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CBEM 564 concludes . . .

TOP COW APRIL 2006 SOLICITATIONS

CYBERFORCE #3
ARROW: The majesty of PAT LEE's art continues!

(W) Ron Marz (P) Pat Lee (Col) Dream Engine (Cov) Pat Lee

Cyberforce must live again.or Earth dies! Having barely survived
last issue's onslaught, Ripclaw, Cyblade, Velocity and Ballistic
have learned the true nature of the threat descending toward
Earth, a threat that has ties to the very origins of Cyberforce
itself. Unless it's stopped, Earth is doomed. The lone hope of
survival rests with a mysterious figure from Cyberforce's past-
but even if they can find him, will he be friend or foe? Ron Marz
and Pat Lee continue the Cyberforce renaissance!

Full Color 32 Pages $2.99 Ongoing Series

Order incentive: Hey, you! Ask your retailer how you can get this
special ultra-rare 1-in-10 black-and-white Pat Lee cover
featuring Ballistic!

ALSO AVAILABLE: Top Cow Fine Art Lithograph of this Marc
Silvestri Cyberforce #1 cover! A limited edition of 250 pieces,
reproduced at the highest quality possible at 12x18 inches!

Limited edition lithograph $19.99
Limited edition lithograph signed by artist Marc Silvestri $29.99

Legal: c 2006 Top Cow Productions, Inc. All rights reserved.
Cyberforce, the Cyberforce logo, and the likenesses of all
featured characters are registered trademarks of Top Cow
Productions, Inc.

RISING STARS: UNTOUCHABLE #4 (of 5)
ARROW: Rising Stars superheroes and spy action!

(W) Fiona Avery (Art) Brent Anderson (Col) Brian Buccellato (Cov)
Brent Anderson

Rising Stars "Special" Laurel Darkhaven moves like a myth through
the dark corridors of international espionage. But when she
infiltrates a secret society in Iran looking for the ancient
master of all assassins, will she find more than she bargained
for? Find out here, as writer Fiona Avery (Amazing Spider-Man and
artist Brent Anderson (Astro City) continue the Rising Stars
saga!

Full color 32 pages $2.99 part 3 of a 5-part limited series

Legal: c 2006 Synthetic Worlds and Top Cow Productions, Inc. All
rights reserved. Rising Stars, the Rising Stars logo and the
likenesses of all featured characters are registered trademarks
of Synthetic Worlds and Top Cow Productions, Inc.

WITCHBLADE #98
ARROW: The return of Nottingham and countdown to Witchblade #100!

(W) Ron Marz (P) Mike Choi (Col) Sonia Oback (Cov) Tyler Kirkham

When Ian Nottingham returns, Sara must chose between the life she
knows, or a possible life at Ian's side. Of course, first she has
to survive the horde of assassins intent on killing them both!
And where does Sara's partner, Detective Patrick Gleason, fit
into all this? The threads Ron Marz and Mike Choi have been
weaving since the beginning of their run start to come together
as issue #100 looms only a few months away!

Full color 32 pages $2.99 continuing series

ALSO AVAILABLE: Top Cow Fine Art Lithograph of this Tyler Kirkham
cover! A limited edition of 250 pieces, reproduced at the highest
quality possible at 12x18 inches!

Limited edition lithograph $19.99
Limited edition lithograph signed by artist Terry Dodson $29.99

Legal: c 2005 Top Cow Productions, Inc. All rights reserved.
Witchblade, the Witchblade logo, and the likenesses of all
featured characters are registered trademarks of Top Cow
Productions, Inc.

CITY OF HEROES #13
ARROW: NEW HEROES hit the City! GREAT jump-on point!

(W) David Wohl (P) James Raiz (I) Roland Paris (Cov) Rodolfo
Migliari

The mysterious Foreshadow hits the 'City, but is he friend or
foe? The martial arts master lives alternating lives, one good
followed by one evil.and it might be too late before Statesman
finds out which side he's on this time! Join us for an exciting
new story arc that introduces NEW characters to the City of
Heroes with every issue!

