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Big Apple Comic Con: Jan 22-23 2005
"Big Apple Internet Newsletter" karen@bigapplecon.com

Saturday, Jan 22-Sunday, Jan 23st
The Big Apple Comic Book, Art, & Sci-Fi Expo

Escape the Cold with the Brave and Bold!  Comic Books, Toys,
Artists and Celebrities, Contests, Giveaways, Anime, Gaming,
Sci- Fi &  Surprises!  Celebrity guests: Priscilla Barnes and
Joyce deWitt (Three's Company), Kristine Sutherland (Buffy the
Vampire Slayer), Sheila MacRae (HoneyMooners, Jackie Gleason
Show) & Many More!  Special Comic Book Guests: Bill Sienkiewicz
(Elektra Assassin), Kevin Eastman (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle
Creator), Joe Simon (Captain America Creator), Carmine Infantino,
Simon Bisley, and others.  Penn Plaza Pavilion, 401 7th Ave at
33rd St, (201-865-3288 or www.bigapplecon.com).  Subway: A,C,E to
Penn Stat.  Sat 22, 10am-7pm. Sun 23, 10am-6pm. $10 per day.
Children under 8 free.

For More Info:
karen@bigapplecon.com
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new licensed title from MOONSTONE!

Yet another book has been added to Moonstone's impressive line
up of new and unique titles!

BUCKAROO BANZAI

Has been acquired by Moonstone!

Yes, that wacky 1984 movie starring (Oscar nominees & Emmy
winners) Peter Weller, John Lithgow, Ellen Barkin, Christopher
Lloyd, and Jeff Goldblum is back!

Buckaroo Banzai is a fiendishly clever action-packed
adventure/comedy/drama in an outlandish world you'll want to
visit again and again! Buckaroo is part neural surgeon, part rock
star, and some "pulp hero" tossed in for good measure!

Moonstone's new book will be a NEW TALE of Buckaroo written by
the character's very own creator (and the movie's screenwriter)
Earl Mac Rauch!

The interior art will be handled by ("Star Wars") Stephen
Thompson. (The cover art is TBA)

With the guidance of the film's director, W.D. Richter, the
Buckaroo Banzai color mini series will continue the bizarre
trail blazed by the film.

BUCKAROO BANZAI: a bold, titillating mix of particle physics,
rock and roll, super-sonic speed machines, handsome men,
beautiful women, and villains beyond redemption. BUCKAROO BANZAI:
if he's not one thing, he's another.

Movie reviews:
"Hip! Imaginative!  An offbeat sci-fi adventure with humor from
every dimension!" -Hollywood Reporter

"Buckaroo doesn't just think he's a hero, he really is one,
complete with tour bus, numerous sidekicks and his own comic
book. He's a renaissance man for the 20th century, demonstrating
supreme confidence in his chosen career-he's the sort of hero
the world could use more of." -SciFi.com

"...you'll find Buckaroo Banzai a delicious and funny piece of
sci- fi with the same appeal that the Hitchhiker's Guide to the
Galaxy series has long held.  From its goofy hero to crazy
dialogue..." - FilmCritic.com

"This insanely great little film has carved out a nice little
niche for itself due solely to word of mouth by the rabid fans
who refuse to let a good movie die."- DVDreview.com
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Joel Silver and the Wachowski Brothers Unleash Action Thriller
``V For Vendetta'' with Natalie Portman Set to Star

BURBANK, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)----   Film Based on
Groundbreaking Graphic Novel of Same Name by Alan Moore

   The Wachowski Brothers and Joel Silver, the creators and
producer of the revolutionary, $1.6 billion-grossing "Matrix"
trilogy, will unleash the action thriller "V For Vendetta" for
Silver Pictures and Warner Bros. Pictures, with Natalie Portman
("Star Wars: Episodes I-III," "Closer," "Garden State") set to
star.

   "Natalie Portman is one of the most gifted actresses working
today, and we're thrilled that she is bringing her extraordinary
talents and presence to this film," Silver said.

   Set in the futuristic landscape of totalitarian Britain, "V
For Vendetta" stars Portman as a young woman who becomes the
unlikely ally of a mysterious revolutionary.

   "With 'V For Vendetta,' the Wachowski Brothers have created an
uncompromising vision of the future driven by a totally original
superhero," said Silver.

