Anita Blake #2 Sells Out

A Sneak Peak at Wonder Man #1 and Exiles Annual #1

An Early Look at X-23: Target X #1 and Wolverine #49

Anita Blake #2 Sells Out

Anita Blake: Vampire Hunter in Guilty Pleasures #2 has sold out at Diamond and Marvel and the Dabel Brothers are rushing back to press for a second printing with an all-new second printing variant cover by Brett Booth. A series of novels by New York Times Best-Selling Author Laurell K. Hamilton having sold over 3 million copies, Anita Blake: Vampire Hunter in Guilty Pleasures is the story of the popular vampire hunter Anita and her adventure from the first of her 14 novels.

The sold out first printing of Anita Blake #1 was listed in Comic Buyer’s Guide as #7 in their "Dozens to Dig For" and the second issue is proving to be even more sought after than the first.

Michael Bailey of SilverBulletComicBooks.com calls Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter in Guilty Pleasures #1 “a solid read” and said “Stacie Ritchie has taken the prose of Laurell K. Hamilton and translated it to near perfection on the comic book page.”

Lucas Siegel of Newsarama said the first issue was “an intriguing book” and said “I'm definitely on for the entire first series based solely on the strength of the first issue.”

Anita Blake has made its stake in the world of comics so see for yourself what some are calling the best new series of 2006.

ANITA BLAKE: VAMPIRE HUNTER in GUILTY PLEASURES #2 SECOND PRINTING VARIANT (of 12) (OCT068070)
Written by LAURELL K. HAMILTON
Adapted by STACIE M. RITCHIE
Pencils & Cover by BRETT BOOTH
32 PGS./Rated T+ .$2.99
FOC: 11/30, On-Sale: 12/20/2006

ANITA BLAKE: VAMPIRE HUNTER in GUILTY PLEASURES #1 (of 12) SECOND PRINTING VARIANT(SEP068054)
Written by LAURELL K. HAMILTON
Adapted by STACIE M. RITCHIE
Pencils & Cover by BRETT BOOTH
32 PGS./Rated T+ .$2.99
On-Sale Now

A Sneak Peak at Wonder Man #1 and Exiles Annual #1

Exiles Annual #1

They've battled world-class threats of every kind imaginable and always won, but now the Exiles take on an unbeatable enemy: themselves! It's the ORIGINAL Exiles versus the current team lineup in an impossible battle that cuts to the heart of Marvel's most unpredictable series!

EXILES ANNUAL #1 (OCT062182)
Written by TONY BEDARD
Pencils & Cover by PAUL PELLETIER
48 PGS./Rated A ...$3.99
FOC - 11/21, On-Sale - 12/13/2006

Wonder Man #1

"MY FAIR SUPER HERO"
Meet Lady Killer—the dangerous assassin who comes head-to-head with the Avenger called Wonder Man! But Wonder Man doesn't want to just stop her—he's made a bet with a movie producer to rehabilitate her into a hero! Is this too much for even the mighty Simon Williams? Fortunately, he's got Ms. Marvel and X-Men's Beast in his corner...

WONDER MAN #1 (of 5) (OCT062178)
Written by PETER DAVID
Pencils & Cover by ANDREW CURRIE
32 PGS./Rated T+ ...$2.99
FOC - 11/21, On-Sale - 12/13/2006

An Early Look at X-23: Target X #1 and Wolverine #49

X-23: Target X #1

Because you demanded it! Superstar Top Cow artist MIKE CHOI joins the team as X-23 returns, picking up the bloody pieces where her first mini-series left off. Having escaped the Facility that created her, X-23 struggles to create a real life for

herself. But when your entire life has been about death and destruction, can you ever really escape the darkness? The rest of the story begins here, and won’t end until X-23 faces off with the one man most responsible for her life... WOLVERINE.

X-23: TARGET X #1 (OF 6) (OCT062188)
Written by CRAIG KYLE & CHRISTOPHER YOST
Pencils & Cover by MIKE CHOI
Variant Cover by MARKO DJURDJEVIC
32 PGS./Parental Advisory ...$2.99
FOC - 11/21, On-Sale - 12/13/2006

Wolverine #49

SPECIAL DOUBLE-SIZED XMAS SPECIAL: “BETTER TO GIVE...”
It’s Christmas Eve, and a heavily armed suicide cult–clad in elf outfits--has taken hostage a mid-Manhattan department store and is threatening to blow the place sky high. Among the shoppers: Logan, who’s just itching to sink his (Santa) claws into someone after enduring the Yuletide rush. Should be easy for a damn-near invulnerable force of nature to save the day, right? Think again. All is not as it seems, as a spoiled billionaire’s daughter is about to find out, and the true meaning of Christmas will be spelt out...in blood.

WOLVERINE #49 (OCT062186)
Written by ROB WILLIAMS
Pencils & Cover by LAURENCE CAMPBELL
48 PGS./Parental Advisory ...$3.99
FOC - 11/21, On-Sale - 12/13/2006