Monthly Archives: September 2010

Dark Horse Comics in December 2010 featuring the work of Canadian creators

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A few things of interest — Keown and Wheatley cover Conan: Road of Kings #1, Dave Ross completes the “Blood of the Empire” storyline in Star Wars – The Old Republic #6 BUT the big item offered this month for pre-order is the deluxe hardcover collection – the Art of Camilla D’Errico! (Ships in late February/March). Make sure you pre-order a copy with your favourite comics retailer.

CONAN: ROAD OF KINGS #1 (of 6)
Roy Thomas (W), Mike Hawthorne (P), John Lucas (I), Dave Stewart (C), Doug Wheatley (Cover), and Dale Keown (Cover)
On sale Dec 15
FC, 32 pages
$3.50
Miniseries
The pirate world is about to get 100 percent more savage as Conan and his crew of brigands ravage the seas in search of treasure and glory. But when the beautiful Olivia appears aboard one of the captured ships and starts speaking of prophetic dreams and king’s fortunes, Conan and his crew head in another direction—one that leads straight to the ROAD OF KINGS!
• Joined by artists Mike Hawthorne and John Lucas, and master scribe Roy Thomas returns to the pages of Conan in this first issue of a new era in the adventures of Conan!
• 100% Adventure from Dark Horse Comics! Continue reading →

Marvel Comics in December 2010 featuring the work of Canadian creators

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Dale Eaglesham teams with Stan Lee for a What if…? story, Immonen continues on New Avengers, Grummett serves up another serving of Dead Avengers and some surprising participants in Strange Tales II and X-Men: To Serve and Protect. Toss in some covers by Grummett, Andrasofszky and Finch and you have Marvel’s December offerings featuring the work of Canadian creators…

NEW AVENGERS #7
Written by BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS
Pencils & Cover by STUART IMMONEN
Tron Variant by MARK BROOKS
After the devastating fallout of last issue’s fatal battle for this dimension, the New Avengers have to figure out who really belongs on the team. Plus, Luke Cage and Jessica Jones need a nanny, and not just any nanny, they need to find a superpowered nanny. Who. Will. It. Be?! Plus: another illustrated chapter of the oral history of the Avengers!
32 PGS./Rated A …$3.99 Continue reading →

DC Comics in December 2010 featuring the work of Canadian creators

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David Finch, Yanick Paquette are everywhere again this month. Throw in some Manapul, Lemire, Kerschl, Stewart, Staples and St. Aubin and you have December’s offerings from DC Comics…

BATMAN, INC. #2
Written by GRANT MORRISON
Art and cover by YANICK PAQUETTE & MICHAEL LACOMBE
1:25 Variant cover by ANDY KUBERT
The dynamic new era of Batman continues! The Dark Knight and Mr. Unknown – the Batman of Japan – go up against Lord Death Man. It’s going to be a fight to the end that could see the failure of Batman, Inc. before it’s even begun!
Retailers please note: This issue ships with two covers. Please see the Previews Order Form for more information.
On sale DECEMBER 8 • 32 pg, FC, $3.99 US Continue reading →

Happenings: Comics and Graphic Novels @ Word on the Street VANCOUVER

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Sunday, September 26, 2010
Library Square and CBC Plaza
11am-5pm

Marketplace: Comics artists and publishers appear at WORD UNDER THE STREET
C and C Drawing Factory
Cloudscape Comics
Colin Upton Comics
Epidigm
Fun Men Press
Jonathon Dalton
New Reliable Press (in the Village section)
Orca Book Publishers (in the Tent section)
Rosencrantz Comics
Sarah Leavitt
Steve Rolston
Tiny Vices
Vancouver Comicon (in the Village section)
Wai Khan Au

The Word Under The Street — Talks

12:00 :: How Humour Works in Comics and Graphic Novels
Join Dryshave and Wombat cartoonist Rod Filbrandt, Clip ëní Save cartoonist Robin Konstabaris, King City creator Brandon Graham and editorial caroonist Dan Murphy, for a chat moderated by Inkstuds Radio host, Robin McConnell, about how humour works in comics, graphic novels, and more. What makes something funny and where does the funny come from?

2:00 :: Cartooning Workshop with Robin Thompson
Pick up a pencil and learn how to create awesome characters and design your own comic strip. Class is limited to 20 participants so early queuing is recommended. Recommended for ages 11 to 16. Robin Thompson is an instructor, comic book artist, self-publisher, and freelance artist.

