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JOHN WOO ATTACHED TO DIRECT FILM ADAPTATION OF RADICAL PUBLISHING’S CALIBER

(Fri 07/18/2008 11:36pm)
JOHN WOO ATTACHED TO DIRECT FILM ADAPTATION OF RADICAL PUBLISHING’S CALIBER


July 18th, 2008, LOS ANGELES – Radical Publishing is proud to announce that famed director, John Woo (Red Cliff, Mission Impossible 2) has signed on to direct the film adaptation of Caliber, based on Radical Publishing’s Caliber: First Canon of Justice written and created by Sam Sarkar. Caliber will be produced by John Woo’s Lion Rock Productions, Johnny Depp’s Infinitum Nihil, and Radical Pictures, the motion picture production company of Radical Publishing. Sam Sarkar will be the screenwriter for the film.

“Having John Woo on board for this film and Johnny (Depp’s) company producing is a dream come true.” stated Radical Publishing President, Barry Levine. “I got to fly to China and see John Woo during the production of Red Cliff. During that time, Sam and I got to hear John’s vision and thoughts on Caliber and we both agreed that he is the right kind of artist we needed to bring Sam’s work to life. John Woo is a top tier director and we are all proud and excited to have him on board.”

"For me as a writer, the dream of telling this story and opening up the world of Caliber goes back more than twelve years but I've been a fan of John Woo's for even longer than that. It is such a great honor for Barry and I to work with John and Terence on the realization of Caliber” states Caliber writer and screenwriter for the film, Sam Sarkar. “I think it is a chance to create something that will really entertain and resonate with people all over the world."

Terence Chang, longtime producing partner of John Woo at Lion Rock Production adds, “A big 'thank you' to Sam Sarkar for coming up with this brilliant idea, and to him and Barry for bringing it to me. I fell in love with it immediately and it is so perfect for John to direct."


Caliber: First Canon of Justice #1 2nd print is available to order through Diamond Comics Distributors and will ship in August of this year. Caliber: First Canon of Justice #1 2nd print will ship with 3 covers, two by for cover A (DCD# MAY088192), cover B (DCD# MAY088193), and one by Dave Wilkins for cover C (DCD# MAY088194).

Caliber: First Canon of Justice #2 (DCD# APR084072) is featured in April 2008 Diamond Previews catalogue and will ship in June of this year. Caliber: First Canon of Justice #2 will ship with two covers one by Stanley “Artgerm” Lau and Yasmine Putri of Imaginary Friends Studios and one by Stanley “Artgerm” Lau that will be distributed with 3 copies of cover A for every 1 copy of cover B.

Caliber: First Canon of Justice #3 (DCD# MAY084082) is featured in May 2008 Diamond Previews catalogue and will ship in July of this year. Caliber: First Canon of Justice #3 will ship with two covers, one by Tomm Coker for cover A and one by Stanley “Artgerm” Lau of Imaginary Friends Studios for cover B. Cover A will ship in 3:1 ratio to cover B.

Caliber: First Canon of Justice #4 is featured in June 2008 Diamond Previews catalogue and will ship in August of this year. Caliber: First Canon of Justice #4 will ship with two covers, one by Luis Royo for cover A (DCD# MAY088197) and one by Frederick Rambaud of Imaginary Friends Studios for cover B (DCD# MAY088198).

About Radical Publishing

Radical Publishing is founded by BARRY LEVINE (Producer for Lion Rock Production, Infinitum Nihil and Radical Pictures’ CALIBER, Executive Producer for the in development Warner Brothers’ REX MUNDI movie, written by JIM UHLS, starring JOHNNY DEPP and Universal Pictures’ R.I.P.D), his protégé JESSE BERGER, and longtime writer/publisher DAVID ELLIOTT (Atomeka Press and Tundra Publishing).

