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Forthcoming MAD Merchandise, MAD News New Special Edition due soon! Posted by Simon Wilson - 06/04/13 01:35PM
MAD PRESENTS SUPERMAN
MAD and The Man of Steel have always had a very...special relationship. Now, MAD exploits that relationship with this new magazine-sized special that collects movie parodies, special features and laughs galore!
Forthcoming MAD Merchandise, MAD News, MAD TV MAD-tv Season 2 set for release March 26; Season 3 for June Posted by Chet Reams - 25/03/13 09:38PM
More than 6 years after the 2004 Warner Bros. DVD release of Season 1 of MAD-tv, Shout! Factory is releasing the second season! It goes on sale the 26th of March this year, and can be purchased from Shout! Factory's official site here.
(More details about the Season 2 set available from the press release here!)
Season 3 of the show is also set for DVD release from Shout! Factory. It will be available in June of this year, and is currently available for pre-order on Amazon.
Forthcoming MAD Merchandise, MAD News BEST OF EC COMICS ARTIST'S EDITION Coming in June From IDW! Posted by Chet Reams - 01/03/13 04:39PM
From the IDW Press Release: San Diego, CA (February 15, 2013) - IDW Publishing is proud to announce an Artist's Edition like no other-The Best of EC COMICS Artist's Edition, Volume One. This massive book will measure 15" x 22", the same size as both the Wally Wood and MAD Artist's Editions, and will contain stellar works by Al Williamson, Harvey Kurtzman, Bernie Krigstein, Johnny Craig, and others. Additionally, there will be an art gallery of classic covers-including the peerless Weird Science-Fantasy #29 by Frank Frazetta.
"It's no secret that I am a serious EC lover," says Artist's Editions editor Scott Dunbier. "I can honestly say that this volume will feature some of the most beloved and remembered EC stories of all time!"
EC Comics was arguably the greatest publishing entity in the history of comic books. For a five-year stretch in the early 1950s they set the bar higher than ever before, and with a level of consistency unmatched. In the early 1980s the original art for all EC stories was auctioned off and most of these have been buried in collections since that time, rarely being seen by anyone except the original art's owners.
"Tracking down these treasures is a major undertaking since the stories are widely scattered among multiple collectors, but fortunately we have been able to unearth some of the truly best stories to come out of EC," says Dunbier. "The book will present readers with a veritable cornucopia of outstanding examples of true classics."
What is an Artist's Edition? Artist's Editions are printed the same size as the original art. While appearing to be in black & white, each page has been scanned in COLOR to mimic as closely as possible the experience of viewing the actual original art-for example, you are able to clearly see paste-overs, blue pencils in the art, editorial notes, art corrections. Each page is printed the same size as drawn, and the paper selected is as close as possible to the original art board.
Previous Artist's Editions include DAVE STEVENS' THE ROCKETEER: ARTIST'S EDITION and WALTER SIMONSON'S THE MIGHTY THOR: ARTIST'S EDITION, JOHN ROMITA'S THE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN: ARTIST'S EDITION, WALLY WOOD'S EC STORIES: THE ARTIST'S EDITION, SERGIO ARAGONES' GROO THE WANDERER: ARTIST'S EDITION, AND DAVID MAZZUCCHELLI'S DAREDEVIL: BORN AGAIN ARTIST'S EDITION.
The ROCKETEER ARTIST'S EDITION won two Eisner Awards in 2011, for Best Archival Project and Best Design and THE MIGHTY THOR: ARTIST'S EDITION won the 2012 Eisner Award for Best Archival Project.
THE BEST OF EC COMICS ARTIST'S EDITION, VOLUME 1 (HC, B&W, 160 pgs., Please Inquire For Pricing.). In stores 6/19/13.
Forthcoming MAD Merchandise, MAD News DC to release MAD-themed covers for select titles in April Posted by Chet Reams - 16/01/13 05:54PM
In April, to celebrate MAD magazine's 60th anniversary, DC comics will be releasing MAD-themed variant covers for 13 of their comic books.( For those who don’t know, a “Variant cover” is a cover different from the main cover of a comic or magazine, and sometimes is offered as a retailer incentive, store-exclusive, or in a limited print run.) The odds of getting a variant cover edition vary by title; For some books the odds of getting one are 1 in 100, though for the majority of the books featured, the odds are 1 in every 25 books. Just a few of the comic books being included in this promotion include Justice League Of America #3 , Wonder Woman #19, and Teen Titans #19.
