Wednesday, April 21, 2010

COMIC NEWS: THE LAST ISSUE OF BUCK ROGERS LIFTS OFF IN MAY!

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Scott Beatty's acclaimed series' epic last issue!



All good things must come to an end. Dynamite Entertainment's adventures of Buck Rogers reaches its conclusion in May with issue #12! In the concluding chapter of "Moonfall," written by Scott Beatty and drawn by Carlos Rafael, Buck and his allies discover that the greatest threat to Earth is neither aliens nor warring city-states, but from a Lunar "separatist" colony that has the most dangerous (and simplest) weapon ever devised! This ending will rock as the grand finale to the series!

Buck Rogers made his first newspaper appearance January 7, 1929, published by the John F. Dille Company. Rogers also appeared in a serial film, a television series as well and other formats. The idea for the comic strip originated with Dille, president of the National Newspaper Syndicate of America. Dille then enlisted editorial cartoonist Dick Calkins to co-author and illustrate. Honoring the past grandiose history of Buck Rogers, Dynamite is proud to celebrate the iconic Buck Rogers with issue #12 this May!

What can I say? BUCK ROGERS #12 is the grand finale to "Season One" of the Dynamite series," says writer Scott Beatty. "And as befitting a season capper for this series, it's chock full of action, double-crosses, and sci-fi intrigue on the Moon! There's an ending, a beginning, and a close encounter that Buck NEVER imagined as the past finally catches up with him in the 25th century!

BUCK ROGERS #12
http://www.dynamiteentertainment.com/htmlfiles/viewProduct.html?PRO=C725130144461

Written by SCOTT BEATTY
Art by CARLOS RAFAEL
Covers by CARLOS RAFAEL (75%) & JOHN WATSON (25%)
32 pages $3.50

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ABOUT DYNAMITE ENTERTAINMENT:

DYNAMITE ENTERTAINMENT, the publishing division of DYNAMIC FORCES, INC., was founded in 2004 and is home to several best-selling comic book titles and properties, including Red Sonja, Project Superpowers, The Boys, Army of Darkness, Battlestar Galactica, The Lone Ranger, Zorro and more!

In addition to their critically-acclaimed titles and best selling comics, Dynamite works with some of the most high profile creators in comics and entertainment, including Alex Ross, John Cassaday, Garth Ennis, Michael Turner, Jim Lee, Michael Avon Oeming, Brian Reed, Mel Rubi, Marc Guggenheim, Stephen Sadowski, Mike Carey, Jim Krueger, Greg Pak, Brett Matthews, Matt Wagner and a host of up and coming new talent and fan favorite creators!

DYNAMITE is consistently ranked in the upper tiers of comic book publishers and several of their more recent launches - 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%). The company has also been nominated for several industry awards, including the prestigious Eisner Award.

Aside from their monthly periodical comic book series, DYNAMITE also produces new and classic material, including Tim Truman's SCOUT, Carlos Trillo and Eduardo Risso's BORDERLINE and TALES OF TERROR, Jim Starlin's DREADSTAR, as well as well as reprint editions of classic RED SONJA material.

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