Fleischer family, North Hampton Partners and animation expert Dr. Thomas R. Reich were able to secure a long-lost 35mm source print. State-of-the-art technology enabled the film to be meticulously revived, removing years of dirt and restoring damaged portions of the frames. Gulliver's Travels was then color corrected using 100% historically accurate palettes at Technicolor and was re-mastered for the first time ever in 16x9 (1080p High Definition). This entire process was done frame-by-frame without stretching characters or losing any image beyond standard vertical safe areas – and the use of proprietary techniques actually enables more picture to be visible on the left and right sides of the frame than ever before. Additionally, the original soundtrack was fully restored and supplemented by two newly enhanced sound options (Dolby Digital and 5.1) utilizing multi-track Foley techniques. The bonus Fleischer documentary “The Making of a Cartoon” as well as the two Gabby cartoons featured on the DVD and Blu-ray (“Swing Cleaning” and “King for a Day”) were also restored, making MAX FLEISCHER’S GULLIVER’S TRAVELS a must-own for fans of
cl assic animation and children of all ages.
About E1 Entertainment U.S.
E1 Entertainment U.S. (formerly KOCH Vision) is the U.S. home video label of E1 Entertainment (AIM: ETO), a leading independent entertainment content owner that acquires film, television and music rights and exploits these rights in all media in more than 190 countries. Boasting a diverse library of feature films, television series, award-winning children’s programs, live music concerts and more, E1 Entertainment U.S. is the home of such notable properties as Soundstage, McLeod’s Daughters, Wire in the Blood, Popular Mechanics for Kids, Faerie Tale Theatre, The Best Years, Ballet Shoes starring Emma Watson and Nickelback Live at Sturgis. For more information on these and other releases from E1 Entertainment U.S., please visit www.kochvision.com.
# # #
MAX FLEISCHER’S GULLIVER’S TRAVELS
Street date: March 10, 2009 Genre: Children’s Animated Classic
Rating: N/R SRP: $14.98
Running time: 77 minutes Catalog #: KOC-DV-6659
Format: DVD
MAX FLEISCHER’S GULLIVER’S TRAVELS – BLU-RAY
Street date: March 10, 2009Genre: Children’s Animated Classic
Rating: N/R SRP: $19.98
Running time: 77 minutes Catalog #: KOC-BD-6660
Format: Blu-ray (1080p HD)
THE MOST BELOVED ANIMATED CLASSICS OF ALL TIME
MAX FLEISCHER’S GULLIVER’S TRAVELS
Digitally Restored and Re-mastered, the 2-Time Academy Award Nominee Arrives on DVD and, for the First Time Ever, Blu-ray – Featuring Breathtaking, Newly Enhanced Picture and Sound –
Plus Bonus Features!
Port W ashington, NY– In 1939, animation pioneers Max and Dave Fleischer (Betty Boop, Popeye, Superman) made motion picture history when Paramount Pictures released their masterpiece, Gulliver’s Travels, the second feature-length animated film produced by a U.S. studio. This enchanting adaptation of Jonathan Swift’s classic 18th century novel went on to earn two Academy Award nominations for Best Original Song (“Faithful Forever”) and Best Score, and is considered one of the greatest achievements in animation history. Seventy years later, E1 Entertainment proudly presents a digitally restored, re-mastered and enhanced MAX FLEISCHER’S GULLIVER’S TRAVELS on DVD ($14.98 SRP) and – for the first time ever in any HD format – Blu-ray ($19.98 SRP). This painstakingly crafted edition includes the complete 77 minute feature plus two fully restored “Gabby” cartoons and the Fleischer Studios documentary short “The Making of a Cartoon” – all contributing to make this the most definitive version of the film ever released on any home entertainment format.
Truly a feast for the eyes and ears, Swift’s ageless fant as y comes to life in this cel-animated Technicolor musical. In the film, Gulliver washes ashore on the mysterious island of Lilliput, where all the inhabitants stand no more than a few inches tall. Gabby, the Lilliput town crier, discovers Gulliver unconscious on the beach, and alerts King Little who sends a mob of townspeople to capture the “giant.” Once awake, Gulliver’s size and strength frightens the Lilliputians, but they soon realize that befriending Gulliver gives them a powerful advantage over their rival neighbors, the equally tiny Blefuscudians. Caught in the feud between the two kingdoms, Gulliver resolves the conflict and reunites a prince with his princess before sailing away in one of the “hap-hap-happiest” endings of all time.
Backed by Paramount and utilizing the talents of 600 of the best artists, Max and Dave Fleischer created Gulliver's Travels, one of the most complicated and detailed animated features ever produced. Their staff toiled for over two years, using twelve tons of paint and 39,000 pencils to create over 639,000 celluloids and 115,000 composite scenes. The “gigantic” titular character was animated using rotoscoping, a process which involves tracing live-action footage frame-by-frame – one of several innovative animation techniques developed by the Fleischers and Fleischer Studios. Popular songs composed for the film include “All’s Well,” “It’s a Hap-Hap-Happy Day” and “Faithful Forever,” all of which later became well-known standards.
By the late 1990s this animated gem had sadly fallen into disrepair, but thanks to a close relationship with the Fleischer family, North Hampton Partners and animation expert Dr. Thomas R. Reich were able to secure a long-lost 35mm source print. State-of-the-art technology enabled the film to be meticulously revived, removing years of dirt and restoring damaged portions of the frames. Gulliver's Travels was then color corrected using 100% historically accurate palettes at Technicolor and was re-mastered for the first time ever in 16x9 (1080p High Definition). This entire process was done frame-by-frame without stretching characters or losing any image beyond standard vertical safe areas – and the use of proprietary techniques actually enables more picture to be visible on the left and right sides of the frame than ever before. Additionally, the original soundtrack was fully restored and supplemented by two newly enhanced sound options (Dolby Digital and 5.1) utilizing multi-track Foley techniques. The bonus Fleischer documentary “The Making of a Cartoon” as well as the two Gabby cartoons featured on the DVD and Blu-ray (“Swing Cleaning” and “King for a Day”) were also restored, making MAX FLEISCHER’S GULLIVER’S TRAVELS a must-own for fans of
cl assic animation and children of all ages.
About E1 Entertainment U.S.
E1 Entertainment U.S. (formerly KOCH Vision) is the U.S. home video label of E1 Entertainment (AIM: ETO), a leading independent entertainment content owner that acquires film, television and music rights and exploits these rights in all media in more than 190 countries. Boasting a diverse library of feature films, television series, award-winning children’s programs, live music concerts and more, E1 Entertainment U.S. is the home of such notable properties as Soundstage, McLeod’s Daughters, Wire in the Blood, Popular Mechanics for Kids, Faerie Tale Theatre, The Best Years, Ballet Shoes starring Emma Watson and Nickelback Live at Sturgis. For more information on these and other releases from E1 Entertainment U.S., please visit www.kochvision.com.
# # #
MAX FLEISCHER’S GULLIVER’S TRAVELS
Street date: March 10, 2009 Genre: Children’s Animated Classic
Rating: N/R SRP: $14.98
Running time: 77 minutes Catalog #: KOC-DV-6659
Format: DVD
MAX FLEISCHER’S GULLIVER’S TRAVELS – BLU-RAY
Street date: March 10, 2009Genre: Children’s Animated Classic
Rating: N/R SRP: $19.98
Running time: 77 minutes Catalog #: KOC-BD-6660
Format: Blu-ray (1080p HD)
MR. STUFFINS IS BACK!
MY TEDDY BEAR'S A SECRET AGENT!
With covers by MOUSE GUARD'S David Peterson
LOS ANGELES- February 19th, 2009 - Mr. Stuffins returns featuring covers by MOUSE GUARD''s David Peterson! Written by EUREKA creator Andrew Cosby and EUREKA staff writer Johanna Stokes, MR. STUFFINS is a tale of intrigue and suspense, and all before bedtime! For fans of TOY STORY and BURN NOTICE, MR. STUFFINS will have you wondering if your toy's kung fu grip is for real!
David Petersen of MOUSE GUARD acclaim will be supplying all the A covers for the entire three issue run. MR. STUFFINS #1 will be shipping this April.
MR. STUFFINS follows the saga of a talking teddy bear that has been accidentally implanted with a chip, granting him the skills of the deadliest secret agents and mercenaries on the planet! Mr. Stuffins has to protect his new owner, Zachary, as evil forces hunt Mr. Stuffins down to steal his powers. Can this super-secret teddy bear save the day?
The original first issue of MR. STUFFINS shipped nearly two years ago, in April of 2007. All over the country, the original sold out at convention after convention as fans asked the question, "When will issue #2 come out?" Unfortunately, a second issue didn't follow. "It's totally my fault, I'll take the blame," said BOOM! co-founder Ross Richie. "That year BOOM! really started to boom, and we grew out of control. Thankfully, Mark Waid came in as Editor-in-Chief in 2008 and helped us correct problems like this and get an infrastructure." Now the bear is back in a completely re-drawn and re-colored first issue with all new art from Axel Medellin, on-time and on-schedule!
The first B cover features a re-colored version of the Joe Abraham original. The B covers for issues 2 and 3 are by Matt Cossin, who worked on METAL HURLANT.
"I'm thrilled to return to the story of MR. STUFFINS," said MR. STUFFINS co-writer Andrew Cosby. "One of the reasons why EUREKA is so successful is due to its ability to blend the absurd with the realistic, turning the campy into a vehicle for entertainment and, if there's time, maybe a serious message or two. MR. STUFFINS also scratches that itch!"
MR. STUFFINS #1 (New Edition) features two variant covers in a 50/50 split by David Petersen, Joe Abraham with a Diamond Order Code of FEB094133 and ships this April.
