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Dark Horse Books Announces Empowered Deluxe Edition!

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EMPOWERED DELUXE EDITION!

ENOUGH EMPOWERED TO CRUSH YOUR SKULL!

October 6, Milwaukie, OR— Dark Horse Books is proud to announce a special Empowered hardcover collection, limited to one printing!

Adam Warren’s Empowered is the undefeated champion of steamy cape-and-tights comedy, and Dark Horse Books dares to present an Empowered edition so massive that even the superpowered can barely lift it!

An invulnerable hardcover collection limited to a single mighty printing, Empowered Deluxe Edition Volume 1 collects between its rock-hard covers all the material from the first three Empowered volumes, plus several metric tons (okay, like forty pages) of top-secret, never-before-seen extras (except by Adam Warren, a few close friends, and some ninjas), including the very first Empowered stories, sketches, logo variants, Adam’s story notes, and more, more, more!

That’s seven hundred pages, chief, and printed on way nice paper, too! Only you deserve so much!

“One of the most laugh-out-loud-funny works I’ve read in years.”—Rob Vollmar, Comics Worth Reading

Empowered Deluxe Edition Volume 1 is on sale Feb 29, 2012.

NYCC 11 – Key Of Z Debuts at New York Comic Con

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CLAUDIO SANCHEZ’S ALL-NEW ZOMBIE EPIC KEY OF Z DEBUTS AT NEW YORK COMIC CON 2011!

FEATURING AN NYCC-EXCLUSIVE COVER
BY DECLAN SHALVEY!

October 6, 2010 – Los Angeles, CA – Claudio Sanchez, creator and writer of THE AMORY WARS and KILL AUDIO, proudly debuts his latest book, KEY OF Z, at this year’s New York Comic Con (NYCC) on October 13th through 16th at the Javits Center in New York, NY, where Sanchez serves as a special guest of the show.

With art by Aaron Kuder (THE AMORY WARS), writers Claudio Sanchez and Chondra Echert bring a deadly new vision of New York City in KEY OF Z. The zombie apocalypse has transformed the city into two separate battle-hardened fiefdoms. Nick Ewing is left to survive while seeking revenge on those responsible for the death of his family – the warring gangs residing in The Big Apple’s most illustrious athletic houses.  Ewing stumbles upon a sentimental artifact from his past that imbues him with surprising power. Find out what happens when he discovers the KEY OF Z.

This #1 features a stunning NYCC-exclusive cover by Declan Shalvey (28 DAYS LATER, THUNDERBOLTS). KEY OF Z will be in stores October 19th, with cover art by Nathan Fox (FLORESCENT BLACK) and look for a special incentive cover by Tony Moore (THE WALKING DEAD).

Sanchez and Echert will be signing at their Evil Ink Comics booth (#1345) at New York Comic Con at 4pm Thursday and 5pm Friday (October 13th and 14th) and 4pm Sunday (October 16th).  In addition, Kuder will be drawing personalized zombie sketches on Saturday afternoon (Oct 15th) starting at noon. Comic legend Peter David will join the crew signing on Friday, and there will be an exclusive Tony Moore KEY OF Z print (limited to 100) and more goodies.

Also be sure to attend the BATMAN: ARKHAM CITY panel at NYCC where Claudio will be a guest speaker, happening Friday, October 14th at 12:15pm in the IGN Theater http://bit.ly/nhv4pp. His band COHEED AND CAMBRIA appears on the BATMAN: ARKHAM CITY soundtrack, due out October 4th.  The song “Deranged” can be heard here: http://youtu.be/woPliVs5uqM

Following the convention, Sanchez and Echert will go on a mini-signing tour, including Boston and Providence (Newbury Comics), Orlando (A Comic Shop), Los Angeles (Meltdown Comics) and more. Check with http://www.everythingevilink.com for more details.

About Evil Ink
Established in 2003, Evil Ink Comics is an independent publisher and house of creation owned by Coheed and Cambria‘s Claudio Sanchez. Their roster of graphic and prose novels includes the hugely popular sci-fi series, THE AMORY WARS: SECOND STAGE TURBINE BLADE, IN KEEPING SECRETS OF SILENT EARTH:3 and YEAR OF THE BLACK RAINBOW; the musical dark comedy KILL AUDIO; and forthcoming zombie-inspired KEY OF Z. To learn more about all things Evil Ink visit www.everythingevilink.com.

