Geoff Johns partners with Earth-2

Press Release

Comic-book superstar Geoff Johns and Eisner Award-winning comic-book retailers Earth-2 Comics are excited to announce their new partnership, commencing with the opening of Earth-2 Comics’ new second location in Northridge, California! The new store is co-owned by Johns and Earth-2 Comics principals Carr D’Angelo and Jud Meyers and has been open for business since April 29.

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New Mutants #1 Variant Cover Revealed

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Marvel has released the variant cover to the upcoming New Mutants #1 featuring the work of Benjamin.  He’s kind of like Cher and Madonna, but…you know… not.

NEW MUTANTS #1 (MAR092602)
NEW MUTANTS #1 MCLEOD VARIANT (MAR092603)
NEW MUTANTS #1 BENJAMIN VARIANT (JAN098127)

Written by ZEB WELLS
Penciled by DIOGENES NEVES
Cover by ADAM KUBERT
50/50 Cover by ALEX ROSS
Variant Cover by BOB MCLEOD
Variant Cover by BENJAMIN

The issue arrives May 6, 2009 and features the now infamous $3.99 cover price.

via Marvel

Obama Headed for Fourth Printing

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Apparently so many people are demanding the Barack Obama variant for Amazing Spider-Man #583, that it is going back to press for a fourth time, according to Marvel.  If retailers want their stores filled with happy firs-time customers, they need to have their orders in by Monday, January 26, 2009.

AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #583 FOURTH PRINTING OBAMA VARIANT (DEC088033)
Written by MARK WAID & ZEB WELLS
Pencils by BARRY KITSON & TODD NAUCK
Cover by PHIL JIMENEZ
40 PGS./Rated A …$3.99

The fourth printing will arrive in stores February 4, 2009.

via Marvel