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+++++ ARE YOU ZOMBIE MATERIAL? Can you shuffle aimlessly? Grunt? Enjoy your own putrid smell? Well, then you're eligible for college and for being a zombie! IT'S THAT EASY! THE OFFICIAL WIN AND DIE! CONTEST All readers of Deadworld are eligible. Simply answer the questions contained in issue #3 of DEADWORLD and email your correct answers to deadworldcomic@aol.com and you'll be put into the drawing Five prizes with the GRAND PRIZE having your name and likeness (so, you're going to have to provide a picture if you win) drawn into the comic as a zombie. And just to let you know, you're probably going to die...again. The other prizes include: ---A complete collection of Deadworld on CD from Eagle One Marketing. ---A T-shirt of your choice from the Deadworld store. ---A set of three Deadworld #1's...the original Volume 1 from Arrow, the volume 2 issue from Caliber, and the new #1 from Image autographed by creator, Gary Reed. ---A Deadworld Portfolio illustrated by Vince Locke that contains large images (sans logos) plus a new piece created specifically for the portfolio which came out years ago but seldom available. This contest is ONLY available to the readers who read this issue. It's for the Deadworld fans, so you won't see the questions anywhere else but in issue 3. Have a friend, maybe two? Well, don't give them the answers, it'll just decrease your chances. Make them buy their own damn book. +++++ Rising Stars: Untouchable hits stores EARLY! New 5-issue series maps next "Rising Stars" chapter February 20, 2006 For additional information: Jim McLauchlin, 310-651-8551 Rising Stars: Untouchable will be ready for your touch earlier than expected! The first issue of Top Cow Productions' March- solicited series will be in stores February 22. Rising Stars: Untouchable #2 will follow in short order, hitting stores on March 29. Ripped from the pages of the monumental Rising Stars, readers will learn the truth behind Rising Stars "Special" Laurel Darkhaven's telekinetic secrets in this new limited series. Writer Fiona Avery (Amazing Spider-Man, the award-winning Arana) and artist Brent Anderson collaborate on this five-issue series, which focuses on Darkhaven's intrigue-filled career as a CIA assassin. "Brent Anderson is well ahead of schedule," said Top Cow Editor Renae Geerlings. "All the art for #1-#4 is done, and Brent is well into the final #5 before #1 even hits stands. Retail may order with confidence. Readers may read with confidence. And Brent is doing some amazing, beautiful work on this series!" +++++ Renae Geerlings Promoted to Top Cow Editor-in-Chief Nine-year vet ascends to new position February 21, 2006 For additional information: Jim McLauchlin, 310-651-8551 Renae Geerlings, a 9-year veteran of comic book editorial, has ascended to a position achieved by precious few women: She will soon be the editor-in-chief of a publishing company. Geerlings will take over as editor-in-chief at Top Cow Productions on March 1, 2006. "Renae has shown time and time again that she's an expert in all areas of our business," said Top Cow founder and CEO Marc Silvestri. "In story sense, scheduling, talent relations, and anything else that comes up, she's the tops. We're proud and happy to give her this well-deserved promotion." "Over the last decade, I've come to know a lot of Top Cow fans personally, and I feel a huge responsibility to them for all of their support and friendship," said Geerlings. "Meanwhile, outgoing Editor-in-Chief Jim McLauchlin raised the bar during his tenure with books such as Common Grounds, Freshmen, and Wanted, so I have big shoes to fill. I'm honored to work side by side with Marc Silvestri to continue our tradition of high-quality art and great stories." Current Top Cow Editor-in-Chief Jim McLauchlin will step down from his full-time position on March 1. McLauchlin returns to his prior career as a sportswriter and broadcaster, where he will be working for FHM, Playboy, Baseball America, and Fox. He will remain with Top Cow as a sales and marketing consultant as well for the next 12 months. McLauchlin will also remain in the comic business as the president of the charitable organization ACTOR, A Commitment To Our Roots, a cause to which he remains deeply devoted. +++++ Super Teens Come to Play at Alias Kushin and Martinez unveil Super Teen*Topia at Alias Comics! February 21, 2006 (San Diego, CA) - The kids have come out to play this spring at Alias Comics, with SUPER TEEN*TOPIA, by writer Kirk Kushin and artist Gonzalo Martinez! SUPER TEEN*TOPIA is set in a world where super- powers are no more impressive than the ability to jump far - er, really, really far. In this amazing world of supers, four teenagers will unite to face a