Friday, September 26, 2014

VIZ MEDIA MIXES SWEET PASSION AND DARK INTRIGUE IN THE NEW MANGA SERIES

HONEY BLOOD

A Beautiful Girl Falls For The Old-World Charm Of A Mysterious Vampire Romance Writer—With His Own Taste For Blood!

New Shojo Series Launches In Print And Digitally!

San Francisco, CA, September 25, 2014 – VIZ Media, LLC (VIZ Media), the largest distributor and licensor of manga and anime in North America, opens Fall with a fiery mixture of bloodthirsty romance and supernatural intrigue in Miko Mitsuki’s shojo manga series – HONEY BLOOD. Set for release under the Shojo Beat imprint, Volume 1 of the 3-part series launches on October 7^th and is rated ‘T’ for Teens. Print volumes each carry an MSRP of $9.99 U.S. / $12.99 CAN.

In the opening volume, everyone is on edge when a girl at Hinata Sorazono’s school is attacked by what seems to be a bloodsucking vampire. Hinata refuses to believe that vampires even exist, but then she meets her new neighbor, Junya Tokinaga, the author of an incredibly popular vampire romance novel. Dressed in a kimono with an old-world air about him, Junya has a taste of Hinata’s blood and tells her it’s sweet... Hinata can’t help but be drawn to Junya, but could it be that he’s actually a vampire—and worse yet, the culprit behind the attacks?!

“Junya Tokinaga is a mysterious and handsome man, so readers will swoon along with Hinata and become captivated by his complicated past and the bloodthirsty secret he hides,” says Amy Yu, Editor. “The stage is set for charged passion and love in this sultry series from Miko Mitsuki.”

HONEY BLOOD creator Miko Mitsuki hails from Kagoshima Prefecture in southernmost Japan and debuted with the manga title, Utakata, in 2003. She is currently working on projects for Sho-Comi magazine.

For more information on HONEY BLOOD, or other shojo manga titles from VIZ Media, please visit www.VIZ.com.

About VIZ Media, LLC

Headquartered in San Francisco, California, VIZ Media distributes, markets and licenses the best anime and manga titles direct from Japan. Owned by three of Japan's largest manga and animation companies, Shueisha Inc., Shogakukan Inc., and Shogakukan-Shueisha Productions, Co., Ltd., VIZ Media has the most extensive library of anime and manga for English speaking audiences in North America, the United Kingdom, Ireland and South Africa. With its popular digital manga anthology WEEKLY SHONEN JUMP and blockbuster properties like NARUTO, BLEACH and INUYASHA, VIZ Media offers cutting-edge action, romance and family friendly properties for anime, manga, science fiction and fantasy fans of all ages. VIZ Media properties are available as graphic novels, DVDs, animated television series, feature films, downloadable and streaming video and a variety of consumer products. Learn more about VIZ Media, anime and manga at www.VIZ.com.

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OUTCAST BY KIRKMAN & AZACETA HEATS UP
The fourth issue of Skybound’s hot series
goes straight to 2nd printing

The fourth issue of Robert Kirkman and Paul Azaceta’s breakthrough bestselling series, OUTCAST BY KIRKMAN & AZACETA, sold out instantly and immediately following the announcement that Skybound/Image Comics would send the series’ first issue to its final printing. Issue #4 is now headed back to press for a second printing as well. Readers can’t get enough of the demonic possession thriller and the recent news that a television adaptation is underway has lit the series’ readership interest on fire.

The new horror series follows the tormented Kyle Barnes—a man with a burdensome gift—and the series of chilling demonic possessions he encounters. In issue #4 one Luke Masters, a new and pivotal character, is introduced and Kyle’s journey twists down an unlikely path.

OUTCAST BY KIRKMAN & AZACETA #4 remains available for purchase across all digital platforms, including the Image Comics website (imagecomics.com), the official Image Comics iOS app, Comixology’s website (comixology.com), iOS, Android, and Google Play.

OUTCAST BY KIRKMAN & AZACETA #1, 5th printing (Diamond Code AUG148326) will be available on 10/22.

OUTCAST BY KIRKMAN & AZACETA #2, 2nd printing is available with Diamond Code JUN148240.

OUTCAST BY KIRKMAN & AZACETA #3, 2nd printing is available with Diamond Code JUL148428.

