IT'S LIVE!
THE TERMINATOR GAME LANDS IN THE ITUNES APP STORE.
MILWAUKIE, OR, MAY 22– Dark Horse Comics and Big Head Games are delighted to say The Terminator is live. As announced on May 14th The Terminator is an officially licensed, all action two part shooter, based on the ground breaking original movie now celebrating it’s 25th anniversary. Once again it’s man versus the machine.
The Terminator for iPhone and iPod Touch is currently available for $.99 for the next 72 hours only. After that, the price will return to $3.99
App Store link:
http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewSoftware?id=316085211&mt=8
YouTube link:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qxiXTyat9NA
About Dark Horse Comics
Since 1986, Dark Horse Comics has proven to be a solid example of how integrity and innovation can help broaden a unique storytelling medium and establish a small, homegrown company as an industry giant. The company is known for the progressive and creator friendly atmosphere it provides for writers and artists. In addition to publishing comics from top talent like Frank Miller, Mike Mignola, Neil Gaiman, Gerard Way and comics legend Will Eisner, Dark Horse has developed such successful characters as The Mask, Timecop, and SpyBoy. Additionally, their highly successful line of comics and products based on popular properties includes Star Wars, Indiana Jones, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Aliens, Conan, Emily the Strange, Tim Burton, Trigun, and Serenity. Today Dark Horse Comics is the third largest comic-book publisher in the U.S. and is recognized as one of the world's leading publisher of licensed comics material.
About Big Head Games
Formed in 2008 by the three directors of 8bit Games Ltd., to focus directly on iPhone gaming. During the 5 years of 8bit Games they created some 30+ mobile titles for the world´s largest publishers, nominated for best handheld studio in the 2004 Develop awards. In 2008 8bit and BHG developed Elefunk for Sony Computer Entertainment Europe, an original game designed for the PS3 PSN.
T1, THE TERMINATOR, ENDOSKELETON, and any depiction of Endoskeleton are trademarks of StudioCanal. ©2008 StudioCanal. All Rights Reserved.
Friday, May 22, 2009
MARK WAID’S
THE UNKNOWN #1
SELLS OUT IN ONE WEEK!
2ND PRINTING TO BE IN STORES SOON
May 21st, 2009, Los Angeles – Mark Waid’s THE UNKNOWN #1 has sold out -- in only one week! Since hitting store shelves on May 13th, 2009 the tremendous buzz from great reviews have resulted in a blow out of the initial print run of the latest series from Mark Waid and BOOM! Studios. BOOM! will be immediately sending THE UNKNOWN #1 back to the presses for a second print to meet demand.
Fans should keep in mind, while Diamond Comics Distributors is completely sold out, first printings of THE UNKNOWN #1 may still be available at direct market retailers across the country.
BOOM! Studios and Diamond Comics Distributors are making the second printing of THE UNKNOWN #1 available for retailers to order immediately, as they did with Waid's IRREDEEMABLE.
THE UNKNOWN second print (APR098087) features a black-and-white variant of Paul Pope's cover for issue #1, and will hit store shelves late-June.
Since the release of THE UNKNOWN #1, critics across the internet have raved:
"If you like stories in the same vein as FRINGE, this is definitely a comic worth picking up. This is another great start to an engaging mini-series." -- Fandomania
"For those of you who remember RUSE, which was sort of a Sherlock Holmes character in the Victorian age, this might be the book for you." -- iFanboy
"This is a nifty comic, and we can probably trust Waid to do a good job with it. I’m looking forward to the rest of it." -- Comics Should Be Good
"...there's a lot to recommend this issue, not least of all Waid's snarky dialogue and wonderfully atmospheric art by Minck Oosterveer." -- io9.com
"This is another winner from BOOM... A fast paced adventure that starts at page one and leaves you looking for page 1 in issue #2" -- Comics And...
"Dutch artist Mink Oosterveer has a creative and exciting artistic style... This is another great new book from BOOM! Studios, so check it out." -- Trash Cookies
"THE UNKNOWN marks another good first issue for a new series for the publisher... Definitely give this book a shot..." -- The Quarter Bin
"... a solid start that ends with an intriguing mystery..." -- CBR
“The reaction to THE UNKNOWN has been incredible,” said BOOM! Studios Marketing and Sales Director Chip Mosher, "It's refreshing to see the market can support a non super-hero book in this fasion. If you haven't gotten on board for this mini-series yet, you are missing out!"
In THE UNKNOWN Waid brings us the smartest person alive, Catherine Allingham, the world's most famous private investigator. Follow her adventures as she sets out to solve the one mystery she's never been able to crack! THE UNKNOWN is a new original mini-series in the vein of RUSE with international superstar Minck Oosterveer. THE UNKNOWN issue #1 sports covers by Paul Pope and Erik Jones.
About BOOM! Studios
BOOM! Studios (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, including Philip K. Dick's DO ANDROIDS DREAM OF ELECTRIC SHEEP?, The Henson Company's FARSCAPE, and the original Mark Waid series IRREDEEMABLE. BOOM! recently launched its youth imprint, BOOM! Kids, with Pixar's THE INCREDIBLES, CARS, and TOY STORY, as well as Disney's THE MUPPETS. This year, BOOM! Studios celebrates its fourth anniversary.
THE UNKNOWN #1
SELLS OUT IN ONE WEEK!
2ND PRINTING TO BE IN STORES SOON
May 21st, 2009, Los Angeles – Mark Waid’s THE UNKNOWN #1 has sold out -- in only one week! Since hitting store shelves on May 13th, 2009 the tremendous buzz from great reviews have resulted in a blow out of the initial print run of the latest series from Mark Waid and BOOM! Studios. BOOM! will be immediately sending THE UNKNOWN #1 back to the presses for a second print to meet demand.
Fans should keep in mind, while Diamond Comics Distributors is completely sold out, first printings of THE UNKNOWN #1 may still be available at direct market retailers across the country.
BOOM! Studios and Diamond Comics Distributors are making the second printing of THE UNKNOWN #1 available for retailers to order immediately, as they did with Waid's IRREDEEMABLE.
THE UNKNOWN second print (APR098087) features a black-and-white variant of Paul Pope's cover for issue #1, and will hit store shelves late-June.
Since the release of THE UNKNOWN #1, critics across the internet have raved:
"If you like stories in the same vein as FRINGE, this is definitely a comic worth picking up. This is another great start to an engaging mini-series." -- Fandomania
"For those of you who remember RUSE, which was sort of a Sherlock Holmes character in the Victorian age, this might be the book for you." -- iFanboy
"This is a nifty comic, and we can probably trust Waid to do a good job with it. I’m looking forward to the rest of it." -- Comics Should Be Good
"...there's a lot to recommend this issue, not least of all Waid's snarky dialogue and wonderfully atmospheric art by Minck Oosterveer." -- io9.com
"This is another winner from BOOM... A fast paced adventure that starts at page one and leaves you looking for page 1 in issue #2" -- Comics And...
"Dutch artist Mink Oosterveer has a creative and exciting artistic style... This is another great new book from BOOM! Studios, so check it out." -- Trash Cookies
"THE UNKNOWN marks another good first issue for a new series for the publisher... Definitely give this book a shot..." -- The Quarter Bin
"... a solid start that ends with an intriguing mystery..." -- CBR
“The reaction to THE UNKNOWN has been incredible,” said BOOM! Studios Marketing and Sales Director Chip Mosher, "It's refreshing to see the market can support a non super-hero book in this fasion. If you haven't gotten on board for this mini-series yet, you are missing out!"
In THE UNKNOWN Waid brings us the smartest person alive, Catherine Allingham, the world's most famous private investigator. Follow her adventures as she sets out to solve the one mystery she's never been able to crack! THE UNKNOWN is a new original mini-series in the vein of RUSE with international superstar Minck Oosterveer. THE UNKNOWN issue #1 sports covers by Paul Pope and Erik Jones.
About BOOM! Studios
BOOM! Studios (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, including Philip K. Dick's DO ANDROIDS DREAM OF ELECTRIC SHEEP?, The Henson Company's FARSCAPE, and the original Mark Waid series IRREDEEMABLE. BOOM! recently launched its youth imprint, BOOM! Kids, with Pixar's THE INCREDIBLES, CARS, and TOY STORY, as well as Disney's THE MUPPETS. This year, BOOM! Studios celebrates its fourth anniversary.
Digital Comic Books NOW AVAILABLE FOR THE iPHONE AND ipod touch FROM WARNER BROS. DIGITAL DISTRIBUTION
The previous version contained incorrect links.
“Terminator Salvation” Digital Graphic Novel Debuts; Fans Can Read the Prequel to One of the Most Anticipated Films on Their iPhone and iPod touch in Rich Detail
Burbank, Calif., May 21, 2009 – Warner Bros. Digital Distribution today announced the availability of the division’s first digital comic book “Terminator Salvation” for the iPhone and iPod touch. Published by IDW, written by Dara Naraghi (“Lifelike”) and art by Alan Robinson, this must-read multi-part graphic novel details a series of events that have transpired since Judgment Day and culminates with the story found in “Terminator Salvation” from Warner Bros. Pictures. The digital graphic novel is now available on the Apple App Store (www.itunes.com / http://tinyurl.com/ogv8n2 ) for $0.99 for each of five episodes or $3.99 for the full collection.
Created by leading app developer Genus, the “Terminator Salvation” prequel uses the powerful Kamikaze: Le Edition engine. This technology allows comic book images to be scaled down without loss of resolution or fidelity. It also provides comic book fans with the ability to easily flip through pages by shaking their wrist and zoom in and out by “pinching” the screen.
“We see digital comics as an exciting new growth category,” said Thomas Gewecke, president, Warner Bros. Digital Distribution. “Consumers want to extend the print experience to their handheld media devices and the iPhone and iPod touch are ideal platforms for delivering rich, immersive, visual experiences. We expect the “Terminator Salvation” prequel to be the first of many digital comic releases over the coming year.”
The “Terminator Salvation” prequel, which includes a comic adaptation of the film’s opening scene, is the first of many digital comics that will be launched on the Apple App store from Warner Bros. Digital Distribution. Future series will include classic cartoons as well as well-known action titles.
About “Terminator Salvation: The Prequel”
The year is 2018. With John Connor as the voice of the resistance, the scattered remnants of humanity find themselves united against their common enemy: Skynet and its Terminators. Through a patchwork system of radio transmitters, hacked satellite phones, and encrypted computer networks, resistance leader Elena Maric in Detroit, and Nigerian mining engineer Bem Aworuwa, have formed an unlikely friendship and drawn up battle plans to take the fight to the Terminators!
Five action-packed issues are now available:
Terminator Salvation #1 (http://tinyurl.com/r9j2kr )
The year is 2018. With John Connor as the voice of the resistance, the scattered remnants
of humanity find themselves united against their common enemy—Skynet and its
Terminators. Through a patchwork system of radio transmitters, hacked satellite phones,
and encrypted computer networks, resistance leader Elena Maric in Detroit and Nigerian
mining engineer Bem Aworuwa have formed an unlikely friendship and drawn up battle
plans to take the fight to the Terminators!
Terminator Salvation #2 (http://tinyurl.com/p4ltm3 )
In the African country of Niger, tempers flare between Bem, Yusuf, and Lysette, as the
ragtag group of refugees finalize their plans for an assault on the Skynet uranium mine.
Meanwhile, in Detroit, survivalist Jackson Parker’s suicide run against a T-600 is interrupted
by the Resistance. Plus, more revelations about Commander Elena Maric’s past history with
John Connor.
Terminator Salvation #3 (http://tinyurl.com/qn88mh )
Back in Niger, Bem's plan to take out the uranium mine depends on the
outcome of his face-off against a lone T-600. In Detroit, Michigan, Resistance leader Elena
Maric's forces launch their all-out assault on the Terminator factories. But Skynet is not
without its resources, and even the mysterious package airdropped in the middle of the
desert may not be enough to turn the tide of operation “Sand in the Gears” in favor of the
humans.
