MattBrady
03-12-2007, 05:05 PM
<i>Press Release</i>
<blockquote>What do STEPHEN COLBERT, SCARFACE, MARVEL ZOMBIES and the ARMY of DARKNESS have in common? They are all written by Breakthrough Talent JOHN LAYMAN and we are proud to welcome him to a signing at COMIC BOOK INK, in Tacoma, Washington, on Saturday, March 17th, 2007!
"Mr. John Layman has been a large part of helping to shape the comic book landscape in recent years," said COMIC BOOK INK's owner, JOHN MUNN, "But I believe that this is the year the Mr. Layman firmly establishes himself as one of the biggest names in comics! In March he hits. what I feel is, a Comic Book Trifecta with the books he will have out. With "STEPHEN COLBERT's Tek Jansen," "SCARFACE: SCARRED for LIFE" and "ARMY of DARKNESS vs MARVEL ZOMBIES", he will dominate March, and the months that follow it, with a wide array of titles for a broad audience."
JOHN LAYMAN, who calls WASHINGTON STATE his home, has already amassed quite a history in the comic book industry. He started work as an editor for WILDSTORM, a branch of DC COMICS, but in 2002 he began to write comics full time. Some of, but definitely not all, the comics he has written include such recent titles as "HOUSE of M: FANTASTIC FOUR", "GAMBIT" and "SENTINEL SQUAD O*N*E" for MARVEL COMICS; "PUFFED" for IMAGE COMICS; "ARMAGEDDON and SON" for ONI PRESS; and "RED SONJA", "CLAW" and "XENA" for DYNAMITE ENTERTAINMENT. John Layman has won the admiration of his peers, and of comic book fans around the world, with his fantastic stories and his strong, humor-filled dialogue.
2007 will be his biggest year yet...with such titles as:
STEPHEN COLBERT'S TEK JANSEN from ONI PRESS (www.onipress.com)
"Solar plexus! Bursting out from the hit Comedy Central show, The Colbert Report - it's Stephen Colbert's Tek Jansen! In this stunning continuation of Stephen Colbert's critically acclaimed, yet unpublished prose novel, everyone's favorite sci-fi hero must stand against the enemies of freedom, no matter what dark planet they crawl from!"
SCARFACE: SCARRED for LIFE from IDW (http://www.idwpublishing.com/titles/scarface.shtml)
"When we last saw Cuban exile and Miami gangster Tony Montana, his cocaine-fueled body was riddled with bullets in the 1983 Brian DePalma cinematic classic, Scarface. Now, IDW Publishing proudly presents the second coming of Tony Montana in the sequel to the end-all-be-all of gangster movies with an all-new five-issue comic book miniseries—Scarface: Scarred for Life. The blood-soaked tale picks up where the movie left off, as Tony Montana survives—you read that right—but just barely. Having lost almost everything—including very nearly his life—Tony must once again claw his way to the top of the sun-drenched Florida underworld. If the odds were stacked against the gangster before, he now stands in the shadow of odds stacked twice as high."
ARMY of DARKNESS vs MARVEL ZOMBIES from MARVEL COMICS
(http://www.marvel.com/catalog/?book_id=6093)
"This is it true believers, the cross-over of the century begins here! The Marvel Zombies come face-to-face with Dynamite Entertainment's Ash from the Army of Darkness! Ash has faced legions of the undead before, but never like this…as he lands in the heart of New York just as the Zombie outbreak begins! See how his actions help turn more heroes and villains into Zombies! Under the watchful eye of Marvel Zombie guru Robert Kirkman, this might just be the comic event of 2007! Plus: The entire series will feature classic “homage” covers from painter Arthur Suydam!"
"This is John Layman's year," Munn continued, "Three titles out at the same time with three different styles of writing? I haven't seen anything like this since BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS in 2004, ROBERT KIRKMAN in 2005 and ED BRUBAKER in 2006...and we've been lucky enough to have had them all at our shop! I am happy to say that the most wonderful part is that Mr. Layman is a comic book fan first!! His love for the genre is contagious and I can't begin to explain how lucky we are to share an afternoon with him at a signing!"
COMIC BOOK INK was established in October of 2002 with the mission of being a clean, open, inviting and family friendly store. Since opening its doors, it has hosted TEN (10) SIGNINGS by Industry Giants as BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS, ROBERT KIRKMAN, ED BRUBAKER, MICHAEL LARK, STEPHANO GUADIANO, PHIL & KAJA FOGLIO, ERIC S. TRAUTMANN, ROBERTA GREGORY and ADAM KUBERT. The shop and has also been nominated for the past two years for the WILL EISNER SPIRIT of RETAILING AWARD. Their first nomination occured in the shop's first year of eligibilty. This year brought their second nomination in which they reached the finalist round of five (5) shops out of over 3,000 comic book shops in the world.
"We have truly been very lucky and very fortunate to have hosted signings with this many artists," Munn recognized, "But that is a testament to the incredible fans of the medium that we have here in Tacoma and in the greater Northwest. We are proud to be part of an incredible community of Comic Book Retailers in Washington State. We are thrilled beyond belief to be hosting this signing with Mr. John Layman during what is sure to be an incredible year for him!"
