PRESS RELEASE - TYRESE GIBSON'S MAYHEM SHATTERS SINGLE STORE SALES RECORD JUST IN TIME FOR SAN DIEGO COMIC CON, RECEIVING ENDORSEMENTS BY COMIC BOOK HEAVYWEIGHTS!
TYRESE GIBSON'S MAYHEM yields big results from grassroots efforts combined with a world-wide press junket by one of Hollywood's biggest superstars!
13 July 2009 (Berkeley, CA) - TYRESE GIBSON's MAYHEM and Image Comics announce their presale efforts through a partnership with Los Angeles, CA's Meltdown Comics have exceeded single store records not seen since the early nineties with over ten thousand units sold.
"The success of MAYHEM is a golden opportunity for all retailers to tap into this new influx of readers and in-store foot traffic that Tyrese brings with him,” Meltdown owner Gaston Dominguez said. “Tyrese is a 2.0 celebrity who is a marketing workhorse and whose brand spans across movies, music, and TV. Team MAYHEM are in it to win it! They are sincere and want to put out good products that cater to their fan base and beyond. Believe me when I tell you that if Tyrese Twitters your store name you will get calls and in-store orders.”
Image Comics President SPAWN creator Todd McFarlane added, "With the current state of the comic book industry, any new infusion of excitement or customers would be a welcome relief. Tyrese brings both of those to the table along with his unbridled enthusiasm. Image is looking forward to having a long sustained run with him on MAYHEM and some of the other ideas he's talked about for the future."
TYRESE GIBSON'S MAYHEM has not only been pushed by Gibson's own efforts through Twitter and his personal outreach to comics retailers, but its also been the center of a world wide publicity campaign tied into his starring role in the recent blockbuster film, Transformers 2. Thus far MAYHEM has been featured by CNN, MTV, The Today Show, Complex, USA Today, E!'s Chelsea Lately, Access Hollywood, Essence, among many others. The tour continues as Gibson, along with MAYHEM's artist, Tone Rodriguez, and co-writers, Mike Le and Will Wilson, will be in attendance during this month's San Diego Comic Con International at Image Comics, booth #2729. He will also be discussing the future of MAYHEM along with the long awaited unveiling of the eventual collection's cover by Image Founder and the superstar artist of ALL-STAR BATMAN & ROBIN, Jim Lee, during The Image Comics Show on Friday, July 24th at 11:30 in Room 5AB.
Lee added, "There's nothing more compelling about a bold, original character than an impassioned team of creators. MAYHEM's boundless energy starts from the top as whirlwind dynamo creator Tyrese Gibson singlehandedly makes you love the character as if he were your very own betrayed, tragic son seeking redemption. MAYHEM is fresh, fun and most importantly, from the heart."
“I am humbled by the love and support MAYHEM has received from all the legendary comic veterans and trend-setters,” Gibson said. “To have the personal endorsements of Jim Lee, Avi Arad, Todd McFarlane, Robert Kirkman, Grant Morrison and so many others ... it just blows my mind. I am excited to bring MAYHEM to the die-hard comic book fans, but I am most excited at this opportunity to expose this world to the new generation of comic book fans, who, like me until now have never read a comic book in their lives. They will find new heroes to embrace and enjoy escapism at it's best! This is only the beginning!"
TYRESE GIBSON'S MAYHEM #1 (JUN090321), a 32-page full color comic book for $2.99, will be in-stores August 5th, 2009. For real time MAYHEM updates, please follow Tyrese on Twitter, http://www.twitter.com/Tyrese4Real.
Image Comics is a comics and graphic novels publisher formed in 1992 by a collective of best-selling artists. Since that time, Image has gone on to become one of the largest comics publishers in the United States. There are currently five partners in Image Comics (Robert Kirkman, Erik Larsen, Todd McFarlane, Marc Silvestri, and Jim Valentino), and Image is currently divided into four major houses (Todd McFarlane Productions, Top Cow Productions, Shadowline, and Image Central). Image comics and graphic novels cover nearly every genre, sub-genre, and style imaginable, offering science fiction, romance, horror, crime fiction, historical fiction, humor, and more by the finest artists and writers working in the medium today. Visit www.imagecomics.com.
Tuesday, July 14, 2009
HarperCollinsCanada
signs deal with
BOOM! Studios
Leading graphic novel properties to get wider distribution
including Disney PIXAR and The Muppets
JULY 14TH, 2009 - TORONTO — HarperCollinsCanada and BOOM! Studios announced an agreement today that will see BOOM!’s original and licensed graphic novels distributed through HarperCollins to book retailers across Canada. Shipments from the HarperCollinsCanada warehouse will begin in July.
Founded in 2005, BOOM! Studios publishes both periodical comic books and graphic novels. Within four months of publishing its first comic book, BOOM! Studios was named Best New Publisher by Wizard Magazine. In 2007, industry legend Mark Waid, writer of one of the best-selling graphic novels of all time, Kingdom Come, came aboard as Editor-in-Chief. This fall will see BOOM! Kids — publishing well known licensed Disney properties as The World Of Cars, Toy Story, The Incredibles and The Muppet Show — release a series of graphic novels for kids to the mass market. BOOM! continues to grow and explode, finding a wider and wider audience.
"We are extremely excited about this alliance with HarperCollinsCanada," BOOM! Studios CEO Ross Richie said, "The team at the company is an exciting, powerful group that will take BOOM! to the next level, building on our Direct Market and newsstand presence and allowing us to focus on the Canadian market in a smart, targeted way with some of the biggest and best brands in the world, such as our Pixar and Muppets comic books, as well as Farscape, Philip K. Dick's science fiction classic Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? and upcoming blockbusters like Die Hard."