Terminator Salvation #4 (http://tinyurl.com/rxu7dr )
Operation "Sand in the Gears" is underway! In Detroit, the Resistance has engaged Skynet
at the Terminator factory, but with Resistance bombers already in the air, time is running out
for Elena's team to disable the plant's security grid. Some may die while others live, but as
long as one human draws breath, the Resistance will carry on.
Terminator Salvation #5 (http://tinyurl.com/p94cnv )
The year is 2018, and the fight against Skynet enters its latest phase, post-Judgment Day. After Skynet has destroyed much of humanity in a nuclear holocaust, a group of survivors led by John Connor struggle to keep the machines from finishing the job. Get a first look at the new movie in this official adaptation teaser!
About Warner Bros. Digital Distribution
Warner Bros. Digital Distribution (WBDD) manages Warner Bros. Home Entertainment Group’s electronic distribution streams over existing, new and emerging digital platforms, including pay-per-view, electronic sell-through, video-on-demand, wireless and more. WBDD also oversees the WBHEG’s worldwide digital strategy, partnerships in digital services and emerging new clients and business activities in the digital space.
About Warner Bros. Home Entertainment Group
Warner Bros. Home Entertainment Group brings together Warner Bros. Entertainment's home video, digital distribution, interactive entertainment/videogames, direct-to-DVD production, technical operations and anti-piracy businesses in order to maximize current and next-generation distribution scenarios. WBHEG is responsible for the global distribution of content through DVD, electronic sell-through and VOD, and delivery of theatrical content to wireless and online channels, and is also a significant worldwide publisher for both internal and third party videogame titles.
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.
The previous version contained incorrect links.
“Terminator Salvation” Digital Graphic Novel Debuts; Fans Can Read the Prequel to One of the Most Anticipated Films on Their iPhone and iPod touch in Rich Detail
Burbank, Calif., May 21, 2009 – Warner Bros. Digital Distribution today announced the availability of the division’s first digital comic book “Terminator Salvation” for the iPhone and iPod touch. Published by IDW, written by Dara Naraghi (“Lifelike”) and art by Alan Robinson, this must-read multi-part graphic novel details a series of events that have transpired since Judgment Day and culminates with the story found in “Terminator Salvation” from Warner Bros. Pictures. The digital graphic novel is now available on the Apple App Store (www.itunes.com / http://tinyurl.com/ogv8n2 ) for $0.99 for each of five episodes or $3.99 for the full collection.
Created by leading app developer Genus, the “Terminator Salvation” prequel uses the powerful Kamikaze: Le Edition engine. This technology allows comic book images to be scaled down without loss of resolution or fidelity. It also provides comic book fans with the ability to easily flip through pages by shaking their wrist and zoom in and out by “pinching” the screen.
“We see digital comics as an exciting new growth category,” said Thomas Gewecke, president, Warner Bros. Digital Distribution. “Consumers want to extend the print experience to their handheld media devices and the iPhone and iPod touch are ideal platforms for delivering rich, immersive, visual experiences. We expect the “Terminator Salvation” prequel to be the first of many digital comic releases over the coming year.”
The “Terminator Salvation” prequel, which includes a comic adaptation of the film’s opening scene, is the first of many digital comics that will be launched on the Apple App store from Warner Bros. Digital Distribution. Future series will include classic cartoons as well as well-known action titles.
About “Terminator Salvation: The Prequel”
The year is 2018. With John Connor as the voice of the resistance, the scattered remnants of humanity find themselves united against their common enemy: Skynet and its Terminators. Through a patchwork system of radio transmitters, hacked satellite phones, and encrypted computer networks, resistance leader Elena Maric in Detroit, and Nigerian mining engineer Bem Aworuwa, have formed an unlikely friendship and drawn up battle plans to take the fight to the Terminators!
Five action-packed issues are now available:
Terminator Salvation #1 (http://tinyurl.com/r9j2kr )
The year is 2018. With John Connor as the voice of the resistance, the scattered remnants
of humanity find themselves united against their common enemy—Skynet and its
Terminators. Through a patchwork system of radio transmitters, hacked satellite phones,
and encrypted computer networks, resistance leader Elena Maric in Detroit and Nigerian
mining engineer Bem Aworuwa have formed an unlikely friendship and drawn up battle
plans to take the fight to the Terminators!
Terminator Salvation #2 (http://tinyurl.com/p4ltm3 )
In the African country of Niger, tempers flare between Bem, Yusuf, and Lysette, as the
ragtag group of refugees finalize their plans for an assault on the Skynet uranium mine.
Meanwhile, in Detroit, survivalist Jackson Parker’s suicide run against a T-600 is interrupted
by the Resistance. Plus, more revelations about Commander Elena Maric’s past history with
John Connor.
Terminator Salvation #3 (http://tinyurl.com/qn88mh )
Back in Niger, Bem's plan to take out the uranium mine depends on the
outcome of his face-off against a lone T-600. In Detroit, Michigan, Resistance leader Elena
Maric's forces launch their all-out assault on the Terminator factories. But Skynet is not
without its resources, and even the mysterious package airdropped in the middle of the
desert may not be enough to turn the tide of operation “Sand in the Gears” in favor of the
humans.
Terminator Salvation #4 (http://tinyurl.com/rxu7dr )
Operation "Sand in the Gears" is underway! In Detroit, the Resistance has engaged Skynet
at the Terminator factory, but with Resistance bombers already in the air, time is running out
for Elena's team to disable the plant's security grid. Some may die while others live, but as
long as one human draws breath, the Resistance will carry on.
Terminator Salvation #5 (http://tinyurl.com/p94cnv )
The year is 2018, and the fight against Skynet enters its latest phase, post-Judgment Day. After Skynet has destroyed much of humanity in a nuclear holocaust, a group of survivors led by John Connor struggle to keep the machines from finishing the job. Get a first look at the new movie in this official adaptation teaser!
About Warner Bros. Digital Distribution
Warner Bros. Digital Distribution (WBDD) manages Warner Bros. Home Entertainment Group’s electronic distribution streams over existing, new and emerging digital platforms, including pay-per-view, electronic sell-through, video-on-demand, wireless and more. WBDD also oversees the WBHEG’s worldwide digital strategy, partnerships in digital services and emerging new clients and business activities in the digital space.
About Warner Bros. Home Entertainment Group
Warner Bros. Home Entertainment Group brings together Warner Bros. Entertainment's home video, digital distribution, interactive entertainment/videogames, direct-to-DVD production, technical operations and anti-piracy businesses in order to maximize current and next-generation distribution scenarios. WBHEG is responsible for the global distribution of content through DVD, electronic sell-through and VOD, and delivery of theatrical content to wireless and online channels, and is also a significant worldwide publisher for both internal and third party videogame titles.
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.
From Dave Kopecki
JOSH MEDORS BENEFIT AUCTION GOES LIVE ON EBAY!
The benefit auctions for artist Josh Medors are now live and on Ebay!
Starting at 9am PST, a new auction will list every minute until they are all
up. They will all start at $9.99 or less starting bids, and almost all without
reserves.
You can see them all as they list at:
http://shop.ebay.com/merchant/madman1138
Contributing artists include Frank Frazetta, Nat Jones, Tim Seeley, Mike
Allred, Josh Medors (of course), Ben Templesmith, Steve Kurth, Nick Bradshaw, Mark
Kidwell, Andrew Mangum, Ryan Winn, Richard Moore, Randy Kintz, Ken Haeser,
Buz Hassen, Colleen Doran, Phil Hester, John Stinsman, Russ Maheras, Matt
Martin, Rob Doria, and many more.
Because of the collectors who donated art, we also have great pieces by
artists who weren't able to contribute themselves, like Dave Finch, Tyler Kirkham,
Khoi Pham, Jason Howard, John Romita Jr, Ethan Van Sciver,Georges Jeanty, Scott
Clark, Steve McNiven, and so many more! Plus, there was a huge number of largely
unknown and/or amateur artists who donated some great work, so there should
be great art for every price range! And with how much we'll be listing, you
may get an unheard of deal on some of these goodies, on top of helping a good
cause.
Please take a look at the auctions on Ebay running all this week, and maybe
throw down a bid or two. The cause is noble, the art and selection is great, and
together we can make a difference!
Thanks for your time,
Dave Kopecki
madman1138@yahoo.com
JOSH MEDORS BENEFIT AUCTION GOES LIVE ON EBAY!
The benefit auctions for artist Josh Medors are now live and on Ebay!
Starting at 9am PST, a new auction will list every minute until they are all
up. They will all start at $9.99 or less starting bids, and almost all without
reserves.
You can see them all as they list at:
http://shop.ebay.com/merchant/madman1138
Contributing artists include Frank Frazetta, Nat Jones, Tim Seeley, Mike
Allred, Josh Medors (of course), Ben Templesmith, Steve Kurth, Nick Bradshaw, Mark
Kidwell, Andrew Mangum, Ryan Winn, Richard Moore, Randy Kintz, Ken Haeser,
Buz Hassen, Colleen Doran, Phil Hester, John Stinsman, Russ Maheras, Matt
Martin, Rob Doria, and many more.
Because of the collectors who donated art, we also have great pieces by
artists who weren't able to contribute themselves, like Dave Finch, Tyler Kirkham,
Khoi Pham, Jason Howard, John Romita Jr, Ethan Van Sciver,Georges Jeanty, Scott
Clark, Steve McNiven, and so many more! Plus, there was a huge number of largely
unknown and/or amateur artists who donated some great work, so there should
be great art for every price range! And with how much we'll be listing, you
may get an unheard of deal on some of these goodies, on top of helping a good
cause.
Please take a look at the auctions on Ebay running all this week, and maybe
throw down a bid or two. The cause is noble, the art and selection is great, and
together we can make a difference!
Thanks for your time,
Dave Kopecki
madman1138@yahoo.com
Lots of great new things have been happening as of late. I have a new mini-comic "Polynothing #1" out, a select design for Threadless.com available, and have completely re-designed my website after learning more about web-programming.
So, if you have the time, check it out: www.joshuakemble.com
I'm currently available to do any freelance work, and am always open to fitting in new projects and clients, so if you've got any illustration, design, or web design work that needs doing, please feel free to contact me at joshkemble@gmail.com. Thanks again for your time, and if anyone would like to be removed from this mailing list, please e-mail me at joshkemble@gmail.com with "remove from list" as the subject header. I'm planning on frequently sending updates as they come! Thanks!
-Joshua Kemble
--
Joshua Kemble Illustrations
So, if you have the time, check it out: www.joshuakemble.com
I'm currently available to do any freelance work, and am always open to fitting in new projects and clients, so if you've got any illustration, design, or web design work that needs doing, please feel free to contact me at joshkemble@gmail.com. Thanks again for your time, and if anyone would like to be removed from this mailing list, please e-mail me at joshkemble@gmail.com with "remove from list" as the subject header. I'm planning on frequently sending updates as they come! Thanks!
-Joshua Kemble
--
Joshua Kemble Illustrations
Thursday, May 21, 2009
Summer of Super Real
This summer the reality TV/comic book superhero mash-up, Super Real, returns to comic book shops with a new special issue series climax, and complete series graphic novel collection.
First appearing in November 2005, Super Real saw five issues released with raves from folks like Newsarama, Ain’t It Cool News, and Comics Buyer’s Guide, and featured guest creators including Jim Mahfood, and Josh Howard during it’s just over two year run. Now, this summer will see the release of both a new double-sized special issue, Super Real: Cast Change; the oversized series conclusion, and the 220 page graphic novel collection of the entire series; which includes the five previously released issues as well as the new special issue. For fans of the series, they can pick up the Super Real Cast Change special - a solid stand alone read that also happens to wrap up the book’s first storyline - via comic book shops and Haven Distribution (or directly from Super Real Graphics, both in print, and digitally). While new fans can pick up the complete 6 book run under one cover with the Super Real graphic novel - collecting the entire genetically enhanced, nipple twisting, lethal middle finger flipping, over-the-top mix of comic book fiction, pop culture, politics, and ultra-violence - via comic book shops and Diamond Distribution. Each book is listed in the respective May catalogs from the distributors.
