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Free Comic Book Day 2011 – The Gold Books

Posted on December 3, 2010 by Brett

Official Press Release

Free Comic Book Day on May 7th, 2011

Ape Entertainment

KIZOIC PRESENTS: KUNG FU PANDA/RICHIE RICH FLIP BOOK

Archaia Entertainment

DARK CRYSTAL/MOUSE GUARD FLIP BOOK

Archie Comics

BETTY & VERONICA

BOOM! Studios

DARKWING DUCK/RESCUE RANGERS FLIP BOOK

Dark Horse Comics

AVATAR: LAST AIRBENDER/STAR WARS: CLONE WARS FLIP BOOK

DC Comics

A SPECIAL TOP SECRET PROJECT TOO BIG TO ANNOUNCE!

Image Comics

ROBERT KIRKMAN KID-FRIENDLY TITLE

IDW Publishing

LOCKE & KEY

Marvel Comics

SPIDER-MAN

Papercutz

GERONIMO STILTON & THE SMURFS FLIP BOOK

Preview – The Killer: Modus Vivendi #6 (OF 6)

Posted on December 3, 2010 by Brett

Official Press Release

THE KILLER: MODUS VIVENDI #6 (OF 6)

Retail Price: $3.95 U.S.
Page Count: 32 pages
Format: saddle bound, 6.875” x 10.25”, full color
On-sale date: December 2, 2010
Written by Matz
Illustrated by Luc Jacamon

In the final chapter of THE KILLER: MODUS VIVENDI, political tensions are on the rise as nations seek to claim the rich oil deposit discovered in Cuban waters. Amid the swelling political climate, the Killer lends Mariano a helping hand, dispatching a group of drug-dealing Hell’s Angels who’ve crossed Mariano and his boss in a nasty way. Despite the distraction, the Killer knows a silent war is beginning between nations. How long will he be able to avoid being drafted into the conflict? Time may be running out faster than the Killer thinks.

Mature Readers (series contains Nudity, Graphic Violence and Adult Content)

The Avengers: Earth’s Mightiest Heroes Episode 14

Posted on December 3, 2010 by Brett

Official Press Release

Baron Zemo returns in a new episode of “The Avengers: Earth’s Mightiest Heroes” on Sunday, December 5 at 10:00 a.m., ET/PT on Disney XD. The Avengers may be Earth’s Mightiest Heroes, but now they’re faced with Earth’s Mightiest villains—the Masters of Evil!

On Sunday Morning, Evil will be Avenged with Brand New Episodes of “The Avengers: Earth’s Mightiest Heroes” — Sundays at 10:00 a.m. on Disney XD.

Zenoscope: February 2011 Solicitations

Posted on December 3, 2010 by Brett

Official Press Release

Charmed Issue #9

Paul Ruditis (W)

Marcio Abreu(A)

A family member lost. The Elders under siege. An unstoppable force about to wreak havoc on the world! Leo must reveal an ancient secret to The Charmed Ones about the very source of their craft and the true origins of the magic they possess if they have any chance of defeating their latest threat.

32 pgs, FC, $3.50

Ships with two separate covers!

Grimm Fairy Tales Issue #57

Joe Brusha (W)

Grimm Fairy Tales present the classic fairy tale Diamonds and Toads. Fresh off her battle with the Goblin Queen, Sela now has to deal with Morrigan’s pupil: Gruel. Long before he became trained in the art of magic Gruel suffered an evil curse. A curse that would scar him for life and set him on a path of revenge against everything pure or beautiful in the world. His life’s goal is destruction and Sela is next on the list.

32 pgs, FC, $2.99

Grimm Fairy Tales Volume 9 trade Paperback

Joe Brusha & Raven Gregory (W)

The latest issues of Grimm Fairy Tales are collected in the Volume 9 trade paperback. Fairy Tales and Fables have been passed down from generation to generation throughout the world for hundreds of years. But this hit independent series puts an all new spin on these familiar stories. Included in this volume are the classic tales the Glass Coffi n, The Golden Stag and Grateful Beasts among others. A must have for fans of the series.