“BOOM! has gathered some of the world’s most cherished characters and storylines under their imprint,” said Leo MacDonald, Vice President, Sales and Marketing at HarperCollinsCanada. “We are excited to be able to bring such high-quality product to a wider Canadian marketplace.”
More information on BOOM! Studios can be found at www.boom-studios.com. The company's new all ages imprint includes its own website, www.boom-kids.com.
HarperCollinsCanada publishes fiction, non-fiction, and books for children, as well as religious and reference books. HarperCollins imprints in Canada include HarperCollins, HarperPerennial, HarperTrophyCanada, Collins, and Phyllis Bruce Books. These imprints publish many of Canada’s finest writers, including Bonnie Burnard, Charlotte Gray, Lawrence Hill, Barbara Kingsolver and Kenneth Oppel as well as writers and leading authorities from Canada and around the world, such as Nick Cave, Tim Flannery, Theo Fleury, J.L. Granatstein, and General Rick Hillier.
HarperCollinsCanada also distributes America’s Test Kitchen, TokyoPop, Zondervan, and HarperCollins, Collins, Perennial and Harper Paperbacks from the US and the UK. HarperCollins is also the first publisher to digitize its content and create a global digital warehouse to protect the rights of its authors, meet consumer demand, and generate additional business opportunities. Visit the HarperCollinsCanada website at www.harpercollins.ca.
signs deal with
BOOM! Studios
Leading graphic novel properties to get wider distribution
including Disney PIXAR and The Muppets
JULY 14TH, 2009 - TORONTO — HarperCollinsCanada and BOOM! Studios announced an agreement today that will see BOOM!’s original and licensed graphic novels distributed through HarperCollins to book retailers across Canada. Shipments from the HarperCollinsCanada warehouse will begin in July.
Founded in 2005, BOOM! Studios publishes both periodical comic books and graphic novels. Within four months of publishing its first comic book, BOOM! Studios was named Best New Publisher by Wizard Magazine. In 2007, industry legend Mark Waid, writer of one of the best-selling graphic novels of all time, Kingdom Come, came aboard as Editor-in-Chief. This fall will see BOOM! Kids — publishing well known licensed Disney properties as The World Of Cars, Toy Story, The Incredibles and The Muppet Show — release a series of graphic novels for kids to the mass market. BOOM! continues to grow and explode, finding a wider and wider audience.
"We are extremely excited about this alliance with HarperCollinsCanada," BOOM! Studios CEO Ross Richie said, "The team at the company is an exciting, powerful group that will take BOOM! to the next level, building on our Direct Market and newsstand presence and allowing us to focus on the Canadian market in a smart, targeted way with some of the biggest and best brands in the world, such as our Pixar and Muppets comic books, as well as Farscape, Philip K. Dick's science fiction classic Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? and upcoming blockbusters like Die Hard."
“BOOM! has gathered some of the world’s most cherished characters and storylines under their imprint,” said Leo MacDonald, Vice President, Sales and Marketing at HarperCollinsCanada. “We are excited to be able to bring such high-quality product to a wider Canadian marketplace.”
More information on BOOM! Studios can be found at www.boom-studios.com. The company's new all ages imprint includes its own website, www.boom-kids.com.
HarperCollinsCanada publishes fiction, non-fiction, and books for children, as well as religious and reference books. HarperCollins imprints in Canada include HarperCollins, HarperPerennial, HarperTrophyCanada, Collins, and Phyllis Bruce Books. These imprints publish many of Canada’s finest writers, including Bonnie Burnard, Charlotte Gray, Lawrence Hill, Barbara Kingsolver and Kenneth Oppel as well as writers and leading authorities from Canada and around the world, such as Nick Cave, Tim Flannery, Theo Fleury, J.L. Granatstein, and General Rick Hillier.
HarperCollinsCanada also distributes America’s Test Kitchen, TokyoPop, Zondervan, and HarperCollins, Collins, Perennial and Harper Paperbacks from the US and the UK. HarperCollins is also the first publisher to digitize its content and create a global digital warehouse to protect the rights of its authors, meet consumer demand, and generate additional business opportunities. Visit the HarperCollinsCanada website at www.harpercollins.ca.
ART FOR OBAMA
Designing Manifest Hope and the Campaign for Change
Edited by Shepard Fairey & Jennifer Gross
Few events in recent memory have captivated the world's attention like that of Barack Obama's historic presidential campaign. Not only did it stir passionate political momentum, but it also inspired an array of creative arts from a world of artists, illustrators, and graphic designers. Shepard Fairey's iconic "HOPE" portrait became the face of the campaign, prompting a personal thank-you note from the president, which is included in ART FOR OBAMA (Abrams Image; October 2009; $22.50 US / $29.50 CAN; ISBN: 978-0-8109-8498-1). In conjunction with the themes of hope and change, all of the authors' profits from this book will be donated to Americans for the Arts (http://www.americansforthearts.org/) charity.
Innovative portraits and graphic designs from artists around the country became a powerful symbol of the country's desire for change, and engaging artists-from the grassroots level to the international level-became a central strategy to inspire passion and win the presidential race. In ART FOR OBAMA, Fairey showcases 150 of those powerful images from the campaign, including works created by well-known artists such as, Ron English, David Choe, Kwaku Alston, Maya Hayuk, Justin Hampton, and Shel Starkman. The Manifest Hope art shows, which took place in Denver during the Democratic National Convention and Washington DC preceding the inauguration, featured artists who used their talents to motivate the grassroots movement that carried Barack Obama to victory. The shows were put on by Evolutionary Media Group, Obey Giant, MoveOn.org, Political Action, SEIU and Studio Number One.