In today’s ever changing independent comic book landscape, Super Real is a self published success story, that’s found critical favor, showcased independent talent, and told a unique and subversive story, from start to finish, all on comic shop racks… a feat that may not soon be repeated. Take a look at what the book has to offer today, either in the May Diamond Previews catalog, the May Haven Comics! Catalog, or at the book’s website, superrealgraphics.com, where you’ll find the complete first issue, previews from the graphic novel/individual issues, and much more.
Product information:
SUPER REAL: CAST CHANGE SPECIAL - July
48 pages, B&W, mature readers, $6.99
Our reality show cast were promised million dollar payouts for participation, but now a bold change to the show’s format via a controversial new cast member has them reeling... If their fifteen minutes of fame, and cash reward are cut short, will anyone survive?!?
It’s all out war in this brand new super-sized conclusion to the popular independent series that mashes-up pop culture with comic book mayhem, and features a character inspired by the most popular man on Earth - Barack Obama, who completes the book’s trinity of Presidential likenesses (with Bush and Cheney already in place as the show’s producers)!
This is not a marketing stunt dear readers, this is the only conclusion our tale could possibly have!! Don’t miss it!!!
May 2009 Comics! Catalog (www.havendistro.com)
HAVEN ORDER CODE: SUPRSUP101
SUPER REAL GRAPHIC NOVEL - August
220 pages, Full Color, mature readers, $18.99
Collects the complete independent series recommended by Newsarama, Aint It Cool News, Comics Buyers Guide and many more. Super Real follows five people who sign million dollar contracts to get genetically enhanced for a reality show based on comic book superheroes. An over the top mash-up of reality TV and comic book fiction, that’s like Survivor with superpowers, or The Real World meets The X-Men!
Find out what happens when our cast goes beyond reality.
Contains all six issues of the series, and features guest artwork from Jim Mahfood, Josh Howard, and more.
May 2009 Previews catalog
DIAMOND ORDER CODE: MAY09 1018
Super Real Graphics
Innovative - quality - creator-owned comics
http://superrealgraphics.com/
This summer the reality TV/comic book superhero mash-up, Super Real, returns to comic book shops with a new special issue series climax, and complete series graphic novel collection.
First appearing in November 2005, Super Real saw five issues released with raves from folks like Newsarama, Ain’t It Cool News, and Comics Buyer’s Guide, and featured guest creators including Jim Mahfood, and Josh Howard during it’s just over two year run. Now, this summer will see the release of both a new double-sized special issue, Super Real: Cast Change; the oversized series conclusion, and the 220 page graphic novel collection of the entire series; which includes the five previously released issues as well as the new special issue. For fans of the series, they can pick up the Super Real Cast Change special - a solid stand alone read that also happens to wrap up the book’s first storyline - via comic book shops and Haven Distribution (or directly from Super Real Graphics, both in print, and digitally). While new fans can pick up the complete 6 book run under one cover with the Super Real graphic novel - collecting the entire genetically enhanced, nipple twisting, lethal middle finger flipping, over-the-top mix of comic book fiction, pop culture, politics, and ultra-violence - via comic book shops and Diamond Distribution. Each book is listed in the respective May catalogs from the distributors.
In today’s ever changing independent comic book landscape, Super Real is a self published success story, that’s found critical favor, showcased independent talent, and told a unique and subversive story, from start to finish, all on comic shop racks… a feat that may not soon be repeated. Take a look at what the book has to offer today, either in the May Diamond Previews catalog, the May Haven Comics! Catalog, or at the book’s website, superrealgraphics.com, where you’ll find the complete first issue, previews from the graphic novel/individual issues, and much more.
Product information:
SUPER REAL: CAST CHANGE SPECIAL - July
48 pages, B&W, mature readers, $6.99
Our reality show cast were promised million dollar payouts for participation, but now a bold change to the show’s format via a controversial new cast member has them reeling... If their fifteen minutes of fame, and cash reward are cut short, will anyone survive?!?
It’s all out war in this brand new super-sized conclusion to the popular independent series that mashes-up pop culture with comic book mayhem, and features a character inspired by the most popular man on Earth - Barack Obama, who completes the book’s trinity of Presidential likenesses (with Bush and Cheney already in place as the show’s producers)!
This is not a marketing stunt dear readers, this is the only conclusion our tale could possibly have!! Don’t miss it!!!
May 2009 Comics! Catalog (www.havendistro.com)
HAVEN ORDER CODE: SUPRSUP101
SUPER REAL GRAPHIC NOVEL - August
220 pages, Full Color, mature readers, $18.99
Collects the complete independent series recommended by Newsarama, Aint It Cool News, Comics Buyers Guide and many more. Super Real follows five people who sign million dollar contracts to get genetically enhanced for a reality show based on comic book superheroes. An over the top mash-up of reality TV and comic book fiction, that’s like Survivor with superpowers, or The Real World meets The X-Men!
Find out what happens when our cast goes beyond reality.
Contains all six issues of the series, and features guest artwork from Jim Mahfood, Josh Howard, and more.
May 2009 Previews catalog
DIAMOND ORDER CODE: MAY09 1018
Super Real Graphics
Innovative - quality - creator-owned comics
http://superrealgraphics.com/
Digital Comic Books NOW AVAILABLE FOR THE iPHONE AND ipod touch FROM WARNER BROS. DIGITAL DISTRIBUTION
“Terminator Salvation” Digital Graphic Novel Debuts; Fans Can Read the Prequel to One of the Most Anticipated Films on Their iPhone and iPod touch in Rich Detail
Burbank, Calif., May 21, 2009 – Warner Bros. Digital Distribution today announced the availability of the division’s first digital comic book “Terminator Salvation” for the iPhone and iPod touch. Published by IDW, written by Dara Naraghi (“Lifelike”) and art by Alan Robinson, this must-read multi-part graphic novel details a series of events that have transpired since Judgment Day and culminates with the story found in “Terminator Salvation” from Warner Bros. Pictures. The digital graphic novel is now available on the Apple App Store (www.itunes.com / http://tinyurl.com/ogv8n2) for $0.99 for each of five episodes or $3.99 for the full collection.
Created by leading app developer Genus, the “Terminator Salvation” prequel uses the powerful Kamikaze: Le Edition engine. This technology allows comic book images to be scaled down without loss of resolution or fidelity. It also provides comic book fans with the ability to easily flip through pages by shaking their wrist and zoom in and out by “pinching” the screen.
“We see digital comics as an exciting new growth category,” said Thomas Gewecke, president, Warner Bros. Digital Distribution. “Consumers want to extend the print experience to their handheld media devices and the iPhone and iPod touch are ideal platforms for delivering rich, immersive, visual experiences. We expect the “Terminator Salvation” prequel to be the first of many digital comic releases over the coming year.”
The “Terminator Salvation” prequel, which includes a comic adaptation of the film’s opening scene, is the first of many digital comics that will be launched on the Apple App store from Warner Bros. Digital Distribution. Future series will include classic cartoons as well as well-known action titles.
About “Terminator Salvation: The Prequel”
The year is 2018. With John Connor as the voice of the resistance, the scattered remnants of humanity find themselves united against their common enemy: Skynet and its Terminators. Through a patchwork system of radio transmitters, hacked satellite phones, and encrypted computer networks, resistance leader Elena Maric in Detroit, and Nigerian mining engineer Bem Aworuwa, have formed an unlikely friendship and drawn up battle plans to take the fight to the Terminators!
Five action-packed issues are now available:
Terminator Salvation #1 (http://tinyurl.com/r9j2kr)
The year is 2018. With John Connor as the voice of the resistance, the scattered remnants
of humanity find themselves united against their common enemy—Skynet and its
Terminators. Through a patchwork system of radio transmitters, hacked satellite phones,
and encrypted computer networks, resistance leader Elena Maric in Detroit and Nigerian
mining engineer Bem Aworuwa have formed an unlikely friendship and drawn up battle
plans to take the fight to the Terminators!
Terminator Salvation #2 (http://tinyurl.com/p4ltm3)
In the African country of Niger, tempers flare between Bem, Yusuf, and Lysette, as the
ragtag group of refugees finalize their plans for an assault on the Skynet uranium mine.
Meanwhile, in Detroit, survivalist Jackson Parker’s suicide run against a T-600 is interrupted
by the Resistance. Plus, more revelations about Commander Elena Maric’s past history with
John Connor.
Terminator Salvation #3 (http://tinyurl.com/qn88mh)
Back in Niger, Bem's plan to take out the uranium mine depends on the
outcome of his face-off against a lone T-600. In Detroit, Michigan, Resistance leader Elena
Maric's forces launch their all-out assault on the Terminator factories. But Skynet is not
without its resources, and even the mysterious package airdropped in the middle of the
desert may not be enough to turn the tide of operation “Sand in the Gears” in favor of the
humans.
Terminator Salvation #4 (http://tinyurl.com/rxu7dr)
Operation "Sand in the Gears" is underway! In Detroit, the Resistance has engaged Skynet
at the Terminator factory, but with Resistance bombers already in the air, time is running out
for Elena's team to disable the plant's security grid. Some may die while others live, but as
long as one human draws breath, the Resistance will carry on.
Terminator Salvation #5 (http://tinyurl.com/p94cnv)
The year is 2018, and the fight against Skynet enters its latest phase, post-Judgment Day. After Skynet has destroyed much of humanity in a nuclear holocaust, a group of survivors led by John Connor struggle to keep the machines from finishing the job. Get a first look at the new movie in this official adaptation teaser!
About Warner Bros. Digital Distribution
Warner Bros. Digital Distribution (WBDD) manages Warner Bros. Home Entertainment Group’s electronic distribution streams over existing, new and emerging digital platforms, including pay-per-view, electronic sell-through, video-on-demand, wireless and more. WBDD also oversees the WBHEG’s worldwide digital strategy, partnerships in digital services and emerging new clients and business activities in the digital space.
About Warner Bros. Home Entertainment Group
Warner Bros. Home Entertainment Group brings together Warner Bros. Entertainment's home video, digital distribution, interactive entertainment/videogames, direct-to-DVD production, technical operations and anti-piracy businesses in order to maximize current and next-generation distribution scenarios. WBHEG is responsible for the global distribution of content through DVD, electronic sell-through and VOD, and delivery of theatrical content to wireless and online channels, and is also a significant worldwide publisher for both internal and third party videogame titles.
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.
“Terminator Salvation” Digital Graphic Novel Debuts; Fans Can Read the Prequel to One of the Most Anticipated Films on Their iPhone and iPod touch in Rich Detail
Burbank, Calif., May 21, 2009 – Warner Bros. Digital Distribution today announced the availability of the division’s first digital comic book “Terminator Salvation” for the iPhone and iPod touch. Published by IDW, written by Dara Naraghi (“Lifelike”) and art by Alan Robinson, this must-read multi-part graphic novel details a series of events that have transpired since Judgment Day and culminates with the story found in “Terminator Salvation” from Warner Bros. Pictures. The digital graphic novel is now available on the Apple App Store (www.itunes.com / http://tinyurl.com/ogv8n2) for $0.99 for each of five episodes or $3.99 for the full collection.
Created by leading app developer Genus, the “Terminator Salvation” prequel uses the powerful Kamikaze: Le Edition engine. This technology allows comic book images to be scaled down without loss of resolution or fidelity. It also provides comic book fans with the ability to easily flip through pages by shaking their wrist and zoom in and out by “pinching” the screen.