Radical Publishing is bringing the best in writing, storytelling and fully-painted cover and interior artwork to the global comic book market by prominent international talents such as YOSHITAKA AMANO, JOHN BOLTON, LUIS ROYO, JIM STERANKO, STEVE NILES, IAN EDGINTON, STEVE MOORE, SAM SARKAR, STJEPAN SEJIC, DAVE WILKINS, STEVE PUGH, JAMES HEFFRON, TOMM COKER, CLAYTON CRAIN, BILL SIENKIEWICZ, WETA WORKSHOP, IMAGINARY FRIENDS STUDIOS, and many more.

www.radicalcomics.com
www.myspace.com/radicalpublishing

STEVE NILES JOINS RADICAL’S COMIC-CON PANEL AND SIGNING SCHEDULE (RADICAL BOOTH #2806)

(Thu 07/17/2008 05:54pm)
STEVE NILES JOINS RADICAL’S COMIC-CON PANEL AND SIGNING SCHEDULE (RADICAL BOOTH #2806)


July 15th, 2008, LOS ANGELES – A chilling vision of the future unveils a world where the police now patrol for crimes of the imagination. Religious beliefs, along with any tales of false heroes, idols or gods, are illegal. Called to duty to stop a murder spree, Detective Philip Khrome finds himself face to face with killers born of grim reality with old world superstition and everything is not what it seems.

While looking to develop a new titles outside of the Hercules and Caliber genres,Radical Publishing was approached by Steve Niles who wanted to bring to life a deftly mix of science fiction and horror in a thrilling new miniseries called, City of Dust. To promote Radical’s upcoming October release, Steve Niles will not only sign free promotional books of City of Dust, but will also take part in Radical Publishing’s Comic-Con panel on Friday, July 25th from 2:30 P.M. to 3:30 P.M. in Room 10. City of Dust #1 of 5 will be a 48 page prestige format comic retailing for $3.99. Subsequent issues will be 28 page comics retailing for $2.99

“CITY OF DUST blew me away,” exclaimed Barry Levine, Radical Publishing’s President and Publisher. “I love the concept behind Niles’ dark, desperate, dystopian world and the characters that inhabit it. Detective Philip Khrome is a conflicted soul as only Steve can deliver. Radical is going big with this, we’ve commissioned covers from artists like Arthur Suydam, Clint Langley and Lucio Parrillo to kick off the first issue and expect our fans to reap the benefits from our unique promotional events for this title. It all starts at Comic-Con with our preview book. I’m so happy to see Steve on board, not only for signing, but to join the names of Jim Steranko and Ian Edginton for our Comic-Con panel.”

In discussing Radical Publishing, Steve Niles states, “The artwork is what attracted me. Barry(Levine) sat me down and let me look at these artists and I was like ‘I can do a book that looks like this? -- I’m in, and that’s what triggered the idea of CITY OF DUST. I’m really excited about this whole thing. I love the way they work. They’re REALLY accommodating. I’m so over committed, it’s not even funny, after years of rejection I can’t say no to anything, but Barry has been so accommodating to that, putting the project ahead of the schedule and I really appreciate that. Radical gives me breathing space and I think it’s panning out. The double-sized first issue is representative of that. They want perfection on every page with the art and I’m happy they do because the end result is beautiful.”

Steve Niles will be signing at the Radical Publishing booth at the following times below.

Radical Publishing booth #2806

Friday
1:00 P.M. to 2:00 P.M.

Saturday
2:30 P.M. to 3:30 P.M. along with Arthur Suydam (Marvel Zombies)


About Radical Publishing

Radical Publishing is founded by BARRY LEVINE (Producer for Rogue Pictures’ BLOOD ON THE TRACKS, Executive Producer for the in development Warner Brothers’ REX MUNDI movie, written by JIM UHLS, starring JOHNNY DEPP and Universal Pictures’ R.I.P.D), his protégé JESSE BERGER, and longtime writer/publisher DAVID ELLIOTT (Atomeka Press and Tundra Publishing).