ART FOR OBAMA is comprised of collages, paintings, photo composites, prints, and computer-generated pieces, showcasing the well-known images of the campaign as well as less famous, but equally creative pieces from around the globe. This is a volume for design and art aficionados, as well as supporters of the forty-fourth president of the United States who want a keepsake as uncommon as his extraordinary campaign.
ART FOR OBAMA: Designing Manifest Hope and the Campaign for Change
Abrams Image / October 2009
$22.50 US / $29.50 CAN; ISBN: 978-0-8109-8498-1
150 full-color illustrations; 184 pages
Designing Manifest Hope and the Campaign for Change
Edited by Shepard Fairey & Jennifer Gross
Few events in recent memory have captivated the world's attention like that of Barack Obama's historic presidential campaign. Not only did it stir passionate political momentum, but it also inspired an array of creative arts from a world of artists, illustrators, and graphic designers. Shepard Fairey's iconic "HOPE" portrait became the face of the campaign, prompting a personal thank-you note from the president, which is included in ART FOR OBAMA (Abrams Image; October 2009; $22.50 US / $29.50 CAN; ISBN: 978-0-8109-8498-1). In conjunction with the themes of hope and change, all of the authors' profits from this book will be donated to Americans for the Arts (http://www.americansforthearts.org/) charity.
Innovative portraits and graphic designs from artists around the country became a powerful symbol of the country's desire for change, and engaging artists-from the grassroots level to the international level-became a central strategy to inspire passion and win the presidential race. In ART FOR OBAMA, Fairey showcases 150 of those powerful images from the campaign, including works created by well-known artists such as, Ron English, David Choe, Kwaku Alston, Maya Hayuk, Justin Hampton, and Shel Starkman. The Manifest Hope art shows, which took place in Denver during the Democratic National Convention and Washington DC preceding the inauguration, featured artists who used their talents to motivate the grassroots movement that carried Barack Obama to victory. The shows were put on by Evolutionary Media Group, Obey Giant, MoveOn.org, Political Action, SEIU and Studio Number One.
ART FOR OBAMA is comprised of collages, paintings, photo composites, prints, and computer-generated pieces, showcasing the well-known images of the campaign as well as less famous, but equally creative pieces from around the globe. This is a volume for design and art aficionados, as well as supporters of the forty-fourth president of the United States who want a keepsake as uncommon as his extraordinary campaign.
ART FOR OBAMA: Designing Manifest Hope and the Campaign for Change
Abrams Image / October 2009
$22.50 US / $29.50 CAN; ISBN: 978-0-8109-8498-1
150 full-color illustrations; 184 pages
FARSCAPE CREATOR
ROCKNE S. O'BANNON TO SIGN
EXCLUSIVE COMIC-CON '09
FARSCAPE VOL. 1
"SCORPIUS EDITION" HARDCOVER
LIMITED TO 500
FARSCAPE COMICS' SCRIPTER KEITH R.A. DECANDIDO TO ALSO APPEAR AT BOOM! BOOTH
BOTH TO APPEAR AT FARSCAPE 10TH ANNIVERSARY PANEL AND FARSCAPE COMICS PANELS!
FARSCAPE VOL. 1 COMIC-CON '09 EXCLUSIVE ONLY AVAILABLE AT
BOOM! STUDIOS BOOTH #2543
ROCKNE S. O'BANNON SIGNING AT BOOM! BOOTH #2543
FRIDAY 2pm AND SATURDAY AT 3:45pm
July 14th, 2009 - Los Angeles — Don't frelling miss this! FARSCAPE creator Rockne S. O'Bannon will be signing a one of a kind collector's “Scorpius Edition” of the FARSCAPE Vol. 1 Hardcover that is exclusive to Comic-Con 2009 attendees. This exclusive hardcover edition will be limited to 500 copies and is priced at $50. This exclusive will only be available at the BOOM! Studios Booth (#2543) —where you can find Rockne S. O'Bannon signing Friday at 2pm and Saturday at 3:45pm!
O'Bannon will be joined with FARSCAPE comics scribe Keith R.A. DeCandido — who will be at the BOOM! Studios booth all week during Comic-Con signing a limited supply of single issues of the multiple sell-out, critically acclaimed mini-series FARSCAPE, FARSCAPE: STRANGE DETRACTORS, and FARSCAPE: D'ARGO'S LAMENT. DeCandido will also be available to sign during O'Bannon's scheduled signing times.
Rockne S. O'Bannon will also be appearing as part of the FARSCAPE 10th Anniversary Panel during Comic-Con '09 on Friday, July 24th at 10:15am in Room 6BCF with FARSCAPE television show stars Ben Browder (John Crichton), Claudia Black (Aeryn Sun) and executive producer/director Brian Henson. DeCandido will be moderating the 10th Anniversary Panel which helps celebrate the re-release of the critically acclaimed TV show to DVD this coming November.
In addition, O'Bannon and DeCandido will appear on Saturday, July 25th at 2:30pm for the BOOM! Studios FARSCAPE Comics Panel in Room 10 to talk about the smash hit comic series of 2009 with FARSCAPE comics editor Ian Brill.
Following both panels, O'Bannon and DeCandido will appear together at the BOOM! Studios booth (#2543) to sign the Exclusive Comic-Con '09 FARSCAPE Vol. 1 "Scorpius Edition" Hardcover. Keith R.A. DeCandido will be appearing at the BOOM! Studios booth throughout the show.
While 2009 sees the 10th Anniversary of the celebrated sci-fi action series; this year has also seen a resurgence of the FARSCAPE franchise in comic book form from Top Ten comic book publisher BOOM! Studios.