About BOOM! Studios:
BOOM! Studios (http://www.boom-studios.com) is a unique publishing house specializing in high-profile projects across a wide variety of different genres from some of the industry's biggest talents. In its inaugural year, Wizard Magazine named BOOM! "Best New Publisher." Founded by the creator of the TV show EUREKA, Andrew Cosby, and his partner Ross Richie, BOOM! Studios continues to be on the leading edge of comic and graphic novel publishing.
MY TEDDY BEAR'S A SECRET AGENT!
With covers by MOUSE GUARD'S David Peterson
LOS ANGELES- February 19th, 2009 - Mr. Stuffins returns featuring covers by MOUSE GUARD''s David Peterson! Written by EUREKA creator Andrew Cosby and EUREKA staff writer Johanna Stokes, MR. STUFFINS is a tale of intrigue and suspense, and all before bedtime! For fans of TOY STORY and BURN NOTICE, MR. STUFFINS will have you wondering if your toy's kung fu grip is for real!
David Petersen of MOUSE GUARD acclaim will be supplying all the A covers for the entire three issue run. MR. STUFFINS #1 will be shipping this April.
MR. STUFFINS follows the saga of a talking teddy bear that has been accidentally implanted with a chip, granting him the skills of the deadliest secret agents and mercenaries on the planet! Mr. Stuffins has to protect his new owner, Zachary, as evil forces hunt Mr. Stuffins down to steal his powers. Can this super-secret teddy bear save the day?
The original first issue of MR. STUFFINS shipped nearly two years ago, in April of 2007. All over the country, the original sold out at convention after convention as fans asked the question, "When will issue #2 come out?" Unfortunately, a second issue didn't follow. "It's totally my fault, I'll take the blame," said BOOM! co-founder Ross Richie. "That year BOOM! really started to boom, and we grew out of control. Thankfully, Mark Waid came in as Editor-in-Chief in 2008 and helped us correct problems like this and get an infrastructure." Now the bear is back in a completely re-drawn and re-colored first issue with all new art from Axel Medellin, on-time and on-schedule!
The first B cover features a re-colored version of the Joe Abraham original. The B covers for issues 2 and 3 are by Matt Cossin, who worked on METAL HURLANT.
"I'm thrilled to return to the story of MR. STUFFINS," said MR. STUFFINS co-writer Andrew Cosby. "One of the reasons why EUREKA is so successful is due to its ability to blend the absurd with the realistic, turning the campy into a vehicle for entertainment and, if there's time, maybe a serious message or two. MR. STUFFINS also scratches that itch!"
MR. STUFFINS #1 (New Edition) features two variant covers in a 50/50 split by David Petersen, Joe Abraham with a Diamond Order Code of FEB094133 and ships this April.
About BOOM! Studios:
BOOM! Studios (http://www.boom-studios.com) is a unique publishing house specializing in high-profile projects across a wide variety of different genres from some of the industry's biggest talents. In its inaugural year, Wizard Magazine named BOOM! "Best New Publisher." Founded by the creator of the TV show EUREKA, Andrew Cosby, and his partner Ross Richie, BOOM! Studios continues to be on the leading edge of comic and graphic novel publishing.
IDW Presents Spike: After the Fall HC, by Joss Whedon, Brian Lynch, and artist Franco Urru
(San Diego, CA; Feb 19, 2009) Experience Spike’s adventures After the Fall in this continuation of the best-selling Angel series from IDW, in stores this month.
Vampire, poet, murderer, lover, hero, or soulless fiend– William The Bloody, Spike to his “friends,” has been called many things over the centuries. And now that L.A. has fallen into Hell, he may earn one more – Lord. Or possibly “dust.” It all depends on how things turn out in his immediate future… which isn’t looking too good in a city overrun by every kind of demon, monster or horrifyingly tentacled “thing” imaginable. Including Illyria, who seems to be having a serious identity problem. One minute she’s happily tearing down buildings or punching something sticky, the next she’s Fred, vulnerable and confused.
Reluctantly, Spike becomes the leader of a ragged band of survivors and tries to figure out what’s up with his platonic (and blue) girl friend. Unfortunately, a nasty cadre of hellish imports want to take over Spike’s turf, and at least one of them has a bad habit of literally sucking the life out of her victims.
Yet when Spike becomes a prisoner and a plaything for this band of beastly babes, it may take more than Illyria’s otherworldly power to save him. But Spike never goes down without a fight… not even when the odds are stacked against him. That’s usually when he does some heroic… or incredibly stupid.
Spike: After the Fall is written by fan favorite writer Brian Lynch (Spike: Asylum), over seen by creator Joss Whedon (Buffy, Angel) and compellingly illustrated by Franco Urru.
Originally published as Spike: After the Fall Issues #1-4, this handsomely designed hardcover edition collects the entire story arc and presents an Art Gallery with exclusive alternative covers by Franco Urru and The Sharp Bros.
Spike: After the Fall HC * FC * $21.99 * 978-1-60010-368-1
About IDW Publishing
IDW is an award-winning publisher of comic books, graphic novels and trade paperbacks, based in San Diego, California. As a leader in the horror, action, and sci-fi genres, IDW publishes some of the most successful and popular titles in the industry including: television's #1 prime time series CBS’ CSI: Crime Scene Investigation; Paramount's Star Trek; Fox's Angel; Hasbro's The Transformers, and the BBC's Doctor Who. IDW’s original horror series, 30 Days of Night, was launched as a major motion picture in October 2007 by Sony Pictures and was the #1 film in its first week of release. In April 2008, IDW released Michael Recycle, the first title from its new children’s book imprint, Worthwhile Books. More information about the company can be found at http://www.idwpublishing.com.
(San Diego, CA; Feb 19, 2009) Experience Spike’s adventures After the Fall in this continuation of the best-selling Angel series from IDW, in stores this month.
Vampire, poet, murderer, lover, hero, or soulless fiend– William The Bloody, Spike to his “friends,” has been called many things over the centuries. And now that L.A. has fallen into Hell, he may earn one more – Lord. Or possibly “dust.” It all depends on how things turn out in his immediate future… which isn’t looking too good in a city overrun by every kind of demon, monster or horrifyingly tentacled “thing” imaginable. Including Illyria, who seems to be having a serious identity problem. One minute she’s happily tearing down buildings or punching something sticky, the next she’s Fred, vulnerable and confused.
Reluctantly, Spike becomes the leader of a ragged band of survivors and tries to figure out what’s up with his platonic (and blue) girl friend. Unfortunately, a nasty cadre of hellish imports want to take over Spike’s turf, and at least one of them has a bad habit of literally sucking the life out of her victims.
Yet when Spike becomes a prisoner and a plaything for this band of beastly babes, it may take more than Illyria’s otherworldly power to save him. But Spike never goes down without a fight… not even when the odds are stacked against him. That’s usually when he does some heroic… or incredibly stupid.
Spike: After the Fall is written by fan favorite writer Brian Lynch (Spike: Asylum), over seen by creator Joss Whedon (Buffy, Angel) and compellingly illustrated by Franco Urru.
Originally published as Spike: After the Fall Issues #1-4, this handsomely designed hardcover edition collects the entire story arc and presents an Art Gallery with exclusive alternative covers by Franco Urru and The Sharp Bros.
Spike: After the Fall HC * FC * $21.99 * 978-1-60010-368-1
About IDW Publishing
IDW is an award-winning publisher of comic books, graphic novels and trade paperbacks, based in San Diego, California. As a leader in the horror, action, and sci-fi genres, IDW publishes some of the most successful and popular titles in the industry including: television's #1 prime time series CBS’ CSI: Crime Scene Investigation; Paramount's Star Trek; Fox's Angel; Hasbro's The Transformers, and the BBC's Doctor Who. IDW’s original horror series, 30 Days of Night, was launched as a major motion picture in October 2007 by Sony Pictures and was the #1 film in its first week of release. In April 2008, IDW released Michael Recycle, the first title from its new children’s book imprint, Worthwhile Books. More information about the company can be found at http://www.idwpublishing.com.
Wednesday, February 18, 2009
BOOM! STUDIOS LAUNCHES
"15 MINUTES WITH WAID" PODCAST
A new part of the MarkWaid.com website!
LOS ANGELES- February 18th, 2009 - BOOM! Studios today launched the weekly "15 Minutes with Waid" podcast, where you will be able to get your weekly dose of Mark Waid ruminating on the hot topics of today's comic industry and talking about the latest creative endeavors of the inimitable Mark Waid.
Called "15 Minutes with Waid," the podcast wil be limited to 15 minutes and is hosted at the newly launched MARKWAID.COM, which premiered last month.
BOOM! Studios Editor-In Chief Mark Waid, award-winning writer of such series as KINGDOM COME, EMPIRE, 52, and AMAZING-SPIDER MAN and a longtime industry veteran, hits the keyboard to blog regularly at MARKWAID.COM about his years of experience in the field. Updated daily with new content, MARKWAID.COM features free webcomics, podcasts, vlogs, script tutorials, rants, and special guests on a regular basis.
Waid's new series, IRREDEEMABLE, launches this April and will feature variant covers by John Cassaday (ASTONISHING X-MEN, PLANETARY) and Barry Kitson (AMAZING SPIDER-MAN) in a 75/25 split and a special afterword by Grant Morrison. It is currently available for pre-order from the Diamond Previews Catalog with an order code of FEB094134.
"In superhero comics, pretty much everyone who's called upon to put on a cape is, at heart, emotionally equipped for the job. I reject that premise," said series writer and BOOM! Studios Editor-in-Chief Mark Waid. "IRREDEEMABLE is, in a way, my third and most complex chapter on the cost of superheroics - a pulp adventure tale of horror exploring how the lessons we learn about right and wrong as children can become warped and twisted when challenged by the realities of the adult world."