About BOOM! Studios
Eisner, Harvey, and Best Publisher Award-winning BOOM! Studios (www.boom-studios.com) generates a constellation of bestselling comic books and graphic novels with the industry’s top talent, including Mark Waid’s series 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.

Around the Tubes

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It’s Friday!  And that means a long weekend, yay!  While you wait for the work day to end, here’s the news you might have missed.

Around the Blogs:

Comicvine – Do Politics In Comics Alienate Readers? – The answer is no and “there most recent reference” wasn’t the most recent reference.  It’s so prevalent, we don’t notice.

ComicM!x – Boom!’s Straw Poll Show Comic Book Fans are a Discriminating Lot – Kind of shocked about the results.

Con Coverage:

Bleeding Cool – The 100 Copy Variant Of Blair Butler’s Heart For NYCC – Alert! Alert! Alert!

The Mary Sue – GeekGirlCon This Weekend In Seattle!

Around the Tubes Reviews:

CBR – Casanova: Avaritia #2

ICv2 – Sailor Moon’ Vol. 1 /Codename: Sailor V Vol. 1

IGN – Comic Book Reviews for 10/5/11

NYCC 11 – Dark Horse Comics Announces NYCC Green-Screen Schedule!

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PICTURE YOURSELF IN COMICS!

DARK HORSE COMICS ANNOUNCES NYCC GREEN-SCREEN SCHEDULE!

October 5, MILWAUKIE, OR—How would you like to be on the cover of a comic? Now’s your chance! Get your photo taken at our green-screen photo booth at New York Comic Con, and we’ll give you a 4 x 6 inch photograph of yourself featured on the cover of one of the following awesome comics:

*Hellboy

*Buffy the Vampire Slayer/Angel & Faith

*Star Wars

*Mass Effect

*Avatar: The Last Airbender

*Axe Cop

Be sure to check out the schedule below. Props will not be available, but feel free to bring your own!

Call for cosplayers! We’re looking for cosplayers to hang out at the booth and get their photo taken at the green screen in exchange for special schwag and prizes! Do you have a great costume for one of our green screens? E-mail us at volunteer@darkhorse.com before Wednesday, October 12, at 5 p.m.

Thursday, October 13

4:00 p.m.–7:00 p.m.—Hellboy


Friday, October 14

10:00 a.m.–2:30 p.m.—Buffy the Vampire Slayer/Angel & Faith

2:30 p.m.–7:00 p.m.—Star Wars


Saturday, October 15

10:00 a.m.–1:30 p.m.—Mass Effect

1:30 p.m.–5:00 p.m.—Avatar: The Last Airbender

5:00 p.m.–7:00 p.m.—Axe Cop


Sunday, October 16

10:00 a.m.–2:00 p.m.—Hellboy

2:00 p.m.–5:00 p.m.—Buffy the Vampire Slayer/Angel & Faith

About Dark Horse Comics

Since 1986, Dark Horse Comics has proven to be a solid example of how integrity and innovation can help broaden a unique storytelling medium and establish a small, homegrown company as an industry giant. The company is known for the progressive and creator-friendly atmosphere it provides for writers and artists. In addition to publishing comics from top talent like Frank Miller, Mike Mignola, Neil Gaiman, Gerard Way, and comics legend Will Eisner, Dark Horse has developed such successful characters as the Mask, Timecop, and SpyBoy. Additionally, its highly successful line of comics and products based on popular properties includes Star Wars, Indiana Jones, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Aliens, Conan, Emily the Strange, Tim Burton, Trigun, Serenity, and Domo. Today Dark Horse Comics is the largest independent comic-book publisher in the US and is recognized as one of the world’s leading publishers of licensed comics material.

Marvel Chief Creative Officer Joe Quesada Covers Avengers: X-Sanction #1!

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Marvel Chief Creative Officer Joe Quesada Covers AVENGERS: X-SANCTION #1!

Cable’s back and he’s got just 24 hours to destroy the Avengers! Except one Avenger won’t go down without a fight, as Marvel is pleased to present your first look at Marvel CCO & legendary artist Joe Quesada’s Avengers X-Sanction #1 variant cover. Missing since Second Coming, Cable must resort to dire measures in order to save the future – even if that means taking on the heaviest hitters in the Marvel Universe. But how is he back? And can he take on all of Earth’s Mightiest alone? Find out as superstar creators Jeph Loeb and Ed McGuinness kick off the countdown to the 2012’s status quo-shattering event in the Avengers: X-Sanction #1 Quesada Variant!

