Plans to party with Kirby Krackle and The Fuglees, tattoo a lucky fan and release new Witchblade fragrances!
All in the name of charity!
C2E2 – short for the Chicago Comic & Entertainment Expo – is the latest convention spanning the greatest in the worlds of comics and pop entertainment. Hero Initiative, the non-profit organization raising money for comic creators in hard times, will be joining in the fun April 16-18 at the Lakeside Center McCormick Place in Chicago, IL. Action-packed weekend festivities include artists such as Adam Kubert sketching for fans, parties at nearby Reggie’s Rock Club, auctioning off a custom tattoo, and premiering new fragrances. And it all happens in the middle of the best gathering of popular culture in downtown Chicago!
The most generous and talented Adam Kubert will sketch four—only four!—drawings the whole weekend at C2E2, and will do these exclusively for Hero. Raffle tickets to purchase these coveted gems will be available at the booth Friday and Saturday morning for $1 each. Winning tickets will be picked at 2:30 pm on Saturday. Each sketch will be $250. All proceeds will go directly to Hero Initiative.
We'll try just about anything to raise money, and so will Ink Fusion tattoo artist Brian Stringer! You can also purchase $5 raffle tickets to get a tat from Brian designed by Marvel Comics all-star artist Ron Garney! Tickets will be available all day Friday and until 12:45 on Saturday at both the Hero and Ink Fusion booths. Drawing takes place at the Hero booth Saturday at 1 PM. Ron will be signing at the Hero Initiative booth from 1-3 PM on Saturday, and will draw the winning ticket himself and create the winner’s design. The raffle winner will get his (or her) tattoo from Brian Stringer at 11 AM on Sunday. For full details, see: http://tinyurl.com/y2jp97g
Enjoy the con during the day, but make sure you spend your evenings at Reggie's Rock Club, 2109 S. State St.! It's only about four blocks from the convention center, but FREE shuttle buses decked out with demons and skulls will be running between the con and Reggie's! Events include:
Saturday night, 7:00 PM, KIRBY KRACKLE and THE FUGLEES! Kirby Krackle features comic store owner and convention promoter Jim Demonakos, while the Fuglees are fronted by artist Andy Kuhn! $5 cover at the door for this event. The party continues following the show with live art, music played by various DJs and dancing SHOJO SHOWGIRLS. The parties don’t stop ’til 3 AM!
In addition all day Sunday at Reggie’s, the Custom PopCult Art Show features the work of SHAWNIMALS, JIM MAHFOOD, JOSH BLAYLOCK, STEVE SEELEY, JOEY POTTS, MIKE HUDDLESTON and a host of others, all doing their own custom versions of Drippy, the PopCult mascot. 25% of the money goes to Hero, and the rest to the hard-working artists. In Addition, everyone's favorite parody news source, THE ONION will be on hand with their Pop Culture trivia, and harvesting photos of volunteers for use in their articles. Yes, YOU could be "Area Nerd" in a future The Onion piece.
Also at Reggie’s on Sunday form Noon to 2:00pm, Black Phoenix Alchemy Lab will hold a "Meet-’n'-Sniff"! The scent-makers at BPAL will be debuting a NEW Witchblade scent at C2E2, and even if you can't make the scene at the con, swing by to meet up with other Black Phoenix fans and sniff and trade scents!
Hero Initiative’s booth schedule at the con as follows:
FRI, 16 APR.
1230-230: Gordon Purcell
SAT, 17 APR:
100-300:Ron Garney
230-430: Adam Kubert, 4 head sketches only, $1 raffle, $250
SUN, 18 APR:
1030-1230: Chris Samnee
130-230: Jimmy Cheung
230-330: Bill Reinhold
About The Hero Initiative:
The Hero Initiative is the first-ever federally chartered not-for-profit corporation dedicated strict to helping comic book creators in need. Hero creates a financial safety net for yesterday’s creators who may need emergency medical aid, financial support for essentials of life, and an avenue back into paying work. It’s a chance for all of us to give back something to the people who have given us so much enjoyment.
Since its inception, The Hero Initiative has had the good fortune to grant over $400,000 to the comic book veterans who have paved the way for those in the industry today. For more information, visit www.heroinitiative.org or call 626-676-6354
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C2E2 Hosts ICv2 White Paper
Annual Comic Market Overview
ICv2 publisher Milton Griepp will present the company’s Comic Industry White Paper at C2E2 on Friday at C2E2 at McCormick Place in Chicago, the company announced today. The annual ICv2 White Paper, which has been presented for the last four years at New York Comic Con, is the definitive source of information each year on the comics business. Highlights include:
Comic market size estimate
Graphic novel market size estimate
Manga market size estimate
Underlying trends and dynamics
Outlook for 2010
“We’ve really enjoyed the opportunity to present our White Papers at New York Comic Con for the last four years,” Griepp said. “C2E2’s launch this spring made it the perfect venue to release this year's report.”
ICv2’s Comic Industry White Paper is sponsored this year by Reed Exhibitions. “In the past, we’ve been able to support our work on the White Paper through our Conference at New York Comic Con,” Griepp explained. “With C2E2 taking over that slot in the calendar, we needed a new way to support our annual report on the industry. Reed stepped up to the plate with their sponsorship.”
“I want to thank Reed for sponsoring the Comic Industry White Paper,” Griepp said, “Presenting the White Paper at C2E2 will be a great way to kick off this new show in Chicago, and we’re happy to be a part of it.”
The ICv2 Comic Industry White paper will be presented at 12:15 p.m. Friday, April 16 at C2E2 at McCormick Place in Chicago, in Room E350.
About ICv2
ICv2 is the #1 source of news and information for the buyers, gatekeepers, and tastemakers on the front lines of the pop culture business, covering the hottest categories--comics and graphic novels; movie/TV products; manga and anime; and hobby games (collectible, cool board, minis, RPGs).
ICv2 publishes daily news and info on ICv2.com, and in-depth analysis and features four times a year in its magazine Internal Correspondence. ICv2 also hosts conferences at New York Comic Con and San Diego Comic-Con International.
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This April, Marvel arrives at the first ever Chicago Comic & Entertainment Expo to catapult the newest entertainment event to the ultimate level!
Marvel (Booth #758), along with the hottest creators in the industry, bring fans all that they’ve been craving and more! Over the course of the three day mega-event, Marvel is bringing the fan service with tons of events, signings, and awe-inspiring on-stage events that will make C2E2 an event to remember! Marvel loves to give prizes away and at C2E2, there will be plenty to give out! Be sure to stop by the Marvel Booth (#758) for your chance to get in on the fun the entire weekend!
Friday, April 16th
2:00 - 2:30 PM Sega Demo - SEGA will be demoing the Iron Man 2 video game on the Xbox 360. Swing by, and suit up as Iron Man and, for the first time ever, War Machine in a story that takes you beyond the movie and into the comic universe in this all-new action adventure game. Bag yourself a show-only limited edition Iron Man 2 video game poster into the bargain.
3:00 - 4:00 PM Marvel Charades Game Show - Are you the living room champion of pantomime? Do you have a mutant ability to convey what you are thinking through simple hand gestures and body contortions? Can you drop it like it’s hot? Then make sure you are in the Marvel Booth as we choose fans from the crowd to team up with Marvel creators and editors to play Marvel Charades live on stage!
5:00 - 6:00 PM The Marvel Your Universe Game Show - Always wanted to be on a game show but never got the call? Well now’s your chance. Stop by the Marvel booth as we randomly select people from the audience to partner up with Marvel creators and editors as contestants on a live on-stage game show.
6:00-7:00 PM Super Happy Fun Marvel Giveaway Hour-You Make Yours Marvel every day and we appreciate it! And we’d like to show our appreciation by giving you some cool prizes like variant comic books, trade paperbacks, and hard-to-get autographed items. So stop by with your fellow Marvel Zombies (not the ones that enjoy brains) and you may be lucky enough to hop, skip and jump away with some gifts that will make you the envy of your family, friends, coworkers and pets.
Saturday. April 17th
12:00 - 1:00 PM Marvel Charades Game Show - Are you the living room champion of pantomime? Do you have a mutant ability to convey what you are thinking through simple hand gestures and body contortions? Can you drop it like it’s hot? Then make sure you are in the Marvel Booth as we choose fans from the crowd to team up with Marvel creators and editors to play Marvel Charades live on stage!
