DUCKTALES #1
SELLS OUT
SENDING THE ALL-NEW ONGOING
UNCLE SCROOGE ADVENTURE
INTO SECOND PRINT!
EPIC MICKEY CREATOR
HELPS USHER IN ANOTHER
DISNEY AFTERNOON INSPIRED HIT!
June 6, 2011 – Los Angeles, CA –BOOM!
Studios announced today that DUCKTALES #1 has sold out, sending the
all-new high-flying Uncle Scrooge adventure series into second print!
Written by EPIC MICKEY creator Warren Spector with art by the talented
team of Leonel Castellani, Jose Massaroli, and Magic Eye Studios, second
printings of DUCKTALES#1 are available to order immediately through
Diamond Distributors using the Diamond Code: APR118194.
Fans should keep in mind, while Diamond
Comic Distributor and Haven Distributors are completely sold out, first
printings of DUCKTALES #1 may still be found at the local comic shop
nearest you. Not sure where to find your nearest comic retailer? Just
use www.comicshoplocator.com.
"Hats off to the incredibly talented
Warren Spector, Leonel Castellani, Jose Masseroli and Magic Eye Studios
for creating a smash hit that fans truly craved," says BOOM! Studios
Editor-in-Chief Matt Gagnon. "Their talent helped make this sell out
possible, and now we only have the future to look forward to and even
more DUCKTALES adventures!"
"The fans wanted Ducks and boy did
DUCKTALES deliver!" says BOOM! Studios Marketing Director Chip Mosher.
"The fan support behind the DUCKTALES animated series is tremendous and
it's awesome to see so many of those same fans coming out in droves to
support the DUCKTALES comic series. But this is just the beginning, and
Scrooge and DUCKTALES fans will not want to miss what happens next!"
Since its release, DUCKTALES #1 has garnered critical acclaim across a wide spectrum. See what critics have to say!:
"…retains much of the inherent charm of the original series…"
– IGN
"DUCKTALES is gearing up to be a can't-miss comic, for fans of the
series and newly interested readers alike." – Comics Bulletin
"Spector does a great job of capturing the feel of DUCKTALES, the
character voices, and whatever it is that made the classic so
enjoyable… 4.5/5" – cxPulp
"…delivers good fun for everybody and most importantly, it will please new and old fans alike" – Player Affinity
DUCKTALES #1 second print (Diamond Code:
APR118194) features a "Parachute Scrooge" variant by Leonel Castellani
and is the first installment of the all-new ongoing Uncle Scrooge
adventure series written by Warren Spector (EPIC MICKEY) with
sensational art by Leonel Castellani, Jose Massaroli, and Magic Eye
Studios. The first printing shipped with two covers in a 50/50 split by
Leonel Castellani and Jonathan Gray respectively and a 1-in-10 incentive
cover by James Silvani.
About BOOM! Studios
Award-winning "Best Publisher" BOOM! Studios (www.boom-studios.com)
generates a constellation of bestselling comic books and graphic novels
with the industry's top talent, including Mark Waid series
IRREDEEMABLE, Stan Lee's SOLDIER ZERO, THE TRAVELER, and STARBORN (the
first new series in print from the industry icon in 20 years), new
HELLRAISER comics written by Clive Barker as well as 20th Century Fox's
PLANET OF THE APES, 28 DAYS LATER, and DIE HARD, Philip K. Dick's DO
ANDROIDS DREAM OF ELECTRIC SHEEP?, and The Henson Company's FARSCAPE.
BOOM!'s recently rebranded all-ages imprint, kaboom! will see
publication of PEANUTS, SPACE WARPED, Roger Langridge's SNARKED!,
Scholastic's WORD GIRL and DUCK TALES, as well as continuing to publish
fan-favorite Disney Afternoon series DARKWING DUCK, CHIP 'N' DALE RESCUE
RANGERS along with Disney standards MICKEY MOUSE, DONALD DUCK, UNCLE
SCROOGE, and WALT DISNEY'S COMICS AND STORIES.
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