Premiering with a four-issue FARSCAPE series in December of 2008, the FARSCAPE comic book took fans by storm as the series saw unanimous critical acclaim and multiple sell-outs and reprints. The initial FARSCAPE comic series was quickly followed up by FARSCAPE: STRANGE DETRACTORS, FARSCAPE: D'ARGO'S LAMENT and the forthcoming FARSCAPE: D'ARGO'S TRIAL.
The initial FARSCAPE four issue series and FARSCAPE: STRANGE DETRACTORS picks up directly where the television miniseries FARSCAPE: THE PEACEKEEPER WARS left off. Fans everywhere have enjoyed show creator O’Bannon steering their favorite characters into new and original stories, keeping with the existing canon — and extending it! Using O'Bannon's unique vision and richly detailed story, DeCandido has worked with BOOM! Studios and The Jim Henson Company to bring fans the best comic this or any universe has ever seen!
Under the watchful eye of O'Bannon, DeCandido has brought two all new D'Argo stories — completely told in series continuity — with the smash hit mini-series FARSCAPE: D'ARGO'S LAMENT and the soon-to-be-released FARSCAPE: D'ARGO'S TRIAL.
Debuting on the SCI-FI Channel in 1998, FARSCAPE follows the adventures of astronaut John Crichton, who has a freak accident during an experimental space mission that catapults him across a thousand galaxies to an alien battlefield. Suddenly, he’s trapped among alien creatures wielding deadly technology - a battle that 20th century sci-fi pop culture never prepared him for. Hunted by a merciless military race, Crichton begins his quest for home from a distant galaxy.
A groundbreaking award-winning sci-fi production, FARSCAPE from The Jim Henson Company and [HALLMARK] has become a global favorite. Named by TV Guide as one of television’s “Best Cult Shows Ever” and most recently named by EMPIRE Magazine as one of the “50 Greatest TV Shows of All Time,” FARSCAPE is known for the overwhelming fan-based campaign that led to its miniseries production. The show has continued to find new audiences as it airs in syndication and is available on iTunes and DVD.
About BOOM! Studios
BOOM! Studios (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.
ROCKNE S. O'BANNON TO SIGN
EXCLUSIVE COMIC-CON '09
FARSCAPE VOL. 1
"SCORPIUS EDITION" HARDCOVER
LIMITED TO 500
FARSCAPE COMICS' SCRIPTER KEITH R.A. DECANDIDO TO ALSO APPEAR AT BOOM! BOOTH
BOTH TO APPEAR AT FARSCAPE 10TH ANNIVERSARY PANEL AND FARSCAPE COMICS PANELS!
FARSCAPE VOL. 1 COMIC-CON '09 EXCLUSIVE ONLY AVAILABLE AT
BOOM! STUDIOS BOOTH #2543
ROCKNE S. O'BANNON SIGNING AT BOOM! BOOTH #2543
FRIDAY 2pm AND SATURDAY AT 3:45pm
July 14th, 2009 - Los Angeles — Don't frelling miss this! FARSCAPE creator Rockne S. O'Bannon will be signing a one of a kind collector's “Scorpius Edition” of the FARSCAPE Vol. 1 Hardcover that is exclusive to Comic-Con 2009 attendees. This exclusive hardcover edition will be limited to 500 copies and is priced at $50. This exclusive will only be available at the BOOM! Studios Booth (#2543) —where you can find Rockne S. O'Bannon signing Friday at 2pm and Saturday at 3:45pm!
O'Bannon will be joined with FARSCAPE comics scribe Keith R.A. DeCandido — who will be at the BOOM! Studios booth all week during Comic-Con signing a limited supply of single issues of the multiple sell-out, critically acclaimed mini-series FARSCAPE, FARSCAPE: STRANGE DETRACTORS, and FARSCAPE: D'ARGO'S LAMENT. DeCandido will also be available to sign during O'Bannon's scheduled signing times.
Rockne S. O'Bannon will also be appearing as part of the FARSCAPE 10th Anniversary Panel during Comic-Con '09 on Friday, July 24th at 10:15am in Room 6BCF with FARSCAPE television show stars Ben Browder (John Crichton), Claudia Black (Aeryn Sun) and executive producer/director Brian Henson. DeCandido will be moderating the 10th Anniversary Panel which helps celebrate the re-release of the critically acclaimed TV show to DVD this coming November.
In addition, O'Bannon and DeCandido will appear on Saturday, July 25th at 2:30pm for the BOOM! Studios FARSCAPE Comics Panel in Room 10 to talk about the smash hit comic series of 2009 with FARSCAPE comics editor Ian Brill.
Following both panels, O'Bannon and DeCandido will appear together at the BOOM! Studios booth (#2543) to sign the Exclusive Comic-Con '09 FARSCAPE Vol. 1 "Scorpius Edition" Hardcover. Keith R.A. DeCandido will be appearing at the BOOM! Studios booth throughout the show.
While 2009 sees the 10th Anniversary of the celebrated sci-fi action series; this year has also seen a resurgence of the FARSCAPE franchise in comic book form from Top Ten comic book publisher BOOM! Studios.
Premiering with a four-issue FARSCAPE series in December of 2008, the FARSCAPE comic book took fans by storm as the series saw unanimous critical acclaim and multiple sell-outs and reprints. The initial FARSCAPE comic series was quickly followed up by FARSCAPE: STRANGE DETRACTORS, FARSCAPE: D'ARGO'S LAMENT and the forthcoming FARSCAPE: D'ARGO'S TRIAL.
The initial FARSCAPE four issue series and FARSCAPE: STRANGE DETRACTORS picks up directly where the television miniseries FARSCAPE: THE PEACEKEEPER WARS left off. Fans everywhere have enjoyed show creator O’Bannon steering their favorite characters into new and original stories, keeping with the existing canon — and extending it! Using O'Bannon's unique vision and richly detailed story, DeCandido has worked with BOOM! Studios and The Jim Henson Company to bring fans the best comic this or any universe has ever seen!