Moving Day Announcement: DC and Marvel make changes

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So they aren’t Canadian companies, but a lot of our creators are employed by them. Today is an interesting day as both companies have announced office changes and DC has decided to end two of their publishing lines to amalgamate them under the DC banner.

Marvel’s news was an office change – they are moving to 135 West 50th Street, between 6th and 7th Avenues. Some speculators suggested Disney might move everyone down to Orlando, but that isn’t happening anytime soon as they’ve signed a 9-year lease on the new space.

DC was expected to announce a move from New York to Los Angeles, but have decided instead to keep the comics editorial division in New York, moving instead the multi-media and digital content production management to Burbank, California.

The bigger news of the day was that DC has decided to put to bed the WildStorm and Zuda lines.

WildStorm has been limping along since DC acquired Jim Lee and his company over 10 years ago. Anything WildStorm – licenses and such – are now part of DC Entertainment’s main comic book publishing lines and if they come back they’ll be under the main DC brand. That really affects only things like WildCATs, Stormwatch, Gen13 and they claim to have plans but want to give those characters a rest. Planetary and Ex Machina have ended, and if DC decides to do a second mini of Mysterius the Unfathomable (hopefully they will as the first one was excellent – kudos to Tom Fowler) it will be under the DC imprint. The other announcement was the end of Zuda – which I thought they had already announced had ended. What this means for Andy Belanger’s Bottle of Awesome I don’t quite know — the press release indicates that any Zuda stuff will fall under the digital content side of DC out of the Burbank office. Andy mentioned the other day that his third season had been cut and he had to fold his ideas for season 3 into season 2…let’s hope he’s able to salvage it.

Cerebus could return? (plus the Sim event at Strange Adventures)

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Information about the Last Dave Sim signing at Strange Adventures is being released. Of note, Dave conducted an exclusive interview with The Coast and revealed the following:

(T)he question of whether his beloved creation Cerebus will ever make a return will certainly come up. He does, in fact, have plans.

“The only way I would revisit the character—and here’s a Coast exclusive for you—is if I was to do a miniseries or graphic novel, Cerebus: The Afterlife, which I have a few mental notes floating around in my head about. I might have to wait a few years. People were squeamish enough about seeing Cerebus in his old age, not wanting to think about getting—or being—old. Speculations on an afterlife would really push some hot buttons, I think.”

I guess the question would be: is there an appetite for the material? How many people read the series from start to finish because they loved it? I’ll admit that I have the complete Cerebus series, all 16 phonebooks, and I’ve read most of the series. I stopped reading part way through issue 279, putting it away because I lost interest in the dense religious material and the Cerebus/Woody Allen meandering; though I did read 299 and 300. I’ve contemplated starting the series again, at #1, but there are so many comics I haven’t read already, I should probably read those first.

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As pertains to the events of Dave Sims trip, here is the schedule:

Wednesday:
First up is the airport meet & greet! Dave arrives on Air Canada 606 from Toronto at 1PM Wednesday, September 22nd. Be there with a “welcome to Halifax” sign or something to that effect, and Dave will choose his favourite to win a set of Cerebus books! AND they get another set for their local school or public library!

Thursday:
Are you an aspiring comic artist? A cartoonist ready to break into the biz? Would you like some tips and advice from one of the most experienced and award-winning
cartoonists? Drop by the Spring Garden Road Library in downtown Halifax between 4 and 7pm for portfolio reviews with the one and only Dave Sim!

Friday:
Another portfolio review is set for Friday afternoon from 1:30 to 4:30 pm also at the Spring Garden Road Library.

Then the big night – The last Signing. 10pm at Strange Adventures – 5262 Sackville Street in downtown Halifax.

Saturday:
The Glamourpuss event – dress up to the nines to join Dave and friends at the Economy Shoe Shop for a shindig.

Happenings: Skull Kickers #1 Release Week Signings and Events

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Okay, I swear this is the last SK post today!

Alluded to in an early post by Robert Haines, Jim Zubkavich has a busy day ahead of himself this Wednesday with the release of the first issue of his new Skull Kickers comic series:

- Paradise Comics reports that they are honoured to be hosting an afternoon signing with Jim at their store between 3:30 and 6:30 pm. Paradise is located at 3278 Yonge Street in uptown Toronto (near Yonge and Lawrence).