OUTCAST BY KIRKMAN & AZACETA #4, 2nd printing (Diamond Code AUG148350) will be available on 10/29.

OUTCAST BY KIRKMAN & AZACETA #5 is available to pre-order with Diamond Code AUG140667 and will hit shelves on 10/29.

PARTY WITH IMAGE & MULTIVERSITY COMICS
& SUPPORT A GOOD CAUSE
Donations to the Hero Initiative encouraged at the door

We are pleased to announce that this year at New York Comic Con 2014, Multiversity and Image Comics will once again be teaming up to host their third annual NYCC Party to raise money for the Hero Initiative.

This year's NYCC Party will be held Friday, October 10th at the Stitch Bar & Lounge located at 247 West 37th Street (a short 3-block walk from the Javits Center straight up 37th street) from 8 PM to close, with a $10 donation to the Hero Initiative to get in. In exchange for your donation, you will automatically be entered into a raffle to win one (1) copy of all of Image’s exclusives for NYCC 2014! It’s a 21+ event with all night happy hour and drink specials, and will assuredly be a fun place for friends, fans and creators to meet, share a drink and mingle.

The Hero Initiative is a charity that raises money to help support creators in need and gives to those who have helped foster, develop and pioneer the medium we all love so much. At last year’s event, Image Comics and Multiversity raised over $5,000 for the charity thanks to the many fans who came out and attended.

The party will also feature quite a few special Image Comics creators as guests, such as Brian K. Vaughan (SAGA), Kieron Gillen (THE WICKED + THE DIVINE), Jamie McKelvie (THE WICKED + THE DIVINE), Scott Snyder (WYTCHES), Sean Gordon Murphy (TOKYO GHOST), Nick Dragotta (EAST OF WEST), Joshua Williamson (BIRTHRIGHT), Tim Seeley (REVIVAL), Declan Shalvey (INJECTION), Frank Barbiere (FIVE GHOSTS), Ed Brisson (SHELTERED), Daniel Corey (RED CITY), Wes Craig (DEADLY CLASS), Otis Frampton (ODDLY NORMAL), Joe Harris (GREAT PACIFIC), Kyle Higgins (C.O.W.L.), Antony Johnston (UMBRAL), Justin Jordan (SPREAD), Ales Kot (ZERO), Megan Levens (MADAME FRANKENSTEIN), Adam McGovern (NIGHTWORLD), Brandon Montclare (ROCKET GIRL), Michael Moreci (ROCHE LIMIT), Steve Orlando (UNDERTOW), Amy Reeder (ROCKET GIRL), Fabrice Sapolsky (ONE HIT WONDER), Gus Storms (EGOS), Roc Upchurch (RAT QUEENS), Fred Van Lente (HOWTOONS) and Jim Zub (WAYWARD).

So if you’d like to have a drink, groove to some music, share a chat and donate money to a great cause, please join us on Friday, October 10th for the third annual NYCC Party from Image and Multiversity Comics. RSVP on Facebook (link to be inserted later) and we look forward to seeing you there!

Be sure to visit the Image Comics booth in the main exhibitor floor of NYCC at Booth #1544, and the Hero Initiative at Booth #N104. Huge thanks to Tim Daniel for designing the flyer, as well as Jock for the use of his art!

Thursday, September 25, 2014

STARZ SERIES “OUTLANDER” midseason premiere set for

sATURDAY, APRIL 4^TH 2015

Outlander’s Highly Anticipated Wedding Episode Delivers Highest Ratings of the Season with 3.8 Million Live +3 Viewers, Up Almost 40% Since Premiere

Season One Averaging 5 million viewers per episode to date

Beverly Hills, CA – September 25, 2014 – Two days before the first half of season one concludes with the mid-season finale this Saturday, September 27^th at 9pm ET/PT, Starz announced that its hit series “Outlander” will return with the remaining eight episodes from season one on Saturday, April 4^th, 2015. The critically – acclaimed series adapted from Diana Gabaldon’s international best-selling books and executive produced by Ronald D. Moore (“Battlestar Galactica,” “Star Trek: Deep Space Nine,” “Star Trek: The Next Generation”) has already been picked up for a second season.