Full color 32 pages $2.99 ongoing series

[NOTE TO RETAILERS: City of Heroes is no longer sent
automatically to game subscribers! Expect the 100,000+ City of
Heroes fans to invade your store!]

Legal: City of Heroes is c 2005 Cryptic Studios, Inc. and NC
Interactive, Inc. NCsoft, the interlocking NC logo, City of
Heroes, and all associated NCsoft logos and designs are
trademarks or registered trademarks of NCsoft Corporation. City
of Heroes is a registered trademark of Cryptic Studios, Inc. and
Ncsoft Corporation. Cryptic Studios is a trademark of Cryptic
Studios, Inc. All other trademarks are the property of their
respective owners.

RISING STARS VOL. 4 TRADE PAPERBACK
ARROW: Nine issues of Rising Stars action collects Bright and
Voices of the Dead!

(W) Fiona Avery (Art) Dan Jurgens, Staz Johnson, and Al Rio

The Rising Stars saga marches on in this stellar paperback
collecting Rising Stars: Bright #1-3 and Rising Stars: Voices of
the Dead #1-6! See Special Matthew Bright and his career as a
superpowered cop in Bright, and "ghost detective" Lionel Zerb
confront the Well of Souls in Voices of the Dead!

Full color 224 pages $19.99 trade paperback collection
 +++++
CLAYPOOL COMICS solicitations for June 2006:

ELVIRA #158:

Elvira's promotional trip to a western dude ranch leads her into
danger, when a meteor in the hills creates a horde of giant
mutant toads, in "Gurl Crazy!" Also, a monster in the grocery
aisle causes a huge foodfight, in "Beware . Ugglor the
Improbable!"

Lead story by by Frank Strom, Tod Smith, and Bill Anderson.
Second story by by Janet Hetherington, Ron Lim, and Al Milgrom.

Color Photo Cover of Elvira
B&W Interior
32 pages
$2.50 USA, $3.50 Canada

REMEMBER: Claypool Comics can be ordered as back issues. Reorders
can be placed for Elvira #153, 154, 155, 156, or 157 along with
your order for #158.

PLUS: All Claypool Comics have easy, reader-friendly intro pages
on their inside front covers, making it simple to get a new
reader started enjoying our stories.

DEADBEATS #78:

Now that Kirby's evil undead counterpart is no longer blocked
from draining the blood of innocents, he embarks on a murderous
rampage, and his first victim might be another vampire - since
young Mason Collier is determined to stop the carnage before it
starts, in "No Brother of Mine!"

Story and art by Richard Howell and Ricardo Villagran.
Cover by Howell and Louis Lachance.

Color Cover
B&W Interior
32 pages
$2.50 USA, $3.50 Canada

REMEMBER: Claypool Comics can be ordered as back issues. Reorders
can be placed for Deadbeats #73, 74, 75, 76, or 77 along with
your order for #78.

PLUS: All Claypool Comics have easy, reader-friendly intro pages
on their inside front covers, making it simple to get a new
reader started enjoying our stories.

ALL CLAYPOOL TITLES CAN BE RE-ORDERED -- AND WE RECOMMEND THAT
YOU START WITH OUR PERENNIAL TRADE PAPERBACK COLLECTIONS

SOULSEARCHERS & COMPANY TPBK #2 "Frothy Favorites!"

Acclaimed as today's most consistently entertaining
humor/adventure series, Soulsearchers & Company features super-
hero epics with a saucy, sophisticated tone. The series showcases
the lives of a motley group of ghostbusters in a city that's
become synonymous with paranormal overactivity, the small
Connecticut township now nicknamed FEAR CITY. The gang includes:
Bridget, a former Olympic athlete; Baraka, a fire-demon from an
Arabic Hell; Janocz, a gypsy teen who can transform into
monstrous forms, Kelly, an apprentice witch, and Peter P.
Peterson, an accountant with a magic bag.

Soulsearchers & Company is a major ongoing comics achievement,
from the award-winning scripting talents of Peter (Young Justice,
Spyboy) David, with delightfully different artwork from Amanda
(Gatecrasher, Vampirella) Conner, Neil (Superman Adventures)
Vokes, and Jim (Spider-Man) Mooney, with additional sequence art
by John Heebink, Ricardo Villagran, and Michael Weaver.