About BOOM! Studios BOOM! Studios (http://www.boom-studios.com) is a unique publishing house specializing in high-profile projects across a wide variety of different genres from some of the industry's biggest talents. In its inaugural year, Wizard Magazine named BOOM! "Best New Publisher." Founded by the creator of the TV show EUREKA, Andrew Cosby, and his partner Ross Richie, BOOM! Studios continues to be on the leading edge of comic and graphic novel publishing.
"15 MINUTES WITH WAID" PODCAST
A new part of the MarkWaid.com website!
LOS ANGELES- February 18th, 2009 - BOOM! Studios today launched the weekly "15 Minutes with Waid" podcast, where you will be able to get your weekly dose of Mark Waid ruminating on the hot topics of today's comic industry and talking about the latest creative endeavors of the inimitable Mark Waid.
Called "15 Minutes with Waid," the podcast wil be limited to 15 minutes and is hosted at the newly launched MARKWAID.COM, which premiered last month.
BOOM! Studios Editor-In Chief Mark Waid, award-winning writer of such series as KINGDOM COME, EMPIRE, 52, and AMAZING-SPIDER MAN and a longtime industry veteran, hits the keyboard to blog regularly at MARKWAID.COM about his years of experience in the field. Updated daily with new content, MARKWAID.COM features free webcomics, podcasts, vlogs, script tutorials, rants, and special guests on a regular basis.
Waid's new series, IRREDEEMABLE, launches this April and will feature variant covers by John Cassaday (ASTONISHING X-MEN, PLANETARY) and Barry Kitson (AMAZING SPIDER-MAN) in a 75/25 split and a special afterword by Grant Morrison. It is currently available for pre-order from the Diamond Previews Catalog with an order code of FEB094134.
"In superhero comics, pretty much everyone who's called upon to put on a cape is, at heart, emotionally equipped for the job. I reject that premise," said series writer and BOOM! Studios Editor-in-Chief Mark Waid. "IRREDEEMABLE is, in a way, my third and most complex chapter on the cost of superheroics - a pulp adventure tale of horror exploring how the lessons we learn about right and wrong as children can become warped and twisted when challenged by the realities of the adult world."
About BOOM! Studios BOOM! Studios (http://www.boom-studios.com) is a unique publishing house specializing in high-profile projects across a wide variety of different genres from some of the industry's biggest talents. In its inaugural year, Wizard Magazine named BOOM! "Best New Publisher." Founded by the creator of the TV show EUREKA, Andrew Cosby, and his partner Ross Richie, BOOM! Studios continues to be on the leading edge of comic and graphic novel publishing.
IDW PUBLISHING AND EAGLE ONE MEDIA JOIN FORCES TO GIVE COMIC FANS AN INNOVATIVE NEW WAY TO ENJOY IDW’S UNIQUE LIBRARY OF TITLES
(San Diego, CA; February 18, 2009) - IDW Publishing, known for its wide array of comic books and graphic novels, has partnered with Eagle One Media to start a comprehensive backlist on the Web. Featuring a range of books from the Eisner-nominated artist and co-creator of 30 Days of Night, Ben Templesmith, to the Presidential Material: Barack Obama and McCain comics, to work by acclaimed artist Ashley Wood, each title will be available for download as a PDF for a minimal $1.99 fee.
Eagle One Media’s President, Eric Reichert, is excited about this new relationship. "Being able to work in partnership with IDW to make a significant number of their comics available for download to fans worldwide is a great opportunity for us. We've simplified the process so that comic fans can easily and quickly download complete PDF-style issues to their computer. They can also print the issues and save them to more than one computer if needed.
“Plus, with a sales price below the printed books, we give fans the opportunity to discover and try out comics which they may not have had access to in the past, in an innovative format. IDW joins our growing list of publishers who have made their comics and graphic novels available in our retail download store at: www.eagleonemedia.com.”
Chris Ryall, IDW’s Publisher/Editor-in-Chief, added “I love seeing our comics expand into areas that allow readers to sample books that are new or unfamiliar to them. Eagle One’s formatting is clean, quick, and easy for anyone who wants to read comics on their computer, and when you consider that you can download an entire issue of the 72-page Doomed magazine for $2, a great value, too.”
This pairing ushers in a brand-new platform for fans to enjoy IDW’s extensive backlist, with titles to appeal to a wide array of fans. Currently available for download are Blood-Stained Sword, Cobb, CVO, D’Airain Aventure, Doomed, Everybody’s Dead, Grumpy Old Monsters, Igor, Lore, Lost & Found, Pirat Tales, Presidential Material, ShadowPlay, Singularity 7, Snaked, and Zombies!: Feast. This already impressive backlist will be frequently updated at Eagleonemedia.com.
About IDW Publishing
IDW is an award-winning publisher of comic books, graphic novels and trade paperbacks, based in San Diego, California. As a leader in the horror, action, and sci-fi genres, IDW publishes some of the most successful and popular titles in the industry including: television's #1 prime time series CBS’ CSI: Crime Scene Investigation; Paramount's Star Trek; Fox's Angel; Hasbro's The Transformers, and the BBC's Doctor Who. IDW’s original horror series, 30 Days of Night, was launched as a major motion picture in October 2007 by Sony Pictures and was the #1 film in its first week of release. In April 2008, IDW released Michael Recycle, the first title from its new children’s book imprint, Worthwhile Books. More information about the company can be found at http://www.idwpublishing.com.
About Eagle One Media:
Eagle One Media, Inc. (www.eagleonemedia.com), a multi-media company, produces animated comic DVDs based on well-known, globally recognized, licensed properties for the retail market. The company has just released an all new animated comic DVD based on CAPCOM's Street Fighter property and recently released animated comic DVDs based on the anime classic television series Voltron: Defender of the Universe, the blockbuster sci-fi film The Terminator, and the world-wide popular toy line of the Micronauts. Eagle One Media also releases feature length "family friendly" animation features on DVD for the retail market such as Dragon Blade: The Beginning - the world’s first 3D computer animated martial arts feature film from action director Stanley Tong. And Dragon Hill, the GOYA Award winning and European hit animation film from Milimetros Studios.
(San Diego, CA; February 18, 2009) - IDW Publishing, known for its wide array of comic books and graphic novels, has partnered with Eagle One Media to start a comprehensive backlist on the Web. Featuring a range of books from the Eisner-nominated artist and co-creator of 30 Days of Night, Ben Templesmith, to the Presidential Material: Barack Obama and McCain comics, to work by acclaimed artist Ashley Wood, each title will be available for download as a PDF for a minimal $1.99 fee.
Eagle One Media’s President, Eric Reichert, is excited about this new relationship. "Being able to work in partnership with IDW to make a significant number of their comics available for download to fans worldwide is a great opportunity for us. We've simplified the process so that comic fans can easily and quickly download complete PDF-style issues to their computer. They can also print the issues and save them to more than one computer if needed.
“Plus, with a sales price below the printed books, we give fans the opportunity to discover and try out comics which they may not have had access to in the past, in an innovative format. IDW joins our growing list of publishers who have made their comics and graphic novels available in our retail download store at: www.eagleonemedia.com.”
Chris Ryall, IDW’s Publisher/Editor-in-Chief, added “I love seeing our comics expand into areas that allow readers to sample books that are new or unfamiliar to them. Eagle One’s formatting is clean, quick, and easy for anyone who wants to read comics on their computer, and when you consider that you can download an entire issue of the 72-page Doomed magazine for $2, a great value, too.”
This pairing ushers in a brand-new platform for fans to enjoy IDW’s extensive backlist, with titles to appeal to a wide array of fans. Currently available for download are Blood-Stained Sword, Cobb, CVO, D’Airain Aventure, Doomed, Everybody’s Dead, Grumpy Old Monsters, Igor, Lore, Lost & Found, Pirat Tales, Presidential Material, ShadowPlay, Singularity 7, Snaked, and Zombies!: Feast. This already impressive backlist will be frequently updated at Eagleonemedia.com.
About IDW Publishing
IDW is an award-winning publisher of comic books, graphic novels and trade paperbacks, based in San Diego, California. As a leader in the horror, action, and sci-fi genres, IDW publishes some of the most successful and popular titles in the industry including: television's #1 prime time series CBS’ CSI: Crime Scene Investigation; Paramount's Star Trek; Fox's Angel; Hasbro's The Transformers, and the BBC's Doctor Who. IDW’s original horror series, 30 Days of Night, was launched as a major motion picture in October 2007 by Sony Pictures and was the #1 film in its first week of release. In April 2008, IDW released Michael Recycle, the first title from its new children’s book imprint, Worthwhile Books. More information about the company can be found at http://www.idwpublishing.com.
About Eagle One Media:
Eagle One Media, Inc. (www.eagleonemedia.com), a multi-media company, produces animated comic DVDs based on well-known, globally recognized, licensed properties for the retail market. The company has just released an all new animated comic DVD based on CAPCOM's Street Fighter property and recently released animated comic DVDs based on the anime classic television series Voltron: Defender of the Universe, the blockbuster sci-fi film The Terminator, and the world-wide popular toy line of the Micronauts. Eagle One Media also releases feature length "family friendly" animation features on DVD for the retail market such as Dragon Blade: The Beginning - the world’s first 3D computer animated martial arts feature film from action director Stanley Tong. And Dragon Hill, the GOYA Award winning and European hit animation film from Milimetros Studios.
HARVEY NOMINATION BALLOTS AVAILABLE SCOTT KURTZ TO HOST HARVEY AWARDS BALTIMORE, MD (Feb. 17, 2009) -- The Executive Committees of the Harvey Awards and the Baltimore Comic-Con are proud to present the official Nomination Ballot for this year's Harvey Awards. Named in honor of the late Harvey Kurtzman, one of the industry's most innovative talents, the Harvey Awards recognize outstanding work in comics and sequential art.