Approximately 3.8 million Live+3 viewers tuned in for the series highly-anticipated seventh episode, titled “The Wedding,” to finally witness the beloved characters Claire (Caitriona Balfe) and Jamie (Sam Heughan) become man and wife in 18^th century Scotland, the most on STARZ since episode 5 of “Spartacus: Vengeance” in February 2012. “The Wedding” performance represents a 19 percent increase from the week prior on “Outlander,” and a 38 percent increase since the series premiere episode. “Outlander” fans made “The Wedding” appointment viewing by flocking to the premiere of the episode on Saturday with 2.07 million Live+SD Saturday viewing and 1.23 million Live+SD viewers tuning in for the Saturday 9PM ET/PT episode premiere, both series highs. Through the first 4 episodes, more than 5 million average viewers have watched each episode of the hit series.*

The mid-season finale this Saturday, September 27^th at 9pm ET/PT finds Frank (Tobias Menzies) desperately searching for his missing wife, while Claire tries to come to terms with her new marriage to Jamie. Claire is faced with an emotional quandary as a life-altering opportunity presents itself.

The “Outlander” series spans the genres of romance, science fiction, history, and adventure in one epic tale. It follows Claire Randall as she navigates the hidden dangers of 18^th century Scotland, an unknown world where her freedom and very life are at risk. When she is forced to marry Jamie Fraser, a chivalrous and romantic young Scottish warrior, a passionate affair is ignited that tears Claire’s heart between two vastly different men in two irreconcilable lives.

Diana Gabaldon’s eight-book series has sold more than 25 million copies worldwide, and six of the books have graced the New York Times best-seller list. “Outlander” is produced by Tall Ship Productions, Story Mining & Supply Company and Left Bank Pictures in association with Sony Pictures Television.

Starz retains all domestic multiplatform pay TV rights to the original series.

For more information, go to the official Outlander Facebook Page and follow @Outlander_Starz on Twitter and Instagram, or check out the vibrant online fan community. Join the conversation with #Outlander and #STARZ.

About Starz
Starz (NASDAQ: STRZA, STRZB) is a leading integrated global media and entertainment company with operating units that provide premium subscription video programming on domestic U.S. pay television channels (Starz Networks), global content distribution (Starz Distribution) and animated television and movie production (Starz Animation), www.starz.com.

Starz Networks is a leading provider of premium subscription video programming through the flagship STARZ^® and ENCORE^® pay TV networks which showcase premium original programming and movies to U.S. multichannel video distributors, including cable operators, satellite television providers, and telecommunications companies. As of June 30, 2014, STARZ and ENCORE serve a combined 55.9 million subscribers, including 22.0 million at STARZ, and 33.9 million at ENCORE, making them the largest pair of premium flagship channels in the U.S. STARZ^® and ENCORE^®, along with Starz Networks’ third network MOVIEPLEX^®, air more than 1,000 movies monthly across 17 linear networks, complemented by On Demand and authenticated online offerings through STARZ PLAY, ENCORE PLAY, and MOVIEPLEX PLAY. Starz Distribution develops, produces and acquires entertainment content, distributing it to consumers globally on DVD, digital formats and traditional television. Starz Distribution’s home video, digital media and worldwide distribution business units distribute original programming content produced by Starz, as well as entertainment content for itself and third parties. Starz Animation produces animated TV and movie content for studios, networks, distributors and audiences worldwide.

About Sony Pictures Television

Sony Pictures Television (http://www.sonypicturestelevision.com), a Sony Pictures Entertainment company, is one of the television industry’s leading content providers. It produces and distributes programming in every genre, around the world and for a multitude of platforms. In addition to one of the industry’s largest libraries of award-winning feature films, television shows and formats, Sony Pictures Television (SPT) boasts a current program slate that includes top-rated daytime dramas and game shows, landmark off-network series, original animated series and critically acclaimed primetime dramas, comedies and telefilms. In addition to its US production business, SPT has 18 wholly-owned or joint venture production companies in 12 countries and also maintains offices in 31 countries. SPT’s worldwide television networks portfolio includes 126 channel feeds available in 168 countries, reaching more than 980 million cumulative households worldwide. SPT also creates original content for and manages SPE’s premium video website, Crackle. Additionally, SPT owns US production company Embassy Row and is a part owner of cable channel Game Show Network (GSN), 3D channel 3net and national U.S media sales company ITN Networks, Inc. SPT advertiser sales is one of the premier national advertising sales companies and handles the commercial inventory in SPT’s syndicated series as well as the Rural Media Group and www.doctoroz.com.

