Marvel and ComicsPRO Team-Up For The Early Launch Of Orson Scott Card's
FORMIC WARS: BURNING EARTH!
In anticipation for the biggest sci-fi release in decades, Marvel is
proud to announce that Formic Wars: Burning Earth #1 (of 7) will be on
sale February 15th, at select ComicsPRO retailers! The long awaited and
highly demanded prequel to sci-fi pioneer, Orson Scott Card's, legendary
Ender's Saga is finally here and Marvel wants fans nationwide to
celebrate a day early! Co-written by Card and Aaron Johnston with art by
Giancarlo Caracuzzo, Formic Wars: Burning Earth is the untold tale of
mankind's fateful first clash with the bug-like alien race known as the
Formics...and the battle that ultimately sets Ender Wiggin on his quest
to quell a galaxies-wide genocide. Mark your calendars and be the first
person on your block to get the dynamic first issue, a Formic Wars:
Burning Earth limited-edition cover print featuring the variant artwork
of superstar Bryan Hitch - only at participating ComicsPRO retailers.
Fans will also have a chance to shop through some great sales and stock
up on great Ender's Game collections! And that's not all! Both Orson
Scott Card and Aaron Johnston will be on hand at Chapel Hill Comics
<http://www.chapelhillcomics.com/content/?p=1187> in Chapel Hill, North
Carolina for a fan signing!
"We're thrilled at the opportunity to work with ComicsPRO, the largest
organization of professional comic shop retailers in the world, to
expand outside the super-hero genre and bring in new readers who have
been waiting for this epic story to be told," explains Senior Vice
President of Sales, David Gabriel. "With these outstanding retailers and
the popularity of the Ender's Game brand, it's a surefire hit!"
Stay tuned to Marvel.com <http://Marvel.com> for a complete list of
retailers participating in this momentous occasion as the true origins
behind the Hugo and Nebula-award winning saga that redefined science
fiction are revealed! The story that Orson Scott Card fans have waited
years to hear has finally arrived in Formic Wars: Burning Earth #1 (of
7), hitting select comics shops on February 15!
Plus, don't miss the continued adventures of Ender in Orson Scott Card's
Speaker For The Dead #1 (of 5) - on sale January 26th -or in the graphic
fiction adaptations of Ender's Game and Ender's Shadow, now available in
hardcover collections at comic shops and book stores nationwide!
For more on Orson Scott Card and Ender's Game, please visit
www.hatrack.com
<https://webmail.marvel.com/exchweb/bin/redir.asp?URL=http://www.hatrack
.com/> and www.marvel.com <http://www.marvel.com/>
For more on the signing at Chapel Hill Comics, please visit
http://www.chapelhillcomics.com/content/?p=1187
FORMIC WARS: BURNING EARTH #1 (of 7) (DEC100532)
FORMIC WARS: BURNING EARTH #1 (of 7) HITCH WRAPAROUND VARIANT
(DEC100533)
Written by ORSON SCOTT CARD & AARON JOHNSTON
Penciled by GIANCARLO CARACUZZO
Cover by SALVADOR LARROCA
Variant Cover by BRYAN HITCH
Parental Advisory ...$3.99
FOC - 1/24/11, On-Sale - 2/15/11 (2/16/11 - nationwide)
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www.comicshoplocator.com <http://www.comicshoplocator.com/>
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