184 pgs, FC, $15.99

Grimm Fairy Tales Myths & Legends Issue #2

Raven Gregory (W)

David Miller (A)

From the creators of Grimm Fairy Tales and the Wonderland trilogy, Zenescope’s newest ongoing series continues here! A storm arrives, cutting off the facility from the rest of the world as patients continue to disappear. Meanwhile the unsuspecting staff of the Seidwell facility has yet to realize that they are being picked off one by one by something not of this world. Don’t miss issue #2 of this exciting new Grimm spin-off series.

32 pgs, FC, $2.99

Features two separate covers

The Monster Hunters’ Survival Guide

J.P. Russ (W), Anthony Spay (A)

From the blood sucking Chupacabra to Werewolves that prowl by the light of the full moon…how can mankind defend itself from these monsters? By reading the Monster Hunters’ Survival Guide. Issue #4 of this comprehensive survival guide deals with the Unnatural Beasts that haunt our nightmares. From Gargoyles to Golems you’ll fi nd everything you need to capture and kill these horrible beasts in this issue.

32 pgs, BW, $2.99 • Ships with two separate covers!

Neverland Issue #7

Joe Brusha (W)

Jean-Paul Deshong (A)

The fi nal chapter of the story is here! Pan unleashes his full fury on Wendy, Cross and their allies and they have little chance of standing before the ruler of Neverland’s power. As hope fades an unlikely ally comes to their aid…Tink has finally had enough of Pan’s tyranny. But her help may have come too late. Don’t miss the exciting conclusion to this popular spin off of Grimm Fairy Tales.

32 pgs, FC, $2.99

Explosive New Releases From Boom! Studios!

Posted on December 3, 2010 by Brett

Official Press Release

12/02/10 Releases!

CHIP ‘N’ DALE RESCUE RANGERS #1 (A)
CHIP ‘N’ DALE RESCUE RANGERS #1 (B)
It’s the return of your favorite furry flatfoots in an all new original ongoing series! Coming on the heels of BOOM!’s bestselling DARKWING DUCK ongoing series, BOOM! brings you another piece of the Disney Afternoon Revolution with CHIP ‘N’ DALE RESCUE RANGERS. Join DARKWING DUCK writer Ian Brill and MARVEL SUPER HERO SQUAD artist Leonel Castellani as they take the diminutive detectives on all new original adventure! This is the series that will have you singing that song you can never forget: “Sometimes some crimes go slipping through the cracks. But these two gumshoes are picking up the slack. There’s no case too big, no case too small, when you need help just call — Ch-ch-ch-Chip ‘N’ Dale Rescue Rangers!”

IRREDEEMABLE #20 (A)
IRREDEEMABLE #20 (B)
The secrets of the malicious alien race The Vespa are revealed. Earth hangs in the balance as their clandestine relationship with a fallen Paradigm member comes to the forefront. The Paradigm’s past comes back to haunt them, Plutonian meets his match, and the fate of the world will never be the same! A new arc of the scorching hot, Eisner and Harvey-nominated IRREDEEMABLE kicks off here!

DO ANDROIDS DREAM OF ELECTRIC SHEEP?: DUST TO DUST #7
Don’t miss the penultimate issue of the celebrated prequel to the Eisner-nominated series DO ANDROIDS DREAM OF ELECTRIC SHEEP?! Will Charlie Victor save Malcolm Reed from the evil clutches of the renegade androids? Find out as Chris Roberson (I, ZOMBIE) expands Philip K. Dick’s classic sci-fi world that inspired BLADE RUNNER!

TOY STORY: TALES FROM THE TOY CHEST #3
Lost at sea, Jessie, Buzz and Shark must find a way back to Andy’s cruise ship before it’s too late! With TOY STORY 3 burning up the box office, this is the only place to continue to get all new stories featuring your favorite TOY STORY characters! This series has been called “The smartest kid’s book on the stands.” Find out why!

WALT DISNEY’S COMICS AND STORIES #713
“The Menace from the Future” begins here! Goofy finds himself on the verge of making a startling discovery, but he doesn’t know that a mysterious stranger is intent on keeping that from happening! Now Mickey Mouse has to get to the bottom of the situation before his friend pays the price! Another epic adventure from modern Mickey master Casty!