“We see digital comics as an exciting new growth category,” said Thomas Gewecke, president, Warner Bros. Digital Distribution. “Consumers want to extend the print experience to their handheld media devices and the iPhone and iPod touch are ideal platforms for delivering rich, immersive, visual experiences. We expect the “Terminator Salvation” prequel to be the first of many digital comic releases over the coming year.”
The “Terminator Salvation” prequel, which includes a comic adaptation of the film’s opening scene, is the first of many digital comics that will be launched on the Apple App store from Warner Bros. Digital Distribution. Future series will include classic cartoons as well as well-known action titles.
About “Terminator Salvation: The Prequel”
The year is 2018. With John Connor as the voice of the resistance, the scattered remnants of humanity find themselves united against their common enemy: Skynet and its Terminators. Through a patchwork system of radio transmitters, hacked satellite phones, and encrypted computer networks, resistance leader Elena Maric in Detroit, and Nigerian mining engineer Bem Aworuwa, have formed an unlikely friendship and drawn up battle plans to take the fight to the Terminators!
Five action-packed issues are now available:
Terminator Salvation #1 (http://tinyurl.com/r9j2kr)
The year is 2018. With John Connor as the voice of the resistance, the scattered remnants
of humanity find themselves united against their common enemy—Skynet and its
Terminators. Through a patchwork system of radio transmitters, hacked satellite phones,
and encrypted computer networks, resistance leader Elena Maric in Detroit and Nigerian
mining engineer Bem Aworuwa have formed an unlikely friendship and drawn up battle
plans to take the fight to the Terminators!
Terminator Salvation #2 (http://tinyurl.com/p4ltm3)
In the African country of Niger, tempers flare between Bem, Yusuf, and Lysette, as the
ragtag group of refugees finalize their plans for an assault on the Skynet uranium mine.
Meanwhile, in Detroit, survivalist Jackson Parker’s suicide run against a T-600 is interrupted
by the Resistance. Plus, more revelations about Commander Elena Maric’s past history with
John Connor.
Terminator Salvation #3 (http://tinyurl.com/qn88mh)
Back in Niger, Bem's plan to take out the uranium mine depends on the
outcome of his face-off against a lone T-600. In Detroit, Michigan, Resistance leader Elena
Maric's forces launch their all-out assault on the Terminator factories. But Skynet is not
without its resources, and even the mysterious package airdropped in the middle of the
desert may not be enough to turn the tide of operation “Sand in the Gears” in favor of the
humans.
Terminator Salvation #4 (http://tinyurl.com/rxu7dr)
Operation "Sand in the Gears" is underway! In Detroit, the Resistance has engaged Skynet
at the Terminator factory, but with Resistance bombers already in the air, time is running out
for Elena's team to disable the plant's security grid. Some may die while others live, but as
long as one human draws breath, the Resistance will carry on.
Terminator Salvation #5 (http://tinyurl.com/p94cnv)
The year is 2018, and the fight against Skynet enters its latest phase, post-Judgment Day. After Skynet has destroyed much of humanity in a nuclear holocaust, a group of survivors led by John Connor struggle to keep the machines from finishing the job. Get a first look at the new movie in this official adaptation teaser!
About Warner Bros. Digital Distribution
Warner Bros. Digital Distribution (WBDD) manages Warner Bros. Home Entertainment Group’s electronic distribution streams over existing, new and emerging digital platforms, including pay-per-view, electronic sell-through, video-on-demand, wireless and more. WBDD also oversees the WBHEG’s worldwide digital strategy, partnerships in digital services and emerging new clients and business activities in the digital space.
About Warner Bros. Home Entertainment Group
Warner Bros. Home Entertainment Group brings together Warner Bros. Entertainment's home video, digital distribution, interactive entertainment/videogames, direct-to-DVD production, technical operations and anti-piracy businesses in order to maximize current and next-generation distribution scenarios. WBHEG is responsible for the global distribution of content through DVD, electronic sell-through and VOD, and delivery of theatrical content to wireless and online channels, and is also a significant worldwide publisher for both internal and third party videogame titles.
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, May 20, 2009
For Immediate Release
FANTAGRAPHICS BOOKS ANNOUNCES THE ACQUISITION OF THIS SIDE OF JORDAN, A NOVEL BY MONTE SCHULZ
THIS SIDE OF JORDAN, by MONTE SCHULZ, will be unveiled at the 2009 Book Expo America in New York City, May 29-31, with an appearance by the author on Saturday, May 30, at 2:30PM in the Autographing Area.
SEATTLE, WA, MAY 20, 2009 --- This September, Fantagraphics Books is proud to publish This Side of Jordan, by Monte Schulz, only the second original prose novel (following 2007’s Laura Warholic by Alexander Theroux) in the company’s 33-year history.
This Side of Jordan is a tapestry of American life in the summer before the economic crash of 1929, and a quintessential novel of the rural Midwest offered unexpectedly as a crime thriller. Full of American landscapes and totems, images and notions, foibles and fables, beasts and the blessed, it follows the experiences of 19-year-old tubercular farm boy Alvin Pendergast. The novel begins with an ill-fated dance marathon and a chance encounter with a slick con artist and gangster named Chester Burke. Fearing relapse of his consumption and a return to the sanitarium that had already stolen a year of his life, Alvin imprudently follows Chester across the Mississippi River only to enter a vortex of criminal violence and deceit.
With Alvin in tow, Chester’s insouciant disregard for life serves him well during a series of bank robberies and senseless murders, the sociopathic gangster assuming the role of a dark angel on Judgment Day, cleansing the scrolls of those whose sad fortune draws them across his path. Too ill to flee, too morally weak to object, Alvin resigns himself to what seems like certain doom. Fortunately, Alvin finds another companion on the road, a lonely, eccentric, and grandiloquent dwarf named Rascal, whose own infirmity binds their destinies together. Eventually, the young farm boy must make a decision: stick with Chester, who will surely kill him at the slightest hint of betrayal, or muster the courage to stake his life on faith in Rascal’s clever plan to save them both.
Monte Schulz is the son of Charles M. Schulz, creator of Peanuts, and in This Side of Jordan one of his ambitions was to recreate the time of his mother’s and father’s Jazz Age childhood, when America was making the irresistible transition from rural to urban life.
“When I was in my early twenties, and Dad saw that I was developing an interest in writing, he showed me some of the beautiful passages of Thomas Wolfe and John Steinbeck, and lent me his copies of Complete Poems by Carl Sandburg and Edgar Lee Masters’ Spoon River Anthology, and Joan Didion’s Slouching Towards Bethlehem. He told me the writer’s gift is to be able to express for people certain ideas and emotions they cannot express for themselves,” says Schulz.
Told in the voice of a lost generation hurtling toward the Great Depression, This Side of Jordan evokes crowded Main Streets and tourist camps, miles of cornfields, rural churches and musty parlors, with the momentum of a freight train, but delivered in the seductive, rhythmic tradition of Southern lyricism reminiscent of Flannery O’Connor and Truman Capote.
Fantagraphics publisher Gary Groth said he was leery when Schulz asked him to read the novel “because, after all, how does the publisher of The Complete Peanuts reject a novel by Charles Schulz’s son?” After reading it, however, he was “bowled over by the beauty of the prose and Monte’s command over every aspect of the form. It isn’t hyperbolic to say that Monte is as good a writer as his father is a cartoonist. That’s why we wanted to publish it.”
This Side of Jordan is Schulz’s second novel. His first, Down by the River, was published by Viking in 1991. Library Journal raved that it compared to Stand by Me and Twin Peaks, and seemed "ready-made for Hollywood." He spent ten years writing Crossing Eden, from which This Side Of Jordan is drawn as the first of three interconnected novels; the second and third, Fields of Eden and The Big Town, will be published in 2010 and 2011. This Side of Jordan will be published as a jacketed hardcover this September by Fantagraphics Books, with a painted cover by noted cartoonist Al Columbia. Schulz will make his first public appearance promoting the novel at the 2009 Book Expo America, signing galleys on Saturday, May 30, at 2:30PM in the convention’s autographing area. A West Coast tour will follow in the Fall (dates and locations t.b.a.).
Schulz received his M.A. in American Studies from the University of California at Santa Barbara. He lives in Northern California.
Fantagraphics Books ( www.fantagraphics.com ) has been the world’s leading publisher of comics and graphic novels since 1976, with titles including The Complete Peanuts by Charles M. Schulz. In 2007, the company launched its prose division, beginning with novels by Alexander Theroux (Laura Warholic) and Jules Feiffer (a reissue of the noted artist’s 1963 novel, Harry, the Rat with Women).
FANTAGRAPHICS BOOKS ANNOUNCES THE ACQUISITION OF THIS SIDE OF JORDAN, A NOVEL BY MONTE SCHULZ
THIS SIDE OF JORDAN, by MONTE SCHULZ, will be unveiled at the 2009 Book Expo America in New York City, May 29-31, with an appearance by the author on Saturday, May 30, at 2:30PM in the Autographing Area.
SEATTLE, WA, MAY 20, 2009 --- This September, Fantagraphics Books is proud to publish This Side of Jordan, by Monte Schulz, only the second original prose novel (following 2007’s Laura Warholic by Alexander Theroux) in the company’s 33-year history.
This Side of Jordan is a tapestry of American life in the summer before the economic crash of 1929, and a quintessential novel of the rural Midwest offered unexpectedly as a crime thriller. Full of American landscapes and totems, images and notions, foibles and fables, beasts and the blessed, it follows the experiences of 19-year-old tubercular farm boy Alvin Pendergast. The novel begins with an ill-fated dance marathon and a chance encounter with a slick con artist and gangster named Chester Burke. Fearing relapse of his consumption and a return to the sanitarium that had already stolen a year of his life, Alvin imprudently follows Chester across the Mississippi River only to enter a vortex of criminal violence and deceit.
With Alvin in tow, Chester’s insouciant disregard for life serves him well during a series of bank robberies and senseless murders, the sociopathic gangster assuming the role of a dark angel on Judgment Day, cleansing the scrolls of those whose sad fortune draws them across his path. Too ill to flee, too morally weak to object, Alvin resigns himself to what seems like certain doom. Fortunately, Alvin finds another companion on the road, a lonely, eccentric, and grandiloquent dwarf named Rascal, whose own infirmity binds their destinies together. Eventually, the young farm boy must make a decision: stick with Chester, who will surely kill him at the slightest hint of betrayal, or muster the courage to stake his life on faith in Rascal’s clever plan to save them both.
Monte Schulz is the son of Charles M. Schulz, creator of Peanuts, and in This Side of Jordan one of his ambitions was to recreate the time of his mother’s and father’s Jazz Age childhood, when America was making the irresistible transition from rural to urban life.
“When I was in my early twenties, and Dad saw that I was developing an interest in writing, he showed me some of the beautiful passages of Thomas Wolfe and John Steinbeck, and lent me his copies of Complete Poems by Carl Sandburg and Edgar Lee Masters’ Spoon River Anthology, and Joan Didion’s Slouching Towards Bethlehem. He told me the writer’s gift is to be able to express for people certain ideas and emotions they cannot express for themselves,” says Schulz.
Told in the voice of a lost generation hurtling toward the Great Depression, This Side of Jordan evokes crowded Main Streets and tourist camps, miles of cornfields, rural churches and musty parlors, with the momentum of a freight train, but delivered in the seductive, rhythmic tradition of Southern lyricism reminiscent of Flannery O’Connor and Truman Capote.
Fantagraphics publisher Gary Groth said he was leery when Schulz asked him to read the novel “because, after all, how does the publisher of The Complete Peanuts reject a novel by Charles Schulz’s son?” After reading it, however, he was “bowled over by the beauty of the prose and Monte’s command over every aspect of the form. It isn’t hyperbolic to say that Monte is as good a writer as his father is a cartoonist. That’s why we wanted to publish it.”
