Marvel Congratulates The Creators Of The New York Times Best Selling Graphic Books!

Following Thursday’s announcement by the New York Times, Marvel would like to congratulate the seven teams of creators whose work made their historic debut on the New York Times Best Selling Graphic Books list. Marvel’s titles had an impressive showing on both the hardcover and softcover lists.

“We’re thrilled to see this important recognition for the comics industry!” says David Gabriel, SVP of Sales. “Over the past year, we’ve worked very closely with the New York Times and it’s exciting to see that comic creators as well as the entire industry can be given this honor.”

Debuting on the hardcover list:

Mighty Avengers Assemble by Brian Michael Bendis, Frank Cho, and Mark Bagley
Incredible Hercules: Love and War by Greg Pak, Fred Van Lente, Clayton Henry and Salva Espin

Debuting on the softcover list:

Secret Invasion: Runaways/Young Avengers by Christopher Yost and Takeshi Miyazawa.
Secret Invasion: Black Panther by Jason Aaron and Jefte Palo
Captain America, Vol. 3 by Ed Brubaker, Steve Epting, Roberto De La Torre, and Luke Ross
X-Men: Legacy – Sins of the Father by Mike Carey and Scot Eaton
Uncanny X-Men: End of History, Vol. 1 by Chris Claremont and Alan Davis.

Marvel urges retailers to check their orders on these New York Times Best Sellers as this list reaches a new audience and generate even more buzz around these already great books!

MIGHTY AVENGERS ASSEMBLE HC (DEC082423)
MIGHTY AVENGERS ASSEMBLE HC BAGLEY COVER (DEC082424)
Written by BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS
Art by FRANK CHO & MARK BAGLEY
Rating…$34.99
ON SALE NOW!

INCREDIBLE HERCULES: LOVE AND WAR HC (DEC082431)
Written by GREG PAK & FRED VAN LENTE
Art by CLAYTON HENRY & SALVA ESPIN
Rated A…$19.99
ON SALE NOW

SECRET INVASION: RUNAWAYS/YOUNG AVENGERS TPB (DEC082443)
Written by CHRISTOPHER YOST
Cover by MICHAEL RYAN
Art by TAKESHI MIYAZAWA
Rated T+…$12.99
ON SALE NOW

SECRET INVASION: BLACK PANTHER TPB (DEC082441)
Written by JASON AARON
Art by JEFTE PALO
Rated T+…$12.99
ON SALE NOW

CAPTAIN AMERICA: THE DEATH OF CAPTAIN AMERICA VOL. 3 – THE MAN WHO BOUGHT AMERICA TPB (DEC082456)
Written by ED BRUBAKER
Art by STEVE EPTING, ROBERTO DE LA TORRE & LUKE ROSS
Rated T+…$14.99
ON SALE NOW

X-MEN LEGACY: SINS OF THE FATHER TPB (DEC082459)
Written by MIKE CAREY
Art by SCOTT EATON
Cover by KEN LASHLEY
Rated A…$14.99
ON SALE NOW

UNCANNY X-MEN: END OF HISTORY VOL.1 TPB (OCT041798)
Written by CHRIS CLAREMONT
Art by ALAN DAVIS
Rated…$12.99
ON SALE NOW




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Still time to pick up 'Hack/Slash' #20

If you didn't check out ComicDorksCast this week you might have missed the Hack/Slash #20 call-out alongside Dynamo 5 as one of the "Best Books You Didn't Read Last Week." Here's what they said about the landmark issue:

"This is a whole lot of fun and I think that more people should be checking this book out. If you liked movies like Scream, television shows like Buffy, The Vampire Slayer, and comics like 30 Days of Night then you'll love Hack/Slash, it turns all the typical horror tropes on it's head and it has a hell of a time doing it."

So pick up the last copy sitting on your local shop's rack ASAP. And keep an eye out for Hack/Slash #21, which features the fearsome return of artist Emily Stone!


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Join us for The Goon's 10th Anniversary Party

On March, Friday the 13th, an event commemorating the 10th anniversary of Eric Powell's acclaimed comic book series, The Goon, will be held at the Cannery Ballroom in Nashville, Tennessee. The Goon is the winner of The 2004 International Horror Guild award for Best Illustrated Narrative and is a recipient of five Will Eisner Comic Industry Awards. With an established diehard cult following as a comic, the Goon now prepares to move into the world of film after being optioned by Academy Award nominated director and producer David Fincher (Benjamin Button, Fight Club, Zodiac) and Academy Award nominated Blur Studio to develop as a CG animated feature film with Dark Horse Entertainment.

The Goon anniversary show will feature performances by The Protomen, Ghoultown, Calabrese, as well as Roxi Dlite, Ruby Rocket, Miss Lolly Pop, Lux-O-Matic, Monique Honeybush, and Sadie Twist. Also in attendance will be The Nashville Rollergirls, Tony Moore (co-creator of The Walking Dead and artist of Fear Agent), and Eric Powell will be there for signings and to make a special announcement about his next Goon project slated for this summer--a project surely to be the most bizarre and unexpected yet in the Goon mythology. Party goers will also be able to pick up exclusive merchandise found nowhere else! Including a limited edition 10th Anniversary Goon comic book and a print from the legendary Nashville based Hatchshow Print Company. The doors of this 18+ show at the Cannery Ballroom open at 7pm and the show begins at 8pm. Tickets are only $10.

For more information on the even visit www.thegoon.com



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