- The Beguiling is then hosting a special Skull Kickers 1 release party at the Central (603 Markham Street – right next to the Beguiling). The party starts at 7pm and goes to about 9pm. Jim will be giving a short presentation on the creation of the series at the event.

Also, in New York City, Skull Kickers artist  Edwin Huang will be appearing at Midtown Comics (200 W. 40th Street) from 7:30-8:30pm on Friday, September 24th to promote the release of the first issue.

Finally, the creative team will unite for signings at the Image Comics booth at the New York Comic Con on October 8-10, 2010!

Skull Kickers #1 out on Wednesday – 1st print sold out at Diamond – 2nd print coming!

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Writer Jim Zubkavich explains how this happened on the Skull Kickers website:

Anyways, it may sound a bit weird announcing that Skullkickers #1 first printing has ‘sold out at the distribution level before release‘. What does that mean and how does that happen? Can people still buy copies on September 22nd?

Okay, here’s how it goes:

Comics are solicited 3 months in advance of their actual release (book stores order way earlier than that. 6-9 months usually). This means comic retailers who have accounts with Diamond Distribution receive a catalogue of upcoming titles and can place an order for the number of copies they’d like to stock.

Unlike book stores, comic book retailers purchase these comics outright from Diamond, so there are no returns (except in rare cases). This helps stabilize income for smaller comic publishers (they won’t get hit with returns and restocking fees later on so the money they get is what they’ve earned) but it also means most retailers are afraid to try new titles if they’re unsure it will sell because they’d be stuck with them. There isn’t a lot of incentive to take risks on new things, especially from untested/unknown talent. They’re safer off seeing what gets popular and jumping on later rather than trailblazing.

Skullkickers is an unknown quantity and retailers responded with the expected pretty-good-but-not-great orders when we hit the Final Order Cut-Off deadline. That’s the date when retailers can change their numbers and print runs are set by publishers. Talking to the reps at Image, they felt the book had been under ordered and it was possible we could move quite a few more with reorders after issue #1 came out and good of word of mouth grew for the series. We put together a generous overprint (to cover any copies damaged in shipping and to absorb those hopeful reorders) and then crossed our fingers reorders would be strong.

Right after that cut off date, Skullkickers received some great coverage on several comic sites (notably, Bleeding Cool‘s positive assessment) and more advance reviews popped up with very positive feedback. Retailers responded with reorder requests and, when more positive coverage hit, those late orders grew again. Eric Stephenson at Image asked us to prep a possible 2nd printing cover in case we had to go back to press on the issue right after launch in order to fulfil those late orders.

Well, something awesome seems to be rolling because those extra orders have now roared past our overprint number and Image is going back to print on the book even before it comes out in order to meet retailer demand. It’s pretty much the best case scenario for a new indy series trying to get extra interest with potential readers and it puts us in a good spot at the upcoming New York Comicon in early October.

So, in short, (this) week you can buy copies of Skullkickers #1 first printing. Grab them while they last. If your local comic shop ordered copies then they’ll be there. If they didn’t order any (and that is the case with many stores), they can now get 2nd printing issue 1′s on October 13th, one week before issue #2 hits store shelves.

We’re not out of the woods yet. This is still the comics business and an unknown title. I assure you, there are no dump trucks of money to be had on something like this. Even with possible reprint sales we’ll be doing our best to just carve out something sustainable. If the buzz can carry over to a stable readership from issue #2 onwards that would be fantastic. I’m ecstatic and doing my best to stay level-headed while simultaneously feeling amazing about the book’s potential. I don’t want empty hype or to build expectations too high on it, I just want people to jump on board a new comic series and have as much fun reading it as we’ve had putting it together.

-ZUB

Happenings: WOWEE ZONK 3 & BABA YAGA AND THE WOLF – DOUBLE BOOK LAUNCH Oct.7th!

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As seen on Facebook

Koyama Press and The Beguiling present Wowee Zonk’s “Wowee Zonk 3” and Tin Can Forest’s “Baba Yaga and the Wolf” BOOK LAUNCH Thursday OCT 7th 7pm-10pm
The Central 603 Markham St. Toronto
…
The Beguiling are teaming up witht he fine folks at Koyama Press to hold a double-book launch for two of their fantastic fall releases!

