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supplies last. Spotlight on Todd McFarlane McFarlane conducts a creator and to the public through May my art rather than just 10 free-ranging panel discus- McFarlane Toys CEO 1, highlights McFarlane’s covers of my comic sion entitled “Time Trip- Todd McFarlane will be work in toys, , books,” McFarlane says. pin’ with Todd McFarlane front and center at the feature films and music “We tried to pick mo- and Friends,” on Saturday, Comic-Con. Not video, as well as his comic ments in the artwork 3–5 p.m. (Special Events only is he conducting a book art. “I wanted to do where we could tell a Hall). Scheduled panelists panel discussion about a little bit wider range of story. It’s not just the art, are Spawn editor-in-chief upcoming projects and but the meaning behind , Spawn appearing at two Javits it.” A New York Comic-Con artist , and signings, his work is being exclusive, 32-page, 3-D Spawn artist and Creech featured in a career retro- limited edition of Spawn creator . spective at New York’s issue #1 was created for Attendees will be updated Museum of Comic and the retrospective; it on what’s up at McFarlane, Cartoon Art (MoCCA) on for $5.95 and can be pur- including upcoming comic lower Broadway. McFar- chased, along with tickets releases, the Spawn ani- lane is the guest of honor for the museum and artist mated series and feature at an exclusive February tours, at the MoCCA film, and new prod- 24 preview reception for booth, located next to ucts. A panel exclusive, Comic-Con attendees, McFarlane Toys (#116), limited-edition plate will held at the museum, and McFarlane and at the museum while continued on page 2 leads artist tours of the retrospective at both the Friday night preview and on Saturday, the official Pantheon’s Stars opening night, at 8:30 p.m. It’s fitting that Pantheon, year 1986. The retrospective, open the liter- For the inaugural ary imprint noted for pub- New York Comic-con, lishing critically acclaimed Pantheon promoting INSIDE and bestselling graphic three of its biggest novels, is represented by upcoming titles: Jes- From Dan Clowes’s recent a symbol associated with sica Abel’s , SHOW HIGHLIGHTS . . .2 Haven. the Greek gods. Pan- coming in ; Marjane THE NBM CREW . . . .3 theon’s authors include Satrapi’s new book, Chicken ico City, marks Abel’s first MARVEL’S 3 literary heavy- with Plums, coming in stab at a long form YEAR LATER . . . . .4 weights like Dan Clowes, October; and Jules Feiffer graphic work of fiction; OEL . . . . .4 and David B. and Jennifer Allen’s The it’s already received a Long Chalkboard Pub- VIZ GOODIES ...... 6 Indeed, it is the imprint , due in starred review from that published Art November. Perdida, the lishers Weekly. ADV BOUNCES BACK 7 Speigelman’s Pulitzer story of a young Mexican- Certainly there will be DEVIL’S DUE ...... 7 Prize–winning Holocaust American woman’s life- significant buzz mounting memoir back in transforming trip to Mex- continued on page 2 pwk06ComicCon_Feat.qxd 2/21/2006 12:51 PM Page 2

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Spotlight on Todd McFarlane COMIC-CON HIGHLIGHTS continued from page 1 MEETINGS AND EVENTS BOOTH be available for the signing afterward. McFarlane is Friday, February 24 doing other signing sessions on Friday, 5–6 p.m., and, Noon Is the Pamphlet Doomed? 1C03/1C04 with Tan, on Saturday 11 a.m.–noon (both in 1E03). 1 p.m. State of the Industry Panel 1E12/1E13 Back on the show floor, McFarlane Toys’ booth fea- 2 p.m. Distribution Panel 1E12/1E13 tures in-house properties such as McFarlane’s Cyber Units, Spawn 29 and McFarlane’s Dragons Series 3, as 8 p.m. The Greg Ayres Show Screening Room #1 well as licensed action figures and toys, including , Napoleon Dynamite and Tim Burton’s Corpse Saturday, February 25 Bride, among others. Giveaways include a Spawn mini- 11 a.m. Cup o’ Joe Special Events Hall poster. The company is expected to announce an Noon DC Comics Crisis Counseling: anniversary , which McFarlane 52 Pick-Up 1E12/1E13 thinks will generate big buzz at the show: “It’s a big 1 p.m. The Future of the 1C03/1C04 character, and it’s cool.” —Karen Raugust 1 p.m. Special Events Hall 5 p.m. Spotlight on Brad Meltzer 