To mark the U.S. premiere of the four Doctor Who Specials on BBC AMERICA, David Tennant and Russell T Davies will make their first ever appearance at Comic-Con
With excitement surrounding the mysterious time traveller at an all time high in advance of BBC AMERICA’s U.S. premiere of the four Doctor Who Specials starring David Tennant, Underground Toys will unveil new, never-before-seen, limited edition Comic-Con action figures, expanding on their hugely popular classic Doctor Who figure line. At Underground Toys’ booth at this year’s Comic-Con in San Diego (#3949), fans will have the opportunity to get their hands on five extremely limited-edition Doctor Who action figures, as well as an exclusive variant edition Torchwood action figure, part of their 2009 Exclusives program.
Additionally, BBC AMERICA is hosting the Doctor himself, David Tennant, who will appear alongside writer/executive producer Russell T Davies, executive producer Julie Gardner and director Euros Lyn in a Doctor Who panel on Sunday July 26, 10:00-11:00am PT. David is traveling to Comic-Con fresh from the Doctor Who set, having shot his final scenes as the tenth Time Lord. He and fellow panelists will discuss the latest incarnation of television’s longest running science fiction series and take questions from the floor. There will also be exclusive sneak peeks from the upcoming specials.
Fans can visit the BBC AMERICA booth (#3629) to capture their own photograph alongside part of the Doctor Who set - as well as purchase exclusive merchandise including David Tennant figures – and can catch exclusive BBC AMERICA screenings during the convention with back to back episodes of Doctor Who and Torchwood. Key talent from both shows introduce the last episode of the five part series Torchwood: Children of Earth and a U.S. premiere viewing of Doctor Who: Planet of the Dead.
Two autograph signings will also take place with writer/executive producer Russell T Davies signing at the BBC AMERICA booth (#3629) on Saturday July 25, 10:30-11:30am PT. He’ll also join executive producer Julie Gardner and director Euros Lyn to sign in the official autograph area on Sunday, July 26, 12:00-1:00pm PT.
Details of the limited-edition action figures available from Underground Toys at Comic-Con include:
Sixth Doctor with ‘Real Time’ Blue coat – SRP $20
This alternative costume was most visibly used in the BBC webcast 'Real Time' (having previously appeared on a few book and audio book covers). It varies vastly from the gaudy coat of many colors normally worn by Colin Baker's sixth Doctor while retaining some design elements including the dandy's tie and question mark shirt collar. For many fans this has become almost the preferred costume with its more muted, less frivolous, colorways.
Second Doctor with Telos Cyber Tombs Cyberman 2 Pack (color and black & white editions) – SRP $40
This is the first appearance of the second Doctor, Patrick Troughton as part of Character Options classic figure series. Troughton was the first actor to experience the Doctor’s regeneration in the Cybermen storyline ‘The Tenth Planet’ first broadcast on October 29, 1966. At the time the show was shown in black and white, and the color used on these figures is authenticated by the many existing ‘behind the scene’ shots. The very limited ‘variant edition’ of the figures stick to a black and white color scheme. TThe Cyberman is the version which appears, discovered in the cyber-tombs of the planet Telos, in the episode ‘The Tomb of the Cybermen’ (September 1967).
First Doctor with Dalek Invasion Of Earth ‘Black’ Dalek 2 Pack (color and black & white editions) – SRP $40
This is the first appearance of the first Doctor, William Hartnell as part of Character Options classic figure series. It was Hartnell who brought the Doctor to screens in the very first broadcast on November 23, 1963. At the time the show was shown in black and white and the color used on these figures is authenticated by the many existing ‘behind the scene’ shots. The very limited ‘variant edition’ of the figures stick to a black and white color scheme. The Dalek is from the ‘’Dalek Invasion of Earth’ (December 1964) storyline and varies most conspicuously from later versions by the double neck banding and the energy dish collecting aerial on the rear. The Black Dalek was designated by rank as the ‘Supreme Controller’.
Torchwood Captain Jack Harkness Exclusive – SRP $20
This is an exclusive variation of the Captain Jack 5 inch action figure showing Jack in his alternative blue costume. This highly detailed, articulated figure is a Limited Edition produced primarily for the show, and each has been individually hand numbered to create a fantastic collector’s item.
