Thursday, September 3, 2009

Comic News: The Complete Rocketeer - Coming in October!



It's not too late to place your orders for The Complete Rocketeer, and very first hardcover collection of the classic strip!


Set in the 1930s, Dave Stevens' classic adventure strip pays homage to the classic pulp novels of the time. Cliff Secord is a stunt pilot who happens upon a top-secret experimental Jet pack and meets adventure head on.

In print for the first time in years, fans will have a choice of two different volumes: The Complete Rocketeer and The Rocketeer: The Complete Deluxe Edition. The Complete Rocketeer will offer both The Rocketeer and The Rocketeer: Cliff's New York Adventure in a handsome hardcover collection. In addition to the comics themselves, The Deluxe Edition will be printed in a larger format and feature 100 additional pages of sketches, preliminaries, layouts and much more. A cornucopia of Dave Stevens art, many of these treasures have never been published before and will be printed here from the original art to ensure the highest quality reproduction possible.

Ask your retailer about it today!

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Comic News: TOP COW PREVIEW: Witchblade #130



Top Cow offers a preview of Witchblade #130, which goes on sale this Wednesday, September 9th in comic shops.


Witchblade #130
“War of the Witchblades” Part 6 (of 6)
(W) Ron Marz (A) Stjepan Sejic (Cov) Sejic, Adriana Melo

“War of the Witchblades” concludes here!
Will Sara Pezzini or Dani Baptiste emerge as the sole bearer of the Witchblade? Or will it be a completely new bearer? And who is the new Angelus?
Featuring a cover by regular artist Sejic and two variant covers by classic Witchblade artist Adriana Melo (Ms. Marvel)!

Cover A – Stjepan Sejic
Cover B – Adriana Melo Sara
Cover C – Adrian Melo Danielle

Full Color 32 pages $2.99 ongoing series




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Comic News: LIVE THE COMIC EVEN MORE IN THE SECOND ALL-NEW G-MAN: CAPE CRISIS VIDEO GAME!



Mini-Marvels cartoonist Chris Giarrusso brings his superhero hit G-MAN: CAPE CRISIS to the interactive computer screen... again!


Barely a month after Chris Giarrusso released the revolutionary G-MAN: CAPE CRISIS video game, he's at it again with SUNTROOPER SQUADRON, the newest G-MAN: CAPE CRISIS video game!

"The original G-MAN: CAPE CRISIS video game had a game engine which allowed players to move both left and right," Giarrusso said. "With G-MAN: CAPE CRISIS: SUNTROOPER SQUADRON, players can now also move up and down, literally exploring every square inch of the screen. This radical shift in gameplay may be shocking at first, but that's what the evolution of classic old-school 8-bit style video gaming is all about."

G-MAN: CAPE CRISIS: SUNTROOPER SQUADRON recreates the opening events of G-MAN: CAPE CRISIS #2, wherein G-Man's legendary ally, Suntrooper, faces an asteroid on a collision course with Earth. Players will virtually don the Suntrooper's amazing solar suit and be initiated into the Suntrooper Squadron's elite space force as they, too, will battle not only asteroids, but enemy spacecraft as well! It's like the movies "Armageddon" and "Independence Day" combined into a single game. Except good.

G-MAN: CAPE CRISIS #2 (JUL090395), a 32-page full color comic book for $2.99, will be in stores September, 9th 2009. The video game may be played online at
http://chrisgcomics.com/ccgame2.html

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Comic News: Stan Lee and Hero Initiative at Pittsburg Comicon!



MEET STAN LEE AT PITTSBURGH COMICON

And get a picture. AND get autographs, son!

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And lo! There shall come…a Stan!



Stan Lee has graciously agreed to do a limited meet-and-greet with a few select fans at the Pittsburgh Comicon!

The event will take place at the Pittsburgh Comicon on SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 12 at 9:15 AM! There are only SIX availabilities! Each of six winners will be escorted by duly authorized Hero Initiative personnel, where they’ll meet Stan the Man the con’s double-swanky VIP Green Room! You can get a picture with Stan, and you’ll also be able to get TWO Stan Lee autographs at this event on YOUR items of YOUR choice!

These six availabilities will be auctioned off by the Hero Initiative via eBay.com starting Thursday, September 3. Hero’s eBay page is located at
http://qurls.com/?i=48020

Here’s the five Ws.

WHO: Stan Lee, co-creator of the Marvel Universe, and such beloved characters as Spider-Man, the X-Men, the Fantastic Four, the Incredible Hulk, Iron Man, and even Fin Fang Foom!

WHAT: A meet-and-greet appearance with Stan. Only six people will be allowed in via this auction, and you can get two autographs as well, AND a picture with Stan!

WHY: Because Stan is a jolly good fella, and he believes in and supports The Hero Initiative!

WHERE: The appearance will take place in conjunction with the Pittsburgh Comicon. You must be present at the convention and report to the Hero Initiative booth if you’re a winner.

WHEN: SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 12 at 9:15 AM

IF YOU WIN…
• Please come to the Hero Initiative booth at the Pittsburgh Comicon promptly at 9:00 AM. Enter through the Pittsburgh Comicon’s VIP entrance. Bring your PayPal receipt and photo ID to claim your berth. You will be escorted to the shindig by Hero Initiative!

This auction is a benefit for The Hero Initiative, the first-ever federally chartered not-for-profit corporation dedicated to helping comic book creators in need. Hero creates a financial safety net for yesterdays' creators who may need emergency medical aid, financial support for essentials of life, and entrée back into paying work.
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Comic News: Punisher: Rest In Pieces



Dark Reign The List brings the most dramatic changes ever to Punisher!


Dark Wolverine faces off against Frank Castle and the Punisher’s (after)life is altered forever! Continuing in Punisher Annual #1 don’t miss Tom Raney’s stunning Rest In Pieces Variant, featuring another clue to the startling changes ahead for the Punisher!

PUNISHER ANNUAL #1 (JUL090547)
PUNISHER ANNUAL #1 REST IN PIECES VARIANT (JUN098466)
Written by RICK REMENDER
Pencils & Cover by JASON PEARSON
Rest In Pieces Variant by TOM RANEY
Parental Advisory …$3.99
FOC—9/10/09, On-Sale—9/30/09

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