Robert Kirkman launches Invincible spin-off with GUARDIANS OF THE GLOBE
Invincible is off fighting the Viltrumite War, so who's watching the shop while he's away? GUARDIANS OF THE GLOBE, a new six-issue miniseries coinciding with INVINCIBLE: The Viltrumite War, tells Earth's story.
In GUARDIANS OF THE GLOBE -- cowritten by superstar Robert Kirkman (Invincible, The Walking Dead, The Astounding Wolf-Man) and Benito Cereno (Invincible Presents: Atom Eve, Invincible Presents: Atom Eve & Rex Splode) and drawn by gifted newcomer Ransom Getty -- heroes both familiar and new struggle to protect Earth in Invincible's absence.
"Needless to say, Invincible, Spawn, Rick Grimes, President Obama, and a certain boy wizard aren't GUARDIANS OF THE GLOBE," jokes Robert Kirkman. "The teasers released this week have been all in fun, but next week's teasers will get down to business, revealing who's a Guardian. Invincible's absence due to the Viltrumite War has left people vulnerable, and GUARDIANS OF THE GLOBE will answer the question, 'What's up on Earth?'"
Tune in next week to find out who protects Earth while Invincible is away as the GUARDIANS OF THE GLOBE teasers continue!
GUARDIANS OF THE GLOBE, a six-issue miniseries written by Robert Kirkman and Benito Cereno and drawn by Ransom Getty, will start its run in August 2010.
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The new issue arrives in comic shops March 31, spotlights products on sale beginning June 2010, and will be the first PREVIEWS in which IDW appears in the Premier Comics section of the catalog.
As announced today by Diamond Comic Distributors, IDW Publishing has become the first publisher to advance to “premier” status since the classification was implemented in 1996. The comic book home of best-selling properties G.I. JOE, TRANSFORMERS, Angel, Locke & Key, and more, IDW will now appear in the Premier Comics section of PREVIEWS, the comic shops’ catalog, with Dark Horse Comics, DC Comics, Image Comics, and Marvel Comics.
With the April PREVIEWS, IDW marks its new status with redesigned solicit pages, debuts its very first – and currently classified – Gem of the Month, and provides new details about James Patterson’s The Murder of King Tut #1, a series based on the writer’s best-selling novel that’s already received mainstream media attention.
Another New York Times best-selling author, Janet Evanovich will present her fans of her Barnaby novels the next story in the series with Dark Horse’s TROUBLEMAKER BOOK 1 graphic novel, featured on April PREVIEWS’ back cover. Written by Janet and Alex Evanovich and illustrated by Joëlle Jones, Troublemaker reunites race car mechanic Alex Barnaby and driver Sam Hooker for a new adventure. A free preview can be found on PREVIEWSworld.com at http://www.previewsworld.com/public/default.asp?t=1&m=1&c=6&s=784&ai=92230.
April PREVIEWS Editorial Features:
FLIPside Feature
“Comics from Another World” – More and more, mainstream fiction writers are putting their mark on graphic novels as well. Authors Janet Evanovich, James Patterson, Stephen King, Jane Yolen, and Charlaine Harris are (More)
PREVIEWS Next: April Issue’s Features
just a few that are helping publishers reach new audiences and introduce them to fascinating worlds. The April catalog highlights the many contributions these mainstream authors have made and continue to make to graphic literature.
Featured Theme
“Summer Escape” – Throughout this edition of PREVIEWS, a special Sci-Fi/Fantasy icon designates some outstanding comics and graphic novels from the two genres that should appeal to those looking for a read that can help them escape from the norm this summer.
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David Peterson – This month’s creator feature spotlights David Peterson, the creator, writer, and artist behind Archaia Studio Press’ Mouse Guard. Peterson shares his current comic reading list with PREVIEWS fans.
Sneak Peeks
In March, comic fans are given a glimpse of DC Comics/Vertigo’s Dark Rain: A New Orleans Story graphic novel as well as Image Comics’ The Bulletproof Coffin #1, Dynamo 5: Sins of the Father #1, and Dust Wars #1, and Meta 4 #1.
Plus: Staff Picks, our Top 100 Comics and Bestseller Charts, and much more!
April PREVIEWS’ Gems of the Month
The Gems of the Month from April’s catalog include: Dark Horse Comics’ Predators #1 and Buzzard #1, DC’s Superman #700, a classified book from IDW, Image’s The Bulletproof Coffin #1, Marvel’s Amazing Spider-Man #634, and Wizard Entertainment’s Wizard #226.