2:00 - 3:00 PM Marvel Costume Contest - Are you dressed as your favorite Marvel character? Then get your friendly neighborhood, star-spangled, best-at-what-you-do self down to the Marvel Booth at Comic-Con for The Marvel Costume Contest! The Grand Prize: a Marvel Omnibus signed by Stan Lee! All entrants may also be featured in a gallery on Marvel.Com!
3:30 - 4:00 PM Sega Demo - SEGA will be demoing the Iron Man 2 video game on the Xbox 360. Swing by, and suit up as Iron Man and, for the first time ever, War Machine in a story that takes you beyond the movie and into the comic universe in this all-new action adventure game. Bag yourself a show-only limited edition Iron Man 2 video game poster into the bargain.
4:30 - 5:30 PM The Marvel Your Universe Game Show - Always wanted to be on a game show but never got the call? Well now’s your chance. Stop by the Marvel booth as we randomly select people from the audience to partner up with Marvel creators and editors as contestants on a live on-stage game show.
6:00 - 7:00 PM Super Happy Fun Marvel Giveaway Hour - You Make Yours Marvel every day and we appreciate it! And we’d like to show our appreciation by giving you some cool prizes like variant comic books, trade paperbacks, and hard-to-get autographed items. So stop by with your fellow Marvel Zombies (not the ones that enjoy brains) and you may be lucky enough to hop, skip and jump away with some gifts that will make you the envy of your family, friends, coworkers and pets.
Sunday, April 19th
12:00 - 1:00 PM Super Happy Fun Marvel Giveaway Hour - You Make Yours Marvel every day and we appreciate it! And we’d like to show our appreciation by giving you some cool prizes like variant comic books, trade paperbacks, and hard-to-get autographed items. So stop by with your fellow Marvel Zombies (not the ones that enjoy brains) and you may be lucky enough to hop, skip and jump away with some gifts that will make you the envy of your family, friends, coworkers and pets.
1:30 - 2:30 The Marvel Your Universe Game Show - Always wanted to be on a game show but never got the call? Well now’s your chance. Stop by the Marvel booth as we randomly select people from the audience to partner up with Marvel creators and editors as contestants on a live on-stage game show.
3:30 - 4:00 Sega Demo - SEGA will be demoing the Iron Man 2 video game on the Xbox 360. Swing by, and suit up as Iron Man and, for the first time ever, War Machine in a story that takes you beyond the movie and into the comic universe in this all-new action adventure game. Bag yourself a show-only limited edition Iron Man 2 video game poster into the bargain.
Make sure not to miss the first C2E2 ever! Join Marvel (Booth #758) and its talented creators at Lakeside Center at McCormick Place April 16th to the 18th. You really don’t want to miss out on the fantastic line up of superstar talent, exciting panels, and loads of top secret information that Marvel will be dishing up at C2E2!
Marvel Entertainment, LLC. is one of the world's most prominent character-based entertainment companies, built on a proven library of over 5,000 characters featured in a variety of media over seventy years. Marvel utilizes its character franchises in licensing, entertainment (via Marvel Studios and Marvel Animation) and publishing (via Marvel Comics). Marvel's strategy is to leverage its franchises in a growing array of opportunities around the world, including feature films, consumer products, toys, video games, animated television, direct-to-DVD and online. For more information visit www.marvel.com.
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Top Cow Productions, Inc. is proud to announce Lance Briggs, the 5-time Pro Bowl player and Co-Defensive Captain of the Chicago Bears, will play a special role in Top Cow’s plans for next week’s Chicago Comic and Entertainment Expo (C2E2).
"I've been in love with comics since I was 7 years old. I remember reading my first ever comic, the Original X-Men, and thinking that it was the coolest thing ever," said Briggs. "Top Cow and C2E2 are making my childhood dreams come true."
”It’s very in vogue for celebrities to espouse a love of comics these days, but rarer to find someone of Lance’s stature that has a true, deep seeded love of comics,” commented Publisher Filip Sablik. “Lance’s love of comics is clear to anyone who spends five minutes with him and his passion for Top Cow and The Darkness is second to none. We’re incredibly proud to showcase his love of Marc Silvestri’s favorite son on the special commemorative cover for Chicago fans.”
Shot at Collector’s Paradise in Winnetka, CA (http://comicsandcards.net), Briggs makes a special appearance on the exclusive Top Cow C2E2 cover variant of The Darkness #84 sporting a Darkness t-shirt by Iron Fist (www.ironfistclothing.com) [Photo credit: David Dearmore, www.dearmorephoto.com]. The exclusive variant is extremely limited and will be made available for the first time anywhere at C2E2. Fans are encouraged to stop by the Top Cow booth early to secure an issue. Briggs will be autographing at C2E2’s Autographing Table 2 on Sunday, April 18th from 12:45 PM to 1:45 PM. There will be a charge for the autograph, with all proceeds going to his charity Briggs 4Kidz.
Lance Briggs will be hosting a panel titled “Lance Briggs: Dreams Come True” on Saturday, April 17, at E353 from 3:00-4:00pm. At the panel, geek out with Briggs as he talks about his favorite comics and shares the stage for a dream come true conversation with some special guests from Top Cow including Matt Banning, Ron Marz, Phil Hester, Nelson Blake II, and Mark Waid. Briggs will also make a special appearance at the Top Cow “Herd It Through the Bo-Vine” panel on Saturday, April 17 at 7:15-8:15pm in E450.
The C2E2 (Chicago Comic & Entertainment Expo) convention will be held at McCormick Place in Chicago, Illinois for the weekend of April 16-18, 2010. For more information or to purchase tickets, please visit www.C2E2.com.
About Top Cow Productions Inc.
Top Cow Productions, Inc. (www.topcow.com), a Los Angeles-based entertainment company, was founded in December of 1992 by artist Marc Silvestri, who also co-founded Image Comics earlier that same year. Top Cow currently publishes its line of comic books in 21 languages in over 55 different countries. The company has launched 20 franchises (18 original and two licensed) in the industry’s Top 10, seven at #1, a feat accomplished by no other publisher in the last two decades. Its flagship franchise, WITCHBLADE, was TNT’s #1 original film of 2000 and the subsequent TV series was released on DVD on July 29, 2008. A feature film, co-produced by Platinum Studios, Inc. and Arclight Films, is slated to begin production in Australia with director Michael Rymer. WITCHBLADE is also the first American property to be fully adapted in Japan as an original anime and manga by Studio GONZO in 2006. Top Cow’s other flagship property, THE DARKNESS, was developed into a major next-generation video game release by Starbreeze and 2K Games and achieved platinum sales status. WANTED, an Eisner-nominated miniseries published by Top Cow from 2003-2005, is now a major motion picture from Universal Pictures starring Angelina Jolie, James McAvoy and Morgan Freeman. Virtually all of Top Cow’s other properties are in development as feature films, live-action television, animation or video games. Top Cow has also successfully licensed and merchandised its franchises into toys, statues, clothing, lithographs, puppets, posters, magnets, shot glasses, lighters, lunch pails, wall scrolls, mouse pads, die-cast cars, calendars, Christmas ornaments, Halloween masks, trading cards, standees, video games and roleplaying games.
About Briggs4Kids
Briggz4Kids is a foundation developed to provide emotional and financial support, by raising funds and awareness for at risk youth in the Chicago area. The organization has executed numerous charity efforts since it's launch. One project Briggs4Kiz is most proud of is it's annual Holiday Shopping Spree. Since 2006, the Briggs4Kidz foundation has taken a total of 100 local children from the Chicago land area who need it most on a holiday shopping spree, each child received $250. Eligibility was decided based on their performance in school. Today, Briggs4Kidz has plans to expand these philanthropic endeavors to Sacramento, CA and Phoenix, AZ.
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SIX EXCLUSIVE C2E2 VARIANTS
SPECIAL C2E2 ONLY IRREDEEMABLE ART CARD SIGNED BY MARK WAID
AVAILABLE ONLY AT WAID'S IRREDEEMABLE PANEL
BOOM! STUDIOS, BLACK PHOENIX ALCHEMY LABS AND CHALLENGER COMICS + CONVERSATION HOST
THE IRREDEEMABLE 1ST BIRTHDAY PARTY FRIDAY APRIL 16TH 2010, 8pm!
