Official Press Release
ONE BETRAYAL DAMNS THE HEROIC AGE
The stunning events of this issue will affect the Marvel Universe in the coming months and it all begins here!
DEATH OF DRACULA #1 (MAY100586)
Written by VICTOR GISCHLER
Penciled by GIUSEPPE CAMUNCOLI
Cover by GIUSEPPE CAMUNCOLI & MARKO DJURDJERVIC
Parental Advisory …$3.99
FOC—6/17/10, On-Sale—7/7/10
The DC Source blog has a preview of Brightest Day #2 which you can see below. The second issue continues to focus on the returned heroes and villains and how their return is affecting them. Not all are dealing with it so well.
The issue is written by Geoff Johns and Peter Tomasi and artists Ivan Reis, Patrick Gleason, Ardian Syaf, Scott Clark and Joe Prado.
Official Press Release
Premier publisher at the forefront of digital distribution
First to offer major selection of comics
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San Diego, CA (May 19, 2010) – IDW Publishing is proud to announce that its comics are now available on BlackBerry devices from Research In Motion (RIM). Starting this week, BlackBerry users can begin enjoying IDW’s huge comics catalog. IDW’s BlackBerry debut features the Star Trek: Countdown graphic novel. The company’s most popular titles then will continue to roll out on a weekly basis. TRANSFORMERS: Revenge of the Fallen, Star Trek: Movie Adaptation and G.I. JOE: The Rise of COBRA will be among the first to release over the next few weeks. Each is available as an individual application, with more titles added each week.
“We’re excited to bring our comics line up to BlackBerry users,” stated Jeff Webber, IDW’s Director of ePublishing. “Each BlackBerry app collects an entire series into an individual graphic novel, and people can sample part of the story before they decide to purchase. With BlackBerry, we’ve expanded the audience for our digital comics to include users of one of the largest mobile platforms in the world.”
Proud to be the first major publisher of comics available to BlackBerry users, IDW’s applications fully leverage the capabilities of BlackBerry devices to deliver the highest quality user experience. Each IDW comic features panel-by-panel viewing and scroll bar navigation, plus built-in news feeds that bring fans all the latest IDW news and updates.
For the BlackBerry comic applications, IDW partnered with Sweet Caesar, a premier BlackBerry developer. “We have work closely with IDW to bring the world of digital comics to the BlackBerry platform and to deliver the best possible user experience”, said Bogdan Chmielewski, Sweet Caesar’s Chief Technology Officer. “We are looking forward to working with IDW on upcoming titles and continuing to enhance the application based on consumer feedback.”
Since the BlackBerry App World is accessible from most BlackBerry phone, IDW’s comics catalog is now available to a huge new audience, and is no longer limited to certain carriers.
IDW comics are currently available through the BlackBerry App World.
Visit IDWPublishing.com to sign up for updates and learn more about the company and its top-selling books.
About IDW Publishing
IDW is an award-winning publisher of comic books, graphic novels and trade paperbacks, based in San Diego, California. Renowned for its diverse catalog of licensed and independent titles, IDW publishes some of the most successful and popular titles in the industry, including: Hasbro’s The Transformers and G.I. JOE, Paramount’s Star Trek; Fox’s Angel; the BBC’s Doctor Who; and comics and trade collections based on novels by worldwide bestselling author, James Patterson. IDW is also home to the Library of American Comics imprint, which publishes classic comic reprints; Yoe! Books, a partnership with Yoe! Studios; and is the print publisher for EA Comics and ComicMix.
IDW’s original horror series, 30 Days of Night, was launched as a major motion picture in October 2007 by Sony Pictures and was the #1 film in its first week of release. More information about the company can be found at IDWPublishing.com.
About Sweet Caesar
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Official Press Release
Dark Tower: The Gunslinger #1 On-Sale Today!
The Man in Black has laid ruin everything Roland Deschain holds dear and today, the Lone Gunslinger embarks on an all-new quest to avenge his fallen gunslingers in Dark Tower: The Gunslinger #1. It’s the blockbuster beginning to the hottest chapter in the acclaimed Dark Tower series and if you haven’t been following, now’s your chance to jump on board! Join Robin Furth, Peter David and Richard Isanove as they welcome superstar artist Sean Phillips (INCOGNITO) into the ka-tet of creators entrusted by Stephen King himself to bring the adult adventures of his most personal creation to life! Featuring a variant cover by the Dark Tower superstar artist Jae Lee, this will be one issue you will not want to miss!