The exclusive Doctor Who and Torchwood action figures will also be available from select online retailers following Comic-Con. More information can be found at www.underground-toys.com.
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What do you get when you mix Mez-Itz, the hot new Designer Vinyl toy from Mezco, and 60 famous artists, designers, and F/X artists?The Mez-Itz Art Show!
Conceived as a celebration of its new collectible toy line, the Mez-Itz Art Show displays the amazing versatility of the Mez-Itz deceivingly simple design. Rather than only turning to artists to create custom figures, Mezco thought outside the box and reached out to designers and F/X artists as well. Some of the participants are:
Voltaire
Trevor Zammit
Tish & Snooky / Manic Panic
Tim Gore
Steven Walden
Stephen Blickenstaff
Rich Young
Raymond Choy
Nelson Kong / Kreechur
Miss Monster
May Sy
Matt Connelly
Matt Cauley / Iron Cow
Lee Gajda / Leecifer
Kyle Thye
Kyle Robinson
Kim Dylla
Ken Usanami
Josh Izzo
Joralthus
John Mallamas
John Graziano /Ripley's Believe It Or Not!
Joe Dunn / Joe Loves Crappy Movies
Jeremy Sung
Jean St. Jean
Jason Jerde
Jason Geyer
Irene Mendonis
Guy Davis
George Gaspar / October Toys
Ed Wires
Damien Glonek
David Healy
Dave Cortes
Danny Bushey / Rustedhalo
Daniel Brodzik / Front Line Studios
Collin David
Chris Houghton
Carrie Conger
Brandy Anderson
Billy Chasen
Barry Anderson / Ripley's Believe It Or Not!
Angus Oblong
Amos Hemsley
RTL Iteetoo
Nunez
Chris Smith
Chris Miller
Acid PopTart/ Gothic Beauty
Alla Mirilasnvili
Airmax
Ekatarina Zaborskaya
Each was supplied with a blank white vinyl figure and given one mandate; make it cool. The results are breathtaking. A Cyclops stares forlornly at a Val Kilmer Doc Holiday, an evil teddy bear stands beside a crystal covered zombie Michael Jackson. A cigar smoking cherub brushes wings with Nosferatu as a clockwork figure who could be related to Tic-Tock of Oz looks on. Each design seems better than the next, a true tour de force of artistic versatility.
It all happens at booth 4145 at the epicenter of pop culture known as San Diego Comic Con. This year the festivities from July 22nd-26th and the Mez-Itz will be displayed for the entirety of the convention.
Afterwards, the Mez-Itz will be displayed at a New York location that has yet to be revealed.
Mezco will also be showing the new Hellboy and Abe Sapien Mez-Itz available exclusively at Toys"R"Us
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Mezco Toyz is relaunching their Family Guy line of toys.There will be a line of mini figures featuring Meg, Peter, Brian, Chris, Lois, and Stewie as well as a line of 6 inch figures featuring Peter, Brian, and Stewie in Series 1.
Meet the Griffins: Peter, Brian, and Stewie. Stars of the #1 rated, Emmy award-winning hit show "Family Guy"! The first episode aired in 1999, and 10 years later the show is more popular than ever, with over 18 million weekly viewers and top-rated DVD sales! New episodes air weekly on FOX TV, and syndicated episodes can be seen multiple times a night on TBS and Cartoon Network. Mezco Toyz presents six inch scale rotocast figures of the outrageous family including show accurate accessories!
Expect to see them on store shelves in early November 2009.
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Sales Of Book Featuring Images Of G.I. JOE, MARVEL and STAR WARS Action Figures To Benefit ALS Foundations And Family Of Innovative Artist And Hasbro Employee Battling Lou Gehrig’s Disease
Hasbro, Inc. and friends of Gianni Lopergolo, a Hasbro employee living with Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) also known as Lou Gehrig’s Disease, are introducing Insight:, a book of Mr. Lopergolo’s stunning and unique photography of Hasbro’s G.I. JOE, MARVEL and STAR WARS action figures.
