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Long before he joined the ranks of the X-Men, Gambit spent the earlier half of his life as a thief and roamed the world. Now, before Weapon X: First Class #1 bursts into comic shops, X-fans everywhere are in for a special treat! Marvel Digital Comics Unlimited is proud to present an all-new EXCLUSIVE story, shining a new light on the relationship between Gambit and Wolverine, right here!
Get ready to travel back down the dark halls of the Weapon X program, where mutants are held against their will and experiment on and anyone can be turned into the next living weapon!
Subscribers to Marvel Digital Comics Unlimited get to read Weapon X: First Class first and exclusively in a “Sneak Week” peek starting today through Monday, September 22nd after which it will be available for public viewing, for free!
Join Professor Xavier as he ventures deep into the mind of Wolverine, revisiting the first time the ragin’ Cajun ever crossed paths with Logan! True Believers, you can’t dare to miss this exciting new tale exclusively on Marvel Digital Comics Unlimited right now!
WEAPON X: FIRST CLASS #1 (of 3) (SEP082403)
WEAPON X: FIRST CLASS #1 (of 3) RYAN VARIANT (SEP082404)
Written by MARC SUMERAK
Penciled by MARK ROBINSON & TIM SEELEY
Cover and Variant by MICHAEL RYAN
Rated A …$3.99
FOC – 10/16/08, On-Sale – 11/05/08
Tuesday, September 16, 2008
Gambit Explodes Onto Marvel Digital Comics Unlimited!
BRUBAKER AND PHILLIPS GO INCOGNITO THIS DECEMBER!
From the team that’s won EVERY MAJOR AWARD in comics comes the most insane and evil comic you’ll ever read!
The man who killed Captain America was just getting started. As superstar creators Ed Brubaker (Captain America, Daredevil, Uncanny X-Men) and Sean Phillips’ (Marvel Zombies) previous genre-twisting series Sleeper heads for the big screen with Sam Raimi and Tom Cruise attached, the team takes a short break from their multiple Eisner Award-winning comic Criminal to launch INCOGNITO, a twisted mash-up of noir and super-heroics.
What if you were an ex-super-villain hiding out in Witness Protection… but all you could think about were the days when the rules didn’t apply to you? Could you stand the toil of an average life after years of leaving destruction in your wake? And what if you couldn’t stand it? What would you do then?
“Incognito is a project that I’ve been waiting to do for some time now,” said Brubaker. “Where Sean and I previously explored a good guy pretending to be bad and losing sight of the difference, Incognito is the flipside. The story of a bad guy forced to be good, and what happens when he starts to go stir-crazy from the monotony of normal life. It’s a dark look at good and evil and pulp and noir all in one hard-hitting package.”
INCOGNITO launches in December from Marvel Comics’ Icon line, and will continue the tradition begun in Criminal of special features and articles that will only be available in the individual issues.
INCOGNITO #1
Written by ED BRUBAKER
Art & Cover by SEAN PHILLIPS
Mature Content/No Ads …$3.50
FOC—11/21/08, On-Sale—12/10/08
Marvel Debuts EMBRACE CHANGE Commercial on ESPN2 Tonight!
It’s the comic book event that has everyone from Entertainment Weekly to The Wall Street Journal buzzing and now the years top-selling comic, Secret Invasion, makes its television debut on ESPN2 tonight! During tonight’s telecast of the Bricktown Showdown, the minor league baseball championship, beginning at 8pm EST, an ad for the Skrulls’ “Embrace Change” cause will run multiple times. As part of this partnership with MiLB, fans attending the game will also receive Thunder Stix promoting the upcoming Iron Man DVD & Blu-Ray discs (on-sale 9/30); Skrull Masks promoting Secret Invasion; and copies of Marvel Adventures: Iron Man #11and Marvel: Your Universe Saga.
