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Hi all! Well… it’s about that time. A little less than a year after winning Small Press Idol with Faction and several months after kicking into high gear with several projects, I’m proud to announce presales for two books ~ Faction issue 1 and Citizens issue 1. We’re offering things a number of different ways this time around to appeal to the collectors out there, including a special exclusive cover to the Citizens you can only get otherwise if you go to SDCC this year. Basically, though, the options are: For Faction, issue 1 by itself and issues 0 and 1 bundled AND for Citizens, issue 1 by itself, issue 1 bundled with the exclusive variant (limited to 300), and issue 1 bundled with the variant and a print of the two covers combined (limited to 50). All details below… As mentioned, these are presales, so they won’t ship until after SDCC in later July. Also, keep in mind that the exclusives are VERY limited. Our goal here is to sell 500 copies of Faction issue 1 and 500 copies of Citizens issue 1 in the presale. I know it sounds like a lot, but we managed to sell 500 Faction 0’s last year! If you’re interested in knowing how we’re doing on that goal or want to know if you can help other ways, please let me know! Below are some descriptions of what we’re offering, but you can see a summary of all of them at http://www.dimestoredistro.com/spa-comics-291/carpet-bomb-comics-343/. Also, for each book, you can always read more at the Faction site ~ http://www.carpetbombcomics.com/faction ~ and the Citizens site ~ http://www.carpetbombcomics.com/citizens. FACTION
Faction Issues 0 & 1 Bundle – $6.49 (Save $1.00!) – Beginnings and Endings Prelude and Part 1 of 4. Winner of Small Press Idol 2009, Carpet Bomb Comics’ Faction is back with the first issue of the regular series in FULL COLOR! If you missed the successful Faction #0, don’t worry; you can get caught up on the epic saga right here in this special bundle, at a discounted price too! Faction #0, printed with color cover and grayscale interior, introduces Acker Kinney, a former Marine who has lost an arm, and his career, thanks to a roadside bomb. Dropped in the middle of the eternal struggle between the Society of the Enlightened and the vile Den Malignity, he must forget everything he believes to be true to join in the battle. Faction #1 picks up right after the action-packed Zero Issue as Acker, Gabriel, Abigail, and the rest of the Knights must face their past on the rain-drenched path to the Blood Lord, the mysterious head of a dangerous new Faction. Plus: What’s the secret history between Acker and Abigail? Issue 0 by Erik Hendrix, Arnie Gordon, and Michael Nelsen. Issue 1 by Erik Hendrix, Arnie Gordon, Jon Bolerjack, and Giuseppe Pica. Read more and see sample artwork at carpetbombcomics.com/faction. NOTE: This product is a Pre-Sale and will not ship until late July, immediately following San Diego Comic Con. http://www.dimestoredistro.com/faction-0-1-bundle-2303.html CITIZENS
Thank you for your time and please let me know if you have any questions… Thanks, Amanda, my wife, mentioned to me a few weeks ago how excited she was to see the movie… I wasn’t sure myself, worried that it would be a case of the best bits from the movie being the only good parts overall… Oh man was I wrong…
The all-star cast also includes: Chris Rock (THE LONGEST YARD, I THINK I LOVE MY WIFE), Martin Lawrence (WILD HOGS, BIG MOMMA’S HOUSE), Tracy Morgan (TV’s 30 Rock, FIRST SUNDAY), Zoe Saldana (AVATAR, STAR TREK), James Marsden (ENCHANTED, 27 DRESSES), Luke Wilson (OLD SCHOOL, THE FAMILY STONE), Regina Hall (LAW ABIDING CITIZEN, FIRST SUNDAY), Columbus Short (STOMP THE YARD, THIS CHRISTMAS), Danny Glover (2012, LETHAL WEAPON series), Loretta Devine (THIS CHRISTMAS, TV’s Grey’s Anatomy) and Peter Dinklage (THE STATION AGENT, ELF). You’d assume that with hilarious standup guys like Chris Rock and Martin Lawrence, they would be delivering line after line, leading to most of the jokes throughout… Not at all! The entire cast brings something to the table, ranging from subtle humor to over the top antics. The standouts were a complete surprise to me… James Marsden, Tracy Morgan, Peter Dinklage, and Danny Glover… I won’t ruin the movie for you… I’ll tell you this, though, the things you see in the preview are but a fraction of the gut splitting moments in there. There were so many great moments you’ll look back on and laugh… There were moments in the theater, filled with press and lucky sneak preview viewers, where the laughter was so loud, you couldn’t hear anything on screen for ten or fifteen seconds. One spot in particular, related to the preview where you see Tracey Morgan’s character in the bathroom with Danny Glover… just crazy… Two HUGE surprises for me… First, Danny Glover… I know he’s spent some time being funny in movies, but his role in Death at a Funeral was absolutely amazing, spot on grumpy bastard of an old man in a wheelchair who, despite everything, is still endearing because it’s just funny. There are some scenes where he steals the show… Second, THE single largest surprise in the film was James Marsden. My first real exposure to him was in the late 90’s thriller(ish) Disturbing Behavior. Besides that, X-Men, and Superman Returns were the kinds of roles I expected from him. Suddenly, he appears in 27 Dresses and, wha, Enchanted??? The guy’s kind of funny… kinda… If you think of it like a transition, X-Men to Superman Returns to 27 Dresses to Enchanted, it makes sense. He has seriously grown out of whatever “brooding” roles he was typecast into. Now Death at a Funeral. THE funniest person on the screen. Again, won’t ruin anything, but there are so many moments where you can’t help but laugh at the simplest of expressions and gestures punctuated by over the top scenes. Scene stealer all the way! The Bottom Line ~ Great, Hilarious, Fun, Side-Splitting good time from funny, yet somber performances (yes, it’s at a funeral, they should be somber, thank you), and sent into the comedic history by amazing performances by James Marsden, Danny Glover, Tracy Morgan, and Peter Dinklage. A short description? I’d compare it to a Tyler Perry movie on crack for anyone who loves a comedy and doesn’t mind a great deep down laugh. |
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First off, a little about the film… If the name sounds familiar, it should… Originally, the film, written by Dean Craig, was released in the UK in 2007 with a completely different cast, but decidedly British. It won a couple of festival awards, too. I won’t pretend to know much about the film, Amanda thinks she’s seen it, I know I haven’t, but from what I’ve read it’s good. So why the remake?
THE BRIEF (from press release) ~ Directed by Neil LaBute, Death at a Funeral is a hilarious day in the life of an American family that has come together to put a beloved husband and father to rest. As mourners gather at the family home, shocking revelations, festering resentments, ugly threats, blackmail and a misdirected corpse unleash lethal and riotous mayhem.
