Marvel is pleased to announce that the first episode of Astonishing X-Men Motion Comic has conquered iTunes, debuting as the #2 episode on the Television-Animation sales chart, #2 season on the Television-Animation sales chart and as the #3 season pass on the Top Television sales chart.
Based on the award-winning story by superstars Joss Whedon (Buffy The Vampire Slayer) and John Cassaday (Captain America), the X-Men are faced with a mysterious new villain and a possible cure for the mutant gene! Now Cyclops, Wolverine and all your favorite mutants must face the greatest threats of their lives and, before it’s all done, experience one of the most jaw-dropping moments in Marvel history! It’s the series you’ve heard about everywhere from USA Today to Wired and CLICK HERE to purchase the first episode now!
“Astonishing X-Men wowed the fans at MarvelFest and we’re pleased to see that fans all over are equally thrilled,” said Ruwan Jayatilleke, Marvel Senior Vice President, Development & Planning, Print, Animation and Digital Media. “It’s exciting to see the Marvel Motion Comic experience resonates so strongly with fans through Astonishing X-Men and Spider-Woman.”
Don’t miss a single episode of the Astonishing X-Men Motion Comic-- subscribe to a season pass, available on iTunes, by clicking HERE!
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What would Halloween be without a nod to the all mighty Brain? So important to the mythos of mad scientists, zombies and other grey matter entities.
Toy2R scares up this peek at the new line of 2" Jumping Brains mini figures created by Emilio Garcia. Delightfully being greeted by one of Emilio's larger resin cousins - this new smaller edition will be dropping towards the end of the year. Blind boxed in an array of various colors and mystery versions - this is the first release of a long line of Brains coming from Emilio and Toy2R.
Brainy Figures indeed! Happy Halloween!
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Oversized, "Champagne Edition" hardcover edition coming in August 2010
Coming this August, IDW Publishing and its imprint, the Library of American Comics, will launch a new oversized hardcover series with what historians and critics consider one of the essential masterpieces of comics strip art, Cliff Sterrett's Polly and Her Pals. Polly and Her Pals: Complete Sunday Comics, 1925-1927, a 176 page hard cover "Champagne edition" reproduces present every one of Sterrett's dynamic full-color Sunday pages from 1925 to 1927, in an extra large 12" x 16" format so that each can be fully appreciated.
Debuting 1912, Polly and Her Pals was one of the first "pretty girl" strips, but it was in 1925 that Sterrett's magnificent Sunday pages entered their peak period, as he developed a style with distinctive surreal perspectives, abstract backgrounds and bold, vibrant use of color. Art Spiegelman has written, "Polly and Her Pals is a glorious composition...a happy pop synthesis of Art Deco, Futurism, Surrealism, Dada, and Pure Cartoon."
"Some strips, such as Polly, need to be seen large," says Dean Mullaney, Creative Director of the Library of American Comics. "We've created the oversized Champagne Edition format specifically for these Sunday pages."
In Polly and Her Pals, things are never dull at the Perkins household. Pretty blonde Polly flits from the city to the beach with her many friends, but her life is a sea of tranquility compared to the many mishaps of her "Paw," Sam Perkins. Despite "Maw's" best efforts, trouble has a way of finding Paw, and towed along in his wake are Polly's cousin Ashur; Neewah, the family retainer who often fractures the English language; and Paw's cat, Kitty, whose pantomime antics, angular posture, and priceless expressions carry the strip to the apex of hilarity.
Edited by the award-winning Mullaney, Polly and Her Pals: Complete Sunday Comics, 1925-1927 contains the detailed background and biographic material that helped earn The Library of American Comics the prestigious Eisner Award. The collection also include Sterrett's topper strips, Damon and Pythias, Dot and Dash, Sweethearts and Wives, and Belles and Wedding Bells, while a companion series reprinting the daily strips, will follow. The cover design is by two-time Emmy winner Lorraine Turner, who teams up with Mullaney on the overall book design.
The series will continue with three full years of Sundays per volume, and a companion series, reprinting the daily strips, is also in production.
Polly and Her Pals: Complete Sunday Comics, 1925-1927 (hardcover, 12" x 16" Champagne Edition, 176 pages, $75) debuts in August 2010. ISBN 978-1600107115.
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This Saturday, at 8:30 AM Eastern on Cartoon Network, prepare to meet the world’s most deadly super heroine—Black Widow joins the Super Hero Squad Show!
With the Lethal Legion lying in wait, will Black Widow (voiced by Terminator & 300’s Lena Headey) be the hero that saves the day—or dooms our heroes? The most action-packed family-friendly show in the universe continues to “Hero Up” with another sensational new episode, guest starring Songbird, Nick Fury, Mystique, Screaming Mimi and more of your favorites!
“Wherever viewers happen to catch the show, they’ll be rewarded for their time, given Marvel Entertainment’s goal of pleasing every demographic possible. From quick wits and fart jokes to sizzling action and some subtle phantasmagoria, The Super Hero Squad Show works on enough levels to bring families together.”—Scott Thill, Wired.Com
Plus, don’t miss the new Marvel Super Hero Squad series, jam-packed with your favorite Marvel heroes and all-ages action, in comic shops now!
Tune into the Cartoon Network at 8:30 AM on Saturday to “Hero Up!” with your favorite characters in the Marvel Universe—or any other—in an all-new episode of The Super Hero Squad Show!
To learn more about The Super Hero Squad Show, please visit http://www.superherosquad.com/ and http://www.marvel.com/!
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