1E12/1E13 7 p.m. Pantheon’s Stars Screening Special Events Hall continued from page 1 Sunday, February 26 about Satrapi’s next book. 11 a.m. Steranko on Steranko 1E12/1E13 Although Satrapi, who lives in Paris, Noon Panel 1E14/1E15 isn’t here to sign books, Abel, Charles Burns (), Jim 1 p.m. 1C03/1C04 Deitch (The Boulevard of Broken Dreams) and (The Jew AUTOGRAPHINGS Saturday, February 25 of New York) are all scheduled to 3 p.m. Kevin Smith Booth #231 appear. The house is also showing off the latest addition to the Pan- 6 p.m. Brad Meltzer 1E02 Abel’s new book is due theon list: , author next month. Sunday, February 26 of the bestselling graphic novel Blankets, who will 2 p.m. 1E14/1E15 publish his next original graphic work at the Random imprint. And while Pantheon isn’t hosting late-night parties, the imprint is making an offering to the fans. Two lucky attendees will go home with the imprint’s entire library www.publishersweekly.com/pwcomicsweek of graphic works. Drop by the Pantheon booth (#325), to leave your e-mail address for raffle drawings on Editors Calvin Reid and Heidi MacDonald Managing Editor Robin Lenz Saturday and Sunday. Two winners will be selected to Art Director Clive Chiu Associate Art Director Rani Levy receive a complete set of the Pantheon graphics list, Graphic Designer Desiree Nunez Staff Reporters Rachel Deahl, Bridget Kinsella, Karen Raugust, some 19 titles. Pantheon editors and artists (including Judith Rosen, Douglas Wolk Contributing Writers Ian Brill, Kai-Ming Cha, Sunyoung Lee, Chris Arrant editorial director Dan Frank and authors Burns, Abel and Deitch) will be on a variety of panels during the Advertising Associate Publisher Cevin Bryerman con. Advertising Inquiries: Howard Katz 646-746-6549 Matt Hurley 630-759-7136 Pantheon publicist Pamela Mullin says the con is Leslie Jones 630-771-1360 Chris Kahn 925-284-4050 an opportunity to reinforce Pantheon’s already excel- Jim Levitt 818-906-2025 lent reputation among comics readers. “We would Hannah Volkman 646-746-7020 Classifieds: Yuki Atsumi 646-746-6949 like to continue to expose our expanding roster of www.publishersweekly.com/pwcomicsweek stellar graphic authors/artists to the growing market of readers.” —Rachel Deahl pwk06ComicCon_Feat.qxd 2/21/2006 12:51 PM Page 3

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Kleid and artist Jake Allen, creators The NBM Crew of the much-anticipated graphic If you happen to be an independent novel Brownsville, and writers Ste- comics publisher, fan Petrucha () and Don what could be better than having a McGregor () from NBM’s national comics convention right in line. NBM is also show- your backyard. So says Terry ing off new titles like War Fix, a Nantier, publisher of NBM, just such graphic novel about a a company. “We’ve got our best sea- war correspondent, son in a while coming in 2006, and written by -life war this is a great opportunity for us,” reporter David Axe says Nantier. and illustrated by Look for NBM’s crew of artists Steve Olexa. and writers to make appearances at Rall is on hand to its booth (#301) and on a number promote Silk Road to of panels. Among them are trouble- Ruin: Is Central Asia making political and the New Middle East?, tor participates writer Ted Rall, editor of The New a book that’s part in the “What About Kids? All Subversive Online , part comics travelogue, part prose essays, Ages Comics” panel on Sunday of NBM’s Attitude series of politi- and details several of Rall’s crazy afternoon. cally oriented cartoonists and trips to Central Asia. Writer Stefan Nantier was at Thursday’s another Attitude cartoonist, Petrucha is also on the “Comics ICV2.com graphic novel conference Stephanie McMillan (Minimum Secu- Writers on Comics Writing” panel (“Graphic Novels, the New Litera- rity). Also on hand are writer Neil on Saturday morning, and NBM edi- ture?”) and on Friday morning he’s on the Library Journal panel “Not Just Superheroes—Alternative Marvel’s ‘Civil War’ Graphic Novels on the Shelves.” The center of ’ push at New ators will be signing at the booth (#111). “I’m excited,” says Nantier. “It’s a York Comic-Con is its upcoming crossover In addition to Quesada, the guest list well-balanced show with all the event, Civil