DYNAMITE ANNOUNCES BIGGEST SERIES PROMOTION TO DATE,
OVERSHIPS THE SOVEREIGNS #0 FREE TO RETAILERS AND
DEEP DISCOUNTS THE SOVEREIGNS #1 (90% OFF) TO SUPPORT
RETAILERS WITH MINIMAL RISK AND MASSIVE OPPORTUNITY
March 28, 2017, Mt. Laurel, NJ: Dynamite Entertainment is proud to announce a bold promotional initiative in support of
The Sovereigns,
the new comic book series that presents an all-different take on the
classic Gold Key characters Turok, Solar, Doctor Spektor, and Magnus.
Thankful for the support of retailers who invested in
The Sovereigns
#0 -- an introductory double-sized issue priced at only $1.00 retail
and serving as the foundation of a new universe of comics, coming soon
-- Dynamite wishes to help those retailers capitalize on this great
launch and reach as many new readers as possible by shipping triple the
quantity of
The Sovereigns #0 to ordering retailers, with all additional copies absolutely free.
With
more copies available at your store, Dynamite hopes that the incredible
value of this product - 48 pages of superhero excitement for the low
cost of $1.00 - attracts more readers at the outset and increases future
customer purchases of the title. Or, with the free copies now available
to comic shops, retailers might give the additional copies away to
customers as samples (added to a regular customer's pull list, or a free
sample with purchase, etc.). The end result: Dynamite hopes that more
copies of
The Sovereigns #0 will end up in the hands of consumers and lead to sales growth for each shop.
Furthermore, to augment Dynamite's efforts for
The Sovereigns, the publisher is proud to announce that initial orders of
The Sovereigns
#1 (Diamond item codes MAR171617 through MAR171620) will be discounted
by a whopping 90% if retailers match or exceed their orders on
Red Sonja Vol.
4 #1 (NOV161420 - NOV161425), another title in Dynamite's continuing
campaign to expand readership with introductory low pricing, one which
has garnered huge success from the added awareness of the #0 issue.
"We
greatly appreciate the time and hard work that retailers place in
selling our line of comics, and wanted to come up with new opportunities
for retailers to support us and capitalize. By mixing in value pricing,
deep discounts, hot creators, and extra content, Dynamite's going
all-out to launch
The Sovereigns at low risk for comic shops
and with the potential to grow readership and generate more revenue for
retailers," says Nick Barrucci, CEO and Publisher. "The folks here at
Dynamite would like to express our gratitude to retailers for their
continued support, and their unwavering efforts to keep the Direct
Market strong and growing!"
Dynamite is very proud of the work that our creators put into
The Sovereigns #0 -- creators who are well known in our industry and incredibly talented, including Ray Fawkes (
Wolverines,
Robin: Son of Batman) on the main
Sovereigns through-line, plus Chuck Wendig (
Star Wars: Aftermath), Aubrey Sitterson (
G.I. Joe), Kyle Higgins (
Mighty Morphin Power Rangers), and Johnny Desjardins (
Vampirella Strikes). The publisher announced last week the expansion of
The Sovereigns universe in the pages of the June's debuting
Magnus, written by Kyle Higgins and illustrated by Jorge Fornés (
Amazing X-Men) and focusing on a legacy heroine picking up the mantle of Robot Fighter.
As a reminder, initial retailer orders for
The Sovereigns #1
(item codes MAR171617 through MAR171620, plus incentive variants
MAR171621 through MAR171625) are due to Diamond on Tuesday, March 28, at
latest.
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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