IN STORES NOW! – 3/2/11 Releases!

DARKWING DUCK ANNUAL #1 (A) DARKWING DUCK ANNUAL #1 (B) Written by Ian Brill, Tad Stones Drawn by Sabrina Alberghetti, James Silvani SC, 40pgs, FC, SRP: $4.99 COVER A: James Silvani COVER B: James Silvani Diamond Code: JAN111054 It’s an oversized extra issue of DARKWING DUCK, in this first ever annual event! Who doesn’t love a clown? Those happy smiles, those bloodshot eyes…those exploding toys? You guessed it, it’s the return of Quackerjack! And this time, he wants a play date with a new line of action figures: the unsuspecting citizens of St. Canard! Can Darkwing and Launchpad derail the deranged dollmaker? Or is it “game over” for the entire city? Featuring a cover and backup adventure written by Darkwing Duck creator Tad Stones, making this a collector’s item that DW fans everywhere will not want to miss!

CHIP ‘N’ DALE RESCUE RANGERS #4 (A) CHIP ‘N’ DALE RESCUE RANGERS #4 (B) Written by Ian Brill Drawn by Leonel Castellani SC, 32 pgs, FC, SRP: $3.99 COVER A: Leonel Castelleni COVER B: James Silvani Diamond Code: JAN111051 Join DARKWING DUCK writer Ian Brill and MARVEL SUPERHERO SQUAD artist Leonel Castellani for the return of your favorite furry flatfoots in an all-new original ongoing series! The first arc comes to an end as Fat Cat’s plans come to fruition and the Rescue Rangers fall victim to the power of the corrupt Animal Rescue Signal. Will they snap out of it before the fiendish feline turns Mother Nature into “Mother Danger?” Find out in the finale of “Worldwide Rescue!”:

UNCLE SCROOGE #401 Written by Don rosa Drawn by Don Rosa SC, 24pgs, FC, SRP: $3.99 COVER: Don Rosa Diamond Code: JAN111065 It’s Uncle Scrooge’s turn to honor the 70th Anniversary of Walt Disney’s Comics, and what better way to do it than with one of the most sought-after stories by Disney legend Don Rosa? Enjoy the hijinks as Scrooge McDuck and the gang follow Gyro Gearloose’s new invention to the center of the earth in Rosa’s unforgettable tale, “The Universal Solvent,” collected in one issue for the first time ever! With art, story and cover by Rosa himself, how could you possibly resist the penny-pinching ways of Scrooge McDuck?

HAPPINESS IS…THE VERY FIRST
“PEANUTS” GRAPHIC NOVEL!

“HAPPINESS IS A WARM BLANKET,
CHARLIE BROWN” HARDCOVER
FROM “KABOOM!” TO BE RELEASED
MARCH 2011

February 28, 2010 – Los Angeles, CA – This March, join Charlie Brown, Linus, Snoopy and all your favorite PEANUTS characters as Happiness is a Warm Blanket, Charlie Brown, the very first PEANUTS graphic novel ever published, is released by newly-launched all-ages imprint kaboom! Based on the work by PEANUTS creator Charles M. Schulz himself, this graphic novel is sure to delight a whole new generation of PEANUTS fans!

“We’re honored to publish such a beloved property,” BOOM! Studios Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Ross Richie said. “I can think of no better way to kick-off our new all-ages imprint kaboom! than with the first PEANUTS graphic novel ever published!”

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2ND YEAR IN A ROW

BOOM! STUDIOS WINS

DIAMOND GEM AWARD

COMIC BOOK PUBLISHER OF THE YEAR

UNDER 4%!

February 22, 2010 – Los Angeles, CA – For the second year in a row BOOM! Studios is proud to announce they’ve been awarded Diamond Comic Distributor’s 2010 Gem Award for Comic Book Publisher of the Year Under 4%.

“Thanks so much to Diamond Comics and retailers everywhere for awarding us Comic Book Publisher of the Year under 4% for the second year in a row!,” says BOOM! Studios Founder and CEO Ross Richie.”The people at BOOM! are some of the hardest working individuals I’ve ever seen in comics and it’s rewarding to see all that effort recognized. We’ll be shooting for a third year win!”

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