This promotion follows Marvel’s successful partnership with Triple-A Baseball earlier this year, which resulted in a special “Free Comic Book Day” for fans at select baseball games. Fans in attendance received a copy of the limited edition Triple- A Baseball Heroes, featuring Marvel’s most popular heroes and Tiple-A Baseball’s most popular mascots!
So, tonight, no True Believer can afford to miss Minor League Baseball’s Bricktown Showdown, as Marvel’s brand new television commercial makes its television debut on ESPN2!
The Amazing Spider-Girl Must Save The Life of Peter Parker!
Prepare for more web-stunning Spider-Girl action than ever before in the double-sized Amazing Spider-Girl #25! After the shocking explosion in New York City that concluded to last issue, Mayday Parker’s life has been stolen by the mysterious Brand New May and her father is in the hands of Fury, the Goblin Queen! Now, join legendary scribe, Tom DeFalco and Marvelous mainstay Ron Frenz, as a devastated Spider-Girl must start a new life as friends become foes and the most unlikely of enemies come to her aid! Then, discover more on how this new May came to be as Tom DeFalco and Todd Nauck (American Dream, Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man) go back in time and join the Spider-clone Kaine as he rescues a baby May from the cult of the Goblin – but was it the real May? And finally, what about Pete and MJ’s other kid, Benjy Parker? Tom and indie sensation Colleen Coover (X-Men: First Class, Age of the Sentry) bring you the adventures of LI’L BENJY, THE SPECTACULAR SPIDER-BABY! This 25th issue extravaganza also features variant covers from rising star Stephanie Buscema, niece of the Spider-Girl’s own Sal Buscema, and a spooky Zombie variant by fan favorite Pat Oliffe! This is the perfect jumping on point for new readers, as Spider-Girl embarks on the most jaw-dropping chapter of her life!
“This comic book has it all,” raves Ariel Carmona Jr. of ComicsBulletin.com
“Like always a lot of things are going on in this book and it always finds a way to balance itself,” said Ryan Read of Comixtreme.com
What happened to Spider-Girl after the blast in New York City? Who will stand by her side when all is said and done? True Believers, you cannot dare to miss this exciting new tale in Amazing Spider-Girl #25!
AMAZING SPIDER-GIRL #25 (AUG082324)
AMAZING SPIDER-GIRL #25 BUSCEMA VARIANT (JUL088066)
AMAZING SPIDER-GIRL #25 OLLIFE ZOMBIE VARIANT (AUG082325)
Written by TOM DEFALCO
Pencils by RON FRENZ, TODD NAUCK & COLLEEN COOVER
Cover by RON FRENZ
Variant Cover by STEPHANIE BUSCEMA
Zombie Variant by PAT OLLIFE
Rated A …$3.99
FOC—9/18/08, On-Sale—10/08/08
DARK TOWER: TREACHERY Is A Hit!
Critics and fans agree—Dark Tower: Treachery #1 is a triumph! In stores now, the first issue of the latest Dark Tower collaboration between Stephen King and Marvel Comics has proven a hit with fans & critics alike! The all-star Dark Tower: The Long Road Home team of writers Robin Furth & Peter David, artists Jae Lee & Richard Isanove, joined by special guest variant cover artist Gabriele Dell’Otto, present Roland Deschain and his ka-tet after they’ve safely returned back to Gilead…but all is not as it seems!
“Lee and Isanove continue to put out the best art of their careers here”—Lucas Siegel, Newsarama.Com
“There's no doubt it'll be one of the strongest books of the week”—Jesse Schedeen, IGN.Com
“Treachery #1 is another checkmark in the win column for…Marvel”—Erik Norris, ComicsBulletin.Com
It’s the next exciting chapter in the Dark Tower epic and no comic fan can afford to miss Dark Tower: Treachery #1 (of 6), in stores now! And be sure to check out Dark Tower: The Gunslinger Born Premiere HC, collecting the best-selling, critically acclaimed Dark Tower: The Gunslinger Born #1-7, in stores now, and the upcoming Dark Tower: The Long Road Home Premiere HC!