BOOM! STUDIOS GUESTS INCLUDE:
EISNER AWARD NOMINATED IRREDEEMABLE/INCORRUPTIBLES's Mark Waid
28 DAYS LATER's Michael Alan Nelson & Declan Shalvey
FARSCAPE's Keith R.A. DeCandido & Will Sliney
FARSCAPE: SCORPIUS' David Alan Mack
THE MUPPET SHOW COMIC BOOK/MUPPET PETER PAN's Amy Mebberson
TOY STORY 's Jesse Blaze Snider
MR. STUFFINS' Johanna Stokes
GET YOUR OWN "GET-A-SKETCH" VARIANT COVER FOR THE MUPPET SHOW COMIC
BOOK & RECEIVE A UNIQUE SKETCH FROM ARTIST AMY MEBBERSON
SCHEDULED SIGNINGS & PANELS
Friday, April 16, 2010 - Booth #359
All Day – Signing with Keith R.A. DeCandido, David Alan Mack, Amy Mebberson (signing & sketching), Michael Alan Nelson, Declan Shalvey,
Will Sliney, Jesse Blaze Snider, Johanna Stokes at BOOM! Booth.
12:00 – 1:00pm – Mark Waid signing at BOOM! Booth.
3:00 – 4:00pm – Mark Waid signing at BOOM! Booth.
4:30 – 5:30pm – Mark Waid Takes On The Trivia Fans (Variant Stage)
6:30 – 7:30pm – BOOM!'s IRREDEEMABLE One Year Anniversary Panel (E350)
8:00pm – 12:00am – The IRREDEEMABLE 1st Birthday Party w/ Mark Waid
Where: Challengers Comics + Conversation located at 1845 N. Western Ave. 2R Chicago, IL 60647 (PH: 773.278.0155 / www.challengerscomics.com)
Saturday, April 17, 2010 - Booth #359
All Day – Signing with Keith R.A. DeCandido, David Alan Mack, Amy Mebberson (signing & sketching), Michael Alan Nelson, Declan Shalvey,
Will Sliney, Jesse Blaze Snider, Johanna Stokes at BOOM! Booth.
10:00 – 10:50am – Mark Waid signing at BOOM! Booth.
11:00 – 12:00pm – BOOM! Studios & BOOM Kids! Panel. (E350)
1:45 – 2:45pm – Jeff Smith Spotlight with Moderator Mark Waid. (E353)
3:00 – 4:00pm – Lance Briggs: Comic Fanboy Dream Come True w/ Mark Waid and more (E353)
5:00 – 6:00pm – Mark Waid signing at BOOM! Booth.
Sunday, April 18, 2010 - Booth #359
All Day – Signing with Keith R.A. DeCandido, David Alan Mack, Amy Mebberson (signing & sketching), Michael Alan Nelson, Declan Shalvey,
Will Sliney, Jesse Blaze Snider, Johanna Stokes at BOOM! Booth.
10:00 – 11:00am – Mark Waid signing at BOOM! Booth.
1:15 – 2:15pm – Indie Is In with Moderator, Mark Waid. (E450)
3:00 – 4:00pm – Mark Waid signing at BOOM! Booth.
The 2010 BOOM! Studios' LIGHT THE FUSE convention tour continues at C2E2 2010. Here are the full tour dates:
BOOM! STUDIOS
LIGHT THE FUSE TOUR 2010
Keep an eye out for us, we might be coming to a town near you!
April 24-25 - Calgary Entertainment Expo - Calgary Canada
April 24-25 - L.A. Times Festival of Books - L.A, California
May 22 - Summit City Comic Con - Fort Wayne, IN
May 27-30 - Phoenix Comicon - Phoenix, Arizona
May 25-27 - Book Expo America - New York, New York
June 4-6 - HeroesCon - Charlotte, North Carolina
June 25-28 - ALA Annual Conference and Exhibition - Washington DC
July 21-25 - Comic-Con International - San Diego, California
August 27-29 - Fan Expo Canada - Toronto,Canada
August 28-29 - Baltimore Comic-Con - Baltimore, MD
October 8-10 - New York Comic Con - New York, New York
October 29-31 - Long Beach Comic Con - L.A., California
About BOOM! Studios
BOOM! Studios (http://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!’s children publishing imprint BOOM Kids! publishes titles such as 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.
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Marvel arrives this April for the Chicago Comic and Entertainment Expo and Chicago will never be the same again!
Marvel isn’t coming alone; it’s bringing its top talent to town as well!. Among the myriad of exciting events and panels Marvel (Booth #758) has planned for C2E2, there will also be a whole slew of signings over the course of the three day event!
FRIDAY
1:00 – 2:00 PM
REILLY BROWN
JONATHAN HICKMAN
JIM MCCANN
FRED VAN LENTE
2:00 – 3:00 PM
MARJORIE LIU
PAUL PELLETIER
MIKE PERKINS
DANIEL WAY
3:00 – 4:00 PM
JOE QUESADA
4:00 – 5:00 PM
PETER DAVID
VALENTINE DELANDRO
BUTCH GUICE
SEAN MCKEEVER
5:00 – 6:00 PM
BOB LAYTON
KHOI PHAM
FRANK TIERI
PAUL TOBIN
5:30 – 6:30 PM
JEPH LOEB
GREG PAK
SATURDAY
11:00 AM – 12:00 PM
ELIZABETH BREITWEISER
MITCH BREITWEISER
RON GARNEY
ADAM KUBERT
12:00 – 1:00 PM
JOE QUESADA
1:00 – 2:00 PM
REILLY BROWN
PETER DAVID
VALENTINE DELANDRO
KHOI PHAM
2:00 – 3:00 PM
RACHEL DODSON
TERRY DODSON
STUART MOORE
MIKE PERKINS
3:00 – 4:00 PM
JEPH LOEB
4:00 – 5:00 PM
DENNIS CALERO
GREG PAK
PAUL PELLETIER
FRED VAN LENTE
5:00 – 6:00 PM
SEAN MCKEEVER
FRANK TIERI
PAUL TOBIN
DANIEL WAY
6:00 – 7:00 PM
MIKE CHOI
JONATHAN HICKMAN
ALESSANDRO VITTI
SKOTTIE YOUNG
SUNDAY
10:30 - 11:30 AM
JEPH LOEB
11:30 AM – 12:30 PM
C.B. CEBULSKI
GIUSEPPE CAMUNCOLI
MARJORIE LIU
DANIEL WAY
12:30 – 1:30 PM
ELIZABETH BREITWEISER
MITCH BREITWEISER
PETER DAVID
BUTCH GUICE
1:30 – 2:30 PM
REILLY BROWN
GREG PAK
KHOI PHAM
FRED VAN LENTE
2:30 – 3:30 PM
JIMMY CHEUNG
JIM MCCANN
PAUL PELLETIER
SKOTTIE YOUNG
This is the first C2E2 ever and Marvel plans to start off with style! Join Marvel (Booth #758) and its talented creators at Lakeside Center at McCormick Place April 16th to the 18th. You really don’t want to miss out on the fantastic line up of superstar talent, exciting panels, and loads of top secret information that Marvel will be dishing up at C2E2!
Marvel Entertainment, LLC. is one of the world's most prominent character-based entertainment companies, built on a proven library of over 5,000 characters featured in a variety of media over seventy years. Marvel utilizes its character franchises in licensing, entertainment (via Marvel Studios and Marvel Animation) and publishing (via Marvel Comics). Marvel's strategy is to leverage its franchises in a growing array of opportunities around the world, including feature films, consumer products, toys, video games, animated television, direct-to-DVD and online. For more information visit www.marvel.com.
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THE SWORD wraps up with issue #24 and parties on both coasts
The Luna Brothers' critically acclaimed series THE SWORD, published by Image Comics, ends with issue #24, and it will go out with panache at two back-to-back wrap parties in New York City and Los Angeles.
On Thursday, May 13th, from 4:00 to 6:00 p.m., the Luna Brothers will appear at MIDTOWN COMICS - Grand Central (459 Lexington Avenue, corner of 45th Street, New York City, NY; www.midtowncomics.com). Then, the Luna Brothers fly to the Left Coast on Friday, May 14, where they will be at GOLDEN APPLE COMICS (7018 Melrose Avenue, Los Angeles, CA; www.goldenapplecomics.com) from 6:00 to 9:00 p.m. An exclusive SWORD print will be available at both events (limited to 100 copies per event), and the Luna Brothers will be signing at both events. The Golden Apple Comics event will also feature a reading of the script for the final issue.
"We're really excited to celebrate THE SWORD with all of the fans," say the Luna Brothers. "We've spent a little over two years on this series, and the fans have been there every step of the way. We hope that everyone has a great time at these events!"
THE SWORD tells the story of Dara Brighton, a young woman who witnesses the murder of her family at the hands of three very powerful elemental beings who are after a sword in her father's possession. In the aftermath, Dara attains the sword, which gives her incredible abilities beyond her wildest imagination. In THE SWORD #24, Dara Brighton's epic quest for revenge against the three elementals who murdered her family comes to its conclusion.