WOWEE ZONK 3 is the third great comics and art anthology from Toronto’s Wowee Zonk collective. It features new comics from WZ mainstays Chris Kuzma, Ginette Lapalme, and Patrick Kyle, as well as an awesome array of their friends including Zach Worton, Jan Avendano, Chris Simonen, Dan Rocca, Andrei Georgescu, Michael DeForge, and Selena Wong! Another amazing volume of the awesome comics series!

Joining the Wowee Zonk crew will be the esteemed TIN CAN FOREST, better known as Pat Shewchuk and Marek Colek. In their new graphic novella Baba Yaga and the Wolf, Marek Colek and Pat Shewchuk, drawing inspiration from early Russian animated films, Slavic mythology, and symbols and pictography associated with the many iterations of the Baba Yaga mythos, have given new breath to an age-old cautionary tale of being careful to voice that which one most desires in a world where every leaf on every branch on every tree might be aware of such wants and the darkness that exists at their roots.

In addition to signings and presentations at the launch, the combined crew is hoping to put together an installation of art and materials that went into the creation of these books… we’ll confirm that a little later though.

So come on out and enjoy! It’s gonna be an awesome evening filled with good times.

Presented by The Beguiling and Koyama Press, with special thanks to The Central.

Happenings: National Cartoonists Society Comes to Mohawk College on September 26th!

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The National Cartoonists Society (or NCS) is coming to Mohawk College, and for the first time is opening it’s doors to the public. If you have ever thought to yourself, “How do I become a cartoonist? What steps do I take to get there? How did they do it?” Well, now is your chance to meet cartoonists and hear how they did it. The following five cartoonists will be coming to Hamilton’s Mohawk College Fennel Campus on Sunday, September 26, from 9:30 am to 4:30 pm:

Sandra Bell-Lundy: Is the creator of the cartoon strip, “Between Friends”. Sandra’s comic celebrates the essence and angst of three forty-something women friends and is distributed by King Features Syndicate to over 150 newspapers in 13 countries.

Mike Cope: Draws gag cartoons published by Reader’s Digest. Mike specializes in cartoon illustrations for educational publications, and is a member of the Ontario College of Teachers.

Paul Gilligan: Began in advertising and freelanced for many years as an illustrator for editorial, children’s books, comics, storyboarding, character design, etc. In 2000 he began his syndicated comic strip “Pooch Café”, which is in production for a feature at Sony Animation.

John Martz: Is an illustrator and cartoonist living in Ottawa, Ontario. His work can be seen regularly in chickaDEE Magazine. He is currently finishing his first illustrated picture book for Kids Can Press. John began his career as a member of the print and broadcast design department of all of CHUM’s stations, including MuchMusic and Space, then developed “Drawn!” a major internationally renowned illustration and cartooning portal visited daily by thousands of graphic arts professionals and students from
around the world.

Leif Peng: Has been drawing cartoon mascots for major international corporate clients for more than twenty years including the Nestlés Turtle (chocolates), the Quik Bunny and “Pud”, star of the tiny comic strips wrapped around those little pink bricks of DubbleBubble bubblegum. Other clients include MacLean’s magazine, Nintendo (SuperMario, Pokémon, DonkeyKong), and Oxford University Press. He is an instructor and coordinator in Mohawk’s Graphic Design program.

For more information, check out the blog: http://ncscanada.blogspot.com/

Captain Canuck, Cerebus and more to appear in War of the Independents #1 – debuts at NYCC

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War of the Independents is a 6-issue crossover series by US creator Dave Ryan and published by Red Anvil Comics that features dozens of independent comic heroes from various publishers, and the first issue is debuting in October 2010 at the New York Comic-Con. Advance publicity has provided an eclectic list of characters who will be appearing, and the cover to #1 (pictured above) features Canadian comics characters such as Cerebus (created by Dave Sim), Mr. Monster (created by the late Fred Kelly), Reid Fleming – World’s Toughest Milkman (created by David Boswell) and Captain Canuck (created by Ron Leishman & Richard Comely).

Red Anvil Comics is an indie comic company formed in 1997. Publishing comics and graphic novels of all genres, new independently owned characters in exciting tales of adventure, humor, and horror such as Penance, & Bye BiPolar.