This Side of Jordan is Schulz’s second novel. His first, Down by the River, was published by Viking in 1991. Library Journal raved that it compared to Stand by Me and Twin Peaks, and seemed "ready-made for Hollywood." He spent ten years writing Crossing Eden, from which This Side Of Jordan is drawn as the first of three interconnected novels; the second and third, Fields of Eden and The Big Town, will be published in 2010 and 2011. This Side of Jordan will be published as a jacketed hardcover this September by Fantagraphics Books, with a painted cover by noted cartoonist Al Columbia. Schulz will make his first public appearance promoting the novel at the 2009 Book Expo America, signing galleys on Saturday, May 30, at 2:30PM in the convention’s autographing area. A West Coast tour will follow in the Fall (dates and locations t.b.a.).
Schulz received his M.A. in American Studies from the University of California at Santa Barbara. He lives in Northern California.
Fantagraphics Books ( www.fantagraphics.com ) has been the world’s leading publisher of comics and graphic novels since 1976, with titles including The Complete Peanuts by Charles M. Schulz. In 2007, the company launched its prose division, beginning with novels by Alexander Theroux (Laura Warholic) and Jules Feiffer (a reissue of the noted artist’s 1963 novel, Harry, the Rat with Women).
Guillermo Del Toro Premieres his new book THE STRAIN
at Meltdown Comics in Los Angeles
An After Midnight World Premiere Event
Del Toro Flying Directly From New Zealand Exclusively for Meltdown Premiere
WHAT: GUILLERMO DEL TORO SIGNS THE STRAIN - THE NEW NOVEL BY GUILLERMO DEL TORO & CHUCK HOGAN
REALLY? And it's a Meltdown Event Exclusive Edition to boot! Deluxe Hardcover, Limited to only 500 units with signed, tipped-in plate
PRICE: $26.99
WHEN: TUESDAY, JUNE 2, 2009 MIDNIGHT
WHERE: 7522 W SUNSET BLVD LA CA 90046 www.meltcomics.com
What else do I need to know? Line up starts Monday, June 1st. the line will be allowed into the store at 11:59PM. Books go on sale 2 minutes later Tuesday, June 2nd 12:01AM.
NOTE: If attending the event, walk-in preorders will be held for you to get signed and dedicated. Please do bring a printout of your confirmation. If you would like the book shipped, it will go out the afternoon of June, 2nd
Preorder Book here: Meltdown Comics
Official Book site: http://www.thestraintrilogy.com/
About Meltdown Comics:
Meltdown Comics is the largest comic book shop on the West Coast, located in the heart of Hollywood on Sunset Blvd. Meltdown opened in 1993 and has since become one the most respected comic book store in the world. With a sophisticated approach to merchandise and operations - and a reputation for hosting successful events in their Melt Gallery - Meltdown is a must-see pop culture destination.
at Meltdown Comics in Los Angeles
An After Midnight World Premiere Event
Del Toro Flying Directly From New Zealand Exclusively for Meltdown Premiere
WHAT: GUILLERMO DEL TORO SIGNS THE STRAIN - THE NEW NOVEL BY GUILLERMO DEL TORO & CHUCK HOGAN
REALLY? And it's a Meltdown Event Exclusive Edition to boot! Deluxe Hardcover, Limited to only 500 units with signed, tipped-in plate
PRICE: $26.99
WHEN: TUESDAY, JUNE 2, 2009 MIDNIGHT
WHERE: 7522 W SUNSET BLVD LA CA 90046 www.meltcomics.com
What else do I need to know? Line up starts Monday, June 1st. the line will be allowed into the store at 11:59PM. Books go on sale 2 minutes later Tuesday, June 2nd 12:01AM.
NOTE: If attending the event, walk-in preorders will be held for you to get signed and dedicated. Please do bring a printout of your confirmation. If you would like the book shipped, it will go out the afternoon of June, 2nd
Preorder Book here: Meltdown Comics
Official Book site: http://www.thestraintrilogy.com/
About Meltdown Comics:
Meltdown Comics is the largest comic book shop on the West Coast, located in the heart of Hollywood on Sunset Blvd. Meltdown opened in 1993 and has since become one the most respected comic book store in the world. With a sophisticated approach to merchandise and operations - and a reputation for hosting successful events in their Melt Gallery - Meltdown is a must-see pop culture destination.
Jeff Soto's second fine art book, "Storm Clouds," features 148 full color pages celebrating paintings from the exhibitions: "Supernova," "Cold Ice Age," "Storm Clouds" and every show in between : "Storm Clouds" is a high-quality hard bound volume that features a highly spirited introduction by David Choe and the Riverside Art Museum : For a limited time, "Storm Clouds" will ship with Jeff's "No Hope" mini zine : For the collector in you, receive $50 off of the "Storm Clouds Limited Edition" box set that features 4 signed and numbered lithographs that feature emboss and certificate of authenticity, as well as a one-of-a-kind box, "No Hope" mini zine and signed "Storm Clouds" :
+++ Comic-Con : Booth 4833 : July 22 - July 26
The 2009 San Diego Comic-Con celebration will be here before you know it, mark it in your calendars and stop by and say hello. Jeff Soto will be on hand all day July 23 for one day only, Bob Dob all day July 24 and artist guests Kelsey Brookes, Kathie Olivas, Brandt Peters, Martha Rich, Matt Stallings and many others will be on hand to sign books and mini zines : New tShirts will be on hand, as well as new mini zines and the full Murphy Fine Art Book selection : See you there :
+++ INSPIRE by Adobe Featuring Guest Blogger Mark Murphy
Adobe has recently launched a new creative website, "INSPIRE," featuring their FLEX programming technologies : I was invited to write about eBooks, well let's just say this week's daily article entries took a turn. "...we all need to take the "e" out of eBooks and ePublishing and replace it with "we." wePublishing is community based content that focuses our collective efforts on educating, mentoring and inspiring." Read about a new concept in publishing all week at https://xd.adobe.com : Let me know what you think :
+++ Scribble08 Film Premier and Art Exhibition : Thursday : July 23 :
Scribble08 is a documentary art film featuring : Soto, the Claytons, Martha Rich, Kevin Christy, Biskup, Garcia, Kelsey Brookes, Sorren will premier Thursday, July 23 from 6:30pm to 11:00pm : The night will prove special, as 25 master paintings (18" x 18") will be on display and available for acquisition featuring: Kent Williams, James Jean, Tony Fitzpatrick, Chris Mars and many other amazing artists. The event is sponsored by Planet Illogica and free with an RSVP, featuring movie screening, exhibit catalogue, art exhibition, artist guests, food and bar : Event held at the Wonderhaus Building : 171 14th Street : SD
+++ Planet Illogica Launch Party : Friday : July 24 :
PlanetIllogica.com invites you to a mind dazzling display of performance art, fine art exhibition, special musical guests (to be announced, but not to be missed), 4 bars, video gaming and the Hollywood jet set on Friday from 6:30pm to 12:30am in San Diego : This is a once in a lifetime party that will inspire on every level : Mark it in your calendar and be the first to sign up on the new artist-based community website at www.planetillogica.com : Event held at the Wonderhaus Building : 171 14th Street : SD
+++ Kelsey Brookes : Sink or Swim Silk Screen Set : Now Available : Limited Edition
San Diego based artist, former biochemist, Kelsey Brookes is an amazing painter who paints intricate, yet masterful assemblages about the clash between ancient philosophy and ultra-modern ideals. He has currently released a new, limited-edition, multi colored silk-screen print set : You can learn more at www.kelseybrookes.com :
+++ Nathan Spoor : The Glass Menagerie : Solo Exhibition : June 6th
Nathan Spoor is preparing a large body of masterful paintings that invite you within the work, taunting you with dream like riddles : Thankfully, Nathan has left an assortment of visual clues along the way that guide us through his imaginative and well constructed world : Nathan will be featured at Copro Nason on June 6th, mark it down and check out the blog for a full interview, as Nathan introduces you to his painting process :
+++ Ray Caesar Fine Art Book : Volume One : Now Shipping
The new Ray Caesar book features a stunning collection and high-quality reproduction over 168 full color pages, limited edition shelf cards and priority shipping to your door in a sturdy mailing box : Check it out today :
+++ Murphy Blog
New and interviews featuring Jeff Soto, Brandi Milne, Nathan Spoor, Tony Fitzpatrick, Kelsey Brookes, Jason Limon, and many more at http://murphydesign1.blogspot.com/. Check often, as we will be hitting the streets and posting often.
+++ Comic-Con : Booth 4833 : July 22 - July 26
The 2009 San Diego Comic-Con celebration will be here before you know it, mark it in your calendars and stop by and say hello. Jeff Soto will be on hand all day July 23 for one day only, Bob Dob all day July 24 and artist guests Kelsey Brookes, Kathie Olivas, Brandt Peters, Martha Rich, Matt Stallings and many others will be on hand to sign books and mini zines : New tShirts will be on hand, as well as new mini zines and the full Murphy Fine Art Book selection : See you there :
+++ INSPIRE by Adobe Featuring Guest Blogger Mark Murphy
Adobe has recently launched a new creative website, "INSPIRE," featuring their FLEX programming technologies : I was invited to write about eBooks, well let's just say this week's daily article entries took a turn. "...we all need to take the "e" out of eBooks and ePublishing and replace it with "we." wePublishing is community based content that focuses our collective efforts on educating, mentoring and inspiring." Read about a new concept in publishing all week at https://xd.adobe.com : Let me know what you think :
+++ Scribble08 Film Premier and Art Exhibition : Thursday : July 23 :
Scribble08 is a documentary art film featuring : Soto, the Claytons, Martha Rich, Kevin Christy, Biskup, Garcia, Kelsey Brookes, Sorren will premier Thursday, July 23 from 6:30pm to 11:00pm : The night will prove special, as 25 master paintings (18" x 18") will be on display and available for acquisition featuring: Kent Williams, James Jean, Tony Fitzpatrick, Chris Mars and many other amazing artists. The event is sponsored by Planet Illogica and free with an RSVP, featuring movie screening, exhibit catalogue, art exhibition, artist guests, food and bar : Event held at the Wonderhaus Building : 171 14th Street : SD
+++ Planet Illogica Launch Party : Friday : July 24 :
PlanetIllogica.com invites you to a mind dazzling display of performance art, fine art exhibition, special musical guests (to be announced, but not to be missed), 4 bars, video gaming and the Hollywood jet set on Friday from 6:30pm to 12:30am in San Diego : This is a once in a lifetime party that will inspire on every level : Mark it in your calendar and be the first to sign up on the new artist-based community website at www.planetillogica.com : Event held at the Wonderhaus Building : 171 14th Street : SD
+++ Kelsey Brookes : Sink or Swim Silk Screen Set : Now Available : Limited Edition
San Diego based artist, former biochemist, Kelsey Brookes is an amazing painter who paints intricate, yet masterful assemblages about the clash between ancient philosophy and ultra-modern ideals. He has currently released a new, limited-edition, multi colored silk-screen print set : You can learn more at www.kelseybrookes.com :
+++ Nathan Spoor : The Glass Menagerie : Solo Exhibition : June 6th
Nathan Spoor is preparing a large body of masterful paintings that invite you within the work, taunting you with dream like riddles : Thankfully, Nathan has left an assortment of visual clues along the way that guide us through his imaginative and well constructed world : Nathan will be featured at Copro Nason on June 6th, mark it down and check out the blog for a full interview, as Nathan introduces you to his painting process :
+++ Ray Caesar Fine Art Book : Volume One : Now Shipping
The new Ray Caesar book features a stunning collection and high-quality reproduction over 168 full color pages, limited edition shelf cards and priority shipping to your door in a sturdy mailing box : Check it out today :
+++ Murphy Blog
New and interviews featuring Jeff Soto, Brandi Milne, Nathan Spoor, Tony Fitzpatrick, Kelsey Brookes, Jason Limon, and many more at http://murphydesign1.blogspot.com/. Check often, as we will be hitting the streets and posting often.