THE SWORD #24 (MAR100401), a 40-page full color comic book for $4.99, will be in stores May 12, 2010. Also available are THE SWORD: FIRE, collecting issues #1-6; THE SWORD: WATER, collecting issues #7-12; and THE SWORD: EARTH, collecting issues #13-18.
Image Comics is a comic book and graphic novel publisher founded in 1992 by a collective of best-selling artists. Image has since gone on to become one of the largest comics publishers in the United States. Image currently has five partners: Robert Kirkman, Erik Larsen, Todd McFarlane, Marc Silvestri and Jim Valentino. It consists of four major houses: Todd McFarlane Productions, Top Cow Productions, Shadowline and Image Central. Image publishes comics and graphic novels in nearly every genre, sub-genre, and style imaginable. It offers science fiction, romance, horror, crime fiction, historical fiction, humor and more by the finest artists and writers working in the medium today. For more information, visit www.imagecomics.com.
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Here it is. New pics of the latest Tricorder replica from DST, the Geolical Tricoder. Features two opening compartments and removable vials of mineral samples!
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Tor Books and EA team up on Dead Space literary prequel!
DEAD SPACE: MARTYR
Edgar Award finalist and Horror Sensation Brian Evenson to write epic novel
Tor Books, an imprint of Tom Doherty Associates, LLC—the largest publisher of science fiction in the world—and Visceral Games™, a studio of Electronic Arts Inc. (NASDAQ: ERTS), today announced Dead Space™: Martyr (A Tor Trade Paperback; $14.99; July 2010), the first novel based on the award-winning Dead Space videogame franchise. Dead Space: Martyr delves into the back story of the fiction including the history of the Church of Unitology, the discovery of the enigmatic “Black Marker” and the mysteries behind an alien artefact of unknown power. Dead Space: Martyr will be available in July 2010 at select retailers worldwide.
When geophysicist Michael Altman learns of a mysterious signal emitting from deep within the Chicxulub crater, he cannot resist the lure of an undiscovered artefact. He soon learns that being in close proximity to the artefact causes strange occurrences - visions of the dead, vivid dreams, and violent murders. Altman’s experience with the alien artefact leads to this crucial first chapter in the Dead Space saga.
“One of the most compelling storytelling aspects of Dead Space has been the Church of Unitology: its origins, power, and role in Dead Space,” says Tor editor, Eric Raab. “Writer B.K. Evenson gets into the terrifying aspects of mob mentality like no other writer today. This isn’t only a great story within the Dead Space universe; it’s a great novel on its own.”
“The Dead Space world is incredibly vast and rich -- expanding its fiction into a novel lets us share parts of the story that just can’t fit into videogames,” said Steve Papoutsis, Executive Producer of Dead Space 2. “We hope Dead Space: Martyr will be the first of many books to let fans dive deeply into Dead Space’s secrets and immersive lore.”
B. K. Evenson is the award-winning author of Last Days, voted best horror novel of 2009 by the American Library Association and The Open Curtain, a 2006 Edgar Award finalist and Time Out New York best book of the year.
Originally launched in 2008, Dead Space quickly became one of EA’s top rated wholly-owned intellectual properties. With close to 100 industry awards and an average critic score of 89*, Dead Space became a hit with horror and videogame fans worldwide. In 2009, EA launched Dead Space Extraction, a prequel to the original game and will continue to expand the fiction with its stunning sequel, Dead Space 2.
Art not finalized
* According to Gamerankings.com and Metacritic.com
About Tor Books
Tor Books, an imprint of Tom Doherty Associates, LLC, is a New York-based publisher of hardcover and softcover books, founded in 1980 and committed (although not limited) to SF and fantasy literature. Between an extensive hardcover and trade-softcover line, an Orb backlist program, and a stronghold in mass-market paperback, Tor annually publishes what is arguably the largest and most diverse line of science fiction and fantasy ever produced by a single English-language publisher. Books from Tor have won every major award in the SF and fantasy fields, and for the last twenty-one years in a row the company has been named Best Publisher in the Locus Poll, the largest consumer poll in SF.
About Electronic Arts
Electronic Arts Inc. (EA), headquartered in Redwood City, California, is a leading global interactive entertainment software company. Founded in 1982, the Company develops, publishes, and distributes interactive software worldwide for video game systems, personal computers, wireless devices and the Internet. Electronic Arts markets its products under four brand names: EA™, EA SPORTS™, EA Mobile™ and POGO™. In fiscal 2009, EA posted GAAP net revenue of $4.2 billion and had 31 titles that sold more than one million copies. EA's homepage and online game site is www.ea.com. More information about EA's products and full text of press releases can be found on the Internet at http://info.ea.com.
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Find out more during Marvel’s X-Men panel at the inaugural C2E2 expo on Sunday, April 18.at 2:45pm.
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Leading EventOrganizer Extends Pop Culture Influence; Seeks Fans in World Communities
Reed Exhibitions, the world’s leading organizer of trade and consumer events, has today announced that it has acquired the Singapore Toy, Games&Comic Convention (STGCC). Launched in 2008 and owned and operated by local event planner PI Events, STGCC is a strategic fit for Reed Exhibitions, which has an existing office in Singapore, and which has consolidated a team of professionals in its North American office to work exclusively on pop culture events. The new pop culture team will work closely with the Reed Exhibitions Singapore staff as well as maintain a strategic partnership with PI Events to stage a preeminent event in the Asian market which fits with other events in the Reed pop culture portfolio, including New York Comic Con (NYCC) and the soon to be launched Chicago Comic and Entertainment Expo (C2E2). The last STGCC took place in August, 2009. The next STGCC will take place from December10-12, 2010 at the Suntec Singapore International Convention and Exhibition Centre (www.suntecsingapore.com).
“This acquisition is the first step in our far reaching commitment to service pop culture fans all over the world by building quality events which bring enormous attention to the pop culture community, and open new markets for our exhibitors” notes Lance Fensterman, Group Vice President for the Reed Pop Culture Group. “We want to spread the currency of cool to regions all over the planet. We have a team in place that is wholly devoted to pop culture and which shares in the passion of the community, and we have the support of a company that is not only committed to the growth of our business, but which has offices, staff and resources around the world. We are eager to work with our colleagues in Singapore to make the next Singapore Toys, Games&Comic Convention a massive success and a dominant show in Southeast Asia for years to come.”
Underscoring the significance of this development for the pop culture community, Kuo-Yu Liang, Vice President of Sales&Marketing for Diamond Book Distributors, the world’s biggest distributor of English-language comics and pop culture products, states: “Singapore is one of our biggest export territories and it is also the gateway into the fast growing Southeast Asia and UAE markets, home to hundreds of millions of young fans who love pop culture. The fact that Reed is making this market more accessible is fantastic. It significantly enhances our opportunity to know our customers and to grow our business in this important part of the world.”
STGCC doubled in size at its second showing in 2009 and went from a 2 day event to a 3 day event, including a full day of conference sessions. “While it’s early to announce details of our plans for 2010 our intention is to build on what has already been successful at STGCC, while bringing in some new ideas that have worked for us on some of our other shows,” Fensterman continues. “Notably, we want to take advantage of the unique location of Singapore,being at the crossroads of Asia, and build a show with broad appeal and which combines the best of the East and the West.”
Michelle Lim,Managing Director Reed Exhibitions Singapore, says: “We are thrilled to be staging a Con in Singapore and we look forward to welcoming customers from the US. We are confident that Asian fans will be attending STGCC to discover new pop culture brands and content. With the emergence of a strong network of budget airlines in Asia providing affordable travel for over 500 million people in a four-hour radius from Singapore; the staging of the Youth Olympic Games in Singapore in August 2010; and the opening of two integrated resorts – Marina Bay Sands and Resort World tying up with Universal Studios this year, we expect Singapore to be a destination of choice and a top draw for many Asian markets. STGCC will certainly provide fertile ground for US companies wanting to raise their profile and brand awareness among the fans in Asia.”
Reed’s pop culture business has grown rapidly since New York Comic Con was launched in 2006. NYCC itself has grown to become the second largest pop culture event in the world, and other major shows are being launched or have been added to the Reed pop culture portfolio through partnerships. The pop portfolio now includes: Chicago Comic and Entertainment Expo (C2E2), PAX East&West,Star Wars Celebration V, New York Anime Festival, and UFC Fan Expo. “We are building our presence domestically as well as internationally and the number of shows we have added to our portfolio certainly speaks to this rapid growth,” Fensterman concludes. “We will be making more announcements in the near future.”
