(Courtesy of Ambrosia Publishing)

Here is your free SMUGGLING SPIRITS five-page weekly update from Ambrosia Publishing. This update is for week number 12 out of 21.

SMUGGLING SPIRITS by Ben Fisher and Mike Henderson will be available in comic shops and online & offline book stores as a two-issue graphic novel series beginning in early 2008. You can purchase the digital version of SMUGGLING SPIRITS: BOOK ONE (in PDF, CBZ and eBOOK formats) now at The Ambrosia Publishing Store where we offer pay-what-you-want pricing. You can pay five cents or three dollars for the digital version- it is all up to you!

Now you can order both SMUGGLING SPIRITS: BOOK ONE and BOOK TWO from your local comic shop! All you have to do is give them the Diamond ordering code for which ever graphic novel you wish to order. The Diamond ordering codes are:

SMUGGLING SPIRITS: BOOK ONE - DEC073357 (due in stores in February)
SMUGGLING SPIRITS: BOOK TWO - JAN083340 (due in stores in March)

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Week 12 Update:

Wesley Craig Green, publisher

Ambrosia Publishing

(Courtesy of Hero By Night) 

Hero-Gram transmission initiated…

Hey everybody! Just wanted to bring everyone up to date on all things Hero By Night. There are a lot of plans swirling around for this year, and we’ll keep you up to date when the dust settles. Here’s the lowdown!

SECRET PACKAGE PROMOTION! – This is a random offer, and a little grassroots effort– my goal? To send some of our online comic readers into their local comic shops to help support them as well. How can I get you in your local shop? How about if there was a secret package there waiting for you with your name on it? Or possibly a coupon for that day when you first step into the shop– the goal being to get more people reading more comics, and supporting the WHOLE system. Comics needs us! If you’re interested in participating in this effort, all you need to do is email me your name and zipcode and I can locate the nearest shop to you.– then you wait for our email or “call to action” in your area. I promise that when the Hero calls on you, it will be a package worth going to get— email hero@herobynight.com with your info, or reply to this email.

PRE-ORDER ONLINE!- I’ve been listening to reader feedback and many of you have asked if there’s a way you can preorder the books online, and yes there is. While I’d rather you visit your local comic book shop to preorder, because ultimately it’s going to cost you less (no shipping!) I understand that many people don’t have a shop near them. Well, our ISSUE #3 is available for preorder TODAY, so take advantage of that, click the graphic to there and preorder.

BUYING DIRECT! — Again, while I encourage everyone to PLEASE visit their local comic shops to order our new titles, many of you have asked for sales direct or want signed books or special editions. I’m testing this out before possibly putting a bigger plan into effect where I might be able to do unique, limited t-shirts and other merchandise like rings, etc , but I wanted to let you know you can currently buy our issue 1 direct at 25% off at the Platinum Studios Store page– and for the serious collector of HBN, you can get a complete set of our original miniseries 1-4 CGC graded there as well. You know, to help put your kids through college! Hah! — And for people wanting signed books, I am currently offering a “direct from me” deal on those– to make it simple, just visit our main comic page and look for what I’m currently offering direct to fans from HBN HQ. – I only have a limited amount of certain things available, so check that out often near the “authors notes” section to see what I’ve got. Any profits I make directly from you guys I’m putting 100% of it back into promotion for HBN, so you’re helping to spread the word too.

EVERY LITTLE BIT HELPS, SO THANKS! — We’re doing our best on our end to keep producing a high quality, entertaining comic for everyone– And we’re thrilled when we get great reviews back and knowing that you’re all enjoying it as well, it puts some fuel in our tanks– Every little thing you can do on your end helps us out a great deal, from upping our sales numbers with preorders to keep our books alive, right down to just visiting our site and reading the comic online at HeroByNight.com, and telling your friends about it – So thanks for everything, and please help us keep spreading the word about HBN. I know a great deal of our success relies on your participation, and I really see all of our fans as part of the TEAM. If there’s ever anything we can do for you, just ask, we’re an ear.

D.J. Coffman

HeroByNight.com

Here is the BOOM! Studios titles in stores this week (01/30/08).

Enjoy!

Witchblade Volume 2 Trade Paperback                                       (Courtesy of TOP COW)

(W) Ron Marz          (A) Mike Choi, Chris Bachalo, Keu Cha, and many more   (Cov) Stjepan Sejic

The new era of WITCHBLADE continues as industry powerhouse Ron Marz (FIRST BORN, SAMURAI: HEAVEN & EARTH) and Wizard Top Ten artist Mike Choi (X-MEN, X-23: TARGET X) reveal the astonishing origin of the Witchblade!

