October 2006 Devils Due Solicitations
By the editor
July 19, 2006 - 09:28
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Hack/Slash: Slice Hard
Number of Issues/Volumes in Series: One Shot
Frequency of Publication: One Shot
Intended Audience: TR – Teen Readers 15+
Genre: Horror, Action, Comedy.
Format: Standard Comic, 48 pgs, FC, Saddle Stitched
Retail Price: - Cover A - $4.95
Cover B - $4.95
Diamond Discount: STANDARD
Printer: QUEBECOR
Country of Printing: PRINTED in CANADA.
Ship Date/Month: October
UPC Code: Cover A - 882142-00076-01001
Cover B – 882142-00076-01002
ISBN: N/A
ISBN 13: N/A
Author: Tim Seeley (Loaded Bible)
Artist(s): Nate Bellegarde (Loaded Bible) & Mark Englert
Cover Artist(s): A - Stefano Caselli (G.I.Joe: America’s Elite, Civil War: Young Avengers & Runaways)
B – Crank!
C – Tim Seeley – Retailer Incentive cover.
Synopsis (approx 50 words): More HACK/SLASH insanity! Cassie and Vlad are completely weaponless and trapped in a medical facility with six of the most outrageous, deadly slashers ever to stalk a nubile teen! One-liners! Lab rabbits! Severed limbs! It’s both action and horror movies combined! If you’re gonna slash, ya’ better SLASH HARD!
Special Notes:
Selling Points: "Right from the start, I knew Hack/Slash was a comic after my heart. There are lots of horror and comic in-jokes- containing the silly plots and dialogue of slasher movies with an interesting twist, and characters you actually begin to care about. Considering that it just got optioned for a movie, it's time to catch up on the original. 9.5 out of 10" ~creature-corner.com
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Frequency of Publication: One Shot
Intended Audience: Teen Readers: TR 15+
Format: Trade paperback, 144 pgs, FC, Perfect bound
Retail Price: $16.95
Diamond Discount: STANDARD
Printer: QUEBECOR
Country of Printing: PRINTED in CANADA.
Ship Date/Month: October
UPC Code: N/A
ISBN: 1-932796-65-7
ISBN 13: 978-1-932796-65-0
Author: Matt Fleckenstein (Family Guy TV show writer)
Artist(s): Benjamin Phillips & Various
Synopsis (approx 50 words): The Family Guy steps out of the TV screen and into a trade paperback! Each of the stories focuses on one of the star characters, and their views on life... however skewed they may be! Want advice from Peter or Stewie? Probably not, but they're going to give it to you anyway! In between these hilarious one-on-one segments are stories rivaled only by the TV show, itself.
Special Notes: Family Guy was ranked at #1 in Diamond’s top 100 Graphic Novels for May ’06 and is still selling strong!
And - Written by Matt Fleckenstein, staff writer for the animated series!
Selling Points:
· TV show ranked #1 in its time slot among men 18 – 34 and teens 12 – 17
· Audience is growing – Fall viewer-ship is up 25%
· #1 series on Cartoon Network and TBS
· Family Guy Toys & Trading Cards have continually sold out
· Family Guy books have sold over 60,000 copies
G.I. Joe: America’s Elite #16
Frequency of Publication: Monthly Ongoing
Intended Audience: Teen Readers: TR 12+
Genre: Action/Adventure, Military/Espionage, Martial Arts.
Format: Standard Comic, 32 pgs, FC, Saddle Stitched.
Retail Price: $2.95
Diamond Discount: STANDARD
Printer: QUEBECOR
Country of Printing: PRINTED in CANADA.
Ship Date/Month: October
UPC Code: 882142-00100-01601
ISBN: N/A
ISBN 13: N/A
Author: Joe Casey (Fantastic Four, X-Men)
Artist: Josh Medors (The Gift)
Cover Artist: Tony Akins (Hellblazer: Papa Midnight, Star Wars: Tales of the Jedi, Fables)
Synopsis (approx 50 words): The machinations of Cobra Commander continue, as the G.I. Joe team falls under siege to their… replacements?! A bloody battle explodes in an unexpected location, and not everyone walks out in one piece… Amidst all this – The return of Snake-Eyes: the commando! Plus: an angry Baroness makes her first move…
Special Notes: Retailer quote - "Perfectly executed." ~Comics Waiting Room
Selling points: Celebrating 5 YEARS of G.I.JOE!!!