ABOUT REED EXHIBITIONS:
Reed Exhibitionsis the world’s leading events organizer, with over 470 events in 37countries. In 2008 Reed brought together over seven million industry professionals from around the world generating billions of dollars in business. Today Reed events are held throughout the Americas, Europe, the Middle Eastand Asia Pacific, and organized by 38fully staffed offices. Its portfolio of over 470 events serves 44industry sectors. Working closely with professional bodies, trade associations and government departments Reed ensures that each and every event is targeted and relevant to industry needs. As a result, many Reed events are market leaders in their field.
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Mark Millar & John Romita Jr’s Kick-Ass is the comic book/ movie phenomenon everyone’s talking about and now the hardcover collection is about to surpass 100,000 copies in print, with nearly 40% of the copies sold to date sold through direct market retailers!
“My first inclination is to try to be clever and say that I have 100,000 relatives to thank.... but I won't,” said Kick-Ass artist and co-creator John Romita Jr. “I'm extremely proud of this all, and very excited about working on the next two chapters!”
Mark Millar, co-creator and writer of Kick-Ass added, “The idea that a twenty-five dollar book has hit 100,000 sales in a little over a month is just insane. Especially when this doesn't count all the international orders or the trade paperback we have coming up. That's roughly ten times what Johnny and I were expecting and we would like to thank the comic-book retailers in America for their support of this book. This was not cheap and they took a gamble on us and I promise that Johnny will buy each and every one of them a drink at every convention he ever hits from now on.”
With the feature film hitting theatres this Friday, no comic book fan can afford to miss the hardcover taking the world by storm—it’s time to Kick-Ass!
KICK-ASS PREMIERE HC (DEC090575)
KICK-ASS PREMIERE HC DM VARIANT (DEC090576)
Written by MARK MILLAR
Penciled by JOHN ROMITA JR.
Covers by JOHN ROMITA JR.
Mature …$24.99
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Dark Horse has released their solicits for July 2010
60TH ANNIVERSARY CLASSIC PEANUTS #3: LUCY
On sale Aug 4
Limited to 950 numbered pieces
Packaged in its own tin box, with a pin-back button and a character booklet
$49.95
Dark Horse continues its yearlong celebration of Charles Schulz's masterpiece, Peanuts. Peanuts premiered on October 2, 1950, in eight newspapers. As we all know, it grew to become probably the most popular comic strip ever.
United Media is letting us go back to the original look of the characters from 1950, which was considerably different than today’s look, and sculpt statues in a special sixtieth anniversary limited-edition series of the five main characters. Sculpted by Yoe! Studio.
Now you can celebrate the anniversary with the addition of, the world’s greatest fuss-budget, the bossy, Lucy to your collection!
ABE SAPIEN: THE ABYSSAL PLAIN #2 (of 2)
Mike Mignola (W), John Arcudi (W), Peter Snejbjerg (A), Dave Stewart (C), and Dave Johnson (Cover)
On sale July28
FC, 32 pages
$3.50
Miniseries
A cold-war nightmare is about to erupt on a ship carrying ancient relics protected by the dead.
Written by Mike Mignola and John Arcudi, and featuring the chilling artwork of Peter Snejbjerg (B.P.R.D.: War on Frogs, Starman), The Abyssal Plain explores another early Abe solo adventure, in the spirit of Abe Sapien: The Drowning and Abe Sapien: The Haunted Boy.
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BETTIE PAGE RETRO-A-GO GO
On sale Sept 8
Dark Horse is proud to introduce an impressive line of officially licensed Bettie Page accessories, produced by our friends at Retro-A-Go-Go! This month focuses on the exotic spirit of Jungle Bettie in trademark leopard print. Rrrowr! More to come next month!
Bettie Page Green Leopard Belt Buckle
$19.99
Bettie Page Green Leopard Cigarette Case
$29.99
Bettie Page Green Leopard women’s T-shirt
S-XL
$24.99
Bettie Page Green Leopard men’s T-shirt
M-XL $21.99
XXL $22.99
Bettie Page Green Leopard Keychain
$12.00
Bettie Page Green Leopard Personal Case
$27.99
Bettie Page Jungle Night Cigarette Case
$29.99
Bettie Page Jungle Night women’s T-shirt
S-XL
$24.99
Bettie Page Jungle Night men’s T-shirt
M-XL $21.99
XXL $22.99
Bettie Page Jungle Night Heart Compact
$19.99
Bettie Page Jungle Night Keychain
$12.00
Bettie Page Jungle Night Small Case
$22.99
Bettie Page Sahara Sands Cigarette Case
$29.99
Bettie Page Sahara Sands women’s T-shirt
S-XL
$24.99
Bettie Page Sahara Sands men’s T-shirt
M-XL $21.99
XXL $22.99
Bettie Page Sahara Sands Heart Compact
$19.99
Bettie Page Sahara Sands Keychain
$12.00
Bettie Page Sahara Sands Small Case
$22.99
BORIS KARLOFF TALES OF MYSTERY ARCHIVES VOLUME 3
Paul S. Newman (W), Dick Wood (W), Joe Certa (P), Al Williamson (P), Bob Jenney (P), Angelo Torres (P), Al McWilliams (P), Alberto Giolitti (P), and others
On sale Sept 1
FC, 232 pages
$49.99
HC, 6 5/8" x 10 3/16"
A modern gambling cheat is punished by spirits of centuries-old playing cards . . . Three adventurers in pursuit of evil find the greatest evil ever spoken, heard, and seen . . . An enchanted telephone booth brings success to a simple man, but when greed gets the better of him, his good fortune comes to an end . . . A mirror that reflects an antique dealer’s heart’s desire does more than just show him what he wants . . .
These stories and many, many more are collected in Boris Karloff Tales of Mystery Archives Volume 3! Tales of suspense, crime, intrigue, horror, and irony, hosted by the renowned actor Boris Karloff and featuring art from some of the finest comics storytellers from the sixties.
• Features a new introduction by the film director, screenwriter, actor, and producer John Landis!
• Contains issues #11–#16, from September 1965 to December 1966.
• More than thirty chilling tales compiled in this new collection!
BRIDE OF THE WATER GOD VOLUME 6
Mi-Kyung Yun (W/A)
On sale Aug 18
b&w, 184 pages
$9.99
TPB, 5 7/8 X 8 1/4
At the start of this series, Soah was willing to sacrifice her life to the feared god Habaek to save her drought-stricken village on Earth. However, she wasn’t killed by the powerful Water God—she was rescued and taken to the magical kingdom of Suguk. Once there, she met moody gods of the elements and a mysterious husband who took her as his bride but then spurned her. While Habaek yearns to treat Soah as a proper husband would, he’s cursed to live in the form of a little boy during the day, only reverting to his true adult self at night. Trying to keep this strange secret from Soah, he hides behind the fake identity of “Mui” at night, when he competes with other unusual gods for her attention. Will this be the volume in which the Water God finally spills the truth to Soah—or will other conspiring, jealous gods succeed in driving a permanent wedge between him and his human bride? Cursed and pursued by an unknown, shape-shifting tormentor, Habaek is also led to believe that his previous human bride is still alive!
BUZZARD #2 (of 3)
Eric Powell (W/A), Kyle Holtz (A), and Dave Stewart (C)
On sale July7
FC, 32 pages
$3.50
Miniseries
When Buzzard enters a mysterious village plagued by an inhuman race of people-snatching savages, he’s thrust into confrontation with the beasts and saves a young boy from harm. The grateful villagers invite him into their homes, and suspect they know the nature of his true identity—believing him their savior from a great, evil deity buried in the depths of the forest.
Award-winning comics creator Eric Powell explores the twisted life of Buzzard, one of Powell’s most beloved and mysterious characters from The Goon, in this highly anticipated three-issue miniseries.
• Readers will also delight in the new Billy the Kid’s Old Timey Oddities short stories—reviving the series from 2005 that paired Eric Powell with artist Kyle Holtz leading up to the new four-issue series launch in September 2010!
THE CHRONICLES OF KULL VOLUME 3: SCREAMS IN THE DARK AND OTHER STORIES
Roy Thomas (W), Don Glut (W), Steve Englehart (W), John Buscema (A), Ernie Chan (A), and Howard Chaykin (A)
On sale Sept 29
FC, 216 pages
$18.99
TPB, 7" x 10"
The Chronicles of Kull Volume 3 collects the last nine exciting Kull the Destroyer comics, tying up all of the loose ends from the previous two volumes and culminating in the most important fight of the former Valusian king’s life—the battle for the Topaz throne and his former crown! Kull will need the help of an enigmatic warrior woman, Laralei, and an unlikely ally in arms, Ridondo the minstrel, if he is to conquer a giant extradimensional creature, three scheming wizards, and the wizard’s skull-headed master and again rule the Purple Kingdom!