War—a seven-issue includes creators comics genres together. It’s long miniseries beginning in May. Brian Michael Bendis and overdue for New York to have a big Civil War artist Steve McNiven is ; -Men writer con like this.” —Calvin Reid a guest at the convention. ; Ultimate Spi- Other big Marvel announce- der-Man artist Mark Bagley; AROUND ments will be made at panels: The artist Bryan THE FLOOR “Mondo Marvel,” Friday at 4 p.m.; Hitch; and Marvel Adventures “Cup ’o Joe,” which shines the writer Jeff Parker. ■ QUESADA ROCKS AT spotlight on Marvel editor-in- There will also be giveaways CBLDF PARTY: , chief Joe Quesada, Saturday at (trade paperbacks, posters and editor-in-chief of Marvel Comics, and 11 a.m.; “Civil War,” Saturday at special variant-cover editions his band, Idlechatter, headlines a rock 4 p.m.; and on Sunday, a spot- of comics) every few hours— ’n’ roll show featuring the music tal- light on the Ultimate line, at 1 look for someone with a ents of the New York comics scene. p.m. Attendees can also preview microphone and ask when It’s a benefit for the Comic Book Legal ’s The Eternals and they’re going to happen. And Defense Fund. Writer/director Kevin the new series by don’t miss the booth’s display Smith introduces the show. Admission and — of ’s Marvel is a $15 donation at the door. Saturday, the latter is at the show, too. action-figure series. Feb. 25, 8–11 p.m., at Snitch, 59 W. Some of Marvel’s biggest cre- —Douglas Wolk 21st St., 2nd Floor, (212) 727-7775. pwk06ComicCon_Feat.qxd 2/21/2006 12:51 PM Page 4

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ing. Other DC guests include Phil DC Jumps ‘’ Jimenez (Infinite Crisis), Adam and Andy Kubert (Sgt. Rock), Douglas DC’s mega-event “One Year Later” p.m. Saturday’s events Rushkoff (Testament) remains front and center, as fans include “DCU: Better Than and bestselling murder find out how the Infinite Crisis Ever” at 2:30 p.m. and, on mystery writer Brad miniseries ends, and the year-long Sunday, the Wildstorm Meltzer, who is a Guest maxiseries 52 reveals how DC’s sig- line is spot- of Honor at the nature superheroes react to all the lighted at convention. changes in their world. Several pan- noon. Senior v-p els at the New York Comic-Con are Prominent of sales and devoted to discussing the massive DC creators marketing changes in the DC universe, includ- will be at the Stephanie Fier- ing Saturday’s “Crisis Counseling/52 booth (#200) man explained Pick Up,” which will explain some throughout the why New York of what’s been going on and pre- weekend, includ- is so important view what’s to come. The panel ing 52 layout artist and to DC: “As you begins at noon. cover artist J.G. Jones. DC’s Vertigo may know, cons have a rich history Other DC panels include “Ver- line will be represented by creators in New York. Phil Seuling, the father tigo: Sharper Than Ever” on Friday , , Brian of the modern comic convention, at 5 p.m. and a spotlight on Guest of K. Vaughan and . Wild- dating back to the 1960s and ’70s, Honor artist Jim Lee on Friday at 6 storm founder Jim Lee will be sign- created the model upon which all current cons are based, including San Diego and Reed Expo’s new Abrams’s Image Shows off show. With New York being the center of the publishing and media Art book publisher Harry N. Abrams is worlds—not to mention home of using its appearance here at New York millions of fans—it’s great to have Comic-con to focus attention on its new a fabulous show in the greatest city pop culture–oriented imprint, Abrams in the world.” —Ian Brill Image. Abrams is launching cartoonist ’s Mom’s Cancer, a graphic non- fiction work chronicling his mother’s AROUND struggle with lung cancer that was origi- THE FLOOR nally published as an online comic. Mom’s goth artist, signs his illustrated novel The Cancer won an for best Web Plucker at 2 p.m. on Friday and Saturday. ■ SPOTLIGHTS comic in 2005, and Abrams’s editor Cartoonist Patrick McDonell (Mutts) will NEW MERCHANDISE: Artist Charles Kochman was quick to acquire it be on hand at 10 a.m. Saturday; and ani- Kyle Baker of Kyle Baker Productions and turn it into a book format comic. Fies mator and film historian John Canemaker was expecting to have copies of his is