DYNAMITE ENTERTAINMENT AUGUST 2021 SOLICITATIONS

KISS: Phantom Obsession #1

GEM

SKU: C72513030924201011

Price: $3.99

Rating: Teen+

Cover A: Jae Lee

UPC: 725130309242 01011

Cover B: Stuart Sayger

UPC: 725130309242 01021

Cover C: Tim Seeley

UPC: 725130309242 01031

Cover D: Celor

UPC: 725130309242 01041

Cover E: Photo

UPC: 725130309242 01051

Cover F: Blank Authentix

UPC: 725130309242 01061

Writer: Ian Edginton

Artist: Celor

Genre: Horror Adventure

Publication Date: August 2021

Format: Comic Book

Page Count: 32

On Sale Date: 8/4/2021

Marketing Description: KISS Comics are back! Dynamite Proudly presents the best, because you wanted the best… KISS in “Phantom Obsession”!

 

Darius Cho is the richest man in existence and the most reclusive. To many, he’s a ghost, a phantom… whilst other believe he doesn’t exist and is actually a front for a maze of companies and consortiums. Truth is, he does exist and he’s a KISS fan! KISS are hired by Cho to play a private party and from there, Cho’s obsession takes center stage and it’s the fight of the band’s life!

 

Featuring the most metal of heavy metal covers by super star artist Jae Lee, Stuart Sayger, Tim Seeley, series artist Celor and a special photo cover featuring the one-and-only legends of Rock and/or Roll – KISS!

 

Ian Edginton is a British comic book writer, known for his work on such titles as X-Force, Scarlet Traces, H. G. Wells’ The War of the Worlds and Iron Maiden: Legacy of the Beast. Celal Koc aka Celor is based in Ankara, Turkey. He worked as an animator for several years before working as sequential artist for Action Lab Entertainment (2016). An incredible talent with a dynamic and striking style, artist Jae Lee has worked for every major publisher drawing every major character and team! Hack/Slash: Resurrection (2017) from Image Comics and then Hack/Slash vs Chaos! (2018) from Dynamite. They all rock and roll all night and party every day.

 

 

Elvira Meets Vincent Price #1

SPOTLIGHT

SKU: C72513030925901011

Price: $3.99

Rating: Teen+

Cover A: Dave Acosta

UPC: 725130309259 01011

Cover B: Juan Samu

UPC: 725130309259 01021

Cover C: John Royle

UPC: 725130309259 01031

Cover D: Photo

UPC: 725130309259 01041

Cover E: Blank Authentix

UPC: 725130309259 01051

Writer: David Avallone

Artist: Juan Samu

Genre: Horror, Comedy

Publication Date: August 2021

Format: Comic Book

Page Count: 32

On Sale Date: 8/4/2021

Marketing Description: The two titans of horror and comedy untie in comics for the very first time! Dynamite Entertainment Proudly Presents… Elvira Meets Vincent Price!

 

Elvira is back, with her most historic AND greatest costar ever! The ghost of Vincent Price is a spirit with a mission, and only the Mistress of the Dark can help! The Apocalypse is coming, and it’s going to be live-streamed for binge-watching, but a long-lost movie can save the world… if only the movie star specter and the horror hostess with the mostest can find it in time! Thrills, chills, and all sorts of terrible puns!

 

Issue #1 features an all-star cast of cover artists, including fan favorites Dave Acosta, John Royle, series artist Juan Samu and a stunning photo of the gorgeous lady herself – Elvira: Mistress of the Dark!

 

Things You Didn’t Know About Elvira

-Screenrant.com

  • Her mother owned a costume shop.
  • Elvis gave her career advice.
  • She worked with Federico Fellini.
  • She’s An Award-Winning Actress
  • She’s A Well-Established Author

 

Fascinating Facts About Vincent Price

-MentalFloss.com

  • Vincent Price initially studied for a master’s degree in fine arts.
  • A museum in East Los Angeles is named after Vincent Price.
  • Vincent Price was a major foodie.
  • Tim Burton’s Vincent Price documentary remains incomplete and unreleased to this day.
  • Vincent Price’s voice is featured on a Disneyland attraction.

 

David Avallone is Dynamite’s ghastly and fantastic Elvira scribe, having recently and successfully completed several arcs of the horror hostess with the mostest’s adventures and joined for the first time by artist Juan Samu, fresh from drawing the great adventures of Hasbro’s comics universe at IDW.

