[Press] ASYLUM PRESS ANNOUNCES THE RELEASE OF STEVE MANNION’S FEARLESS DAWN #2 PREVIEW

ASYLUM PRESS ANNOUNCES THE RELEASE OF STEVE MANNION’S FEARLESS DAWN #2 PREVIEW

Preview Title:  “Hopped up out of their freakin’ minds!”

(Los Angeles) Frank Forte, publisher of Asylum Press, has announced the release of a 4 page preview of the tongue in cheek pulp book Fearless Dawn #2.   The synopsis of issue #2 can be described as this:  “Hopped up out of their freakin’ minds on the Combat “Power” drug, Fearless Dawn,(heroine extraordinaire), and Number Seven (her manly love interest) go on a rampage through Helga’s camp. The combat monster versions of Fearless Dawn and Old Number Seven SMASH a lot of stuff and MAIM aplenty as they make their exciting escape! Meanwhile, the SYNDICATE sends in a secret weapon to aid in the rescue. Get set dear readers for an Eisnerian ROMP of unprecedented proportions! BLGGLGH!!! Join us now as Steve Mannion’s beautifully rendered comic book tale unfolds in full-color glory!  Fan’s of Steve Mannion’s The Bomb will love this new action-packed series.

“Back in February’s PREVIEWS there was a book from Asylum Press called Fearless Dawn that went largely unnoticed by fans and retailers. The entire industry went on rolling without giving it a second glance, and like many small press books it nearly slipped into obscurity without reaching the core readers in our hobby. But when a copy of it made its way across my desk, I knew from first glance it was something special that people needed to see” commented Jim Kuhoric of Diamond Comics Distributors.

“I am excited to bring Fearless dawn to a full-color series,” says creator Steve Mannion,” this is a dream project and I’m having a blast.”  “We’ll be updating the website and blog on a regular basis so fans can see pencil to ink pages, colors, thumbnails and interact with Steve,” says publisher Frank Forte.

“Steve Mannion is one of the most underrated artists in comics. Part Dave Stevens, part Wally Wood his art encapsulates everything  I love about comic books,” says Rick Remender (Punisher, Fear Agent)

The Publication schedule is as follows.  Fearless Dawn:Special Edition #1 (ships Nov. 2009), Fearless Dawn #2 (Ships Dec. 2009), Fearless Dawn #3 (Ships Feb. 2010), and Fearless Dawn #4 (Ships Mar. 2010),

Fearless Dawn #2 preview: http://www.asylumpress.com/FD_2_preview.html
Fearless Dawn website: www.fearlessdawn.com
Fearless Dawn production blog: http://fearlessdawn.blogspot.com/

Title:Fearless Dawn #2 (of 4)
Format/Price: SC, color  $2.95, 32 pages
Item Code: OCT090746
ISBN:9780981823072

STILL AVAILABLE FOR REORDER:
Title:Fearless Dawn #1 (of 4)
Format/Price: SC, color  $2.95, 32 pages
Item Code: SEP090625  FEARLESS DAWN #1 (OF 4) SP ED

Still available from Asylum Press is Steve Mannion’s The Bomb TPB.  “The Bomb is a good place to start as it tells Fearless Dawn’s origin story and her first adventure,” explains Publisher Frank Forte.

Title:The Bomb TPB
Format/Price: SC, b&w  176 pgs. (16-page color section) $14.95
Item Code: SEP090626  BOMB TP
For a preview of The Bomb go here: www.asylumpress.com/thebomb.html

ABOUT ASYLUM PRESS:
Founded in 1999 by Frank Forte, Asylum Press is a unique publishing house specializing in high profile projects from some of the industry’s biggest names. Publishing superhero comics with Warlash: Zombie Mutant Genesis, continuing their tradition of horror with Undead Evil, Satan’s 3-Ring Circus of Hell, the upcoming Asylum of Horrors and Beyond Lovecraft, venturing into dark humor with Billy Boy The Sick Little Fat Kid and The Cletus and Floyd Show, Asylum Press continues to be on the cutting edge of comic and graphic novel publishing.   Asylum Press is distributed by Diamond Comics, Haven Distributors and Tony Shenton and Partners Publishers Group.

[Press] FORTE AND GUCUNJA’S DTOX ETCHED IN HEAVY METAL

FORTE AND GUCUNJA’S DTOX ETCHED IN HEAVY METAL
DTOX, A POST ARMAGHEDDON HUNTER OF MUTANTS, GETS AN 8-PAGE STORY PRINTED IN THE NOV. 2009 ISSUE OF HEAVY METAL

Asylum Press announced today that an eight page story featuring the character DTOX will be featured in the November 2009 issue of Heavy Metal magazine.   DTOX is written by Frank Forte (Warlash, Undead Evil) and illustrated by Nenad Gucunja (Satan’s 3-Ring Circus of Hell, Girls and Corpses).

DTOX takes place in a post-Armageddon future.  The lone biohazard warrior fights to cleanse the earth of a rising toxic mutant population.  Killvixen, a knife-wielding femme fatale, soon joins him.  Together, armed with the mobile arsenal code-named DTANK, they travel the ravaged mid-west in search of rogue monstrosities and fuel.  Their destination is to locate the evil bio-scientist Scourge and destroy him and his mutant factory.

“This episode printed in Heavy Metal is actually episode 2 in the DTOX story.  It works alone as a twisted sci-fi tale, but is part of a larger “Scourge” storyline, explains creator Frank Forte, “In this tale DTOX and Killvixen come upon a   recent battlefield between the military and mutants.  With corpses littering the area they stumble upon one lone survivor, a woman who pleads for her life.  All is not what it seems as DTOX drops his guard and the woman turns into a giant slug-like mutant who wants to feast.”

“The character DTOX is inspired by the Heavy Metal Magazine and EPIC Illustrated I used to read in the 1980’s.  Characters like Ranxerox and Den showed how far comics could really go.  Pepe Moreno, Guido Crepax and Caza just blew me away.  I grew tired of costumed superheroes after a while and wanted something more.  I found it in the pages of Heavy Metal, ” explains Frank Forte. ” Now I’m giving back.”

“DTOX was a great addition to the November issue of Heavy Metal and we look forward to printing the next episode in the coming issues, ” says Howard Jurofsky, VP Heavy Metal.

“Working on DTOX was fantastic, ” says Nenad Gucunja, ” I was able go off on the script and expand the scenes.  Then Frank would go back and rewrite it.  What came out was something fun and demented.”

The DTOX  trailer can be seen here: http://www.dtoxcomic.com/

Release Date: 02/02/2010 | Star Trek Online Official Site

Release Date: 02/02/2010 | Star Trek Online Official Site

EARTHDATE 2009.11.09
Release Date: 02/02/2010
Posted by Rekhan

We’re happy to share with you Star Trek Online’s official release date: February 2, 2010, in North America, and February 5, 2010, in Europe. Mark your calendars, and we’ll see you in 2010!