Ballots can be downloaded from HarveyAwards.org and completed forms can be e-mailed to harveyballots@hotmail.com. Ballots are due for submission by Friday, March 27th.
In addition, Scott Kurtz has been announced as the Master of Ceremonies for the Harvey Awards dinner and ceremony.
"Scott has been a part of the Harvey Awards since they have been in Baltimore. As both a nominee and presenter, Scott brought his unique sense of humor and fun to the ceremony. We are all looking forward to him bringing the same energy to the stage as the host of the show," said Marc Nathan, promoter of the Baltimore Comic-Con. Scott Kurtz has been creating his own comic strips since he got hooked on Garfield in the 4th grade. In 1998, his comic strip PvP debuted on the world wide web (pvponline.com) with 700 daily readers. Over the last 10 years, PvP has grown into a genuine Internet phenomenon, growing in readership to an estimated 150,000 readers per day, a monthly title from Image comics, nominated for Harvey Award as Best Online Comics Work in 2006 and 2007, and winning the Eisner Award for best digital comic in 2006. Scott co-wrote the book "How To Make Webcomics" and co-founded webcomics.com to help assist others in forging their own creative destinies. The Harvey Awards will be presented on October 10th, 2009 in Baltimore as part of the Baltimore Comic-Con.
Nominations for the Harvey Awards are selected exclusively by creators - those who write, draw, ink, letter, color, design, edit or are otherwise involved in a creative capacity in the comics field. The Harvey Awards are the only industry awards both nominated and selected by the full body of comic book professionals. As in 2007 and 2008, attendees of the Harvey Awards Ceremonies will receive a Hollywood style swag bag. The bag from the 2008 dinner included "The MAD Archives" vol. 1 from DC Comics, "Diary of a Wimpy Kid" from Amulet Books, an imprint of Harry N. Abrams, Inc., "Beowulf" Trade Paperback, based on the screenplay by Neil Gaiman and Roger Avary from IDW, "Creator Chronicles Preview DVD Featuring Michael Golden" from Woodcrest Productions and Eva Ink, "Stephen King's Dark Tower : The Gunslinger Born", courtesy of Cards, Comics, and Collectibles & The Baltimore Comic-Con, a Toon Tumbler drinking glass from Popfun merchandising, and an exclusive Harvey Awards keychain from LaserMach
We look forward to your participation and input in this process, and we look forward to seeing you at the Baltimore Comic-Con and the Harvey Awards.
This year's Baltimore Comic-Con will be held October 10-11, 2009. Convention hours are Saturday 10 AM to 6 PM and Sunday 10 AM to 5 PM. The ceremony and banquet for the Harvey Awards will be held Saturday night, October 10. Additional details about the Harvey Awards and the awards ceremony will be released over the next few months.
Ballots can be downloaded from HarveyAwards.org and completed forms can be e-mailed to harveyballots@hotmail.com. Ballots are due for submission by Friday, March 27th.
In addition, Scott Kurtz has been announced as the Master of Ceremonies for the Harvey Awards dinner and ceremony.
"Scott has been a part of the Harvey Awards since they have been in Baltimore. As both a nominee and presenter, Scott brought his unique sense of humor and fun to the ceremony. We are all looking forward to him bringing the same energy to the stage as the host of the show," said Marc Nathan, promoter of the Baltimore Comic-Con. Scott Kurtz has been creating his own comic strips since he got hooked on Garfield in the 4th grade. In 1998, his comic strip PvP debuted on the world wide web (pvponline.com) with 700 daily readers. Over the last 10 years, PvP has grown into a genuine Internet phenomenon, growing in readership to an estimated 150,000 readers per day, a monthly title from Image comics, nominated for Harvey Award as Best Online Comics Work in 2006 and 2007, and winning the Eisner Award for best digital comic in 2006. Scott co-wrote the book "How To Make Webcomics" and co-founded webcomics.com to help assist others in forging their own creative destinies. The Harvey Awards will be presented on October 10th, 2009 in Baltimore as part of the Baltimore Comic-Con.
Nominations for the Harvey Awards are selected exclusively by creators - those who write, draw, ink, letter, color, design, edit or are otherwise involved in a creative capacity in the comics field. The Harvey Awards are the only industry awards both nominated and selected by the full body of comic book professionals. As in 2007 and 2008, attendees of the Harvey Awards Ceremonies will receive a Hollywood style swag bag. The bag from the 2008 dinner included "The MAD Archives" vol. 1 from DC Comics, "Diary of a Wimpy Kid" from Amulet Books, an imprint of Harry N. Abrams, Inc., "Beowulf" Trade Paperback, based on the screenplay by Neil Gaiman and Roger Avary from IDW, "Creator Chronicles Preview DVD Featuring Michael Golden" from Woodcrest Productions and Eva Ink, "Stephen King's Dark Tower : The Gunslinger Born", courtesy of Cards, Comics, and Collectibles & The Baltimore Comic-Con, a Toon Tumbler drinking glass from Popfun merchandising, and an exclusive Harvey Awards keychain from LaserMach
We look forward to your participation and input in this process, and we look forward to seeing you at the Baltimore Comic-Con and the Harvey Awards.
This year's Baltimore Comic-Con will be held October 10-11, 2009. Convention hours are Saturday 10 AM to 6 PM and Sunday 10 AM to 5 PM. The ceremony and banquet for the Harvey Awards will be held Saturday night, October 10. Additional details about the Harvey Awards and the awards ceremony will be released over the next few months.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
February 17, 2009 - Seattle, WA -- Already featuring an amazing list of contributors, the 2009 Emerald City ComiCon artbook, MONSTERS & DAMES, will feature a cover by superstar artist Frank Cho.
"With a penchant and reputation as one of the best artists for drawing beautiful women and crazy monsters, Frank was a natural choice to provide the cover for MONSTERS & DAMES," said ECCC Organizer Jim Demonakos. "Luckily, he was able to fit it in to his schedule and created this stunning piece, which was colored by the talented Nathan Fairbairn."
MONSTERS & DAMES is a 9" x 12" full-color 48-page hardcover artbook that will be available exclusively at the 2009 Emerald City ComiCon, the premier comic book and pop culture convention in the Pacific Northwest. Part of the proceeds from sales of the art book will benefit the Seattle Children's Hospital.
Limited to 850 individually numbered copies, it features original "Monsters & Dames" illustrations from artists such as Bruce Timm, Mark Brooks, Stuart Immonen, Ben Templesmith, Dustin Nguyen, Colleen Coover, Howard Chaykin, Dave Johnson, Brandon Peterson, Tommy Lee Edwards, David Hahn, Shane Glines, Becky Cloonan, Steve Lieber, Tony Harris, David Peterson, Kieron Dwyer, Scott Morse, Mike Huddleston, Jim Mahfood and dozens more, while Richard Starkings of Comicraft provided the logo.
The Seventh Annual Emerald City ComiCon will be taking place at the Washington State Convention & Trade Center in beautiful downtown Seattle, Washington on April 4th & 5th, 2009. For complete details on the event, including art book contributors, guest list, exclusives and more, visit http://www.emeraldcitycomicon.com
February 17, 2009 - Seattle, WA -- Already featuring an amazing list of contributors, the 2009 Emerald City ComiCon artbook, MONSTERS & DAMES, will feature a cover by superstar artist Frank Cho.
"With a penchant and reputation as one of the best artists for drawing beautiful women and crazy monsters, Frank was a natural choice to provide the cover for MONSTERS & DAMES," said ECCC Organizer Jim Demonakos. "Luckily, he was able to fit it in to his schedule and created this stunning piece, which was colored by the talented Nathan Fairbairn."
MONSTERS & DAMES is a 9" x 12" full-color 48-page hardcover artbook that will be available exclusively at the 2009 Emerald City ComiCon, the premier comic book and pop culture convention in the Pacific Northwest. Part of the proceeds from sales of the art book will benefit the Seattle Children's Hospital.
Limited to 850 individually numbered copies, it features original "Monsters & Dames" illustrations from artists such as Bruce Timm, Mark Brooks, Stuart Immonen, Ben Templesmith, Dustin Nguyen, Colleen Coover, Howard Chaykin, Dave Johnson, Brandon Peterson, Tommy Lee Edwards, David Hahn, Shane Glines, Becky Cloonan, Steve Lieber, Tony Harris, David Peterson, Kieron Dwyer, Scott Morse, Mike Huddleston, Jim Mahfood and dozens more, while Richard Starkings of Comicraft provided the logo.
The Seventh Annual Emerald City ComiCon will be taking place at the Washington State Convention & Trade Center in beautiful downtown Seattle, Washington on April 4th & 5th, 2009. For complete details on the event, including art book contributors, guest list, exclusives and more, visit http://www.emeraldcitycomicon.com
Hey gang,
Just a quick note. The third issue of Cyblade featuring art by the inimitable Lee Ferguson hits the stands this Wednesday, and, the final Li'l Firebreather backup by Mr. Tony "I wrote the shit out of the Johnny Wadd comic" Fleecs, which is in Phil Hester and Andy Kuhn's excellent Firebreather #4
The past two weeks of convention going have led to some very exciting opportunities, including the first new work by Elk's Run artist Noel Tuazon and myself finally finding the right home. More to come in the next few months.
Now, back to work and staring at my newly purchased Doctor Who toys.
j.
www.thefialkov.com
Just a quick note. The third issue of Cyblade featuring art by the inimitable Lee Ferguson hits the stands this Wednesday, and, the final Li'l Firebreather backup by Mr. Tony "I wrote the shit out of the Johnny Wadd comic" Fleecs, which is in Phil Hester and Andy Kuhn's excellent Firebreather #4
The past two weeks of convention going have led to some very exciting opportunities, including the first new work by Elk's Run artist Noel Tuazon and myself finally finding the right home. More to come in the next few months.