   The screenplay by Andy Wachowski and Larry Wachowski is based
on the acclaimed graphic novel "V For Vendetta" by author Alan
Moore ("The Watchmen," "Swamp Thing") and illustrator David
Lloyd. Originally collected by DC Comics as a ten-part series in
1988, "V For Vendetta" has been praised for its vision, potency
and eloquence. Moore is widely considered to be one of the finest
comic writers of all time, and has been credited with single-
handedly expanding the potential of the comic book medium with
his work.

   Produced by Joel Silver, Andy Wachowski and Larry Wachowski,
"V For Vendetta" will be directed by James McTeigue, who served
as the First Assistant Director on the "Matrix" trilogy.

   "V For Vendetta" will be filmed on location in Berlin
beginning in early March and will be released in the Fall of 2005
by Warner Bros. Pictures, a Warner Bros. Entertainment Company.
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LETHAL INSTINCT FROM ALIAS PUBLISHING

"SEEKING TO HIT #1 WITH A SILVER BULLET!"

Law enforcement drama is a popular entertainment subject in
television, novels, and comic books, but Romulo Soares came up
the storyline of Lethal about 6 years ago.  Through those years
he has went through many incarnations with different pencillers
before settling upon the final version that will be coming out
April 2005 from Mike S. Millar's Alias Publishing.

In the approved version of Lethal #1, Wagner Baehr helped him in
the plot and Bart A. Thompson of Approbation Comics helped with
the final scripting.  For Romulo's creation, the storyline is a
police & suspense with terror touches and super-hero action in
an urban atmosphere... Things he is a big fan of and something
he hopes will attract new readers and fans to the series.

Romulo has known Mike (S. Millar) for a while now through his
Lynx Studio which does many works for Mr. Millar.  Because of
this relationship, Mike approached Romulo with his idea for his
publishing venture and he quickly sent projects to him.  The
approval for Lethal came quickly and Romulo is very happy with
the partnership between Lynx and Alias.  When asked about why
Alias opposed to other creator owned publishing companies, he
says that the contract with Alias is the best in the market.

Lethal Instinct is the story Frank Aaron, a police officer in
Blackstone City who carries a curse in the form of severe
Lycanthropy - Frank is a werewolf. Sharing the secret of his
plight with Dr. Carl Sanchez and his homicide partner Daniel
Whitman, Frank hopes to control or end his curse in order to
join "The Special Division" which deals in superhuman and
paranormal cases to help those like himself.

As mentioned before, Lethal Instinct is one of the four new
titles that will be released by Alias in April.  The first issue
will be 75 cents and will be available for pre-order in the
February 2004 Previews catalog.
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Thanks to Tony Baltulis

Marvel donates vintage comic books to museum in Angouleme,
France

Kate Brumback
Canadian Press

January 3, 2005

PARIS (AP) - Spider-Man, Captain America, the Incredible Hulk
and Daredevil have bounded across the Atlantic in a single leap -
a giant donation of almost 300,000 vintage comic books to a
French museum.

Jean-Pierre Mercier, who manages the collection for France's
National Centre for Comic Books and Images, said he was
"flabbergasted" when he learned in March that Marvel Enterprises
wanted to donate the huge quantity of comic books dating back as
far as the 1950s.

The gift, from one of the top U.S. comic publishers, was made
through Gifts in Kind, a U.S. charity that distributes donated
items.

"Marvel specifically requested that they go overseas to a
cultural institution where they would benefit numerous children
and numerous people," said charity volunteer Margaret Mallon-
Pujol. She said the French comic book museum was the ideal
candidate.

The museum, in the western city of Angouleme, didn't know what a
superhuman task it was in for.

Mercier said Mallon-Pujol first offered 800,000 to one million
comic books, but he declined the offer. Such a gift would
overwhelm his museum. Instead, the museum selected only what it
believed to be the earliest books, including some published
under Marvel's early names: Timely Comics and Atlas Comics. In
June, about 275,000 books arrived in 1,800 boxes. Among them
were hundreds of copies of the same editions.

Most date from the early 1950s to the late 1970s. Mercier
believes the collection represents nearly 80 per cent of comic
books produced by Marvel during that span.

The comics are being sorted into five identical collections, two
for the centre and others for France's National Library and a
museum in Amadora, Portugal, said Catherine Bourgouin,
spokeswoman of the Angouleme museum. The destination of the
fifth collection has not yet been determined.

The Angouleme museum hasn't decided how it will display its
colourful treasure - although an exhibit on the glory years of
Spiderman, the Hulk, the Fantastic Four and other superheroes is
expected.

