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ZENE-NEWS
Wizard World Chicago Zenescope Style
Wizard World Chicago is this weekend and Zenescope is unveiling two brand
new Exclusive issues! Join the fun at booth #1242, pick up the issues you
need and meet creators Joe Brusha, Ralph Tedesco, Daniel Leister and Nei
Ruffino appearing all weekend long!
GRIMM FAIRY TALES #28 The Ugly Duckling
Limited to 500 copies
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TALES FROM WONDERLAND:
Alice Limited to 750 copies
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And don’t miss…
Friday June 27th @ 3 pm
The Wizard School Room: #8
ZENESCOPE PRESENTS: CREATING YOUR COMIC
The Wizard School Room: 8
Join Zenescope’s Ralph Tedesco and Joe Brusha and Zenescope
artist Daniel Leister are here to offer advice to anyone who ever wanted to
create or publish their own comic book series. From idea to story
development, Ralph and Joe will offer tips and answer the questions you want
answered.
MAY NEWS
BEYOND WONDERLAND #0 EXCLUSIVE DEBUTS
Last weekend the Beyond Wonderland issue #0 Exclusive was released at
the Emerald City Comic Con in Seattle. Issue #1 of the much anticipated
series hits stands in July but some lucky fans were treated to an advance
preview. Only 500 exclusives were printed and less than half now remain,
check the Zenescope store if you still want a copy! The regular #0
featuring a gorgeous EBAS cover hits stands in June so if you miss your
chance to grab an exclusive don’t fret, help is on the way!
PHILLY WIZARD WORLD RIGHT AROUND THE CORNER
ZENESCOPE BOOTH #806
Zenescope’s hometown convention fast approaches and you’re going to love
what we have in store for you!
First off, we’ll be debuting 3 Exclusive issues that you will absolutely
LOVE!
TALES FROM WONDERLAND: THE MAD
HATTER one-shot
Philly Wizard World Exclusive
Limited to 500 |
GRIMM FAIRY TALES #27 The 3 Blind
Mice
Philly Wizard World ‘Cheesesteak’ Exclusive
Limited to 500 |
1001 ARABIAN NIGHTS: The
Adventures of Sinbad
Philly Wizard World Exclusive
Limited to 750 |
Click here for a special preview at Comic
Book Resources!
http://comicbookresources.com/?page=preview&id=230&disp=table
Also on the docket at Wizard World Philly:
FRIDAY, MAY 30, 2008
4-5pm
The Wizard School Room
Zenescope presents Creating Your Comic
Zenescope's Ralph Tedesco and Joe Brusha started a small indie comic
book company in 2005 and have watched it grow rapidly ever since. Now
they're here to offer tips and advice on developing your own indie comic
book. From idea to story development to artwork to pitching your series to
publishers. Join Ralph and Joe as they offer advice and tips about where to
start and what publishers tend to look for when taking on new creators and
comic book properties. Zenescope executive editor Raven Gregory and
Zenescope art director David Seidman also join the discussion to share their
own experiences of how they broke into such a competitive market. If you
ever wanted to create and develop your own comic, this is the Wizard School
class you definitely want to attend!
T-shirts and DVDs will be raffled off and all attendees will receive a
choice of free comics so don't miss this panel!
Philly Wizard World runs May 30th-June 1st click here
for more info:
http://www.wizardworld.com/home-pa.html
FREE COMIC BOOK DAY SIGNING
Zenescope Entertainment’s Joe Brusha and Ralph Tedesco,
co-writers and creators of GRIMM FAIRY TALES, THE PIPER and SE7EN and
co-creators of 1001 ARABIAN NIGHTS, The Adventures of Sinbad and RETURN TO
WONDERLAND will be appearing and signing at Comics and More at
the Plymouth Meeting Mall in Plymouth Meeting, PA from 3-5pm, Saturday May 3rd.
They will be giving away free copies of their hot new titles: WILLOW
CREEK, 1001 ARABIAN NIGHTS and THE LIVING CORPSE. So get over
to Comics and More this Saturday to meet the Zenescope guys, to get
some books signed and to grab some free stuff!!
May 3rd from 3-5pm
Comics & More @ the Plymouth Meeting Mall
500 W. Germantown Pike,
Ste. 2015
Plymouth
Meeting,
PA
19462
610-828-5848
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Zenescope Announces New York ComicCon '08 Plans
Zenescope Entertainment will be at
Booth #1912 for the New York ComicCon 2008 with 3 unbelievable
NYCC Exclusive Issues! The show runs April 18th-20th @ the Javits Center in
Manhattan and is quickly becoming one of the premiere comic cons in the
world.
