MARVEL ANNOUNCES FREE IRON MAN/HULK SAMPLER

[MichaelDoran]

Press Release

The two biggest blockbuster films of the summer features two of Marvel’s biggest heroes—Iron Man and Hulk—and new fans can discover more about them in the Iron Man/Hulk Sampler. This special edition features a sneak peak at all the major upcoming Iron Man and Hulk projects, from Invincible Iron Man to Marvel Adventures: Super Heroes to Hulk and more! Featuring content suitable for all ages, and for fans who’ve just discovered Marvel’s most incredible and invincible heroes, Iron Man/Hulk Sampler is a must for all comic fans!

And did we mention that the Iron Man/Hulk Sampler is free? That’s right, this special, 32 page preview of the Hulk and Iron Man’s future is absolutely free! Perfect for distribution at move theatres, Free Comic Book Day and other promotional functions, this special one-shot provides all the information anyone needs to dive right into any current Iron Man or Hulk series. The back cover of each sampler also offers an ad for Free Comic Book Day on May 3rd and a place for retailers to stamp their store’s information so fans know where to shop! The Iron Man/Hulk Sampler also features up-to-date backlists of Marvel’s most popular Hulk and Iron Man collections, directing readers to the greatest Iron Man and Hulk stories of all time!

Retailers, please check the latest Marvel Mailer for instructions on how to order Iron Man/Hulk Sampler.

IRON MAN/HULK SAMPLER (FEB088110J)
Written by JIM MCCANN
Rated All Ages…FREE!
FOC—4/3/08, On-Sale—4/23/08

[cncoyle]

CONTINUITY ERRORS!
"hearty breakfast" != "cereal"



This is going to be such a fun summer for movies (and a strain on my wallet).

[ljacone]

I do intend on having a bowl of my favorite cereal, Frankenberry, before heading out to FCBD. Hopefully my shop won't be a madhouse like it was last year. They were actually OUT of free comics by 11:30... and they opened at 11!

[von Doom, M.D.]

The two biggest blockbuster films of the summer features two of Marvel’s biggest heroes—Iron Man and Hulk—and new fans can discover more about them in the Iron Man/Hulk Sampler

Except the two biggest blockbuster films of the summer will be The Dark Knight and Indiana Jones IV. And even then, I think only Iron Man will be a blockbuster. Hulk will not be the same in terms of success level as Shell-Head's flick.

[J. Dincauze]

i dunno, dude, there's still a few months to go, and people love Ed Norton.

[DoctorEvil]

Originally Posted by von Doom, M.D.

Except the two biggest blockbuster films of the summer will be The Dark Knight and Indiana Jones IV. And even then, I think only Iron Man will be a blockbuster. Hulk will not be the same in terms of success level as Shell-Head's flick.

The Dark Knight and biggest blockbuster of the summer in the same sentence? Wow, I've got to disagree. While I think the Dark Knight will do very, very well, I think Iron Man will crush it in terms of Gross Sales. The first movie (Batman Begins) had domestic gross sales on par with Superman Returns (around $205k and $48k in the first weekend). I expect Iron Man will top $300k domestic when all is said and done, and it should have a very strong opening weekend as it opens early in the summer movie season. Dark Knight doesn't open until after the 4th of July as usually movie sales start to slow late in the summer.

http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/

I definitely think Indiana Jones will probably be THE summer blockbuster, but I suspect that Iron Man will be at least be a solid contender for the #2 movie of the summer (along with Wall-E from Pixar)

[von Doom, M.D.]

Originally Posted by DoctorEvil

The Dark Knight and biggest blockbuster of the summer in the same sentence? Wow, I've got to disagree. While I think the Dark Knight will do very, very well, I think Iron Man will crush it in terms of Gross Sales. The first movie (Batman Begins) had domestic gross sales on par with Superman Returns (around $205k and $48k in the first weekend). I expect Iron Man will top $300k domestic when all is said and done, and it should have a very strong opening weekend as it opens early in the summer movie season. Dark Knight doesn't open until after the 4th of July as usually movie sales start to slow late in the summer.

http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/

I definitely think Indiana Jones will probably be THE summer blockbuster, but I suspect that Iron Man will be at least be a solid contender for the #2 movie of the summer (along with Wall-E from Pixar)

Except Iron Man has nothing to build off of, while The Dark Knight has both the tremendous quality of Begins, as well as the death of Heath Ledger. And the first time I saw the trailer in theatres for Iron Man, one of the girls I was with asked who he was, since she had never even heard of Iron Man. Iron Man does have the advantage in terms of release date, since it's the first of the blockbusters to open, but that's the only advantage. It doesn't even have that many A-list stars in it (save Paltrow), but granted, neither does the Dark Knight (save Freeman). It's a toss-up, but there are more factors in favour of Batman than Iron Man.

[Eddie Young]

Originally Posted by von Doom, M.D.

Except the two biggest blockbuster films of the summer will be The Dark Knight and Indiana Jones IV. And even then, I think only Iron Man will be a blockbuster. Hulk will not be the same in terms of success level as Shell-Head's flick.

I'll be the first to say it!

Pineapple Express beats all 4 of those movies this summer.
...unless everyone going smokes too much weed and forgets to go...

But eventually those people will buy the dvd and its sales will kill those 4 mentioned movies.
...unless stoners spend their money on weed and just illegally download the movie...

Crap. Forget it.

[theWeapon]

Originally Posted by Eddie Young

I'll be the first to say it!

Pineapple Express beats all 4 of those movies this summer.
...unless everyone going smokes too much weed and forgets to go...

But eventually those people will buy the dvd and its sales will kill those 4 mentioned movies.
...unless stoners spend their money on weed and just illegally download the movie...

Crap. Forget it.

LOL!! Thanks for that!

[Chuck Fiala]

I think the sampler is a good idea. Marvel has been doing a good job of tying in their movies with their comics. I think that's a good move.

[newfoundma]

Hopefully this won't be 6 different random two page offereings that just randomly end and tell fans to check out the latest issues or trades for the full story. I think this would be more successful with less books sampled and giving readers more of a taste for them, maybe even with a full story from one of the Marvel Adventures books included.