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Wednesday, March 11, 2009

DC Universe Classic - New Wave 9 Pictures

News from Toy Guru:

Please note that the Guardian figure will indeed be the Classic Guardian and not the modern Guardian as shown at NYCC and in Toy Fare. (this was due to the fact that we did not have tooling available to do both and vintage version was farther along in the process).

Also note that we will have a second variant of Wildcat but have not confirmed what that is yet.

Finally, we are working very hard on getting the MattyCollector Facebook page back up and running. There were a few one-time-only problems but we are working these out with Facebook right now and hope to either restore the original page or get a new permanent page up by the end of the week. We did want to announce that the DCUC Ultraman and Alex Luthor 2 pack will go on sale April 15th and the JLU LOSH pack will go on sale May 15th.

Faker will be on sale this Tuesday March 16th and will be limited to 4 per person due to his availability at NYCC.

Thank so much, please feel free to let me know if there are any other pressing questions from fans we can answer until we get the Facebook page back up

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Acclaimed creative team, writer Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa and artist Mike Perkins, reunite for the highly anticipated The Stand: American Nightmares #1, on sale TODAY! Lauded for their collaboration on the acclaimed series The Stand: Captain Trips, this fan-favorite team returns with their second arc to their adaptation of Stephen King’s seminal novel The Stand! Randall Flagg continues his journey amidst the ruins and destruction that surrounds him. He travels through the devastated landscape of America while the few survivors of the deadly super flu, Captain Trips, fight for their survival. Featuring variant covers from superstars Lee Bermejo (The Stand: Captain Trips) and David Finch (Ultimatum), this is the issue you can’t miss!

Critics are raving about the creative team behind The Stand: Captain Trips:

“Aguirre-Sacasa deserves a lot of credit for so aptly weaving various chapters together into a cohesive narrative. The writer has covered a lot of ground in a short time, and I'm not sure there has ever been a point where the comic has come up lacking.” Jesse Schedeen, IGN.Com

“Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa does such a phenomenal job capturing the tone and the spirit of the book it’s hard to believe King isn't whispering in his ear as he writes the scripts. The art by Mike Perkins and the coloring by Laura Martin could not fit the story better if they tried.” Jeff Dixon, iFanboy.com

Pick up The Stand: American Nightmares #1 – in stores TODAY!

For more on The Stand, please visit www.marvel.com/thestand or www.marvel.com/thestand.

The Stand: Captain Trips Premiere HC is also on-sale today, exclusively at comic shops and online comics retailers.

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: AMERICAN NIGHTMARES #1 (OF 5) (JAN092439)
THE STAND: AMERICAN NIGHTMARES #1 (OF 5) BERMEJO VARIANT (JAN092440)
THE STAND: AMERICAN NIGHTMARES #1 (OF 5) PERKINS VARIANT (JAN092441)
THE STAND: AMERICAN NIGHTMARES #1 (OF 5) LINCOLN TUNNEL VARIANT (DEC088100)
Written by ROBERTO AGUIRRE-SACASA
Art & Cover by MIKE PERKINS
Variant Cover by LEE BERMEJO
Lincoln Tunnel Variant by DAVID FINCH
Sketch Variant by MIKE PERKINS
Parental Advisory...$3.99
ON SALE NOW!

THE STAND: CAPTAIN TRIPS PREMIERE HC (DEC082308)
THE STAND: CAPTAIN TRIPS PREMIERE HC LIMITED EDITION VARIANT (DEC082309)
Written by ROBERTO AGUIRRE-SACASA
Penciled by MIKE PERKINS
Covers by MIKE PERKINS & LEE BERMEJO
Parental Advisory SLC …$24.99
ON SALE NOW!

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Fans have been anxiously awaiting the all new ongoing series Wolverine: Weapon X and now you get to hear straight from the man behind the series-- acclaimed writer Jason Aaron! That’s right, Senior Art Director Jeff Suter chats with Aaron, and series editor John Barber, in episode 73 of the Mighty Marvel Podcast! Don’t miss this intriguing new podcast as Suter, Aaron and Barber discuss everything from Wolverine’s future to his choice of attire!

