Not limited by the tastes of publishers and restrictions of distributors, online comics have been able to expand the variety of topics and readers, said Jenn Manley Lee, creator of online comic "Dicebox." Add online comics that are breaking new ground, and the industry is a lot bigger than Superman's Metropolis. Yet it still takes thumbing through a rack of the thin, serialized comics or their graphic novel brethren to discover the wide range of content out there. Wolverine's film was preceded by "Watchmen" and the blockbuster "Spider-Man" and "Batman" movies. In the first quarter of this year, comic book and graphic novel sales were down 5 percent from a year ago, which is good considering the recession, according to .Ĭomics and graphic novels are enjoying heightened interest as they become an increasingly common feedstock for film and television. Metro Entertainment will have Bill Morrison, art director for "Futurama" and artist for Bongo's "Simpsons Comics," and Sam Sarkar, creator of "Caliber," signing free comics from their publishers. "It's a big promotional event to let people know about comics and give them a taste of it for free," said Hank Romero, store manager.
This year, 2 million comic books will be given away.Īt Metro Entertainment in Santa Barbara, the day should bring in regular customers and others.
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The promotion for local comic book stores started the day after the first "Spider-Man" movie opened in 2002. Local comic book stores are expecting the crowds to come in the following day, when Free Comic Book Day again offers up a selection of free comics ? including one about Wolverine. Final order cutoff deadline for retailers is Monday, November 16th.On May 1, the claws come out as Wolverine's story hits the big screen in "X-Men Origins: Wolverine." NO MERCY #5 (Diamond code: OCT150504) hits stores Wednesday, December 9th. "Believe it or not, even more drama gets introduced, with even more ramifications than falling off a cliff,” said Lee. They just might not happen to the people they expected, that's all." added McNeil. "Readers are gonna get some of the moments they've been hoping for in this next arc. “One of the things we're proudest of with No Mercy is keeping the tension ratcheted up all the way throughout this arc (which goes through Issue #9) as we learn more about these teens, a few of them are saved, and a few of them get themselves further into danger. “The new arc of No Mercy is just as bloody as the last, and widens the tension out to bring in families, the school, and Sister Ines' extremely dodgy relatives,” said de Campi. In NO MERCY #5, Gina finds her spirit animal. They quickly realized that the rules of their old lives did not apply to their current predicament, fraught as it was with the dangers of a harsh environment, cutthroat enemies, and hungry wildlife.
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Previously in NO MERCY, a bus full of privileged college freshmen got a brutally rude awakening on their way to build schools in a Central American town when they careened off a cliff and became stranded in the unforgiving desert.
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Predator), artist Carla Speed McNeil ( Finder), and colorist Jenn Manley Lee ( Dicebox) will launch a new story arc in their ongoing thrilling drama series NO MERCY this December.
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