TIME FOR SOME MORE SUGAR, BABY – ZOMBIE STYLE!

Oh, It’s True! The first crossover between Marvel and Dynamite Entertainment, the Marvel Zombies Vs. The Army of Darkness Five Issue Limited Series!

October 31, 2006, Runnemede, NJ – Dynamite Entertainment today announces the crossover event of ‘07 – a Five Issue Limited Series titled Marvel Zombies vs. The Army of Darkness.

Marvel Zombies vs. The Army of Darkness will act as a direct prequel to last year’s smash Marvel Zombies series which featured “dynamite” covers by Arthur Suydam, crisp scripts by Robert Kirkman and fantastic art by Sean Philips and colorist June Chung! Oddly enough Marvel Zombies followed the events in Mark Millar’s and Greg Land’s Ultimate Fantastic Four #24. To throw in more crossover madness, the final pages of DYNAMITE’S Army of Darkness #13 by writer James Kuhoric, teases at the upcoming event. So the groundwork has been laid out through the Ultimate Universe, the Marvel Universe, and now the Army of Darkness Universe!

The announcement also comes hot on the heels of both DYNAMITE’S Army of Darkness and Marvel’s Marvel Zombies winning 2006 Scream Awards from Spike TV (DYNAMITE’S Army of Darkness won for Best Screen-To-Comic Adaptation, and Marvel Zombies won for Best Comic).

DYNAMITE stated: “Marvel Zombies vs. The Army of Darkness! This is a big one for Ashley J. Williams! The Biggest. We’re very pleased to be working with a great creative team and our good friends at Marvel on this one, it’s gonna be a blast! We are working hand in hand with Marvel to have this crossover mean as much as possible. We not only were able to fit the story in continuity but we’re also keeping it fresh and fun (or as much fun as you can with zombies after Ash!). And stay tuned, True Believers, we’ve got a few more tricks and treats up our sleeves in 2007.”

The series is bringing the best of the best with the old and the new. Featuring covers in the Marvel Zombie tradition by Arthur Suydam (and wait till you see the way Arthur incorporates Ash in to each “new” classic image), this landmark event is written by newcomer John Layman (Xena; Red Sonja) with interior art by Fabiano Neves (Xena) and magnificent coloring by June Chung (Marvel Zombies). And of course, the spiritual guru of the undead himself, Robert Kirkman will be acting as a special consultant on the whole series.

“Marvel Zombies was really one of the breakout hits of 2006 with multiple printings even for the Hardcover collection, and this limited series follows up on the heat of that success! It should prove to be an exciting ride for both Marvel and Dynamite as we work together in the first of what we hope to be many crossovers,” said David Gabriel, Marvel’s Vice President of Sales. “My one wish that I hope retailers make come true..order heavily on these issues...please don't make us do second, third, fourth, and fifth printings of all these issues all through next year...”

Marvel Zombies vs. The Army of Darkness is scheduled for a March release, and will take the place of the regular AOD series, which will be on hiatus while the crossover mini-series takes place (hey, Ash is in Marvel Zombie world, what would we do the series about? Evil Ash?... Hey, wait a minute, we’ll get back to you on that). Issue #13 of Army of Darkness is due in stores in December (and more to come on some surprises there), but hey, we’re talking about Marvel Zombies vs. The Army of Darkness here, so check out the cover by sir Arthur Suydam – it ROCKS!

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ABOUT DYNAMITE ENTERTAINMENT:
DYNAMITE ENTERTAINMENT was founded in 2004 and is home to several best-selling titles and properties. Beginning with their Army of Darkness comic book series – launching as the #1 independent comic in July of '04 – and recently ranked the #1 selling Independent Horror comic -- and continuing to their best-selling Red Sonja series – issue #0 alone selling over 240,000 copies and ongoing issues and one-shots recently ranked among the best-selling titles in unit sales and dollar volume – and not only has Dynamite consistently released Red Sonja as THE top selling single comic outside of Marvel and DC Comics, Dynamite successfully places more titles in the Top 100 than most non-Marvel, non-DC publishers. Dynamite's new monthly Battlestar Galactica series is the company's first major launch of '06, debuting with an impressive 175,000 copies in initial orders sold for the introductory #0 issue. Dynamite’s ongoing Highlander comic book series launched to excess of 100,000 copies sold for issue #0. The recently released The Lone Ranger #1 sold out on its first day in comic shops and whose 2nd print sold out within a short time of releasing in comics shops.

Now, in addition to the ongoing Red Sonja and AOD series, DYNAMITE has released the all-new Battlestar Galactica comic by Greg Pak and Nigel Raynor – launching with a specially priced #0 issue, having sold in excess of 175,000 copies and recently featured in the pages of TV Guide, A classic Battlestar Galactica comic book series, Xena by John Layman and Fabiano Neves, a Darkman vs. the Army of Darkness mini-series and is preparing the Lone Ranger with Brett Matthews and John Cassaday – and Dynamite has more on the horizon!

In addition to the creators mentioned - Dynamite works with some of the most high profile creators in comics, including Alex (Justice) Ross, John (Astonishing X-Men) Cassaday, Michael (Superman/Batman, Aspen Comics) Turner, Jim (All-Star Batman) Lee, Michael (Red Sonja) Avon Oeming, Mike (Red Sonja/X-Men) Carey, Jim (Justice) Kruegar, Greg (The Incredible Hulk) Pak, Brett (Serenity, The Lone Ranger) Matthews - as well as working with up and coming new talent and enhancing strong creators!

The company also produces new and classic material from such creators as Paul Gulacy and Doug Moench's Six from Sirius, Tim Truman's Scout, Carlos Trillo and Eduardo Risso's Borderline and other titles including Jim Starlin's Dreadstar, in addition to reprint editions of classic Red Sonja material and more.

For updated information on Dynamite Entertainment and their titles, please visit the Dynamite website at www.dynamiteentertainment.com

ABOUT MARVEL COMICS:
Marvel Comics is a division of Marvel Entertainment, Inc., a leading global character-based entertainment company that has developed and owns a library of more than 5,000 characters, which have entertained generations around the world for over 60 years. Marvel's operations are focused in entertainment and consumer product licensing and comic book publishing. Marvel Studios supports the development of feature films, DVD/video products and TV series. Marvel's creative team also supports the development of video games and toy lines based on its characters as well as for a broad and growing range of consumer products and services including apparel, collectibles, foods and promotions. Marvel's comic book division is a leading publisher in the global marketplace while also serving as an invaluable source of intellectual property. Marvel's Toy Biz division is a recognized creative force and leader in toy design, sales and marketing, developing and overseeing both licensee and in-house toy lines. For additional information visit http://www.marvel.com