Radical Publishing is bringing the best in writing, storytelling and fully-painted cover and interior artwork to the global comic book market by prominent international talents such as YOSHITAKA AMANO, JOHN BOLTON, LUIS ROYO, JIM STERANKO, STEVE NILES, IAN EDGINTON, STEVE MOORE, SAM SARKAR, STJEPAN SEJIC, DAVE WILKINS, STEVE PUGH, JAMES HEFFRON, TOMM COKER, CLAYTON CRAIN, BILL SIENKIEWICZ, WETA WORKSHOP, IMAGINARY FRIENDS STUDIOS, and many more.

www.radicalcomics.com
www.myspace.com/radicalpublishing

JIM STERANKO JOINS RADICAL’S COMIC-CON PANEL AND SIGNING SCHEDULE

(Mon 07/14/2008 02:58pm)
JIM STERANKO JOINS RADICAL’S COMIC-CON PANEL AND SIGNING SCHEDULE


July11th, 2008, LOS ANGELES – With the recent addition of Yoshitaka Amano to their signing schedule, Radical Publishing is now extremely proud to announce that award winning comic book writer-artist-historian, graphic artist, publisher and film production illustrator Jim Steranko will be at the San Diego Comic-Con 2008, exclusively for Radical Publishing. In addition to signing both Friday and Saturday, Jim Steranko will also be part of the Radical Publishing Comic-Con panel on Friday, July 25th from 2:30 P.M. to 3:30 P.M. in Room 10.

“I don’t think it gets any bigger than having Jim Steranko along with Yoshitaka Amano on board for Comic-Con 2008” states Radical Publishing’s President and Publisher, Barry Levine. “I’m also excited over the fact that Steranko is part of our Comic-Con panel, and I greatly encourage everyone to attend. We are going to have some big announcements during Comic-Con week in addition to our FREE raffle and soon to be released signing schedule. “

In addition to providing covers for issue #1 and #2 of Hercules: The Thracian Wars, Steranko also designed the Hercules character and provided the title logo. Besides signing issue #1’s and #2’s, Radical is providing a special sketch cover of Hercules: The Thracian Wars #1 which is limited to 500 copies, a limited edition Hercules t-shirt, and a large poster size print of his cover for Hercules issue #1.

"I've been fortunate over the years to have worked for many publishers and been in a position to pick and choose," says Jim Steranko. "My prime criterion is quality, for which there is no substitute, and that's one of the key aspects that impressed me about Radical's production, and then, there's the material. When they revealed their plan to reinvision Hercules, the quintessential hero, I knew they had to generate a treatment that breathed new life into the character—and that treatment was delivered by Steve Moore. It's an extraordinary moment in comics history and I'm pleased to have played a small part in it."

Jim Steranko will be signing on Friday, July 25th and Saturday, July 26th at the Radical Publishing booth.

Radical Publishing booth #2806

Friday
11:00 A.M. to 12:00 P.M. and 5:30 P.M. to 6:30 P.M.

Saturday
11:00 A.M. to 12:00 P.M. and 5:30 P.M. to 6:30 P.M.



About Radical Publishing

Radical Publishing is founded by BARRY LEVINE (Producer for Rogue Pictures’ BLOOD ON THE TRACKS, Executive Producer for the in development Warner Brothers’ REX MUNDI movie, written by JIM UHLS, starring JOHNNY DEPP and Universal Pictures’ R.I.P.D), his protégé JESSE BERGER, and longtime writer/publisher DAVID ELLIOTT (Atomeka Press and Tundra Publishing).