With the ka-tet gone and Gilead left in ashes, Roland sets out to hunt the Man in Black. Roland hasn’t forgotten what John Farson did to the Affiliation and it only fuels the fire that burns in his chest. Will Roland finally reach the Dark Tower? Can he avenge his fallen comrades? Find out today when Dark Tower: The Gunslinger #1 hits store shelves everywhere!
Plus, don’t miss Dark Tower: Fall Of Gilead Premiere HC, collecting the red-hot, acclaimed limited series from Robin Furth, Peter David, and Richard Isanove, on sale now!
For more on Dark Tower, please visit StephenKing.com and Marvel.com’s Dark Tower hub.
DARK TOWER: THE GUNSLINGER #1 (of 5) (MAR100480)
Written by ROBIN FURTH & PETER DAVID
Art & Cover by SEAN PHILLIPS & RICHARD ISANOVE
Variant Cover by JAE LEE & RICHARD ISANOVE
Parental Advisory …$3.99
ON SALE NOW!
©2010 Stephen King. All rights reserved.
DARK TOWER: FALL OF GILEAD PREMIERE HC (NOV090539)
Written by ROBIN FURTH & PETER DAVID
Penciled RICHARD ISANOVE
Cover by RICHARD ISANOVE
Parental Advisory …$24.99
ON SALE NOW!
©2010 Stephen King. All rights reserved.
Official Press Release
Spider-Man Is Targeted For Death In The Grim Hunt
Spider-Man’s been put through some of the worst moments of his life and it’s all been leading to this—The Grim Hunt! Beginning in Amazing Spider-Man #634, acclaimed creators Joe Kelly and Michael Lark present the final endgame of the Gauntlet as two women claiming to be the wife and daughter of Kraven target Spider-Man for extermination. Everyone close to the wall-crawler is in danger and by issue’s end one of his closest allies will be sacrificed to prepare to attempt an unholy resurrection. After facing the savagery of the Lizard, the heartbreak of the Rhino’s return to crime, and over a dozen of his rogues both old and new, Spider-Man is at the mercy of the Kravinoff family as their carefully plotted revenge is finally at hand.
Plus, Amazing Spider-Man #634 marks the beginning of two exciting new features! The legendary Stan Lee teams with Marcos Martin for a 2-page “Spidey Sunday Feature,” bringing the real world into Spider-Man’s world. And .M. DeMatteis, author of the classic “Kraven’s Last Hunt” returns to the Amazing Spider-Man with Max Fiumara to explore an unknown confrontation between Kraven and Spidey’s violent doppelganger Kaine…a battle which promises ramifications on the Grim Hunt itself.
AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #634 (APR100537)
AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #634 VILLAIN VARIANT (APR100538)
Written by JOE KELLY, STAN LEE & J.M. DEMATTEIS
Penciled by MICHAEL LARK, MARCOS MARTIN & MAX FIUMARA
50/50 Covers by LEINIL FRANCIS YU & MIKE FYLES
Villain Variant by JOE QUINONES
Rated A …$3.99
FOC—5/27/10, On-Sale—6/16/10
Astonishing X-Men: Xenogenesis #1
Logan – Rwanda to the west. Genocide, corruptions, journalists being disappeared. Burundi to the southwest. Civil war, child soldiers, one of the poorest countries on Earth. Uganda to the north. A million-and-a-half people are refugees in their own country, the army abducts little girls for “wives.” Tanzania to the east. Massive drugs gateway, one in ten people have HIV.
and
Logan – African heads o’ state are all the same. Put ’em in power and they all go nuts.
Emma Frost – Nelson Mandela?
Logan – Lemme tell you something about Nelson Mandela. He ran a guerilla war — which means he ran kill teams. Civilians died. What do they call that kind o’person in the United States, kid?
Hisako – … a terrorist?
Logan – Don’t sound so surprised. I mean, give the man credit, he copped to it himself. “I do not deny that I planned sabotage. I planned it as a result of a calm and sober assessment of the political situation.” Ain’t no saints in Africa, is all I’m saying. Know how he got caught in the end?
Hisako – No, but you’re going to tell me…
Logan – The C.I.A. told the South African security forces where he was.
and
Ororo – Robert Mugabe. “Let me be a Hitler tenfold,” he said, and then he actually grew himself a Hitler mustache.
New Mutants #13
Hank- And that’s the problem with faith… the stronger it gets the more people tend to die.
Siege #4
Steve Rogers – I want you people to promise me Osborn pays for his crimes. In an American court. He pays. He goes to jail for this.
We’ve got our Twitter account rocking so, we’re moving onto Facebook with our recently launched fan page. Please become a fan and discuss the latest comic book news with others out there.