This hugely engaging collection features issues #7-12 of the
Soulsearchers' monthly comic, including the three-part "Toadies"
saga, in which the SS group breaks up, only to find that their
separate paths each lead them into conflict with the Cult of Drek
and its leader, the Schlockmeister. "The Weirdest Link," an album
issue, recounts some of the members' early highlights, including
Baraka's ouster from Hell, and then there's the matter of the
mutated creatures living in Mystic Grove harbor, and the
spectacle of Bridget and Baraka's first real date ("A Date that
Will Live in Infamy!"). Also included are several special text
features.

See for yourself why Soulsearchers and Company was nominated as
"Best Ongoing Humor Series" by the British Comic Book
Professionals Society.

Also debuting a brand-new painted cover of Bridget and Baraka,
created by Amanda Conner on-site at the Claypool booth at 2000's
Comic Con International.

New Color Cover B&W Interior 152 pages $12.95

SOULSEARCHERS & COMPANY TPBK (#1) "On the Case"

The early adventures of the funniest supernatural investigators
that ever existed! Discover the roots of Bridget, Baraka, Kelly,
Janocz, and Peterson in their first forays against the forces of
farcical fright! This material had initial low circulation and is
in high demand today.

Including: "Puppet Dictatorship," a cadre of killer marionettes
target kids'-show hosts; "Pastramia on Wry," introducing
Creature-Feature; "Season of Misseds," the war between the dream-
demons (Sandman parody); "Into the Woods," twisted excursions
into fairy-tales; "Spin Cycle," Soulsearchers get a make-over
into more commercial models (Image Parody).

This riotously funny collection features work from the first six
issues of Claypool's much-hailed Soulsearchers & Company comics
series, nominated by the British Comics Professionals Society as
Best Humor Comic (they read this one, too).

Stories and Art by: Peter (Hulk, Aquaman, Spider-Man 2099) David,
Amanda (Vampirella) Conner, Jim (Spider-Man) Mooney, Steve
(Hitchhiker's Guide) Leialoha, and Richard (Portia Prinz) Howell.

New color cover by original Soulsearchers artist Amanda Conner
with Steve Leialoha; introduction by Peter David.

New Color Cover B&W Interior 152 pages $12.95

DEADBEATS TPBK #2: "Learning the Game!"

The Deadbeats are running wild in Fear City. They're a cruel and
crafty vampire gang, and their mission could result in utter
destruction of the entire town. Meet Dodger, Martine, Colleen,
Mickey, and their so-called leader Southie, in this repackaging
of the climax of the seminal Deadbeats epic. Discover why
Deadbeats is the vampire saga with enough murder, sin, lust, and
redemption to satisfy the most discerning reader. Deadbeats is
America's new favorite vampire epic, and this volume collects all
the vital early chapters in their story.

This thrilling and terrifying collection features work from the
seventh through twelfth issues of Claypool's much-hailed
DEADBEATS comics series in which the conclusion of the whole
war between the feuding vampire factions comes to a violent
climax. Witness: vampire hunter Dakota Kane's first mano-a-vampo
against the predators; Dr. Ralston's attempt to cure one of the
Deadbeats -- and its horrible result; King Hermano's machinations
resulting in the death of a beloved character from the book's
original cast; and Southie discovering the evil reason behind the
Deadbeats' adopting him into their ranks. All stories feature
script and art by Richard (Portia Prinz) Howell and Ricardo
(Strange Tales) Villagran. Deadbeats has been nominated by the
British Comics Professionals Society as Best Dramatic Comics
Series (and they read it).

Vampire fiction -- especially that with a strong horror or sexual
flavor -- is always popular, and Deadbeats has both of those
qualities in spades, in addition to the added allure of strong,
continuing story momentum and lush, reality-based art. Any reader
of Vamps, Vampirella, Lady Bathory, or viewer of Dark Shadows or
Forever Knight would by happy to add Deadbeats to their ongoing
list of "must-have" titles. Try it out and see!