appearing on a Saturday afternoon signs the revised edition of his authorita- new hardcover collection The Bakers: panel and signing at the HNA booth tive biography, Winsor McCay: His Life Do These Toys Belong Somewhere? (#436, in the small press area) at 4 p.m. and Art at 11 a.m. Sunday. Abrams’s but the book will not ship from China Friday and 11 a.m. Saturday. booth also features giveaway prints and in time. Instead, his booth (#445) fea- Abrams has a bunch of its artists sign- buttons; 20% off selected titles; and (until tures a line of new apparel, housewares ing books, among them cartoonist Dan 3 p.m. on Saturday) a contest to win a and toys, as well as original art from Piraro (Bizarro), at 11 a.m. Friday, 4 p.m. Saturday-night dinner with a cartoonist his books The Bakers and Nat Turner. Saturday and 2 p.m. Sunday. Brom, the and a signed piece of art. He’s also offering limited edition port- popular and creepily virtuosic fantasy and —Douglas Wolk folios of framing-quality prints. pwk06ComicCon_Feat.qxd 2/21/2006 12:51 PM Page 5

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ing talks about the OEL Spells Tokyopop manga business. “We’re cultivating One of the largest publishers of magazine is artist the next genera- licensed manga in the U.S. and Svetlana Chma- tion of Rising a pioneer publisher of original kova, who is also Stars,” he adds. English language (OEL) manga, promoting her own Editors Lilian Tokyopop is putting its best OEL OEL title, Dramacon, a Diaz-Przybyl and forward at New York Comic-Con, comic love story set, Rob Valois and senior editor Rob showing off homegrown American appropriately Tokar are conducting portfolio manga talent. “It’s had great suc- enough, at a comics reviews at the booth. cess,” says Jonathan Chen, market- convention. Chen is quick to note that des- ing events supervisor, pointing to Artists Keith Giffen (I Love Hal- pite Tokyopop’s push for OEL, its Warcraft and Sokora Refugees. loween), Becky Cloonan (East Coast licensed material hasn’t been left Tokyopop has brought Richard Rising) and Alan Gross (Roadsong) behind. “ [a shojo manga] Knaak, author of the Warcraft are at the Tokyopop booth (#415) to is going to be huge for us, and we’re series, and Melissa De Jesus and give Con-goers an inside look at really excited about Kamikaze, an Segamu—better known as Kurt what it means to be a Rising Star— action shonen title.” Both are being Hassler, the manga and graphic which is also the name of the - promoted alongside Dragon Head, a novel buyer for Borders Books— pop contest that discovered them. new horror series that received a the artist/writer creative team “We want to inspire kids to make starred review in Publishers Weekly. behind the popular Sokora Refu- manga,” says Chen, who notes that “We’re still supporting our licensed gees. Also on hand to tout her Tokyopop creators have toured the material,” Chen says. manga comics strip in CosmoGirl libraries of Southern , giv- —Kai-Ming Cha

CPM is also tapping into the It’s Time growing popularity of Korean man- hwa. Sook Kim, a star of soonjung Gotham’s very own anime and , is a guest of honor at the manga company Central Park “Korean Manhwa” panel. Her series Media is excited to be bringing a lit- Tag! You’re It! is one of CPM’s tle bit of Asia-pop to the New York newest releases and the house is Comic-con. CPM is featuring Japan- Sook Kim Youka Nitta planning more manhwa. ese yaoi (or boys’ love) author the U.S. And in the wake of the Tim Eldred is hosting a panel on Youka Nitta and Korean shojo (or movie Brokeback Mountain, sales the sci-fi anime Armored Trooper girls’ comics, called soonjung man- reps are calling yaoi “brokeback VOTOMS, which CPM will be releas- hwa in Korea) author Sook Kim, manga.” “The movie made it easier ing on DVD. Eldred, who has adapted along with comics artist Tim Eldred for our sales people to explain the a number of anime shows into and filmmaker Eric Bresler. genre,” says Masumi O’Donnell, comic books, is working on a CPM is rebounding after a director of Central Park Media and VOTOMS guide. And check out film- period; it was forced to cut back v-p of Be Beautiful. maker Eric Bresler’s Otaku Unite!, much of its manga list early last There’s