This will be a treasure of a book – I grew up with his work and personally knows how influential John Romita was to the fan base.

JOHN ROMITA’S THE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN: ARTIST’S EDITION is the next book in the ongoing Artist’s Edition series from IDW Publishing. Collecting six classic issues from Romita’s stellar run on The Amazing Spider-Man, each and every page scanned from the original art and presented at full size, the same as it looked on Romita’s drawing table. “It’s such a treat to put these books together and be able to get up close and see pages by great artists, like John Romita,” said Artist’s Editions Editor, Scott Dunbier “His work is so precise and clean, he is one of the true masters of the Silver Age of comics.” As Harry Knowles of Aintitcool.com wrote, “Track this puppy down–go down to your local comic shop and pre-order it. You don’t want to try picking this up on the second hand market.” John Romita’s The Amazing Spider-Man: Artist’s Edition is in stores on February 1st. What is an Artist’s Edition? Artist’s Editions are printed the same size as the original art. While appearing to be in black & white, each page has been scanned in COLOR to mimic as closely as possible the experience of viewing the actual original art—for example, you are able to clearly see paste-overs, blue pencils in the art, editorial notes, art corrections. Each page is printed the same size as drawn, and the paper selected is as close as possible to the original art board.

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BOOM! Studios brings the beautiful world of artist Camilla d’ Errico to life this March with her new hardcover graphic novel TANPOPO.

This stunning visual journey combines stories of old with Camilla d’Errico’s unique artistic style. TANPOPO brings to life the story of a mysterious young girl, Tanpopo, who takes a journey to experience true emotion. The story of Tanpopo is inspired and narrated by passages from classic literature and poetry. The words and images are woven together, telling Tanpopo’s story as she is guided by the Faustian devil, Kuro, on her journey into the world of humanity and what it means to feel.

The chapters in this volume are reflective of Goethe’s Faust, Samuel L. Coleridge’s Rhyme of the Ancient Mariner, and Psu Sung Ling’s Strange Stories From a Chinese Studio. The result is a text that dances hand-in-hand with d’Errico’s ethereal artwork; manga and poetry fused to create its own unique beauty.

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Vampires, Witches and Werewolves… Oh Wow!

ULTIMATE COMICS SPIDER-MAN #7 (DEC110626)
Written by BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS

Pencils by CHRIS SAMNEE

Colors by JUSTIN PONSOR

Cover by KAARE ANDREWS

FOC – 1/30/12, ON SALE – 2/22/12

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Dead Man’s Run #1 (Aspen – Pak / Hurd / Parker / Curiel / Reed)

From acclaimed ‘Hulk’ writer Greg Pak, legendary ‘Walking Dead’ producer Gale Anne Hurd, and Tony Parker, artist of the Eisner-nominated ‘Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep’, comes the biggest blockbuster series of the new year – DEAD MAN’S RUN!

Hell is a prison from which none escape. That’s not a metaphor. It’s a concrete reality surrounded by razor wire and gun towers in the middle of the California desert. But today, a young cartographer named Sam Tinker begins an epic battle against the mysterious Warden and all the horrors of her domain, in a desperate attempt to rescue his sister Juniper–the only innocent in Hell!

Get ready for an insane supernatural action-packed thriller, as Aspen Comics proudly presents its newest hit series, DEAD MAN’S RUN!

When you start reading Dead Man’s Run, you may not know where it is going… prison break-out story? brother/sister drama? supernatural action?  How about all of the above!

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What goes down when the capes come off? This March, BOOM! Studios debuts SUPURBIA — written by Bleeding Cool’s Grace Randolph (Marvel’s NATION X, HER-OES) and drawn by red hot artist Russell Dauterman — a new series that features the secret lives of the world’s greatest heroes’ spouses!

Housewives to the all-powerful tell all! We all know that behind every great hero is the woman or man who makes their world run. SUPURBIA tells the other side of the superhero story… and a whole lot more. This 4-issue series brings you a can’t-turn-away look at the private lives of superheroes and the drama, conflict and outrageous behavior of their everyday lives. When the hero’s away…

“So often in superhero comics, the girlfriend or boyfriend is left totally in the dark and unable to participate in their loved one’s heroic activities.  But in the real world, significant others not only know what their other half is up to, but they have an opinion!” said writer Grace Randolph.  “These couples have a fabulous and fascinating mix of ordinary problems seen through the superhero lens, and superhero problems seen through the ordinary lens.  However, what really makes this book soar is that with BOOM! I’m able to push these characters in directions that the bigger publishers simply can’t or won’t.  See your favorite archetypes explored as you only wish they could be and should be.”

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FATHOM (vol 4) #4

Scott Lobdell – Writer / Alex Konat – Pencils / Beth Sotelo – Colors

Michael Turner’s Fathom continues on for the sensational fourth volume! Over a million species of undersea life forms exist under the surface, some dating back over four hundred million years old. Aspen Matthews, marine-biologist, has researched many of them in her past. Yet, nothing in her education could have prepared her for the recent discovery of the mysterious Church of the Eternal Depths. Along with the help of her new ally Galit, Aspen must prevent this ancient order from exerting their nefarious influence over the rest of the world. Something that will become infinitely more complicated as she discovers the Church has aligned itself with the Japanese government, which has learned to apply all of the technology it has recovered over the years—much of it from none other than the race of the Blue! For the legions of FATHOM fans who have been waiting to see Aspen in her element and taking control of her life, now is the time to jump on in—the water’s just fine! In stores February 1st!

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The second all-new, all-fantastic Rocketeer Adventures series launches into stores in March! Each extra-long issue—boasting 25 pages of story and art— will feature covers by Darwyn Cooke and Dave Stevens. The first issue’s line-up includes Peter David, Marc Guggenheim, Sandy Plunkett, Stan Sakai, and Bill Sienkiewicz, with Arthur Adams supplying a pin-up.

“The Rocketeer takes us back to another time,” said series editor Scott Dunbier, “one stuffed to the brim with heroism and thrilling adventures. Some might call these stories old-fashioned—and what’s wrong with that?”

Other contributors to the series include Kyle Baker, J. Scott Campbell, Eric Canete, Paul Dini, Michael Golden, Dave Johnson, David Lapham, John Paul Leon, Bill Morrison, Louise Simonson, Walter Simonson, Chris Sprouse, Tom Taylor, Matt Wagner, Colin Wilson, and more. Rocketeer Adventures is in the current issue of Diamond Previews.

As with the first series, a portion of the profits from Rocketeer Adventures will be donated to the Hairy Cell Leukemia research. Dave Stevens, the creator of The Rocketeer, died of the disease in 2008 at the age of 52.

ROCKETEER ADVENTURES VOL. 2 #1 ($3.99, 32 pages; full color) will be available in March 2012. Diamond order code: JAN12 0408.

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IDW Publishing and Topps are pleased to announce the multiple Eisner Award-winning creative team for MARS ATTACKS, an all-new ongoing comic series based on the fan-favorite Mars Attacks franchise.

Debuting in June 2012, IDW’s comic series will offer the first stories of an all-new Mars Attacks universe, bringing the brand’s outrageous action and dark humor to a new set of tales. Writer John Layman, author and co-creator of the Eisner-winning series Chew, will pen the series, with art by John McCrea, best known for his collaborations with Garth Ennis, including Eisner-winner Hitman.

“I’m a huge fan of Mars Attacks from a long way back. I own about half the original card set from 1962 and have a pretty big collection of collectables and doodads,” Layman said. “It’s always been a dream of mine to destroy the Earth and inflict huge degrees of suffering on the rest of humanity. With this Mars Attacks series, I finally get my chance.”

Created in 1962, Mars Attacks celebrates its 50th anniversary in 2012 with major product launches throughout the year. IDW’s new comic series, as well as high-quality reprints of existing material, will be a cornerstone of that effort.

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In anticipation of the release of Damaged issue #5 on February 1st, Radical Publishing is excited to announce two new contests for our fans.  Two separate contests will be held on Facebook and Twitter. Though each contest will have its own unique set of rules, both will run from Wednesday, January 18th, 2012 to Wednesday, February 1st, 2012, with a total of ten sets of Damaged #1-5 issues being awarded to five winners on Twitter and five winners on Facebook.  To enter this contest through Twitter (www.Twitter.com/RadicalComics), participants must retweet the following a maximum of two times a day: #Damaged 5 from @RadicalComics is out Feb.1! http://bit.ly/pXcMYJ Preview: http://bit.ly/xG3dzP At the contest’s conclusion, five winners will be chosen at random from the total pool of entrants. These winners will each receive a set of Damaged issues #1-5.  To enter this contest via Facebook, participants should visit Radical’s Facebook page (www.Facebook.com/RadicalPublishing), click “Like,” then click the “contests” tab.  There, entrants will be prompted to provide a valid e-mail address and answer a Radical trivia question. Following this contest’s conclusion, five winners will be randomly chosen from the pool of entrants who were able to answer the question correctly. These winners will each receive a set of Damaged issues #1-5.

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