crisis that pushes the limits of their untested powers. "SUPER TEEN*TOPIA is a book that takes the comedy, romance and teen angst of classic teen movies and meshes it with the super- hero dynamic," said writer, Kushin. "This is the fun, feel-good book that is the answer to your post-modern comic book blues." Here's how the publisher describes the issue: SUPER TEEN*TOPIA #1 Written by: Kirk Kushin, with art by Gonzalo Martinez In the tradition of Ferris Bueller's Day Off, Freaks & Geeks and Sixteen Candles comes a new ongoing series from Alias -- Super Teen*Topia! While "A-list" teen super heroes travel to other dimensions and fight cosmic overlords -- the STT gang gets stuck at the mall waiting for a bus! In this issue Paige, Cameron and Kevin meet for the first time as they respond to a crisis with their untested powers. If you're ready for a comic series that focuses more on character than it does costume - Super Teen*Topia is the brand new "super soap" in town! This fresh take on high school hi-jinks starts this April with a 27 page origin story! -- 32-pages, full-color -- $3.50 Just listen to what some of the reviews are saying ... "Super Teen*Topia is something I didn't think was even possible anymore - a new angle on superheroes that doesn't sacrifice the elements that make the genre so much fun in the first place." - Blake Petit, Comixtreme "This is a great first issue, and a very strong showing for a new series ... it has potential to be a great series." - Chris Partin, Paperback Reader "5 out of 5 ... This is a fun read with lots of action and some teen drama." - Richard Vassuer, Jazma Online "I'm very excited about the positive reaction that Super Teen*Topia has generated months before its release," said Kushin. "Clearly people are hungry for a teen super-hero book that concentrates more on the "teen" than the costume. It's gratifying that Alias is getting behind a comic like STT." SUPER TEEN*TOPIA #1 (order code: FEB062801) is 32-pages of full- color action for only $3.50, shipping in April 2006, and you can order your copy today from your local comic book shop! For more information on SUPER TEEN*TOPIA visit Alias Comics on the web at http://www.aliascomics.net and also at http://www.superteentopia.com - or visit your local comic book shop! +++++ Caption Box News - Mortal Coils for Film, Blog Milestone, and Tentative Convention Schedule Boston, MA - February 19, 2006. Blizzard-like conditions in Boston also brought with them a flurry of news for Caption Box last week, as Mortal Coils was featured in Microfilmmaker Magazine, the Loose Pages blog exceeded 5,000 visits, and the initial 2006 convention schedule for the small press imprint was released. "We at Microfilmmaker," explained Editor Jeremy Hanke, approached a number of talented comic creators to get them to offer their talents to micro-budget filmmakers." When this call was put out, Caption Box's A. David Lewis responded with selections from the Mortal Coils anthology, and he and Hanke brokered a deal for filmmaker's use of these pre-storyboarded plots. As explained in his February editorial (http://microfilmmaker.com/Editorials/edit4.html), the endeavor began with Hanke "thinking about connecting indie comic creators with microfilmmakers. Indie comic creators want their stories told as they wrote them and we, as microfilmmakers, want to tell comic-style stories with a definitive visual look to them. If the two could be brought together, then we would be a force to be reckoned with." In addition to Lewis, the inaugural February selection of comics-for-film include offerings from SSS Comics' Sault Colt with Eclipse & Vega, Adam Watson's Ghost Assassin, Chris Reily's Trouble with Igor, and Top Shelf Comics' Jay Lynch with Dead Rat. Thanks in part to the Microfilmmaker news, the Loose Pages blog - Lewis' site for both industry and personal comic book news - crossed the 5,000-visit threshold according to Sitemeter.com (http://www.sitemeter.com/?a=stats&s=s1280lewis). "Early on, the concept of a web log was lost on me," wrote Lewis in May of 2005. "I understood the concept but not the appeal. It sounded like verbal exhibitionism." Seven months and eighty posts later, Lewis had amended his position: "[...] frankly, I don't know whether to be proud or disturbed: Proud that my ramblings might entertain and/or interest a portion of the blogosphere -- disturbed that so many of you have nothing better to do [...] Still, I'll admit that I love the eyeballs falling here, I really dig the interest (even if it's just a passing -- or morbid -- curiosity), and I hope to keep delivering more of...whatever it is I write that y'all enjoy reading." Caption Box will soon be taking to the road, though, beginning its 2006 convention season. The initial