Here's a look at Zenescope's NYCC Exclusives:
GRIMM FAIRY TALES #26 NEW YORK COMIC-CON EXCLUSIVE |
TALES FROM WONDERLAND: The Queen of
Hearts |
WILLOW CREEK #1 |
Those appearing at the Zenescope Booth include:
Joe Brusha: Zenescope President; writer of Grimm Fairy Tales
and Tales From Wonderland: Queen of Hearts one-shot
Ralph Tedesco: Zenescope Editor-in-Chief; writer of Grimm Fairy
Tales and co-creator of Return To Wonderland
Nei Ruffino: Zenescope colorist: credits include: Return To
Wonderland, Grimm Fairy Tales, The Piper,
Tales From Wonderland and the upcoming Beyond
Wonderland.
David Seidman: Zenescope Art Director and Artist.
Credits include: Se7en and the upcoming thriller The
Straw Men.
Ken Haeser and Buz Hasson: Writers and Creators of
The Living Corpse
Eric Basaldua (EBAS) and David Nakayama: Zenescope Cover
artists
And of course the
gorgeous Girls of Zenescope!
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WIZARD WORLD LOS ANGELES APPROACHES!
From March 14th-16th Downtown Los Angeles will be
crawling with comic book and pop culture enthusiasts and Zenescope
Entertainment will be smack dab in the middle of the excitement at BOOTH
#409.
Debuting Issue #1 of their new 4 issue horror mini-series THE PIPER as well
as their landmark 25th issue of the ongoing hit indie series
GRIMM FAIRY TALES which will include a spectacular limited edition cover by
the extremely talented Eric Basaldua!
JOIN ZENESCOPE’S JOE BRUSHA AND RALPH TEDESCO FOR THEIR WIZARD SCHOOL Q & A:
Where?: The Wizard School
Room
What?: SELF PUBLISHING 101
When?: 2-3pm Saturday March 15th
Zenescope
Entertainment's Ralph Tedesco and Joe Brusha started their small indie comic
book publishing company a few short years ago and have watched it grow
rapidly ever since. Hear about their journey, their approach, and ask the
questions you want answered. From startup capital to marketing to developing
titles and avoiding common mistakes, Ralph and Joe have been through it and
are here to tell it like it is in order to help you on your way to breaking
into the business you love. Whether you're an artist, a writer or neither,
if you've ever considered self publishing then this panel is for you!
Booth #409
Signing & Appearance Schedule
Eric Basaldua (Return To Wonderland & Grimm Fairy Tales
cover artist):
Friday and Saturday from 4-5pm
Team Wonderland: Daniel Liester, Nei Ruffino (Return To Wonderland
interior and cover artists) with Raven Gregory (RTW writer)
Friday: 2-4pm
Saturday: Noon-2pm
Sunday: 2-3pm (Dan and Nei only)
David Nakayama (Return To Wonderland cover artist)
Friday & Saturday
Mike Kalvoda (Grimm Fairy Tales: THE PIPER writer)
Saturday only
Ralph Tedesco (Grimm Fairy Tales & Se7en writer, Return To
Wonderland co-creator)
Friday, Saturday & Sunday
Joe Tyler (Grimm Fairy Tales & Se7en writer, Return To
Wonderland co-creator)
Saturday & Sunday
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ZENESCOPE ANNOUNCES 2008 CONVENTION SCHEDULE
Zenescope Entertainment, the company behind hit series
RETURN TO WONDERLAND, GRIMM FAIRY TALES, SE7EN and the upcoming
action-adventure series 1001 ARABIAN NIGHTS: Adventures of SINBAD, has
released their convention schedule for 2008 and offers a sneak peek into
some of their early ’08 Convention Exclusives.
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Official Press Release & Exclusive Preview!
Zenescope Closes in on Milestone
Late in 2005 a small indie comic book from a small unknown publisher hit
stands for the first time. It was entitled GRIMM FAIRY TALES and no one, not
even the publishers themselves, could predict the amount of success the
brand new series would have in the ultra-competitive comic book market. But
two years later Zenescope’s popular GRIMM FAIRY TALES is fast approaching a
milestone 25th issue. Said series co-creator and co-writer Ralph Tedesco
“It’s been truly amazing the way this series has grown over the last couple
years. We had a pretty solid readership from the beginning and it continues
to grow monthly. We really want to thank the fans and retailers that stuck
with the ‘little comic that could’ this whole time and also the comic news
websites that continue to offer coverage to independent books such as this
one. We’ve had our share of shipping delays with some issues, which we are
always working on reducing, but we’ve always been committed to making sure
the quality is there every single issue and that we’re delivering a story
that compels our readers to return month in and month out.”