AVENGERS: X-SANCTION #1 QUESADA VARIANT (OCT110607)
AVENGERS: X-SANCTION #1 QUESADA SKETCH VARIANT (OCT110610)
Written by JEPH LOEB
Art by ED MCGUINNESS
Variant Cover by JOE QUESADA
FOC – 11/7/11, ON SALE – 12/14/11

Avengers X-Sanction #1 Cover Quesada

NYCC 11 – American Terrorist Released at NYCC 2011

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American Terrorist Released at NYCC 2011

“We are all Americans, and we are all suffering under the same broken system.”

–Michael, American Terrorist

A Wave Blue World announces the release of their new graphic novel, American Terrorist, at the New York Comic Con this October 13-16 at Small Press table 2542.  Cover

American Terrorist is the story of average Americans who get fed up with the system and start their own revolution. It is a 214-page graphic novel written by Tyler & Wendy Chin-Tanner (Adrenaline) and drawn by Andy MacDonald (Punisher, Terminator)

The NYCC release will feature a limited run of the black and white edition. A full color version will be digitally released at the same time through online retailers such as Comics by Comixology. The color art was done by Matt Wilson (Wonder Woman, Wolverine) and Michael Wiggam (Star Wars).

A war has been waged against the American people. It’s a covert war, one that those in power hope will go unnoticed, but day by day, jobs, homes, pensions, healthcare coverage, quality of life, and civil liberties are taken away, while the gap between the haves and the have-nots grows wider and wider.

With no way out, four activists become fugitives from the law and go on the offensive against corruption and injustice. Sharing their story with the nation using social media, they inspire their followers to rise up and reclaim their country.

For more information on the release or on how to obtain a print copy of the graphic novel, please visit www.awaveblueworld.com.
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Comic Book Straw Poll: Decision 2012 Results

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DECISION 2012 RESULTS: OBAMA, PALIN WIN PERRY IN LAST PLACE

October 6th, 2011 – Los Angeles, CA – BOOM! announces the results of DECISION 2012, the comic book industry’s first straw poll: Barack Obama has won, with the top Republican candidacy going to Sarah Palin and a shocking result for last place: Rick Perry!

The results:
1. Barack Obama
2. Sarah Palin
3. Ron Paul
4. Michele Bachmann
5. Mitt Romney
6. Herman Cain
7. Newt Gingrich
8. Jon Huntsman
9. Rick Santorum
10. Rick Perry

As explained in the original press release announcing the straw poll, only candidates who sell more than 1,500 copies of a book will have their biographical comic book printed. As a result, only the top 4 candidates made that benchmark: the other six candidates’ comic books will not be printed.

“I’m really excited about collecting all these comics,” said Brett Schenker, Online Political Strategist who has worked for such political luminaries as John Kerry and Chris Dodd. “I wish this were around when I was working on Presidential campaigns, it’s a fun thing to support, but a great souvenir to remember the people I tried to get elected.”

The DECISION 2012 line of comics and comic book’s first straw poll isn’t just a contest, but also a great way for voters and students to educate themselves on the candidates running in the 2012 Presidential Election. This series of biographical comic books details the history and political lives of the candidates for the 2012 Presidential Election, giving non-partisan background on the candidates. The DECISION 2012 line of comic books is aimed at anyone of any age who enjoys reading and discussing U.S. politics.

More information on the straw poll and the DECISION 2012 line of comics can be found here: http://www.decision2012comics.com

Interested in a biographical comic book from one of the top vote-getters? To find your local comic shop, just go to www.comicshoplocator.com, or call 1-888-COMICBOOK.

About BOOM! Studios
Founded by Ross Richie, 2009 and 2010’s “Best Publisher” BOOM! Studios, an Eisner and Harvey Award-winner, generates a constellation of bestselling 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.

A New Era Begins In Uncanny X-Men #1!

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A New Era Begins In UNCANNY X-MEN #1!

This November, history is made with Uncanny X-Men #1!  From the superstar creative team of Kieron Gillen and Carlos Pacheco, Cyclops and those who have stayed with him on Utopia rise from the rubble of X-Men: Schism renewed & refocused. Cyclops has created the most powerful X-Men team ever gathered and called them the X-Tinction Team. Except when Mr. Sinister makes his diabolical return, is this new team up to stopping Sinister’s current style of extinction? Find out as a bold new era of mutantkind begins in Uncanny X-Men #1!