• Volume 3 reprints Kull the Destroyer #21-#29, the short story “The Mirrors of Tuzun Thune” from Conan the Barbarian #25, Conan the Barbarian #68, “Beast from the Abyss” from Conan Annual #3, and a special cover gallery.
CLASSIC UNCLE SCROOGE SERIES 2 #3: UNCLE SCROOGE “CASH N’ CARRY”
On sale Sept 22
Limited to 950 numbered pieces
Packaged in a full-color, litho-printed tin box, with a character booklet and a vintage-style pin-back button
$49.95
One of our best-received Syroco-style statuette series ever has been of the characters from Carl Barks’s Uncle Scrooge stories.
We’re continuing our line of statues with a new series, based on specific cover images by Barks, and our third statue is inspired by, “Cash N’ Carry.” This particular pose of Uncle Scrooge was taken from Dell #22 from June 1958.
The Uncle Scrooge series depicts the characters as they were originally presented in the comics. Sculpted by Yoe! Studio.
CONAN: THE NEWSPAPER STRIPS VOLUME 1
Roy Thomas (W), Doug Moench (W), John Buscema (A), Ernie Chan (A), Alfredo Alcala (A), Rudy Nebres (A), Pablo Marcos (A), Alan Kupperberg (A), and Tom Yeates (A)
On sale Sept 8
FC, 280 pages
$34.99
HC, 12" x 9"
From September 4, 1978, until April 12, 1981, thousands of readers across the country thrilled to the daily adventures of everyone’s favorite barbarian, Conan! Now Dark Horse Comics is proud to present the Conan newspaper strips collected for the first time in a handsome hardcover volume. Readers will once again enjoy the talents of Roy Thomas, Doug Moench, John Buscema, Ernie Chan, Alfredo Alcala, Rudy Nebres, Pablo Marcos, Alan Kupperberg, and Tom Yeates as they artfully unfold the continuing saga of Conan in these daily comic strips!
• Conan remains one of the most popular licensed comics, with newly created Conan stories and an extensive reprint program, both from Dark Horse!
• Collects daily newspaper strips from September 4, 1978, through April 12, 1981.
CONAN: THE FRAZETTA COVER SERIES #5
Timothy Truman (W), Cary Nord (P), Tomás Giorello (P), Richard Isanove (C), and Dave Stewart (C)
On sale July 28
FC, 72 pages
$6.99
Miniseries
The fifth installment in Conan: The Frazetta Cover Series features both Frank Frazetta’s tense, dramatic Man-Ape painting and an adaptation of Robert E. Howard’s “Rogues in the House”—as interpreted by Timothy Truman, artists Cary Nord and Tomás Giorello, and colorist Richard Isanove. A longtime Howard favorite, this seminal Conan story first appeared in Weird Tales in 1934, and Frazetta’s Man-Ape piece is one of his few Conan paintings to make a direct reference to one of Howard’s works.
Our favorite barbarian has been living as a thief for some time, and his crimes are catching up with him. Becoming enmeshed in the plans of a treacherous nobleman and a dark priest, Conan finds himself making some strange allies in order to free himself from the labyrinthine, booby-trapped halls in the Red Priest’s stronghold. Stalked by a mysterious, hulking horror that’s grown out of control, Conan and the nobleman make a wary alliance with the Red Priest himself!
Cover art by Frank Frazetta!
DR. HORRIBLE
Zack Whedon (W), Eric Canete (P), Farel Dalrymple (P), Joëlle Jones (P), Jim Rugg (P), Dan Jackson (C), and Kristian Donaldson (Cover)
On sale Sept 22
FC, 80 pages
$9.99
TPB, 7" x 10"
Based on the Emmy Award–winning web series Dr. Horrible’s Sing-Along Blog, this collection of stories written by Zack Whedon (Deadwood, Fringe) chronicles some of the earliest adventures in the lives of archenemies Captain Hammer and Dr. Horrible.
This anthology solves many unanswered questions left over from the show. For instance: What event inspired Dr. Horrible to become the world’s greatest criminal mastermind? Why is Penny, the beautiful girl from the Laundromat, still single? How can you, the reader, be like blustering do-gooder Captain Hammer? And why is Horrible’s sidekick, Moist, so . . . um . . . well, you’ll find out!
• Collects the first issue of Dr. Horrible with all three digital comics from MySpace Dark Horse Presents.
• Includes a never-before-seen sixteen-page story, about the top secret organization The Evil League of Evil.
• Dark Horse’s Dr. Horrible iTunes app rose to number one in twenty-four hours, Beating out the Bible and Dr. Seuss!
DOCTOR SOLAR, MAN OF THE ATOM #1
Jim Shooter (W), Dennis Calero (A/Cover), and Michael Komarck (Cover)
On sale July 14
FC, 48 pages
$3.50
Ongoing
Empowered by a thermonuclear catastrophe, Doctor Solar discovers that he can control energy. . Immeasurable strength is his at a whim. Power beyond imagination courses through his body. But he knows that the same kind of science run amok that created him can also empower the wicked. In the aftershock of the cataclysm that created Doctor Solar, ripples throughout space time imbue one Whitmore Pickerel with the power to create life—which he uses to serve his selfish desires and reckless ambitions. His newly created being, Leviathan, invulnerable and immeasurably strong, clashes with the Man of the Atom in a fierce battle that ravages the city. Meanwhile, for his personal amusement, Pickerel creates Glow, a living fantasy of unearthly charms . . . and deadly possibilities!
• Special bonus for this supersized issue: the very first Doctor Solar story from 1962!
• Doctor Solar, Man of the Atom #1 is but the first act in an explosive program that will also see Shooter reimagine Magnus, Robot Fighter and Turok, Son of Stone for the twenty first century!
• Jim Shooter (former Valiant Comics editor in chief) returns to the character he redefined in the 1990s!
Features a variant cover by series artist Dennis Calero!
DOCTOR SPEKTOR ARCHIVES VOLUME 1
Donald Glut (W) and Jesse Santos (A)
On sale Sept 29
FC, 200 pages
$49.99
HC, 7" x 10"
Doctor Adam Spektor is an occult detective and monster hunter who travels the world over in search of the supernatural. Investigating everything from rumors of odd, ghostly occurrences to appearances of strange, deadly creatures, Doctor Spektor spends his time in the field putting his life at risk to save innocents from the sinister and the grotesque. Whether conducting occult experiments on curing vampirism or fighting unearthly behemoths, Doctor Spektor stalks the forces of evil—to record and investigate their existence as well as protect us! Created by writer Donald Glut and artist Dan Spiegle.
• This volume reprints the first seven comic books from the original 1970s Doctor Spektor series, with art by the incomparable Jesse Santos!
• Dark Horse is launching brand new Doctor Solar, Magnus, Turok, and Mighty Samson titles in 2010, with a major marketing campaign that will include promotion of all of the original Gold Key archives like this one.
EMPOWERED VOLUME 6
Adam Warren (W/A)
On sale Sept 8
b&w, 208 pages
$15.99
TPB, 6 1/2" x 9"
After a fiery disaster claims the lives of several teammates, costumed crimefighter Empowered stumbles upon an ugly little secret of the masks-and-tights business: a growing number of ill-fated superheroes have found out the hard way that, while their bodies are still mortal, their superpowers are not . . . Now, only our downtrodden but doggedly determined heroine can save the (semi)living superdead from a very genuine “fate worse than death,” while simultaneously grappling with the challenges of vengefully vacationing ninja clans, car-trunk carpet burn, superhero-fantasy-league drafts, excessive bedroom chatter, and deals with the devil both figurative and literal! All this, plus Emp’s not-so-secret origin is revealed at last!
• Adam Warren’s work on The Dirty Pair is well known to U.S. comics readers.
“A sort of R-rated sitcom exploring geek culture from the inside out, Empowered has its cake and eats it too—it’s full of exploitative, titillating imagery, but it also features the healthiest and the most realistic romantic relationship in any comic book featuring capes and masks.” —J. Caleb Mozzocco, Las Vegas Weekly
FEAR AGENT #28: OUT OF STEP #1 (of 5)
Rick Remender (W), Mike Hawthorne (P), Tony Moore (P/Cover), and John Lucas (I)
On sale July 28
FC, 32 pages
$3.50
Miniseries
Heath Huston is mortally injured. His family, all of humanity, has been totally consumed, amalgamated by Tetaldian robotic conquerors. There is no hope. So who will save the asses of the universe this time? A drink is poured, a rocket ship ignited, and a cigar lit—a new Fear Agent will rise.