ZOMBIE TALES 2061
COMES BACK TO LIFE THIS JULY
ACADEMY AWARD-NOMINATED WRITER KIM KRIZAN'S
CRITICALLY ACCLAIMED
EPIC ZOMBIE SAGA
COLLECTED FOR THE FIRST TIME
May 19th, 2009 - Los Angeles, CA - The living dead walk among us! Zombies have taken over the planet! Humans only exist as novelty attractions… or worse. But today is the day of revolution and soon the tide will turn on undead supremacy! Enter the world of ZOMBIE TALES 2061. From Academy Award-nomintated writer Kim Krizan (BEFORE SUNRISE, BEFORE SUNSET) comes an epic saga ripped from the pages of the critically acclaimed ZOMBIE TALES anthology and collected in one volume for the first time!
Best known for writing the generation definining romance movies BEFORE SUNRISE and BEFORE SUNSET, Krizan jumped into the horror genre with both feet, delivering a unique new vision of the zombie apocalypse for Zombie Tales: The Series #1. Originally planned as just an 8 pager and slotted between stories from more seasoned horror vets Steve Niles and Joe R. Lansdale, critics and fans spotlighted Krizan's freshman horror venture and clamored for a sequel. Krizan immediately expanded her Zombie universe into a triptych, finally collected in one easy reading volume with ZOMBIE TALES 2061.
"When horror tastemaker RUE MORGUE MAGAZINE begs for a sequel, you know you have a hit on your hands," said Publisher Ross Richie. "I really don't think people have seen as an original take on Zombies since Romero's NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD. That is how blown away I was by this book."
"It was great fun for me to write '2061' and it's an honor to have it collected," said ZOMBIE TALES writer Kim Krizan. "Though it seemed on the surface to be a light, fun project, it really gets to the heart of what I believe about our species. For me, zombie dominance is now!"
Outside garnering an Academy Award nomination for BEFORE SUNSET, Krizan also acted in the cult films SLACKER, DAZED AND CONFUSED and WAKING LIFE. Her turn as high school teacher Ginny Stroud in DAZED AND CONFUSED led her to speak the immortal lines "...this summer when you're being inundated with all this American bicentennial Fourth Of July brouhaha, don't forget what you're celebrating, and that's the fact that a bunch of slave-owning, aristocratic, white males didn't want to pay their taxes."
When asked about the rumor of a Zombified follow-up to the BEFORE SUNRISE franchise, Krizan had no comment.
ZOMBIE TALES 2061 features 24 pages of interior art by newcomer Jon Reed and a cover by Patrick McEvoy. SRP: $3.99, Diamond Order Code: MAY090726
About BOOM! Studios
BOOM! Studios (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, including Philip K. Dick's DO ANDROIDS DREAM OF ELECTRIC SHEEP?, The Henson Company's FARSCAPE, and the original Mark Waid series IRREDEEMABLE. BOOM! recently launched its youth imprint, BOOM! Kids, with Pixar's THE INCREDIBLES, CARS, and TOY STORY, as well as Disney's THE MUPPETS. This year, BOOM! Studios celebrates its fourth anniversary.
COMES BACK TO LIFE THIS JULY
ACADEMY AWARD-NOMINATED WRITER KIM KRIZAN'S
CRITICALLY ACCLAIMED
EPIC ZOMBIE SAGA
COLLECTED FOR THE FIRST TIME
May 19th, 2009 - Los Angeles, CA - The living dead walk among us! Zombies have taken over the planet! Humans only exist as novelty attractions… or worse. But today is the day of revolution and soon the tide will turn on undead supremacy! Enter the world of ZOMBIE TALES 2061. From Academy Award-nomintated writer Kim Krizan (BEFORE SUNRISE, BEFORE SUNSET) comes an epic saga ripped from the pages of the critically acclaimed ZOMBIE TALES anthology and collected in one volume for the first time!
Best known for writing the generation definining romance movies BEFORE SUNRISE and BEFORE SUNSET, Krizan jumped into the horror genre with both feet, delivering a unique new vision of the zombie apocalypse for Zombie Tales: The Series #1. Originally planned as just an 8 pager and slotted between stories from more seasoned horror vets Steve Niles and Joe R. Lansdale, critics and fans spotlighted Krizan's freshman horror venture and clamored for a sequel. Krizan immediately expanded her Zombie universe into a triptych, finally collected in one easy reading volume with ZOMBIE TALES 2061.
"When horror tastemaker RUE MORGUE MAGAZINE begs for a sequel, you know you have a hit on your hands," said Publisher Ross Richie. "I really don't think people have seen as an original take on Zombies since Romero's NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD. That is how blown away I was by this book."
"It was great fun for me to write '2061' and it's an honor to have it collected," said ZOMBIE TALES writer Kim Krizan. "Though it seemed on the surface to be a light, fun project, it really gets to the heart of what I believe about our species. For me, zombie dominance is now!"
Outside garnering an Academy Award nomination for BEFORE SUNSET, Krizan also acted in the cult films SLACKER, DAZED AND CONFUSED and WAKING LIFE. Her turn as high school teacher Ginny Stroud in DAZED AND CONFUSED led her to speak the immortal lines "...this summer when you're being inundated with all this American bicentennial Fourth Of July brouhaha, don't forget what you're celebrating, and that's the fact that a bunch of slave-owning, aristocratic, white males didn't want to pay their taxes."
When asked about the rumor of a Zombified follow-up to the BEFORE SUNRISE franchise, Krizan had no comment.
ZOMBIE TALES 2061 features 24 pages of interior art by newcomer Jon Reed and a cover by Patrick McEvoy. SRP: $3.99, Diamond Order Code: MAY090726
About BOOM! Studios
BOOM! Studios (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, including Philip K. Dick's DO ANDROIDS DREAM OF ELECTRIC SHEEP?, The Henson Company's FARSCAPE, and the original Mark Waid series IRREDEEMABLE. BOOM! recently launched its youth imprint, BOOM! Kids, with Pixar's THE INCREDIBLES, CARS, and TOY STORY, as well as Disney's THE MUPPETS. This year, BOOM! Studios celebrates its fourth anniversary.
Tuesday, May 19, 2009
NANCY DREW GRAPHIC NOVEL WINS MEDIA AWARD
“Tiger Counter” named one of the “Excellent Products of 2009”
iParenting.com, a leading source of advice for parents, has given a 2009 iParenting Media Award to NANCY DREW graphic novel #15. The book, titled “Tiger Counter,” is available through Papercutz’s website, www.papercutz.com.
In “Tiger Counter,” by writers Stefan Petrucha & Sarah Kinney and artist Sho Murase, Nancy and her BFFs Bess and George encounter lions, tigers, and scares -- oh, my! -- as they explore the mystery of a missing cat. When the authorities learn exactly how many cats eccentric old Mrs. Eartha keeps in her house, health code violations force the cats to be removed -- but Hell hath no fury like a cat-woman scorned! That’s when Nancy, Bess, and George run into escaped lions and tigers in the woods, and a deadly cat-and-mouse game ensues. The book is a full-color, 96-page trade paperback cover-priced at $7.95 ( ISBN: 978-1-59707-118-5). It’s also available as a collector’s hardcover for $12.95 (ISBN: 978-1-59707-119-2). For more information, visit the book’s web page, http://www.papercutz.com/nd/nd_novel15.html.
The iParenting Media Awards program “provides a credible and objective method of determining the best products and recognizes those products with our iParenting Media Award,” according to its website, www.iparentingmediaawards.com. “We are dedicated to informing, inspiring and uniting the parenting community we serve via our multiple media platforms of the Internet, syndicated newspaper column, radio show and video.” The iParenting Media Awards honor products such as toys, videos, software, and, of course, books. A news release from the organization says, “Products were thoroughly reviewed and evaluated by a variety of sources including experts and families.”
NANCY DREW’s award comes on the heels of recognition by ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY that Nancy is one of the “20 All-Time Coolest Heroes in Pop Culture.” (She even outranks Batman.) “The first female hero embraced by most little girls, Drew lived in an endless summer of never-ending adventures and unlimited potential,” says her entry, which you can find at http://www.ew.com/ew/gallery/0,,20268279_3,00.html.
Currently on sale is NANCY DREW Graphic Novel # 17, “Night of the Living Chatchke,” by Petrucha, Kinney, and Murase. When the Girl Detective finds that mysterious artifacts have been vanishing, she does some sleuthing that leads her into a surprise: the ruins of a long-forgotten city filled with priceless ancient treasures that certain people will do anything to get! (Full-color paperback, 5” x 7 ½”, 96 pages, $7.95, ISBN 978-1-59707-143-7; Also in collector’s hardcover: $12.95, ISBN 978-1-59707-144-4). For more information, visit the book’s web page: http://www.papercutz.com/nd/nd_novel17.html.
Papercutz is a leading publisher of comic books and graphic novels for kids. In addition to NANCY DREW, Papercutz publishes series such as BIONICLE, CLASSICS ILLUSTRATED, TALES FROM THE CRYPT, and THE HARDY BOYS.
SEE PREVIEWS AND MORE AT WWW.PAPERCUTZ.COM
You can order through NBM Publishing at 800-886-1223.
For previews and more, visit Papercutz’s web site (http://www.papercutz.com),
the company’s blog (http://papercutz.com/blog/)
and its MySpace page (http://www.myspace.com/papercutzcomics).
“Tiger Counter” named one of the “Excellent Products of 2009”
iParenting.com, a leading source of advice for parents, has given a 2009 iParenting Media Award to NANCY DREW graphic novel #15. The book, titled “Tiger Counter,” is available through Papercutz’s website, www.papercutz.com.
In “Tiger Counter,” by writers Stefan Petrucha & Sarah Kinney and artist Sho Murase, Nancy and her BFFs Bess and George encounter lions, tigers, and scares -- oh, my! -- as they explore the mystery of a missing cat. When the authorities learn exactly how many cats eccentric old Mrs. Eartha keeps in her house, health code violations force the cats to be removed -- but Hell hath no fury like a cat-woman scorned! That’s when Nancy, Bess, and George run into escaped lions and tigers in the woods, and a deadly cat-and-mouse game ensues. The book is a full-color, 96-page trade paperback cover-priced at $7.95 ( ISBN: 978-1-59707-118-5). It’s also available as a collector’s hardcover for $12.95 (ISBN: 978-1-59707-119-2). For more information, visit the book’s web page, http://www.papercutz.com/nd/nd_novel15.html.
The iParenting Media Awards program “provides a credible and objective method of determining the best products and recognizes those products with our iParenting Media Award,” according to its website, www.iparentingmediaawards.com. “We are dedicated to informing, inspiring and uniting the parenting community we serve via our multiple media platforms of the Internet, syndicated newspaper column, radio show and video.” The iParenting Media Awards honor products such as toys, videos, software, and, of course, books. A news release from the organization says, “Products were thoroughly reviewed and evaluated by a variety of sources including experts and families.”
NANCY DREW’s award comes on the heels of recognition by ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY that Nancy is one of the “20 All-Time Coolest Heroes in Pop Culture.” (She even outranks Batman.) “The first female hero embraced by most little girls, Drew lived in an endless summer of never-ending adventures and unlimited potential,” says her entry, which you can find at http://www.ew.com/ew/gallery/0,,20268279_3,00.html.
Currently on sale is NANCY DREW Graphic Novel # 17, “Night of the Living Chatchke,” by Petrucha, Kinney, and Murase. When the Girl Detective finds that mysterious artifacts have been vanishing, she does some sleuthing that leads her into a surprise: the ruins of a long-forgotten city filled with priceless ancient treasures that certain people will do anything to get! (Full-color paperback, 5” x 7 ½”, 96 pages, $7.95, ISBN 978-1-59707-143-7; Also in collector’s hardcover: $12.95, ISBN 978-1-59707-144-4). For more information, visit the book’s web page: http://www.papercutz.com/nd/nd_novel17.html.