ROBERT E. HOWARD’S HAWKS OF OUTREMER TPB
He is Cormac FitzGeoffrey, and he has no master. As a wandering warrior born and bred on battle, he’s a renowned fighter, a ruthless adversary, and a man who is no stranger to the ways of violence and bloodshed. He counts his friends on one hand, so when Cormac learns that his most recent liege has been murdered, nothing will stop his quest for revenge. By oath, a path of vengeance will be marked with the blood of his enemies. Sword-swinging, berserker action in only the way Robert E. Howard could deliver! Featuring a cover by fan-favorite THE SAVAGE SWORD OF CONAN artist Joe Jusko!

FINDING NEMO: LOSING DORY TPB
“Fishnapped!” Dory is taken from the reef by a mysterious group and only her friends can save her. Join Marlin, Nemo and Gill as they embark on a quest to save Dory from her elusive captors. And what happens next will shock all the fish in the sea! The biggest selling DVD of all time comes to comics in a brand-new adventure that FINDING NEMO fans will be talking about for ages.

Marvel Announces Retailer Support For The Point One Program

Posted on December 3, 2010 by Brett

Official Press Release

Marvel Announces Retailer Support For The Point One Program

The Point One program is a tremendous opportunity for both retailers and Marvel, and Marvel is proud to work with retailers to promote this unprecedented initiative. The Point One program offers readers the perfect starting point for new storylines spinning out of the new year. Self-contained and featuring some of Marvel’s greatest talent and characters, these Point One books will lay the groundwork for a whole year’s worth of storytelling.

Marvel is pleased to announce the rollout of retailer support items for the Point One Program starting in February. In an effort to maximize consumer awareness and sales, retailers will be able to order an assortment of free promotional items tied directly into the Point One program.

These items include:

Marvel Point One Bookmark – in stores 12/15/10
Marvel Point One Postcards – in stores 1/5/11
Marvel Point One Shelf talkers – in stores 2/2/11

Retailers: For more information on ordering additional items or how to qualify for the free promo items, please refer to the Marvel Mailer. As a reminder, these are the upcoming Point One titles on sale Feb through April 2011:

FEBRUARY 2011
• AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #654.1
• INVINCIBLE IRON MAN #500.1
• WOLVERINE #5.1

MARCH 2011
• CAPTAIN AMERICA #615.1
• DEADPOOL #32.1
• HULK #30.1
• THOR #620.1
• UNCANNY X-FORCE #5.1

APRIL 2011
• AVENGERS #12.1
• SECRET AVENGERS #11.1
• UNCANNY X-MEN #534.1

Press Release

Don’t Miss Kids Comics L.A. At Meltdown Comics This Saturday!

Posted on December 3, 2010 by Brett

Official Press Release

IT’S A FUN-FILLED CELEBRATION
FOR THE WHOLE FAMILY!
KIDS COMICS L.A. EVENT
AT MELTDOWN COMICS
DECEMBER 4, 2010

MEET
CHIP ‘N’ DALE RESCUE RANGERS
& DARKWING DUCK WRITER
IAN BRILL!

December 1, 2010 – Los Angeles, CA – Join BOOM! Studios and Meltdown Comics as they celebrate Kid’s Comics L.A., a day of comics, creativity and fun for the whole family, Saturday, December 4, 2010 from 1-3pm!

Kids Comics L.A., gives an opportunity for kids to meet with talented all-ages comic creators and learn learn how to create their own comic books! Two unique comic seminars will help budding creators understand the basics of comics creating. These seminars are open to all attendees giving families the opportunity to to learn together!

Don’t miss your chance to hang out and learn comics creating from DARKWING DUCK & CHIP ‘N’ DALE RESCUE RANGER writer Ian Brill, FRAGGLE ROCK writer Sam Humphries, PENGUINS OF MADAGASCAR’s David Server & Jackson Lanzing and REED GUNTHER’s Shane & Chris Houghton.