Under the watchful eye of O'Bannon, DeCandido has brought two all new D'Argo stories — completely told in series continuity — with the smash hit mini-series FARSCAPE: D'ARGO'S LAMENT and the soon-to-be-released FARSCAPE: D'ARGO'S TRIAL.
Debuting on the SCI-FI Channel in 1998, FARSCAPE follows the adventures of astronaut John Crichton, who has a freak accident during an experimental space mission that catapults him across a thousand galaxies to an alien battlefield. Suddenly, he’s trapped among alien creatures wielding deadly technology - a battle that 20th century sci-fi pop culture never prepared him for. Hunted by a merciless military race, Crichton begins his quest for home from a distant galaxy.
A groundbreaking award-winning sci-fi production, FARSCAPE from The Jim Henson Company and [HALLMARK] has become a global favorite. Named by TV Guide as one of television’s “Best Cult Shows Ever” and most recently named by EMPIRE Magazine as one of the “50 Greatest TV Shows of All Time,” FARSCAPE is known for the overwhelming fan-based campaign that led to its miniseries production. The show has continued to find new audiences as it airs in syndication and is available on iTunes and DVD.
About BOOM! Studios
BOOM! Studios (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.
Monday, July 13, 2009
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
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NEW SURROGATES TO DEBUT AT COMIC-CON
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Top Shelf Productions is proud to announce that three
SURROGATES books will debut at the San Diego Comic-Con on
July 23-26, and series writer and artist, Robert Venditti and
Brett Weldele, will be at the Top Shelf booth (#1721) the
entire weekend signing all three:
-- THE SIGNED & NUM LIMITED ED OF "THE SURROGATES OWNER'S MANUAL"
[the special hardcover of Vols 1 & 2 combined, limited to 1000]
-- THE SURROGATES (VOL 2): FLESH AND BONE
[the all-new prequel to the hit graphic novel]
-- THE SURROGATES (VOL 1) [new cover edition]
[the original graphic novel soon to be a major motion picture]
To see all three books, click here:
www.topshelfcomix.com/robertvenditti
The movie from Touchstone Pictures, starring Bruce Willis,
will hit theatres on Sept 25th!
To see the movie trailer, click here:
http://www.topshelfcomix.com/news.php?article=432
To see the brand new movie poster, click here:
http://www.topshelfcomix.com/news.php?article=450
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"FLESH AND BONE reads like Philip K. Dick writing an episode
of The Wire ... a smart, compelling and adult work asking
questions with no easy answers." -- io9
"If THE SURROGATES dipped its toe into the tipping point of
techno-social change, FLESH AND BONE deftly splashes about
in the pool." -- UGO.com
"The Best Indie Book of the year. Sci-fi tales are making
a comeback and THE SURROGATES is quietly leading the
charge." -- IGN
"An absolutely fascinating piece of work -- heartfelt
and thoughtful." -- Fantasy & Science Fiction
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A SPECIAL OFFER FOR EVERYONE NOT ABLE TO
ATTEND COMIC-CON THIS YEAR:
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Pre-order the SIGNED & NUMBERED EDITION of THE SURROGATES
OWNERS MANUAL, or any of the other Top Shelf debuts listed in
this press release, and receive free Media Mail shipping
during the month of July (limited to domestic orders).
Click here to see all the new graphic novels available:
http://www.topshelfcomix.com/specialdeals
http://www.topshelfcomix.com/specialdeals
http://www.topshelfcomix.com/specialdeals
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TOP SHELF'S OTHER BIG GUESTS FOR SAN DIEGO!
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In addition to the Top Shelf PANEL that will be held from
4-5PM on Thursday July 23rd in Room 10, and Robert Venditti
and Brett Weldele attending (as mentioned above), Top Shelf
will also be featuring the following creators all weekend:
JEFF LEMIRE
-- Signing the debut softcover and hardcover editions of
THE COLLECTED ESSEX COUNTY.
www.topshelfcomix.com/jefflemire
KEVIN CANNON
-- Signing his Top Shelf debut, FAR ARDEN.
http://www.topshelfcomix.com/catalog.php?type=12&title=636
BWANA SPOONS
-- Signing Top Shelf's first art book, WELCOME TO FOREST ISLAND.
http://www.topshelfcomix.com/catalog.php?type=12&title=642
ANDY RUNTON
-- Showcasing all five of his OWLY graphic novels (with new
covers), a new set of T-shirts, a new round of Plush Toys,
and a sneak peak at a new Owly animation trailer
from Sprite Animation.
www.topshelfcomix.com/owly
THE INDIE SPINNER RACK TEAM
-- Showcasing their new anthology AWESOME 2: AWESOMER.
http://www.topshelfcomix.com/catalog.php?type=12&title=639
NATE POWELL
-- Signing copies of SWALLOW ME WHOLE.
http://www.topshelfcomix.com/catalog.php?type=30&title=567
JEFFREY BROWN
-- Signing his entire line of graphic novels (including the
new FUNNY MISSHAPEN BODY from Touchstone Books).
www.topshelfcomix.com/jeffreybrown
MATT KINDT
-- Signing copies of SUPER SPY, and bringing all his
amazingly-designed boutique items.
www.topshelfcomix.com/mattkindt
RICH KOSLOWSKI
-- Signing copies of THE KING.
www.topshelfcomix.com/richkoslowski
The All-New Single Volume Edition of LOST GIRLS
And the Top Shelf crew of CHRIS STAROS, BRETT WARNOCK
& LEIGH WALTON.
Come see us there!
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IN THE CURRENT DIAMOND PREVIEWS!
