THIS NOVEMBER, A&E HOME ENTERTAINMENT AND THE JIM HENSON COMPANY MARK THE 10TH ANNIVERSARY OF A GROUNDBREAKING TELEVISION CLASSIC WITH AN OUT-OF-THIS-WORLD DVD RELAUNCH FARSCAPE: THE COMPLETE SERIES MEGASET™Never Before Available in One Complete Package, All Four Fan Favorite Seasons Have Finally Been United in One Stellar 25 Disc Set ($149.95SRP) Featuring Over 15 Hours of Bonus Programming, Including 29 Episode Commentaries, Behind-the-Scenes Documentaries, Interviews, Deleted Scenes and Much More!IN STORES NOVEMBER 17
When a freak accident during an experimental space mission catapulted Astronaut John Crichton (Ben Browder) across a thousand galaxies to an alien battlefield, a groundbreaking cult classic was born with the epic, adventure-filled TV series “Farscape”. On November 17, the award-winning fan favorite show, which ran from 1999-2003 on Sci Fi and was named by TV Guide as one of television’s best cult shows ever, will commemorate its 10th Anniversary with the very first complete packaging of the series. Featuring all 88 episodes on 25 discs, with original aspect ratios (4x3 for Seasons 1-3, anamorphic 16x9 widescreen for Season 4) and 5.1 surround sound, FARSCAPE: THE COMPLETE SERIES MEGASET™ delivers the venerated program to its legions of loyal fans and a new generation for the collectible price of $149.95SRP.
An imaginative fusion of live action, state-of-the-art puppetry, prosthetics and CGI, “Farscape,” produced by The Jim Henson Company in association with RHI Entertainment, featured mind-boggling alien life forms, dazzling special effects, edge-of-your-seat thrills, irreverent humor and unforgettable characters -- all brought to rich life by the creative minds at Jim Henson’s Creature Shop™. Strap in and hold on tight for the extraordinary adventures of John Crichton, as he finds himself surrounded by hostile aliens and soaring through the cosmos aboard Moya, a glorious living space ship. Hunted by the relentless Peacekeepers, he allies himself with Moya’s crew -- Aeryn Sun (Claudia Black), Luxan warrior Ka D'Argo (Anthony Simcoe), azure priestess Zhaan (Virginia Hey), spritely Nebari thief Chiana (Gigi Edgley), Dominar Rygel, the deposed royal ruler of the Hynerian Empire and Pilot – to search for a way out of this inconceivably alien world and return home.
FARSCAPE: THE COMPLETE SERIES MEGASET™ contains amazing surprises, including over 15 hours of bonus programming:
29 Episode Commentaries, including “Premiere” with Rockne S. O’Bannon, Brian Henson and Ben Browder; “Jeremiah Crichton” with Claudia Black, Producer/Writer David Kemper, Browder and O’Bannon; “Bone to Be Wild” with Anthony Simcoe; “Relativity” with Lani Tupu (Crais/Voice of Pilot) and Director Peter Andrikidis; and, “Bad Timing” which features Browder, Black and Kemper discussing the series’ final episode.
Multiple featurettes and documentaries including “In the Beginning: A Look Back with Brian Henson”; “Making of a Space Opera” and “Inside Farscape: Save Farscape,” on which fans, cast and crew discuss the fate of their beloved series.
Multiple video profiles featuring archival clips and cast/crew discussing their characters and roles on Farscape.
Over 90 minutes of deleted scenes.
Slideshows and archival photo galleries, including character concepts and promo photos.
Production design galleries featuring screenshots, rough drafts and concept slide shows.
Behind-the-Scenes interviews with Ben Browder, Claudia Black, Anthony Simcoe, Virginia Hey, Gigi Edgley, Paul Goddard (Stark), Wayne Pygram (Scorpius) and more.
Original TV promos and trailers
In addition to the complete MEGASET™, on November 17, FARSCAPE will also be available in single season sets. Each re-packaged DVD release in FARSCAPE: THE COMPLETE SEASONS 1-4 will feature over 18 hours of interstellar entertainment -- 22 episodes on six jam-packed discs filled with hours of revealing bonus materials -- for $44.95SRP.
The crew of the Moya on Farscape
Ben Browder is Astronaut John Crichton
Claudia Black is Ex-Peacekeeper Aeryn Sun, with Henson creation "Pilot" in the background
Prepare for Starburst!
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Boom Studios released previews of their books coming out on August 5th.