Happenings: Comics & Graphic Novels @ Word on the Street HALIFAX

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Sunday September 26, 2010
Victoria Park
11am – 5pm

Marketplace Area:
Troy Little (Angora Napkin)
Strange Adventures
Ultraist Studios (Mike Kitchen – Spy Guy)

Programming:
Not available at this time

Starting off on the East Coast, the only indication of comics and graphic novels is in the presence of booths for Troy Little, Mike Kitchen (Ultraist Studios) and the Kremer-Award Winning store Strange Adventures.

Happenings: WORD ON THE STREET National Book and Magazine Festival this Sunday, September 26th

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This Sunday, September 26th, is the date for the annual Word on the Street Festival across Canada and this year’s participating cities are Vancouver, Saskatoon, Kitchener, Toronto and Halifax. Last year we held the awards ceremony on the Saturday evening before the Festival. We hope to have some news for you in the near future about the 2011 date and location.

As for WOTS — over the course of the next couple of days we’ll take a look at each of the cities — highlighting any comics creators and publishers attending the festival to promote, as well as any comics and graphic novel related programming being held. We’ll also make sure to give you information on start and finish times and location.

September 22nd, 2010 Releases featuring Canadian Creators

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Transformers: Drift #2 Cover by Alex Milne

If I have missed any works by Canadian Comic Book Creators, please leave a comment, or send me an email at jason@joeshusterawards.com

Astonishing X-Men: Xenogenesis #3
Marvel US$3.99
Artwork and Cover by Kaare Andrews.
Preview at Comic Book Resources

Black Widow #6
Marvel US$2.99
Colours by Jim Charalampidis.
Preview at Comic Book Resources

Civil War: Avengers Hardcover
Marvel US$39.99
Colours by Dave McCaig.

The Flash #5 Cover by Francis Manapul

Cowboy Ninja Viking #9
Image US$3.99
Artwork and Cover by Riley Rossmo.
Preview at Comic Book Resources

Deadpool & Cable: Ultimate Collection Book 3 Trade Paperback
Marvel US$39.99
Inks by Crystal Reid.

Do Androids Dream Of Electric Sheep #15
BOOM Studios US$3.99
Colours by Blond.
Preview at Comic Book Resources

Cowboy Ninja Viking #9 Cover by Riley Rossmo

The Flash #5
DC US$2.99
Artwork and Cover by Francis Manapul.

Fringe: Tales From The Fringe #4
DC/Wildstorm US$3.99
Artwork and Colours by Fiona Staples.

Girl Comics Hardcover
Marvel US$19.99
Written by Kathryn Immonen. Written and Artwork by Faith Erin Hicks. Artwork and Colours by Agnes Garbowska. Colours by Ronda Pattison.

Heroic Age: One Month to Live #4 Cover by Mike Del Mundo

Heroic Age: One Month To Live #4
Marvel US$2.99
Cover by Mike Del Mundo.
Preview at Comic Book Resources

Hulk #25
Marvel US$3.99
Inks by Terry Pallot. Cover Colours by Dave McCaig.
Preview at Comic Book Resources

Justice League Of America #49
DC US$3.99
Variant Cover by Francis Manapul.

Nemesis #3 Cover by Steve McNiven

Justice Society Of America Vol. 5: Black Adam And Isis Trade Paperback
DC US$14.99
Artwork by Dale Eaglesham.

Nemesis #3
Marvel/ICON US$2.99
Artwork and Cover by Steve McNiven. Colours by Dave McCaig.
Preview at Comic Book Resources

New Avengers #2 (2nd Printing)
Marvel US$3.99
Artwork and Cover by Stuart Immonen.

Astonishing X-Men: Xenogenesis #3 Cover by Kaare Andrews

New Avengers: Luke Cage: Town Without Pity Trade Paperback
Marvel US$14.99
Colours by Chris Chuckry.

Prince Of Persia: Before The Sandstorm #3
Dynamite Entertainment US$3.99
Artwork by Tom Fowler, Niko Henrichon, and/or Cameron Stewart.

Project Superpowers Chapter 2 #12 Variant Cover by Stephen Sadowski

Project Superpowers Chapter 2 #12
Dynamite Entertainment US$2.99
Variant Cover by Stephen Sadowski.

Skullkickers #1
Image US$2.99
Written by Jim Zubkavich.

Justice League of America #49 Variant Cover by Francis Manapul

Street Fighter Legends: Ibuki #4
UDON Entertainment US$3.95
Written by Jim Zubkavich. Artwork, Colours and Cover by Omar Dogan.