Papercutz is a leading publisher of comic books and graphic novels for kids. In addition to NANCY DREW, Papercutz publishes series such as BIONICLE, CLASSICS ILLUSTRATED, TALES FROM THE CRYPT, and THE HARDY BOYS.
SEE PREVIEWS AND MORE AT WWW.PAPERCUTZ.COM
You can order through NBM Publishing at 800-886-1223.
For previews and more, visit Papercutz’s web site (http://www.papercutz.com),
the company’s blog (http://papercutz.com/blog/)
and its MySpace page (http://www.myspace.com/papercutzcomics).
Bankshot Comics offers a free Dose
Bankshot Comics will release the humor anthology DOSE in its entirety, one page a day. Debuting one page a day on the publisher’s website www.indeliblecomics.com, DOSE will also be available for order.
Readers can also get a free copy of DOSE by inviting ten friends to read one of the Bankshot titles: Dose, Heist, Hannibal Goes to Rome or Invisible, Inc. Simply use the ShareThis button at the bottom of each entry to invite others to read. Make sure to CC Brendan@indeliblecomics.com on the email with your mailing address.
Interviews and exclusive material are available. DOSE updates Wednesday through Sunday at www.indeliblecomics.com.
Bankshot Comics will release the humor anthology DOSE in its entirety, one page a day. Debuting one page a day on the publisher’s website www.indeliblecomics.com, DOSE will also be available for order.
Readers can also get a free copy of DOSE by inviting ten friends to read one of the Bankshot titles: Dose, Heist, Hannibal Goes to Rome or Invisible, Inc. Simply use the ShareThis button at the bottom of each entry to invite others to read. Make sure to CC Brendan@indeliblecomics.com on the email with your mailing address.
Interviews and exclusive material are available. DOSE updates Wednesday through Sunday at www.indeliblecomics.com.
Monday, May 18, 2009
David Wohl joins Radical as new Editor-In-Chief
May 18th, 2009, LOS ANGELES – In a bold new shift in direction, Radical Comics has brought on former Top Cow President and Editor-In-Chief David Wohl as their new Editor-In-Chief. Wohl replaces former Radical Editor-In-Chief Dave Elliott, who will continue at Radical in the new position of Special Projects Editor.
With over twenty years of experience in the industry, David Wohl was responsible for bringing numerous fan-favorite Top Cow titles to the shelves, co-creating and writing The Darkness, Aphrodite IX as well as the critically acclaimed Witchblade franchise, even serving as the producer of the Witchblade television series. “Ever since Radical burst on the scene, I was instantly impressed by their talent roster, the consistent high level of quality and their commitment to putting out great comics. When the opportunity arose to come onboard, I didn’t even need to give it a second thought. From top to bottom, Radical Publishing is the class of the industry, and I’m proud to be part of the team.” stated Wohl.
Wohl’s enthusiasm for joining the Radical family was echoed by the company’s President and Publisher Barry Levine. “David brings a wealth of experience in the industry to our relatively new company and everyone here is very excited to have him on board,” remarked Levine. “With our recent Gem Award for ‘Best New Publisher’ and a lineup of upcoming titles featuring the likes of Rick Remender, David Hine and Nick Simmons for the year, David is the guy to help take Radical to that next level.”
As Wohl helps to continue Radical’s success by assuming the responsibilities of Editor-In-Chief, former Radical Editor-In-Chief Dave Elliott will be taking on the new position of Radical’s Special Projects editor. This integral new position will have Elliott applying his vast publishing experience and love of comics to both finding and developing new projects for Radical while working closely with existing key talent on current projects such as Steve Niles’ follow-up to City of Dust and the second chapter of Sam Sarkar’s Caliber.
"With Radical growing in leaps and bounds, I just couldn't continue doing the job from New York any longer. We needed our man in Havana and I'm really happy it's David,” says Elliott. “My focus will be to continue to bring in the best talent out there while also allowing me to get back to my creative roots. I'll be co-writing CALIBER and the next PHILIP KHROME story with Sam Sarkar and Steve Niles. These are two worlds that I have gotten to know very well and am extremely happy to be allowed to further contribute to them."
About Radical Publishing
Radical Publishing is founded by Barry Levine (producer for Hercules, Caliber, Freedom Formula and executive producer for the in-development Rex Mundi movie for Warner Bros., written by Jim Uhls and starring Johnny Depp) and his protégé Jesse Berger (executive producer for Hercules, Caliber and Freedom Formula).
For their quality and excellence in 2008, retailers voted Radical Publishing the Gem Award for “Best New Publisher of the Year” from Diamond Comic Distributors. Radical brings the best writing, storytelling and fully painted cover and interior art to the global comic book market, from prominent international talents such as Yoshitaka Amano, John Bolton, Luis Royo, Jim Steranko, Steve Pugh, Warren Ellis, Arthur Suydam, Steve Niles, Jimmy Palmiotti, Flint Dille, Marko Djurdjevic, Ian Edginton, David Hine, Rick Remender, Joseph Kosinski, Nick Percival, Steve Moore, Sam Sarkar, Stjepan Sejic, Dave Wilkins, Tomm Coker, Clayton Crain, Bill Sienkiewicz, Nick Sagan, Clint Langley, Nick Simmons, Patrick Reilly, Weta Workshop, Zombie Studios and many more.
Radical Publishing currently has production deals with Universal Studios, Spyglass Entertainment, Peter Berg’s Film 44 and Radical Pictures for Hercules; Johnny Depp's Infinitum Nihil and Radical Pictures for Caliber; and New Regency, Bryan Singer’s Bad Hat Harry Productions and Radical Pictures for Freedom Formula.
May 18th, 2009, LOS ANGELES – In a bold new shift in direction, Radical Comics has brought on former Top Cow President and Editor-In-Chief David Wohl as their new Editor-In-Chief. Wohl replaces former Radical Editor-In-Chief Dave Elliott, who will continue at Radical in the new position of Special Projects Editor.
With over twenty years of experience in the industry, David Wohl was responsible for bringing numerous fan-favorite Top Cow titles to the shelves, co-creating and writing The Darkness, Aphrodite IX as well as the critically acclaimed Witchblade franchise, even serving as the producer of the Witchblade television series. “Ever since Radical burst on the scene, I was instantly impressed by their talent roster, the consistent high level of quality and their commitment to putting out great comics. When the opportunity arose to come onboard, I didn’t even need to give it a second thought. From top to bottom, Radical Publishing is the class of the industry, and I’m proud to be part of the team.” stated Wohl.
Wohl’s enthusiasm for joining the Radical family was echoed by the company’s President and Publisher Barry Levine. “David brings a wealth of experience in the industry to our relatively new company and everyone here is very excited to have him on board,” remarked Levine. “With our recent Gem Award for ‘Best New Publisher’ and a lineup of upcoming titles featuring the likes of Rick Remender, David Hine and Nick Simmons for the year, David is the guy to help take Radical to that next level.”
As Wohl helps to continue Radical’s success by assuming the responsibilities of Editor-In-Chief, former Radical Editor-In-Chief Dave Elliott will be taking on the new position of Radical’s Special Projects editor. This integral new position will have Elliott applying his vast publishing experience and love of comics to both finding and developing new projects for Radical while working closely with existing key talent on current projects such as Steve Niles’ follow-up to City of Dust and the second chapter of Sam Sarkar’s Caliber.
"With Radical growing in leaps and bounds, I just couldn't continue doing the job from New York any longer. We needed our man in Havana and I'm really happy it's David,” says Elliott. “My focus will be to continue to bring in the best talent out there while also allowing me to get back to my creative roots. I'll be co-writing CALIBER and the next PHILIP KHROME story with Sam Sarkar and Steve Niles. These are two worlds that I have gotten to know very well and am extremely happy to be allowed to further contribute to them."
About Radical Publishing
Radical Publishing is founded by Barry Levine (producer for Hercules, Caliber, Freedom Formula and executive producer for the in-development Rex Mundi movie for Warner Bros., written by Jim Uhls and starring Johnny Depp) and his protégé Jesse Berger (executive producer for Hercules, Caliber and Freedom Formula).
For their quality and excellence in 2008, retailers voted Radical Publishing the Gem Award for “Best New Publisher of the Year” from Diamond Comic Distributors. Radical brings the best writing, storytelling and fully painted cover and interior art to the global comic book market, from prominent international talents such as Yoshitaka Amano, John Bolton, Luis Royo, Jim Steranko, Steve Pugh, Warren Ellis, Arthur Suydam, Steve Niles, Jimmy Palmiotti, Flint Dille, Marko Djurdjevic, Ian Edginton, David Hine, Rick Remender, Joseph Kosinski, Nick Percival, Steve Moore, Sam Sarkar, Stjepan Sejic, Dave Wilkins, Tomm Coker, Clayton Crain, Bill Sienkiewicz, Nick Sagan, Clint Langley, Nick Simmons, Patrick Reilly, Weta Workshop, Zombie Studios and many more.
Radical Publishing currently has production deals with Universal Studios, Spyglass Entertainment, Peter Berg’s Film 44 and Radical Pictures for Hercules; Johnny Depp's Infinitum Nihil and Radical Pictures for Caliber; and New Regency, Bryan Singer’s Bad Hat Harry Productions and Radical Pictures for Freedom Formula.
WHITE HOUSE LEADERS OBAMA, BIDEN AND BO FEATURED IN COMIC BOOK SERIES
President Barack Obama, Vice President Joe Biden and First Dog Bo Obama will be the next subjects featured in comic books from Bluewater Productions.
President Obama and Vice President Biden will be the newest additions to the “Political Power” biographical series that showcases influential people in politics. Bo will star in his own comic book written for children.
“Political Power: Barack Obama” was painted by award-winning artist Azim Akberali and written by Chris Ward. The book will be available in August featuring two different covers. Barack Obama’s story inspired a nation, but you’ve never seen it told like this.
“Political Power: Joe Biden” was written by Wey-Yuih Loh and drawn by Jonathan Rector. The cover was drawn by Vinnie Tartamella. It will be released in September. “Political Power: Joe Biden” takes a close look at one of the toughest journeys in American politics, exploring his earlier years as a US senator and the emotional rollercoaster he faced in becoming America's youngest member of congress.
Also scheduled for release in September is “Puppy Power: Bo Obama,” written by Paul J. Salamoff and drawn by Emmy Award winning Disney and Warner Brothers artist Keith Tucker. In his book, Bo gives children an insider’s look at the White House. Readers will discover who is the real “top dog” in Washington. There will also be two covers for the “Puppy Power: Bo Obama” comic by “Female Force: Michelle Obama” artist Joshua Labello and Keith Tucker.
Popular demand for the first two comic books in Bluewater’s “Female Force” series, featuring Hillary Clinton and Sarah Palin, sent both titles into a third printing. The latest installment, about Michelle Obama, also headed for a second printing.
The biographical comic series has drawn a firestorm of media attention in the past month, including features on “Live with Regis and Kelly,” CNN, MSNBC and Fox News, and in People magazine, Los Angeles Times, Chicago Tribune, USA Today and thousands of blogs and other media outlets.
Two more political biographies, featuring Colin Powell and Condoleezza Rice, are in production and scheduled for release in the coming months.
To find a comic book store near you, go to the comic shop locator, www.comicshoplocator.com. “Political Power” and “Puppy Power” books are also available on Amazon.com, where the former has been ranked among the site’s top 300 titles. The suggested retail price is $3.99.