So what are you waiting for? Check it out at the Marvel Podcast Central (http://marvel.com/news/comicstories.1622) and go behind the scenes of this exciting new series!

You can also download it right here: http://www.marvel.com/rss/podcasts/Jason_Aaron_Podcast.mp3

Stay abreast of Mighty Marvel Podcasts past, present and future right here on Marvel.com at Marvel Podcast Central (http://marvel.com/news/comicstories.1622) or subscribe to the Mighty Marvel Podcast on iTunes (that way you never miss any of the action packed installments)!

WOLVERINE: WEAPON X #1 (FEB092579)
WOLVERINE: WEAPON X #1 COIPEL VARIANT (FEB092580)
WOLVERINE: WEAPON X #1 DAVIS VARIANT (FEB092581)
Written by JASON AARON
Pencils & Cover by RON GARNEY
50/50 Variant Cover by ADAM KUBERT
Sketch Variant Cover by ADAM KUBERT
Variant Cover A by OLIVIER COIPEL
Variant Cover B by ALAN DAVIS
Parental Advisory …$3.99
FOC—3/19/09, On-Sale—4/8/09

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Witchblade #125
(W) Ron Marz (A) Stjepan Sejic (Cov) Chris Bachalo, Stjepan Sejic

One of the longest-running series in comics reaches a milestone: 125 issues and still going strong! There’s no better way to mark this occasion than with the start of the biggest Witchblade story arc ever!
For more than a year now, the Witchblade has been split between two bearers—NYPD Detective Sara Pezzini and dancer Danielle Baptiste—and they have coexisted peacefully. But that’s all about to end.
Beginning in this issue, the six-part “War of the Witchblades” arc will change Sara, Dani and the Witchblade forever. Sara has been Dani’s friend and mentor, but now she becomes her bitter enemy. By the end of the storyline, only ONE bearer will remain.
The critically acclaimed team of writer Ron Marz and artist Stjepan Sejic is joined by cover artist Chris Bachalo (Uncanny X-Men, Amazing Spider-Man), who contributes a two-part cover of Sara and Dani.

Cover A – Chris Bachalo
Cover B – Chris Bachalo
Cover C – Stjepan Sejic

Full Color 40 pages $3.99 ongoing series

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New 'Hack/Slash' Omnibus on its way March 18!

Did you miss out on the sold-out Hack/Slash Omnibus when it arrived in stores last year? Well DDP has great news for you, because the book has gone into a second printing and will be making an encore appearance in comics shops and bookstores this month. So mark your calendars for March 18, and keep an eye out for this massive collection of early Hack/Slash stories that made Tim Seeley's original horror epic the book it is today.

And if you were one of the lucky few who snagged a copy during its first printing, there will be plenty of Hack/Slash for you on the shelves this month as well, because Hack/Slash vol. 5 will also be hitting on March 18 alongside Hack/Slash #21.

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Because You Demanded It-- Blink makes her return as heroes are pulled out of their worlds, away from everything they know! It all starts in Exiles #1, the beginning of a new series by acclaimed writer Jeff Parker (writer of the sold-out Agents of Atlas) and artist Salvador Espin! Due to shifting in the mechanics of the universe, things aren’t what they used to be: The Beast, The Witch, Panther, Forge and Polaris have been pulled together from different words, with a new mission…but why? It all begins here!

Plus, get your first look behind the scenes of the all new Exiles #1 in the FREE Exiles Sketchbook, courtesy of Marvel Digital Comics Unlimited at http://www.marvel.com/digitalcomics/titles/EXILES_SKETCHBOOK.0000.1!

What brought this team together and can they set their differences aside long enough to finish what they started? Don’t miss Exiles #1!

EXILES #1 (FEB092559)
EXILES #1 WOLVERINE ART APPRECIATION VARIANT (FEB092560)
Written by JEFF PARKER
Penciled by SALVADOR ESPIN
Cover by DAVE BULLOCK
Wolverine Art Appreciation Variant by JASON CHAN
Parental Advisory …$3.99
FOC—3/19/09, On-Sale—4/8/09