Spanning Mr. Lopergolo’s eight year career at Hasbro, the book features over 90 images of action figures posed and photographed at Hasbro’s internal creative studios. Using simple props and a creative use of lighting and imagination, Mr. Lopergolo revolutionized how the toy maker photographs its beloved action figures. He captures in his photography a tangible world of fantasy and adventure, portraying scenes evocative of childhood imagination where action figures become real characters. His images reach deep into the human psyche, extracting the wonderment and imagination inherent to children lost in a world of play. His ability to portray the essence of this wonderment transcends simple product images and elevated the photography of action figures featured on packaging to a true art form. This one of a kind collection includes such well known characters as DUKE, BARONESS and COBRA COMMANDER from Hasbro’s G.I. JOE brand as well as CAPTAIN AMERICA and SPIDER-MAN from its MARVEL line and LUKE SKYWALKER and DARTH VADER action figures from its STAR WARS line.
“Hasbro is extremely proud to offer this book of Gianni’s remarkable photography in support of his family and ALS charities,” said John Frascotti, Hasbro’s Chief Global Marketing Officer. “Hasbro has a long history of giving back to the local communities in which it operates as well as to charities around the globe. We’re honored to be able to bring this book to market via Hasbro Toy Shop so the world can see the unique art Gianni brought to our company and fans as well as to be able to support a member of the Hasbro family.”
The development of Insight: is led by Hayes McCarthy and Stephanie T. Baxendale. Mr. McCarthy, a fellow Hasbro employee and good friend of Mr. Lopergolo’s is a producer within Hasbro’s internal creative studios and has worked side by side with Gianni for several years. With the support of Hasbro, Mr. McCarthy and Ms. Baxendale, a writer at Hasbro, began to compile the very best of his unique imagery and tell the tale of his work and challenges he now faces with ALS.
“This is an ideal opportunity for us to compile this collection of his work while raising funds for his family and to benefit others suffering from this horrible disease,” said Mr. McCarthy. “Gianni has done so much for Hasbro creatively and it is an opportunity to give back. We’re excited for fans of the G.I. JOE, MARVEL and STAR WARS line to be able to enjoy his amazing images in a new context.”
Insight: will be available for sale nationwide on www.HasbroToyShop.com for the approximate retail price of $29.95 beginning today. The high quality book features over 120 pages of images, some previously unreleased, for readers to explore and appreciate and will also be available for immediate purchase at the Hasbro Toy Shop booth at San Diego Comic-Con July 23-26. To learn more about Insight: visit www.hasbro.com/giannisbook.
About Gianni Lopergolo
Gianni has been an artist since a young age. He grew up with an appreciation for architecture and followed his passion for special effects and an intense love of cinematography and photography to New York University’s film school. He found his niche at Hasbro’s creative studios finding inspiration in iconic action figure characters and making an indelible mark as a devoted father, husband and friend as well as a trail-blazing photographer. At the young age of 39, Gianni has been living with ALS, also known as Lou Gehrig’s Disease, for three years. No longer able to work, but still as passionate about photography as ever, he has compiled this collection of images, which he hopes will teach, entertain and inspire. Gianni currently lives in Rhode Island with his wife, Alex, and their three sons.
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FIRST COME, FIRST SERVE!
THE MUPPET SHOW COMIC BOOK
THE INCREDIBLES: FAMILY MATTERS
CARS: THE ROOKIE
LIMITED EDITION HARDCOVERS
SERIALLY NUMBERED 1 THRU 250
FIRST TIME AVAILABLE AT PREVIEW NIGHT
THEN ONLY AVAILABLE AT LIMITED SIGNINGS THROUGHOUT THE WEEK WITH ROGER LANGRIDGE, MARK WAID AND ALAN PORTER SIGNING THEIR RESPECTIVE SERIES
WHILE SUPPLIES LAST ONLY AT BOOM! ONLY AT BOOTH #2543
BOOM! Studios revealed today that Comic-Con ‘09 exclusive limited edition hardcover collections of their red hot series THE MUPPET SHOW COMIC BOOK, THE INCREDIBLES: FAMILY MATTERS and CARS: THE ROOKIE will be offered for sale at limited signing times throughout the week during Comic-Con International at the BOOM! Studios booth (#2543.) THE MUPPET SHOW COMIC BOOK's Roger Langridge, THE INCREDIBLES' Mark Waid and CARS' Alan Porter will be doing group signings of these Comic-Con '09 Exclusive Hardcovers throughout the week at certain times.