Radical Publishing is bringing the best in writing, storytelling and fully-painted cover and interior artwork to the global comic book market by prominent international talents such as YOSHITAKA AMANO, JOHN BOLTON, LUIS ROYO, JIM STERANKO, STEVE NILES, IAN EDGINTON, STEVE MOORE, SAM SARKAR, STJEPAN SEJIC, DAVE WILKINS, STEVE PUGH, JAMES HEFFRON, TOMM COKER, CLAYTON CRAIN, BILL SIENKIEWICZ, WETA WORKSHOP, IMAGINARY FRIENDS STUDIOS, and many more.

http://www.radicalcomics.com
http://www.myspace.com/radicalpublishing

RADICAL ANNOUNCES 2ND PRINTING OF HERCULES #1 AND CALIBER #1

(Thu 07/10/2008 03:55pm)
RADICAL ANNOUNCES 2ND PRINTING OF HERCULES #1 AND CALIBER #1


July 8th, 2008, LOS ANGELES – Released on April 30th to critical acclaim, Hercules: The Thracian Wars #1 and Caliber: First Canon of Justice #1 has been a big hit with both retailers and fans. Despite efforts to satisfy the public with extra copies of Hercules and Caliber printed in case of a sellout, the demand for more continues to grow. Because of this, Radical Publishing is pleased to announce that a 2nd printing is on the way for both titles.

Barry Levine, Radical Publishing President and Publisher notes, “In the past week while promoting our upcoming issue #3’s of Hercules and Caliber, we have received numerous calls and emails from both fans and retailers alike, wondering if we are going to do a second print on our issue #1’s. We’ve heard the message loud and clear and are pleased to say that a second printing of both titles are underway. Being a new publisher, I’m sure many retailers didn’t expect the kind of sales our titles would produce. As a result, a lot of people under ordered and were unable to place reorders due to the overwhelming demand. These limited quantity second printings will enable fans who have missed out the first time around to see how both these epics began.”

Both Hercules: The Thracian Wars #1 2nd print and Caliber: First Canon of Justice #1 2nd print will retail for $2.99 and are available to order from Diamond Comics Distributors. Each cover has its own Diamond order code to provide retailers the choice in the amounts of each cover variant they want. This will be an option for all books published by Radical, starting in the August 2008 issue of Diamond’s Previews.

HERCULES #1 (OF 5) 2ND PTG COVER A JIM STERANKO: Diamond Order Code MAY088195

HERCULES #1 (OF 5) 2ND PTG COVER B ADMIRA WIJAYA & SUNNY GHO: Diamond Order Code MAY088196

CALIBER #1 (OF 5) 2ND PTG COVER A STANLEY “ARTGERM” LAU: Diamond Order Code MAY088192

CALIBER #1 (OF 5) 2ND PTG COVER B STANLEY “ARTGERM” LAU: Diamond Order Code: MAY088193

CALIBER #1 (OF 5) 2ND PTG COVER C DAVE WILKINS: Diamond Order Code: MAY088194.


About Radical Publishing

Radical Publishing is founded by BARRY LEVINE (Producer for Rogue Pictures’ BLOOD ON THE TRACKS, Executive Producer for the in development Warner Brothers’ REX MUNDI movie, written by JIM UHLS, starring JOHNNY DEPP and Universal Pictures’ R.I.P.D), his protégé JESSE BERGER, and longtime writer/publisher DAVID ELLIOTT (Atomeka Press and Tundra Publishing).

Radical Publishing is bringing the best in writing, storytelling and fully-painted cover and interior artwork to the global comic book market by prominent international talents such as YOSHITAKA AMANO, JOHN BOLTON, LUIS ROYO, JIM STERANKO, STEVE NILES, IAN EDGINTON, STEVE MOORE, SAM SARKAR, STJEPAN SEJIC, DAVE WILKINS, STEVE PUGH, JAMES HEFFRON, TOMM COKER, CLAYTON CRAIN, BILL SIENKIEWICZ, WETA WORKSHOP, IMAGINARY FRIENDS STUDIOS, and many more.

http://www.radicalcomics.com
www.myspace.com/radicalpublishing

RADICAL AND FUSION TEAM UP TO SEND A LUCKY WINNER TO COMIC-CON AND MORE!

(Wed 07/09/2008 01:56pm)
RADICAL AND FUSION TEAM UP TO SEND A LUCKY WINNER TO COMIC-CON AND MORE!