For customs purposes, the collection's value was estimated at
$300,000 US, but experts say the real value is difficult to
ascertain. A mint-condition, first-edition Spiderman from 1963,
for example, would be valued today at $32,500 US, said Frederic
Solti, manager of the Gael comic book shop in Paris. Susan
Corrigan, president of the Gifts in Kind charity in Alexandria,
Va., said Marvel is one of the top donors to the organization
and has given millions of comics to young people in the United
States and overseas.

"They just thought this would be an effective thing to donate
worldwide," she said.

The agreement with Gifts in Kind allows the museum to destroy
duplicate copies, but it cannot barter, trade, sell or give any
away.

"We have received e-mails, phone calls and letters from fans and
specialists who protest and complain about this decision, but
there is no way for us to deal with that in any other way,"
Mercier said.

An initial sorting, numbering and stamping of the books should
be completed in 2005.

The museum is still waiting for Marvel to send about 8,000 books
- the oldest, rarest ones - which the publisher is scanning into
its digital archives. Some of the most valuable include love-
story comics - designed to appeal to girls - from the 1950s and
earliest issues of the Fantastic Four, Spiderman and Captain
America, among others.

Marvel is also home to Captain Marvel, the X-Men, the Avengers,
and other superheroes.

The French museum was created in 1990 and its collection has
consisted mostly of French and Belgian comics. It organizes a
four-day international comic book festival each January.

The festival this year is Jan. 27-30 and includes shows on comic
books figures, young comic book artists, and the origins and
future of comics.
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DEMATTEIS AND PLOOG JOIN DESPERADO PUBLISHING

Abadazad creators bring new all-ages title Stardust Kid in May

Contact:     Ian Feller
        813/889-8977
        ian@813sands.com

January 6, 2005, Atlanta, GA - With the announcement that Disney
would relaunch Abadazad as a series of children's novels,
Desperado Publishing is set to bring another all-ages comic book
title by creators J.M. DeMatteis and Mike Ploog into the direct
market to help fill the niche. Set for release in May, Stardust
Kid will feature the same creative team of J.M. DeMatteis, Mike
Ploog, Nick Bell and Dave Lanphear from Abadazad and will be
suitable for kids as well as adults.

Stardust Kid is planned to be a five-issue mini-series with each
issue containing at least 22 pages of story and art and covers
by Mike Ploog. Here is how J.M. DeMatteis describes his new
fairy tale:

"Twelve year old Cody DiMarco's best friend is Paul Brightfield:
The bond between the two boys is deeper than anyone could ever
suspect. You see, Paul Brightfield isn't human:  he's the last of
The Old Ones, ancient elemental beings from The Time Before -
when no man walked the Earth and magic was a given - and Cody is
the only one in all the world who knows Paul's secret.

"One October night, Paul Brightfield vanishes...at the same
moment that, in nearby Wilde Park, a massive cocoon burrows up
out of the earth:  Within the cocoon lies a hate-filled creature
that will soon destroy Cody's life - and the lives of everyone
he loves..."

"Everyone at Desperado is thrilled to have Stardust Kid join our
exciting line-up for 2005," said Desperado publisher Joe Pruett.
"J.M. DeMatteis and Mike Ploog are two creators whose work I
have been a fan of for years. It will be a treat to get a chance
to work with them and it will be a joy to put out a series that
will appeal to so many people. Abadazad was a great comic, and in
its wake, Stardust Kid will be an even better one."

"Mike Ploog and I wanted to follow up Abadazad with another all-
ages fantasy, a series that would be just as magical - and kid-
friendly - but strike out into somewhat darker territory,"
DeMatteis said. "I turned to the Stardust Kid:  a project I've
nurtured for nearly two decades. Despite the long development,
it wasn't until Mike and I started working on it together that
the story really came together. We're both delighted to be
reunited with our Abadazad collaborators, Nick Bell and Dave
Lanphear, for what we think will be a wonderful series."

Stardust Kid will appear with Desperado Publishing's other
releases in the March 2005 issue of Diamond Previews found in
the Image Comics section. The March issue of Previews will be in
stores February 23. For more information on Stardust Kid and
other Desperado Publishing titles, please log onto their web
site at www.desperadopublishing.com.

