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CBEM 560 concludes . . . +++++ DEVIL'S DUE PUBLISHING APRIL 2006 SOLICITATIONS FAMILY GUY: VOL 1 (of 3) Writer: Matt Fleckenstein (Family Guy TV show writer) Artist: Benjamin Phillips Frequency of Publication: Bi-Monthly Intended Audience: Teen Readers: TR 12+ Format: 48pp color comic. Perfect Bound. Retail Price: $6.95 Printer: Quebecor Country of Origin: Published in USA Printed in Canada Ship Date/Month: April UPC Code: TBD Synopsis: The Family Guy steps out of the TV screen and into a new bimonthly series from Devil's Due! Each of the three volumes in this series 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. Written by Matt Fleckenstein, staff writer for the animated series! Special Notes: * TV show ranked #1 in its time slot among men 18 - 34 and teens 12 - 17 * #1 series on Cartoon Network and TBS * Audience is growing - Fall viwership is up 25% * Family GuyToys & Trading Cards have continually sold out * Family Guy books have sold over 60,000 copies G.I. JOE: AMERICA'S ELITE #10 Writer: Joe Casey Artists: Stefano Caselli & Imaginary Friends Studios Cover Artists: Stefano Caselli & Imaginary Friends Studios Frequency of Publication: Monthly, Ongoing. Intended Audience: Teen Readers: TR 12+ Genre: Action/Adventure, Military/Espionage, Martial Arts. Format: 32pp color comic. Saddle stitched. Retail Price: $2.95 Printer: Quebecor Country of Origin: Published in USA Printed in Canada Ship Date/Month: April UPC Code: 882142-00100-01001 Synopsis: When the G.I. Joe team needs answers, the first place they go to is Cobra... but when those leads don't pan out, does it mean that another party is responsible for what the team is facing? Scarlett's shocking discovery may provide the next clue! Plus: Duke gets put through the wringer in some horrible ways. He's found what he was searching for - - and he may not survive it! Special Notes/Selling points: The popular controversial storyline continues! Quotes from Retailers and Reviewers: "Always blending an equal mix of action and intrigue, each issue makes you want to pick up the next one just as the 80s cartoon made you wish next week would get here sooner." - SilverBulletComicBooks.com G.I. JOE VS TRANSFORMERS: THE ART OF WAR #2 (of 5) Writer: Tim Seeley (Forgotten Realms, Hack/Slash, G.I. Joe) Artists: Joe Ng & UDON Studios (Street Fighter, Exalted) Cover Artists: A - Joe Ng & UDON Studios; B - Chris Lie & Jeremy Roberts Frequency of Publication: Monthly, Limited Series. Intended Audience: Teen Readers: TR 12+ Genre: Action/Adventure, Military/Espionage, Martial Arts, Sci- Fi. Format: 32pp color comic. Saddle stitched. Retail Price: Cover A & B - $2.95 Covers shipping 50/50 Printer: Quebecor Country of Origin: Published in USA Printed in Canada Ship Date/Month: April Synopsis: The interstellar war continues! With casualties on both sides, and two worlds teetering on the brink of destruction, the stakes get higher as a new life-form steps forward to conquer all! Can even the combined forces of G.I. Joe and the Transformers hope to stop this force of nature and technology? Special Notes/Selling points: Artwork by UDON (Capcom's Street Fighter + Exalted) Cover's A CONNECT TO FORM ONE LARGE IMAGE! (need to show visually somehow) G.I. JOE: SIGMA 6 #5 (of 6) Writer: Andrew Dabb Artists: Chris Lie & Grafiksismik Cover Artists: Chris Lie & Jeremy Roberts Frequency of Publication: Monthly, Limited Series Intended Audience: All ages Genre: Action/Adventure, Military/Espionage, Martial Arts. Format: 32pp color comic. Saddle stitched. Retail Price: $2.95 Printer: Quebecor Country of Origin: Published in USA Printed in Canada Ship Date/Month: April UPC Code: 882142-00116-00501 Synopsis: Based on the hit 4Kids TV show! The call comes in - Cobra Commander is seen in Japan, and the G.I. Joe team is needed immediately! Only one problem - no one is available except for Long Range and Heavy Duty - and they feel like they're not ready to face the world's greatest terrorist alone! Can the boys overcome their stage fright to stop the head snake? Special Notes/Selling points: * Sigma 6 toys sold over 100k units in first month * One of the top boys cartoons on