The Comic-Con '09 Exclusive Hardcovers of THE MUPPET SHOW COMIC BOOK, THE INCREDIBLES: FAMILY MATTERS and CARS: THE ROOKIE will be limited to 250 copies, serially numbered, and contain all four issues of each respective series presented in hardcover for the first time with unique, never-to-be-repeated covers.
Editions will be first offered for sale during Preview Night, July 22nd only from 6pm to 7pm with fans getting the opportunity to have Langridge, Waid and Porter sign their copies. Any remaining copies will be made available later in the week during signing times at Comic-Con '09.
Here is the complete signing schedule:
Wednesday, July 22 - Preview Night
6:00pm - 7:00 - Exclusive Disney Pixar Hardcover signing with Langridge, Waid, Porter
Thursday, July 23
11:00am - 12:00 - Exclusive Disney Pixar Hardcover signing with Langridge, Waid, Porter
Friday, July 24
11:00am - 12:00 - Exclusive Disney Pixar Hardcover signing with Langridge, Waid, Porter
Saturday, July 25
10:00am - 11:00 - Exclusive Disney Pixar Hardcover signing with Langridge, Waid, Porter
Sunday, July 26
11:30am - 12:30 - Exclusive Disney Pixar Hardcover signing with Langridge, Waid, Porter
All three titles comprise the premiere books of BOOM! Studios recently launched “BOOM! Kids” imprint. BOOM! Kids serves as a child-appropriate home for BOOM!’s kid-friendly publishing content. The company’s new imprint features its own website, www.boom-kids.com. The BOOM! Kid's imprint debuted with THE INCREDIBLES: FAMILY MATTERS #1, THE MUPPET SHOW COMIC BOOK #1, both released on March 25th, and CARS: THE ROOKIE #1 released April 1st in collector’s shops across North America.
BOOM! Studios most recently announced mass market distribution deals with Simon and Schuster and HarperCollinsCanada, with Simon & Schuster distributing BOOM! Studios and BOOM! Kids line of graphic novels in the United States and HarperCollinsCanada distributing in Canada.
The addition of Simon & Schuster and HarperCollinsCanada follows on the heels of BOOM!'s announcement this past March of their BOOM! Kid's newsstand distribution deal through Kable Distribution Services, Inc., best known amongst comic book fans for distributing Archie Comics throughout North America in the United States and Canada.
For additional information, see www.boom-kids.com .
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Announcing the full schedule for the Kotobukiya Event Center- Every hour, Koto will have a special event such as Behind The Scenes presentations, Sneak Peaks, Q&A panels, etc. At every special event, fans will have a chance to win a prize. Every day of the convention, fans can enter to win a Grand Prize “one of a kind” Prototype. In total, Kotobukiya will give away over $25,000.00 in prizes during the show!KOTOBUKIYA EVENT CENTERPrizes every hour! New events, sneak peaks, podcasts and more! The Kotobukiya Event Center is powered by CollectionDX, with events hosted by CDX’s Adam “Atom” Paulauski.
THURSDAY EVENTS
11am TRIVIA CHALLENGE
Test your wits and win prizes!
Noon STAR WARS PRESENTATION
Special Guest: Lucasfilm’s Chris Spitale takes you behind the scenes and a sneak peek at future goods! Presentation security provided by the 501st Legion.
1pm EVANGELION PRESENTATION
Special guests: Funimation’s Adam Sheehan provides EVA 1:0 info, toy line overview, and contests hosted by EVA cosplayers.
2pm DESTROY ALL PODCASTS DX
Live show recording! Jeremy & Star bring you con updates and Anime reviews!
3pm STAR WARS CHOP SABER DUEL
Compete with lightsaber chopsticks against members of the 501st Legion!
4pm STAR WARS ACTION NEWS
Live show recording! Arnie & Marjorie present all the Star Wars collectibles reporting you can handle, including a report on the SW events from the hectic Preview Night.