About Desperado Publishing:

Atlanta, Georgia-based Desperado Publishing in partnership with
Image Comics is set to release a daring line-up containing
titles both existing and brand new by some of the comic
industry's biggest names. Always a visionary, publisher Joe
Pruett is well known throughout comics as one of the finest
assessors of talent and has discovered many of today's biggest
names. Some of those joining him at Desperado Publishing are Bob
Burden, Phil Hester, John McCrea, J.M. DeMatteis, Mike Ploog,
Jimmy Palmiotti, Amanda Conner, Ron Marz, Andrew Robinson, Keith
Giffen, Tony Harris, Brian Bolland, Bernie Wrightson, Bruce Jones
and P. Craig Russell. A sampling of titles you can expect to see
include: Flaming Carrot, Negative Burn, Stardust Kid, The
Atheist, Widowmakers, Deadworld, and Dusty Star. More information
can be found by logging onto their web site at
www.desperadopublishing.com
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Leah Hayes' HOLY MOLY -- Book release party this SATURDAY NIGHT!

ATTN: NEW YORKERS!

YOU ARE INVITED!

Come celebrate with us the release of HOLY MOLY, the first comic
book by New York artist LEAH HAYES.

WHEN: Saturday, January 8th, from 8PM on...

WHERE: Pianos (upstairs), 158 Ludlow (at Stanton)

Written and illustrated almost entirely during class time over
several years, "Holy Moly" is a baffling example of how
profoundly interesting drawing, instead of paying attention, can
be. Often this behavior is misunderstood;  one might be
mistakenly called such names as, "flaky", "jerknut", or "a
youth".  Luckily, Leah Hayes was not paying attention when such
ego-deflating names were being thrown her way, because the
result is one of the most idiosyncratic publications of recent
memory. Not quite comics and not strictly a sketchbook, HOLY MOLY
is a captivating example of stream-of-consciousness that displays
both Hayes' sharp wit and exquisite drawing style.

Leah Hayes is an illustrator and musician.  She has worked for
the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, and various music
magazines. She draws pictures during the day, and plays music by
night. She has also been yelled at her whole life for doodling
during class.

HOLY MOLY by Leah Hayes
40-pages * $4.95
Published by Fantagraphics Books
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REVOLUTIONARY NEW PUBLISHING HOUSE CELEBRATES LAUNCH

Tiverton, ON, Canada & Bayville, New Jersey, USA, January 5th,
2004 - A new publishing house that uses a revolutionary business
model, called Open Book Press, is now up and running with
offices in the U.S. and Canada.

    Writers, artists, and creators from all walks of life are
excited at the news of the launch of Open Book Press. The reason
these people are excited is because the company promises to be
the first publisher to offer new and unknown talented creators
the chance to have their work published and distributed
worldwide, and to share in a much larger portion of the sales
royalties than offered by any other publisher. The company has
expressed a desire to produce material in every genre and
format, especially graphic novels, which has also piqued the
interest of many avid readers and fans around the globe.

    The reason that creators are so interested in the company is
not only because of it's open door policy, accepting submissions
for anything that can be printed in book form, but also because
it pays out a much larger percentage of the sales royalties to
the creators than any other company. Although the company offers
little to nothing in the way of writing advances, they plan to
more than make up for it by paying a minimum royalty of 40% of
sales back to the creators. This is just one of the reasons that
the business plan at Open Book Press is being called
revolutionary, because most traditional publishers only offer 5-
12% in royalties, and most lean towards the lower end of that
range.

The other reason that writers and creators are clamoring over
this new company is because of its strategic printing and
distribution partnership with Booksurge LLC. Booksurge runs
various automated printing facilities worldwide, virtually one
in every major country. The company also acts as a distributor,
peddling books to stores, chains, libraries, and online in every
country where they have a printing facility. This opens up
opportunities for writers to reach audiences all over the globe,
and offers many opportunities to have books translated into
several languages, bringing a creators work to markets they
would not have been able to reach in the past. Through Booksurge
all Open Book Press books will be available on a non-return,
print- on-demand basis world wide. This system not only
eliminates the situation of writers and creators having to pay
back their advance to their publisher, but also lowers the
overhead of Open Book Press to such an extent that they are able
to offer the much higher level of royalties while still
effectively maintaining a marketing presence on a worldwide
scale.

