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MattBrady
09-12-2006, 06:21 AM
<a href="http://www.newsarama.com/marvelnew/MAX/PUNMAX039COV_col.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www.newsarama.com/marvelnew/MAX/t_PUNMAX039COV_col.jpg" border="0" align="right"></a><i>Press Release</i>

<blockquote>The MAX imprint at Marvel is preparing for a blizzard of activity this winter as the ongoing Punisher MAX series will be joined by a slew of exciting mini-series including Hellstorm: Son of Satan, Foolkiller, Zombie, Wisdom, Haunt of Horror: H.P. Lovecraft.

In order to preview all of the upcoming MAX projects, Marvel is offering a low-priced MAX sampler to give fans a taste of the different adult-themed series hitting stands this winter.

<a href="http://www.newsarama.com/marvelnew/MAX/SONOFSATAN_COL.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www.newsarama.com/marvelnew/MAX/t_SONOFSATAN_COL.jpg" border="0" align="left"></a>Hellstorm: Son of Satan - Son of Satan makes his return and Alexander Irvine, award-winning novelist of The Narrows, along with artist Russell Braun will be bringing this MAX title back to its horror roots. When demons descend on a hurricane ravaged New Orleans, it’s up to the Damian to prevent the Big Easy from becoming Hell on Earth. Also, be sure to check out the chilling variant cover to the first issue by Mark Texeira.

Zombie – Mike Raicht and Kyle Hotz bring the gore in this four-issue limited series featuring a small New York town overtaken by the undead. When the last survivors learn they are barricaded in along with homicidal bank robbers, they find themselves between a rock and very dead place.

Foolkiller - Best-selling author Gregg Hurwitz oversees the return of a long-missing character in the pages of Foolkiller. Hurwitz, the author of best-selling novels The Kill Clause (currently being optioned by Paramount Pictures), Minutes to Burn, and Trouble Shooter, oversees the return of this oft-requested character.

<a href="http://www.newsarama.com/marvelnew/MAX/Wisdom_1.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www.newsarama.com/marvelnew/MAX/t_Wisdom_1.jpg" border="0" align="right"></a>Wisdom - Paul Cornell, writer of the BBC’s Dr. Who and Robin Hood, joins up with fan-favorite artist Trevor Hairsine as he pens a limited series following New Excalibur’s Pete Wisdom. Wisdom and his team of secret agents in MI:13 must protect England from an invasion of homicidal fairies, a town overtaken by nightmares and trigger-happy soldiers, and every other possible threat that could plague Britain.

Haunt of Horror: H.P. Lovecraft – The sci-fi musings of H.P. Lovecraft get the Haunt of Horror treatment as the classic writings of Lovecraft get a modern-day spin.

Punisher MAX – Writer Garth Ennis and artists Goran Parlov and Leandro Fernandez continue the “Man of Stone” story arc as Frank Castle takes the fight to a Russian general; all the way to the mountains of Afghanistan.

Also coming soon is the Haunt of Horror: Edgar Allan Poe HC featuring the three-issue series plus tons of extras.

Pick up the MAX Sampler to get a preview of all these upcoming MAX releases and see why the MAX line offers what you can’t get anywhere else on your comic stands.

Retailers are advised to check all their MAX titles orders carefully and to be aware of the adult themes of the books.

MAX SAMPLER
Written by PAUL CORNELL, GARTH ENNIS, ALEXANDER IRVINE, MIKE RAICHT,
Penciled by TREVOR HAIRSINE, RUSS BRAUN, Kyle Hotz, ARTHUR SUYDAM, RICHARD CORBEN, and more
32 PGS./MAX – EXPLICIT CONTENT …$1.00
On Sale – 10/4/2006 </blockquote>

lordlad
09-12-2006, 06:59 AM
Finally, more BLOODY fun !!!!!!

Zeitgeist
09-12-2006, 08:48 AM
It may just be me but isnt this the first time the Foolkiller and Lovecraft books have been mentioned?

Foolkiller
09-12-2006, 10:58 AM
Foolkiller has been mentioned before, but only in passing.

Beefy McHuge
09-12-2006, 11:18 AM
Saw a preview of Zombie, it's pretty frikkin terrible.

CoreyB
09-12-2006, 03:21 PM
Anyone know who's doing the H.P. Lovecraft adaptations? I liked Corben's Poe mini.

MatthewSmith
09-12-2006, 06:19 PM
Great news.

I'm all over this sampler thing. Then I guess I'll go from there. I'm certainly excited about seeing more mature stuff from Marvel, but so far I feel just disinterested in all these books. Hopefully, gettting a taste of each one will let me know if any of them are worth my money.

wraith
09-12-2006, 10:43 PM
Let's be honest for a second, outside of PUNISHER and SUPREME POWER (the latter who's sells were rapidly falling), the MAX line of comics DO NOT sell that well. With the exception of SOME horney selfish internet fans who have obviously out grown super hero titles, no one gives a damn abou the MAX line.

M DeVito
09-12-2006, 11:18 PM
I don't know I got a chance to take a peak at some of the art for Zombie issue 1 while in Baltimore this weekend and I found it pretty impressive. Kyle Hotz is really outdoing himself and the colors by Dan Brown were really fitting as well.

jza1218
09-13-2006, 12:03 AM
Awesome on Marvel's part

Wile E. Coyote
09-13-2006, 12:25 AM
Foolkiller! Yes! Finally!

carver
09-13-2006, 12:46 PM
Let's be honest for a second, outside of PUNISHER and SUPREME POWER (the latter who's sells were rapidly falling), the MAX line of comics DO NOT sell that well. With the exception of SOME horney selfish internet fans who have obviously out grown super hero titles, no one gives a damn abou the MAX line.

I think they are trying to change that by adding more titles to it, possibly to create a Marvel-Horror imprint. (I thought Marville had that cornered a few years ago. Horror - ble)

Anyway, for a buck, I'll pick up the sampler and see if theres anything interesting (although i may opt for the trades instead of singles...but thats where my wallet is leaning lately (Thank you Amazon.com)

roblewmac
09-13-2006, 05:58 PM
These are all good ideas in some minor sense. I will read the adaptions but Punisher is only good in small does and i've no interest in son of Satan.
I gotta ask Where's Terror inc? Devil-slayer, Deathlock?
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bgibbons
09-14-2006, 04:40 AM
I have zero interest in Hellstorm, but I've enjoyed everything I've read of Alexander C. Irvine's, so I may have to give this one a look.