Forthcoming MAD Merchandise, MAD News New Jack Davis EC stories book to be released by IDW in 2013 Posted by Chet Reams - 04/12/12 11:38PM
A new book in the IDW “Artist’s Edition: EC Stories” line will be released in March of 2013. The book is called “Jack Davis’ EC Stories: Artist’s Edition.” “Jack Davis’ EC Stories: Artist’s Edition” will be released in a hardcover format, with 176 pages to boot. The Jack Davis book will also show the original art to many of Davis’ stories done for EC comics. Not only will the original art be printed, it will be printed in the actual size of the original artwork.
The previous book in the IDW “Artist’s Editions: EC Stories” line, “Wally Wood's EC Stories: Artist’s Edition,” was released earlier this year. It had at least two different covers; one for the regular edition, and one for the Wondercon convention-exclusive edition.
It is unknown if there will be multiple editions released for “Jack Davis’ EC Stories: Artist’s Edition.”
Readers can find more information about the “Jack Davis’ EC Stories: Artist’s Edition” book here.
Forthcoming MAD Merchandise, MAD News Good Lord! A new French Book! Posted by Simon Wilson - 28/07/12 02:23PM
Due on October 26th 2012, 80 pages and (possibly) in hardcover for 13 euros:
Edit: It looks like Urban Comics has a license for MAD in France (among all of DCs other output) - there is also reference to a French Sergio book, and 'Superhero' book coming soon?
Forthcoming MAD Merchandise, MAD News IDW MAD 'Artists Edition' Announced! Posted by Simon Wilson - 15/07/12 11:11PM
The MAD: ARTIST’S EDITION will be approximately 160 pages and measure 15” x 22”. The expected release date is in December. It will include a dozen of the earliest covers and a selection of some of the finest and most memorable stories, including classics such as “Batboy and Rubin” by Wally Wood and “Howdy Dooit” by Elder. In the Artist’s Edition style, these covers and stories will be reproduced as very few people have ever seen them before.
“Mad influenced generations of filmmakers, artists and countless others,” said Editor Scott Dunbier, “its impact on American culture can’t be understated.” Continued MAD Editor John Ficarra, “This is a really fabulous book and I just want to be clear: I say something nice about it in the press release and I definitely get a free copy. Otherwise forget it.”
What is an Artist’s Edition? Artist’s Editions are printed the same size as the original art. While appearing to be in black & white, each page has been scanned in COLOR to mimic as closely as possible the experience of viewing the actual original art—for example, you are able to clearly see paste-overs, blue pencils in the art, editorial notes, art corrections. Each page is printed the same size as drawn, and the paper selected is as close as possible to the original art board.
Previous Artist’s Editions include DAVE STEVENS’ THE ROCKETEER: ARTIST’S EDITION and WALTER SIMONSON’S THE MIGHTY THOR: ARTIST’S EDITION, JOHN ROMITA’S THE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN: ARTIST’S EDITION, WALLY WOOD’S EC STORIES: THE ARTIST’S EDITION, SERGIO ARAGONES’GROO THE WANDERER: ARTIST’S EDITION, and DAVID MAZZUCCHELLI’S DAREDEVIL: BORN AGAIN ARTIST’S EDITION.
The ROCKETEER ARTIST’S EDITION won two Eisner Awards last year, for Best Archival Project and Best Design
Forthcoming MAD Merchandise New MAD Archives #3 out now!! Posted by Maddest - 11/07/12 12:24PM
This new MAD hardcover collects six classic issues from the 1950s, as originally published by E.C. Comics. In it, the Usual Gang of Idiots parodies:
"Robinson Crusoe"
Sherlock Holmes The movie
"The Wild Ones"
"Julius Caesar"
The children's TV sensation Howdy Doody
Comic strip stars Mandrake the Magician and Prince Valiant
This volume also includes a hyperviolent parody of the comic strip "Bringing Up Father."
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