Now, back to work and staring at my newly purchased Doctor Who toys.
j.
www.thefialkov.com
NEWS FROM FAIRVIEW PRESS (http://www.fairviewpress.org / )
MINNEAPOLIS, MN — February 16, 2009 — Fairview Press, an independent publisher of inspiration and wellness books, announced today that it has signed Queenie Chan (artist of the best-selling manga In Odd We Trust, with Odd Thomas author Dean Koontz) to create sequential art for a middle-grade advice book called The Boy's Book of Positive Quotations (Sept. 2009, $13.95).
The books in Fairview Press' Positive Quotations series—which have sold more than 500,000 trade copies—originally began as reference anthologies. In recent years, author and series co-creator Steve Deger has re-envisioned them as illustrated gift books. Enhanced trade distribution in leading Big Box and nontraditional book outlets have helped individual volumes spend more than two years on Nielsen BookScan's bestseller reports for adult self-help and historical juvenile nonfiction.
Queenie Chan, author of the popular mystery-horror series The Dreaming and co-author (with Dean Koontz) of In Odd We Trust , will draw the manga for the The Boy's Book of Positive Quotations. The graphica will follow the life of a boy who receives mysterious text messages from a beautiful ninja. Her proverbs guide him on the honor code of the aspiring ninja and tie in with the rest of the book's modern-day advice, written by Steve Deger as well as compiled from various pop culture sources.
Says Deger: “The age-old storyline of the sensei and student gets a makeover in this hybrid manga/advice book. I'm excited to bring Queenie Chan’s brilliant artwork from the manga shelves to the inspiration aisles. It's proof that virtually any message can be communicated via graphica.”
Queenie Chan comments: “I want my artwork to inspire people to widen their horizons. Learning about the world, history, other cultures and having an appreciation for things outside your own little box is important. So I'm excited to have my artwork paired with the insightful thoughts of accomplished people from all corners of the globe.”
ABOUT THE CREATORS:
Steve Deger is the co-creator of the Positive Quotations series. A past speaker, fundraiser, and "Big" for Big Brothers Big Sisters of America, he lives with his wife and frequent co-author Leslie Gibson in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
Queenie Chan was born in 1980 in Hong Kong and migrated to Australia when she was six years old. Her three-volume mystery-horror series The Dreaming was published by L.A.-based manga publisher TOKYOPOP, and has been translated into six languages. She collaborated on the graphic novel In Odd We Trust with publisher Del Rey, a prequel to the Odd Thomas series of novels by New York Times best-selling author Dean Koontz. The book was published in June 2008, hitting #1 in graphic novel sales in the first week. She is currently partnering with Koontz on a second second Odd Thomas graphic novel.
MINNEAPOLIS, MN — February 16, 2009 — Fairview Press, an independent publisher of inspiration and wellness books, announced today that it has signed Queenie Chan (artist of the best-selling manga In Odd We Trust, with Odd Thomas author Dean Koontz) to create sequential art for a middle-grade advice book called The Boy's Book of Positive Quotations (Sept. 2009, $13.95).
The books in Fairview Press' Positive Quotations series—which have sold more than 500,000 trade copies—originally began as reference anthologies. In recent years, author and series co-creator Steve Deger has re-envisioned them as illustrated gift books. Enhanced trade distribution in leading Big Box and nontraditional book outlets have helped individual volumes spend more than two years on Nielsen BookScan's bestseller reports for adult self-help and historical juvenile nonfiction.
Queenie Chan, author of the popular mystery-horror series The Dreaming and co-author (with Dean Koontz) of In Odd We Trust , will draw the manga for the The Boy's Book of Positive Quotations. The graphica will follow the life of a boy who receives mysterious text messages from a beautiful ninja. Her proverbs guide him on the honor code of the aspiring ninja and tie in with the rest of the book's modern-day advice, written by Steve Deger as well as compiled from various pop culture sources.
Says Deger: “The age-old storyline of the sensei and student gets a makeover in this hybrid manga/advice book. I'm excited to bring Queenie Chan’s brilliant artwork from the manga shelves to the inspiration aisles. It's proof that virtually any message can be communicated via graphica.”
Queenie Chan comments: “I want my artwork to inspire people to widen their horizons. Learning about the world, history, other cultures and having an appreciation for things outside your own little box is important. So I'm excited to have my artwork paired with the insightful thoughts of accomplished people from all corners of the globe.”
ABOUT THE CREATORS:
Steve Deger is the co-creator of the Positive Quotations series. A past speaker, fundraiser, and "Big" for Big Brothers Big Sisters of America, he lives with his wife and frequent co-author Leslie Gibson in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
Queenie Chan was born in 1980 in Hong Kong and migrated to Australia when she was six years old. Her three-volume mystery-horror series The Dreaming was published by L.A.-based manga publisher TOKYOPOP, and has been translated into six languages. She collaborated on the graphic novel In Odd We Trust with publisher Del Rey, a prequel to the Odd Thomas series of novels by New York Times best-selling author Dean Koontz. The book was published in June 2008, hitting #1 in graphic novel sales in the first week. She is currently partnering with Koontz on a second second Odd Thomas graphic novel.
BOOM! Studios HEXED #1 is the FIRST Digital Comic Book for Google Android!
Premieres on iPhone this week
LOS ANGELES- February 17th, 2009 - The Digital Age of comics has begun on Google's revolutionary Android Mobile Operating System, and BOOM! Studios and iVerse Media are proud to announce that "HEXED #1" is the FIRST Digital Comic to be released for the platform.
On Friday, February 6th, 2009 "HEXED #1" premiered in Google's "Android Marketplace" and in less than 48 hours the free comic had been downloaded more than 10,000 times, and received a stellar 4.72 out of 5 rating from over 600 user reviews. "HEXED #1" will also be avaialable on the the iPhone App Store this week.
"This is another great first for BOOM! Studios and there is no better comic to do this with than HEXED," said Marketing and Sales Director Chip Mosher. "Praised by all quarters, HEXED is the type of book that will bring new readers to comics and BOOM! will always be the most aggressive company around in doing whatever it takes to get more people reading more comics."
"The 'HEXED #1' release on Android has gone above and beyond our wildest expectations. " said iVerse Media founder Michael Murphey. "In less than 24 hours we received 100s of emails from Google Android users not only praising the software, but -- more importantly -- raving about the quality of the story and art... and it just keeps coming. The book has been reviewed over 900 times now, and people not only love it... they want more."
The release of "HEXED #1" for Android marks the first non-iPhone release for digital distributor iVerse Media. "The future of Digital Comics is not limited to just Apple's iPhone, and we're very pleased to be leading the way on Android. 'Hexed' is just the beginning. Many more digital comics from BOOM! Studios and other publishers will be coming to the platform in the coming weeks."
HEXED #1 debuted to near unanimous critical acclaim on January 7th of this year. On that date, BOOM! Studios announced that it would be releasing the whole HEXED series simultaneously in-stores and online with MySpace/ComicBooks. HEXED #1 debuting on Google Android extends the campaign of doing comics online and in-stores at the same time.
HEXED is written by Michael Alan Nelson, known for BOOM!'s blockbuster series FALL OF CTHULHU and features art by superstar newcomer Emma Rios and Cris Peter. The four issue limited series follows the occult theif Luci Jennifer Inagcio Das Neves, or Lucifer for short, as she takes a new job that will expose her to the macabre underbelly of the city, and a secret that she'd rather nobody know.
HEXED #2 hit stores this past Wednesday, February 11th.
About BOOM! Studios
BOOM! Studios (http://www.boom-studios.com) is a unique publishing house specializing in high-profile projects across a wide variety of different genres from some of the industry's biggest talents. In its inaugural year, Wizard Magazine named BOOM! "Best New Publisher." Founded by the creator of the TV show EUREKA, Andrew Cosby, and his partner Ross Richie, BOOM! Studios continues to be on the leading edge of comic and graphic novel publishing.
About iVerse Media
iVerse Media (http://www.iversecomics.com) is a leading digital distributor of comics books on mobile platforms including Apple's iPhone and iPod touch, Google's Android OS, and (coming soon) Mac and PC. iVerse provides unique distribution solutions for comic book publishers and creators, and is the only company currently offering a multi-platform "Total Digital Distribution" solution for digital comics.
Premieres on iPhone this week
LOS ANGELES- February 17th, 2009 - The Digital Age of comics has begun on Google's revolutionary Android Mobile Operating System, and BOOM! Studios and iVerse Media are proud to announce that "HEXED #1" is the FIRST Digital Comic to be released for the platform.
On Friday, February 6th, 2009 "HEXED #1" premiered in Google's "Android Marketplace" and in less than 48 hours the free comic had been downloaded more than 10,000 times, and received a stellar 4.72 out of 5 rating from over 600 user reviews. "HEXED #1" will also be avaialable on the the iPhone App Store this week.
"This is another great first for BOOM! Studios and there is no better comic to do this with than HEXED," said Marketing and Sales Director Chip Mosher. "Praised by all quarters, HEXED is the type of book that will bring new readers to comics and BOOM! will always be the most aggressive company around in doing whatever it takes to get more people reading more comics."
"The 'HEXED #1' release on Android has gone above and beyond our wildest expectations. " said iVerse Media founder Michael Murphey. "In less than 24 hours we received 100s of emails from Google Android users not only praising the software, but -- more importantly -- raving about the quality of the story and art... and it just keeps coming. The book has been reviewed over 900 times now, and people not only love it... they want more."
The release of "HEXED #1" for Android marks the first non-iPhone release for digital distributor iVerse Media. "The future of Digital Comics is not limited to just Apple's iPhone, and we're very pleased to be leading the way on Android. 'Hexed' is just the beginning. Many more digital comics from BOOM! Studios and other publishers will be coming to the platform in the coming weeks."