5pm *TBD*
6pm GRAND PRIZE DRAWING:
IRON MAN MOVIE: MARK II FINE ART STATUE PROTOTYPE
Drawing conducted by Marvel Bishoujo Cosplay Characters!
FRIDAY EVENTS
11am TRIVIA CHALLENGE
Test your wits and win prizes! Special Marvel Bishoujo Cosplay Characters in attendance!
Noon STATUEFORUM.com Q&A with KOTO
Special Guest: Statue Forum’s Drew “Galactus” Cheskin
1pm MARVEL PRESENTATION
Behind the scenes and a sneak peek at future goods! Comic, film, and Bishoujo will be discussed!
Special Guest: Marvel’s Jesse Falcon and Marvel Bishoujo Cosplay Characters
2pm DESTROY ALL PODCASTS DX
Live show recording! Daily con updates and Anime reviews!
3pm STAR WARS CHOP SABER DUEL
Compete with lightsaber chopsticks against members of the 501st Legion!
4pm MAJOR LICENSING ANNOUNCEMENT
The mystery revealed!
5pm INTRODUCTION TO BUILDING PLASTIC MODEL KITS
Kotobukiya staff members will instruct new kit builders how to get started!
6pm GRAND PRIZE DRAWING:
ROGUE BISHOUJO STATUE PROTOTYPE
Drawing conducted by Marvel Bishoujo Cosplay Characters!
SATURDAY EVENTS
11am TRIVIA CHALLENGE
Test your wits and win prizes!
Noon KOTO COLLECTORS DOT COM ANNOUNCEMENT
New fan run website announcement, as well as details on how you can win a one-of-a-kind Clone Wars: Anakin Skywalker ARTFX+ Statue Prototype!
1pm AFI ARTFX OLYMPICS
Special Guest: ActionFigureInsider’s Daniel “Julius Marx” Pickett hosts competitions in ARTFX building.
2pm DESTROY ALL PODCASTS DX
Live show recording! Daily con updates and Anime reviews!
3pm STAR WARS JUMBO MACHINDER PRESENTATION
Special Guest: Super 7’s Brian Flynn will reveal the genesis of making the Stormtrooper Jumbo Machinder. Presentation security provided by the 501st Legion.
4pm STAR WARS CHOP SABER DUEL
Compete with lightsaber chopsticks against members of the 501st Legion!
5pm COMICS AND COMICS - STANDUP COMEDY HOUR
Fanboy themed comedy with Special Guests: Tom Franck, Asterios Kokkinos, Ed Greer, Jackie Kashian – hosted by Sax Carr.
6pm GRAND PRIZE DRAWING:
STAR WARS COMMANDER REX ARTFX+ STATUE PROTOTYPE
Drawing conducted by the voice of YODA himself: Tom Kane! Presentation security provided by the 501st Legion.
SUNDAY EVENTS
11am TRIVIA CHALLENGE
Test your wits and win prizes!
Noon STAR WARS CHOP SABER DUEL
Compete with lightsaber chopsticks against members of the 501st Legion!
1pm WOLVERINE SCULPTURE OFFICIAL UNVEILING
Special Guest: Kotobukiya’s Master Sculptor Junnosuke Abe will be sculpting a new work of art every day of the show, with this being the official unveiling of the finished piece!
2pm DESTROY ALL PODCASTS DX
Live show recording! Daily con updates and Anime reviews!
3pm GRAND PRIZE DRAWING:
MARVEL WOLVERINE BROWN COSTUME FINE ART BUST PROTOTYPE
Drawing conducted by Marvel Bishoujo Cosplay Characters!
All schedules subject to change. Please visit the Kotobukiya Booth #2601 for complete schedule information and contest rules. For full contest rules, please click here.
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Marvel is pleased to announce that, due to overwhelming demand, THE STAND: CAPTAIN TRIPS PREMIERE HARDCOVER will be available for purchase wherever books are sold as of January 2010.
Previously available only to comic shop retailers, this critically acclaimed hardcover collects THE STAND: CAPTAIN TRIPS limited series by the superstar creative team of writer Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa (SECRET INVASION: FANTASTIC FOUR, ANGEL: REVELATIONS), Eisner-nominated artist Mike Perkins (CAPTAIN AMERICA, HOUSE OF M: AVENGERS) and Eisner-winning colorist Laura Martin (ASTONISHING X-MEN).