July 9th, 2008, LOS ANGELES – Fusion Publishing, the publisher for Play Magazine and Geek Monthly Magazine, has teamed up with Radical Publishing to send one lucky winner and friend on an all expense paid trip to the 2008 San Diego Comic-Con along with a prize package of posters, limited edition books, Radical brand T-Shirts, Hats, Sweatshirts and a free one year Radical Comics subscription.

“This is our way of giving back to the fans that have supported us since our debut at last year’s San Diego Comic-Con.” states Radical Publishing’s President and Publisher, Barry Levine. “The support for our debut titles, Hercules: The Thracian Wars and Caliber: First Canon of Justice has been amazing and we want to show our appreciation to all the fans. We are happy to be working with Fusion Publishing in making this contest a reality. Radical is going all out at San Diego with another contest with Fusion Publishing, a Friday Comic-Con panel, signing schedule that includes Jim Steranko, Yoshitaka Amano, Steve Niles, Arthur Suydam , a FREE daily raffle with prizes that include an iPhone, and some very special announcements.“

To participate in the random drawing for an all expense paid trip to Comic-Con, simply go to either www.playmagazine.com or www.geekmonthly.com and click on the link to the contest showcased on the front page. On the contest page, fill out the information and submit. Contest ends this Friday, July 11th and the winner will be notified before July 14th.

“Can work really be this much fun??” jokes Shawn Sanders, Fusion’s Executive Director, Integrated Business. “This is exactly the type of work that makes me feel like a kid in a candy store…or rather a comic book shop. Radical has been and are continuing to pump out top-notch products from some of the industry’s best and brightest. Partnering with them on a major event like San Diego Comic-con has been both an honor and a pleasure.”

For those already with plans for Comic-Con, Fusion Publishing is giving away one Sony PSP and a Radical Publishing prize package worth over $500. To register for the free Sony PSP and Radical prizes, visit Fusion Publishing at booth #4512 for details

For those interested in registering for Radical’s FREE daily raffle with prizes that include an iPhone, Radical clothing, books and posters, visit Radical Publishing at booth #2806 to receive your FREE raffle ticket.




About Radical Publishing

Radical Publishing is founded by BARRY LEVINE (Producer for Rogue Pictures’ BLOOD ON THE TRACKS, Executive Producer for the in development Warner Brothers’ REX MUNDI movie, written by JIM UHLS, starring JOHNNY DEPP and Universal Pictures’ R.I.P.D), his protégé JESSE BERGER, and longtime writer/publisher DAVID ELLIOTT (Atomeka Press and Tundra Publishing).

Radical Publishing is bringing the best in writing, storytelling and fully-painted cover and interior artwork to the global comic book market by prominent international talents such as YOSHITAKA AMANO, JOHN BOLTON, LUIS ROYO, JIM STERANKO, STEVE NILES, IAN EDGINTON, STEVE MOORE, SAM SARKAR, STJEPAN SEJIC, DAVE WILKINS, STEVE PUGH, JAMES HEFFRON, TOMM COKER, CLAYTON CRAIN, BILL SIENKIEWICZ, WETA WORKSHOP, IMAGINARY FRIENDS STUDIOS, and many more.

www.radicalcomics.com
www.myspace.com/radicalpublishing

About Fusion Publishing

Fusion Publishing, Inc. is the publisher of GEEK Monthly and our flagship brand - PLAY Magazine. PLAY Magazine Presents: Girls of Gaming and Playmagazine.com (PLAY.Online).
Founded by industry veteran – Dave Halverson, Fusion took its first breath in the winter of 1999 with the goal of producing the first pop-culture focused multi-media publication aimed at the emerging teen-to-adult audience. Fusion Publishing is devoted to quality entertainment across all genres and age demographics with an emphasis on video games, anime, movies and comics. Collectively our brands embrace and blanket the aforementioned industries with a confluence of creative talent who are passionate about everything they produce regarding entertainment. From our editors to our amazing designers, Fusion is the culmination of many years of dedication to the gamut of entertainment mediums.

http://www.playmagazine.com
www.geekmonthly.com