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Celebrate Free Comic Book Day With Boom! Studios

Official Press Release

CELEBRATE FREE COMIC BOOK DAY WITH BOOM! STUDIOS AT A LOCAL COMIC SHOP NEAR YOU!

BOOM! STUDIOS
CELEBRATES
FREE COMIC BOOK DAY, MAY 7th, 2011 WITH
ELRIC: THE BALANCE LOST FREE COMIC BOOK DAY EDITION &
DARKWING DUCK #1 / CHIP ‘N’ DALE RESCUE RANGERS #1
FREE COMIC BOOK DAY FLIP BOOK

May 6, 2011 – Los Angeles, CA – Celebrate Free Comic Book Day at a local comic shop near you! This Free Comic Book Day, Saturday May 7th, 2011, request your Free Comic Book Day editions of ELRIC: THE BALANCE LOST and DARKWING DUCK #1 / CHIP ‘N’ DALE RESCUE RANGERS #1 FREE COMIC BOOK DAY FLIP BOOK!

ELRIC: THE BALANCE LOST FREE COMIC BOOK DAY EDITION features an original prequel story by New York Times bestseller and SUPERMAN writer Chris Roberson with art by Francesco Biagini and cover art by Erik Jones that leads directly into the first issue of the new ELRIC: THE BALANCE LOST this July.

And while you’re there, be sure to check out our special $1 BOOM! BLASTS featuring the #1 issues of some of our best selling titles.

IRREDEEMABLE #1 / INCORRUPTIBLE #1 $1 BOOM BLAST

DRACULA: THE COMPANY OF MONSTERS #1 $1 BOOM BLAST

THE LIFE AND TIMES OF SCROOGE MCDUCK $1 BOOM BLAST

BOOM! Studios will be out in full force as BOOM!/KABOOM! creators will all be out signing their books and meeting fans all across the country!

STARBORN, DO ANDROIDS DREAM OF ELECTRIC SHEEP?: DUST TO DUST and ELRIC: THE BALANCE LOST
writer Chris Roberson
@ Austin Books and Comics
5002 North Lamar Boulevard Austin, TX 78751
Event from 8AM to 7PM
http://www.austinbooks.com/pages/events.phpDARKWING DUCK writer Ian Brill
28 DAYS LATER writer Michael Alan Nelson
and CBGB’s writer Sam Humphries
@ 4 Color Fantasies
7172 Archibald Avenue Rancho Cucamonga, CA 91701
Event from 11AM to 4PM
http://www.4colorfantasies.com/

DARKWING DUCK artist James Silvani
@ Nuclear Comics & Skate
28985 Golden Lantern #B107
Laguna Niguel, CA 92677

TOY STORY and CARS’ artist Travis Hill
@ Pop City Comics
2114 Edgewater Drive Orlando, FL 32804
http://www.popcitycomics.com/popcitycomics.htm

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About BOOM! Studios
Award-winning “Best Publisher” 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 series IRREDEEMABLE, Stan Lee’s SOLDIER ZERO, THE TRAVELER, and STARBORN (the first new series in print from the industry icon in 20 years), new HELLRAISER comics written by Clive Barker as well as 20th Century Fox’s PLANET OF THE APES, 28 DAYS LATER, and DIE HARD, Philip K. Dick’s DO ANDROIDS DREAM OF ELECTRIC SHEEP?, and The Henson Company’s FARSCAPE. BOOM!’s recently rebranded all-ages imprint, KABOOM! will see publication of PEANUTS, SPACE WARPED, Roger Langridge’s SNARKED!, Scholastic’s WORDGIRL and DUCKTALES, as well as continuing to publish fan-favorite Disney Afternoon series DARKWING DUCK, CHIP ‘N’ DALE RESCUE RANGERS along with Disney standards MICKEY MOUSE, DONALD DUCK, UNCLE SCROOGE, and WALT DISNEY’S COMICS AND STORIES.

Stan Lee’s Starborn Writer Chris Roberson Signs At Austin Books & Comics Today!

Official Press Release

STAN LEE’S STARBORN WRITER & NEW SUPERMAN SCRIBE
CHRIS ROBERSON
SIGNS @ AUSTIN BOOK & COMICS
TODAY!