The other good news: GRIMM is back on schedule with issue #20 hitting stands
next Wednesday and issues 21 through 23 on shelves throughout late January
and early February.
Click here for an exclusive 6 page preview of Zenescope’s 25th
landmark issue which is scheduled for a late March release and is now
available for preorder through Diamond.
For every 25 copies ordered, retailers will also
receive a limited edition sketch over issue.
Diamond order code: JAN084008
OFFICIAL PRESS RELEASE
 Zenescope
Announces New Sinbad Title
Zenescope Entertainment, the company
known for putting new and interesting twists on well-known stories such as
with popular titles GRIMM FAIRY TALES and RETURN TO WONDERLAND, is doing it
yet again with a new upcoming fantasy/adventure series entitled 1001 ARABIAN
NIGHTS: THE ADVENTURES OF SINBAD.
The series will follow the legendary sailor, Sinbad, who has been unjustly
accused of murder and exiled from his home city. After putting together a
very eclectic but extremely capable crew Sinbad sets on his quest to find
the one artifact that can actually clear his name. But he must first
encounter numerous enemies ranging from armies of bloodthirsty men to
terrifying blood-curdling creatures in order to find the object he
ultimately must have.
“This is a classic hero we felt could really benefit from a cool and edgy
makeover” said series co-creator and Zenescope VP Ralph Tedesco.” We wanted
to re-imagine this character by adding a certain type of charisma, sort of
James Bond meets Captain Jack Sparrow in the embodiment of a pro wrestler.
Then put him in this awesome backdrop full of gorgeous women, dragons,
monsters, creatures...and did I mention gorgeous women?”
The ongoing series is scheduled for a May ’08 release with a preview issue
available in April. Dan Wickline (30 Days of Night, Blood-Stained
Sword) is writing; Eric Basadula, Talent Caldwell and and Al Rio are a
few names providing cover artwork for the series.
Holiday News!
December 20, 2007
First off we would like to thank all of you guys and gals, the FANS, for
your continued support throughout 2007 and helping us make this past year an
incredible one. We look forward to an even brighter 2008 with by expanding
our titles and our entire family of fans. We couldn't do it without you
guys and we certainly look forward to continuing to bring you the comics you
love.
Wishing you all a very happy and healthy holiday!!
From your friends at Zenescope Entertainment.
Also, please make sure you all take advantage of our 15% discount off
December orders that are over $30. So if you haven't finished your
Christmas and Holiday shopping there's still time to order up some Zenescope
goodies! The offer expires December 31st so be sure to use order code
010108 at checkout. We have some new items in our FEATURED section of the
store and many of these items are very limited in number and won't be around
for too long so if you really want something then now is the time to grab
it. But as always we will continue to offer exclusives and limited editions
for those fans that enjoy collecting them.
Here are a couple recent Zenescope press releases you might have missed…
Zenescope teams with best-selling
novelist Michael Marshall.
Zenescope Entertainment, the publisher of RETURN TO WONDERLAND and SE7EN,
has acquired the rights to the best-selling novel THE STRAW MEN. The
electrifying thriller is written by English novelist Michael Marshall and
Zenescope will be adapting it as both a comic book series
and graphic novel. The story follows Ward Hopkins, a seemingly average man
with a past so secret that not even he knows about it. After a
string of tragedies and murders, Hopkins begins to uncover a horrifying
secret - each event is related and he has a direct link to those
responsible. As he investigates his own past Hopkins realizes that he must
eventually come face to face with a terrifying network of killers.
No one knows who they are or why they kill- but they must be stopped and
only one man may have the ability to do so.
"The Straw Men is brilliantly written and scary as hell; it's a
masterpiece."
--Stephen King
Eisner nominated artist Brett Weldele is providing artwork for the series.
The first issue will contain 30 pages of story and carry a regular cover
price of $2.99. It is scheduled to hit stands in June '08.
Zenescope Releases Limited Edition
SE7EN Hardcover
Last year Zenescope Entertainment teamed up with New Line Cinema with the
goal to create an intense and extremely intriguing comic book
mini-series based off of the 1995 hit film SE7EN. After seven well received
issues and much critical acclaim, the series has been collected in a
visually stunning, yet disturbing hardcover graphic novel.
"The passion that the writers and artists put into this book has been truly
amazing," says Zenescope's VP Ralph Tedesco. "In order for this project to
really work we felt it was important for the creative teams we chose to be
huge fans of the film. We were able to find a lot of fantastic artists and
writers who were borderline obsessed with this movie and who wanted to be
part of what we were doing.
