PAINKILLER JANE’S BACK! Painkiller Jane #0 Reunites Original Creative Team of Quesada, Palmiotti and Moder -- All for a Quarter!

January 30, 2007, Runnemede, NJ – Dynamite Entertainment today released images and information announcing the debut of an all-new Joe Quesada and Jimmy Palmiotti’s Painkiller Jane series, kicking off with Painkiller Jane #0, which is being offered at a special introductory price of just $.25.

Featuring the title character of the SCI-FI Channel’s upcoming Painkiller Jane television series, this specially priced introductory issue will lead directly into Jane's new comic series due out this Spring and will also introduce a brand new character!

Scheduled for an April release, Painkiller Jane #0 features a story from Jane creators Joe Quesada and Jimmy Palmiotti and is written by Palmiotti with interior art by returning Painkiller Jane artist Lee Moder. Issue #0 will be available with covers by Lee Moder and Ron Adrian, as well as retailer incentives including a 1/100 RRP edition and a 1/1000 “sneak peak” edition featuring a top secret look at cover art from issue #1! Dynamite is planning to release PKJ #0 in time for Free Comic Book Day, so Direct Market Retailers can take advantage of that promotion and the special price to introduce new readers to Painkiller Jane.

“Jane is one of my favorite characters, and with this new series we are going to take her places she has never been before,” said Palmiotti. “The greatest thing about writing Painkiller Jane now is that, with working on the show and the book at the same time, it’s giving me a unique opportunity to build on the character and take Jane to a more mature audience than she has ever had before. I really am excited!”

Painkiller Jane has starred in numerous cross-over titles with the likes of The Punisher, Vampirella, and Hellboy. In April, she will star in a new SCI-FI television series with Kristanna Loken of Terminator 3 fame starring as Jane Vasko.

PAINKILLER JANE #0 (FEB073317) WRITTEN BY JIMMY PALMIOTTI; ART BY LEE MODER; COVERS BY RON ADRIAN AND LEE MODER

The larger than life star of her own brand-new series on SCI FI is back and this time, the bodies are piling up all around her! And Dynamite is bringing her to you in the most affordable form possible - as an introductory priced quarter book - to both reward existing fans and introduce a larger audience to the world of Painkiller Jane!

From last year's debut to the release of the classic Painkiller Jane material, everyone's talking about Jane! Now, the creative team is reunited - Jimmy Palmiotti, Joe Quesada and Lee Moder - for a specially priced introductory issue that leads directly into Jane's new series this Spring - all for just one thin quarter!

PLUS: THE INTRODUCTION OF A BRAND NEW CHARACTER! FANS, ASK YOU LOCAL RETAILER ABOUR THE INCENTIVE VARIANT COVERS, INCLUDING: A SNEAK PEAK" #1 COVER EDITION AND A PAINKILLER JANE RRP EDITION!

This thin little book sure packs a wallop! Be sure to check out this series. It is sure to be one heck of a ride!

~ ScifiSlacker.com

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, went in to an immediate 2nd printing, and the 2nd printing sold out from Dynamite!

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 all-new DYNAMITE website at www.dynamiteentertainment.com