Speed Racer returns to book shelves!

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Official Press Release

Allegory releases new series – Speed Racer returns to book shelves!

SEATTLE, November 9, 2011– Allegory, LLC is happy to announce the release of the long awaited new generation of Speed Racer stories.  The new series entitled Circle of VengeanceLogo (Diamond Code JUL110872) consists of four issues with the first to arrive on store shelves on November 9th.  The first issue kicks off a new story arc that reveals the source of the Racer family’s long-running rivalry with the evil Car Acrobatic Racing Team.

“We are very proud that Speed is in such capable hands. From page one you can tell these stories aren’t just another licensed comic book to feed open-mouthed fans. This is something that’s important to the fans; and for us, it’s our legacy,” said Michael Cisneros, Licensing Director at Speed Racer Enterprises.

Allegory has assembled an all-star cast of writers and artists to work on the first series of books, including Tommy Yune (Speed Racer, Robotech), Len Wein (Swamp Thing, X-Men), Robby Musso (Transformers), and Lee Kohse (Star Wars, Kindergoth).

Commenting on the new series, writer Tommy Yune states “Speed Racer was one of the first anime series that I enjoyed in my youth, and I’m excited to see the team at Allegory work very hard to bring new Speed Racer comics to the generations of fans.”

Industry veteran Len Wein brought his experience and praise.  “I’m thrilled to be working along side a team with a rich artistic and creative history.  Speed racer fans are in for an incredible series that won’t disappoint.” Speed Racer: Circle of Vengeance #1 of 4 will be on store shelves on November 9, 2011. Additionally, the story will be available through an exclusive North American digital distribution through Graphicly (www.graphicly.com).  Additionally, Allegory is working closely with its international partner, Ave!Comics (www.avecomics.com) to help bring Speed Racer around the globe.

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About Allegory
Allegory is a transmedia company that develops entertainment products including all forms of illustrated books, young adult/tween titles, games, toys, collectibles and fine art and digital media applications.  Allegory is headquartered in Seattle with offices in New York, San Diego and Rio de Janeiro. Allegory is committed to creating stories and artwork that stirs the imagination and innovative technologies that empower and entertain. www.allegorymedia.co

Your First Look At Incredible Hulk #3!

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Your First Look At INCREDIBLE HULK #3!

This December, experience the explosive finale to Jason Aaron & Marc Silvestri’s first arc of Incredible Hulk as Marvel is pleased to present your first look at Incredible Hulk #3! It’s all come down to this – Banner’s genetically altered, gamma irradiated beasts vs. the Jade Giant. Three monsters enter, and only one side can emerge victorious. With a powerhouse army at Banner’s disposal, Hulk must seek out Amanda Von Doom for help! But in doing so – his destiny will be forever changed. No fan can miss out on the Earth shattering conclusion of Asunder in Incredible Hulk #3!

INCREDIBLE HULK #3 (OCT110595)
Written by JASON AARON
Pencils & Cover by MARC SILVESTRI
FOC – 11/14/11, ON SALE – 12/7/11

Around the Tubes

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It’s Wednesday, so new comic book day!  What’s everyone getting?  While you ponder that, here’s the news you might have missed.

Around the Blogs:

The Mary Sue – Introducing DC Comics License Plates (Yah!), Available Only In Australia (Boo!) – Who do I need to lobby to make this happen in Virginia?

Comics Alliance – Cartoonist Susie Cagle on Her Tear Gassing and Arrest While Covering Occupy Oakland [Interview] – Interesting stuff.

Bleeding Cool – Read Julie Taymor’s Lawsuit Against The Spider-Man Producers In Full – I could make jokes, but I spent most the year making fun of the musical itself.

GamePolitics – DCUO Continues Massive Growth as F2P Game – Maybe I’ll finally play?  But, congrats!

IDW Graphic Novels Debut on Kobo Vox eReader

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Official Press Release

IDW Graphic Novels Debut on Kobo Vox eReader

Major comics publisher brings graphic novels and comics to the Vox Android Tablet

[Kobo Vox Image]San Diego, CA (November 8, 2011)—Continuing to lead the charge of digital comics, IDW Publishing proudly debuted a collection of graphic novels for the Kobo Vox. IDW’s initial Vox entrée features over twenty complete graphic novels, including award-winning books and works by best selling authors, including Joe Hill, Anne Rice and Peter S. Beagle.