FOX's 4Kids TV on Saturday Mornings G.I. JOE: SNAKE-EYES DECLASSIFIED TPB Writer: Brandon Jerwa Artists: Emiliano Santalucia & Robert Atkins Cover Artists: Emiliano Santalucia & Jeremy Roberts Frequency of Publication: One time Intended Audience: All ages Genre: Action/Adventure, Military Format: 160pp color comic. Perfect Bound. Retail Price: $18.95 Printer: Quebecor Country of Origin: Published in USA Printed in Canada Ship Date/Month: April ISBN: 1-932796-59-2 Synopsis: 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! FORGOTTEN REALMS BOOK II: EXILE TPB Writer: R.A. Salvatore Adapted by: Andrew Dabb Artist: Tim Seeley Cover Artists: Tim Seeley & Aadi Salman Frequency of Publication: Trade Paper Back Genre: High Fantasy/Adventure Format: 160pp color comic. Perfect Bound. Retail Price: $14.95 Printer: Quebecor Country of Origin: Published in USA Printed in Canada Ship Date/Month: April ISBN: 1-932796-46-0 Synopsis: Collecting the second volume of R.A. Salvatore's masterful Legend of Drizzt trilogy! Drizzt Do'urden has fled the treacherous society of his people, abandoning his royal birthright to seek peace and justice in the wilderness of the Underdark. But even as he must confront fearsome new enemies, his family has sworn to destroy him -- using the only person Drizzt ever loved -- his father! Special Notes/Selling points: SPECIAL FEATURES INCLUDE: * Glossary * Introduction written by a Surprise Guest * Fold Out Map + Poster * Character Profiles Quotes from Retailers and Reviewers: "Devil's Due has assembled a crack team of creators to treat the source material with the respect it deserves. Kudos to Andrew Dabb for the adaptation and to Tim Seeley for his vivid pencils." ~ comicreaders.com FORGOTTEN REALMS BOOK I: HOMELAND, HARDBACK EDITION Writer: R.A. Salvatore Adapted by: Andrew Dabb Artist: Tim Seeley Cover Artist: Tim Seeley Frequency of Publication: Graphic Novel Genre: High Fantasy Format: 160pp color comic. Hardback with dust jacket. Retail Price: $29.99 Printer: Quebecor Country of Origin: Published in USA Printed in Canada Ship Date/Month: April ISBN: 1-932796-58-4 Synopsis: 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: Includes protective dust jacket. FORGOTTEN REALMS: HOMELAND #1 CONVENTION SPECIAL Writer: R.A. Salvatore Adapted by: Andrew Dabb Artist: Tim Seeley Cover Artist: Tyler Walpole Genre: High Fantasy/Adventure Format: 32pp color comic. Saddle stitched. Card Stock cover. Retail Price: $9.95 Printer: Quebecor Country of Origin: Published in USA Printed in Canada Ship Date/Month: April Synopsis: Now is your chance to get this rare copy of Forgotten Realm: Homeland originally only sold at San Diego Comic Con 2005! Featuring original cover art by Tyler Walpole! *HOW TO SELF PUBLISH COMICS* NOT JUST CREATE THEM #3 (of 4) Writer: Josh Blaylock Artists: N/A Cover Artist: Josh Blaylock Frequency of Publication: Monthly, Limited Series. Genre: Educational Intended Audience: Teen Readers: TR 12+ Format: 32pp B&W comic. Saddle stitched. Retail Price: $4.95 Printer: Quebecor Country of Origin: Published in USA Printed in Canada Ship Date/Month: April UPC Code: 882142-00120-00301 Synopsis: "Printing and Marketing" is the focus of the third installment in Josh Blaylock's prose guide to self-publishing comics and manga. You can have the best comic in the entire world, but if you don't know how to promote it, you're in trouble. Today offers more opportunities than ever to get the "word out" about your product, and this chapter will help you take advantage of those things. It's a decade of publishing experience consolidated into one easy to read series, straight from the president of DDP! BLACK HARVEST #6 (of 6) Writer: Josh Howard Artist: Josh Howard Cover Artist: Josh Howard Frequency of Publication: Monthly Limited Series Genre: Horror/Sci-Fi, Drama Format: 32pp color comic. Saddle stitched. Retail Price: $3.25 Printer: Quebecor Country of Origin: Published in USA Printed in Canada Ship Date/Month: April UPC Code: 882142-00113-00601 Synopsis: The sins of Jericho are laid bare, the streets run with blood, and the hour of judgment is at hand. Don't miss the shocking conclusion to what The Fourth Rail calls "a sexy but