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And while Eddie Campbell won't be able to attend Comic-Con
this year, his life-size omnibus, ALEC: THE YEARS HAVE PANTS,
is in this month's Previews, and available for pre-ordering.
THE YEARS HAVE PANTS collects the previous Alec books
THE KING CANUTE CROWD, GRAFFITI KITCHEN, HOW TO BE AN ARTIST,
LITTLE ITALY, THE DEAD MUSE, THE DANCE OF LIFEY DEATH,
AFTER THE SNOOTER, as well as an all-new 35 page book,
THE YEARS HAVE PANTS, and many other short stories rarely
or never before seen. In this deluxe 640-page collection,
the groundbreaking autobiographical comics of master cartoonist
Eddie Campbell are brought together in a single handsome
volume for the very first time.
ALEC: THE YEARS HAVE PANTS (SOFTCOVER)
by Eddie Campbell
-- $35.00 (US), 640 pages
-- Diamond: JUL091081, ISBN 978-1-60309-025-4
ALEC: THE YEARS HAVE PANTS (SPECIAL HARDCOVER)
by Eddie Campbell
-- $49.95 (US), 640 pages
-- Diamond: JUL091082, ISBN 978-1-60309-047-6
To see both editions, click here:
http://www.topshelfcomix.com/eddiecampbell
--
"ALEC is magic, and even if I knew how all of it was done
I'd be doing you a disservice if I pointed out the wires and
mirrors. ... It is written by someone who obviously finds
being alive an endless source of novelty
and conundrum." -- Alan Moore
"Do you need me to tell you how good Eddie Campbell is?
Or that ALEC is probably the best book-length comic about
art and wine and midlife crises and families and friends
and wine and love and art and saying goodbye and terror
there is?" -- Neil Gaiman
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See y'all at San Diego,
Chris Staros
Top Shelf Productions
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NEW SURROGATES TO DEBUT AT COMIC-CON
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Top Shelf Productions is proud to announce that three
SURROGATES books will debut at the San Diego Comic-Con on
July 23-26, and series writer and artist, Robert Venditti and
Brett Weldele, will be at the Top Shelf booth (#1721) the
entire weekend signing all three:
-- THE SIGNED & NUM LIMITED ED OF "THE SURROGATES OWNER'S MANUAL"
[the special hardcover of Vols 1 & 2 combined, limited to 1000]
-- THE SURROGATES (VOL 2): FLESH AND BONE
[the all-new prequel to the hit graphic novel]
-- THE SURROGATES (VOL 1) [new cover edition]
[the original graphic novel soon to be a major motion picture]
To see all three books, click here:
www.topshelfcomix.com/robertvenditti
The movie from Touchstone Pictures, starring Bruce Willis,
will hit theatres on Sept 25th!
To see the movie trailer, click here:
http://www.topshelfcomix.com/news.php?article=432
To see the brand new movie poster, click here:
http://www.topshelfcomix.com/news.php?article=450
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"FLESH AND BONE reads like Philip K. Dick writing an episode
of The Wire ... a smart, compelling and adult work asking
questions with no easy answers." -- io9
"If THE SURROGATES dipped its toe into the tipping point of
techno-social change, FLESH AND BONE deftly splashes about
in the pool." -- UGO.com
"The Best Indie Book of the year. Sci-fi tales are making
a comeback and THE SURROGATES is quietly leading the
charge." -- IGN
"An absolutely fascinating piece of work -- heartfelt
and thoughtful." -- Fantasy & Science Fiction
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A SPECIAL OFFER FOR EVERYONE NOT ABLE TO
ATTEND COMIC-CON THIS YEAR:
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Pre-order the SIGNED & NUMBERED EDITION of THE SURROGATES
OWNERS MANUAL, or any of the other Top Shelf debuts listed in
this press release, and receive free Media Mail shipping
during the month of July (limited to domestic orders).
Click here to see all the new graphic novels available:
http://www.topshelfcomix.com/specialdeals
http://www.topshelfcomix.com/specialdeals
http://www.topshelfcomix.com/specialdeals
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TOP SHELF'S OTHER BIG GUESTS FOR SAN DIEGO!
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In addition to the Top Shelf PANEL that will be held from
4-5PM on Thursday July 23rd in Room 10, and Robert Venditti
and Brett Weldele attending (as mentioned above), Top Shelf
will also be featuring the following creators all weekend:
JEFF LEMIRE
-- Signing the debut softcover and hardcover editions of
THE COLLECTED ESSEX COUNTY.
www.topshelfcomix.com/jefflemire
KEVIN CANNON
-- Signing his Top Shelf debut, FAR ARDEN.
http://www.topshelfcomix.com/catalog.php?type=12&title=636
BWANA SPOONS
-- Signing Top Shelf's first art book, WELCOME TO FOREST ISLAND.
http://www.topshelfcomix.com/catalog.php?type=12&title=642
ANDY RUNTON
-- Showcasing all five of his OWLY graphic novels (with new
covers), a new set of T-shirts, a new round of Plush Toys,
and a sneak peak at a new Owly animation trailer
from Sprite Animation.
www.topshelfcomix.com/owly
THE INDIE SPINNER RACK TEAM
-- Showcasing their new anthology AWESOME 2: AWESOMER.
http://www.topshelfcomix.com/catalog.php?type=12&title=639
NATE POWELL
-- Signing copies of SWALLOW ME WHOLE.
http://www.topshelfcomix.com/catalog.php?type=30&title=567
JEFFREY BROWN
-- Signing his entire line of graphic novels (including the
new FUNNY MISSHAPEN BODY from Touchstone Books).
www.topshelfcomix.com/jeffreybrown
MATT KINDT
-- Signing copies of SUPER SPY, and bringing all his
amazingly-designed boutique items.
www.topshelfcomix.com/mattkindt
RICH KOSLOWSKI
-- Signing copies of THE KING.
www.topshelfcomix.com/richkoslowski
The All-New Single Volume Edition of LOST GIRLS
And the Top Shelf crew of CHRIS STAROS, BRETT WARNOCK
& LEIGH WALTON.
