Image is releasing Invader Zim in a large format, treasury edition for Local Comic Shop Day.
“Retailers and Fans love Oni’s Treasury Editions!” said Marco Davanzo, Executive Director of ComicsPRO. “Each of them have become evergreen sellers for stores and sought after by collectors and readers.”
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W) Eric Trueheart (A) Maddie C. (CA) Krooked Glasses
Relive the epic war of DarkPoop in this collection of issues 29 and 30 from the Oni Press comic series, Invader ZIM! After Dib spills Gaz’s limited edition DarkPoop Cola, he’s forced to find her a replacement. But every convenience store is sold out, and Dib gets involved in the gaseous world of Poopromancers, sworn enemies of the evil and terrifying Poopthulu. To defeat him, they’ll need the DarkPoop as well! (We say Poop a lot in this comic.)
Image and Skybound are releasing Super Dinosaur for Local Comic Shop Day.
An animated series of Super Dinosaur is going to be released on Amazon Prime in October. “Comic stores are excited to re-stock on Super Dinosaur and re-introduce the comic to a new set of fans.” said Marco Davanzo, Executive Director of ComicsPRO. “It’s a perfect time to do it since the Amazon Prime Animated Series is starting in the Fall.”
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(W) Robert Kirkman (A/CA) Jason Howard
Robert Kirkman and Jason Howard’s SUPER DINOSAUR follows 10-year-old genius Derek Dynamo and his T-Rex best friend Super Dinosaur as they protect the planet against evil. This LCSD exclusive features characters from the animated show debuting on Amazon Prime Video October 6, and reprints SUPER DINOSAUR #1 and SUPER DINOSAUR ORIGIN SPECIAL.
DOCTOR WHO 13TH HOLIDAY SPECIAL #1 DOCTOR WHO 13TH HOLIDAY SPECIAL #2
The two Holiday Specials will have Connecting Covers. DOCTOR WHO 13TH HOLIDAY SPECIAL #1 on Local Comic Shop Day November 23. DOCTOR WHO 13TH HOLIDAY SPECIAL #2 will come out on December 18.
“Since there are going to be two Holiday Specials, fans have been clamoring for connecting covers,” said Marco Davanzo, Executive Director of ComicsPro. “They will make very cool Holiday Gifts.”
——————— This year we’re bringing the fans a Doctor Who Christmas Special… in comic form! Can the Doctor save Christmas? Is Santa a myth, a man, or a Time Lord? Are chimneys bigger on the inside?! Two-part festive fun from Jody Houser (Stranger Things, Spider-Man: Renew Your Vows).
Author(s): Jody Houser Artist(s): Roberta Ingranata, Enrica Eren Angiolini Cover Artist(s): Coming Soon!
The Walking Dead: The Alien LCSD edition is the first time in print for this previously digital-only story. “As soon as this story was released digitally, comics’ fans and retailers have been clamoring for a print version,” said Peter Dolan, President of ComicsPro. “We are very grateful that Image, Skybound, Robert Kirkman and the creators of the book are debuting the print version on Local Comic Shop Day, allowing us to connect this story with comics’ fans. This LCSD edition is sure to be a big hit!”
THE WALKING DEAD: THE ALIEN STORY: BRIAN K. VAUGHAN ART/COVER: MARCOS MARTIN 60 PAGES / FC / M / $5.99 IN PRINT FOR THE FIRST TIME!
Originally only available on PanelSyndicate.com, this special one-shot by Brian K. Vaughan (Saga) and Marcos Martin (The Private Eye, Barrier) features a story firmly set in THE WALKING DEAD comic book continuity.
SERIES PREMIERE! “SINS OF THE FATHER,” Part One-Featuring the show-stopping talents of SPAWN series artist JASON SHAWN ALEXANDER and the writer behind such hit shows as Wutang: An American Saga, Marvel’s Runaways, and Starz’s American Gods-RODNEY BARNES.
When a small-town beat cop comes home to bury his murdered father-the revered Philadelphia detective James Sangster Sr.-he begins to unravel a mystery that leads him down a path of horrors that will shake his beliefs to their core. The city that was once the symbol of liberty and freedom has fallen prey to corruption, poverty, unemployment, brutality… and vampires. Welcome to KILLADELPHIA.
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Step Over the Ropes and into 1990s wrestling. Set in a fictional world, Over the Ropes dives into sports entertainment’s biggest era. A young high-flyer named Jason Lynn goes off-script in a match to win the world title and sets the southern territory on fire as the face-painted wrestler, Phoenix.
“We are extremely excited about Mad Cave’s submission for Local Comic Shop Day®,” said Marco Davanzo, Executive Director of ComicsPro. “Over The Ropes is an awesome story and the LCSD version has an amazing cover. We are also very excited that the LCSD version will be coming out 3 weeks earlier than the regular edition. It gives LCSD fans a sneak peak!”
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For Local Comic Shop Day® 2019, Marvel is offeringthree different items.
New Mutants #1: Only 1000 copies.
Absolute Carnage #5 LCSD: Print to Order
Absolute Carnage #5 LCSD Limited Print Comic: Only 500 copies.
“We are very excited about the three LCSD items that Marvel is offering for Local Comic Shop Day,” said Marco Davanzo, Executive Director of ComicsPro. “New Mutants #1, written by Jonathan Hickman and Absolute Carnage #5, written by Donny Cates are both going to be very HUGE books!”
Retailers: The Absolute Carnage #5 LCSD Limited Print Comic can be ordered for every 20 issues of Absolute Carnage #5 LCSD you order.