schedule includes: January 27 New England Comics Writers/Artists Networking Event - Allston, MA February 24-26 New York Comic-Con - New York, NY March 26 Granite State Comicon - Concord, NH April 23 Larry's Wonderful World of Comics Show - Chelmsford, MA July 19-23 [tentative] San Diego Comic-Con Fall Small Press Expo (SPX) Further, Archaia Studios Press (http://www.aspcomics.com) will be attending the following additional shows with copies of The Lone and Level Sands on sale: June 2-4 WizardWorld Philadelphia - Philadelphia, PA June 28-July 2 Origins - Columbus, OH August 3-6 WizardWorld Chicago - Chicago, IL August 10-13 GenCon - Indianapolis, IN September 9-10 Baltimore Comic-Con - Baltimore, MD Originally founded by A. David Lewis in 2000 as Serious About Comics, Caption Box (http://www.captionbox.net) has since grown also to encompass both academic and creative comic book works. Serving alternatively as either studio imprint or complete self- publishing house, Caption Box produced the trade paperback collection Mortal Coils: Bodylines in 2004, the original graphic novel The Lone and Level Sands in 2005, and the God Complex novel in 2006. All along, though, Caption Box also has remained faithful to its academic side, with Lewis speaking at conferences nationwide, contributing to The International Journal of Comic Art (for which he is now an Editorial Board member), and founding the Ever-Ending Battle research project. +++++ ************************************* * THE CATFISH COMICS UPDATE * ************************************* February 22, 2006 Howdy everybody! It's the special message I've been eager to deliver! Over six months in the making! Are you sitting down? Okay. After the kind of delay that prematurely ages comic book publishers, it is finally time to announce that the latest issue of SINNAMON is ready for purchase! No kidding! If you go to the following link: http://www.comixpress.com/catalog/product_info.php?products_id=417 You'll see the following: SINNAMON: GRRL vs World #1 Cover by Bill Messner-Loebs! Cindy Canyon has spent a year comatose, during which she imagined a life spent as a superpowered heroine. At least that's what she's been told. Where's the truth? This three issue series starts with a close look at Cindy's life. For long time Sinnamon fans, this is her long-awaited origin! 28 pages | Black & White | $2.97 US Online Preview Added Tuesday 21 February, 2006. Yes, ComiXpress has the book ready to buy! Click on "Add To Cart", and Sinnamon is as close as your mail box. If you click on the Online Preview link, you'll be taken to the Catfish Comics Home Page which is also ready for visitors. In fact, all the sites are up. Maybe I'll come to regret this, but the idea is to add fresh content every Friday. I'm not talking about a big revamp, but there will be something new every Friday. I would appreciate it if anyone visits the new Catfish Home Page and gives me some feedback on the site. That's it for now. It's been a hectic day, so I'm running on fumes. However, I did want the members of this List to be the first ones to know. Yes, SINNAMON: GRRL VS. WORLD #1 is finally in print. I should mention that ComiXpress sent me five copies last week. M. Gerald Delaney got a copy and his verdict mirrors my own. ComiXpress puts out a high quality product for the money. Thanks for being a member of this list. It looks like things are finally falling into place, so take care and I hope to be talking to you again very soon! Angelo Furlan Contact me at catfish-comics@rogers.com Catfish Comics Home Page: www.catfishcomics.com +++++ NY Comic Con debut Komikwerks co-founders Shannon Denton and Patrick Coyle will be hitting the carpeted halls of the Jacob Javits Center in New York City this weekend as they attend the New York Comic-Con. Though not exhibiting in a booth, Shannon and Patrick will be combing the floors, spreading the word about Komikwerks' new line of illustrated novels for young adults, a line called Actionopolis. The line will be distributed by Publishers Group West. You can get more info at the booth of Colleen Doran, Keith Giffen, Walt Simonson or JM DeMatteis in Artist Alley. http://www.komikwerks.com/megacon_flyer.jpg "Actionopolis is the place to be when adventure is your destination," exclaims Shannon Denton. "This new line of books is by comics, film, animation and video game professionals like Dan Mishkin, Tom Mandrake, Bruce Zick, Adam Beechen Dan Hipp, Louise Simonson, Colleen Doran, Rob Worley, Mike Dubisch, Christopher Long, Michael Geiger, Rick Hoberg, Gary Reed, Jeff Mariotte, Will Meuginot, Liquid Color, and lots more. There's going to be a lot more info about these books coming soon, but if you're at the NY Comic-Con, and you track us down, you can catch