 

Elvira Lithograph by Dave Acosta

SKU: C130976

Price: $69.99

DISCOUNT: 52% OFF

Rating: Teen +

Size: 18”x24”

Art: Dave Acosta

Genre: Horror

Publication Date: OCT 2021

UPC: 725130309761

Caution Code: none

ON SALE DATE: OCT 2021

MARKETING DESCRIPTION: Elvira has teamed up with comic artist Dave Acosta to create this “quarantine special” image now being offered to stores for the first time as a limited-edition lithograph. Printed on thick, high-quality paperstock.

 

Elvira Collectible Half Dollar Coin

SKU: C130977

Price: $29.99

DISCOUNT: 52% OFF

Rating: Teen +

Size: n/a

Art: photo

Genre: Horror

Publication Date: OCT 2021

UPC: 725130309778

Caution Code: none

ON SALE DATE: OCT 2021

MARKETING DESCRIPTION: How do you increase the value of a half-dollar? Put Elvira’s fabulous face on it! This real, uncirculated U.S. half dollar coin has Elvira painted on one side, with the original coin sculpt showing on the other. Each limited edition coin comes in an acrylic protective case and includes a certificate of authenticity.

 

 

Elvira Mini Trading Card Set with Custom Envelope

SKU: C130978

Price: $40

DISCOUNT: 52% OFF

Rating: Teen +

Size: n/a

Art: photos

Genre: Horror

Publication Date: OCT 2021

UPC: 725130309785

Caution Code: none

ON SALE DATE: OCT 2021

MARKETING DESCRIPTION: This rare set of 5 promo cards features some amazing photos of our favorite horror icon, Elvira! Celebrating Elvira’s 40th Anniversary, this complete set of cards comes packaged in a custom printed Elvira envelope and a very small print run means its first time being offered in stores may be its last!

 

Red Sonja: Black, White, Red #2

SPOTLIGHT

SKU: C72513030811502011

Price: $4.99

Rating: Teen+

Cover A: Lucio Parrillo

UPC: 725130308115 02011

Cover B: Jonboy Meyers

UPC: 725130308115 02021

Cover C: David Nakayama

UPC: 725130308115 02031

Cover D: Tabitha Lyons Cosplay

UPC: 725130308115 02041

Writer: Jonboy Meyers, Jeff Parker, David F. Walker

Artist: Jonboy Meyers, Natalie Nourigat, Will Robson

Genre: Sword and Sorcery

Publication Date: August 2021

Format: Comic Book

Page Count: 40

On Sale Date: 8/11/2021

Marketing Description: The greatest tales! The most amazing storytellers! Red Sonja, like you’ve NEVER seen before…all presented in beautiful black, white, and red!

JONBOY MEYERS (Teen Titans) presents an aging Queen Sonja, face-to-face with a long-forgotten foe who threatens to change the world for the worse…

JEFF PARKER (Aquaman) and NATALIE NOURIGAT (Disney) toss Sonja into a living sentient fungus bog, with no easy exit out…

DAVID F. WALKER (Naomi, Bitter Root) and WILL ROBSON (Fantastic Four) feature a creature from myth, with a craving for the blood of a She-Devil…

 

Barbarella #2

SPOTLIGHT

SKU: C72513030812202011

Price: $3.99

Rating: Teen+

Cover A: Lucio Parillo

UPC: 725130308122 02011

Cover B: Derrick Chew

UPC: 725130308122 02021

Cover C: Carla Cohen

UPC: 725130308122 02031

Cover D: Mike Krome

UPC: 725130308122 02041

Cover E: Rachel Hollon Cosplay

UPC: 725130308122 02051

Writer: Sarah Hoyt

Artist: Madibek Musabekov

Genre: Science Fiction/Adventure

Publication Date: August 2021

Format: Comic Book

Page Count: 32

On Sale Date: 8/18/2021

Marketing Description: Mystery abounds on the planet Camelot, and it’s up to Barbarella to unravel it all in order to save a secretly enslaved populace in what’s supposed to be a literal paradise.  Answers will be forthcoming, but getting there will be half the fun—at least for you, gentle reader!  And those answers may just bring down paradise…and lead to an even greater galactic evil!  Love, lasers and liberty—this one’s got it all, courtesy of acclaimed novelist SARAH HOYT and visionary artist MADIBEK MUSABEKOV!

 

Dejah Thoris vs. John Carter of Mars #2

SPOTLIGHT

SKU: C72513030813902011

Price: $3.99

Rating: Teen+

Cover A: Lucio Parrillo

UPC: 725130308139 02011

Cover B: Joseph Michael Linsner

UPC: 725130308139 02021

Cover C: Alessandro Miracolo

UPC: 725130308139 02031

Cover D: Rachel Hollon Cosplay

UPC: 725130308139 02041

Writer: Dan Abnett

Artist: Alessandro Miracolo

Genre: Fantasy/Science-Fiction

Publication Date: August 2021

Format: Comic Book

Page Count: 32

On Sale Date: 8/25/2021

Marketing Description: The epic continues! Dejah takes a calculated risk, and trusts someone that could aid in defending against the dreaded Longborn. Little did she anticipate the arrival of THE BLACK PIRATES! Sweeping sci-fi action by DAN ABNETT (Justice League Odyssey) and ALESSANDRO MIRACOLO (Red Sonja)!

