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Preview: Imperial #2

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Imperial #2

Story By: Steven T. Seagle
Art By: Mark Dos Santos
Price: $2.99
Diamond ID: JUL140550
Published: September 10, 2014

ALL TREMBLE BEFORE THE EVIL THAT IS METERAX AND HIS… ah, you know what? Who gives a damn? Mark’s wedding to Katie is looming and he still hasn’t learned how to fly or gotten a superhero costume yet. But it’s Imperial who gets a lesson when Mark teaches him how to make s’mores: Jab it–Heat it–Stack it–Squish it. Now that’s worth saving the world for.

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Review: Imperial #1

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Imperial01_CoverMark is two weeks out from making the biggest decision of his life. But which big decision will it be? Taking the ring of the woman of his dreams and becoming a married man? Or taking the crown of the world’s only superhero and becoming the next Imperial?

Writer Steven T. Seagle and artist Marc Dos Santos team for a superhero buddy comic clearly is focused on Mark’s commitment issues. Imperial #1 is a good first issue. Unfortunately it comes at a time when there’s a glut of series taking on the topic of the schlep suddenly dealing with powers (either having them, or everyone else but them having them). So the question is, does the series have something new to say that’s different? And the answer is, I’m not quite sure yet.

The first issue does set up who Mark is quite well. The man is getting married, he has this superhero thing thrust at him, and he seems to have issues committing to either. So, is that the series? It’s hard to say for one issue, but it’s an interesting direction to go, and could stand out because of that focus.

Dos Santos’ art fits the series nicely. Nothing jumps out at me, but overall there characters all look unique and as individuals. Also, since there’s not a lot of superhero-dom in the first issue, the focus is on real world things like a restaurant, a forest. Dos Santos’ style pulls all them off quite well, showing his style is versatile.

Overall, the first issue is good. It doesn’t quite jump out to me, especially due to the fact there’s numerous series out there right now with a similar plot. But, there’s more than enough there to get me to come back and see where it goes from here.

Story By: Steven T. Seagle Art By: Marc Dos Santos
Story: 7.75 Art: 7.75 Overall: 7.75 Recommendation: Read

Image Comics provided Graphic Policy with a FREE copy for review

Preview: Imperial #1

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Imperial #1

Story By: Steven T. Seagle
Art By: Marc Dos Santos
Cover By: Marc Dos Santos
Cover Price: $3.50
Digital Price: $2.99
Diamond ID: JUN140469
Published: August 6, 2014

Mark is two weeks out from making the biggest decision of his life. But which big decision will it be? Taking the ring of the woman of his dreams and becoming a married man? Or taking the crown of the world’s only superhero and becoming the next Imperial? STEVEN T. SEAGLE (THE RED DIARY/ THE RE[A]D DIARY, Genius, it’s a bird…) teams with MARK DOS SANTOS for a buddy book with commitment issues.

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A preview of Imperial—A new superhero comedy

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Steven T. Seagle teams up with artist Mark Dos Santos for a bromantic comedy with hero chops in Imperial, coming this August from Man of Action and Image Comics. Seagle teases, “It’s a buddy book with serious commitment issues.”

Mark is a couple of weeks out from the biggest day of his life—his wedding day—but then fate steps in and pulls the rug out from under him. He is faced with an impossible choice: Marry the woman who loves, understands, and puts up with his (many) human failings? Or, leave her at the altar in order to take up the helm of the world’s one and only superhero, Imperial? Up until now, there was nothing in Mark’s life to suggest that he was the least bit remarkable, so why would the retiring Imperial choose him to be the protector of all mankind? Why now? And how will learning to shoot laser beams from his eyes impact Mark’s rehearsal dinner schedule? If the choice is superhero cred vs. true love—does Mark disappoint the world… or the woman of his dreams?

 Imperial #1 arrives in stores on 8/6 and is available to pre-order with Diamond Code JUN140469.

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Preview: Kafka HC

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Kafka HC

Story By: Steven T. Seagle
Art By: Stefano Gaudiano
Art By: Marco Cinello
Price: $29.99

A MAN WITH NO PAST HAS SIX DAYS TO RECOVER HIS FUTURE.Dan Hutton lost everything. Adrift in the witness relocation program, Dan is told his new identity has been compromised – by two different groups each claiming to be US agents. Not knowing who to trust, Dan runs – back to the world that took everything he loved.

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Preview – Batula HC

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Batula

Story by: Steven T. Seagle Art By: Marco Cinello
Price: $14.99

MAN OF ACTION STUDIOS – creators of the international hit BEN 10 – return with an all-new big book for little readers!

Livingston is a peaceful fruit bat whose life changes when he is bitten by a vampire and transformed into a vampire bat! As Batula – an avenging creature of the night – Livingston develops a taste for adventure and a need to prove that no matter what he looks like on the outside, he’s still the same bat on the inside.

A full-color story book by FRANKIE STEIN creators SEAGLE & CINELLO!

