Why? Because, it's a great way to celebrate the return of the Star Wars saga. Because, it's a great way to give The Phantom Menace a strong second month kick-off. Because, all movies' weekend grosses go down, not up, after subsequent weekends, especially after the first month of release. But we're going to change all of that!
Bring your friends, your family, and anyone else you can! Dress-up. Yes, you heard me... DRESS-UP! You didn't make that cool Darth Maul costume just to wear it once did you? No! Throw a Star Wars Fan Day party.
Forwarded by Stephane Morrell <stephanm@grouplaurier.ca>
The author who wrote the novels for the latest Star Wars saga--which has spawned the most-hyped line of movie-themed merchandise in history--is now creating a new young adult adventure series based on an exciting new property called Young Olympians.
Author Dave Wolverton is developing a series of five novels around Young Olympians. An engaging game is also being developed by Saffire Corp., a Utah-based entertainment firm and one of the nation's hottest makers of video games.
Young Olympians already has its own web site. At www.young-olympians.com, fans will come to know five teenage Olympian heroes and their villainous foes. In the novels--and later in other properties--the ancient Greek gods have sworn an oath not to return to Earth. When a band of villains threatens the world, the gods turn to their children for help. The three young women and two young men, each with unique powers, journey through the Underworld and across the globe to save Earth.
The storyline for Young Olympians is scripted by Wolverton, a New York Times best-selling author. "I've had a longstanding interest in Greek mythology and the Greek gods, and in college even considered making that my emphasis of study," says Wolverton. He has produced books for leading publishers, and wrote the novels to be released with the upcoming "Star Wars: Episode I The Phantom Menace." Toys and other products based on the LucasFilm project went on sale the first week in May, creating a buying frenzy across the U.S. In addition to Wolverton's novels, the story of the Young Olympians will be told through a variety of media, including comic books and posters.
Other likely spin-offs include music, fashions and toys. Hollywood is considering a Young Olympians TV series and feature film. Author Terry Brooks is writing the novel on which a movie would be based. Saffire VIPs are enthused about the impact Young Olympians products will have on the licensing world.
Saffire is a leader in producing dynamic games for such major distributors as Nintendo, Electronic Arts, G.T. Interactive and Midway.
Scottsdale, AZ - March 31, 1999 - To meet the constant demand for The Undertaker comic, which is enjoying remarkable sales across the country, Chaos! Comics, Where Darkness Dwells, announces that they will rush-solicit an Undertaker trade paperback, collecting issues #1-4 of the best-selling series for August sales, just four months after the release of #1.
The series is based on the Undertaker, one of the World Wrestling Federation's most popular professional wrestlers and is written by fan favorite writer, Beau Smith with art by Manny Clark. Through the series, Smith and Clark have explored the character of the Undertaker, establishing that he is in fact, the ruler of Stygian, Hell's prison.
In his quest to regain and hold his throne in Stygian, the Undertaker has been cast into an ongoing battle for possession of the three Books of the Dead. While he possesses one, the other two are held by his eternal enemies - Paul Bearer and the Embalmer! The battle for control of the books has moved from Hell to earth - is anyone safe?
The phenomenon of the Undertaker's popularity continues to grow as more and more wrestling fans, as well as fans of darker, more gothic comics discover The Undertaker comic series. Recently, over 40 million viewers of the WWF's pay per view Wrestlemania XV had the opportunity to obtain a free special edition of The Undertaker #1 through a promotional offer, while the Undertaker comic series is heavily promoted on the WWF's official website (www.wwf.com) which receives over 30 million unique hits per month.
The Undertaker series, and now the Undertaker trade paperback have the potential to bring thousands of new customers into comic shops nation wide. In addition to reprinting the best-selling Undertaker #1-4, the first installment of the Prophecy of the De ad storyline, the trade paperback will also contain special behind-the-scenes material, never before seen outside of the Chaos! and WWF offices.
Demand is expected to be high for the trade, so don't wait - order yours today!
The Undertaker: Prophecy of the Dead trade paper back is a full color trade paperback reprinting Undertaker #1-4 from Chaos! Comics. It will ship in August and retail for $ 12.95.
Rest In Peace!
Chaos! Comics fully supports Undertaker: Prophecy of the Dead trade paperback with in house ads, trade ads, and coverage on the Undertaker's dedicated web site www.theundertaker.net and Chaos!' website at www.chasocomics.com. For more information on the Undertaker: Prophecy of the Dead trade paperback or any Undertaker or Chaos! products, please call Chaos!' Director of Sales, Bob Sprenger at 1-888-CHAOS13, extension 536.
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