For more on Dark Tower, please visit http://www.stephenking.com and http://www.marvel.com/
DARK TOWER: TREACHERY #1 (JUL082248)
DARK TOWER: TREACHERY #1 DELL’OTTO VARIANT (JUL082249)
DARK TOWER: TREACHERY #1 LEE SKETCH VARIANT (JUL082250)
Written by ROBIN FURTH & PETER DAVID
Pencils & Cover by JAE LEE & RICHARD ISANOVE
Variant Cover by GABRIELE DELL'OTTO
Sketch Variant Cover by JAE LEE
Parental Advisory…$3.99
On-Sale—NOW!
DARK TOWER: TREACHERY #2 (of 5) (AUG082302)
DARK TOWER: TREACHERY #2 (of 5) CHEUNG VARIANT (AUG082303)
DARK TOWER: TREACHERY #2 (of 5) LEE SKETCH VARIANT (AUG082304)
Written by PETER DAVID & ROBIN FURTH
Penciled by JAE LEE & RICHARD ISANOVE
Parental Advisory…$3.99
FOC—9/18/08, On-Sale—10/8/08
DARK TOWER: THE GUNSLINGER BORN PREMIERE HC (SEP072167)
Written by ROBIN FURTH & PETER DAVID
Pencils & Cover by JAE LEE & RICHARD ISANOVE
Parental Advisory…$24.99
©2008 Stephen King. All rights reserved
ON SALE NOW!!!
DARK TOWER: THE LOGN ROAD HOME HC (JUN082298)
Written by ROBIN FURTH & PETER DAVID
Pencils & Cover by JAE LEE & RICHARD ISANOVE
Parental Advisory…$24.99
ON-SALE—10/1/08
©2008 Stephen King. All rights reserved
SHIPPING ADVISORY: ALL STAR SERIES 1 ACTION FIGURES
Please be advised of the following information regarding DC Direct’s ALL STAR SERIES 1 ACTION FIGURES:
The ALL STAR SERIES 1 BATMAN ACTION FIGURE (FEB080323) and SUPERMAN ACTION FIGURE (FEB080324) will be delayed one week, and will ship to customers on September 24.
The WEIGHTED INNER CASE ASSORTMENT (FEB080322) will be allocated by approximately 50%. The balance of customers’ orders will ship on September 24.
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ARTIST DAVID LLOYD HONORED BY ASSOCIATION OF ITALIAN COMICS BOOKSHOPS
David Lloyd, the renowned illustrator of V FOR VENDETTA and many other comics, has been awarded the first-ever “Comic Bookshops Career Prize” by the Association of Italian Comics Bookshops. DC Comics thanks the Association for its acknowledgement of Lloyd’s work. Read more...
Read MoreDC COMICS BEGINS WATCHMEN CONSIGNMENT SALE PART TWO
The second part of consignment sale of the WATCHMEN TP is about to begin, allowing retailers to order copies of this classic title at no up-front cost.
From September 17 through December 1, Diamond retailers whose accounts are in good standing may reorder the WATCHMEN TP (FEB058406) via phone, fax or email only with no up-front charge. Please reference code PROMO 832 to ensure that your copies appear on your invoice at $0.00 cost.
Written by Alan Moore and illustrated by Dave Gibbons, WATCHMEN is the most acclaimed and bestselling graphic novel of all time, and was named one of Time Magazine’s 100 Best English-language novels from 1923 to today.
As with all reorders, retailers may elect to have their consignments direct-shipped to their stores, or have them reshipped via their Diamond Distribution Centers with their shipments the following week.
Consignment titles must be kept on sale until December 1. After December 1, retailers will have until December 30 to return unsold quantities of their consignment reorder.
This offer is good in the U.S., the U.K. and Canada only, and applies only to the WATCHMEN TP. Please note that U.K. consignment orders will be filled with the WATCHMEN INTERNATIONAL EDITION TP.
For further information on this special consignment offer, please see the July 2 Diamond Dateline.