“We’re excited to bring IDW’s graphic novel line to the Kobo Vox,” stated Jeff Webber, IDW’s director of ePublishing. “With the introduction of the Vox, Kobo is proving to be one of the frontrunners in the next generation of eReader tablet technology. We want to ensure our catalog is available to everyone that wants to read digital comics.”

IDW’s rich catalog of top prose authors and comics creators is especially suited for e-readers. Fans of IDW writers such as Steve Niles, Joe Hill, Anne Rice, Max Brooks, Peter S. Beagle, or James Patterson can now find IDW graphic novels right next to their respective prose stories. Award-winning creators like Darwyn Cooke and his acclaimed adaptations of Richard Stark’s Parker books and the first installment of the BLOOM COUNTY: THE COMPLETE LIBRARY are also included in IDW’s diverse Vox line.

IDW’s Vox launch offers something for readers of all ages, from classics like Eric Shanower’s OZ series for younger audiences and Joe Hill’s best-selling LOCKE & KEY series for mature readers.

The initial lineup includes the following titles:
•    Bloom County: The Complete Digital Library Volume 1 1980-1981
•    Bloom County: The Complete Digital Library Volume 2 1982
•    Bloom County: The Complete Digital Library Volume 3 1983
•    Code Word: Geronimo
•    Dead Space
•    Dragon Age
•    G.I. JOE: Hearts & Minds
•    The Last Unicorn
•    Little Adventures in Oz Vol. 1

•    Locke & Key Vol. 1: Welcome to Lovecraft
•    Locke & Key Vol. 2: Head Games
•    Locke & Key Vol. 3: Crown of Shadows
•    Locke & Key Vol. 4: Keys to the Kingdom
•    The Murder of King Tut
•    Mystery Society
•    Parker: The Hunter
•    Parker: The Outfit
•    Star Trek: Movie Adaptation
•    TRANSFORMERS 3: Dark of the Moon Movie Adaptation
•    True Blood Vol.1: All Together Now
•    The Rocketeer: The Complete Adventures
•    Witch & Wizard: Battle for Shadowland

Visit IDWPublishing.com to 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; HBO’s True Blood; the BBC’s Doctor Who; Toho’s Godzilla 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! Studio.

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.

Your First Look At CARNAGE U.S.A. #1!

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Your First Look At CARNAGE U.S.A. #1!

Prepare for a whole new brand of terror as the critically acclaimed creative team of Zeb Wells and Clayton Crain let Cletus Kasady loose on America’s heartland in Carnage U.S.A. #1! Leaving a wake of bloodshed, no one is safe from Carnage’s lunacy – even the Avengers! Spider-Man, Captain America, Iron Man and more of Earth’s Mightiest must go on a brutal hunt to capture Cletus Kasady before the American heartland falls under his mass-murdering spell. Buckle in for the most mind-blowing cross country tour fans have ever taken in Carnage U.S.A. #1, this December!

CARNAGE U.S.A. #1 (OCT110632)
CARNAGE U.S.A. #1 RAMOS VARIANT (OCT110633)
Written by ZEB WELLS
Pencils and Cover by CLAYTON CRAIN
Variant Cover by HUMBERTO RAMOS
FOC – 11/14/11, ON SALE – 12/7/11

Archie First Look: Mega Man #7

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MEGA MAN #7

“Time Keeps Slipping” Part Three: Mega Man’s search for his kidnapped sister and clues to clear Dr. Light’s name is coming up with nothing. And Dr. Wily is still at large! Maybe he can save the day with the help of the six Robot Masters! Or are the robots wandering right into Dr. Wily’s latest trap?

Script: Ian Flynn.

Art: Chad Thomas, Gary Martin, Matt Herms and John Workman

Cover by Patrick “SPAZ” Spaziante

Shipping Date: 10/26/11

On Sale at Comic Specialty Shops: 11/9/11

On Sale on Newsstands: 11/16/11

32-page, full color comic

$2.99 US.
To find a comic shop near you, call 1-888-comicbook or visit ComicShopLocator.com
Don’t forget to read some of your favorite Archie comics digitally – download the Archie app!