    Open Book Press is interested in publishing high quality
books of every genre, from horror, to autobio, to western. They
are also heavily concentrating on a line of graphic novels that
will be debuting for sale on their website in early 2005. Thanks
to their partnership with Booksurge, Open Book Press books will
be available to independent and chain bookstores worldwide,
libraries, and distributors as well as being sold by nearly
every major online book retailer including Amazon.com,
Barnesandnoble.com, globalbooksinprint.com, and their own
website located at http://www.openbookpress.com/. Open Book Press
will also be soliciting its graphic novel line to comic
distributors such as Diamond, Cold Cut, Last Gasp, and FM
International.
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From Darren Kane at Marvel Comics http://www.marvel.com

JAE LEE EXCLUSIVE TO THE HOUSE OF IDEAS!

The distinct and unique pencils of Jae Lee will grace Marvel
Comics exclusively.

When speaking about his renewed relationship with the House of
Ideas, the prolific Lee was forthright in his outlook. "I've
worked for many companies over the years, but I've always come
back to Marvel. This is home. The friendships I have here go
beyond work. It's an amazing, incredible, astonishing, and
uncanny place to be."

The artist made his published debut in an issue of MARVEL COMICS
PRESENTS, in 1991. His work also includes NAMOR with John Byrne,
and INHUMANS, for which he won an Eisner Award. Recently, Lee
has worked on FANTASTIC FOUR: 1234, of which his pages were
displayed at The Society of Illustrators in New York City.

One of Lee's past projects served as an important artistic
milestone: Hellshock, for Image Comics. "Before then, I was a
product of the early 90s. Storytelling and anatomy were the
least of my concerns. Hellshock forced me to grow if I wanted to
tell the kind of story I needed to tell. Gritty realism replaced
anatomically incorrect splash pages," explains Lee.

"We are very excited to have Jae back in the House. His
unparalleled skills and his style allows us to tell stories that
only he can tell," says Marvel Publisher Dan Buckley.

Editor in Chief Joe Quesada is equally enthusiastic, as he has a
strong kinship with Lee: "Jae and I go back many, many years, in
fact we broke in together.  The only exception was that he was a
mere sixteen year old prodigy.  Since then we've worked together
numerous times and he was instrumental in the initial success of
our Marvel Knights imprint with his Eisner Award winning run on
Inhumans.  As EIC I'm excited, as a friend I'm thrilled beyond
belief that Jae has decided to make Marvel his home.  He is
truly one of the great artistic talents in the industry today."

Jae Lee gave some tantalizing clues to what the near-future
holds for him. "I'm working on a moody Hulk story with Peter
David. After that, it'll be all out action with a writer who's
no stranger to widescreen comics, featuring a character we've
all seen on the widescreen. I can't wait to dig my claws into
that one."

MARVEL COMICS' PHOENIX-ENDSONG #1 SELLS OUT - RISES AGAIN WITH
2ND PRINTING!

Marvel Comics announces that PHOENIX-ENDSONG #1 has completely
sold out but like its namesake, the beautiful Phoenix of ancient
legend, it will return...in the form of a new Limited Edition
printing.

PHOENIX-ENDSONG, by superstar artist Greg Land and rising star
Greg Pak, details the highly-anticipated return of the
mysterious and powerful Phoenix Force, the entity that made the
character Jean Grey into one of the most popular members of the
X-Men ever. The five-issue series has quite a few surprises in
store for long time X-Men fans as well as those jumping aboard
the merry mutant train for the first time.

"One of the greatest concepts to have come out of the Claremont-
Byrne X-Men is the Phoenix," says Marvel Editor-In-Chief Joe
Quesada. "Now that Jean Grey is gone, the Phoenix Force has
become virtually a character in its own right and really
deserves its own spotlight. The two Gregs have handed in one of
my most favorite miniseries here at Marvel and I'm so happy it's
been this well received. Great concept, great story, great
creators: win/win/win for the fans!"

Greg Pak is best known as an award-winning film writer and
director.  He's previously stated he's most interested in the
"emotional struggles" of the characters surrounding Jean Grey
and the Phoenix and this series is fertile ground to explore
that drama. Pak is also pretty darn happy and proud of the
introductory issue selling out. "Wow, I'm overwhelmed!  Of
course, I give full credit to the brilliant art of Greg Land,
who was clearly put on this earth to draw Dark Phoenix.  Matt
Ryan's inks and Justin Ponsor's colors are equally stunning.  I
love those guys," said Pak.

"I'm also hugely grateful to all the Phoenix and X-Men fans who
are giving the book a shot," Pak went on to say.  "We're doing
our best to tell a compelling story while remaining true to the
incredible histories created by folks like Chris Claremont and
Grant Morrison.  Here's hoping that readers get hooked and come
back for the next issue's even more mind-blowing, heart-rending
happenings!"