Why Is the Con Scene Exploding?

Show Organizers, Experts Tackle Big Questions

(September 25, 2014 - Madison, WI) The comic convention scene is exploding, both in number of shows and attendance. Who are these hundreds of thousands of new attendees, and what does it mean for show organizers, for exhibitors, and for the audience for the products they sell?

The growth has been exponential, but that's come with a rapid change in the composition of attendees at some shows. There are a lot more "civilians," leading at least one con veteran to call going to a con "like going to the mall" for a lot of the people there. Exhibitors are finding the dynamic new environment a difficult one to navigate at times, and that the new audiences require new strategies to be successful.

There's now a full range of events, from smaller festivals to multi-city tours to new pop-up shows to longtime regionals to the mega-shows in New York and San Diego.

What's driving the growth, what kinds of people do the different strategies attract, and what does it mean for exhibitors and others who want to sell to these hundreds of thousands of new potential customers?

We'll try to find the answer at the ICv2 Conference at New York Comic Con in the panel on "The Con Explosion" with this great panel of show organizers and experts:

Christine Bohle, Sr. Category Marketing Manager, Eventbrite
Patrick Bradley, EVP Digital Media & Entertainment, Wizard World, Inc.
Shelton Drum, CEO, Heroes Convention
Lance Fensterman, Senior Vice President ReedPOP
Meg Lemke, Chair, Comics & Graphic Novel Committee at the Brooklyn Book Festival, and Contributing Editor at MUTHA Magazine
Rob Salkowitz, author, writer of Comic-Con and the Business of Pop Culture
Moderated by Heidi MacDonald, comic editor and commentator from The Beat

The ICv2 Conference: The New Comics Customer will take place at the Jacob Javits Convention Center from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. on Wednesday afternoon, October 8th.

For more information, including recently added speakers, click here.

VIZ MEDIA ANNOUNCES THE FINALE OF MATSURI HINO’S HIT SERIES VAMPIRE KNIGHT

Celebrate The Conclusion Of The Bestselling Gothic Romance With A Limited Edition Of The Final Volume, Manga Series Box Set 2, Exclusive Digital-Only Story VAMPIRE KNIGHT: LIFE, And New Novel VAMPIRE KNIGHT: FLEETING DREAMS

San Francisco, CA, September 24, 2014 – VIZ Media, LLC (VIZ Media), the largest distributor and licensor of manga and anime in North America, delivers the stunning climax to Matsuri Hino’s epic VAMPIRE KNIGHT series with the release of the finale, Volume 19, on October 14^th.

The final volume will be available in a special Limited Edition featuring an alternate cover and a hardcover mini art book. The standard edition volume will be available in print and digitally.

VIZ Media will further thrill readers with the release of the VAMPIRE KNIGHT “NIGHT CLASS” Manga Box Set 2 on November 4^th, the second VAMPIRE KNIGHT Box Set with volumes 11-19 to complete the series.

On December 2^nd, the VAMPIRE KNIGHT: FLEETING DREAMS novel will be released in print and digitally, housing a collection of prose short stories never before released in English. Also being released on that date will be the digital exclusive, VAMPIRE KNIGHT: LIFE, a special new manga chapter by Matsuri Hino!

Digital versions of VAMPIRE KNIGHT Vol. 19 will be available for $6.99 (USD/CAN) and VAMPIRE KNIGHT: FLEETING DREAMS for $10.99 (USD/CAN) on the same day of their respective print releases from VIZManga.com and through the VIZ MANGA App for the Apple iPad^®, iPhone^® and iPod^® touch, Android-powered smart phones, as well as through the Nook, Kobo, Kindle, iBooks, Comixology and GooglePlay stores.

“VAMPIRE KNIGHT is a groundbreaking series that has introduced many readers to the shojo manga genre,” says Nancy Thistlethwaite, Editor. “Shojo Beat debuts our first-ever Limited Edition release for VAMPIRE KNIGHT Volume 19! And in December, the VAMPIRE KNIGHT: FLEETING DREAMS novel will feature new illustrations by Matsuri Hino. The digital exclusive chapter, VAMPIRE KNIGHT: LIFE, reveals more of the story from volume 19. Don’t miss out on these special releases in celebration of this beloved manga series!”

