Adventure Time 2014 Annual #1
Writer: Frank Gibson
Artist: Becky Dreistadt
Cake is a sweet little kitten gettin’ into magical mischief with her best friend…little adventurer Fionna! A very special, horizontally-formatted issue by dynamite creators Becky Dreistadt and Frank Gibson bring you the cutest thing imaginable…Baby Fionna and Cake!
KaBOOM!, an imprint of BOOM! Studios, has announced the May debut of Bee and Puppycat #1 from fan-favorite creator Natasha Allegri. After breaking the record for most funded web series on Kickstarter, this quirky take on the magical girl genre is coming to comics this May with co-writer Garrett Jackson and covers illustrated by Allegri, Zac Gorman , Coleman Engle, and Becky Dreistadt.
It’s a quirky new take on the magical girl genre with Bee, the forever unemployed main character who can’t seem to figure out life, and the mysterious PuppyCat, a stray…whatever it is…that she stumbled across who has a powerful secret. Fighting bad guys has never been so funny.
Bee and Puppycat #1 arrives in comic shops on May 14th with a cover price of $3.99 under Diamond order code MAR140984. Cover A by Natasha Allegri and Cover B by Zac Gorman will ship in a 50/50 intermix. Variant covers by Coleman Engle and Becky Dreistadt will be available in limited quantities.
Adventure Time: 2014 Winter Special #1
Writer(s): Becky Dreistadt, Frank Gibson, Noelle Stevenson, Ryan Pequin
Artist(s): Becky Dreistadt, Noelle Stevenson, Ryan Pequin
It’s winter time in the land of Ooo! Join your favorite characters in a collection of short stories as they embrace the cold! Snow, sweaters, and chilling adventures!
This is a perfect issue of snowy ADVENTURE TIME tales to curl up with by the fire and a cup of hot chocolate. An all-star team of indie cartoonists bring you stories as warm as your holiday spirit. Who doesn’t love a snow day?
ADVENTURE TIME: Summer Special #1
Written by Abramo, Andy Runton, Becky Dreistadt, Frank Gibson, Noelle Stevenson, Ryan Pequin
Art Andy Runton, Becky Dreistadt, Noelle Stevenson
SC, 32pgs, FC, SRP: $3.99
Diamond Code: MAY13 0951
Put on that sunscreen and grab your beach-towel, because it’s an ADVENTURE TIME summer special! Featuring all-new sun-kissed stories from acclaimed creators, starring Finn, Jake and all of your favorites and showcasing a fully-painted cover by Becky Dreistadt!
Small Press Expo is this weekend and will feature a historic lineup of guests. SPX 2012 boasts a murderer’s row of talent, with an indie comix fan’s dream guest list featuring—for the first time ever at a single event—Chris Ware, Françoise Mouly, Jaime and Gilbert Hernandez, Daniel Clowes, and Adrian Tomine.
This legendary group of creators has collectively won fifteen Ignatz Awards since the festival prize was instituted at 1997’s inaugural SPX. Among the nominees for the 2012 Ignatz Awards, Los Bros Hernandez are represented in three categories (Outstanding Artist, Outstanding Story, and Outstanding Series). The 2012 Ignatz Awards will be presented Saturday at 9:30 P.M.
Limited edition posters by Chris Ware, as well as a tote bag of Daniel Clowes art designed by Alvin Buenaventura, will be available at the SPX Sales Table. There will be a special set of all of the posters, flyers, banners and program guide cover signed by the artists in an edition of 25, as well as a poster of the badges designed by Jaime Hernandez, also for sale.
In addition, appearing at this years show are such honored guests as Michael DeForge, Lille Carre, Becky Dreistadt, Dean Haspiel, and Nick Abadzis. Guests will be participating in a compelling lineup of programming taking place both Saturday and Sunday, featuring several “spotlight” sessions on individual creators, in addition to panel discussions and special presentations.
SPX is also pleased to announce that publishers NoBrow and Koyama Press will be making their first appearances at SPX 2012, joining longtime SPX participating publishers such as Top Shelf, Fantagraphics, Drawn & Quarterly, and Oni Press in showcasing their latest and greatest books.
The Small Press Expo (SPX) is the preeminent showcase for the exhibition of independent comics, graphic novels, and alternative political cartoons. It’s now wonder then that so many new independent comics will debut at the festival. To find out what to expect, you can head to http://www.spxpo.com/debuts. But, there’s over 140 debuts at this year’s show, the most in show history. They represent a diverse range of cartooning styles, narrative approaches, topics, audiences and cartoonists, from some of the biggest names in the indie comics field.
Here’s a few of the comics you can expect:
Lilli Carre will be back at SPX for the first time in over five years with her new compilation Heads or Tails, from Fantagraphics.
Keith Knight’s social commentary strip K Chronicles, has a new compendium of material not available in other collections, titled The Incredible Cuteness of Being.