a “Brokeback Manga” “the first feature-length documen- year, with the exception of the yaoi panel on Saturday evening featuring tary dedicated to Japanese anima- imprint Be Beautiful. Yaoi stories Youka Nitta, writer and artist of the tion fandom in .” depict impossibly beautiful boys yaoi series Embracing Love, and a Bresler is hosting the “Otaku Unite!” obsessed with one another. Yaoi is guest of honor. She is signing at panel on Sunday. All Central Park created by and for women, and the Kinokuniya Bookstore in Rocke- Media guests are at the booth (#105) genre has proven to be popular in feller Center on Friday. for autographings. —Kai-Ming Cha pwk06ComicCon_Feat.qxd 2/21/2006 12:51 PM Page 6

6 Viz’s Fan Sneaks from Diamond Diamond Comic Distributors (booths Goodies #400, 401) has gone all out for the first New York Comic-con. “We’re A veteran of such comics conven- very excited to be a part of it,” tions as AnimExpo and the San Diego says executive director of market- Comicon, Viz Media arrives at the ing Shelley Myers. New York Comic-Con with a wide- Diamond is selling toys and action range of products, lots of treats for figures as well as comics and graphic the fans and a big contingent of novels from Marvel, DC, Dark Horse company executives. and , among others, “This is a hot show for us to meet and manga. with customers and fans, which Viz is giving away cellphone holders, And look for freebies. Fans can DVDs and more. makes it different from other spin-to-win free merchandise on a events,” says Evelyn Dubocq, direc- marketing, participated in the giant prize wheel at the front of the tor of public relations, who’s show- anime and manga panel at booth. They can also get a sneak ing off titles like and Full ICV2.com’s graphic novel confer- peak at toys and collectibles. Metal Alchemist at the Viz booth ence on Thursday. Viz will also Diamond is also featuring a large (#211). “For a lot of our contacts present upcoming projects at its display for , and bookbuyers on the side, own Viz Media panel, Sunday at which will take place at comic out- this is a prime location.” Owned by noon. Executives from Viz’s parent lets on Saturday, May 6. In addition, Shieisha and , two of companies and a large group of Viz’s Diamond is offering retailers spe- the largest publishers of manga in U.S. executives—among them Yumi cial pricing on orders placed at Japan, Viz Media is Hoashi, v-p, video sales— are the show. —Judith Rosen one of the biggest expected to be on hand. importers of manga Head over to booth #211, where to the U.S. ShonenJump manga samplers and The company has DVD prizes are available, as is the Alternative Brings a strong presence 2006 Viz Media collectible tote bag. Hanuka Bros. planned throughout Viz Media has its own retail stand Comic-Con. Liza Cop- where fans can pick up a copy of is debuting collected editions pola, v-p of sales and ’s , a new from twin brothers Tomer and Asaf Hanuka at the mature-level title about a doctor New York Comic-con: Asaf worked with best- who sacrifices his career to save a selling Israeli author Etgar Keret to create Pizzeria AROUND THE FLOOR boy’s life, or the latest issue of Shojo Kamikaze, a story of love and suicide; while Beat, a monthly Viz magazine that Tomer’s short ■ serializes many of its shojo comics stories in The DOES POSTER ART: before they’re published as books. Placebo Man The first 200 fans entering the New York Viz is also promoting Kamikaze show the dark Comic-Con each day will receive a New Girls, the story of an unlikely friend- side of contem- York Comic-Con poster by artist Arthur ship between a frilly Lolita type and porary 20-some- Suydam. The first 150 professionals a tough gangster girl in training, as things’ lives. entering the Con on Friday during pro- a manga, live action movie and Alternative is fessional hours will also receive posters. prose novel. “We want to make sure also premiering Suydam is signing at the Heavy Metal they have great goodies,” Dubocq the latest issue of Hickee, the humor anthology of (#104) and (#159) booths and says of the fans. “Everybody knows Bay Area cartoonists, and Thunderhead Under- in Artists Alley throughout the show. to go to Viz for a good time.” ground Falls, a graphic novel by Joel Orff about —Kai-Ming Cha pwk06ComicCon_Feat.qxd 2/21/2006 12:51 PM Page 7