In Matsuri Hino’s acclaimed series, the foreboding Cross Academy is attended by two groups of students: the Day Class and the Night Class. At twilight, when the students of the Day Class return to their dorm, they cross paths with the Night Class on their way to school. Yuki Cross and Zero Kiryu are the Guardians of the school, protecting the Day Class from the Academy's dark secret: the Night Class is full of vampires!

VAMPIRE KNIGHT Vol. 19 Limited Edition · Rated ‘T+’ for Older Teens · MSRP: $15.99 U.S. / $18.99 CAN · Available October 14^th!

Savor the tense finale to Matsuri Hino’s acclaimed paranormal series in a limited edition featuring an exclusive alternate cover and a mini hardcover 42-page art book.

VAMPIRE KNIGHT Vol. 19 Standard Edition · Rated ‘T+’ for Older Teens · MSRP: $9.99 U.S. / $12.99 CAN / $6.99 Digital · Available October 14^th!

In the concluding volume to the series, Kaname vows to sacrifice himself. But Yuki vows to sacrifice herself to stop him. Zero takes a weapon in hand to protect what is dear to him. Whether parted for eternity or close enough to touch, they each will always desire their beloved…

VAMPIRE KNIGHT Manga Box Set 2 · Rated ‘T+’ for Older Teens · MSRP: $89.99 U.S. / $99.99 CAN · Available November 4^th!

Comprehensive manga box set features the second-half of the VAMPIRE KNIGHT manga series, Volumes 11-19, along with the hardcover 42-page art book. Set is contained in a gorgeously illustrated slipcase.

VAMPIRE KNIGHT: FLEETING DREAMS · Rated ‘T+’ for Older Teens · MSRP: $14.99 U.S. / $16.99 CAN / $10.99 Digital · Available December 2^nd!

Fans will not want to miss this special collection of manga short created stories by Matsuri Hino and Ayuno Fujisaki based on VAMPIRE KNIGHT! Stories include “Deranged Love,” in which a dying Rido reflects on his obsessive love for Juri. Kaname seeks to reward Yuki for doing well on her studies with tutor Aido in “Gifts for Yuki.” The story of Sara’s first love is revealed in “Hidden Love.” In “Queen of the Abyss,” after Zero parts ways with Yuki and returns to being a vampire hunter, he encounters a vampire named Shien.

VAMPIRE KNIGHT: LIFE (Digital Release Only) · Rated ‘T+’ for Older Teens · MSRP: $2.99 U.S. / CAN · Available December 2^nd!

In this exclusive digital manga chapter, Matsuri Hino returns to the events at the end of volume 19.

Manga creator Matsuri Hino burst onto the manga scene with her title Kono Yume ga Sametara (When This Dream Is Over), which was published in LaLa DX magazine. Hino is renowned as a highly talented artist with a distinctive style and became a published manga artist a mere nine months after she decided to pursue it as a full-time career. With the success of her other popular series, CAPTIVE HEARTS and MERU PURI (both also published by VIZ Media), Hino has firmly established herself as a major force in the world of shojo manga.

Also catch the VAMPIRE KNIGHT and VAMPIRE KNIGHT GUITY anime series, available exclusively on DVD from VIZ Media and featured on the company’s digital anime streaming platform – Neon Alley.

For more information on the VAMPIRE KNIGHT anime series, please visit: http://www.viz.com/anime/streaming/vampire-knight.

For more information on the VAMPIRE KNIGHT manga series, or other manga titles from VIZ Media, please visit www.VIZ.com.

About VIZ Media, LLC

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Vampire Knight © Matsuri Hino 2004/HAKUSENSHA, Inc.

Vampire Knight Frail No Yume © Matsuri Hino & Ayuna Fujisaki 2013/HAKUSENSHA, Inc.

FIVE GHOSTS EMBARKS
ON NEW ADVENTURES
Issue #13 marks the beginning of an all-new story arc,
early artwork released

Image Comics is pleased to reveal an early preview of co-creators Frank J. Barbiere, Chris Mooneyham, and colorist Lauren Affe’s first issue in the new story arc of FIVE GHOSTS, “Monsters & Men.” This new arc will focus on gothic literature and bring the acclaimed action adventure series to Eastern Europe and Dracula’s doorstep.

