FUTURE'S COMIC HEROES
TO COVER-MOUNT
STAN LEE'S THE TRAVELER #1
MAGAZINE ON SALE TODAY!
DECEMBER 14, 2010
Exclusive limited edition cover
available to COMIC HEROES readers!
December 14, 2010 – Los Angeles, CA – BOOM! explodes in the December issue of FUTURE'S COMIC HEROES as they've announced they'll be cover-mounting the full first issue of STAN LEE'S THE TRAVELER, created by Stan Lee and written by Harvey & Eisner Award-nominated writer Mark Waid with art by AMAZING SPIDER-MAN's Chad Hardin.
“We’re immensely proud and deeply honored to be able to bring you a hugely collectible first issue of THE TRAVELER with COMIC HEROES issue 4,” said COMIC HEROES editor, Jes Bickham. “The exclusive cover from BOOM! Studios makes this a rare treat indeed.”
“We're very excited to offer comic fans across the pond the opportunity to jump on board the latest hit series from Stan Lee and BOOM! Studios!,” said BOOM! Studios Marketing Director Chip Mosher. “COMIC HEROES is helping us to spread news that 'Stan's Back' and just as good as ever with such amazing superhero adventures like THE TRAVELER!”
Included in the December issue of COMIC HEROES, comic book fans can enjoy an interview with artist Kevin O'Neill (LEAGUE OF EXTRAORDINARY GENTLEMEN CENTURY: 1969), a profile of French fabulist Moebius by comics historian Paul Gravett, a look at Britain's forgotten superheroes by comic artist Lew Stringer and the second part of “How To Draw For Comics,” in which a wealth of industry talent offer advice to aspiring comic book artists.
Stan Lee is a National Medal of Arts Award-winner and created the superhero mainstays that populate the House of Ideas, Marvel Comics: Spider-Man, Iron Man, The X-Men, The Hulk, Dr. Strange, Daredevil, The Fantastic Four, and Thor amongst many others.
STAN LEE'S THE TRAVELER, first released in November, is the second of three new ongoing superhero series brought to you by BOOM! Studios and Stan Lee. Upon release, STAN LEE'S SOLDIER ZERO #1 quickly became the bestselling BOOM! book of all time. Written by Paul Cornell and drawn by Javier Pina, STAN LEE'S SOLDIER ZERO #1 has garnered praise from all quarters. This week marks the release of STAN LEE'S STARBORN, written by New York Times bestseller and SUPERMAN writer Chris Roberson with art by Khary Randolph.
COMIC HEROES is the 132-page quarterly sister-title to SFX, Europe’s bestselling sci-fi and fantasy magazine. COMIC HEROES delivers everything fans need to know about the world of comics across graphic novels, movies, TV, videogames, merchandise and the comic books themselves.
COMIC HEROES' fourth issue goes on sale today, December 14, 2010. This issue also includes the latest installment of the SIDEKICK sampler comic and three Jack Kirby art postcards. It is available on www.myfavouritemagazines.co.uk.
About BOOM! Studios
BOOM! Studios (www.boom-studios.com) 2009 "Best Publisher" of the year, generates a wide-ranging catalog of multiple Eisner and Harvey Award-nominated comic books and graphic novels featuring some of the industry’s top talent, including Philip K. Dick's DO ANDROIDS DREAM OF ELECTRIC SHEEP?, 20th Century Fox's 28 DAYS LATER and DIE HARD, The Henson Company's FARSCAPE, and the original Mark Waid series IRREDEEMABLE. This fall sees BOOM! teaming up with the legendary Stan Lee, creator of Marvel Comics’ characters Spider-Man, The Hulk, and The X-Men for a line of original superhero series, the legend’s first new superhero creations in nearly 20 years. BOOM!'s youth imprint, BOOM Kids!, is an undisputed industry leader, publishing Disney/Pixar's THE INCREDIBLES, CARS, and TOY STORY, as well as Disney's THE MUPPETS, DONALD DUCK, UNCLE SCROOGE and WALT DISNEY'S COMICS AND STORIES. This year, BOOM! Studios celebrates its fifth anniversary.
About POW! Entertainment
(Purveyors of Wonder) Entertainment, Inc.(Pinksheets: POWN) (www.powentertainment.com), an advanced media and entertainment company with a first-look deal with Disney that owns a 10% equity stake in POW!, was founded by world-famous comic book and motion picture icon Stan Lee, together with award-winning producer Gill Champion and intellectual property specialist Arthur Lieberman, Esq. POW!’s principals have extensive backgrounds in the entertainment industry encompassing the creation, production and licensing of original intellectual properties, including some of the most successful entertainment franchises of all time. POW!, capitalizing on this combined expertise, specializes in franchises for the entertainment industry, including animation and live-action feature films, plus television, DVDs, transmedia, merchandising and related ancillary markets, all of which contribute to global expansion. POW! partners with other individuals and entities of entertainment’s top echelon, including studios and networks, in the creation, licensing and distribution of new POW! character franchises. www.powentertainment.com
Tuesday, December 14, 2010
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