January 12, 2011 – Los Angeles, CA – Comics fans in the Austin,Texas area drop what you’re doing and come meet STAN LEE’S STARBORN writer, and brand new SUPERMAN scribe Chris Roberson, signing at Austin Book & Comics today from 4-7pm!

For one day only Chris Roberson will be signing comics, greeting fans and doling out invaluable insight into the fast paced world of comic book publishing. This is an incredibly intimate, not-to-be-missed event with rising star of comics, Chris Roberson!

What: Chris Roberson signs @ Austin Books
Where: Austin Books & Comics
5002 N. Lamar Blvd., Austin, TX
When: TODAY! January 12, 2011
4pm – 7pm
Anything Else?: HECK YEAH! Don’t forgot to grab the first two issues of
STAN LEE’S STARBORN written by Chris Roberson and in stores now!

About BOOM! Studios
BOOM! Studios (www.boom-studios.com) 2009 “Best Publisher” of the year, generates a wide-ranging catalog of multiple Eisner and Harvey Award-nominated comic books and graphic novels featuring some of the industry’s top talent, including Philip K. Dick’s DO ANDROIDS DREAM OF ELECTRIC SHEEP?, 20th Century Fox’s 28 DAYS LATER and DIE HARD, The Henson Company’s FARSCAPE, and the original Mark Waid series IRREDEEMABLE. This fall sees BOOM! teaming up with the legendary Stan Lee, creator of Marvel Comics’ characters Spider-Man, The Hulk, and The X-Men for a line of original superhero series, the legend’s first new superhero creations in nearly 20 years. BOOM!’s youth imprint, BOOM Kids!, is an undisputed industry leader publishing Disney/Pixar’s THE INCREDIBLES, CARS, and TOY STORY, as well as Disney’s THE MUPPETS, DONALD DUCK, UNCLE SCROOGE and WALT DISNEY’S COMICS AND STORIES. This year, BOOM! Studios celebrates its fifth anniversary.

Top Cow Pilot Season 2010 Signing Tour

Official Press Release

TOP COW PILOT SEASON 2010 SIGNING TOUR

LOS ANGELES, Calif., September 16, 2010 – Top Cow Productions, Inc. proudly announced today that first title off of the 2010 Pilot Season slate will arrive in stores next week on September 22nd, 2010.  Pilot Season 2010 debuts a new format consisting of five new concepts and five different creative teams released in a span of five weeks.  In support of Pilot Season 2010, stateside creators will be embarking on a signing tour coinciding with their pilot’s release.

”Pilot Season is an ideal event for us to schedule signing events around because of the wide variety of talent we have participating each year,” explained Publisher Filip Sablik. “This year is no different with established talent like Marc Silvestri, Jeff Katz, and Phil Noto along side exciting up-and-comers like Jerry Lando, David Marquez, and the dynamic duo of Hill and Levin. We’re all getting out on the campaign trail to win the hearts and minds of our voting public!”

Pilot Season: 39 Minutes’ William Harms and Jerry Lando will kick off the launch of Pilot Season 2010 next week in Las Vegas and Philadelphia, respectively.

Book Signing Dates

Pilot Season: 39 Minutes

·       William Harms: Comic Oasis, Las Vegas, September 22, http://www.comicoasis.com

·       Jerry Lando:  Atomic City Comics, Philadelphia, September 25, 2-5pm, http://www.bestphillycomics.com

Pilot Season: Asset

·       Filip Sablik: Earth 2 Comics, Los Angeles, September 29, http://www.earth2comics.com

·       Jenny Frison: Challengers 2.0, Chicago, September 29, 5-7pm, http://www.challengerscomics.com

·       David Marquez: Austin Books and Comics, Austin, TX, October 13, http://www.austinbooks.com

Pilot Season: Crosshair

·       Jeff Katz: Brave New World, Los Angeles, October 16, http://www.bravenewworldcomics.com

Pilot Season: 7 Days From Hell

·       Bryan Edward Hill:  Starclipper Comics, St. Louis, October 23, http://starclipper.com

·       Rob Levin: The Comic Bug, Long Beach, October 23, 4 PM – 8 PM, http://thecomicbug.com

·       Phil Noto:  ACME Comics, October 23, http://www.acmecomics.com (tentative)

For more information on Pilot Season and upcoming signing events, go to www.topcow.com.

Pilot Season