The new FIVE GHOSTS story arc features an assortment of famous monsters and literary figures including Dracula’s nemesis, vampire hunter Van Helsing, and will also have a blank sketch cover available.

The series is in development for a television series with Universal with acclaimed screenwriter Evan Daugherty (Snow White and the Huntsmen, Divergent, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles) attached as a writer and is being produced by Black Mask Studios and Benderspink.

FIVE GHOSTS #13 arrives in stores this 10/22 and will be available for $3.50. It can be pre-ordered using Diamond Code AUG140647. The sketch variant can be ordered with Diamond Code JUL148416. The final order cutoff deadline for retailers is Monday, 9/29.

ABOUT IMAGE COMICS
Image Comics is a comic book and graphic novel publisher founded in 1992 by a collective of best-selling artists. Image has since gone on to become one of the largest comics publishers in the United States. Image currently has five partners: Robert Kirkman, Erik Larsen, Todd McFarlane, Marc Silvestri and Jim Valentino. It consists of five major houses: Todd McFarlane Productions, Top Cow Productions, Shadowline, Skybound and Image Central. Image publishes comics and graphic novels in nearly every genre, sub-genre, and style imaginable. It offers science fiction, fantasy, romance, horror, crime fiction, historical fiction, humor and more by the finest artists and writers working in the medium today. For more information, visit www.imagecomics.com.

OUTCAST BY KIRKMAN & AZACETA
FLYING OFF SHELVES
The first issue of Skybound’s hot series
will head into 5th & final printing

The first issue of Robert Kirkman and Paul Azaceta’s breakthrough bestselling series, OUTCAST BY KIRKMAN & AZACETA, has sold out again and Skybound/Image Comics has fast-tracked it for a 5th and final printing. The new series has achieved THE WALKING DEAD-level success—garnering comics industry praise alongside mainstream attention early on—and has a pilot television episode underway with Cinemax.

The hot new horror series follows the afflicted life of Kyle Barnes, a man with a tragic past and a horrifying gift. Demonic possession and a creeping, unnerving sense of dread permeate the series, and critics have likened it to classics like The Exorcist.

OUTCAST BY KIRKMAN & AZACETA #1 boasts a special double-sized first issue for just $2.99. Demand for the series skyrocketed upon its initial release and has grown exponentially with the announcement of the forthcoming television series.

OUTCAST BY KIRKMAN & AZACETA #1 remains available for purchase across all digital platforms, including the Image Comics website (imagecomics.com), the official Image Comics iOS app, Comixology’s website (comixology.com), iOS, Android, and Google Play.

This 5th and final printing of OUTCAST BY KIRKMAN & AZACETA #1 (Diamond Code AUG148326) will be available on 10/22.

OUTCAST BY KIRKMAN & AZACETA #2, 2nd printing is available with Diamond Code JUN148240.

OUTCAST BY KIRKMAN & AZACETA #3, 2nd printing is available with Diamond Code JUL148428.

OUTCAST BY KIRKMAN & AZACETA #4 is available with Diamond Code JUL140566.

OUTCAST BY KIRKMAN & AZACETA #5 is available to pre-order with Diamond Code AUG140667 and will hit shelves on 10/29.

ABOUT SKYBOUND
Skybound is the home of Robert Kirkman's creator-owned work including his Eisner Award-winning comic book series, The Walking Dead, long-running Invincible, all-ages Super Dinosaur, Thief of Thieves, and Clone as well as Ghosted, Witch Doctor and Invincible Universe. Since its inception, Skybound has created television shows, merchandise and a wide spectrum of platforms, games (The Walking Dead: Assault iOS app), and entertainment events (The Walking Dead Escape). Skybound's successes include the comic behind the hit Emmy®-winning television show, AMC's The Walking Dead, the highest-rated basic cable drama of all time in the U.S, also an international success in 122 countries and 37 languages. Skybound/Kirkman frequently top the hardcover and paperback bestseller lists. Your destinations for all news and merchandise from Robert Kirkman, The Walking Dead and all Skybound titles are www.Skybound.com and www.TheWalkingDead.com

Wednesday, September 24, 2014

RELIVE THE TERROR WITH
MICHAEL ALAN NELSON'S
'FALL OF CTHULHU OMNIBUS'