a preview of these fantastic looking books. We're very excited about Actionopolis!" The Actionopolis web site officially goes live in a week but you can go there now to find out more in the meantime. "We aren't going to have a booth, but you'll see us... we'll be the guys with the factories on our shirts who won't shut up about these great new books for readers of all ages," states Patrick Coyle. Keep an eye out for Shannon and Patrick if you're in attendance at the NY Comic Con. Ask them about the Actionopolis books -- you'll be glad you did! And keep your eyes peeled for an announcement soon with more details about the Actionopolis line of books from Komikwerks. Thanks, -Shannon & Patrick +++++ Women on Witchblade: New Female Penciler, Inker, Colorist! Writer Marz retains Y-chromosome, gets nervous February 22, 2006 Top Cow Productions is adding top-flight female creators to one of comics' longest-running female character books. And in an unprecedented move in mainstream comics, the entire art team of penciler, inker, and colorist will be composed of women. Adriana Melo (Star Wars: Empire, Birds of Prey) takes over as the new ongoing artist on Witchblade with July's #99. She'll be joined by inker Mariah Benes (Superman) and colorist Sonia Oback (City of Heroes). Melo and crew will work on Witchblade #100 in conjunction with current Witchblade artist Mike Choi, before taking the reins full time with #101. The new team will also handle art chores on a 4-page original Witchblade story for Image Comics' contribution to Free Comic Book Day. "It's unprecedented to have three women filling the artistic seats on a mainstream book on an ongoing basis," said Top Cow Editor-In-Chief Renae Geerlings. "Sonia Oback has been on Witchblade for a few issues, and has blown us away with her work. And when we saw the team of Adriana and Mariah, we knew we had great partners for her." "I feel like a lucky, lucky man who's been dropped onto the Isle of Talented Amazon Women," said ongoing Witchblade writer Ron Marz. "I worked with Adriana on a few Star Wars issues, but the collaboration was too brief by far. I'm really looking forward to her settling in for a good long run on Witchblade, and bringing Mariah and Sonia with her. What more could any man want?" "And before anybody makes a smart-ass comment about Adriana being hired to draw a female-lead book just because she's a woman, I can tell you she was hired because she's the best artist for the job," Marz continued. "Her first pages have already proven that." "Working on Witchblade makes me very happy in that it's one of the few books starring a strong female lead character," said Adriana Melo. "And having the opportunity to collaborate with Ron Marz again is outstanding. He's a great professional and a fantastic and fun person to work with. Mariah and Sonia are really awesome, too, and I feel blessed to have them on my side." Top Cow will soon announce a new project involving artist Mike Choi. +++++ DESPERADO PUBLISHING HEADS TO THE BIG CITY Joe Pruett and Company Set to Appear at this Weekend's New York Comic-Con February 22, 2006, Atlanta, GA - If you're a fan of Desperado Publishing's diverse line-up of titles and you'll be at this weekend's New York Comic-Con, be sure to stop by booth 269 to visit with publisher, Joe Pruett, and creators Frank Beddor, Keith Giffen, Shannon Denton, John Lucas and Don McGregor. All will be on hand to answer questions, preview upcoming projects and sign autographs. "We're really looking forward to visiting with fans in New York," said Pruett. "It's been way too long since there was a show this large in New York and we expect to meet and speak with a lot of people. If you're going to be there, we'd love to meet you and show you what we do. Come on by and see what Desperado has to offer." The New York Comic-Con is being held at the Jacob Javits Convention Center in New York City this coming weekend, February 24-26. To learn more about Desperado Publishing, log onto: www.desperadopublishing.com +++++ MegaCon February Newsletter The countdown is on! MegaCon '06 is less than one week away! There's still time to get your tickets in advance. You can order them online at: https://protected6.purehost.com/d30063092/ordering.asp. Or you can stop by any of MegaCon sponsor, Coliseum of Comics, Orlando stores to purchase your tickets. Come to Mega Night at Universal Studios! The doors to MegaCon don't officially open until Friday morning, but the fun begins Thursday night with the 1st Annual Mega Night at Universal's Islands of Adventurer. Thursday, February 23, 2006 from 6pm -11pm, feel the rush of adrenaline as you experience cutting-edge rides and attractions at Universal's Islands of Adventurer theme park. Challenge your senses as you