Four super champions of sci-fi pulp—Rick Remender, Mike Hawthorne, Tony Moore, and John Lucas—reunite, one final time, one final drink. Also includes a special Tales of the Fear Agent by legendary creator Hilary Barta!
• 32 FULL pages of COMIC-BOOK ACTION!
The final tale of the last Fear Agent begins here!
FRANK MILLER’S SIN CITY VOLUME 1: THE HARD GOODBYE 3RD EDITION
Frank Miller (W/A)
On sale Sept 1
b&w, 208 page
$19.00
TPB, 6" x 9"
The first volume of the crime-comic megahit that introduced the now-infamous Marv and spawned a blockbuster film returns in a newly redesigned edition, with a brand-new cover by Frank Miller—some of his first comics art in years!
It’s a lousy room in a lousy part of a lousy town. But Marv doesn’t care. There’s an angel in the room. She says her name is Goldie. A few hours later, Goldie’s dead without a mark on her perfect body, and the cops are coming before anyone but Marv could know she’s been killed. Somebody paid good money for this frame . . .
With a new look generating more excitement than ever before, this third edition is the perfect way to attract a whole new generation of readers to Frank Miller’s masterpiece!
• Over a million Sin City books in print!
• New cover by Frank Miller!
• With Miller and codirector Robert Rodriguez gearing up for Sin City 2, this third edition is being released at just the right time!
• The Hard Goodbye was the lead story in the Sin City film, starring Mickey Rourke as Marv!
FRANK MILLER’S SIN CITY VOLUME 2: A DAME TO KILL FOR 3RD EDITION
Frank Miller (W/A)
On sale Sept 15
b&w, 208 page
$19.00
TPB, 6" x 9"
The second volume of Frank Miller’s signature series is now planned as the lead story in the upcoming Sin City 2! This newly redesigned edition sports a new cover by Miller— some of his first comics art in years!
Stuck with nothing but a seedy gumshoe job and some demons, Dwight’s thinking of all the ways he’s screwed up and what he’d give for one clear chance to wipe the slate clean, to dig his way out of the numb gray hell that is his life. And he’d give anything. Just to feel the fire. One more time. But he can’t let himself lose control again, can’t ever let the monster out. And then Ava calls.
With a new look generating more excitement than ever before, this third edition is the perfect way to attract a whole new generation of readers to Frank Miller’s masterpiece!
• Over a million Sin City books in print!
• New cover by Frank Miller!
• A Dame to Kill For is planned as the lead story in Sin City 2, to be directed by Frank Miller and Robert Rodriguez!
GANTZ VOLUME 13
Hiroya Oku (W/A)
On sale Sept 29
b&w, 232 pages
$12.99
TPB, 5 1/8" x 7 1/16"
Dinosaurs. Seriously, can the frantic world of Gantz get any more scary? How about a giant doughboy with crazy fangs and a strange outie bellybutton? Yeah, it’s not just scary; it’s a very strange world for Kei!. At least this time the Gantz crew have a new weapon! It’s an awesome state-of-the-art uni-motorcycle thing! And one of the characters uses a massive space samurai sword. It’s Gantz!
• Gantz has been adapted into a successful anime animated by the popular Gonzo Studio.
• Gantz has proven to be one of the most popular adult anime in recent years, with over 190,000 copies sold in the U.S. alone!
• Each volume of Gantz comes shrink-wrapped and carries an 18+ content advisory.
GHOST TALKER’S DAYDREAM VOLUME 4
Saki Okuse (W) and Sankichi Meguro (A)
On sale Sept 8
b&w, 216 pages
$10.99
TPB, 5" x 7"
If having hallucinations is scary, then seeing them at school would be terrifying. But when the hallucinations talk back to you, that’s the kind of fright you’ve come to expect from the world of Ghost Talker’s Daydream.
Come join Saiki Misaki, the albino dominatrix necromancer, as she jumps head first into another supernatural mystery. This time around the case becomes more personal, as the power that gives Saiki the ability to see and talk to the dead is the very thing terrorizing her client.
• Each volume of Ghost Talker’s Daydream comes shrink-wrapped and carries an 18+ content advisory.
GIANT SIZE LITTLE LULU VOLUME 2
John Stanley (W/A) and Irving Tripp (A)
On sale Sept 15
b&w, 672 page
$24.99
TPB, 6" x 9"
Presenting another seventeen laugh-out-loud installments from the beginning of John Stanley and Irving Tripp’s landmark run on Little Lulu, the funniest funnybook of them all!
After a few try-out issues in Dell’s Four Color, Stanley and Tripp got the go-ahead to turn Little Lulu into a monthly comic. The duo took the opportunity to show that they had only been warming up, producing stories even more ingenious and artwork even more beautiful than their Four Color issues.
• Collecting three more of the earliest, out-of-print volumes of Dark Horse’s acclaimed reprint series, this massive 600-page-plus omnibus contains issues #6-#22 of Little Lulu—featuring Lulu Moppet and her friends in all sorts of charming, witty fun.
• At only $24.99, this is the most affordable way ever to get in on the ground floor of John Stanley’s masterpiece!
• Nearly 700 pages of fun!
HELLBOY: THE STORM #1 (of 3)
Mike Mignola (W/Cover), Duncan Fegredo (A), and Dave Stewart (C)
On sale July 7
FC, 32 pages
$2.99
Miniseries
A terrible storm is brewing, bodies are missing from their tombs, and the forces of darkness gather against Hellboy for a final bloody showdown.
Mignola and Fegredo reunite for the final arc of the bestselling saga that includes Hellboy: Darkness Calls and Hellboy: The Wild Hunt.
The final arc of the Mignola/Fegredo saga!
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HELLCYON #4 (of 4)
Lucas Marangon (W/A)
On sale July 21
FC, 32 pages
$3.50
Miniseries
Mission accomplished! After a long and dangerous journey, the Suicide Division have finally reached the insurgent-controlled territories and delivered their hard jackets to the Landstriders army. Their quest is over—or is it? Meanwhile, Captain St. John prepares a full-scale invasion of the rebel village to stop a summit that could change the outcome of the civil war. Will the Suicide Division be able to stop catastrophe?
Don’t miss the explosive conclusion!
LITTLE LULU’S PAL TUBBY VOLUME 1: THE CASTAWAY AND OTHER STORIES
John Stanley (W/A)
On sale Sept 1
FC, 224 page
$15.99
TPB, 6" x 9"
From the pages of Little Lulu comes Tubby!
The comedic genius of John Stanley couldn’t be contained by one series alone, so in 1952 Lulu’s pal Tubby made his solo debut in his own hysterical comic. Filled with all the charm and hilarity of Little Lulu, Tubby is a familiar but different delight from comics legend John Stanley!
Dark Horse is proud to present these never-before-reprinted gems from comics’ golden age in a new series of paperback collections. Like Dark Horse’s new Little Lulu series, Tubby is printed in full color, just as the comics appeared over fifty years ago!
• Reprinting Marge’s Tubby #1–#6 for the first time ever, in full color!
• Published quarterly at first, Tubby included John Stanley’s only published cartooning work of the 1950s. In fact, Stanley was inspired to draw issues #2-#9 in their entirety.
MAGIC KNIGHT RAYEARTH OMNIBUS EDITION
CLAMP (W/A)
On sale Sept 29
b&w, 640 pages
$19.99
TPB, 5 1/8" x 7 1/4"
Umi, Hikaru, and Fuu are three schoolgirls out on a field trip to Tokyo Tower, whisked suddenly away by a strange voice and light to Cephiro, a world full of spirits and sorcery. They were summoned here through the last remaining strength of the Princess Emeraude, who hopes that they are the trio destined to become the magic knights legend says can save her realm! But how are a bunch of junior-high-school kids supposed to defeat the dark might of the sinister Lord Zagato . . . with only an exceedingly strange bunny creature named Mokona as their guide . . . ?
• An early crossover hit to both female and male audiences, Magic Knight Rayearth was made into both an anime TV and OAV (direct-to-video) series, available in North America through Media Blasters and Manga Entertainment.
• Unavailable for over four years, the Magic Knight Rayearth series has sold close to 200,000 copies in the U.S. alone!