Watch for an announcement on the WATCHMEN TP 12-COPY FLOOR DISPLAY, coming soon. (This item is not a part of the consignment sale.)
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Monday, September 8, 2008
Latest package shots from Mattel
- Here are package shots for the DCUC Wave 4 figures.
- Sonic Arm Cyborg and Maskless Batman Beyond are for KB stores.
- I am sorry, but we didn't have a picture of standard Batman Beyond at this time.
- Captain Atom Gold and Silver will be at a 50/50 ratio, Artemis will be a chase version of Wonder Woman (about the same as maskless Deathstroke)
Hasbro Q & A
Hasbro took some time out to answer some questions:
Can we expect to see other figures from Planet Sakaar such as Korg, Axeman Bones or the Red King to go along with the King Hulk, Skaar and Silver Savage?
We have no immediate plans for additional Planet Hulk figures.
Will the new Marvel 3 3/4 inch figures be constructed like the "no-ring" Joes (ex: torso joint, ball joint hips), or like the the SW/Indy figures (ex: peg waist, t-cut hips)?
The articulation will vary depending on the character, but in general, you can expect articulation similar to the 25th anniversary Joes.
What is the street date for the Marvel 3 3/4?
You can expect this line to hit retail on March 1st of 2009 (orpossibly a little before)!
What are the street dates of the Ares & the Nemsis lines? Will they be available at the Hasbro on-line store?
These waves are exclusive to Walmart and will not be available onHasbroToyShop. The Ares wave is targeted for Sept. / Oct. shelf date andthe Nemsis wave should hit by mid December.
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Monday, August 18, 2008
Mattel Q&A For August 15th
1)The DCUC waves are supposed to expand to 7 figures per wave next year, does this mean that the BAF will be getting bigger as a result of more in the wave?
The DCUC Collect and Connect figures will max out at about 10”. But that doesn’t mean ever CAC figures will be 10”. We will save that for those that truly need to be that tall.
2) With the Mattycollector website, will regular DCU figures be for sale, such as Wave 1, 2 & 3.
Not at this time. It is something we are exploring for the future.
3) What are the exact street dates for Wave 3, 4, 5?
Wave 3 is out now. Wave 4 and 5 will be out in the fall. Look for more specific retail release dates coming soon to MattyCollector.com
4) Will Wal-Mart & Target exclusives be available on the Mattycollector website?
Not a this time
Monday, August 4, 2008
DC COMICS 3 Inches BATMAN CosBaby
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Hot Toys - COSB27-33 - DC COMICS 3 Inches BATMAN CosBaby
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Each cosbaby stands 3 inches/ 7 cm tall, featuring your favorite DC COMIC BATMAN, JOKER and Batgirl in baby form and its unique designs from the comic in special format.
Designs inclusive:
7 designs + 1 secret version
l Batman ( Modern version)
l Batman (Classic version)
l Robin
l Joker
l Two-Face
l Cat Woman
l Batgirl
*Plus one secret version
Special features :
**Snap kits with joint articulations**Amazing detailed accessories
Note: simply assembly is required
Release date: Q3, 2008
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Wednesday, July 23, 2008
IRON MAN - 12 inches MARK III collectible figure
========================================================= Hot Toys - MMS 75 - IRON MAN - 12 inches MARK III collectible figure =========================================================
Hot Toys is proud to bring you the highly detailed 1/6th scale IRON MAN MARK III collectible figure.
The IRON MAN MARK III features:
Authentic and detailed fully realized IRON MAN
Stands approximate 30 cm tall
Over 36 points of articulations
Metal-like painting
Special features on the armor
l Light up glowing eyes and heart (battery operated)
l Articulated flaps at back of the armor and on legs
l Working forearms missile
Three pairs of Interchangeable hands, including light up replusor palms
Alternate head with authentic likeness of Robert Downey Jr. as TONY STARK
12-inch figure stand
Release date: Q4, 2008
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