quiet adventure into darkness." Quotes From Retailers and Reviewers: "I think Josh has a real winner on his hands here. In his own words, it combines sci-fi, old religion, and horror in a unique and surprising way, and I can't wait to read more. " ~ SilverBulletComicBooks.com "*****" (five bullets/ stars) ~ SilverBulletComicBooks.com "If you've been following the ABC series Invasion or checking out the Image book Girls, I'm going to go out on a limb and say that you might want to give Black Harvest #1 a chance." ~ TheFouthRail.com KILLER 7 #3 Writer: Arvid Nelson Artist: El Dazo Cover Artists: Cover A: El Dazo Cover B: Sanford Greene (Card stock cover) Frequency of Publication: Monthly, Ongoing. Intended Audience: Mature Readers - MR 17+ Genre: Thriller/Adventure Format: 32pp B&W comic. Saddle stitched. Retail Price: Cover A: $2.95 Cover B: $5.95 (Cardstock Cover) Printer: Quebecor Country of Origin: Published in USA Printed in Canada Ship Date/Month: April UPC Code: 882142-00116-00301 Synopsis: Tora, Tora, Tora! A conspiracy to destroy the United States, a secret society of Japanese fascists that dates back to World War II... and of course, exploding zombie terrorists! It's all in a day's work for the killer 7. The Smith Syndicate is hired to stop the assassination of a group of high-level US and Japanese diplomats. In doing so they come face-to-face with the mastermind behind the plague of terrorist attacks that grips the world with fear. Selling Points: Based on Capcom's hot game! ELSINORE #5 (of 9) Writer: Ken Lillie-Paetz Artists: Brian Denham, Mark Sparacio, Josh Medors and others Cover Artist: Brian Denham Frequency of Publication: Monthly, Limited Series. Intended Audience: TR: Teen Readers 15+ Genre: Horror/Mystery. Format: 32pp color comic. Saddle stitched. Retail Price: $3.25 Printer: Quebecor Country of Origin: Published in USA Printed in Canada Ship Date/Month: April UPC Code: N/A ISBN: TBD Synopsis: Madness, Monkeys and Murder... Edgar is smuggled out of the asylum for a night of partying and homicide. Murchison proves that sometimes the best therapy is an act of vengeance. And Director Roch begins his attack on the city of Dis, unaware that a new type of demon has set its sight on Elsinore! Special Notes: The suspense thriller from Ken Lillie-Paetz makes its move to Devils Due! Retailer Quotes: "I doubt you will be able to resist Elsinore's insanity." ~ SilverBulletComicBooks.com ELSINORE: "PSYCHO SANCTII" VOL. 1 TPB Writer: Ken Lillie-Paetz Artists: Brian Denham, Mark Sparacio, Josh Medors and others Cover Artist: Brian Denham Frequency of Publication: One shot Intended Audience: TR: Teen Readers 15+ Genre: Horror/Mystery. Format: 144pp color comic. Perfect Bound. Retail Price: $14.95 Printer: Quebecor Country of Origin: Published in USA Printed in Canada Ship Date/Month: April UPC Code: N/A ISBN: 1-932796-61-4 Synopsis: This collection features the first four issues of the critically acclaimed supernatural suspense mini-series by writer Ken Lillie- Paetz. A disgraced psychiatrist is drawn into a secret society's plot to avert the Apocalypse. The patients at the Elsinore Mental Hospital are developing supernatural powers. Left untreated by medication, their madness is evolving and a prophecy from the plague times is being fulfilled. Join Dr. Murchison as he makes his rounds in an asylum gone mad, where blood becomes guns, nightmares become real and lemurs run loose in the halls. Special Notes: This special edition trade paperback contains never-before-seen production art, a cover and pin-up gallery and original script pages. Retailer Quotes: "I'm a sucker for atmosphere and this one has it in spades." ~ Buzzscope.com LO-FI: COMICS AND ENTERTAINMENT MAGAZINE 25 CENT SPECIAL Writer: Various Artists: Various Cover Artists: TBA Frequency of Publication: One shot sampler Genre: Pop culture/Indie/Comics Format: 16pp color comic. Saddle stitched. Retail Price: $ 0.25 (one cover) Printer: Quebecor Country of Origin: Published in USA Printed in Canada Ship Date/Month: April UPC Code: TBD ISBN: N/A Synopsis: This spring we present a special preview edition of Lo-Fi for only 25 cents! Lo-Fi comics and entertainment magazine has made a