ROB ZOMBIES' EL SUPERBEASTO

**MattBrady** · 03-24-2007, 06:24 PM

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Press Release

“Read the illustrated thrill ride that inspired the forthcoming movie”

BERKELEY, CA -- 20 March, 2007 -- From the demented mind of Rob Zombie, comes THE HAUNTED WORLD OF EL SUPERBEASTO, a comic about the strangest crime-fighters you've ever seen. With the animated feature film starring Paul Giamatti, Rosario Dawson and Brian Posehn soon to be released, Image Comics is collecting the entire hit series in one volume. Now is your chance to pick up the madness right where it all began! THE HAUNTED WORLD OF EL SUPERBEASTO is a 288 page trade paperback that collects all of the adventures of Monsterland's avenger.

Rob Zombie stormed the cultural landscape as the lead singer and songwriter of White Zombie. His gritty tales, gruff vocal style along with his fascination with B-movies and horror comics quickly attracted a huge and devout fan base. He has gone on to write and direct the box office smash HOUSE OF A 1000 CORPSES and it's sequel THE DEVIL'S REJECTS. With his long time love of comics and a story in mind perfect for the printed page, Rob wrote EL SUPERBEASTO.

"When Rob Zombie writes a comic book, it attracts the best comic book artists in the business. This book features Tony Moore, Dan Brereton, EJ Su, Tommy Lee Edwards, J. Scott Campbell with Kieron Dwyer as the anchor," says collaborator Val Staples. "Kieron is the Michelangelo of alternative comics and kids are going to lose their minds when they see this romp through Monsterland! "

"The great thing about comics is that there is no budget," says Zombie. "You can do any crazy thing that you can think of. For example: I need a giant swamp monster to shoot out of a mechanical donkey's ass and attack a female space alien with DD breasts on top of an exploding volcano, that's a tough call in a film, but in comics it's NO PROBLEMO."

To celebrate the upcoming release, a contest is being held on the El Superbeasto mySpace account where fans can win free prizes including copies of the trade signed by Rob Zombie himself! Stop by today and find out how to win.
http://www.myspace.com/hauntedsuperbeasto

ROB ZOMBIE PRESENTS THE HAUNTED WORLD OF EL SUPERBEASTO hits stores in May. It is a full color 288 page graphic novel with a cover price of $19.99. It is available through Diamond Previews (MAR071825)

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Blackbeard · 03-24-2007, 06:48 PM

Wow... this looks strange and utterly unique.

I'm in for sure!

RedRonin · 03-24-2007, 07:07 PM

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I need a giant swamp monster to shoot out of a mechanical donkey's ass and attack a female space alien with DD breasts on top of an exploding volcano

Aaaaaaand I'm sold.

Ravengregory · 03-24-2007, 07:14 PM

that actually looks pretty cool

Gladiator X · 03-24-2007, 07:20 PM

That is bloody sweet!

I can't wait to pick that up and throw some Zombie on.

sfritz · 03-24-2007, 07:32 PM

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Originally Posted by Gladiator X

That is bloody sweet!

I can't wait to pick that up and throw some Zombie on.

Don't forget some Ministry, Bhole Surfers, Motorhead and the Cramps. Maybe a little Bauhaus for the slower scenes.

I personally have my eye out for the animation. This ain't your furry animal stuff (except when they are turned into roadkill). -s

JAZANWILD · 03-24-2007, 07:35 PM

Very Cool Looking!

Morten Pedersen · 03-24-2007, 08:10 PM

Looks quite funny and interresting, it was not what i expected, but still it looks great.

guitargod694 · 03-24-2007, 08:19 PM

This looks awesome. I posted something about this earlier. The MVCreations guys are super cool.

I started a thread in the Other Publisher forum about it here: http://forum.newsarama.com/showthread.php?t=105359

ComicsReader · 03-24-2007, 08:54 PM

Totally f-ing cool........will go great with the music.

EMeadow · 03-24-2007, 09:00 PM

Still would like to have been able to have gotten the last issues seperately.

Its a huge buy over for everyone who supported Val and the gang the first time around.

Val · 03-24-2007, 09:24 PM

While I see what you're saying, that's not completely accurate if we break it down.
Think about it from this perspective:

We kept it low on purpose... 19.99.
And the trade has three issues worth of new comic content.

There are some places online that are selling the trade for 12.00
If the money is an issue for any fan (which I understand), I'd seek one of those online stores.
Then you're essentially buying the last three issues at 3.99 a piece, which is on parr with many Indy books.

Hawkangel · 03-24-2007, 09:52 PM

Lobo has his own comic again?! What? Oh...uh...oh...crap...

EMeadow · 03-24-2007, 09:57 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Val

While I see what you're saying, that's not completely accurate if we break it down.
Think about it from this perspective:

We kept it low on purpose... 19.99.
And the trade has three issues worth of new comic content.

There are some places online that are selling the trade for 12.00
If the money is an issue for any fan (which I understand), I'd seek one of those online stores.
Then you're essentially buying the last three issues at 3.99 a piece, which is on parr with many Indy books.

LOL ok not huge in price then.

But you're doing what only has to be done to get the stuff out and there's nothing wrong with that.

Its certainly more important that the work gets to speak for itself and you get to see all the stuff finished and out on the shelves.

Its a testament to you that all the work that everyone thought would be lost with all the mishaps with the various companies got to be completed, paid for, and published!