FALL OF CTHULHU OMNIBUS Cover by Tyler Walpole

September 24, 2014 (Los Angeles, Calif.) - Award-winning publisher BOOM! Studios invites you to experience the apocalypse all over again with the collected edition of Fall of Cthulhu Omnibus from acclaimed horror writer Michael Alan Nelson (Day Men, Hexed). This 600-plus-page omnibus collects each of The Fall of Cthulhu volumes, including The Fugue, The Gathering, The Gray Man (which features the first appearance of Lucifer, star of Nelson’s new ongoing series Hexed), GodWar, Apocalypse, and Nemesis. Nelson, alongside artists Greg Scott, Mateus Santolouco, Mark Dos Santos, and more, created the first epic story for BOOM! Studios and is being reprinted in one grand collector’s edition for the first time. Nelson’s epic was hailed by Leverage creator John Rogers as “the definitive Cthulhu in graphic novel format.” Never before has H.P. Lovecraft’s world been presented in such an expansive and complex way. now by then.

“Before he wowed the industry with HEXED, this is where Michael Alan Nelson got his start,” said BOOM! Studios Editor-in-Chief Matt Gagnon. “Fall of Cthulhu was one of BOOM!’s earliest hits, and still has a very devoted following. This enormous omnibus collects the entire horror epic in one amazing edition. We’ve had fans asking for this for years and we’re happy to finally be delivering one of the most comprehensive collections of the crawling chaos that has ever creeped into comics.”

Fall of Cthulhu Omnibus arrives from BOOM! Studios in comic shops on October 29th with a cover illustrated by Tyler Walpole and a cover price of $39.99 under Diamond Order Code AUG141165. Final orders are due on October 3rd so fans who want to be guaranteed a copy should let their local comic shop know by then. Not sure where to find your nearest comic retailer? Use comicshoplocator.com or findacomicshop.com to find one! It’s also available for order directly from boom-studios.com.

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ABOUT BOOM! STUDIOS
Founded by Ross Richie in 2005, Diamond Gem Award-winning “Best Publisher” BOOM! Studios (boom-studios.com) generates a constellation of best-selling Eisner and Harvey Award-winning original and licensed comic books and graphic novels with the industry’s top talent. BOOM! Studios is comprised of four distinct imprints. The original Studios imprint is home to Mike Carey's Suicide Risk; James Tynion IV's The Woods; Mark Waid's Irredeemable; Sons of Anarchy; and Big Trouble in Little China. Steven Grant’s graphic novel 2 Guns was released as a feature film from Universal Pictures, starring Denzel Washington and Mark Wahlberg. BOOM!’s all-ages imprint KaBOOM! publishes Charles Schulz’ Peanuts; Jim Davis’ Garfield; Cartoon Network’s Adventure Time, Regular Show, The Amazing World of Gumball, and Steven Universe; Mike Kunkel’s Herobear and the Kid; and Natasha Allegri's Bee and PuppyCat. BOOM!'s experimental imprint BOOM! Box publishes The Midas Flesh and Lumberjanes. In June 2013, BOOM! acquired Archaia Entertainment (archaia.com). Archaia is the Eisner and Harvey Award-winning graphic novel publisher of Mouse Guard, Cow Boy, Gunnerkrigg Court, Rust, and Jim Henson’s Tale of Sand. In October 2013, BOOM! Studios entered into a unique first-look relationship with 20th Century Fox, giving the studio access to its library of titles and giving the publisher access to Fox's vast catalog of films. In August 2014, BOOM! Studios began a similar first-look relationship with 20th Century Fox TV to develop properties for the small screen.

Tuesday, September 23, 2014

ANNOUNCING SKYBOUND ORIGINALS COMIXOLOGY SALE
Check out the best of what Robert Kirkman’s
Skybound Entertainment has to offer

From 9/23 through 9/25, fans of Robert Kirkman’s THE WALKING DEAD and INVINCIBLE will be able to take advantage of this week’s Skybound Originals Sale on ComiXology and try out some of the hottest new series from Skybound Entertainment.

All issues will be available at the low price of $0.99, and collections start as low as $3.99.