All this and more is waiting in the April issue of PREVIEWS, which hits your local comic shop on Wednesday, March 31st at a cover price of $4.50. Ask your comic shop retailer on how you can qualify for a free issue. Pre-orders are due to your comic shop by April 10th for merchandise in this issue.
For a sneak peek at this issue’s Gems, Featured Items, and more head on over to www.PREVIEWSworld.com.
ABOUT DIAMOND COMIC DISTRIBUTORS—the world's largest distributor of English-language comic books and pop-culture related merchandise, Diamond is based in Baltimore, MD, and services more than 4,000 specialty retailers worldwide. For more information, visit Diamond on the web at www.diamondcomics.com.
ABOUT PREVIEWS: PREVIEWS is a monthly “mag-a-log” (catalog and magazine) used by comic shop retailers and over 50,000 comic shop customers to pre-order comics, graphic novels, and other pop-culture merchandise. Items solicited in each catalog are schedule two months in advance. For more information, visit PREVIEWSworld.com.
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LEGENDARY VENUE CBGB TEAMS WITH BOOM! STUDIOS
FOR A CBGB COMIC BOOK MINI-SERIES THIS JULY
Sneak preview released today at SXSW
COVER BY JAIME HERNANDEZ!
INCLUDES STORIES BY SCISSOR SISTERS' ANA MATRONIC, PHONOGRAM'S KIERON GILLEN, BLACK METAL'S CHUCK BB, BEFORE SUNSET'S KIM KRIZAN AND MORE!
BOOM! Studios and CBGB Holdings will release a sneak preview of the CBGB comic book mini-series at the SXSW CBGB Stories panel hosted by Seymour Stein, president and chairman of Sire Records. The comic book series bears not just CBGB’s name but also the attitude of the club that changed the world of music forever! For three decades the infamous venue broke acts like THE RAMONES, THE TALKING HEADS, BLONDIE, TELEVISION and many more.
During the CBGB Stories panel, a limited edition, original CBGB single page comic by Jesse Blaze Snider (DEADPOOL, TOY STORY) and Eisner Award-winner Chuck BB (BLACK METAL) will be passed out to the audience and press.
The four issue mini-series hitting store shelves this July, features the finest veteran and rookie talents in comics, portraying the tales of music, discovery, heartbreak, confusion, rebellion and greatness.
The first issue’s cover is by superstar LOVE & ROCKETS cartoonist Jaime Hernandez. Also confirmed for the anthology are Ana Matronic (songstress for Grammy-nominated band SCISSOR SISTERS), Kieron Gillen (PHONOGRAM, THOR), Kim Krizan (Academy Award-nominated writer of BEFORE SUNSET and BEFORE SUNRISE) Chuck BB (Eisner wining artist of BLACK METAL), Kelly Sue DeConnick (30 DAYS OF NIGHT: EBEN & STELLA), Rob G. (TEENAGERS FROM MARS, COURIERS), Sam Humphries (the architect behind MySpace Comics) Marc Ellerby (LOVE THE WAY YOU LOVE) and many more!
“BOOM! is all about delivering fantastic work that’s not found anywhere else,” says editor Ian Brill. “The comic industry needs an outlet for the type stories found in CBGB, and we’re happy to be the ones working hard to bring these stories to smart, discriminating readers.”
“BOOM! got what we were about” says Louise Staley of CBGB. “Our attitude jumps off every page.”
“The club was as much about those in the mosh pit as it was the bands that played there,” adds Robert Williams of CBGB. “The narrative in this series celebrates both.”
The four-issue mini-series will be followed by a mass market hardcover collection in November, produced with the same high quality and attention to detail BOOM! has invested in all their collections.
CBGB Issue #1 ships to direct market comic shops this July and features a cover by Jaime Hernandez, stories by Kieron Gillen and Sam Humphries and art by Marc Ellerby and Rob G. Both the comic series and the hardcover will be published under BOOM!
Studios new alt-comix label BOOM! Town.
About BOOM! Studios
BOOM! Studios (www.boom-studios.com) is a unique publishing house specializing in high-profile projects across a wide variety of different genres from some of the industry's biggest talents, including Philip K. Dick's DO ANDROIDS DREAM OF ELECTRIC SHEEP?, The Henson Company's FARSCAPE, and the original Mark Waid series IRREDEEMABLE. BOOM! recently launched its youth imprint, BOOM Kids!, with Pixar's THE INCREDIBLES, CARS, and TOY STORY, as well as Disney's THE MUPPETS, DONALD DUCK, UNCLE SCROOGE and WALT DISNEY'S COMICS AND STORIES. This year, BOOM! Studios celebrates its fifth anniversary.