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Frequency of Publication: Bi-Monthly Limited Series
Intended Audience: Teen Readers: TR 12+
Genre: Action/Adventure, Military
Format: Standard Comic, 48 pgs, FC, Saddle Stitched.
Retail Price: Cover A: - $4.95
Cover B: - $8.95 (Cardstock Vintage Art Cover)
Diamond Discount: STANDARD
Printer: QUEBECOR
Country of Printing: PRINTED in CANADA.
Ship Date/Month: October
UPC Code: A - 882142-00129-00301
B - 882142-00129-00302
ISBN: N/A
Author: Larry Hama (G.I.Joe, Wolverine)
Artists: Pat Quinn & Valentine DeLandro
Cover Artists: A - Francis Manapul (Witchblade, Tomb Raider, Necromancer)
B – Tim Seeley (G.I. Joe, Forgotten Realms, Hack/Slash)
Synopsis (approx 50 words): The series concludes! All the threads start tying together and lead the team toward the inevitable Lady Doomsday mission! How do the rumors of blue clad fanatics fit into this? More untold stories and origins in this look back into the early days of the G.I. Joe saga!
Special Notes: All three “A” covers connect to form one large image!
Selling Points: The answer to a 25-year mystery given in this issue!
Retailer Quote - "Larry Hama is back and hasn't missed a step!" ~ YoJoe.com
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Frequency of Publication: Digest
Intended Audience: All Ages
Format: Digest, 144 pgs, Full Color, Perfect bound
Retail Price: $10.95
Diamond Discount: STANDARD
Printer: QUEBECOR
Country of Printing: PRINTED in CANADA.
Ship Date/Month: October
UPC Code: N/A
ISBN: 1-932796-51-7
ISBN 13: 978-1-932796-51-3
Author: Andrew Dabb (Forgotten Realms, Dragonlance, Atomika)
Artist: Chris Lie (Arashikkage Showdown, Eberron)
Synopsis (approx 50 words): Collecting the popular mini-series adapting the all-new Fox Saturday morning cartoon series! A new, covert team of G.I. Joe operatives has been assembled, each with highly specialized capabilities, innovative technology, and the goal of stopping the maniacal Cobra organization! Duke, Spirit, Tunnel Rat, Scarlett, Heavy Duty, Long Range, and Snake Eyes are forced to divide their numbers… and each face the menace of Cobra alone!
Special Notes: "Writer Andrew Dabb injects a nice dose of humor into the story, eliciting smiles along with the thrills." ~ brokenfrontier.com
"Overall grade = A" ~ thecomicfanatic.com
"SIGMA gets thumbs up" ~ comicswait.blogspot.com
Selling Points: ~ Based on the all-new hit Saturday morning cartoon series!
~ An all-ages book full of high-octane action!
~ Large Hasbro brand awareness marketing push - tv commercials for toys & large presence in toy stores, Target & Walmart
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Frequency of Publication: Bi-Monthly Limited Series
Intended Audience: Teen Readers: TR 12+
Genre: Action/Adventure, Military
Format: Standard Comic, 48 pgs, FC, Saddle Stitched.
Retail Price: Cover A: - $4.95
Cover B: - $8.95 (Cardstock UV Coating)
Diamond Discount: STANDARD
Printer: QUEBECOR
Country of Printing: PRINTED in CANADA.
Ship Date/Month: October
UPC Code: A - 882142-00130-00201
B - 882142-00130-00202
ISBN: N/A
ISBN 13: N/A
Author: R.A. Salvatore
Adapted by: Andrew Dabb
Artist: Val Semeiks
Cover Artists: A – Tim Seeley
B – Tyler Walpole
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Selling points: "This is THE fantasy comic book to read in your lifetime." ~COMIXFAN.com
"A+ The next best thing to playing the game." ~BUZZSCOPE.com
Special Notes:
G.I. Joe: Declassified – Poster
Frequency of Publication: Poster
Format: FC, 16” x 36”, Poster
Retail Price: $14.95
Diamond Discount: STANDARD
Printer: QUEBECOR
Country of Printing: PRINTED in CANADA.