It all begins here: the epic apocalyptic battle between good and evil. On a secret army base in the Californian desert, something has gone horribly, terribly wrong. Something will send Charlie Campion, his wife and daughter fleeing in the middle of the night. Unfortunately for the Campion family, and the rest of America, they are unaware that all three of them are carrying a deadly cargo: a virus that will spread from person to person like wildfire, triggering a massive wave of disease and death, prefacing humanity's last stand. Don't miss the beginning of this epic story in THE STAND: CAPTAIN TRIPS PREMIERE HC!
For more on The Stand, please visit the Marvel.com Stand mini-site or StephenKing.com.
Published by arrangement with The Doubleday Broadway Publishing Group, a division of Random House, Inc. This graphic novel is produced under license from The Doubleday Broadway Publishing Group and Stephen King.
THE STAND: CAPTAIN TRIPS PREMIERE HC (978-0-7851-3620-0)
Written by ROBERTO AGUIRRE-SACASA
Penciled by MIKE PERKINS
Covers by MIKE PERKINS & LEE BERMEJO
Parental Advisory SLC …$24.99
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JENNY CHRISTOPHER GOES BOOM! BOOM! Studios Adds Industry Vet As Sales Director
BOOM! Studios announced today that Jenny Christopher will be joining the BOOM! Studios team as their new Sales Director. In the position, Ms. Christopher will oversee BOOM!'s just announced mass market distribution relationships with Simon & Schuster and HarperCollinsCanada. Christopher will also oversee BOOM!'s burgeoning newsstand distribution through Kable Distribution Services, Inc.
Christopher joins BOOM! during a time of explosive growth that has seen the company rocket to the top of the Direct Market publisher short list with an aggressive publishing plan that includes original series, licensed comics and an all ages line, following the mantra of its new campaign for 2009: "Big. Bold. BOOM!" Along with Marketing Director Chip Mosher and Assistant Dafna Pleban, Christopher will add her talents to one of the largest and most aggressive marketing and sales teams currently in comics.
"Jenny is a rock star. During her time at Diamond, she's been the secret to BOOM!’s success over the last year. It's great to now have her officially onboard the BOOM! team full time," said Marketing Director Chip Mosher. "Nothing I could say can communicate how ecstatic I am to have Jenny's incredible spirit and vigor as part of BOOM!'s not-so-secret plans to conquer the world! With Jenny on board, we are going to kill it! Watch out world!"
Jenny Christopher was most recently a Purchasing Brand Manager at Diamond Comic Distributors, where she was responsible for day to day communications with a number of comic publishers including Viz, Tokyopop, and Top Shelf as well as book publishers such as Simon & Schuster, First Second, WW Norton, Titan, and Scholastic. While at Diamond her responsibilities included choosing product to be listed in the Previews catalog as well as working closely with publishers in developing exclusive editions such as Dave Gibbons' WATCHING THE WATCHMEN and Roman Dirge's full color edition of LENORE: NOOGIES.
Prior to joining Diamond she was a buyer and community liaison for Daedalus Books and Music in Columbia, Maryland. She was also elected this past year to the national board of directors of Friends of Lulu.
In the past year, BOOM! Studios has catapulted into the Top 10 Direct Market publishers - clocking in near 2 percent market share in April - with an aggressive publishing plan that includes original series, licensed comics and an all ages line.
Early in the year, Editor-in-Chief Mark Waid lead the way launching his blockbuster hit IRREDEEMABLE and its follow-up, THE UNKNOWN. Following on the heels of those releases, BOOM! has had some of the most successful launches of their original titles ever with the release of Mark Sable's UNTHINKABLE, Andrew Cosby and Michael Alan Nelson's DEAD RUN and J. Barton Mitchell's POE.
Late March saw the launch of the website www.boom-kids.com with the premiere books of Disney Pixar line of comics including THE INCREDIBLES: FAMILY MATTERS, THE MUPPET SHOW COMIC BOOK, and CARS: THE ROOKIE, all which have seen immediate sell outs.