IRREDEEMABLE #5
Written by Mark Waid
Drawn by Peter Krause
SC, 24 pgs, FC, SRP: $0.99
Diamond Code: JUN090778
NEW ARC! AND ONLY .99 CENTS! This is your chance to hop on board the superhero event of 2009 that dares to ask: What if the world’s greatest hero decided to become the world’s greatest villain? Buy issue #5 for .99 cents and get the trade of the first four issues for only $9.99 and experience what everyone has been talking about. A “twilight of the superheroes”-style story that examines super-villains from Mark Waid writer of KINGDOM COME and EMPIRE!
IRREDEEMABLE VOL. 1 TPB
Written by Mark Waid
Drawn by Peter Krause
SC, 112 pgs, FC, SRP: $9.99
ISBN: 1-934506-90-7
ISBN13: 978-1-934506-90-5
Diamond Code: JUN090793
SPECIAL PRICE: $9.99. It’s a comic book industry event: the first four issues of the new original ongoing superhero series from Mark Waid! IRREDEEMABLE dares to ask the question: what if the world’s greatest hero decided to become the world’s greatest villain? A “twilight of the superheroes”-style story that examines super-villains from the writer of KINGDOM COME and EMPIRE! Pick up IRREDEEMABLE VOL. 1 for $9.99 and buy the start of the next arc with issue #5 for an additional .99 cents. That’s 11 bucks for 5 issues of the best superhero comic you will read in 2009.
DEAD RUN #3
Written by Andrew Cosby, Michael Alan Nelson
Drawn by Francesco Biagini
SC, 24 pgs, FC, (3 of 4), SRP: $3.99
Diamond Code: JUN090774
“All Speed. No Limits.” The end isn’t near… it’s here. America has become a wasteland, leaving the few cities that remain transformed into impenetrable fortresses. NICK MASTERS is a driver, the best there is. If you need something picked-up, delivered, or disposed of, Nick’s your man. But when he fails to deliver… all hell breaks loose. Part three of the epic saga that redefines the science fiction action genre. From the writer of HEXED and FALL OF CTHULHU, Michael Alan Nelson, collaborating for the first time with EUREKA creator Andrew Cosby!
FINDING NEMO: REEF RESCUE #2
Written by Marie Croall
Drawn by Erica Leigh Currey
SC, 24 pgs, FC, (2 of 4), SRP: $2.99
Diamond Code: APR090734
The biggest selling DVD of all time comes to comics! Nemo, Dory and Marlin embark on a journey to save their dying reef. Facing dangerous waters and incredible odds, Nemo travels the great blue sea to save the one thing that matters most of all—home. In this issue, Nemo’s old friend Gil lends a helping fin! Series ‘A’ covers by Amy Mebberson with ‘B’ covers by Erica Leigh Currey.
MUPPET ROBIN HOOD #3 (B)
Written by Tim Beedle
Drawn by Armand Villavert Jr.
SC, 24 pgs, FC, (3 of 4), SRP: $2.99
Diamond Code: APR090739
The Muppets tell the Robin Hood legend for laughs, and it’s the reader who will be merry! Robin Hood (Kermit the Frog) and his band of outlaws steal from the rich and give to the poor. But much to the Merry Men’s disbelief, Maid Marian (Miss Piggy) has stolen Robin’s most valuable possession—his heart! Series features “A” covers from David Petersen, the Eisner Award-winning creator of Mouse Guard!
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Marvel is pleased to provide your first look at the 70th Anniversary Frame Variant to Fantastic Four #570, by red hot artist Dale Eaglesham!
FANTASTIC FOUR #570 (JUN090532)
FANTASTIC FOUR #570 CASSADAY VARIANT (JUN090533)
FANTASTIC FOUR #570 CASSADAY SKETCH VARIANT (JUN098389)
FANTASTIC FOUR #570 70TH FRAME VARIANT (JUN090534)
Written by JONATHAN HICKMAN
Penciled by DALE EAGLESHAM
Cover by ALAN DAVIS
Variant Cover by JOHN CASSADAY
70th Frame Variant by DALE EAGLESHAM
Rated A …$2.99
FOC—8/4/09, On-Sale—8/26/09
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Bullets fly as the fight for Gilead begins in Dark Tower: The Fall of Gilead #4!
Now that Farson’s men have entered the barony, will Steven Deschain’s gallant gunslingers be enough to stop them? The future of Gilead is decided by the all-star creative team of writers Peter David & Robin Furth, along with acclaimed artist Richard Isanove as they deliver the most shocking chapter of the epic Dark Tower series yet! You can set your watch and warrant on it; the fall of Gilead is at hand!