 

DIE!namite Lives! #3

SKU: C72513030722403011

Price: $3.99

Rating: Teen+

Cover A: Lucio Parrillo

UPC: 725130307224 03011

Cover B: Arthur Suydam

UPC: 725130307224 03021

Cover C: Joseph Michael Linsner

UPC: 725130307224 03031

Cover D: Dave Acosta

UPC: 725130307224 03041

Cover E: Gracie The Cosplay Lass & Elizabethrage

UPC: 725130307224 03051

Writer: Fred Van Lente

Artist: Vincenzo Carratu

Genre: Superhero, Horror

Publication Date: August 2021

Format: Comic Book

Page Count: 32

On Sale Date: 8/18/2021

Marketing Description: HAWAII! Surfers! Bikinis! Evil zombies! Flesh-eating superheroes! And Vampirella meets the wrong end of Ash’s BOOMSTICK! Absolute batsh*t craziness from FRED VAN LENTE (Wolverine) and VINCENZO CARRATU (Zorro)!

 

Bettie Page & The Curse of The Banshee #3

SKU: C72513030723103011

Price: $3.99

Rating: Teen+

Cover A: Marat Mychaels

UPC: 725130307231 03011

Cover B: Joseph Michael Linsner

UPC: 725130307231 03021

Cover C: Stephen Mooney

UPC: 725130307231 03031

Cover D: Ani-Mia Cosplay Photo

UPC: 725130307231 03041

Cover E: Bettie Page Vintage Pin-Up

UPC: 725130307231 03051

Writer: Stephen Mooney

Artist: Jethro Morales

Genre:  Action/Adventure

Publication Date: August 2021

Format: Comic Book

Page Count: 32

On Sale Date: 8/11/2021

Marketing Description: The pin-up queen… of adventure is back! Dynamite Entertainment proudly presents: Bettie Page in “The Curse of the Banshee!”

 

An all-new Bettie Page series under the guidance of writer Stephen Mooney, ably assisted by artist Jethro “Jet” Morales and a host of incredible covers artists, cosplay goddesses and the queen of the pin-up herself – Bettie Page!

 

In issue 3 Bettie and the Banshee seem to become as one as the curse unfolds all around our hero in high heels (or sensible flats!) Plus: more clues as to the whereabouts of the Key Artefact.

 

Covers by: Marat Mychaels, Joseph Michael Linsner, Stephen Mooney, Rachel Hollon(Cosplay) and Bettie Page (Vintage Pin-Up Photo)

 

Stephen Mooney has worked for DC, Marvel and a host of other publishers, but is perhaps best-known as the creator (AND writer AND artist) of Half-Past Danger!

 

The Invincible Red Sonja #4

SKU: C72513030634004011

Price: $3.99

Rating: Teen+

Cover A: Amanda Conner

UPC: 725130306340 04011

Cover B: Joseph Michael Linsner

UPC: 725130306340 04021

Cover C: Celina

UPC: 725130306340 04031

Cover D: Frank Cho “Outrage”

UPC: 725130306340 04041

Cover E: Dominica Cosplay

UPC: 725130306340 04051

Writer: Amanda Conner, Jimmy Palmiotti

Artist: Moritat

Genre: Sword and Sorcery

Publication Date: August 2021

Format: Comic Book

Page Count: 32

On Sale Date: 8/18/2021

Marketing Description: This issue is all out action as the Grim Reaper descends upon the kingdom of Erkhara in response to Red Sonja’s actions, dangerously destabilizing the realm, and as for Sonja herself? Let’s just say those glowing eyes of hers in issue #1 are a clue!

 

AMANDA CONNER, JIMMY PALMIOTTI and MORITAT continue to reveal an epic which will stand the test of time!