• Another successful omnibus edition, from CLAMP (Clover, Chobits, Cardcaptor Sakura)
NEON GENESIS EVANGELION: THE SHINJI IKARI RAISING PROJECT VOLUME 6
Osamu Takahashi (W/A)
On sale Sept 8
b&w, 192 pages
$9.99
TPB, 5 1/8" x 7 1/4"
Shinji is never quite sure whether he’s in a relationship or just some sort of bizarre lab experiment, and he probably didn’t need yet another cute, mysterious individual to arrive in his homeroom. But that’s just what he’s going to get in the person of Mana Kirishima. Will she prove to be a girlfriend of steel . . . or more of an iron maiden?
• Each volume features bonus color pages, your Evangelion fan art and letters, and special reader giveaways!
PREDATORS
Paul Tobin (W), Victor Drujiniu (P), Tony Kordos (I), and Cirque Studios (C)
On sale July 14
FC, 72 pages
$6.99
TPB, 6 5/8" x 10 3/16"
A group of individuals—each a different type of elite combatant, killer, or warrior in their own lives—have been mysteriously transported to a strange jungle planet where they are hunted by fierce aliens. But these individuals aren’t ready to become prey—they still want to be hunters . . .
Based on the Predators film coming July 9, 2010, by Robert Rodriguez, and told through the eyes of Isabelle, a genuine, hard-hitting woman, and the only female brought to the planet, we bring you the official film adaptation—with a twist on perspective!
• The official film adaptation of Predators, featuring Adrien Brody, Laurence Fishburne, and more!
The official adaptation of Robert Rodriguez’s feature film!
PREDATORS: PRESERVE THE GAME
David Lapham (W), Allan Jefferson (P), David Rivera (I), Michelle Madsen (C), and Sean Phillips (Cover)
On sale July 14
FC, 40 pages
$3.50
One-shot
Set a few weeks after the climax of Robert Rodriguez’s Predators film, the remaining survivors still struggle to find some existence on the alien planet where they are hunted. Hope of outlasting the alien hunters still lives; they have a plan to get away, and they just might be able to pull it off!
• David Lapham (Stray Bullets, Young Liars) writes the sequel to Robert Rodriguez’s Predators!
The sequel to this summer’s most anticipated film!
THE SAVAGE SWORD OF CONAN VOLUME 8
Michael Fleisher (W), Alan Zelenetz (W), Jim Owsley (W), Jim Neal (W), Gil Kane (A), John Buscema (A), Val Mayerik (A), Bob Camp (A), and others
On sale Sept 22
b&w, 500 pages
$19.99
TPB, 7" x 10"
The Savage Sword of Conan Volume 8 features some of the most anxiously awaited Conan stories from the Savage Sword era, including the two-part “Daughter of the God King” story. The skilled Conan mainstay Michael Fleisher writes all of the Savage Sword of Conan feature stories in this volume, while exciting newcomers to the world of Conan—Alan Zelenetz, Jim Owsley, and Jim Neal—pen the backup stories! The art chores are handled by some of the finest artists to ever draw Crom’s favored Cimmerian!
• This volume, which collects The Savage Sword of Conan #85-#93, also includes Conan covers, frontispieces, and pinups from each issue!
STAR WARS: THE CLONE WARS—HERO OF THE CONFEDERACY
Henry Gilroy (W), Steven Melching (W), Brian Koschak (P), Dan Parsons (I), Michael E. Wiggam (C), and Scott Hepburn (Cover)
On sale Sept 15
FC, 80 pages
$7.99
TPB, 5 1/4" x 7 1/2"
Anakin Skywalker, Jedi Knight and hero of the Republic, is challenged by a fledgling hero of the Confederacy!
The Confederacy is being provided with newer and more advanced ships from Valahari—a world that has claimed neutrality in the Clone Wars. Anakin Skywalker and Obi-Wan Kenobi are dispatched to negotiate with the planet’s rulers, but as events unfold and Anakin is framed for a dishonorable act, diplomacy gives way to war!
• Collects The Clone Wars issues #10–#12.
• Dark Horse sold 100,000 copies of the first four volumes of the Star Wars: The Clone Wars digests!
STAR WARS: DARK EMPIRE TRILOGY
Tom Veitch (W), Cam Kennedy (A), and Jim Baikie (A)
On sale Sept. 29
FC, 352 pages
$29.99
HC, 6" x 9"
Collecting the complete Dark Empire saga—Dark Empire, Dark Empire II, and Empire’s End—this Star Wars hardcover is a handsome must-have!
Six years after the fall of the Empire in Return of the Jedi, the battle for the galaxy’s freedom rages on. The Empire has been mysteriously reborn under an unknown leader, wielding a new weapon of great power. Princess Leia and Han Solo struggle to hold together the New Republic while the galaxy’s savior, Luke Skywalker, fights an inner battle as he is drawn to the dark side, just as his father . . .
STAR WARS: INVASION—RESCUES #3 (of 6)
Tom Taylor (W), Colin Wilson (A), Wes Dzioba (C), and Jo Chen (Cover)
On sale July 28
FC, 40 pages
$2.99
Miniseries
Two armies have joined forces for a dangerous rescue mission. Both have experience fighting the Yuuzhan Vong, but this time the encounter takes an unexpected turn, and more is revealed about their enemy’s strange capabilities . . .
Meanwhile, Finn Galfridian and the Solo children race to warn Finn’s father that a trusted friend is a deadly enemy!
• Covers by Jo Chen!
STAR WARS: LEGACY #50
John Ostrander (W), Jan Duursema (P/Cover), Dan Parsons (I), Brad Anderson (C), and Sean Cooke (Cover)
On sale July 28
FC, 40 pages
$2.99
Ongoing
The galaxy is teetering on the edge of a new future, with everyone fighting for a foothold—not to mention their lives! The galaxy that emerges from this chaotic battle could even end up without a Skywalker to carry the legacy that so many have come to depend on . . .
The final issue! Sith versus Sith! Jedi versus Sith! Imperials versus Sith! Cade Skywalker versus Sith! It’s all-out war!
• Extremes part 3 (of 3)
The final issue of Star Wars: Legacy!
STAR WARS: THE OLD REPUBLIC #1 (of 6)
Rob Chestney (W), Alex Sanchez (A), Michael Atiyeh (C), Benjamin Carré (Cover), and Attik Studio (Cover)
On sale July 7
FC, 40 pages
$2.99
Miniseries
“Threat of Peace” unveils a galaxy on the brink of destruction three hundred years after the events of Knights of the Old Republic!
For decades, the Galactic Republic and the Sith Empire have been at war—the Sith have gained control of the Outer Rim, but their efforts to penetrate the Core Worlds have so far been thwarted. Now, representatives from both sides attempt to negotiate a peace treaty—but deception by the Sith puts the Jedi in an unfortunate position.
The release of The Old Republic promises to be a Star Wars event of the highest order!
• Critical events prior to LucasArts and BioWare’s soon-to-be-released massive multiplayer online game!
• Scripted by Rob Chestney, one of the writers behind the game!
• Threat of Peace part 1 (of 3)
USAGI YOJIMBO #130
Stan Sakai (W/A)
On sale July 28
b&w, 24 pages
$3.50
Ongoing
In the aftermath of a bloody gang war, the rabbit ronin and a new ally return to the town called Hell with a score to settle!
Usagi and the swordsman Kato have come back to confront Boss Higa, the scheming gang leader who cheated Kato out of his fee and put the blame on Usagi. However, in the weeks since they left town, Higa has fortified his stronghold and amassed an army of mercenary samurai. To pay for it, he has ruthlessly oppressed the townspeople and taken everything they own. Now Usagi and Kato have even more reason to eliminate the tyrant!
VAMPIRE BOY
Carlos Trillo (W) and Eduardo Risso (A)
On sale Sept 22
b&w, 480 pages
$24.99
TPB, 6 1/2" x 9 1/2"
Left nameless by his father and sentenced to eternal life by a trick of fate and fortune, the protagonist of Carlos Trillo and Eduardo Risso’s Vampire Boy has spent fifty centuries in a body that never ages, locked in an eternal struggle with a rival as immortal as he.
Acclaimed writer Carlos Trillo teams with legendary artist Eduardo Risso (100 Bullets) to produce a poignantly engrossing twist on the classic vampire mythos, now collected in English for the first time!
• Writer Carlos Trillo has worked with some of the giants of the international comics scene, including Alberto Breccia and Jordi Bernet. Acclaimed artist Eduardo Risso is known for his work on titles like 100 Bullets, Aliens, and more.
• Collected in English for the first time!
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