journey through five uniquely themed islands. Mega Night attendees will enjoy exclusive access to Marvel Super Hero Islandr from 9pm - 11pm. Your favorite characters will come to life as you battle villains high above the city streets on the eye-popping 3-D ride The Amazing Adventures of Spider-Manr and defy gravity on the Incredible Hulk Coasterr. And you can have all this fun with some very special celebrity guests. Arne Starr from Star Trek, Spider-Man and The Lord of the Rings Mira Furlan from the multiple Emmy Award-winning TV show Lost and Babylon 5 Tracy Scoggins from Babylon 5 and Lois & Clark The New Adventures of Superman Jason Carter from Babylon 5 Jimmy Palmiotti - Artist/Writer Amanda Conner - Artist/Writer Plus, get a FREE collectible comic book in Marvel Super Hero Islandr. Quantities are limited and only available while supplies last, so don't miss the 1st Annual Mega Night at Universal's Islands of Adventurer. Buy your tickets online now at Ticketmaster and save. Programming! This year's convention has an impressive array of programming with something that is sure to appeal to everyone. So you can plan accordingly, here is the complete list of what you'll find and where. Friday, February 24th, 2006 Anime Viewing Room All day showings of the newest films from Japan. 12:00pm - 10:00pm, Room 222B Joss Whedon Room Welcome to the programming track. 12:00pm - 1:00pm, Room 221E Joss Whedon Room Intro to the Whedonverse. 1:00pm - 2:00pm, Room 221E Emerald Rose Emerald Rose brings their style of rollicking Celtic folk rock to energize your MegaCon experience! Their original music is featured in Ringers: Lord of the Fans and Done the Impossible: The Fan's Tale of Serenity and Firefly, and the band were featured performers at the Lord of the Rings Oscar parties. 2:00pm - 3:00pm, Room 221 D Joss Whedon Room Firefly Episode Screening. 2:00pm - 3:00pm, Room 221E General Costuming Tips and Tricks: Discover tips and tricks used by media professionals to create realistic looking costumes using common materials. 2:00pm - 3:00pm, Room 221 B & C Arne Starr Presents Come out and see all the latest trailers and all the latest gossip of what's coming out of Tinseltown in the near future and beyond. Arne Starr, in association with Jeff Walker, brings you all the latest and greatest, on films like Superman and X3 and much more, and hopefully a few surprises in there as well for those of you who are already up to date courtesy of the "'net." 2:00pm - 2:50pm, Room 222A Mark Simon Storyboards - A dynamic presentation on the value of storyboards: * How they should be used in production * How to read and draw storyboards * Tricks of the trade * Working with directors * How they decrease budgets * and more. Presentation is based on Mark Simon's top-selling text, Storyboards: Motion in Art, 1st & 2nd Editions. 3:00pm - 4:00pm, Room 222A Joss Whedon Room The Men of Sunnydale. 3:00pm - 4:00pm, Room 221E Troma presents a screening of Terror Firmer. 4:10pm - 5:10pm, Room 222A Naboo Victory Celebration// Star Wars @ MegaCon 2006 Jedi, Sith, Bounty Hunters and even those on the Outer Rim shouldn't miss this event! The MegaCon costume contest theme this year is Star Wars, however we'll welcome any and all costumed folks to participate... yes, even the Gungans. 4:00pm - 9:00pm, Room 221D Joss Whedon Room Firefly Game Show. 4:00pm - 5:00pm, Room 221E Fresh Fish Lounge Relax and escape to the tunes of some Downtempo Grooves with soft mood lighting. Brought to you by Anime Sushi. For ages 21 and up. Bar opens at 7pm. 6:00pm - 11:00pm, Room 223 Steve Bacic Fan Club Up close and personal with Steve Bacic. 7:00pm - 8:00pm, Room 221A MegaCon "Indy Film Expo" Two hours showcasing cutting-edge short independent films in the genres of action, animation, comedy, superheroes, science fiction, suspense, and horror. This selection of fabulous films is hosted by 3 Boys Productions/Students of the Unusual who also run the annual Melbourne Independent Filmmakers Festival. Donations will be accepted for ACTOR. 7:00pm - 10:00pm, Room 222A Saturday, February 25th, 2006 Anime Viewing Room Half-day showings of the newest films from Japan. 10:00am - 3:00pm , Room 222B Meet Legendary Sal Buscema Talk with Sal Buscema about his 40 years in comics. 11:00am - 11:50am, Room 221D Meet "Toxic Avenger" Lloyd Kaufman Q & A with legendary Director/Producer Lloyd Kaufman of Troma Entertainment. 11:00am - 11:50am, Room 221B & C Path of the Samurai Demo Join the Toyama Ryu School of Japanese swordsmanship as they demonstrate their skills with Katana. Real swords, real targets, and real action make this a must see event. 11:00am - 12:00pm, Room 221A 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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