Supergirl #56
DC US$2.99
Colours by Blond.

Transformers: Drift #2
IDW US$3.99
Artwork and Cover by Alex Milne.

Street Fighter Legends: Ibuki #4 Cover by Omar Dogan

Happenings: NYCC October 8-10 – Canadian creator guests

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Darwyn Cooke
Darwyn Cooke  – RICHARD STARK’S PARKER: THE OUTFIT to premiere at the NYCC

David Finch
David Finch

Jeff Lemire
Jeff Lemire

Francis Manapul
Francis Manapul

Todd McFarlane
Todd McFarlane

Faith_Erin Hicks
Faith Erin Hicks

PLUS – in Artist Alley

Kei Acedera
Bobby Chiu
Wes Craig
Valentine De Landro
Camilla d’Errico
Agnes Garbowska
Karl Kerschl
Eric Kim
Leo Leibelman
Alex Milne
Yanick Paquette
Ramon Perez
Stephen Sadowski
Doug Sneyd
Ken Steacy
Cameron Stewart
Tory Woollcott
Craig Yeung

Additional creators are slated to appear at publisher booths and/or just walking around checking out the show.

TWO CLASSIC CAPCOM® FIGHTING GAMES UNITE FOR ONE FANTASTIC MANGA

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UDON ENTERTAINMENT PRESS RELEASE

For Immediate Release

TWO CLASSIC CAPCOM® FIGHTING GAMES UNITE FOR ONE FANTASTIC MANGA

UDON to release Darkstalkers™ /Red Earth manga

Toronto, ON – Sept 7, 2010 –  Get ready for witches and wolfmen, demons and dinosaurs, knights and vampires – all in one manga! This fall UDON brings two classic Capcom® fighting games together in one action-packed manga title with Darkstalkers™ / Red Earth: Maleficarum.

Written and drawn by Itou Mami(ROBOT, Pilgrim Jäger) Maleficarum is video game manga at its best. This standalone volume includes five short stories from across the monstrous Darkstalkers universe, as well as a four-chapter tale featuring the swords & sorcery world of Red Earth. You’ll see succubus Morrigan fight the wolfman Talbain, the devilish Jedah confront vampire lord Demitri, the heroic lion-man Leo questing to cure his cursed body, and several more fantastic tales. Also included are gag strips and artist commentary.

Darkstalkers/Red Earth: Maleficarum Vol.1 goes on sales at comic shops and book stores everywhere October 13, 2010.

DARKSTALKERS / RED EARTH: MALEFICARUM Vol.1

-ISBN: 978-1926778082

-Diamond code #AUG101170

Link to cover and preview art:

http://www.udonentertainment.com/blog/?p=2012

Related books available now:

DARKSTALKERS Vol.1 TP

-ISBN: 978-0973865219

DARKSTALKERS GRAPHIC FILE

- ISBN: 978-1897376041

DARKSTALKERS TRIBUTE

-ISBN: 978-1897376102

ABOUT UDON ENTERTAINMENT

(www.udonentertainment.com)

UDON Entertainment is a Canada-based publisher of original comic books, graphic novels, and art books. UDON’s best-known projects are those based on popular video game franchises such as Street Fighter®, Darkstalkers®, Okami®, Onimusha® and Mega Man®. The publisher’s ever-growing library also includes English editions of several Japanese Manga and Korean Manhwa titles, the anthology art book series APPLE, and the Manga for Kids line for children ages 7-12.

ABOUT CAPCOM

Capcom is a leading worldwide developer, publisher and distributor of interactive entertainment for game consoles, PCs, handheld and wireless devices.  Founded in 1983, the company has created hundreds of games, including best-selling franchises Resident Evil®, Street Fighter®, Mega Man® and Devil May Cry®. Capcom maintains operations in the U.S., U.K., Germany, Tokyo, Hong Kong and Korea, with corporate headquarters located in Osaka, Japan.  More information about Capcom can be found on the company web site, www.capcom.com.

Mega Man, Capcom, Darkstalkers, Okami, Onimusha, Resident Evil and Devil May Cry are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Capcom Co., Ltd., in the U.S. or other countries. Street Fighter is a registered trademark of Capcom U.S.A., Inc. All other marks are the property of their respective holders.