HEXED #1 debuted to near unanimous critical acclaim on January 7th of this year. On that date, BOOM! Studios announced that it would be releasing the whole HEXED series simultaneously in-stores and online with MySpace/ComicBooks. HEXED #1 debuting on Google Android extends the campaign of doing comics online and in-stores at the same time.
HEXED is written by Michael Alan Nelson, known for BOOM!'s blockbuster series FALL OF CTHULHU and features art by superstar newcomer Emma Rios and Cris Peter. The four issue limited series follows the occult theif Luci Jennifer Inagcio Das Neves, or Lucifer for short, as she takes a new job that will expose her to the macabre underbelly of the city, and a secret that she'd rather nobody know.
HEXED #2 hit stores this past Wednesday, February 11th.
About BOOM! Studios
BOOM! Studios (http://www.boom-studios.com) is a unique publishing house specializing in high-profile projects across a wide variety of different genres from some of the industry's biggest talents. In its inaugural year, Wizard Magazine named BOOM! "Best New Publisher." Founded by the creator of the TV show EUREKA, Andrew Cosby, and his partner Ross Richie, BOOM! Studios continues to be on the leading edge of comic and graphic novel publishing.
About iVerse Media
iVerse Media (http://www.iversecomics.com) is a leading digital distributor of comics books on mobile platforms including Apple's iPhone and iPod touch, Google's Android OS, and (coming soon) Mac and PC. iVerse provides unique distribution solutions for comic book publishers and creators, and is the only company currently offering a multi-platform "Total Digital Distribution" solution for digital comics.
Monday, February 16, 2009
Friends-
Issue 27 of CWR is here, and it’s packed with comics goodness. Here’s what we have for you this time!
Mike Carey interviewed! Saurav Mohapatra chats with the superstar scribe about his new Vertigo book, writing the X-Men, and much, much more!
http://www.comicswaitingroom.com/mikecarey.html
Adam Beechen interviewed! Marc Mason chats with the writer about his original graphic novels, work for DC, and his upcoming animation work!
http://www.comicswaitingroom.com/adambeechen.html
Reviews of MISSED THE BOAT, CONNECTIVE TISSUE, PROJECT ELOHIM and more:
http://reviews.comicswaitingroom.com
Marc Mason watched MAN ON WIRE and learned something about his taste in comics:
http://www.comicswaitingroom.com/mason27.html
Matt Maxwell offers up a parable about the comics market and the problem of comics that don’t have an ending:
http://www.comicswaitingroom.com/fullbleed35.html
Elliott Serrano dives into the past and talks about what happened between him and his own Lana Lang… and Lois Lane:
http://www.comicswaitingroom.com/ccw22.html
Avril Brown dives into the first episode of Joss Whedon’s DOLLHOUSE:
http://www.comicswaitingroom.com/avril26.html
Jess Blackshear dives into digital preservation and why its so important that everyone get involved:
http://www.comicswaitingroom.com/jess17.html
Remember: If you read something at CWR that you like, pass it on to friends and blogs. Enjoy the reading!
Marc Mason
Editor-in-Chief
Comics Waiting Room
Issue 27 of CWR is here, and it’s packed with comics goodness. Here’s what we have for you this time!
Mike Carey interviewed! Saurav Mohapatra chats with the superstar scribe about his new Vertigo book, writing the X-Men, and much, much more!
http://www.comicswaitingroom.com/mikecarey.html
Adam Beechen interviewed! Marc Mason chats with the writer about his original graphic novels, work for DC, and his upcoming animation work!
http://www.comicswaitingroom.com/adambeechen.html
Reviews of MISSED THE BOAT, CONNECTIVE TISSUE, PROJECT ELOHIM and more:
http://reviews.comicswaitingroom.com
Marc Mason watched MAN ON WIRE and learned something about his taste in comics:
http://www.comicswaitingroom.com/mason27.html
Matt Maxwell offers up a parable about the comics market and the problem of comics that don’t have an ending:
http://www.comicswaitingroom.com/fullbleed35.html
Elliott Serrano dives into the past and talks about what happened between him and his own Lana Lang… and Lois Lane:
http://www.comicswaitingroom.com/ccw22.html
Avril Brown dives into the first episode of Joss Whedon’s DOLLHOUSE:
http://www.comicswaitingroom.com/avril26.html
Jess Blackshear dives into digital preservation and why its so important that everyone get involved:
http://www.comicswaitingroom.com/jess17.html
Remember: If you read something at CWR that you like, pass it on to friends and blogs. Enjoy the reading!
Marc Mason
Editor-in-Chief
Comics Waiting Room
***SPECIAL REDUCED PRICE***INTERVIEW WITH HARVEY PEKAR IN NEW YORK, TUES, FEBRUARY 17, 7:00 PM. NOW ONLY TEN BUCKS***
New York, February 13, 2009
From Danny Fingeroth:
***Admission AT THE DOOR ONLY for the HARVEY PEKAR interview at the YIVO Institute THIS TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 17, AT 7:00 PM has been reduced to $10.***
All you have to do is say the secret word: “HARVEY”
YIVO’s “Comics and the Jewish American Dream” interview series (moderated by DANNY FINGEROTH) continues TUES. FEB. 17 at 7:00 pm with:
HARVEY PEKAR: AMERICAN SPLENDOR
An evening with “America’s most heroic anti-hero.”
The man behind "American Splendor" will discuss his groundbreaking life’s work. With pop culture critic and historian Danny Fingeroth. Q&A to follow.
About HARVEY PEKAR:
HARVEY PEKAR was born in 1939 in Cleveland, Ohio, which has been his home all his life. After completing high school, he went through a series of flunky jobs, tried the Navy and college, all to no avail. Finally, in 1965, he landed a job with the federal government, which he held until his retirement in 2001.
Pekar began his writing career as a critic for The Jazz Review in 1959. He began writing comic book stories in 1972, encouraged by his friend ROBERT CRUMB, who has illustrated a number of his pieces. The first collected edition of Pekar’s comic, AMERICAN SPLENDOR, won the American Book Award in 1987. A movie version of AMERICAN SPLENDOR was released in 2003 and garnered awards at the Sundance and Cannes film festivals. In 2005, DC/Vertigo released Pekar's autobiographical full-length graphic novel, THE QUITTER, with artwork by Dean Haspiel. His book THE BEATS: A GRAPHIC HISTORY, with art by Ed Piskor and others, will be published by Hill and Wang in March.
About DANNY FINGEROTH:
Series curator and moderator DANNY FINGEROTH, a longtime writer and editor at Marvel Comics, has spoken about comics at the Smithsonian Institution and The Metropolitan Museum. He’s the author of DISGUISED AS CLARK KENT: JEWS COMICS, AND THE CREATION OF THE SUPERHERO (Continuum) and THE ROUGH GUIDE TO GRAPHIC NOVELS (Penguin). His book THE BEATS: A GRAPHIC HISTORY, with art by Ed Piskor and others, will be published by Hill and Wang in March.
Tuesday, February 17, 7:00 pm
The YIVO Institute For Jewish Research
15 West 16th Street / New York, NY 10011
***THE REDUCED TICKET PRICE IS AVAILABLE ONLY AT THE DOOR. JUST SAY “HARVEY.”***
FOR ADVANCE TICKETS: Call 212-868-4444 or visit WWW.SMARTTIX.COM
FOR MORE INFO VISIT WWW.YIVO.ORG
New York, February 13, 2009
From Danny Fingeroth:
***Admission AT THE DOOR ONLY for the HARVEY PEKAR interview at the YIVO Institute THIS TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 17, AT 7:00 PM has been reduced to $10.***
All you have to do is say the secret word: “HARVEY”
YIVO’s “Comics and the Jewish American Dream” interview series (moderated by DANNY FINGEROTH) continues TUES. FEB. 17 at 7:00 pm with:
HARVEY PEKAR: AMERICAN SPLENDOR
An evening with “America’s most heroic anti-hero.”
The man behind "American Splendor" will discuss his groundbreaking life’s work. With pop culture critic and historian Danny Fingeroth. Q&A to follow.
About HARVEY PEKAR:
HARVEY PEKAR was born in 1939 in Cleveland, Ohio, which has been his home all his life. After completing high school, he went through a series of flunky jobs, tried the Navy and college, all to no avail. Finally, in 1965, he landed a job with the federal government, which he held until his retirement in 2001.
Pekar began his writing career as a critic for The Jazz Review in 1959. He began writing comic book stories in 1972, encouraged by his friend ROBERT CRUMB, who has illustrated a number of his pieces. The first collected edition of Pekar’s comic, AMERICAN SPLENDOR, won the American Book Award in 1987. A movie version of AMERICAN SPLENDOR was released in 2003 and garnered awards at the Sundance and Cannes film festivals. In 2005, DC/Vertigo released Pekar's autobiographical full-length graphic novel, THE QUITTER, with artwork by Dean Haspiel. His book THE BEATS: A GRAPHIC HISTORY, with art by Ed Piskor and others, will be published by Hill and Wang in March.
About DANNY FINGEROTH:
Series curator and moderator DANNY FINGEROTH, a longtime writer and editor at Marvel Comics, has spoken about comics at the Smithsonian Institution and The Metropolitan Museum. He’s the author of DISGUISED AS CLARK KENT: JEWS COMICS, AND THE CREATION OF THE SUPERHERO (Continuum) and THE ROUGH GUIDE TO GRAPHIC NOVELS (Penguin). His book THE BEATS: A GRAPHIC HISTORY, with art by Ed Piskor and others, will be published by Hill and Wang in March.
Tuesday, February 17, 7:00 pm
The YIVO Institute For Jewish Research
15 West 16th Street / New York, NY 10011
***THE REDUCED TICKET PRICE IS AVAILABLE ONLY AT THE DOOR. JUST SAY “HARVEY.”***
FOR ADVANCE TICKETS: Call 212-868-4444 or visit WWW.SMARTTIX.COM
FOR MORE INFO VISIT WWW.YIVO.ORG
FARSCAPE #1 WONDERCON EXCLUSIVE
AERYN SUN HOLOFOIL COVER
LIMITED TO 500
ONLY AVAILABLE AT WONDERCON 2009
BOOM! STUDIOS BOOTH #619
NOT OFFERED ANYWHERE ELSE
SECOND IN A SERIES OF 3 CONVENTION COVERS
THIS SPRING
LOS ANGELES - February 16th, 2009 - BOOM! Studios will be offering a limited holofoil edition of their sold out comic FARSCAPE #1 available exclusively during WonderCon 2009.
The holofoil cover, featuring FARSCAPE's main character Aeryn Sun, is limited to 500 copies, and will only be available at the BOOM! Studios booth (#619) during WonderCon 2009. Featuring a gold metallic finish on a cardstock cover, it will be one of the most special limited edition collectibles ever made in association with FARSCAPE due to its extremely low print run. It is unavailable anywhere else.
WonderCon runs from Friday, February 27th to Sunday, March 1st, 2009 at the Moscone Center South in San Francisco, and BOOM! Studios will be at Booth #619.
This special limited edition comic is the second of the now wildly successful series of three special covers. The first cover had its debut at New York Comic Con 2009, and sold incredibly well.
"The fan response to the first cover at NYCC was amazing." said Chip Mosher, Director of Sales and Marketing. "Not only are these holofoils are great collectibles, and make awesome gifts for that ‘scaper in your life, bottom line, they’re just fricking cool to look at!"
FARSCAPE #1 was released to near unanimous praise December 24th, 2008. After selling out in five days, FARSCAPE #1 received a second printing that hit store shelves early February. FARSCAPE #2 was released on February 4th, 2008 and sold out in seven days. A second print will hit shelves soon.
FARSCAPE #1 is written by television series creator Rockne S. O'Bannon with script by Keith R.A. DeCandido, interior art by Tommy Patterson and cover art by fan-favorites Dennis Calero and Joseph Corroney!
Picking up directly where the television miniseries FARSCAPE: THE PEACEKEEPER WARS left off, fans can look forward to show creator O'Bannon steering their favorite characters into new and original stories, keeping with the existing canon - and then extending it!
Debuting on the SCI-FI Channel in 1998, FARSCAPE follows the adventures of astronaut John Crichton, who has a freak accident during an experimental space mission that catapults him across a thousand galaxies to an alien battlefield. Suddenly, he's trapped among alien creatures wielding deadly technology - a battle that 20th century sci-fi pop culture never prepared him for. Hunted by a merciless military race, Crichton begins his quest for home from a distant galaxy.
A groundbreaking award-winning sci-fi production, FARSCAPE from The Jim Henson Company and [HALLMARK] has become a global favorite. Named by TV Guide as one of television's "Best Cult Shows Ever" and most recently named by EMPIRE Magazine as one of the "50 Greatest TV Shows of All Time," FARSCAPE is known for the overwhelming fan-based campaign that led to its miniseries production. The show has continued to find new audiences as it airs in syndication and is available on iTunes and DVD.
About BOOM! Studios
BOOM! Studios (http://www.boom-studios.com) is a unique publishing house specializing in high-profile projects across a wide variety of different genres from some of the industry's biggest talents. In its inaugural year, Wizard Magazine named BOOM! "Best New Publisher." Founded by the creator of the TV show EUREKA, Andrew Cosby, and his partner Ross Richie, BOOM! Studios continues to be on the leading edge of comic and graphic novel publishing
AERYN SUN HOLOFOIL COVER
LIMITED TO 500
ONLY AVAILABLE AT WONDERCON 2009
BOOM! STUDIOS BOOTH #619
NOT OFFERED ANYWHERE ELSE
SECOND IN A SERIES OF 3 CONVENTION COVERS
THIS SPRING
LOS ANGELES - February 16th, 2009 - BOOM! Studios will be offering a limited holofoil edition of their sold out comic FARSCAPE #1 available exclusively during WonderCon 2009.
The holofoil cover, featuring FARSCAPE's main character Aeryn Sun, is limited to 500 copies, and will only be available at the BOOM! Studios booth (#619) during WonderCon 2009. Featuring a gold metallic finish on a cardstock cover, it will be one of the most special limited edition collectibles ever made in association with FARSCAPE due to its extremely low print run. It is unavailable anywhere else.
WonderCon runs from Friday, February 27th to Sunday, March 1st, 2009 at the Moscone Center South in San Francisco, and BOOM! Studios will be at Booth #619.
This special limited edition comic is the second of the now wildly successful series of three special covers. The first cover had its debut at New York Comic Con 2009, and sold incredibly well.
"The fan response to the first cover at NYCC was amazing." said Chip Mosher, Director of Sales and Marketing. "Not only are these holofoils are great collectibles, and make awesome gifts for that ‘scaper in your life, bottom line, they’re just fricking cool to look at!"
FARSCAPE #1 was released to near unanimous praise December 24th, 2008. After selling out in five days, FARSCAPE #1 received a second printing that hit store shelves early February. FARSCAPE #2 was released on February 4th, 2008 and sold out in seven days. A second print will hit shelves soon.
FARSCAPE #1 is written by television series creator Rockne S. O'Bannon with script by Keith R.A. DeCandido, interior art by Tommy Patterson and cover art by fan-favorites Dennis Calero and Joseph Corroney!
Picking up directly where the television miniseries FARSCAPE: THE PEACEKEEPER WARS left off, fans can look forward to show creator O'Bannon steering their favorite characters into new and original stories, keeping with the existing canon - and then extending it!
Debuting on the SCI-FI Channel in 1998, FARSCAPE follows the adventures of astronaut John Crichton, who has a freak accident during an experimental space mission that catapults him across a thousand galaxies to an alien battlefield. Suddenly, he's trapped among alien creatures wielding deadly technology - a battle that 20th century sci-fi pop culture never prepared him for. Hunted by a merciless military race, Crichton begins his quest for home from a distant galaxy.
A groundbreaking award-winning sci-fi production, FARSCAPE from The Jim Henson Company and [HALLMARK] has become a global favorite. Named by TV Guide as one of television's "Best Cult Shows Ever" and most recently named by EMPIRE Magazine as one of the "50 Greatest TV Shows of All Time," FARSCAPE is known for the overwhelming fan-based campaign that led to its miniseries production. The show has continued to find new audiences as it airs in syndication and is available on iTunes and DVD.
About BOOM! Studios
BOOM! Studios (http://www.boom-studios.com) is a unique publishing house specializing in high-profile projects across a wide variety of different genres from some of the industry's biggest talents. In its inaugural year, Wizard Magazine named BOOM! "Best New Publisher." Founded by the creator of the TV show EUREKA, Andrew Cosby, and his partner Ross Richie, BOOM! Studios continues to be on the leading edge of comic and graphic novel publishing
FARSCAPE #2 SELLS OUT!
GOES TO SECOND PRINTING
First Printing of #2 Sells Out In 7 Days
The Boston Herald lauds series as a "Great read!"
LOS ANGELES- February 12th, 2008 - BOOM! Studios announced today that after selling out in seven days, FARSCAPE #2 will be receiving a second printing. The second print will have a completely different cover to distinguish itself from the first printing. This is the first time in BOOM! Studios history where strong demand has necessitated a second printing on an issue #2.
Fans should keep in mind, while distributor Diamond Comics are completely sold out, Farscape #2 may still be found at direct market retailers across the country. Diamond Comics Distributors will make the second printing of FARSCAPE #2 available for order soon.
"The word is out - FARSCAPE is a runaway bestseller," said BOOM!'s Marketing and Sales Director Chip Mosher. "The demand for FARSCAPE is high and we are fighting to meet that demand. We are completely gratified by the response from old and new fans alike. Everyone working on the book could not be happier."
FARSCAPE #2 is written by television series creator Rockne S. O'Bannon with script by Keith R.A. DeCandido, interior art by Tommy Patterson and cover art by fan-favorites Dennis Calero and Joseph Corroney!
Picking up directly where the television miniseries FARSCAPE: THE PEACEKEEPER WARS left off, fans can look forward to show creator O'Bannon steering their favorite characters into new and original stories, keeping with the existing canon - and then extending it!
Since the release of FARSCAPE #1 and #2, critics across the Internet have raved:
"Great read, great funŠ" - The Boston Herald
"Ša must-readŠ" - Newsarama
"ŠThis is the best comic of a TV show ever doneŠ" - Comics AndŠ
"Every word and panel could be shot for a FARSCAPE episodeŠ it's a great to day to be a FARSCAPE fan." - Weekly Comic Book Review
"FARSCAPE is probably the best TV series made into comics I have seen so far." - Independent Comics Site
"Fans of the TV series should rejoice Š" - Broken Frontier
"ŠFARSCAPE #1 is everything that made FARSCAPE a cult hit and fan favorite, successfully translated to a new medium." - Watch Farscape
"There's action, sex, exposition, and a bit of humorŠ Pretty much everything you want in a FARSCAPE episode. Color me happy." - Comixtreme
"Šthe scenes definitely ring true to the show, even some four years later." - Comic Book Resources
"Šfor those of you who weren't FARSCAPE fans during the TV series run and don't understand what the buzz is about, this is a perfect opportunity to jump in!" - Comic Related
"It's good. Very goodŠ Strongly recommended." - Dave's Rants
Debuting on the SCI-FI Channel in 1998, FARSCAPE follows the adventures of astronaut John Crichton, who has a freak accident during an experimental space mission that catapults him across a thousand galaxies to an alien battlefield. Suddenly, he's trapped among alien creatures wielding deadly technology - a battle that 20th century sci-fi pop culture never prepared him for. Hunted by a merciless military race, Crichton begins his quest for home from a distant galaxy.