This fall BOOM! Studios dramatically increases their licensed comics line with debuts of the ongoing series 28 DAYS LATER and DIE HARD, part of a wide ranging licensing deal with 20th Century Fox and the debut of DO ANDROIDS DREAM OF ELECTRIC SHEEP?, part of their licensing agreement with the Philip K. Dick Estate, Electric Shepherd.
BOOM! Studios most recently announced mass market distribution deals with Simon & Schuster and HarperCollinsCanada, with Simon & Schuster distributing BOOM! Studios and BOOM! Kids line of graphic novels in the United States and HarperCollinsCanada distributing in Canada.
The addition of Simon & Schuster and HarperCollinsCanada follows on heels of BOOM!'s announcement this past March of their newsstand distribution deal through Kable Distribution Services, Inc., best known amongst comic book fans for distributing Archie Comics throughout North America in the United States and Canada.
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Only the First Dog of the United States can help Marvel’s greatest (and furriest) heroes save the world in Lockjaw & The Pet Avengers #3, on-sale today at comic shops nationwide!
The critically acclaimed team of Chris Eliopolous and Ig Guara present the penultimate chapter of the limited series that everyone from The New York Daily News to Wired can’t stop talking about! The Pet Avengers must make their way to Washington DC—but how do you sneak a 300lb bulldog and a saber-tooth tiger (not to mention a frog wielding a hammer!) into the White House? And which major Marvel villain is on their trail?
“When Chris and I were putting the book together, we thought of all the cool places the PAs could go and meet other powerful animals…the moon, the Savage Land, the bottom of the Pacific Ocean, the Jurassic Era…and then we thought, well, shouldn’t they go meet the most POWERFUL animal in the world?” said series editor Nate Cosby. “Long story short, the Puppy-In-Chief plays a HUGE role in the Pet Avengers’ GREATEST BATTLE VERSUS…I’ve said too much.”
Marvel urges retailers to check their orders on Lockjaw & The Pet Avengers, as the series continues to sell out quickly and garner rave reviews! As the Pet Avengers meet the world’s most popular pooch, will they save the day—or doom the Earth? Find out in Lockjaw & The Pet Avengers #3, on-sale today!
LOCKJAW AND THE PET AVENGERS #3 (of 4) (MAY090507)
LOCKJAW AND THE PET AVENGERS #3 (of 4) HENRICHON VARIANT
Written by CHRIS ELIOPOULOS
Penciled by IG GUARA
Cover by KARL KERSCHL
Variant Cover by NICO HENRICHON
All Ages …$2.99
ON SALE NOW!
LOCKJAW AND THE PET AVENGERS #4 (of 4) (JUN090549)
LOCKJAW AND THE PET AVENGERS #4 (of 4) HENRICHON VARIANT (JUN090550)
Written by CHRIS ELIOPOULOS
Penciled by IG GUARA
Cover by KARL KERSCHL
Variant Cover by NICO HENRICHON
All Ages …$2.99
FOC—7/21/09, On-Sale—8/12/09
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Well, OK, nobody's going to die. But this nifty Star Wars Trash Compactor Bookends Statue brings you a diorama featuring the four main heroes from the original trilogy, posed like they're about to get crushed by the walls. Luke, on the other hand, is being attacked by the dianoga. Will he survive? Yes. He will also hold your DVDs in place with the kind of expert precision you demand from your shelving accessories!
Star Wars Trash Compactor Bookends Statue
Description:
* Great for displaying your DVD collection!
* Use as bookends, or standalone awesome statue!
* Perfect for books, DVDs, or anything else you can squeeze between!
"One thing's for sure. We're all gonna be a lot thinner!" – Han Solo.
The valiant rescue of Princess Leia takes a turn for the worse when our heroes evade on-rushing Stormtroopers by jumping down a garbage shoot. The situation turns grim when the Dianoga Garbage Squid Shows up and the Garbage Compactor's walls begin to close in! Cast in high quality poly stone then hand painted to exacting standards. Each is then numbered and comes complete with matching certificate of authenticity and is a limited edition. Measuring 7 1/2-inches tall x 12-inches wide x 6-inches long, these bookends are well suited for DVDs, books and graphic novels.
Star Wars Bookends Will Kill Four People
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