This is the second collection in a complete rebranding of the Witchblade trade paperback line in 2008 which collects the Ron Marz era of WITCHBLADE and features brand new painted covers by Stjepan Sejic (FIRST BORN, WITCHBLADE).

Collects WITCHBLADE #86-92.

Full Color       192 pages     $14.99            trade paperback

Witchblade Volume 1 Witch Hunt Trade Paperback                     (Courtesy of TOP COW)

(W) Ron Marz          (A) Mike Choi           (Cov) Stjepan Sejic

“Witch Hunt” the storyline that reinvented Top Cow’s flagship title by industry powerhouse Ron Marz (FIRST BORN, SAMURAI: HEAVEN & EARTH) and Wizard Top Ten artist Mike Choi (X-MEN, X-23: TARGET X) is reprinted in its entirety in this introductory volume.

This collection marks a complete rebranding of the Witchblade trade paperback line in 2008 which collects the Ron Marz era of WITCHBLADE and featuring brand new painted covers by Stjepan Sejic (FIRST BORN, WITCHBLADE). With a reader friendly story, established creators and an unbelievable introductory price, you’re out of excuses!

Collects WITCHBLADE #80-85.

Full Color       144 pages     $4.99              trade paperback

Hunter-Killer Volume 1 Trade Paperback                      (Courtesy of TOP COW)

(W) Mark Waid         (A) Marc Silvestri, Eric Basaldua, and Kenneth Rocafort   (Cov) Silvestri

The wait is over! The powerhouse team of Mark Waid (FLASH) and Marc Silvestri (X-MEN: MESSIAH COMPLEX) bring you superhuman espionage and action at its best! Joining them are artists Eric Basaldua (APHRODITE IX) and Kenneth Rocafort (MADAME MIRAGE). This deluxe trade paperback collects the entire first season of HUNTER-KILLER including issue #0, #1-12, and the HUNTER-KILLER DOSSIER. As an added bonus, fans will get an exclusive look into Marc Silvestri’s sketchbook to see how the series was developed.

Full Color       336 pages     $24.99            trade paperback

(Courtesy of Markosia)

AAM Markosia announces The Boy Who Made Silence

Winner of the coveted Xeric Grant, the debut issue of The Boy Who Made
Silence was originally self-published by internationally exhibited
painter and creator Joshua Hagler. The series now has a home at AAM
Markosia, publisher of such titles as King Kong, Starship Troopers and
indie fav Headlocked.

In The Boy Who Made Silence, deaf child Nestor Gudfred inexplicably
creates utter silence around him, which compels the people near him
into each other’s pasts and memories. As his religious rural community
looks to him as a prophet, the story follows Nestor and a diverse cast
of richly imagined characters as he comes of age, falls in love, and
begins a search for his father.

The series has received advance praise from many of the best talents
in the industry:

“Hagler’s debut issue is an impressive start. Not only can Hagler
paint, but he has the proper focus on telling the story. It’s subtle,
understated work. And it’s beautifully reproduced — the colours are
rich and vibrant, in a way that makes everything else l’ve read this
week look washed out and cheaply printed.” — Paul O’Brien, X-Axis

“Brilliant, beautiful, original, authentic, and inspiring! One of the
best comic book reading experiences I’ve had in a long time.” — David
Mack, author and artist of Kabuki

“In his first work… Hagler finds his true voice. And this is just
the art alone, to say nothing of the moody and reflective
impressionistic story [upon which] he effortlessly floats us along…”
– Sam Kieth, author and artist of The Maxx, Zero Girl, Ojo

The Boy Who Made Silence #1
Joshua Hagler (Story and Art)
Thomas Mauer (letters)
Full Color
36 Pages
$3.99 / £2.00

Available for pre-order now via Diamond Previews using order code JAN08-3284.

Please visit http://www.markosia.com for more details.

(Courtesy of Boom! Studios)

Hitting shelves tomorrow, January 30th, we not only have SALEM, but
also our well-loved poke at comics of yesterday, WHAT WERE THEY
THINKING!? TPB.

With this comic, we hijacked some old 1940s and 1950s comic books and
re-wrote the word balloons to make them funny! It’s WHAT’S UP, TIGER
LILY? for comic books, or comedy in the vein of MYSTERY SCIENCE
THEATER 3000.

WHAT WERE THEY THINKING!? TPB features writers such as comic book
legend Keith Giffen (Justice League International, Lobo), Tranformers
screenwriter John Rogers, Eureka TV show creator Andrew Cosby, X-Men
writer Joe Casey, Eureka series writer Johanna Stokes and the
irrepressable Kevin Church.

WHAT WERE THEY THINGING!? TPB
SC, 6?9, 128pgs, FC SRP: $14.99
ISBN: 1934506079
ISBN13: 978-1934506073
Diamond Code: NOV073415