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LCSD 2019 ABSOLUTE CARNAGE #5 (OF 5) LIMITED PRINT COMIC (500 COPIES) Marvel Venom and Carnage – To the Death! 40 PGS./RATED T+ One copy can be ordered by retailers for every 20 copies of LCSD 2019 Absolute Carnage #5 (Of 5) ordered
LCSD 2019 NEW MUTANTS #1 Marvel THE NEW GENERATION CLAIMS THE DAWN! The classic New Mutants (Sunspot, Wolfsbane, Mirage, Karma, Magik, and Cypher) get together with a few new friends (Chamber, Mondo) to seek out their missing member and share the good news… a mission that takes them into space alongside the Starjammers! 40 PGS./RATED T+ (1000 copies)
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IDW is celebrating Local Comic Shop Day® with the Crow: Hark the Herald EXCLUSIVE and LIMITED comic.
“It’s Perfect for the holidays! A Christmas story from the Crow!” said Marco Davanzo, Excecutive Director of ComicsPRO. “Since Local Comic Shop Day® falls the at the beginning of the Holiday Season, retailers and fans love when the Publishers offer Holiday stories. We are all excited to see IDW’s spin.”
AUG198002 LCSD 2019 CROW HARK THE HERALD #1 SEELEY Tim Seeley (w) • Meredith Laxton (a) • Fei Chen (c) Every year a group of six people gathers for Christmas in a cabin in the far Northwoods of Wisconsin. But this isn’t your average bickering nuclear family. These are six of the most prolific killers in North America.Now, last year’s sins have risen from the grave, ready to deliver the gift of revenge. Guided by the Crow, Cecilia Rite will give six psychos a holiday hammer party.The Crow knows who has been naughty…FC • 36 pages • $4.99
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DCEASED, one of DC Comics hits from 2019, is getting a special treatment for Local Comic Shop Day! Besides collecting the story into a regular Hardcover with Batman on the cover, DC is issuing a 1400 unit LIMITED EDITION “Joker” Print run for Local Comic Shop Day. Additionally, DC is also releasing 1000 copies of Legion of Superheroes #1 for Local Comic Shop Day.
“I think the Local Comic Shop Day DCEASED Hardcover, with Joker on the cover, is going is going to fly off the shelves.” said Marco Davanzo, Executive Director of ComicsPRO. “There are going to be only 1400 copies out there. It’s a striking image. And it’s done by Francesco Mattina, one of the most in demand cover artists out there. The extremely limited (1000 copies) of Legion of Superheroes #1 is also going to be hot!”
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DCEASED HCDC COMICS(W) Tom Taylor (A) Trevor Hairsine, Stefano Guadiano (CA) Francesco Mattina
What happens to the World’s Finest if the world ends? With death spreading across the planet, who will live and who will turn in this apocalyptic tale of heroism, sacrifice and annihilation? Fighting time, each other and all of humanity, Earth’s greatest heroes must rally together for what may very well be their last chance to save the world from the most terrible plague humanity has ever seen. The Anti-Life Equation has been released and is ravaging the world at the viral speed of social media. Once exposed, victims lose their minds, violently attacking all around them. The heroes of Earth are fighting a losing battle to save the world… and themselves! Collects DCEASED issues #1-6 and DCEASED: A GOOD DAY TO DIE #1.
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BOOM! Studios, showing support for Local Comic Shop Day® retailers, is making available the Mighty Morphin Power Ranger (MMPR) Shattered Grid LCSD 2019 Blind Box Set. Limited to 500 units worldwide, the set will include a MMPR Shattered Grid Deluxe Hardcover, a MMPR #42 Exclusive LCSD variant plus 2 surprise Power Rangers variants, all available on Saturday November 23, the fifth annual Local Comic Shop Day.
BOOM! Studios is also showcasing the Mighty Morphin Power Rangers Year One and Two Hardcover bundle. Limited to 750 units worldwide, the set will include two Hardcovers with exclusive covers by fan-favorite cover artist Goni Montes.
Year One and Year Two HC Bundle
“BOOM! Studios is fantastic with their support for comic fandom and the retailer community,” said Marco Davanzo, Executive Director of ComicsPRO. “Each year for LCSD, BOOM! offers amazing items exclusive for Local Comic Shop Day participating retailers. That translates into fan excitement and increased sales to retailers during the Holiday Season!”
——————————- MIGHTY MORPHIN POWER RANGERS SHATTERED GRID LCSD BLIND BOX The MIGHTY MORPHIN POWER RANGERS SHATTERED GRID LCSD BLIND BOX will include (1) MIGHTY MORPHIN POWER RANGERS SHATTERED GRID DLX HC, (1) MIGHTY MORPHIN POWER RANGERS #42 EXCLUSIVE LCSD VARIANT by Eleonora Carlini, and (2) randomized MIGHTY MORPHIN POWER RANGERS or SABAN’S GO GO POWER RANGERS variants from past issues. Limited to 500 units. Allocations may occur.
MIGHTY MORPHIN POWER RANGERS YEAR ONE & YEAR TWO HC BUNDLE Limited to 750 units and back by popular demand, BOOM! Studios is reprinting both MIGHTY MORPHIN POWER RANGERS YEAR ONE and YEAR TWO deluxe hardcover editions, featuring exclusive covers by fan favorite cover artist, Goni Montes. These exclusive hardcover editions will be shrink wrapped together as a bundle and can be sold together as a set or individually. They are the perfect gift for any Power Rangers fan and pair perfectly with the MIGHTY MORPHIN POWER RANGERS SHATTERED GRID LCSD BLIND BOX Limited to 750 units. Allocations may occur.
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