The volume is 160 pages, at $12.95, with a new painted cover by
Ricardo Villagran, a foreword by classic DARK SHADOWS actress
Nancy Barrett (Carolyn, Millicent, Charity), and an afterword by
Richard Howell.

New Color Cover by Howell and Villagran Foreword by Nancy Barrett
B&W Interior 160 pages $12.95

DEADBEATS TPBK (#1) "New In Town!!"

Five fearsome newcomers arrive in Fear City, and their first
outreach is to murder four teen-agers on the beach. They're the
Deadbeats, a cruel and crafty vampire gang, and their mission
could result in utter destruction of the entire town. Meet
Dodger, Colleen, Mickey, and their so-called leader Southie, as
they were presented for the first time. Discover why Deadbeats is
the vampire saga with enough murder, sin, lust, and redemption to
satisfy the most discerning reader. The early chapters of the
vampires' invasion are presented in their integrity. Deadbeats is
America's new favorite vampire epic, and this volume collects all
the vital early issues of the story.

This thrilling and terrifying collection features work from the
first six issues of Claypool's much-hailed DEADBEATS comics
series, with stories and art by Richard (Portia Prinz) Howell and
Ricardo (Strange Tales) Villagran. Deadbeats has been nominated
by the British Comics Professionals Society as Best Dramatic
Comics Series (and they read it). And, as a bonus for fans --
Kathryn Leigh Scott of the original Dark Shadows television
program has written a foreword to this collection.

Vampire fiction -- especially that with a strong horror or sexual
flavor -- is always popular, and Deadbeats has both of those
qualities in spades, in addition to the added allure of strong,
continuing story momentum and lush, reality-based art. Any reader
of Vampa, Vampirella, Lady Bathory, or viewer of Dark Shadows or
Forever Knight would be happy to add Deadbeats to their ongoing
list of "must-have" titles. Try it out and see!

New Wraparound Color Cover by Howell and Villagran Foreword by
Kathryn Leigh Scott B&W Interior 160 pages $12.95

ELVIRA MISTRESS OF THE DARK TPBK #2: "Double Delights!"

As a new century beckons, it's time to think about what made the
last one great, including this terrific selection of Elvira
classics from the second year of her fabulous Claypool comic book
series. This collection includes groundbreaking humor
achievements by Kurt Busiek, Jim Mooney, Frank Strom, Tom
Simonton, Louis Lachance, Neil Vokes, John Heebink, Frank
Springer, Art Viscardi, John Nyberg, and Dan Schaefer.

This hefty and hilarious collection includes "The Children of the
Night, What Crummy TV Shows They Make," in which Kurt Busiek and
Neil Vokes introduce Dracula into the Claypool universe, and the
two-part "Phantom of the Soap Opera," which was covered by the
soap-opera industry press.

The rest of the line-up spotlights each and every aspect of
Elvira's adventurous life, with titles such as: "Invasion of the
Astro-Execs," "Mummy Dearest," "Mars Needs Guitars," "Little Miss
Marketing Ploy," "Something Wicked This Way Hops," and "The Most
Happy Felon."

Also debuting a brand-new photo cover of Elvira, and featuring an
introduction by Mark Evanier.

Color Photo Cover of Elvira B&W Interior 152 pages $12.95

REMEMBER: although Claypool Comics can be ordered as back issues.
Elvira TPBK #1 ("Comic Milestones, Comics Format!")is SOLD OUT.

THE PITCH

Many retailers have found that their customers have expressed
interest in all the critical praise that Claypool Comics have
garnered, but are wary of committing to any line, which is so
hard to locate. Our TRADE PAPERBACK LINE is Claypool's commitment
to making our earlier material continually available to the
comics-store retail professional chain, with an eye towards
solidifying the interest in a continuing consumer base for
Claypool Comics.
______________________________________________________________

CLAYPOOL COMICS: They're GREAT! So BUY 'EM, already!
______________________________________________________________

If you have any questions about story content or distribution,
please call me at (707) 887-1524, fax (707) 887-7128, or email
claypool@sonic.net.

Thank you, catherine yronwode
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