Comics By Comixology Ships On Amazon’s Kindle Fire

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Official Press Release

COMICS BY COMIXOLOGY SHIPS ON AMAZON’S KINDLE FIRE

  Giving Amazon’s Users Access to Largest Digital Catalog of Comic Books 

“Comics have arrived!” – David Steinberger, CEO of comiXology

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November 8th, 2011 – New York, NY — ComiXology, the leading distributor of digital comics, is proud to announce the launch of their Comics by comiXology App for Kindle Fire and the Amazon Appstore for Android. Debuting as one of the free apps on Amazon’s Kindle Fire, comiXology’s Comics App will deliver to Amazon’s Kindle Fire users the best-of-class digital comic book reader, store and retail locator. ComiXology has thousands of comic books from the top-selling publishers, offering a wide array of comic books for readers of all types.

“Comics have arrived!” said David Steinberger, CEO and co-founder of comiXology. “Today’s news opens up a whole new audience to the world of comic books. We’ve worked long and hard to become the leader in the field of digital comics and this opportunity enables us to turn a whole new generation of people into comic book fans…and we can’t wait to do just that!”

“Launching with a $199 price point makes Amazon’s Kindle Fire a great device for making comics accessible to the masses and the vibrant 7” screen is perfect for our Guided View™ reading system,” said CTO and co-Founder John Roberts.

The landmark debut of the Comics by comiXology App on Amazon’s Kindle Fire joins comiXology’s family of apps and solidifies comiXology’s dominance in the digital comic book arena. Once logged into their comiXology account, users can read purchases they have made on the Comics by comiXology platform. The Comics App on Amazon’s Kindle Fire syncs with all other iterations of the Comics App on all the different platforms; delivering to comiXology users a true “buy once, read anywhere” end-user experience.

Comixology’s most recent milestone was being able to offer almost 50% of all new comics released the same-day-as-print, signaling a sea change in the comic book publishing landscape and making Comics by comiXology the destination app for all consumers wanted to reader the latest and greatest comic book in digital format.

About comiXology Since 2007 comiXology has been developing the technological infrastructure to bring comics into the digital mainstream and expose new audiences to the rich history and culture of the industry. Through partnerships with top comic book publishers including Marvel Comics, DC Comics, IDW Publishing, Archaia Entertainment, BOOM! Studios, Dynamite Entertainment and Image Comics as well as their own mobile and web apps which host over 14,000 digital titles, comiXology has become a leader in digital comic book proliferation. Also focused on creating strong ties with retail stores through its technology solutions, comiXology continues to transform the previously fragmented comic ecosystem into a vibrant and cohesive marketplace.

Preview – Wordgirl: The Incredible Shrinking Allowance

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WORDGIRL: THE INCREDIBLE SHRINKING ALLOWANCE

Written by Chris Karwowski, Anita Serwacki
Drawn by Steve Young, Andy Price
SC, 128pgs, FC, SRP: $7.99
ISBN13: 9781608866793
Diamond Code: SEP110917

Word up! KABOOM! proudly brings you all-new adventures of WordGirl — based on the Emmy Award-winning animated children’s show of the same name. Join WordGirl and Captain Huggy Face as they fight for truth, justice and use of the right word! When Tobey’s allowance runs dry, the young inventor has only one terrifying option to finance his horde of destructive robots — to get a job! Will WordGirl have what it takes to pummel these cybernetic perils once they have a payroll? Find out in this all new vocabulary-filled volume!

Preview – Space Warped #5

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SPACE WARPED #5

Written by Hervé Bourhis
Drawn by Rudy Spiessert
SC, 32pgs, FC, SRP: $3.99
COVER: Rudy Spiessert
Diamond Code: SEP110916

The loving, affectionate parody that skewers one of the greatest science fiction franchises of all time continues! In the tradition of ROBOT CHICKEN: STAR WARS and SPACEBALLS, join Lady Leica and Jean-Luc Groundwalker as they set off to rescue Al Alone from the briny clutches of Jean Baptiste! Will they succeed, or will the dark side of IT get in the way? Find out as the year’s hottest parody prepares to reach its conclusion!

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