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Red Sonja #17 Hits Stores in November!

September 19, 2006, Runnemede, NJ – Dynamite Entertainment released images and information today concerning RED SONJA #17 (SEP063222), the penultimate chapter to the She-Devil with a Sword’s battle against the evil of Kulan Gath.

Scheduled to ship in November, RED SONJA #17 features covers by fan favorite artists Mike Mayhew, Marat Mychels and upcoming artist Paul Renaud, as well as series artist Mel Rubi!

About the release, DYNAMITE stated: “Red Sonja is the original female "action" hero, but Kulan Gath is undoubtedly one of the most powerful villains in comic book history! As the scripts come in from Oeming, we’re on the edge of our seats waiting to see what happens next, and we know the fans are going to go wild when we get to the end of this one! And the addition of covers by Mike Mayhew, Marat Mychels and Paul Renaud this month (with series artist Mel Rubi) makes the event that much more exciting!”

On recent releases, fans and critics are glowing over the RED SONJA series, including Dynamite’s own (well, from our messageboards) Krazyety in a review that he’s spreading around the web:

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Best Shots at Newsarama declared: “Oeming’s certainly displayed a knack for warrior tales over time, and he totally gets the brawn (and subtleties) of the genre. This is a strong, great-looking book, and I’m always happy to have read it.”

RED SONJA #17(SEP063222) WRITTEN BY MICHAEL AVON OEMIG; ART BY MEL RUBI WITH STEPHEN SADOWSKI; COVERS BY: MEL RUBI (25%), MIKE MAYHEW (25%), MARAT MYCHELS (25%) AND PAUL RENAUD (SHIPPING IN EQUAL RATIO)!

The Penultimate issue of Red Sonja’s most ambitious story arc is here as we head toward the climatic finale of the RETURN OF KULAN GATH!

Sonja and her band of friends, warriors and old gods, battle against the Borat Na-Fori and his evil hordes as Kulan Gath awaits the outcome, and the fate of the whole world hangs in the balance! Written by Michael Avon Oeming with art by Mel Rubi and Stephen Sadowski!

Plus: Another round of fabulous covers, this month featuring Mel Rubi, Mike Mayhew, Marat Mychels and the Red Sonja debut of Paul Renaud!

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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