Sammy Harkham debuts his new book from Picturebox, Everything Together: Collected Stories.
Adrian Tomine’s New York Drawings from Drawn & Quarterly collects and annotates his illustration work, including drawings for The New Yorker and other magazines.
Michael DeForge series of self-anthologized works continues with the debut of Lose #4 from Koyama Press.
All of the above creators will be at SPX 2012 to sign their latest works.
The festival features additional debuts from: Carol Tyler, Theo Ellsworth, Becky Dreistadt and Frank Gibson, Dean Haspiel, Renee French, Ron Rege, Diana Thung, Jess Smart Smiley, Carolyn Belefski, Lamar Abrams, Ethan Rilly, Frank Santoro, Julia Wertz, Michael Bracco and many others.
CARTOON NETWORK’S ADVENTURE TIME #2 FROM BOOM! STUDIOS SELLS OUT BEFORE SALE DATE! GOES TO SECOND PRINT!
March 14, 2012 – Los Angeles, CA – KaBOOM!, BOOM! Studios’ all-ages imprint, is proud to announce that days before the first issue even goes on-sale, ADVENTURE TIME #2 has completely sold out of its first printing, sending best pals Jake and Finn into a second print! This comes after the initial comic book based on Cartoon Network’s hit animated series, ADVENTURE TIME #1, went to a historic third print and garnered great critical acclaim!
Fans should keep in mind, while Diamond Comic Distributors is completely sold out, first printings of ADVENTURE TIME #2 may still be found at a direct market retailer near you when the issue goes on-sale March 14th. Not sure where to find your nearest comic retailer? Use www.comicshoplocator.com to find one!
Diamond Comic Distributors has the second printing of ADVENTURE TIME #2, featuring an all-new cover drawn by Chris Houghton, available for retailers to order immediately.
ADVENTURE TIME #2 is the second installment of the exciting new ongoing ADVENTURE TIME series written by Ryan North (DINOSAUR COMICS) with cover art and interiors drawn by Shelli Paroline and Braden Lamb (THE MUPPET SHOW, ICE AGE: ICED IN) with back-up stories by Lucy Knisley (FRENCH MILK, STOP PAYING ATTENTION) and Zac Gorman (MAGICAL GAME TIME). Featuring alternate covers by Jen Bennett, Emily Carroll, and Becky Dreistadt and Frank Gibson.
Based on Pendleton Ward’s animated series, this second issue of the ongoing Adventure Time comic book series features Finn, Jake and all of their friends in all-new adventures through the magical Land of Ooo. The boys have embarked on another crazy-cool adventure, and this one will be their longest, most exciting yet! The adventure is just beginning, so don’t miss out on this exploding phenomenon!
ADVENTURE TIME #2 sells for $3.99 with a Diamond code of JAN128240.
About BOOM! Studios
Founded by Ross Richie, 2009 and 2010′s “Best Publisher” BOOM! Studios generates a constellation of bestselling Eisner and Harvey Award-winning comic books and graphic novels with the industry’s top talent, including Mark Waid’s IRREDEEMABLE, new HELLRAISER comics written by Clive Barker, PLANET OF THE APES, 28 DAYS LATER, and Philip K. Dick’s DO ANDROIDS DREAM OF ELECTRIC SHEEP?. BOOM!’s all ages imprint KABOOM! publishes Charles Schulz’ PEANUTS, Roger Langridge’s SNARKED, and Scholastic’s WORDGIRL. BOOM!’s lit comix-focused imprint, BOOM! Town, recently won the Eisner Award for its first book, Shannon Wheeler’s I THOUGHT YOU WOULD BE FUNNIER.
About Cartoon Network Enterprises Cartoon Network Enterprises (CNE) is responsible for building consumer products and merchandising programs for a wide range of brands by securing and supporting long-term licensing partnerships across all categories. As the global branding and merchandising arm of Cartoon Network and Adult Swim, the division manages the consumer product programs for the networks’ award-winning original programming, brands and characters including Ben 10, Generator Rex, Chowder, The Marvelous Misadventures of Flapjack, Adventure Time, Adult Swim and more. CNE also serves as the exclusive global licensing agent for the full portfolio of brands from Spin Master Ltd., as well as Nelvana Enterprises and Spin Master for the award-winning Bakugan brand and the PGA of America for the youth marketplace. Cartoon Network (CartoonNetwork.com), currently seen in more than 99 million U.S. homes and 166 countries around the world, is Turner Broadcasting System, Inc.’s ad-supported cable service now available in HD offering the best in original, acquired and classic entertainment for youth and families. Nightly from 9 p.m. to 6 a.m. (ET, PT), Cartoon Network shares its channel space with Adult Swim, a late-night destination showcasing original and acquired animated and live-action series for young adults 18-34. Turner Broadcasting System, Inc., a Time Warner company, creates and programs branded news, entertainment, animation and young adult media environments on television and other platforms for consumers around the world.