Come see us there!
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IN THE CURRENT DIAMOND PREVIEWS!
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And while Eddie Campbell won't be able to attend Comic-Con
this year, his life-size omnibus, ALEC: THE YEARS HAVE PANTS,
is in this month's Previews, and available for pre-ordering.
THE YEARS HAVE PANTS collects the previous Alec books
THE KING CANUTE CROWD, GRAFFITI KITCHEN, HOW TO BE AN ARTIST,
LITTLE ITALY, THE DEAD MUSE, THE DANCE OF LIFEY DEATH,
AFTER THE SNOOTER, as well as an all-new 35 page book,
THE YEARS HAVE PANTS, and many other short stories rarely
or never before seen. In this deluxe 640-page collection,
the groundbreaking autobiographical comics of master cartoonist
Eddie Campbell are brought together in a single handsome
volume for the very first time.
ALEC: THE YEARS HAVE PANTS (SOFTCOVER)
by Eddie Campbell
-- $35.00 (US), 640 pages
-- Diamond: JUL091081, ISBN 978-1-60309-025-4
ALEC: THE YEARS HAVE PANTS (SPECIAL HARDCOVER)
by Eddie Campbell
-- $49.95 (US), 640 pages
-- Diamond: JUL091082, ISBN 978-1-60309-047-6
To see both editions, click here:
http://www.topshelfcomix.com/eddiecampbell
--
"ALEC is magic, and even if I knew how all of it was done
I'd be doing you a disservice if I pointed out the wires and
mirrors. ... It is written by someone who obviously finds
being alive an endless source of novelty
and conundrum." -- Alan Moore
"Do you need me to tell you how good Eddie Campbell is?
Or that ALEC is probably the best book-length comic about
art and wine and midlife crises and families and friends
and wine and love and art and saying goodbye and terror
there is?" -- Neil Gaiman
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See y'all at San Diego,
Chris Staros
Top Shelf Productions
IDW Announces Yoe! Books
Publishing company to release Craig Yoe books under new imprint
First book releasing in fall, 2009
San Diego, CA (July 9, 2009) – Yoe is coming to IDW! On the heels of the media frenzy surrounding his highly-acclaimed new book, Secret Identity: The Fetish Art of Superman’s Co-Creator Joe Shuster, IDW is proud to announce Yoe! Books, a new imprint that will publish numerous books by the author, editor and designer Craig Yoe, beginning with The Art of Ditko, a large-format book and The Complete Milt Gross Life Story and Comic Books, both releasing this fall. Ditko features little-seen stories and original artwork and an introduction by Stan Lee. Milt Gross sports a FOLD-INtroduction by Mad magazine's Al Jaffee and scarce ephemera and comics. These first two offerings foretell the genre-spanning range of Yoe! Books.
“IDW is committed to expanding our book collections, and continuing to offer readers a wide variety of unique and historical material,” said Greg Goldstein, IDW’s chief operating officer. “We’re excited to be the home of Craig's imprint, Yoe! Books, highlighting unknown geniuses and revelatory books on well-known names.”
Co-founder of YOE! Studio, Eisner Award-winner Yoe is highly-regarded throughout the entertainment industry for his creative and out-of-the-box books, which often focus on historical comic art. Yoe! Books at IDW will release many such books, starting with The Art of Ditko, which boasts an introduction by Lee. Ditko showcases the best of this seminal artist, who co-created Spider-Man and Dr. Strange with Lee and includes the artist’s most innovative and rare stories, original art presented in full color and essays by Jerry Robinson, John Romita, and P. Craig Russell.
A ground-breaking Jewish cartoonist, Milt Gross was a celebrity in his time, capping his career with hilarious stories for the comic book industry. Yoe! Books will commemorate the life of this great cartoonist with The Complete Milt Gross Life Story and Comic Books, reprinting every one of his rare comic book tales, plus offering a career-spanning biography based on interviews with those who knew and worked with him.
“I’m looking forward to spitting on my hands, pulling on my briefs, and tag-teaming with IDW. Together, we’re going to wrestle some great books to the ground,” said Yoe. “With my good looks and IDW’s beefy muscle, we make a winning team.”
Visit IDWPublishing.com to learn more about the company and its top-selling books.
Publishing company to release Craig Yoe books under new imprint
First book releasing in fall, 2009
San Diego, CA (July 9, 2009) – Yoe is coming to IDW! On the heels of the media frenzy surrounding his highly-acclaimed new book, Secret Identity: The Fetish Art of Superman’s Co-Creator Joe Shuster, IDW is proud to announce Yoe! Books, a new imprint that will publish numerous books by the author, editor and designer Craig Yoe, beginning with The Art of Ditko, a large-format book and The Complete Milt Gross Life Story and Comic Books, both releasing this fall. Ditko features little-seen stories and original artwork and an introduction by Stan Lee. Milt Gross sports a FOLD-INtroduction by Mad magazine's Al Jaffee and scarce ephemera and comics. These first two offerings foretell the genre-spanning range of Yoe! Books.
“IDW is committed to expanding our book collections, and continuing to offer readers a wide variety of unique and historical material,” said Greg Goldstein, IDW’s chief operating officer. “We’re excited to be the home of Craig's imprint, Yoe! Books, highlighting unknown geniuses and revelatory books on well-known names.”