What team will you choose? Join the conversation on Twitter with #XMenRegenesis.

UNCANNY X-MEN #1 (SEP110591)
Written by KIERON GILLEN
Pencils and Cover by CARLOS PACHECO
Inks by CAM SMITH
Colors FRANK D’ARMATA
FOC – 10/10/11, ON SALE – 11/2/11

Uncanny X-Men #1 Cover

Preview – The Show Must Go On TPB

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THE SHOW MUST GO ON TPB

Written by Roger Langridge
Drawn by Roger Langridge
SC, 128pgs, FC, SRP: $14.99
ISBN13: 9781608860913
Diamond Code: JUN110962

Harvey Award Winner Roger Langridge has been lauded for his work on THE MUPPET SHOW COMIC BOOK, THOR: THE MIGHTY AVENGER, and his groundbreaking FRED THE CLOWN. This month while you are checking out his new KABOOM! series SNARKED, make sure you grab this collection of Langridge’s best, uncollected works. So come one, come all! Feast your eyes upon such marvels as Fred the Clown’s Flying Parsnip! See the Devil get outfoxed by the one and only Leppo! Behold the world’s greatest swordsman, the Kabuki Kid! Cower from our strobe-light-loving Undead Revue! Don’t miss the show-stopping song and dance of Frankenstein Meets Shirley Temple! All this and the first time all of his MUGWHUMP strips have been compiled under one cover! Don’t miss this capricious collection of uncollected comics from Roger Langridge!”

Avenging Spider-Man #1 Makes Digital Comics History With Free Digital Copy

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AVENGING SPIDER-MAN #1 Makes Digital Comics History With Free Digital Copy

Marvel is making digital comics history once more, and proudly announcing that Avenging Spider-Man #1, from the superstar creative team of Zeb Wells and Joe Madureira, will be polybagged with a code for a FREE digital copy of this issue on the Marvel Comics app. That’s right: for no additional charge to the retailers or consumers, Marvel is making sure that everyone who purchases the print version of Avenging Spider-Man #1 (any cover, including all variants) at their local comic shop can get a free digital copy of the issue on the Marvel Comics app .This is the first time that any major comic publisher has offered a free digital copy of a comic with the purchase of the physical copy without any additional cost. This digital copy of Avenging Spider-Man #1 will be accessible via both the Marvel Comics app and the Marvel Chrome store.

“We’ve included our retail partners in crafting this program, and worked with ComicsPRO in determining what would make this program the most beneficial to consumers and retailers and I think we’ve come up with something that is not only unique and exciting, but a program that addresses most of the concerns retailers have had with previous digital programs.  With the earliest initial orders already over 100,000 units, Avenging Spider-Man #1 is set to be one of the biggest new releases of the fall and demand can only increase with these free digital codes,” said David Gabriel, Marvel SVP of Sales. “Our goal here is to give consumers the extra added value that they have come to expect for their entertainment dollar as well as the very best in comics entertainment that they have come to expect from Marvel! And that’s not all, for the first time, customers will be able to qualify their retailers for rewards by redeeming the digital codes! We’re also developing a program designed to drive digital customers into brick and mortar comic shops to help increase their business. Bringing the worlds of print and digital together in this way gives the customer a great value and one we’re sure will result in even greater sales for retailers.”

Marvel has worked with some of the top retailers in the nation to ensure this historic new initiative benefits your local shops in major ways, including:

  • The largest digital revenue share with retailers from any major comic company
  • Ads in each digital issue of Avenging Spider-Man #1 directing fans to check out subsequent issues at their local comic shop
  • Driving digital comics customers to their local comic store through targeted communications based on customers’ state & retailer name
  • Development of a system to reward retailers for future digital purchases made by their customers
  • Providing retailers with information about customers who sign up for redemption and the rate of redemption

This November, no fan can miss the release of Avenging Spider-Man #1, available in stores with free digital copy and on the Marvel Comics app.

Retailers: Check The Diamond Retailer site for a detailed FAQ addressing any questions you might have about this new initiative and the Marvel Mailer for more information.

AVENGING SPIDER-MAN #1 (SEP110536)
Written by ZEB WELLS
Art & Cover by JOE MADUREIRA
Rated T+…$3.99
FOC – 10/17/11, ON SALE – 11/9/11Avenging Spider-Man #1 Cover

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