THE LOOKING GLASS WARS:
HATTER M OFFICIALLY A HIT
First
Issue Sold Out from the Publisher,
Critics Give it Rave Reviews
Desperado Publishing has been informed by Diamond
Comic Distributors that all copies of the Image
Comics-released title The Looking Glass Wars:
Hatter M #1 that the distributor had on hand have
been sold. Series creator, Frank Beddor, has given
the last of his personal copies to Diamond to
fulfill recent reorders so the title has now officially
and completely sold out of its print run of 9000
“It’s a good day for a creator when his distributor
sends a purchase order to buy up his own personal
stash,” commented series writer, Frank Beddor.
“This is the type of problem a publisher hopes
to have,” said Desperado Publishing publisher,
Joe Pruett. “We believed that this book was really
good and we hoped that others would feel the same
way. Judging by the response it’s getting both
from fans and from critics, I guess they do. And
just wait until they see issue #2.”
Originally released on December 7, The Looking
Glass Wars: Hatter M #1 tells the story of Royal
Bodyguard Hatter Madigan, who after being shot
through an exit portal into a world far different
from his own, finds himself in Paris, France in
the year 1859, shockingly separated from Princess
Alyss of Wonderland. Pledged to protect the princess
after the bloody coup that killed her parents
at the start of the Looking Glass Wars, Hatter’s
search for Alyss commences immediately and continues
incessantly leaving the whispers and totems of
myth in his non-stop wake. Put to rest any delusions
or disinformation you may have of the tea guzzling
madman of faux literary history and prepare to
expand your consciousness as the saga of Hatter
Madigan and his relentless search for Alyss, Wonderland’s
lost princess, unfolds in this upcoming series.
The four issue mini-series features a story by
Frank Beddor and Liz Cavalier with full color
art by Ben Templesmith. Beddor is the author of
The Looking Glass Wars novels, currently only
available in the UK, but soon to be released in
the US through Penguin Young Readers Group, as
well as producer of the hugely popular Hollywood
film, There’s Something About Mary.
This sell out is due in part to the rave reviews
the title has been receiving. Here are just a
few of those comments:
“Comic readers are lucky to have this book…” –
Brian Truitt, The Washington Examiner
“This is an excellent book filled with action,
horror, and humor. Frank Beddor and Liz Cavalier
wrote a stunning story; Desperado Publishing has
a franchise in the making here.” - John L. Daniels
Jr., ComicCritique.com
“The story is at times sweet, raw, inventive
and hilarious.” – Robert Taylor, HeroRealm.com
“Ben Templesmith rocks the house in Hatter M.”
– Dexter K. Flowers, BrokenFrontier.com
“The writer masterfully intertwines pop culture
with the macabre.” – Ariel Carmona, Jr., SilverBulletComicbooks.com
“This issue is creativity at its best. It is rare
to read a comic like Hatter M. If you are tired
of reading the same old superhero comics and want
something new to try, then try Hatter M. Originality
at its highest.” – Phillip Hayes, PaperbackReader.com
“It's a mad, mad world that everyone should be
reading.” – Hilary Goldstein, IGN.com
“Frank Beddor and Liz Cavalier make literary magic
with the precocious debut of Hatter M.” – Paul
Dale Roberts, Jazmaonline.com
If demand warrants, a second printing of the
first issue may become available in time for this
year’s convention season.
There is still time to order copies of The Looking
Glass Wars: Hatter M #2. The order code to do
so is: DEC051775.
To learn more about The Looking Glass Wars: Hatter
M and other Desperado Publishing series, log onto:
www.desperadopublishing.com
Official Site: www.lookingglasswars.com Hatter M. Special Issue #2.5
About Desperado Publishing:
Atlanta, Georgia-based Desperado Publishing in
partnership with Image Comics is set to release
a daring line-up containing titles both existing
and brand new by some of the comic industry’s
biggest names. Always a visionary, publisher Joe
Pruett is well known throughout comics as one
of the finest assessors of talent and has discovered
many of today’s biggest names. Some of those joining
him at Desperado Publishing are Bob Burden, Phil
Hester, John McCrea, Paul Jenkins, Garth Ennis,
Andrew Robinson, Keith Giffen, Tony Harris, Brian
Bolland, Bernie Wrightson, Bruce Jones and P.
Craig Russell. A sampling of titles you can expect
to see include: Flaming Carrot, Negative Burn,
Paul Jenkins’ Sidekick, The Looking Glass Wars:
Hatter M, The Atheist, Deadworld, and Dusty Star.
More information can be found by logging onto
their web site at www.desperadopublishing.com
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