Artist Greg Land is feeling particularly good about his latest
project and is pulling out all stops to make this cosmic story
of good and evil a true eye-opener. When presented with the news
of PHOENIX-ENDSONG #1's sell-through he replied, "Fantastic!  It
is very exciting to see the fans picking up the book and liking
what they see.  The first issue really gets things revved up for
the rest of the series."

Curious readers who may have missed out on the first printing of
PHOENIX-ENDSONG #1 will have another chance to witness the
resurrection of the best-selling issue when a special Limited
Edition printing hits stands January 26th (the same day as issue
#2) with a variant cover featuring Jean Grey pictured in her
green costume.

With a library of over 5,000 proprietary characters, Marvel
Enterprises, Inc. is one of the world's most prominent
character- based entertainment companies. Marvel's operations are
focused in four areas: entertainment (Marvel Studios), licensing,
comic book publishing and toys (Toy Biz).  Marvel facilitates the
creation of entertainment projects, including feature films,
DVD/home video, video games and television based on its
characters and also licenses its characters for use in a wide
range of consumer products and services including apparel,
collectibles, snack foods and promotions.  Marvel's characters
and plot lines are created by its comic book division which
continues to expand its leadership position in the U.S. and
worldwide while also serving as an invaluable source of
intellectual property.
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From THE PULSE by Heidi MacDonald and Jennifer Contino at:
http://www.comicon.com/pulse/

DRAGON'S LAIR COMIC RETURNS

Dragon's Lair, the popular video game turned comic book from MV
Creations is returning from Arcana Studios this summer. Along
with Dirk the Daring, the CGE creative team: Andy Mangels, Fabio
Laguna, James Offredi, and Bill Tortolini will be returning to
finish the tale. Three issues (of six) were released under the
CGE imprint, Arcana plans to release a collection of those
issues and then finish the last three issues.

Arcana Editor-In-Chief, Sean O'Reilly told THE PULSE he was a
fan of the series and that was what interested him in publishing
the end. "When Val first introduced it, I bought all three
issues," began O'Reilly. "I loved the series and loved the game
and MV Creations did an amazing job of translating something so
fun into a fantastic read! About three months ago, we became
interested in finishing off the series. Val [Staples, President
of MV Creations] and I sat down and made it happen."

"Val is one of the hardest working people in this entire
industry," continued O'Reilly. "He has a big heart and his
wonderful reputation preceded him. I was lucky enough to sit
down with him at SDCC this year and we just talked. It was a
great learning experience and I literally sat down and just tried
to take in all of his insights and experience. I would go to war
with Val any day of the week. He is the one working hard, making
sure that Don Bluth et al. are happy with the work and making
sure that all the pieces of this puzzle fit. Again ... he's
fantastic to work with!"

O'Reilly said he thinks Dragon's Lair is something that almost
any comic reader can appreciate for a variety of reasons. "It's
fun," enthused O'Reilly. "This is a great read intended for an
all-ages audience. It's nostalgic for those who can remember the
original video game and Saturday morning cartoon series and it's
fresh enough for readers who have never even heard of the
property."

"Arcana is bringing back the original team as we don't feel you
can improve of the level of quality that MV Creations has set,"
continued O'Reilly. "This exceptional story is written by Andy
Mangels, pencils are by the very talented Fabio Laguna, James
Offredi's beautiful colors will be gracing the pages and Bill
Tortolini will bring the story to life with his precision
lettering. We are releasing all three issues in a TRIPLE-SIZED
spectacular first issue! It will be 66 pages of pure Dragon's
Lair action bringing everyone up to speed before we release the
never before seen three books that concludes the story arc. We
wanted to make sure that everyone was on board from the
beginning and are TRIPLE-SIZING this book, with a BRAND NEW COVER
for $4.95. It is one of the lowest price points we can get for
that many pages. It will be a monster! We are tentatively
scheduling Dragon's Lair to come out for July. It really depends
on Fabio's schedule but I've talked with him and he is very
excited about getting back to a project that he loves!"

O'Reilly hopes Dragon's Lair isn't the only property from
Staples that will be published under the Arcana imprint. "I'm
hoping that I can demonstrate to Val our integrity, passion and
drive so that I can prove to him that Arcana is a wonderful home
for his projects and for his work."







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