Dark Tower: The Fall of Gilead has critics and fans raving!
“The Dark Tower series is comic book creating at its finest.” - Rob G, Weeklycomicbookreview.com
“Every passing issue of every passing Dark Tower series fills me with joy and sadness. Joy because it’s so freakin’ awesome and sadness because I know that we’re getting closer and closer to the point where the comics will end.” Chad Derdowski, Mania.com
“Dark Tower is one of the best series Marvel is putting on the stands.”- Jesse Schedeen, IGN.com
Marvel urges retailers to check their orders on all Dark Tower: The Fall of Gilead issues, as the series continues to generate significant praise from all corners. At the nexus of Time, the nexus of Size, the Dark Tower beckons…With Roland confined to his prison cell, which surprising visitor comes to his aid? How does Gilead fall? Find out the answers to your Dark Tower queries in Dark Tower: The Fall of Gilead #4!
Plus, don’t miss Dark Tower: Treachery Premiere HC, collecting the red-hot, acclaimed limited series from Peter David, Robin Furth, Jae Lee and Richard Isanove!
For more on Dark Tower, please visit StephenKing.com and Marvel.com's Dark Tower hub.
DARK TOWER THE FALL OF GILEAD #4 (OF 6) (JUN090443)
DARK TOWER THE FALL OF GILEAD #4 (OF 6) LAFUENTE VAR (JUN090444)
DARK TOWER THE FALL OF GILEAD #4 (OF 6) ISANOVE SKETCH VAR (JUN090445)
Written by PETER DAVID & ROBIN FURTH
Pencils & Cover by RICHARD ISANOVE
Variant Cover by DAVID LAFUENTE
Sketch Variant Cover by RICHARD ISANOVE
Parental Advisory…$3.99
FOC 8/4/09, ON SALE – 8/26/09
DARK TOWER: TREACHERY PREMIERE HC (JAN092437)
Written by ROBIN FURTH & PETER DAVID
Penciled JAE LEE & RICHARD ISANOVE
Cover by JAE LEE & RICHARD ISANOVE
Parental Advisory …$24.99
ON SALE NOW!
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Principal photography is under way on Dark Castle Entertainment’s action adventure “The Losers.” The film is based on the comic book series published under DC Comics’ Vertigo imprint, and is being directed by Sylvain White (“Stomp the Yard”).
“The Losers” features an ensemble cast that includes Jeffrey Dean Morgan (“The Watchmen”), Zoë Saldana (“Star Trek”), Chris Evans (“Fantastic 4: Rise of the Silver Surfer”), Idris Elba (“Obsessed,” “RocknRolla”), Columbus Short (“Stomp the Yard,” upcoming “Whiteout”), Holt McCallany (“Vantage Point”), Óscar Jaenada (“Che: Part Two”) and Jason Patric (“In the Valley of Elah”).
An explosive tale of double cross and revenge, “The Losers” centers upon the members of an elite U.S. Special Forces unit sent into the Bolivian jungle on a search and destroy mission. The team—Clay (Morgan), Jensen (Evans), Roque (Elba), Pooch (Short) and Cougar (Jaenada)—find themselves the target of a lethal betrayal instigated from inside by a powerful enemy known only as Max (Patric). Presumed dead, the group makes plans to even the score when they’re joined by the mysterious Aisha (Saldana), a beautiful operative with her own agenda. Working together, they must remain deep undercover while tracking the heavily-guarded Max, a ruthless man bent on embroiling the world in a new high-tech global war.
Sylvain White directs “The Losers” from a screenplay by Peter Berg (“Friday Night Lights”) and James Vanderbilt (“Zodiac”), based upon comic books written by Andy Diggle and illustrated by Jock. The film is being produced by Joel Silver (“Orphan,” the “Matrix” trilogy) and Academy Award®-winning screenwriter Akiva Goldsman (“A Beautiful Mind,” “I Am Legend”).
The behind-the-scenes creative team includes White’s “Stomp the Yard” director of photography Scott Kevan and editor David Checel, as well as production designer Aaron Osborne (“Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang”), Oscar®-nominated visual effects supervisor Richard Yuricich (“Blade Runner,” “Mission: Impossible II”) and costume designer Magali Guidasci (“AVP: Alien vs. Predator”).
“The Losers” will shoot entirely on location in Puerto Rico.
The film is scheduled for an April 2010 release and will be distributed worldwide by Warner Bros. Pictures, a Warner Bros. Entertainment Company.
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