When David Mack (Kabuki, Daredevil) approached us to be involved, I think
that's when we really knew this was going to be a special project."
SE7EN is not a retelling of the now classic 90s film but acts as more of a
prequel, while also following the events leading up to the each murder
from the film version. The biggest twist, however, is that the events of the
novel are seen strictly through the eyes of John Doe, the notorious
serial-killer in the film.
The 216 page graphic novel includes all seven issues of the mini-series,
cover gallery, dust jacket and additional special feature artwork.
The Diamond order code is OCT07073926. The book is in stores now or available
online at
www.zenescope.com
ZENESCOPE GRIMM FAIRY TALES VOL. 1 TPB SELLS OUT, 2nd PRINTING COMING
Zenescope Entertainment has sold out of the initial 10,000 copy print run of
their GRIMM FAIRY TALES Volume 1 Trade Paperback prompting a 2^nd printing
of the book. The trade hit stores just over one year ago and quickly became
one of the best selling independent TPBs on the market. Meanwhile the GRIMM
FAIRY TALES Volume 2 TPB has already sold more than 6,000 copies in less
than 3 months and ranked #42 in Graphic Novel sales for the month of
October, 2007.
“We’re thrilled about the success of our Grimm Fairy Tales trades." said
Ralph Tedesco, Vice President of Zenescope Entertainment. "We would
especially like to thank the fans and retailers for their continued support
of our titles.”
In addition Zenescope is releasing a special oversized Grimm Fairy Tales
Hardcover Edition collecting the trade paperback volumes 1 and 2 as well as
the 2007 Grimm Fairy Tales Annual.
To place your order for Zenescope Trades and Hardcovers just check out
Diamond PREVIEWS. Order codes are below:
Grimm Fairy Tales Volume 1: Diamond order code MAY063495
Grimm Fairy Tales Volume 2: Diamond order code MAY073862
Grimm Fairy Tales Hardcover Edition: Diamond order code DEC074027
Return To Wonderland Hardcover Edition: Diamond order code NOV073943
ZeneNewsletter, November 2007
GRIMM FAIRY TALES REPRINT SHIPPING CHANGES
Due to an oversight, the Grimm Fairy Tales reprint editions, featuring
issues 1, 2 and 3 of the popular series, have been rescheduled. They will be
featured in Diamond Dateline online and will also be re-solicited in
December Previews.
We apologize for the miscommunication with Diamond regarding the status of
the books. While they had already been printed, a shorter cut-off date meant
a lapse in the order. We’re working together with them to expedite the
situation.
We really appreciate the patience of both fans and retailers who have shown
great support for Grimm Fairy Tales and Zenescope in general.
WIZARD WORLD TEXAS PLANS
Zenescope will be set-up at WW TEXAS November 16th – 18th at Booth #207.
It’s our first appearance at the Arlington based show and we’ll have 2
Wizard World Exclusive issues on hand: RETURN TO WONDERLAND #4 and GRIMM
FAIRY TALES #18 with cover artwork by Dan Leister and Ebas. Both exclusives
will be limited to 500 copies. Visit http://wizardworld.stores.yahoo.net/exclusives.html
to check out the Exclusive Cover images.
In addition, Zenescope VP and Co-founder Ralph Tedesco will be on hand with
Christian Beranek to host a panel on Friday afternoon entitled “How To Make
it in Comics.”
When: 2:30-3:30pm
Where: The Mike Wieringo Room, Arlington Convention Center
See you there!
GRIMM FAIRY TALES TPB VOLUME 1 GOING TO REPRINT
We’re pleased to announce that our initial 10,000 copy printing of the
volume 1 trade has almost completely sold out in just 14 months. A second
printing is coming and will be solicited in December PREVIEWS. The GRIMM
FAIRY TALES Volume 2 TPB is out now and Zenescope plans on releasing an
oversized hardcover edition of volumes 1 thru 12 later next month so keep a
lookout for that.
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October 10th, 2007
FANTASTIC REALM and Zenescope announce new
Return to Wonderland editions
Fantastic Realm, one of the top online comic book & pop culture retailers,
has teamed up with Zenescope Entertainment to showcase the hit series RETURN
TO WONDERLAND. All six issues of the critically
acclaimed series will feature new exclusive cover illustration by renowned
artists such as Ebas, Al Rio and Billy Tucci. Each exclusive edition will be
limited to 1000 copies apiece.
The two companies have paired up to celebrate the grand opening of Fantastic
Realm’s new store location in the UK and also to offer fans of the popular
series more exclusive issues.
Fantastic Realm’s London-based grand opening is this Saturday, October 13th.