This is an all ages event, open to the public and absolutely free. So if you have a budding artist or writer in your household or are a kid at heart come down to Meltdown comics for Kids Comics L.A.!

What: Kids Comics L.A.

Where: Meltdown Comics & Collectibles
7522 Sunset Blvd., Los Angeles, CA, 90046

Who’s in Attendance:
Ian Brill (DARKWING DUCK & CHIP ‘N’ DALE RESCUE RANGERS,
BOOM! Studios, BOOM Kids!)
Sam Humphries (FRAGGLE ROCK, Archaia)
David Server & Jackson Lanzing (PENGUINS OF MADAGASCAR,
Ape Entertainment)
Shane & Chris Houghton (REED GUNTHER, Independent)

Anything else?: Dine on Los Angeles’ own famouse GRILLED CHEESE TRUCK on hand all day to feed comics lovers of all ages!

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.

Review – Feeding Ground #1

Posted on December 3, 2010 by Brett

I missed the first issue of Feeding Ground #1 and caught up yesterday, and I’m a bit mixed. Along with the first issue I read the second and so far together they’re better than separate, the second issue is much stronger of the two.

Written by Swifty Lang with art with Michael Lapinski the story seems to be a werewolf story but in the first issue I’m not quite clear on it. It’s not necessarily the start that’d get me excited to read it. Here’s the solicit text for the second issue:

FEEDING GROUND, a horror tale set on the Mexico-Arizona border, launches an entirely new werewolf mythology! A local enforcer, Don Oso, terrorizes the Busqueda family as their father Diego makes a solitary trek home through the horrors of the Devil’s Highway. Meanwhile, US Border Patrol agents unearth a shocking discovery that threatens to reveal a secret buried in the desert for generations. Also included as bonus content on the flip side of the book is the story in Spanish!

The first issue, I’ll admit, had me scratching my head a bit. I wasn’t quite sure what was going on, other than a bunch of folks sneaking across the U.S./Mexican border. I loved the art though, there’s a very cool feel to it, but I can’t say that alone won me over.

This is a weird one, the second issue (reviewed later today!) did what the first issue didn’t, set up a mystery I’m interested in.

Heroclix – Atrocitus

Posted on December 2, 2010 by Brett

Wizkids has released a preview of it’s latest creation for the DC 75th Heroclix, Atrocitus.

From the Wizkids website:

His “Burn Through Defenses” Trait allows Atrocitus to more readily damage his foes, while his Indomitable ability enables him to attack turn almost every turn.

Front loaded Charge and Super Strength gets him into battle quickly for some first strike terror, and early to mid-dial Blades/Claws/Fangs gives you the option of trying for more than his printed 3 damage! Or, pair Atrocitus with the Red Lantern special object and pump his damage up by +1 thanks to his ever-present Battle Fury!

Review – Lucid #2

Posted on December 2, 2010 by Brett

I really enjoyed the first issue of the series and Lucid #2 upped my enjoyment. The entire issue focuses on an assassination attempt on the President, and when magic gets involved things get pretty interesting.

Things are heating up at the House at Dupont Circle! What is the Prophecy of the Pendragon? What Occult weapon threatens the fate the United States…for the second time? And what exactly is an Astral Amplifier?! LUCID #2 takes you one more giant leap into the strange world of Matthew Dee as the novice Combat Mage races against the clock to prevent President’s Day from becoming a National Day of Mourning! Written by “True Blood” actor Michael McMillian and illustrated by newcomer Anna Wieszczyk, LUCID is Archaia’s first title published in association with Zachary Quinto (“Heroes,” “Star Trek”) and his company, Before the Door.

The series written by Michael McMillian is entertaining. The pacing is good and action solid. There’s nothing too deep here, but it’s just an action movie you can check your mind at the door and just read and enjoy. That’s not a bad thing at all.

Anna Wieszcyk‘s art is pretty cool with an interesting anime feel to it. My only complaint is the faces of the men are all pretty similar, though each character is distinguishable.

This was In the Line of Fire with magic thrown in. Pretty simple really, but very entertaining. This is a series I look forward to reading each time I see it hit the releases.

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