BRANDON SANDERSON DEBUTS WHITE SAND VOL. 1
GRAPHIC NOVEL WITH TWO UTAH STORE SIGNINGS

New York Times Bestselling Author Celebrates the
Latest Entry in his Acclaimed Cosmere Universe with
Store Appearances on June 28th and June 29th

June 27, 2016, Mt. Laurel, NJ: Dynamite Entertainment is pleased to announce that Brandon Sanderson, the acclaimed creator of the Cosmere science fiction / fantasy universe, will celebrate the debut of his latest chapter in the saga, White Sand Volume One, with two Utah store appearances. Fans of the author's vast body of work are invited to visit the Barnes & Noble in West Jordan on Tuesday, and Dragons Keep in Orem on Wednesday, to pick up the White Sand graphic novel launch and share time with Sanderson himself.

White Sand, set on the planet of Taldain, tells the story of Kenton, the last of the Sand Masters. A legendary enclave that could harness arcane powers to manipulate sand in spectacular ways, they were slaughtered in a sinister conspiracy, and Kenton is the only survivor left to seek justice. Hunted by enemies on all sides, he must forge an unlikely partnership with Khriss - a mysterious Darksider with secrets of her own. This thrilling graphic novel is not an adaptation of a previously-published work, but rather something unseen by fans, crafted from an unpublished Sanderson novel. Employing powerful imagery and a celebrated approach to magical systems, White Sand is a spectacular new saga for lovers of fantasy and adventure!

The Utah store signings will take place at the following locations and times:

Tuesday, June 28, at 7:00pm MDT:

Barnes & Noble

Jordan Landing

7157 Plaza Center Dr.

West Jordan, UT 84084

Phone: (801) 282-1324

Wednesday, June 29, at 5:00pm MDT:

Dragons Keep Orem

48 West 300 North

Orem, UT 84606

Phone: (801) 225-7623

Since the Cosmere series began in 2005, New York Times bestselling author Brandon Sanderson has written twelve novels for this intertwined universe of science fiction and fantasy, including Elantris (2005), Mistborn: The Final Empire (2006), Warbreaker (2009), and The Way of Kings (2010). In addition to Cosmere, he has published the Alcatraz, Infinity Blade, Legion, Reckoners, and Rithmatist series, and - perhaps most famously - wrote three novels to conclude the late Robert Jordan's The Wheel of Time series.

"It took us years to find the right graphic novel project, but we finally settled on White Sand, one of the Cosmere books that I have never published. Rik Hoskin, who we hired to do the adaptation, is a fantastic writer, and he managed to preserve the core of my story, using my own dialogue and descriptions, while cutting out all the chaff. All involved have done a fabulously great job. I'm super excited," says Brandon Sanderson, who worked closely with the creative team to bring his vision to comic book format. White Sand has been adapted by Rik Hoskin, scripter of Amazon's best-selling Mercy Thompson graphic novel, with art by Julius Gopez and colors by Ross Campbell.

White Sand Vol. 1 is on sale at finer comic shops and bookstores everywhere, and features 160 pages of spellbinding story and breathtaking art, from a true master of the genre! Look for this deluxe hardcover format for $24.99.

About Dynamite Entertainment:
Dynamite was founded in 2004 and is home to several best-selling comic book titles and properties, including The Boys, The Shadow, Red Sonja, Warlord of Mars, Bionic Man, A Game of Thrones, and more.  Dynamite owns and controls an extensive library with over 3,000 characters (which includes the Harris Comics and Chaos Comics properties), such as Vampirella, Pantha, Evil Ernie, Smiley the Psychotic Button, Chastity, and Peter Cannon: Thunderbolt.  In addition to their critically-acclaimed titles and bestselling comics, Dynamite works with some of the most high profile creators in comics and entertainment, including Kevin Smith, Alex Ross, Neil Gaiman, Andy Diggle, John Cassaday, Garth Ennis, Jae Lee, Marc Guggenheim, Mike Carey, Jim Krueger, Greg Pak, Brett Matthews, Matt Wagner, Gail Simone, Steve Niles, James Robinson, and a host of up-and-coming new talent.  Dynamite is consistently ranked in the upper tiers of comic book publishers and several of their titles - including Alex Ross and Jim Krueger's Project Superpowers - have debuted in the Top Ten lists produced by Diamond Comics Distributors.  In 2005, Diamond awarded the company a GEM award for Best New Publisher and another GEM in 2006 for Comics Publisher of the Year (under 5%) and again in 2011.  The company has also been nominated for and won several industry awards, including the prestigious Harvey and Eisner Awards.

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