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Where’s Kanye when you need him to interrupt a post? Over at Bleeding Cool, Ryan Mullinex has put together a suspicious list of minority characters who’ve been bumped off by or replaced by Caucasian characters.
I’m not very verse in DC history and continuity, so can’t speak out on this, but it’s a very interesting list. Is this suspicious? Cherry picked? Is it just story telling? The folks at Comics Beat don’t seem to agree. What say you? Take the poll below.
Click here to read Mullinex’s post.
Official Press Release
“Storefront” applications debut as top downloads on iPad™
Free apps include three free comics each
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San Diego, CA (May 17, 2010) – IDW Publishing and Hasbro are proud to announce that TRANSFORMERS Comics and G.I. JOE Comics applications are available now on the Apple iPad. Taking full advantage of the iPad’s full-screen, full-color capabilities, the apps will offer the next level of reading experience to fans. The free IDW iPad storefront apps each include three free comics with the initial download, and offer more comics as in-app purchases. Fans can browse nearly 200 comics for their favorite story lines, such as movie tie-ins, ongoing series or even classics from the 80s.
“The iPad is a wonderful format for comics, as the screen size is close enough to the print size that readers can view the full page. OPTIMUS PRIME and the BARONESS look amazing in this format!” said IDW Director of ePublishing, Jeff Webber. “Our iPad apps are also compatible with our iPhone® and iPod touch® apps. So you can purchase TRANSFORMERS and G.I. JOE on one device, and read it on another. The apps will automatically identify which one you are using, and adjust to offer the best reading experience.”
Each storefront app offers readers the highest quality viewing experience, with a full-page display that showcases the eye-catching art and vivid stories. IDW has developed several new features to enhance the comics and take full advantage of the iPad’s capabilities, including pinch-zoom abilities and single- or two-page viewing options.
“Both G.I. JOE and TRANSFORMERS stories have such a broad appeal and have been gaining steam with the core readership, that pushing them to the front of the iPad store just made sense,” says Andy Schmidt, IDW Senior Editor on both franchises. “These are not just great apps and a great reading experience, these are great stories with beautiful artwork.”
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“The great comic book legacy of TRANSFORMERS and G.I. JOE continues in a new and exciting way with these new cutting edge applications for the iPad and other digital platforms,” said Bryony Bouyer, Senior Vice President of Entertainment and Licensing at Hasbro. “We’re thrilled to be able to deliver classic characters such as OPTIMUS PRIME and SNAKE EYES to comic fans around the world via IDW in a variety of formats.”
IDW was the first comics publisher to launch its own “in app purchase” storefronts for the iPhone and iPod touch with a variety of applications. The company also offers the IDW Comics app, which collects the entire IDW digital catalog, including TRANSFORMERS, G.I. JOE and many other titles. All IDW comic shop apps are powered by iVerse (http://www.iversecomics.com/).
TRANSFORMERS and G.I. JOE comics are currently available for the iPad, iPhone and iPod touch through the App StoreSM.
Visit IDWPublishing.com to sign up for updates and learn more about the company and its top-selling books.
About IDW Publishing
IDW is an award-winning publisher of comic books, graphic novels and trade paperbacks, based in San Diego, California. Renowned for its diverse catalog of licensed and independent titles, IDW publishes some of the most successful and popular titles in the industry, including: Hasbro’s The Transformers and G.I. JOE, Paramount’s Star Trek; Fox’s Angel; the BBC’s Doctor Who; and comics and trade collections based on novels by worldwide bestselling author, James Patterson. IDW is also home to the Library of American Comics imprint, which publishes classic comic reprints; Yoe! Books, a partnership with Yoe! Studios; and is the print publisher for EA Comics and ComicMix.
IDW’s original horror series, 30 Days of Night, was launched as a major motion picture in October 2007 by Sony Pictures and was the #1 film in its first week of release. More information about the company can be found at IDWPublishing.com.
About Hasbro
Hasbro, Inc. (NYSE:HAS) is a worldwide leader in children’s and family leisure time products and services with a rich portfolio of brands and entertainment properties that provides some of the highest quality and most recognizable play and recreational experiences in the world. As a brand-driven, consumer-focused global company, Hasbro brings to market a range of toys, games and licensed products, from traditional to high-tech and digital, under such powerful brand names as TRANSFORMERS, PLAYSKOOL, TONKA, MILTON BRADLEY, PARKER BROTHERS, CRANIUM and WIZARDS OF THE COAST. Come see how we inspire play through our brands at http://www.hasbro.com. © 2010 Hasbro, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
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