About Bluewater Productions
Bluewater Productions Inc. is one of the top independent production studios of comic books, young adult books and graphic novels. Its extensive catalog of titles includes the bestsellers “Female Force”, “10th Muse” and “The Legend of Isis.” Bluewater publishes comic books with legendary filmmaker Ray Harryhausen and soon will launch a series in partnership with sci-fi icon William Shatner.
Bluewater aims to unite cutting-edge art and engaging stories produced by its stable of the publishing industry’s top artists and writers.
Following its commitment to green publishing, Bluewater comic books are printed on Forest Stewardship Council certified paper. FSC certification guarantees that the paper used in Bluewater books contains fiber from well-managed and responsibility harvested forests that meet strict environmental and socioeconomic standards.
For more information, visit www.bluewaterprod.com.
President Barack Obama, Vice President Joe Biden and First Dog Bo Obama will be the next subjects featured in comic books from Bluewater Productions.
President Obama and Vice President Biden will be the newest additions to the “Political Power” biographical series that showcases influential people in politics. Bo will star in his own comic book written for children.
“Political Power: Barack Obama” was painted by award-winning artist Azim Akberali and written by Chris Ward. The book will be available in August featuring two different covers. Barack Obama’s story inspired a nation, but you’ve never seen it told like this.
“Political Power: Joe Biden” was written by Wey-Yuih Loh and drawn by Jonathan Rector. The cover was drawn by Vinnie Tartamella. It will be released in September. “Political Power: Joe Biden” takes a close look at one of the toughest journeys in American politics, exploring his earlier years as a US senator and the emotional rollercoaster he faced in becoming America's youngest member of congress.
Also scheduled for release in September is “Puppy Power: Bo Obama,” written by Paul J. Salamoff and drawn by Emmy Award winning Disney and Warner Brothers artist Keith Tucker. In his book, Bo gives children an insider’s look at the White House. Readers will discover who is the real “top dog” in Washington. There will also be two covers for the “Puppy Power: Bo Obama” comic by “Female Force: Michelle Obama” artist Joshua Labello and Keith Tucker.
Popular demand for the first two comic books in Bluewater’s “Female Force” series, featuring Hillary Clinton and Sarah Palin, sent both titles into a third printing. The latest installment, about Michelle Obama, also headed for a second printing.
The biographical comic series has drawn a firestorm of media attention in the past month, including features on “Live with Regis and Kelly,” CNN, MSNBC and Fox News, and in People magazine, Los Angeles Times, Chicago Tribune, USA Today and thousands of blogs and other media outlets.
Two more political biographies, featuring Colin Powell and Condoleezza Rice, are in production and scheduled for release in the coming months.
To find a comic book store near you, go to the comic shop locator, www.comicshoplocator.com. “Political Power” and “Puppy Power” books are also available on Amazon.com, where the former has been ranked among the site’s top 300 titles. The suggested retail price is $3.99.
About Bluewater Productions
Bluewater Productions Inc. is one of the top independent production studios of comic books, young adult books and graphic novels. Its extensive catalog of titles includes the bestsellers “Female Force”, “10th Muse” and “The Legend of Isis.” Bluewater publishes comic books with legendary filmmaker Ray Harryhausen and soon will launch a series in partnership with sci-fi icon William Shatner.
Bluewater aims to unite cutting-edge art and engaging stories produced by its stable of the publishing industry’s top artists and writers.
Following its commitment to green publishing, Bluewater comic books are printed on Forest Stewardship Council certified paper. FSC certification guarantees that the paper used in Bluewater books contains fiber from well-managed and responsibility harvested forests that meet strict environmental and socioeconomic standards.
For more information, visit www.bluewaterprod.com.
VISIONS OF THE FUTURE, ILLUSTRATED!
Eureka Productions is pleased to announce the publication of SCIENCE FICTION CLASSICS: Graphic Classics Volume Seventeen. This is the first full-color volume in the GRAPHIC CLASSICS® series of comics adaptations of great literature.
SCIENCE FICTION CLASSICS presents comics adaptations of stories from the original creators of science fiction including "The War of the Worlds" by H.G. Wells and "A Martian Odyssey" by Stanley G. Weinbaum. Also featured are "In the Year 2889" a rare short story by Jules Verne, and "The Disintegration Machine", starring Arthur Conan Doyle's Professor Challenger. Plus E.M. Forster's only SF tale, the poignant "The Machine Stops", and shorts by Lord Dunsany and Hans Christian Anderson.
GRAPHIC CLASSICS are available in bookstores, comics shops, or direct from the publisher at http: ⁄ ⁄ www.graphicclassics.com.
“These are handsomely-crafted books presenting terrific stories.’”
— Tony Isabella, Comics Buyer's Guide
“A splendidly inventive series.”
— Malcolm Jones, Newsweek
“In short, every volume is highly recommended.’”
— Paul Buhle, Rain Taxi
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SCIENCE FICTION CLASSICS: Graphic Classics Volume Seventeen
Edited by Tom Pomplun
Published May 2009, Eureka Productions
Distributed by Diamond Book Distributors
(ISBN 978-0-9787919-7-1)
144 pgs, 7 x 10", paperback, full color, 4c cover, $17.95
Eureka Productions is pleased to announce the publication of SCIENCE FICTION CLASSICS: Graphic Classics Volume Seventeen. This is the first full-color volume in the GRAPHIC CLASSICS® series of comics adaptations of great literature.
SCIENCE FICTION CLASSICS presents comics adaptations of stories from the original creators of science fiction including "The War of the Worlds" by H.G. Wells and "A Martian Odyssey" by Stanley G. Weinbaum. Also featured are "In the Year 2889" a rare short story by Jules Verne, and "The Disintegration Machine", starring Arthur Conan Doyle's Professor Challenger. Plus E.M. Forster's only SF tale, the poignant "The Machine Stops", and shorts by Lord Dunsany and Hans Christian Anderson.
GRAPHIC CLASSICS are available in bookstores, comics shops, or direct from the publisher at http: ⁄ ⁄ www.graphicclassics.com.
“These are handsomely-crafted books presenting terrific stories.’”
— Tony Isabella, Comics Buyer's Guide
“A splendidly inventive series.”
— Malcolm Jones, Newsweek
“In short, every volume is highly recommended.’”
— Paul Buhle, Rain Taxi
______________________
SCIENCE FICTION CLASSICS: Graphic Classics Volume Seventeen
Edited by Tom Pomplun
Published May 2009, Eureka Productions
Distributed by Diamond Book Distributors
(ISBN 978-0-9787919-7-1)
144 pgs, 7 x 10", paperback, full color, 4c cover, $17.95
CREATED HORROR.
FIND OUT HOW HORROR CREATED HIM.
THE SECRET BEHIND "POE" WILL BE REVEALED THIS JULY.
"Deep into that darkness peering, long I stood there, wondering, fearing, doubting, dreaming dreams no mortal ever dared to dream before."
- Edgar Allan Poe
May 18th, 2009 - Los Angeles, CA - Many know Edgar Allen Poe as not only the father of modern horror, but also the creator of the detective genre. But did you know he was a detective himself? Enter the world of new BOOM! Studios series POE and follow the famous author of darkness as he tracks a supernatural killer ravaging the streets of Baltimore!
Written by skilled newcomer J. Barton Mitchell, POE #1 features art by fan-favorite Dean Kotz and sports two variant covers by superstars Declan Shalvey -- artist on the Eagle award-winning HERO KILLERS -- and IRREDEEMABLE cover artist Jeffery Spokes!
"This is one of the most unique ideas I've seen cross my table" said BOOM! Studios Editor-in-Chief Mark Waid. "There's always so much about our classic writers we don't know, and examining their works and their history can reveal new information, but that's hardly any fun! POE is alternate history with a horror twist, and is perfect for fans of mysteries."
BOOM!'s new four issue mini-series reveals Poe's relationship with famous characters and stories from his body of work -- like The Raven, the Mask of the Red Death, and many more! Similar to the way SHAKESPEARE IN LOVE showed how William Shakespeare was inspired by his own life events to create some of his creative masterworks, POE takes Edgar Allen Poe on a supernatural adventure that proves to be the fodder for his life's greatest accomplishments in literature.
"Poe's Dupin predates Sherlock Holmes, who many attribute to be the first great detective," said POE writer J. Barton Mitchell. "But Holmes borrows from Poe's formula, a man trapped by a system of man and murder, and trying to rationalize his way out. I think POE gives us the perfect opportunity to look not only at our pulpy genres, but also take a look in the mirror."
"Whatever you are thinking, think again," Marketing and Sales Director Chip Mosher. "This book will grab you by the throat, shake you around and toss you across the room. It is that good. "
POE #1 is written by J. Barton Mitchell, features art by Dean Kotz features two variant covers by Declan Shalvey and Jeffery Spokes, Diamond Order Code: MAY090723
About BOOM! Studios BOOM! Studios (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, including Philip K. Dick's DO ANDROIDS DREAM OF ELECTRIC SHEEP?, The Henson Company's FARSCAPE, and the original Mark Waid series IRREDEEMABLE. BOOM! recently launched its youth imprint, BOOM! Kids, with Pixar's THE INCREDIBLES, CARS, and TOY STORY, as well as Disney's THE MUPPETS. This year, BOOM! Studios celebrates its fourth anniversary
FIND OUT HOW HORROR CREATED HIM.
THE SECRET BEHIND "POE" WILL BE REVEALED THIS JULY.
"Deep into that darkness peering, long I stood there, wondering, fearing, doubting, dreaming dreams no mortal ever dared to dream before."
- Edgar Allan Poe
May 18th, 2009 - Los Angeles, CA - Many know Edgar Allen Poe as not only the father of modern horror, but also the creator of the detective genre. But did you know he was a detective himself? Enter the world of new BOOM! Studios series POE and follow the famous author of darkness as he tracks a supernatural killer ravaging the streets of Baltimore!
Written by skilled newcomer J. Barton Mitchell, POE #1 features art by fan-favorite Dean Kotz and sports two variant covers by superstars Declan Shalvey -- artist on the Eagle award-winning HERO KILLERS -- and IRREDEEMABLE cover artist Jeffery Spokes!
"This is one of the most unique ideas I've seen cross my table" said BOOM! Studios Editor-in-Chief Mark Waid. "There's always so much about our classic writers we don't know, and examining their works and their history can reveal new information, but that's hardly any fun! POE is alternate history with a horror twist, and is perfect for fans of mysteries."
BOOM!'s new four issue mini-series reveals Poe's relationship with famous characters and stories from his body of work -- like The Raven, the Mask of the Red Death, and many more! Similar to the way SHAKESPEARE IN LOVE showed how William Shakespeare was inspired by his own life events to create some of his creative masterworks, POE takes Edgar Allen Poe on a supernatural adventure that proves to be the fodder for his life's greatest accomplishments in literature.
"Poe's Dupin predates Sherlock Holmes, who many attribute to be the first great detective," said POE writer J. Barton Mitchell. "But Holmes borrows from Poe's formula, a man trapped by a system of man and murder, and trying to rationalize his way out. I think POE gives us the perfect opportunity to look not only at our pulpy genres, but also take a look in the mirror."
"Whatever you are thinking, think again," Marketing and Sales Director Chip Mosher. "This book will grab you by the throat, shake you around and toss you across the room. It is that good. "
POE #1 is written by J. Barton Mitchell, features art by Dean Kotz features two variant covers by Declan Shalvey and Jeffery Spokes, Diamond Order Code: MAY090723
About BOOM! Studios BOOM! Studios (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, including Philip K. Dick's DO ANDROIDS DREAM OF ELECTRIC SHEEP?, The Henson Company's FARSCAPE, and the original Mark Waid series IRREDEEMABLE. BOOM! recently launched its youth imprint, BOOM! Kids, with Pixar's THE INCREDIBLES, CARS, and TOY STORY, as well as Disney's THE MUPPETS. This year, BOOM! Studios celebrates its fourth anniversary
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