JOHN LAYMAN will be signing his books at Tacoma, Washington's COMIC BOOK INK on SATURDAY, MARCH 17th, 2007 from 2:00pm until 6:00pm. Please contact the shop at (253) 761-4651 for further information.</blockquote>
<blockquote>What do STEPHEN COLBERT, SCARFACE, MARVEL ZOMBIES and the ARMY of DARKNESS have in common? They are all written by Breakthrough Talent JOHN LAYMAN and we are proud to welcome him to a signing at COMIC BOOK INK, in Tacoma, Washington, on Saturday, March 17th, 2007!
"Mr. John Layman has been a large part of helping to shape the comic book landscape in recent years," said COMIC BOOK INK's owner, JOHN MUNN, "But I believe that this is the year the Mr. Layman firmly establishes himself as one of the biggest names in comics! In March he hits. what I feel is, a Comic Book Trifecta with the books he will have out. With "STEPHEN COLBERT's Tek Jansen," "SCARFACE: SCARRED for LIFE" and "ARMY of DARKNESS vs MARVEL ZOMBIES", he will dominate March, and the months that follow it, with a wide array of titles for a broad audience."
JOHN LAYMAN, who calls WASHINGTON STATE his home, has already amassed quite a history in the comic book industry. He started work as an editor for WILDSTORM, a branch of DC COMICS, but in 2002 he began to write comics full time. Some of, but definitely not all, the comics he has written include such recent titles as "HOUSE of M: FANTASTIC FOUR", "GAMBIT" and "SENTINEL SQUAD O*N*E" for MARVEL COMICS; "PUFFED" for IMAGE COMICS; "ARMAGEDDON and SON" for ONI PRESS; and "RED SONJA", "CLAW" and "XENA" for DYNAMITE ENTERTAINMENT. John Layman has won the admiration of his peers, and of comic book fans around the world, with his fantastic stories and his strong, humor-filled dialogue.
2007 will be his biggest year yet...with such titles as:
STEPHEN COLBERT'S TEK JANSEN from ONI PRESS (www.onipress.com)
"Solar plexus! Bursting out from the hit Comedy Central show, The Colbert Report - it's Stephen Colbert's Tek Jansen! In this stunning continuation of Stephen Colbert's critically acclaimed, yet unpublished prose novel, everyone's favorite sci-fi hero must stand against the enemies of freedom, no matter what dark planet they crawl from!"
SCARFACE: SCARRED for LIFE from IDW (http://www.idwpublishing.com/titles/scarface.shtml)
"When we last saw Cuban exile and Miami gangster Tony Montana, his cocaine-fueled body was riddled with bullets in the 1983 Brian DePalma cinematic classic, Scarface. Now, IDW Publishing proudly presents the second coming of Tony Montana in the sequel to the end-all-be-all of gangster movies with an all-new five-issue comic book miniseries—Scarface: Scarred for Life. The blood-soaked tale picks up where the movie left off, as Tony Montana survives—you read that right—but just barely. Having lost almost everything—including very nearly his life—Tony must once again claw his way to the top of the sun-drenched Florida underworld. If the odds were stacked against the gangster before, he now stands in the shadow of odds stacked twice as high."
ARMY of DARKNESS vs MARVEL ZOMBIES from MARVEL COMICS
(http://www.marvel.com/catalog/?book_id=6093)
"This is it true believers, the cross-over of the century begins here! The Marvel Zombies come face-to-face with Dynamite Entertainment's Ash from the Army of Darkness! Ash has faced legions of the undead before, but never like this…as he lands in the heart of New York just as the Zombie outbreak begins! See how his actions help turn more heroes and villains into Zombies! Under the watchful eye of Marvel Zombie guru Robert Kirkman, this might just be the comic event of 2007! Plus: The entire series will feature classic “homage” covers from painter Arthur Suydam!"
"This is John Layman's year," Munn continued, "Three titles out at the same time with three different styles of writing? I haven't seen anything like this since BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS in 2004, ROBERT KIRKMAN in 2005 and ED BRUBAKER in 2006...and we've been lucky enough to have had them all at our shop! I am happy to say that the most wonderful part is that Mr. Layman is a comic book fan first!! His love for the genre is contagious and I can't begin to explain how lucky we are to share an afternoon with him at a signing!"
COMIC BOOK INK was established in October of 2002 with the mission of being a clean, open, inviting and family friendly store. Since opening its doors, it has hosted TEN (10) SIGNINGS by Industry Giants as BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS, ROBERT KIRKMAN, ED BRUBAKER, MICHAEL LARK, STEPHANO GUADIANO, PHIL & KAJA FOGLIO, ERIC S. TRAUTMANN, ROBERTA GREGORY and ADAM KUBERT. The shop and has also been nominated for the past two years for the WILL EISNER SPIRIT of RETAILING AWARD. Their first nomination occured in the shop's first year of eligibilty. This year brought their second nomination in which they reached the finalist round of five (5) shops out of over 3,000 comic book shops in the world.
"We have truly been very lucky and very fortunate to have hosted signings with this many artists," Munn recognized, "But that is a testament to the incredible fans of the medium that we have here in Tacoma and in the greater Northwest. We are proud to be part of an incredible community of Comic Book Retailers in Washington State. We are thrilled beyond belief to be hosting this signing with Mr. John Layman during what is sure to be an incredible year for him!"
JOHN LAYMAN will be signing his books at Tacoma, Washington's COMIC BOOK INK on SATURDAY, MARCH 17th, 2007 from 2:00pm until 6:00pm. Please contact the shop at (253) 761-4651 for further information.</blockquote>