Unit #3
Clifton House
42-43
Clifton
Terrace
Finsbury
Park
London,
N4 3JP
United Kingdom
www.fantasticrealm.co.uk
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NEW GRIMM FAIRY TALES IN
STORES NOW!
The much anticipated Grimm Annual #1, Grimm TPB volume 2 and Grimm #17
all hit stores October 10th!
What if fairy tales fell into the wrong hands? Would
story-time ever be the same? The full-color 48 page 2007
Grimm Fairy Tales Annual #1 presents 6 bedtime stories and nursery rhymes
retold with the same terrifying twist that our fans absolutely crave.
*In addition to the regular version there is also a
limited edition HEAVY METAL exclusive with cover art by Al Rio available
only through Zenescope’s online store or through Heavy Metal Magazine.
The wait for the Grimm Fairy Tales TPB Volume 2 is
finally over! Collecting issues 7 through 12, this
full-color 176 page trade includes additional incredible artwork by David
Seidman and a bonus story entitled TIMEPIECE written by creators Ralph
Tedesco and Joe Tyler.
Grimm Fairy Tales #17, The Juniper Tree presents a
disturbing tale which shows us that too much control in a relationship can
only lead to intense heartbreak.
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ZENESCOPE ON FANBOY RADIO
OCTOBER 21st!
Grimm Fairy Tales writers and creators Ralph Tedesco
and Joe Tyler will be live on Fanboy Radio Sunday, October 21st @ 8pm.
Ralph and Joe will be talking about everything from what it’s like
writing the indy hit to discussing many of their upcoming titles.
The guys will also be fielding questions from listeners so make sure
you call in for your chance to ask them whatever it is you want answered!
Listen live at
www.fanboyradio.com and the number to call is (817) 257-7631
August 24th, 2007
If you didn't have a chance to grab issue #1/2 of THE LIVING CORPSE in San
Diego or Chicago you can now read it right here online!
The first issue of the ongoing series is scheduled to rise from the grave in
time for Halloween and we're proud to be carrying this incredible title by
Buz Hasson and Ken Haeser. Here's a review for you guys to chew on... hope
it's tasty.
Another of my favorites... Both Ken and Buzz can draw supremely well with
the result being that their characters are expressive, their jokes work, and
their timing is excellent. I found myself genuinely sympathizing with their
undead protagonist, and that’s in a book that doesn’t for a second take
itself seriously! Grade: A
--Dan Head, Paperbackreader.com
For all you fans who stuck with us through the FINAL DESTINATION series, we
thank you for doing so. Issue 5 turned out great and I have to thank writer
Mike Kalvoda and of course the entire art team assembled on this project for
the great story and awesome illustration and colors that went into it. You
can get all 5 issues of the mini-series right now for pretty darn cheap so
do it would ya!?
By the way, The FINAL DESTINATION, SPRING BREAK trade paperback will also be
released in October and will include a limited edition short story entitled
SACRIFICE.
Guys, keep an eye out for WILLOW CREEK #0, which will be up in our store
soon. Issue #1 is slated for a January '08 release. CREEK is a 5 issue
miniseries that will feature classic story-telling with incredible artwork
by Josh Medors and remind people why werewolves are so much damn fun.
That's it for now, check in soon for more!
August 2nd, 2007
So we made it back in one piece from Comic Con San Diego… barely! And in
case you missed the madness this year you have an entire 12 months to gear
up for 2008 Comic Con. We’ll be appearing in Chicago Wizard Con next
weekend at Booth #124 so get there to get there and get the stuff you’re
missing!
http://www.wizarduniverse.com/conventions/chicago.cfm
Signings (TIMES TO BE
ANNOUNCED SOON)
David Mack & Leif Jones who teamed up on SE7EN; ENVY
David Seidman, Artist, SE7EN, SINS OF THE FALLEN
Raven Gregory writer of RETURN TO WONDERLAND.
Ralph Tedesco writer of GRIMM FAIRY TALES and SE7EN
Ken Haeser and Buz Hasson Writers, Creators, Artists of Zenescope’s newest
title THE LIVING CORPSE
Chi-Town 2007 ZenExlusives:
Large Prints of SE7EN,
GRIMM FAIRY TALES and RETURN TO WONDERLAND limited to just 100 total pieces
each! These will go real fast so don’t miss your chance to grab one!
GRIMM FAIRY TALES Jay Company Exclusives including EBAS signed editions
(come by the booth to find out which issues will be there.)
SE7EN #6; ENVY by KABUKI creator David Mack!
FINAL DESTINATION #5, the last installment of the series
THE LIVING CORPSE #1/2 free issue!
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