splash in the magazine world with its unique brand of indie comic book and pop culture coverage. For just one quarter you can experience the brain-candy that Lo-Fi offers and find out what has the magazine industry abuzz! Comic-Book size for this issue only! Selling Points: It's a quarter! Great jumping on point for new readers! NIGHTWOLF #0 Writer: Stephen L Antczak Artist: Nick Marinkovich Cover Artist: Georges Jeanty Frequency of Publication: Monthly, Limited Series. Intended Audience: Teen Readers: TR 12+ Genre: Superhero/Horror Format: 24pp B&W comic. Saddle Stitched. Retail Price: $0.99 Printer: Brenner Printing Country of Printing: Printed in United States Ship Date/Month: April UPC Code: TBD Synopsis: The family curse turned Davey Doyle into a werewolf. Powerless to stop himself, he slaughtered his family. Davey has chosen his penance: to use the power of his curse for good...as Nightwolf. As he struggles to balance the demon and the hero within, Davey learns it's not as simple as good vs. evil. An exciting, dark new super-hero from Visible Light Entertainment! Special Notes: Nightwolf #0 kicks off the all new series: Nightwolf: The Price, which hits shelves with #1 in July 2006! ARKADIAN: NO WITNESS Writer: Stephen L. Antczak Artist: Riq Cover Artists: Riq & Dexter Vines Frequency of Publication: One Shot Intended Audience: Teen Reader: TR 12+ Genre: Crime/Supernatural Format: 32pp B&W comic. Saddle Stitched. Retail Price: $2.95 Printer: Brenner Printing Country of Printing: Printed in United States Ship Date/Month: April UPC Code: TBD Synopsis: The debut of Arkadian, the "hit man of the bizarre" sent to kill a young witch, with one caveat: no witnesses. But there is a witness, whom now must hunt down...and then, there's another witness, and another, and another. Look for the further weird adventures of Arkadian from Visible Light Entertainment. +++++ DESPERADO SOLICITATIONS FOR APRIL, 2006 BOOK OF SHADOWS #1 (of 2) April 5 o 32 pg o FC o $3.50 written by MARK CHADBOURN art & cover by BO HAMPTON One frightened girl. One goddess of blood and death. Against them, an army of shape-shifting devils, dragons, and mythological creatures determined to throw our world back to the dark ages. It's war... BOOK OF SHADOWS #2 (of 2) April 26 o 32 pg o FC o $3.50 written by MARK CHADBOURN art & cover by BO HAMPTON Annie flees to the world beyond the veil in search of the one thing that might save humanity in its darkest hour. FLAMING CARROT, VOL. 1, TP April 12 o 140 pg o BW o $14.99 written by BOB BURDEN art & cover by BOB BURDEN America's first surrealist superhero! Be it killing criminals with baloney guns, fighting 8-foot long hotwings, or romancing bodacious sidekicks, Flaming Carrot is the everyman's kind of hero! From the creator of the cult-classic Mystery Men movie! Collects FLAMING CARROT #1-4 (#33-36 in regular series) and FLAMING CARROT PHOTO SPECIAL FREAK SHOW SC April 5 o 52 pg o BW o $5.99 written by BRUCE JONES art & cover by BERNIE WRIGHTSON A humble man, lonely at heart, seeks out the rejected "Freaks" of the world, taking these misbegotten outcasts under his wing in a traveling show of oddities. But life is not without its own irony and his true self is revealed in a twist of fate and revenge. THE LOOKING GLASS WARS: HATTER M #3 (of 4) April 19 o 32 pg o FC o $3.50 Written by FRANK BEDDOR & LIZ CAVALIER art & cover by BEN TEMPLESMITH "THE HAUNTING OF HATTER MADIGAN" Wracked by guilt and obligation, Royal Bodyguard Hatter Madigan is plunged into the nightmare realm of Wonderland's bloody coup and the shocking loss of Princess Alyss in the Pool of Tears. _________________________________________________________________ ----------------------------------------------------------------- - End of another Issue .. GIVE A KID A COMIC TODAY! I went to a garage sale. "How much for the garage?" "It's not for sale." Thanks for subscribing to the Comic Book Network Electronic Magazine (CBEM) --------------------------->Disclaimer<--------------------------- This is an ANNOUNCE only mailing list, only the Editor can send messages to the list. No one else has access to the subscriber list. 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