The Skybound Originals sale will include the following titles:

CLONE Vol. 1, 2, 3 and CLONE issues #1-17 by David Schulner and Juan Jose Ryp

DEAD BODY ROAD Vol. 1 and DEAD BODY ROAD issues #1-6 by Justin Jordan and Matteo Scalera

GHOSTED Vol. 1, 2 and GHOSTED issues #1-11 by Joshua Williamson and Davide Gianfelice

MANIFEST DESTINY Vol. 1 and MANIFEST DESTINY issues #1-7 by Chris Dingess and Matthew Roberts

THIEF OF THIEVES Vol. 1-3 and THIEF OF THIEVES issues #1-21 by Andy Diggle and Shawn Martinbrough

WITCH DOCTOR Vol. 1-2, WITCH DOCTOR issues #0-4, and WITCH DOCTOR: MAL PRACTICE issues #1-6 by Brandon Seifert and Andy Troy

ABOUT SKYBOUND
Skybound is the home of Robert Kirkman's creator-owned work including his Eisner Award-winning comic book series, The Walking Dead, long-running Invincible, all-ages Super Dinosaur, Thief of Thieves, and Clone as well as Ghosted, Witch Doctor and Invincible Universe. Since its inception, Skybound has created television shows, merchandise and a wide spectrum of platforms, games (The Walking Dead: Assault iOS app), and entertainment events (The Walking Dead Escape). Skybound's successes include the comic behind the hit Emmy®-winning television show, AMC's The Walking Dead, the highest-rated basic cable drama of all time in the U.S, also an international success in 122 countries and 37 languages. Skybound/Kirkman frequently top the hardcover and paperback bestseller lists. Your destinations for all news and merchandise from Robert Kirkman, The Walking Dead and all Skybound titles are www.Skybound.com and www.TheWalkingDead.com

THE GOLDEN AGE IS OVER
IN C.O.W.L.

Superheroes face change in 1960s Chicago
in new graphic novel

The Chicago Organized Workers League once stood as the embodiment of the Golden Age of superheroes — a union for Chicago’s best hopes against the scourges of organized crime and supervillainy. But in C.O.W.L. VOLUME 1: PRINCIPLES OF POWER by Kyle Higgins, Alec Siegel, and Rod Reis, it’s 1962, and everything has changed. The last of the supervillains has been defeated, the public is cynical, and scandal and corruption plague the once-irreproachable organization.

In this Fall graphic novel from Image Comics, C.O.W.L. must re-invent itself for changing times — but will it survive the process?

Co-writer Higgins, who made his name in comics writing Batman and Nightwing at DC Comics, commented on the difference between writing about his own superheroes and writing for company-owned characters in an interview on Image Comics’ website.

“Our characters can change,” he said. “As much as I love writing guys like Batman and Nightwing, there’s a very set standard when it comes to who they are and what they can do… how they’re allowed to react to certain things and what decisions/mistakes they’re allowed to make. We don’t really have those limitations in C.O.W.L., which means being able to explore these heroes as real people, watching them grow and change… for better and for worse.”

Artist Reis’s retro, stylish art on C.O.W.L. has been widely hailed as perfectly conjuring the early ‘60s, as does Higgins’ and Siegel’s story, which depicts a once-static organization adapting to the rapid cultural change of its time.

C.O.W.L. VOLUME 1, specially priced at $9.99, will be in comic book stores on October 29 and bookstores on November 11. It is available for pre-order now.

C.O.W.L. VOLUME 1: PRINCIPLES OF POWER by Kyle Higgins, Alec Siegel, and Rod Reis, cover by Trevor McCarthy

ISBN 978-1-63215-111-7
Diamond Comics code AUG140586
128 pages, paperback, full color
$9.99
Rated Mature
Collects C.O.W.L. #1-5
In comic book stores 10/29; bookstores 11/11

Praise for C.O.W.L.

“A down-and-dirty Mad Men meets Heroes in ‘60s Chicago.” –Entertainment Weekly

“It’s a gorgeous book, and the story is just as captivating as the art.” –Oliver Sava, The A.V. Club

“There's a touch of Mad Men's style and sex appeal as well as Watchmen’s serious approach to heroes.” –Rich Barrett, Mental Floss

“C.O.W.L. is a unique and beautiful study of the power of politics in a world where the rules for super-heroism are being redefined. A period drama with more modern relevance than many other books out at the moment, Higgins, Siegel, and Reis have created a colourful comic-book world that is obsessed with the shades of grey between right and wrong.” –Stephenson Ardern-Sodje, Multiversity Comics