About CBGB & OMFUG
(Country Blue Grass & Blues & Other Music For Uplifting Gormandizers) opened its doors in December 1973 and became one of the most famous music venues in the world. In 2008, the legend was reborn as CBGB Holdings – a consortium of individuals including members of Hilly Kristal’s family and former employees dedicated to seeing the influential venue and its ethos flourish. To learn more about CBGB visit www.cbgb.com. Also follow us on Twitter, Facebook, YouTube, and MySpace.
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IT’S A DISNEY AFTERNOON!
DUCKTALES RETURNS
THIS JUNE
IN
UNCLE SCROOGE #392
RACE CARS, LASERS, AEROPLANES!
LIFE IS LIKE A HURRICANE ONCE AGAIN
ONLY FROM DISNEY PUBLISHING WORLDWIDE AND BOOM KIDS!
One of the most action-packed Disney franchises returns to the comic page in a big way this summer from BOOM Kids! Mickey's Mailbag has been overflowing with requests for a trip back to the world of The Disney Afternoon, and because the fans demanded it...DuckTales returns starting in UNCLE SCROOGE #392 this June.
The premiere of DuckTales in UNCLE SCROOGE #392 will appear on store shelves the same month as BOOM!’s new DARKWING DUCK mini-series that was announced this past weekend.
“DuckTales is one of the most beloved television shows of the ‘90s,” said BOOM Kids! editor Aaron Sparrow. “It’s just spectacular to be bringing it back for a whole new generation to discover and enjoy!”
The fun begins in UNCLE SCROOGE #392, as BOOM Kids! kicks off the four-issue arc, “Like a Hurricane!” Fans of both the groundbreaking animated series and the classic Carl Barks comics it was based on will delight at the chance to get their hands on these stories, never before seen in the United States, that are coupled with some old favorites printed at the time of the original television series.
Non-stop adventure is what’s in store when Uncle Scrooge is accompanied by his nephews, plus the unpredictable Lauchpad McQuack! Add in some super-heroics from the amazing Gizmoduck, and you have a recipe for an epic good time!
The first Duck Tales arc starting in UNCLE SCROOGE #392 includes scripts by veteran Disney writers Paul Halas, Tom Anderson, Didier le Bornec, Chris Weber, Karen Willson, Doug Murray and Régis Maine with outstanding art by modern masters Xavier Vives Mateu, José Maria Carreras, Roberto Santillo, Cosme Quartieri, Wanda Gattino, and José Cardona Blasi.
UNCLE SCROOGE #392 contains the first installments of the “Like a Hurricane!” saga entitled “The Everlasting Coal” which is written by Paul Halas & Tom Anderson, with interior art by Xavier Vives Mateu. UNCLE SCROOGE #392 also includes the classic backup “The Littlest Gizmoduck” written by Chris Weber and Karen Willson with interiors by Roberto Santillo. This kick-off issue features two covers in a 50/50 split by Michel Nadorp and Magic Eye Studios and carries a cover price of $2.99 and ships this June.
About BOOM! Studios
BOOM! Studios (www.boom-studios.com) is a unique publishing house specializing in high-profile projects across a wide variety of different genres from some of the industry's biggest talents, including Philip K. Dick's DO ANDROIDS DREAM OF ELECTRIC SHEEP?, The Henson Company's FARSCAPE, and the original Mark Waid series IRREDEEMABLE. BOOM! recently launched its youth imprint, BOOM Kids!, with Pixar's THE INCREDIBLES, CARS, and TOY STORY, as well as Disney's THE MUPPETS, DONALD DUCK, UNCLE SCROOGE and WALT DISNEY'S COMICS AND STORIES. This year, BOOM! Studios celebrates its fifth anniversary.
About Disney Publishing Worldwide
Disney Publishing Worldwide (DPW) is the world's largest publisher of children's books and magazines, with over 250 million children's books and over 400 million children's magazines sold each year. DPW's business units include: Disney Global Magazines, Disney English, and Disney Global Book Group. Disney Global Books and Global Magazines encompass a extensive worldwide licensing structure; Disney Book Group consists of vertically integrated publishing imprints in the U.S. which include Disney Editions, Disney-Hyperion, Disney-Jump at the Sun and Disney Press. In addition, Disney Libri, DPW's Italian vertical operation, publishes books for children of all ages. DPW's Global Magazines publishes a range of children's magazines globally and also family titles in the U.S., which include: Disney FamilyFun and Disney en Familia. Disney English is DPW's English language learning business, including Disney English schools in China and a worldwide retail licensing program. Headquartered in White Plains, NY, Disney Publishing Worldwide publishes books and magazines in 85 languages in 75 countries.
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