Press Release
Marvel Entertainment and the Brooklyn Nets are proud to announce the creation of Brooklyn’s new Super Hero and the first one in NBA history. Enter BrooklyKnight, protector of Brooklyn’s hometown team, defender of New York’s largest and most courageous borough, and ruler of Barclays Center.
Some news articles catch you by surprise. Others come so far out of left field that you have to assume a shady business conglomerate has a hand in what you just read. I’m not entirely sure that this falls under that category, but this has to be the strangest announcement I have ever read. Valiant is apparently sponsoring the USA Luge Team and in return their uniforms will be modeled after a Valiant character. Take the jump for more details.
If you are looking for an ego-breaker, try this one on for size – the Batmobiles are more popular than you (yes, including the Batman & Robin movie car). The movie and television cars are so popular that they are going on tour, and your first chance to see all the cars is this weekend in Dallas, Texas.
Boom! Studios announced that Mark Waid’s The Unknown #1 sold out in the first week of release, prompting the company to send the issue back to press to meet demand.
In THE UNKNOWN Waid brings us the smartest person alive, Catherine Allingham, the world’s most famous private investigator. Follow her adventures as she sets out to solve the one mystery she’s never been able to crack! THE UNKNOWN is a new original mini-series in the vein of RUSE, with international superstar Minck Oosterveer. THE UNKNOWN issue #1 sports covers by Paul Pope and Erik Jones.
“The reaction to THE UNKNOWN has been incredible,†said BOOM! Studios Marketing and Sales Director Chip Mosher in a prepared statement, “It’s refreshing to see the market can support a non super-hero book in this fashion. If you haven’t gotten on board for this mini-series yet, you are missing out!”
No, we are not changing our coverage to football and sports related talk, rather Marvel’s adaptation of the first volume of Stephen King’s The Stand is getting the hard cover treatment this March. Unlike other trades and deluxe editions which filter their way to Amazon, B&N, and other outlets, this hard cover is being released exclusively to direct market retailers.
“Marvel is excited to present this unique opportunity to our partners in the direct market who’ve helped make The Stand such a success,†explained David Gabriel, Marvel Senior Vice President of Sales. “We appreciate their overwhelming support for The Stand: Captain Trips and want to thank them with the option of either the regular cover or the limited edition gatefold cover.â€
The Stand: Captain Trips Premiere Hardcover arrives March 11, 2009 for $24.99.
Deadpool has been kicking some Skrully butt for three issue now, and for the third time in a row, the title has sold out at the distributor level. Marvel has promised it will go back to press with a new printing that will arrive November 19, 2008.