 

Sonjaversal #7

SKU: C72513030225007011

Price: $3.99

Rating: Teen+

Cover A: Lucio Parrillo

UPC: 725130302250 07011

Cover B: Joseph Michael Linsner

UPC: 725130302250 07021

Cover C: Jae Lee & June Chung

UPC: 725130302250 07031

Cover D: Junggeun Yoon

UPC: 725130302250 07041

Cover E: Savannah Polson Cosplay

UPC: 725130302250 07051

Writer: Christopher Hastings

Artist: Kewber Baal

Genre: Action/Adventure

Publication Date: August 2021

Format: Comic Book

Page Count: 32

On Sale Date: 8/25/2021

Marketing Description: Welcome to the gothic steampunk world of YELLOW SONJA! You’re just in time to watch YS struggle to trust her recently-resurrected vampire-hunting family. Meanwhile, Sonja Noir discovers that the roomful of mobsters she killed a SECOND time is starting to attract a bevy of paranormal weirdness. How are these two resurrecting tale connected? Find out, courtesy of CHRISTOPHER HASTINGS (Deadpool) and PASQUALE QUALANO (DIE!namite)!

 

Vengeance of Vampirella #21

SKU: C72513028475421011

Price: $3.99

Rating: Teen+

Cover A: Lucio Parrillo

UPC: 725130284754 21011

Cover B: Ben Oliver

UPC: 725130284754 21021

Cover C: Stephen Segovia

UPC: 725130284754 21031

Cover D: Marissa Ramirez Cosplay

UPC: 725130284754 21041

Writer: Tom Sniegoski

Artist: Kewber Baal

Genre: Horror

Publication Date: August 2021

Format: Comic Book

Page Count: 32

On Sale Date: 8/25/2021

Marketing Description: Issue #21! Writer Tom Sniegoski continues to weave a post-apocalyptic tale featuring a literal hell on earth as a reborn Vampirella fights against the literal forces of chaos to save humanity from its ultimate destruction!

 

Mistress Nyx is no more, but the evil she was responsible still infects the world.  Vampirella wanders a wasteland on the verge of rebirth while searching for her own, lost humanity. Will she find it, or will she succumb to the darkness that still grips the world once ruled by Chaos?

 

Red Sonja: The Superpowers TPB

SKU: C9781524120290

ISBN-13: 978-1-5241-2029-0

Price: $19.99

Rating: Teen+

Cover: Junggeun Yoon

Writer: Dan Abnett

Artist: Jonathan Lau

Genre: Fantasy, Action/Adventure

Publication Date: August 2021

Format: Softcover

Page Count: 128

On Sale Date: 8/25/2021

Marketing Description: The She-Devil With A Sword has battled barbarians, scuffled with sorcerers, and mangled magical creatures of all sizes. But when a collective of superheroes from THE PROJECT enter her world, will Sonja know how to adjust to their foreign ways, before they all kill each other?

…and be sure to pick up the parallel story, VAMPIRELLA: THE DARK POWERS!

 

RED SONJA TRADING CARDS PREVIEW SET

SKU: C725130262158

Price: $10

DISCOUNT: 60%

Rating: Teen +

Size: 2 ½” x 3 ½”

Art: Card #1 – Nick Bradshaw / Card #2 – Jenny Frison/Walter Geovani and

Genre: Fantasy, Adventure

Genre: Fantasy, Adventure

Publication Date: October 2017

UPC: 725130262158

Caution Code: Not Applicable

ON SALE DATE: October 4, 2017

MARKETING DESCRIPTION: To commemorate Red Sonja’s 45th Anniversary, Dynamite launched a Deluxe Ultra-Premium limited edition trading card series in 2018. To promote this historic set in advance, Dynamite in 2017 produced a rare two-card set of special Promo Preview Cards only available at select conventions. A select amount of this unique set is released again and available for fans to order through their local retailer!

 

FRANK THORNE RED SONJA 45th ANNIVERSARY BLACK & WHITE “BERZERKER” EDITION COLLECTOR’S STATUE

SKU: C128845

Price: $275.00

DISCOUNT: 52% OFF
Rating: Teen +
Art: Steve Kiwus (sculptor) Frank Thorne (art)
Genre:  fantasy

Dimensions: 12.5” H, 3.75” W base
Publication Date:  in stock
UPC: 725130288455

Caution Code: C:0-2-1
ON SALE DATE: OCT 2021
MARKETING DESCRIPTION: Few artists can capture Red Sonja’s strength and power like Frank Thorne! For decades, Thorne rendered some of her most iconic comic covers and Dynamite welcomes the 45th anniversary of Red Sonja with this deluxe, commemorative statue based on Thorne’s striking cover for 1976’s Red Sonja #4. Standing over a foot tall, Red Sonja is at the ready, with a weapon in each hand and a stylized shield base under her feet. With those almond eyes and powerful pose, there’s no mistaking Thorne’s artistic influence on Dynamite’s 3D homage to Frank’s legend. The “Black & White Berzerker” edition variant features war-ravaged paint details and is strictly limited to just 250 units.

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