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panel on Saturday afternoon ADV Pushes ‘Macross’ Dub, and will sing at the Knitting Factory in TriBeCa that ‘Full Metal Panic’ Manga night as part of Anime Exo- ADV Manga, the book publishing about a band of parent- dus , an evening of anime- unit of ADV Films, the Houston, Tex., killing teens, and the related music and entertain- anime distributor and producer, continuation of Daisuke ment. had a tough year in 2005, but the Moriyama’s Chrono Cru- Anime fan–turned–popular company is looking to bounce back. sade and Shouji Gatou’s voice actor Greg Ayres, also “It’s been a rocky road,” says ADV award-winning Full Metal Panic in the English dub, will answer Manga spokesperson Chris Oarr of series are at the ADV booth (#225). questions from fans at a Friday the company’s decision to cut back However, when it comes to its evening panel called, simply, “The its book publishing program last film, especially anime, ADV is put- Greg Ayres Show.” Greenfield will year. ting the pedal to the metal. The appear at a second panel Saturday “Making a transition like that is company has brought voice actress, evening at 6 p.m., screening the pop not easy,” says Oarr. “It’s not just singer and songwriter Mari Ijima, culture phenomenon The Fuccons,a putting the brakes on. One-shots who was in the original Macross comedy series that uses goofy man- like [Aoi Nanase’s] Angel Dust did space-faring mecha epic and is also nequins to stand in for an American well straight out of the gate. [The in ADV’s English language dub of family living in Japan. The street books] we’ve retained tend to com- Macross, to Comic-con. She’s appear- date for the release of ADV’s The plement our output on the video ing with ADV cofounder Matt Green- Fuccons is the Tuesday after Comic- side, which is our core business.” field, who directed the dub, in a con ends. —Judith Rosen Advance galleys for big first-quarter titles like Tomohiro Nagai’s darkly humorous manga Anne Freaks, The Devil You Say Devil’s Due, an independent ters, postcards, young people reinventing themselves for college. comics publisher, sounds a lot more comics, stickers The publisher will also have copies of True Porn, sinister than it really is. “Originally, and more. Susan in which cartoonists reveal anecdotes of their sex it was for a line of clothing—a name Bishop, DDP’s publicist, says, “We lives. At past conventions, this has sold out fast. that would be cool, but not limit it can’t wait to show New York what Among the cartoonists appearing at the Alterna- to a certain product,” explains pub- we’re all about!” —Chris Arrant tive Comics booth (#500) are Nick Bertozzi (Rub- lisher and founder Josh Blaylock. ber Blanket), Dean Haspiel (The Quitter), Sam From original works like Hack/ AROUND THE FLOOR Henderson (Magic Whistle) and Matt Madden , a slasher tale about a cute (99 Ways to Tell a Story). girl victim turned merciless aven- ■ SSS COMICS AND “I consider New ger, to licensed multimedia tie-ins York to be the center like G.I. Joe, The Family Guy and SPONSOR SCAVENGER HUNT: of culture in the U.S.,” Dungeons & Dragons, Devil’s Due Saturday and Sunday will see a scav- says publisher Jeff Publishing has a lot of styles and enger hunt, sending participants to Mason. “Many of our formats to . visit different booths in order to com- cartoonists live in New Appearing at the Devil’s Due booth plete a puzzle. The first prize each day York, and it’s the cen- (#617) are creator Tim Seeley is a $200 gift card to Midtown Comics, ter for a lot of our (Hack/Slash; Forgotten Realms) and which will be to the person or book-buyers. I haven’t Blaylock (G.I. Joe; Misplaced), as well team that finishes the hunt first each been more excited as Kinetic Underground, the team day. Would-be players should go to about a show in a long time.” behind DDP’s new release Killer 7, the SSS Comics booth (#433) for more —Ian Brill based on the hit Capcom videogame. information. Devil’s Due is giving away pos- r5_COMICsfinal 11/14/05 8:55 AM Page 1 PWPW ComicsComics WeekWeek

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