SDCC’12: Soul Stealer gets special edition for Comic Con International

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Soul Stealer, the epic graphic novel trilogy whose final volume won Aint It Cool News’ award for “Best New Graphic Novel of the Year” in 2011, is debuting for the first time as a compilation in SOUL STEALER: THE COLLECTOR’S EDITION (Blackwatch Comics, ISBN 978-1-926869-04-9, July 2012) at San Diego Comic-Con, Booth #4401.

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BOOKS: Commerce and Nerds collide in new book

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This July, 130,000+ attendees will descend on San Diego for Comic-Con International.  Pop culture and mass culture collide here, the modern and the mythical, the visionary and the venal.  Events on the convention floor will dominate national headlines, generating unparalleled buzz across the emerging transmedia landscape of film, games, publishing, and celebrity.

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SOLICITATIONS: Insight Editions announces Batmobile: The Complete History

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Since 1939, the Batmobile has been immortalized in nearly every imaginable entertainment medium. Tearing through the streets of Gotham City in pursuit of criminals for more than seven decades, it has remained an iconic crime-fighting vehicle for generations of Batman fans. In Christopher Nolan’s extraordinary film trilogy, it was given breathtaking new life-and incredible capabilities-as the “Tumbler”. Now, in anticipation of The Dark Knight Rises, the epic conclusion to The Dark Knight trilogy,the entire history of the Batman’s trademark ride is captured for the first time in BATMOBILE: The Complete History from Insight Editions.

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BOOKS: Wizards of the Coast announces R.A. Salvatore book tour

The third book in the Neverwinter Saga, Charon’s Claw is set to arrive in stores on August 07, 2012, and to celebrate, Wizards of the Coast have announced that R.A. Salvatore is headed out to cities across the United States of America to meet fans and sign books.

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SOLICITATIONS: The Supervillain Handbook

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“Without great supervillains, superheroes would have no one to fight but each other! King Oblivion, Ph. D., has performed a noble public service with The Supervillain Handbook and deserved the unbounded gratitude of every thinking comic book fan.  Excelsior!”
—Stan Lee

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To ensure a bright future, teens need to be reading

Being able to read well is more important than ever for young adults to achieve economic success. But more than 60 percent of middle and high school students score below “proficient” in reading achievement, according to a December 2011 report by the Alliance for Excellent Education.

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BOOKS: Jamie S. Rich to release fifth prose novel

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Beginning on April 27, website bobbypinsandmaryjanes.com will go live with the opening pages of Jamie S. Rich’s fourth prose novel, Bobby Pins and Mary Janes. Described as “The Devil Wears Prada for the comic book industry,” this lengthy work of literary fiction chronicles a life within the world of indie comics, complete with moody editors, sensitive cartoonists, and more than a little four-color romance.

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KICKSTARTER: Camp Myth to target young adults

There are so many Kickstarter campaigns out there. Some probably won’t get funded, while others show potential.  Camp Myth is one that falls into the potential success category, as Chris Lewis Carter hopes to make his collaborative young adult novel a reality.

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