A groundbreaking award-winning sci-fi production, FARSCAPE from The Jim Henson Company and [HALLMARK] has become a global favorite. Named by TV Guide as one of television's "Best Cult Shows Ever" and most recently named by EMPIRE Magazine as one of the "50 Greatest TV Shows of All Time," FARSCAPE is known for the overwhelming fan-based campaign that led to its miniseries production. The show has continued to find new audiences as it airs in syndication and is available on iTunes and DVD.
About BOOM! Studios
BOOM! Studios (http://www.boom-studios.com) is a unique new publishing house specializing in high-profile projects across a wide variety of different genres from some of the industry's biggest talents. In its inaugural year, Wizard Magazine named BOOM! "Best New Publisher." Founded by the creator of the TV show EUREKA, Andrew Cosby, and his partner Ross Richie, BOOM! Studios continues to be on the leading edge of comic and graphic novel publishing.
GOES TO SECOND PRINTING
First Printing of #2 Sells Out In 7 Days
The Boston Herald lauds series as a "Great read!"
LOS ANGELES- February 12th, 2008 - BOOM! Studios announced today that after selling out in seven days, FARSCAPE #2 will be receiving a second printing. The second print will have a completely different cover to distinguish itself from the first printing. This is the first time in BOOM! Studios history where strong demand has necessitated a second printing on an issue #2.
Fans should keep in mind, while distributor Diamond Comics are completely sold out, Farscape #2 may still be found at direct market retailers across the country. Diamond Comics Distributors will make the second printing of FARSCAPE #2 available for order soon.
"The word is out - FARSCAPE is a runaway bestseller," said BOOM!'s Marketing and Sales Director Chip Mosher. "The demand for FARSCAPE is high and we are fighting to meet that demand. We are completely gratified by the response from old and new fans alike. Everyone working on the book could not be happier."
FARSCAPE #2 is written by television series creator Rockne S. O'Bannon with script by Keith R.A. DeCandido, interior art by Tommy Patterson and cover art by fan-favorites Dennis Calero and Joseph Corroney!
Picking up directly where the television miniseries FARSCAPE: THE PEACEKEEPER WARS left off, fans can look forward to show creator O'Bannon steering their favorite characters into new and original stories, keeping with the existing canon - and then extending it!
Since the release of FARSCAPE #1 and #2, critics across the Internet have raved:
"Great read, great funŠ" - The Boston Herald
"Ša must-readŠ" - Newsarama
"ŠThis is the best comic of a TV show ever doneŠ" - Comics AndŠ
"Every word and panel could be shot for a FARSCAPE episodeŠ it's a great to day to be a FARSCAPE fan." - Weekly Comic Book Review
"FARSCAPE is probably the best TV series made into comics I have seen so far." - Independent Comics Site
"Fans of the TV series should rejoice Š" - Broken Frontier
"ŠFARSCAPE #1 is everything that made FARSCAPE a cult hit and fan favorite, successfully translated to a new medium." - Watch Farscape
"There's action, sex, exposition, and a bit of humorŠ Pretty much everything you want in a FARSCAPE episode. Color me happy." - Comixtreme
"Šthe scenes definitely ring true to the show, even some four years later." - Comic Book Resources
"Šfor those of you who weren't FARSCAPE fans during the TV series run and don't understand what the buzz is about, this is a perfect opportunity to jump in!" - Comic Related
"It's good. Very goodŠ Strongly recommended." - Dave's Rants
Debuting on the SCI-FI Channel in 1998, FARSCAPE follows the adventures of astronaut John Crichton, who has a freak accident during an experimental space mission that catapults him across a thousand galaxies to an alien battlefield. Suddenly, he's trapped among alien creatures wielding deadly technology - a battle that 20th century sci-fi pop culture never prepared him for. Hunted by a merciless military race, Crichton begins his quest for home from a distant galaxy.
A groundbreaking award-winning sci-fi production, FARSCAPE from The Jim Henson Company and [HALLMARK] has become a global favorite. Named by TV Guide as one of television's "Best Cult Shows Ever" and most recently named by EMPIRE Magazine as one of the "50 Greatest TV Shows of All Time," FARSCAPE is known for the overwhelming fan-based campaign that led to its miniseries production. The show has continued to find new audiences as it airs in syndication and is available on iTunes and DVD.
About BOOM! Studios
BOOM! Studios (http://www.boom-studios.com) is a unique new publishing house specializing in high-profile projects across a wide variety of different genres from some of the industry's biggest talents. In its inaugural year, Wizard Magazine named BOOM! "Best New Publisher." Founded by the creator of the TV show EUREKA, Andrew Cosby, and his partner Ross Richie, BOOM! Studios continues to be on the leading edge of comic and graphic novel publishing.
IDW RELEASES DR. WHO, THE WHISPERING GALLERY
(San Diego, February 13, 2009) In this special one-shot, Dr. Who, The Whispering Gallery, superstar artist Ben Templesmith tackles his first full Dr. Who project, alongside comic book writers Leah Moore & John Reppion.
In The Whispering Gallery, the TARDIS lands in a maze-like gallery filled with thousands of talking pictures, and the Doctor and Martha discover they've come across a planet where showing emotion has been outlawed. The inhabitants have good reason for their supression, but it wouldn't be like the Doctor to leave them in fear of truly living.
Married writing team Leah Moore and John Reppion have been fans of “Doctor Who” for nearly as long as they can remember, and pitched IDW Publishing on their story idea for the classic British sci-fi hero after Leah had a dream about a two-page spread one night.
Leah Moore said the couple had a hard time initially thinking up an original storyline. “Everything we could think up had already been done, or was not the right kind of story. We went off to bed one night after brainstorming fruitlessly for hours, and I went to sleep worrying that we'd not be able to think of anything and miss out on writing it altogether.”
After the dream, Leah says she woke up knowing clearing what they would do for Dr. Who, and got the story turned around very quickly after that.
Moore and Reppion became involved in the project after being approached by artist Ben Templesmith, an admirer of their work.
“Ben actually approached Leah via the modern miracle of Twitter and asked her if we'd be interested in pitching for a Dr Who one-shot with him as the artist,” explained Reppion. “Naturally, we were thrilled and said yes immediately. Ben is a fantastic artist and we both really admire his work, so it's great to be able to work with him on such a brilliant little project.
Doctor Who: The Whispering Gallery hits stands February 29 from IDW Publishing.
32 pages, $3.99 Diamond order cod , DEC084084
About IDW Publishing
IDW is an award-winning publisher of comic books, graphic novels and trade paperbacks, based in San Diego, California. As a leader in the horror, action, and sci-fi genres, IDW publishes some of the most successful and popular titles in the industry including: television's #1 prime time series CBS’ CSI: Crime Scene Investigation; Paramount's Star Trek; Fox's Angel; Hasbro's The Transformers, and the BBC's Doctor Who. IDW’s original horror series, 30 Days of Night, was launched as a major motion picture in October 2007 by Sony Pictures and was the #1 film in its first week of release. In April 2008, IDW released Michael Recycle, the first title from its new children’s book imprint, Worthwhile Books. More information about the company can be found at http://www.idwpublishing.com.
(San Diego, February 13, 2009) In this special one-shot, Dr. Who, The Whispering Gallery, superstar artist Ben Templesmith tackles his first full Dr. Who project, alongside comic book writers Leah Moore & John Reppion.
In The Whispering Gallery, the TARDIS lands in a maze-like gallery filled with thousands of talking pictures, and the Doctor and Martha discover they've come across a planet where showing emotion has been outlawed. The inhabitants have good reason for their supression, but it wouldn't be like the Doctor to leave them in fear of truly living.
Married writing team Leah Moore and John Reppion have been fans of “Doctor Who” for nearly as long as they can remember, and pitched IDW Publishing on their story idea for the classic British sci-fi hero after Leah had a dream about a two-page spread one night.
Leah Moore said the couple had a hard time initially thinking up an original storyline. “Everything we could think up had already been done, or was not the right kind of story. We went off to bed one night after brainstorming fruitlessly for hours, and I went to sleep worrying that we'd not be able to think of anything and miss out on writing it altogether.”
After the dream, Leah says she woke up knowing clearing what they would do for Dr. Who, and got the story turned around very quickly after that.
Moore and Reppion became involved in the project after being approached by artist Ben Templesmith, an admirer of their work.
“Ben actually approached Leah via the modern miracle of Twitter and asked her if we'd be interested in pitching for a Dr Who one-shot with him as the artist,” explained Reppion. “Naturally, we were thrilled and said yes immediately. Ben is a fantastic artist and we both really admire his work, so it's great to be able to work with him on such a brilliant little project.
Doctor Who: The Whispering Gallery hits stands February 29 from IDW Publishing.
32 pages, $3.99 Diamond order cod , DEC084084
About IDW Publishing
IDW is an award-winning publisher of comic books, graphic novels and trade paperbacks, based in San Diego, California. As a leader in the horror, action, and sci-fi genres, IDW publishes some of the most successful and popular titles in the industry including: television's #1 prime time series CBS’ CSI: Crime Scene Investigation; Paramount's Star Trek; Fox's Angel; Hasbro's The Transformers, and the BBC's Doctor Who. IDW’s original horror series, 30 Days of Night, was launched as a major motion picture in October 2007 by Sony Pictures and was the #1 film in its first week of release. In April 2008, IDW released Michael Recycle, the first title from its new children’s book imprint, Worthwhile Books. More information about the company can be found at http://www.idwpublishing.com.
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