Co-founder of YOE! Studio, Eisner Award-winner Yoe is highly-regarded throughout the entertainment industry for his creative and out-of-the-box books, which often focus on historical comic art. Yoe! Books at IDW will release many such books, starting with The Art of Ditko, which boasts an introduction by Lee. Ditko showcases the best of this seminal artist, who co-created Spider-Man and Dr. Strange with Lee and includes the artist’s most innovative and rare stories, original art presented in full color and essays by Jerry Robinson, John Romita, and P. Craig Russell.
A ground-breaking Jewish cartoonist, Milt Gross was a celebrity in his time, capping his career with hilarious stories for the comic book industry. Yoe! Books will commemorate the life of this great cartoonist with The Complete Milt Gross Life Story and Comic Books, reprinting every one of his rare comic book tales, plus offering a career-spanning biography based on interviews with those who knew and worked with him.
“I’m looking forward to spitting on my hands, pulling on my briefs, and tag-teaming with IDW. Together, we’re going to wrestle some great books to the ground,” said Yoe. “With my good looks and IDW’s beefy muscle, we make a winning team.”
Visit IDWPublishing.com to learn more about the company and its top-selling books.
SIMON & SCHUSTER, INC.
IN
SALES AND DISTRIBUTION AGREEMENT
WITH
BOOM! STUDIOS
NEW YORK, July 13 - Simon & Schuster, Inc. announced today that it has entered into a sales and distribution agreement with BOOM! Studios. Under the agreement, Simon & Schuster will handle sales, distribution and fulfillment for all new and backlist titles to trade and specialty accounts in the United States. The agreement is effective immediately.
“BOOM! Studios has a unique line of graphic novels of wide- ranging appeal," said Michael Selleck, Executive Vice President, Sales and Marketing for Simon & Schuster. "They are an excellent fit with our existing list, and we look forward to helping them expand their presence in traditional bookselling and specialty outlets.”
"We are pleased to have BOOM! Studios join our family of distribution clients," said Joe Bulger, Vice President, Client Management and Business Development for Simon & Schuster. "We will provide them with the best support possible in order to help them grow their business.”
“Simon and Schuster is simply the best,” BOOM! Studios CEO Ross Richie said, “This is a critical step in our plan to build a mass market presence via newsstand and the book channel to represent some of the biggest and best brands in the world, such as our Pixar and Muppets comic books, as well as Farscape, Philip K. Dick's science fiction classic Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? and upcoming blockbusters like Die Hard.”
Founded in 2005, BOOM! Studios publishes both periodical comic books and graphic novels. Within four months of publishing their first comic book, BOOM! Studios was named Best New Publisher by Wizard Magazine. In 2007, industry legend Mark Waid, writer of one of the best-selling graphic novels of all time, Kingdom Come, came aboard as Editor-in-Chief. BOOM!'s new imprint, BOOM! Kids, debuted to universal critical acclaim on newsstands across the nation in the spring of this year.
More information on BOOM! Studios can be found at www.boom-studios.com. The company’s new all ages imprint includes its own website, www.boom-kids.com.
Simon & Schuster, a part of CBS Corporation, is a global leader in the field of general interest publishing, dedicated to providing the best in fiction and nonfiction for consumers of all ages, across all printed, electronic, and audio formats. Its divisions include Simon & Schuster Adult Publishing, Simon & Schuster Children’s Publishing, Simon & Schuster Audio, Simon & Schuster Digital, and international companies in Australia, Canada, and the United Kingdom. For more information, visit our website at www.simonandschuster.com.
IN
SALES AND DISTRIBUTION AGREEMENT
WITH
BOOM! STUDIOS
NEW YORK, July 13 - Simon & Schuster, Inc. announced today that it has entered into a sales and distribution agreement with BOOM! Studios. Under the agreement, Simon & Schuster will handle sales, distribution and fulfillment for all new and backlist titles to trade and specialty accounts in the United States. The agreement is effective immediately.
“BOOM! Studios has a unique line of graphic novels of wide- ranging appeal," said Michael Selleck, Executive Vice President, Sales and Marketing for Simon & Schuster. "They are an excellent fit with our existing list, and we look forward to helping them expand their presence in traditional bookselling and specialty outlets.”
"We are pleased to have BOOM! Studios join our family of distribution clients," said Joe Bulger, Vice President, Client Management and Business Development for Simon & Schuster. "We will provide them with the best support possible in order to help them grow their business.”
“Simon and Schuster is simply the best,” BOOM! Studios CEO Ross Richie said, “This is a critical step in our plan to build a mass market presence via newsstand and the book channel to represent some of the biggest and best brands in the world, such as our Pixar and Muppets comic books, as well as Farscape, Philip K. Dick's science fiction classic Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? and upcoming blockbusters like Die Hard.”
Founded in 2005, BOOM! Studios publishes both periodical comic books and graphic novels. Within four months of publishing their first comic book, BOOM! Studios was named Best New Publisher by Wizard Magazine. In 2007, industry legend Mark Waid, writer of one of the best-selling graphic novels of all time, Kingdom Come, came aboard as Editor-in-Chief. BOOM!'s new imprint, BOOM! Kids, debuted to universal critical acclaim on newsstands across the nation in the spring of this year.
More information on BOOM! Studios can be found at www.boom-studios.com. The company’s new all ages imprint includes its own website, www.boom-kids.com.
Simon & Schuster, a part of CBS Corporation, is a global leader in the field of general interest publishing, dedicated to providing the best in fiction and nonfiction for consumers of all ages, across all printed, electronic, and audio formats. Its divisions include Simon & Schuster Adult Publishing, Simon & Schuster Children’s Publishing, Simon & Schuster Audio, Simon & Schuster Digital, and international companies in Australia, Canada, and the United Kingdom. For more information, visit our website at www.simonandschuster.com.
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