Ship Date/Month: October
UPC Code: N/A
ISBN: N/A
ISBN 13: N/A
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Synopsis (approx 50 words): The spectacular covers from G.I. JOE: DECLASSIFIED #1-3 combined into one dynamic image! Francis Manapul and Steve Buccellato capture the classic, original roster of the G.I. Joe team in this striking image, now available in a poster format!
Special Notes:
Selling Points:
O/As –
Forgotten Realms Book II: Homeland - Hardback Edition
Frequency of Publication: Graphic Novel
Genre: High Fantasy/Adventure
Format: Graphic Novel, 160 pgs, FC, Hardback with dust jacket
Retail Price: $29.99
Diamond Discount: STANDARD
Printer: QUEBECOR
Country of Printing: PRINTED in CANADA.
Ship Date/Month: October
UPC Code: N/A
ISBN: 1-932796-58-4
ISBN 13: 978-1-932796-58-2
Author(s): R.A. Salvatore
Adapted by: Andrew Dabb
Artist(s): Tim Seeley
Cover: Tim Seeley
Synopsis (approx 50 words): Travel back to strange and exotic Menzoberranzan, the vast city of the Drow and homeland to Icewind Dale hero Drizzt Do’Urden in this new limited edition hardback version of the best selling Forgotten Realms Book I: Homeland.HOMELAND is R.A. Salvatore’s first book in The Legend of Drizzt and is set in the epic world of Forgotten Realms. It is now presented for the first time in a graphic format that unveils the dark world of Menzobberranzan and the obsidian-skinned race of ruthless dark elves.
Special Notes / Selling points: SPECIAL FEATURES INCLUDE:
· Includes protective dust jacket.
· Forward by R.A. Salvatore
· Excerpt from R.A. Salvatore’s The Sellswords, Book II: Promise of the Witch-King
· Cover gallery
Quotes from Retailers and Reviewers: “An enjoyable read for D&D gamers, even those who have read the novels… This is THE fantasy comic book to read in your lifetime.” – COMIXFAN.com
G.I. Joe: Snake-Eyes Declassified TPB
Frequency of Publication: TPB
Intended Audience: All ages
Genre: Action/Adventure, Military
Format: Trade Paperback, 160 pages, FC, Perfect Bound
Retail Price: $18.95
Diamond Discount: STANDARD
Printer: QUEBECOR
Country of Printing: PRINTED in CANADA.
Ship Date/Month: April
UPC Code: N/A
ISBN: 1-932796-59-2
Author(s): Brandon Jerwa
Artist(s): Emiliano Santalucia & Robert Atkins
Cover Artist(s): Emiliano Santalucia & Jeremy Roberts
Synopsis (approx 50 words): NOTE: alternate cover text should be 1-2 sentences max with product details only. Soldier. Ninja. Respected member of G.I.Joe. His real name is classified; his past, a blank slate… But behind every mystery waits a truth to be told. For the first time in print, the definitive origin of Snake-Eyes is told! What little information was known has been sewn together with revelatory moments and threads that explain where he’s been, how he became who he is, and set the stage for where he is going. A tale of war, betrayal, loss and death – and out of the tragedy… the legend is born.
Special Notes:
· Collects the sold out and hard to find issues!
· Featuring an introduction and an all new five page story by Snake-Eyes creator Larry Hama!
· Plus: A comprehensive guide to the events + people of the entire saga!
How to Self Publish Comics, Not Just Create Them #1 - 4 [of 4]
Number of Issues/Volumes in Series: 4
Frequency of Publication: Monthly Limited Series
Intended Audience: TR: Teen Readers 12+
Genre: Informative
Format: Standard Comic Size, 32 pgs, Saddle Stitched (each issue)
Retail Price: $4.95 (each issue)
Diamond Discount: STANDARD
Printer: QUEBECOR
Country of Printing: PRINTED in CANADA.
Ship Date/Month: October
UPC Code: 882142-00120-00101
ISBN: N/A
Author(s): Josh Blaylock
Cover Artist(s): Josh Blaylock
Synopsis (approx 50 words): Now’s your chance to grab all four of the highly sought after “how to” books written by DDP’s president himself – Josh Blaylock! Each book covers a different aspect of Self Publishing including “Building the Infrastructure” (#1), “Building Your Creative Team” (#2), “Printing and Marketing” (#3) and “Hit the Pavement” (#4)!
Special Notes: "Helping Hand" Contest
Quotes from Retailers: