DBD April 2016 Sales Kit

135 Pages·2007·8.11 MB·English

APRIL 2016
NEW RELEASES

Graphic Novels t Manga t Sci-Fi/ fantasy t Games
NICK TRAVERS VOLUME 1: LAST FAIR
DEAL GONE DOWN

From New York Times Bestselling author, Ace Atkins, comes the graphic novel adaptation of
his Edgar Award-nominated short story featuring New Orleans blues historian/detective Nick
Travers.

It’s Christmas in New Orleans. For many, it’s the best season of the year. But instead of
spending time with the people he cares about, Nick Travers is searching for the killer of his
friend, Fats, one of the best saxophone players you could find in the Crescent City. At first it
appears that Fats took his own life, but Nick quickly discovers that the saxophone is missing
from Fats’ apartment and he hits the streets to track it down. He soon learns that there is more
to the story than a simple suicide, and the woman who Fats had been paying to keep him
company may hold the answers.

Last Fair Deal Gone Down will be the first in a series of Nick Travers graphic novel
adaptations from 12-Gauge Comics— introducing the character and his stories to a brand new
audience.

KEY SELLING POINTS:

The first graphic novel from Ace Atkins, the New York Times Bestselling author of
seventeen novels, including the The Redeemers and Robert B. Parker's Kickback, both from
G.P. Putnam's Sons.

One of the best crime writers working today, Ace has been nominated for every major award
in crime fiction, including the Edgar twice for novels about former U.S. Army Ranger Quinn
Colson.

ISBN-13: 978-0-9836937-1-0
Price: $9.99 ($13.50 CAN)
Publisher: 12 Gauge Comics
Writer: Ace Atkins
Artist: Marco Finnegan, Chris
Brunner
Size: 6 x 9
Page Count: 96
Format: Softcover,
Black & White
Series: 1 volume
Recommended Age: Mature
Readers (ages 16 and up)
Other Works by Creators: 978
-0-425-24749-5
(ISBN-13 978-0-425-24749-5,
$12.99)
Comparison Title: Parker: The
Hunter
(ISBN-13 978-1-61377-399-4,
$17.99), Parker: The Outfit
(ISBN-13 978-1-60010-762-7,
$24.99), Criminal Volume 1:
Coward TPB
(ISBN-13 978-0-7851-2439-9,
$14.99), Southern Bastards
Volume 1: Here Was a Man
(ISBN-13 978-1-63215-016-5,
$9.99)
Genre: Crime
Ship Date: 4/27/2016
Rights: Canada, Guam,
Mexico, Northern Mariana
Islands, Puerto Rico, United
KINGDOM BUM VOLUME 1

It’s Game of Thrones with cardboard homes as this wild series brings an inner city’s hidden
world to life in contemporary fantasy style!

First Coast City’s homeless population is ruled by Philip “The Ax” -- a ruthless tyrant who
hacks off the thumbs of any vagabond who dare oppose him. Kingdom Bum’s only hope is
Simon, an optimistic and resourceful hobo who is working from the inside to blunt the
suffering of his fellow street-sleepers. Unfortunately, neither Simon or The Ax can predict the
dark and sinister force that will be born from their inevitable battle – the rise of The
Thumbless.

ISBN-13: 978-1-63229-132-5
Price: $14.99 ($19.99 CAN)
Publisher: Action Lab
Entertainment
Writer: Adam Wollet, Rick
Marshall
Artist: Jon Reed, Jen Hickman
Page Count: 128
Format: Softcover, Full Color
Recommended Age: Mature
Readers (ages 16 and up)
Genre: Action/Adventure,
Humor
Ship Date: 4/27/2016
SESAME STREET: A COMICAL COMIC
COLLECTION

Join Elmo, Big Bird, Super Grover, and all of your favorite Sesame Street characters in this
collection that focuses on learning and fun through comics. Features more than a dozen
standalone stories with themes that include friendship, healthy eating, and what it means to be
a real life hero.

ISBN-13: 978-1-62782-053-0
Price: $16.99 ($22.99 CAN)
Publisher: Ape Entertainment
Writer: Jason M Burns
Artist: Dustin Evans
Size: 6.5 x 10.25
Page Count: 98
Format: Softcover, Full Color
Recommended Age: Children
(ages 4 - 8)
Other Works by Creators:
Little Green Men: It’s A Big
World After All GN
(ISBN-13 978-1-936340-02-6,
$6.95), Richie Rich Gems:
Treasures TP
(ISBN-13 978-1-937676-25-4,
$9.99)
Comparison Title: Puss In
Boots Movie Prequel: The
Sword Master of Rancho
Castillo
(ISBN-13 978-1-936340-24-8,
$6.99), Penguins of
Madagascar Digest: Operation
Weakest Link and Other Stories
(ISBN-13 978-1-937676-50-6,
$6.99)
Genre: Action/Adventure
Ship Date: 2/9/2016

KIDS
CROSSED +100 VOLUME 2

Alan Moore’s redefining of the Crossed universe 100 years in the future continues with his
hand selected successor, Crossed: Wish You Were Here scribe, Simon Spurrier. Future’s
world was devastated by the realization that one of her closest friends was actually the
ultimate Trojan horse and led to the devastation of Chooga. Now as she helps a new town of
survivors prepare for the organized attack of the evolved Crossed, she realizes that her best
efforts may not be enough. The Crossed have a plan and they are coming. No amount of
wishful fiction will prevent the conflict to come.

This masterwork is a self-contained whole new world; no prior knowledge of the Crossed
series is needed. Crossed +100 Vol 2 TP contains the continuing story originally presented in
issues #7 - 12 of the ongoing comic book series.

KEY SELLING POINTS:

1. Alan Moore, as the creator of Watchmen, V for Vendetta, and Neonomicon, is the most
celebrated and popular comic book writer in history. 2. Over 600,000 individual Crossed
comic books have been sold to fans through comic shops and convention sales. 3. Appeals to
readers who watch The Walking Dead.

SELECTED PREVIOUS VOLUMES:

• Crossed +100 Volume 1 (ISBN-13 978-1-59291-264-3, $19.99)

ISBN-13: 978-1-59291-275-9
Price: $19.99 ($26.50 CAN)
Publisher: Avatar Press
Imprint: Avatar Press
Writer: Simon Spurrier
Artist: Fernando Heinz, Rafa
Ortiz
Page Count: 160
Format: Softcover, Full Color
Recommended Age: Mature
Readers (ages 16 and up)
Other Works by Creators:
Disenchanted Volume 2
(ISBN-13 978-1-59291-245-2,
$19.99), Crossed: Wish You
Were Here Volume 4
(ISBN-13 978-1-59291-231-5,
$19.99)
Comparison Title: Crossed
Volume 1
(ISBN-13 978-1-59291-090-8,
$24.99), The Walking Dead
Volume 1: Days Gone Bye
(ISBN-13 978-1-58240-672-5,
$14.99)
Genre: Horror, Science Fiction
Ship Date: 5/10/2016
Rights: Worldwide except
United Kingdom
BATTLESTAR GALACTICA (CLASSIC):
STARBUCK

Finally, the origin of Lt. Starbuck can be told! Battlestar Galactica's roguish Viper pilot,
unbeatable gambler, and notorious womanizer has always been a mystery. How did he wind
up a feral child on the planet Umbra, and when did he first fight Cylons alongside
Commander Adama? What early adventures solidified his friendship with Apollo, and how
will Starbuck react once he discovers the identity of the traitor responsible for destroying his
family? It's the world-shaking origin story that fans have been begging over thirty years for,
as revealed by #1 New York Times best-selling author Tony Lee and artist Eman Casallos.

KEY SELLING POINTS:

Written by #1 New York Times best-selling author Tony Lee (Pride and Prejudice and
Zombies: The Graphic Novel, Doctor Who).

ISBN-13: 978-1-60690-861-7
Price: $14.99 ($19.99 CAN)
Publisher: Dynamite
Entertainment
Writer: Tony Lee
Artist: Eman Casallos, Sean
Chen
Size: 6.75 x 10.25
Page Count: 96
Format: Softcover, Full Color
Recommended Age: Mature
Readers (ages 16 and up)
Other Works by Creators:
Pride and Prejudice and
Zombies: The Graphic Novel
(ISBN-13 978-0-345-52068-5,
$14.99)
Genre: Science Fiction, Media
Tie-In
Ship Date: 4/19/2016
BIONIC WOMAN: SEASON FOUR

The Bionic Woman returns! Jaime Sommers, the iconic heroine of the wildly popular
television series which ran from 1976 to 1978, is back in action in an all-new adventure that
features guest appearances by fan favorites Oscar Goldman and Steve Austin, the Six Million
Dollar Man!

Finally coming to terms with her life as a bionic woman, Jaime Sommers balances her
personal life with the occasional mission as a top agent for the OSI. Recently upgraded with
new bionic components and software, she is deployed to Mexico on a routine assignment…
and discovers herself the target of Maureo Morales, a rogue general formerly of the Air Force.
The machinations of this new enemy – and his obsession with cyborgs and Fembots – will
lead her to North Eden, a picturesque community billed as being “just a little bit closer to
Heaven.” What is the bizarre secret of North Eden, and how will Sommers survive the
general’s master plan?

KEY SELLING POINTS:

Reviews:

"Enjoyable... with solid art." - The Geekality

"It’s all a nice mix and easy read for fans of the classic Bionic universe." - Borg.com

"Bionic Woman: Season Four will no doubt entertain the reader from beginning to end." -
Comic Bastards

"Jerwa's writing shows a very creative mind. His writing includes secrets and plot twists
designed to keep readers guessing and engaged." - ComicWow!

"Plenty of action." - Unleash The Fanboy

Creator Quote (Brandon Jerwa, Writer): "If you've never seen the show, or haven't read James
Kuhoric's Six Million Dollar Man comic, you're still totally fine. Longtime fans won't be left
out in the cold, though. The Bionic Woman: Season Four is a continuation of the classic TV
series, so I'm definitely treating it as such in terms of continuity and thematic carry-through."

ISBN-13: 978-1-60690-865-5
Price: $14.99 ($19.99 CAN)
Publisher: Dynamite
Entertainment
Writer: Brandon Jerwa
Artist: David T. Cabrera, Sean
Chen
Size: 6.75 x 10.25
Page Count: 96
Format: Softcover, Full Color
Recommended Age: Mature
Readers (ages 16 and up)
Other Works by Creators: G.I.
Joe - Snake Eyes: Declassified
(ISBN-13 978-1-932796-59-9,
$18.95), Vampirella Volume 4:
Inquisition TP
(ISBN-13 978-1-60690-424-4,
$19.99)
Comparison Title: X-Files:
Year Zero
(ISBN-13 978-1-63140-236-4,
$19.99), Smallville Season 11
Volume 1: The Guardian TP
(ISBN-13 978-1-4012-3824-7,
$14.99), Black Widow Volume
1: The Finely Woven Thread
(ISBN-13 978-0-7851-8819-3,
$17.99)
Genre: Media Tie-In, Science
Fiction
Ship Date: 4/19/2016
BLACKCROSS

All small towns have secrets. All small towns have ghosts. Blackcross, in America's Pacific
Northwest, has more secrets than most... and it is being haunted by something impossible.
Gary Preston has burned himself to death by the lake, but there's no body. Bob Stewart
receives chemical burns from a mailbomb, but in the shape of a skull and crossbones.
Marietta Chesler practices her trade as a fake psychic medium, but is visited by a masked
spirit in red. Something is reaching out from the other side of the night, through the forest and
mist of this remote town, to grasp at the hearts of a handful of people... and they may not
discover why they're being hunted until it's much too late.

Forget what you know about Project Superpowers, as award-winning writer Warren Ellis and
artist Colton Worley take readers on a sinister journey away from the brightly-clad heroes of
the Golden Age, and into the shadows of Blackcross, a supernatural noir thriller of ordinary
people stalked by an otherwordly killer.

KEY SELLING POINTS:

Warren Ellis has a huge social media presence with over 538,000 Twitter followers, and will
make the announcement to his fans of BLACKCROSS's availability at release.

Reviews:

"Worley and Hickman make Blackcross... look like the David Lynch superhero movie that
we’ve always wanted." - Newsarama

"Ellis is absolutely killing it with this comic. The writing is phenomenal." - Comics The
Gathering

"Colton Worley’s art is dark, borderline black. The artwork fits the story’s dreamy quality." -
Multiverse Magazine

"Colton Worley uses light and shadow masterfully in his art." - OverMental

"Recommended for those who like their comics on the dark and sinister side." - The Beat

"(Blackcross) will have readers hooked right from the beginning." - ComicVine

"One hell of a story." - Geek Sushi

"This story could work perfectly without a single word printed. It is that perfect." - Comic
Bastards

"There is a richness to this book that I feel elevates it above most of what currently sits in the
racks today." - CBSI

ISBN-13: 978-1-60690-849-5
Price: $24.99 ($33.50 CAN)
Publisher: Dynamite
Entertainment
Writer: Warren Ellis
Artist: COLTON WORLEY,
Tula Lotay, Declan Shalvey,
Gabriel Hardman
Size: 6.75 x 10.25
Page Count: 160
Format: Softcover, Full Color
Recommended Age: Mature
Readers (ages 16 and up)
Other Works by Creators:
Moon Knight Volume 1: From
the Dead
(ISBN-13 978-0-7851-5408-2,
$17.99), Trees Volume 1
(ISBN-13 978-1-63215-270-1,
$14.99), Global Frequency TP
(ISBN-13 978-1-4012-3797-4,
$19.99)
Comparison Title: Justice
League Dark Volume 1: In the
Dark TP
(ISBN-13 978-1-4012-3704-2,
$14.99), Captain Midnight
Volume 1: On the Run
(ISBN-13 978-1-61655-229-9,
$14.99)
Genre: Superhero Adventure,
Horror
Ship Date: 3/22/2016
JOHN CARTER: WARLORD OF MARS
VOLUME 2: MAN-MADE MONSTER

John Carter, a hero of the American Civil War now at home on Mars, has survived the Kahori
invasion alongside his beloved princess, Dejah Thoris. As the capital city of Helium rebuilds,
the loving couple leave for the outlands to recuperate... but rest and relaxation are not in their
future. All across Barsoom, sinister forces conspire against them. From savage Warhoon
raiding parties to the artificial (and lovelorn) beast known as the Hormad, from the god-like
sand spirit Jartak to the last of the world-conquering White Martians, the most evil creatures
to ever walk the Red Planet stalk forth from the shadows to challenge the Warlord of Mars!

SELECTED PREVIOUS VOLUMES:

• John Carter: Warlord of Mars Volume 1 - Invaders of Mars (ISBN-13 978-1-60690-756-6, $19.99)

ISBN-13: 978-1-60690-813-6
Price: $19.99 ($26.50 CAN)
Publisher: Dynamite
Entertainment
Writer: Ron Marz, Ian
Edgington
Artist: Ariel Medel, Ed Benes,
Emanuela Lupacchino,
Abhishek Malsuni, Fritz Casas,
Jonathan Lau, Bart Sears
Size: 6.75 x 10.25
Page Count: 184
Format: Softcover, Full Color
Recommended Age: Mature
Readers (ages 16 and up)
Genre: Science Fiction,
Action/Adventure
Ship Date: 3/22/2016
VAMPIRELLA / ARMY OF DARKNESS

Horror icons from two universes collide as Ash Williams, the chainsaw-armed Chosen One of
the small and big screen, crosses paths with the supernatural superheroine Vampirella in a
story set during the events of the cult classic film, Army of Darkness!

When Ash misspoke the incantation to acquire the Necronomicon, an unholy book written in
blood, the spell ripped Vampirella – a force for good, despite her blood-hungry fangs – from
her own time and back to 1300 AD. Infected by Deadite magic, she stalks the halls of Lord
Arthur’s castle, unable to control her thirst. Even if that time-lost chucklehead Ash can free
her of the demonic mutation, can he convince his allies – primitive screwheads that they are –
that she shouldn’t be burned at the stake?

KEY SELLING POINTS:

Ash Williams, the lead character of "Evil Dead" and "Army of Darkness", is extremely
popular now thanks to the 2015 original Starz series "Ash Vs. Evil Dead".

Reviews:

“An epic clash between the iconic figures of Ash and Vampirella… Downright groovy!” –
Horror News Network

"Jett Morales’ art does full justice." - Multiverse Magazine

"Dynamite seems to have really taken a shine to two of cult pulpdom’s fan favorites." - The
Pullbox

"Mark Rahner does a solid job... I can mostly hear Bruce Campbell’s voice." - The Fandom
Post

ISBN-13: 978-1-60690-837-2
Price: $14.99 ($19.99 CAN)
Publisher: Dynamite
Entertainment
Writer: Mark Rahner
Artist: Jethro Morales, Tim
Seeley, Tony Fleecs
Size: 6.75 x 10.25
Page Count: 96
Format: Softcover, Full Color
Recommended Age: Mature
Readers (ages 16 and up)
Other Works by Creators:
Vampirella Bites
(ISBN-13 978-1-60690-522-7,
$15.99), Dejah Thoris and the
White Apes of Mars TP
(ISBN-13 978-1-60690-363-6,
$16.99)
Comparison Title: Angel and
Faith: Season Ten Vol. 1:
Where the River Meets the Sea
(ISBN-13 978-1-61655-503-0,
$18.99), Freddy Vs Jason Vs
Ash Nightmare Warriors TP
(ISBN-13 978-1-4012-2752-4,
$17.99), Hellboy and the
B.P.R.D: 1952
(ISBN-13 978-1-61655-660-0,
$19.99)
Genre: Movie/TV-Related
Ship Date: 4/19/2016