The Red Diary/The Re[a]d Diary in June

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ONE BOOK, TWO STORIES
An exploration of art and identity in THE RED DIARY/THE RE[A]D DIARY

Steven T. Seagle (of MAN OF ACTION studios) and Eisner Award-winning painter Teddy Kristiansen have worked on comics projects together since 1995. Their work together runs the gamut from literary autobiography to genre fiction with such iconic works as it’s a bird… and House of Secrets. But their flip-book graphic novel THE RED DIARY/THE RE[A]D DIARY, coming from Image Comics in June, may be their most innovative collaboration yet.

Teddy Kristiansen’s original graphic novel The Red Diary was first published in Europe as Le Carnet Rouge. The moody painted interiors immediately captured Seagle’s attention.

“The images of war were arresting and the sequences set in the world of fine art contrasted them so starkly that I couldn’t get it out of my mind,” said Seagle. “I immediately wanted to bring the book to American readers as soon as I saw it.”

There was a problem, though: The Red Diary was published only in French and Danish, two languages that Seagle does not speak.

“It started to dawn on me that even though I was taken with Teddy’s book, I had no idea what it was about! Just a story I’d started to make up in my head about what I assumed was happening in his pictures,” said Seagle. “Eventually, I got Teddy to let me write my version of what I thought was going on before working with him on the translation of what was actually going on.”

So, as he awaited Kristiansen’s English translation, Seagle wrote — with Kristiansen’s blessing — a new script for the existing art.

The result is THE RED DIARY/THE RE[A]D DIARY, two graphic novels in one: Kristiansen’s original story translated into English for the first time — a tale of a Vermeer painting with questionable provenance and a diary that reveals its secrets; and Seagle’s “remix” of The Red Diary’s art into a story of an infantryman’s war transgressions and how a stolen identity saved two lives. The two versions are arranged as a flip-book with two front covers.

Seagle addsed, “It’s amazing that one set of images could support two totally different tales. Because despite my best forensic efforts, our two stories turned out nothing alike!”

THE RED DIARY/THE RE[A]D DIARY is a 144-page hardcover full-cover graphic novel for $29.99. It is available for pre-order from the April issue of Previews (APR120427). Its ISBN is 978-1-60706-560-9. It will be in stores on June 13.

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Marvel Unveils All Star Creative Team For Ultimate Spider-Man Animated Series

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Official Press Release

Marvel Unveils All Star Creative Team For ULTIMATE SPIDER-MAN Animated Series

New York, NY—August 6, 2010—In a coup for Marvel Entertainment, Jeph Loeb, Head of Marvel TV, revealed the all-star, award-winning creative team for the upcoming Ultimate Spider-Man animated series, premiering on Disney XD. This team includes the most sought-after and acclaimed writers in the comic and television industries, including Eisner & Emmy award-winning scribe Paul Dini (Batman: The Animated Series, Lost); Eisner award-winning writer Brian Michael Bendis (visionary behind Marvel’s Ultimate Spider-Man comic series); and the red-hot creative powerhouse Man of Action Studios (creators of hit series Ben 10 and Generator Rex), comprised of lauded creators Joe Casey, Joe Kelly, Duncan Rouleau and Steven T. Seagle .

Steering Ultimate Spider-Man as the Creative Consultant, Dini will also write the series pilot; as Supervising Producers, Man of Action Studios will direct the writing staff, generate scripts and story edit; and Bendis, the man who reinvented Spider-Man for a new generation, will oversee the series as Consulting Producer.

“When we first sat down to discuss Ultimate Spider-Man, we put together a wish list of the most exciting talent working in animation who would bring the best voice and creative direction to the show — and I’m proud to say we got them all,” said Jeph Loeb.  “We want Ultimate Spider-Man to be a showcase for Marvel Animation and Spider-Man is the perfect character to give fans just what they want.”

Working in the Marvel Universe for the first time, Dini explained, “As a lifelong fan of the Marvel Universe, I’m excited to tackle these characters in such a bold new series. Ultimate Spider-Man will bring fans a new take on their favorite friendly neighborhood hero- and some surprise cast members– while staying true to what’s always made Spidey so popular. We’ve got a superb creative team assembled with amazing stories to tell and I can’t wait for fans to see what we’ve cooked up.”

Bendis echoed those sentiments, exclaiming, “It’s Ultimate Spider-Man, the animated series—and it happened in my lifetime! That’s just so cool. I couldn’t be more excited to be a part of this and here’s to Jeph Loeb for putting it all together!”

Equally thrilled to join Ultimate Spider-Man, the Man of Action team explained, “We’re looking forward to having a lot of fun working on Spider-Man. They’ve brought us in to help provide a unique vision for the show while remaining absolutely true to the character, so that’s exactly what we’ll be doing. Should be a great ride!”

Cort Lane, Vice-President of Animation Production & Development added, “From The Super Hero Squad Show to the upcoming Avengers: Earth’s Mightiest Heroes, Marvel Animation is focused on making the best super hero shows for fans of all ages. Now, with this tremendous talent signed for Ultimate Spider-Man, we’re about to give fans super-powered animation like they’ve never seen before.”

For more news on Ultimate Spider-Man and all the exciting projects from Marvel Television, stay tuned to www.marvel.com

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