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Dark Horse Comics Specialty Items For December 2008
Posted by Curto on September 10, 2008 at 04:30 PM CST:
Dark Horse Comics has sent out solicitations for their December 2008 titles, including a few specialty items that we thought you might be interested in.
AMANO LIMITED EDITION PRINT
On sale Jan 28
18" x 24", signed and numbered, limited to 250 pieces
$200.00
We celebrated our 20th year of publishing manga with a specially commissioned in-store poster featuring a calligraphy-style illustration by renowned artist Yoshitaka Amano. This has been one of our most talked-about promotional items?its simple artistry captures the elusive spirit of creativity.
We asked Mr. Amano if we could produce a special collector?s edition of the piece as a lithograph for collectors. He agreed, and we present this frameable edition of this artwork while supplies last.
HALO 3
On sale Mar 25
Halo 3 is the third game in the award-winning science fiction Halo trilogy and will provide the thrilling conclusion to the events that began in Halo: Combat Evolved and continued in Halo 2. Weta Collectibles has been working for nearly a year to produce a line of limited-edition sculptures from Halo 3 and this month we offer the first in this line of stunning pieces.
 
Weta Collectibles: Halo 3?Cortana Statue
8" W x 17.5" H x 8" D, limited edition
$250.00
An UNSC Artificial Intelligence and one of the greatest assets in humanity?s war of survival, Cortana is as close to a person as a computer program could become, though she has no true physical form. Recovered by the Master Chief from the Flood-infested Covenant warship High Charity, Cortana is the Chief?s companion and confidant, the closest thing to a friend he has.
 
Weta Collectibles: Halo 3?Master Chief and Arbiter Statue
12.5" W x 10" H x 8" D, limited edition
$250.00
Unlikely allies, the Master Chief and his former Covenant nemesis, the Arbiter, must fight alongside one another. Once the most respected warrior in the Covenant, the Arbiter was stripped of rank and betrayed by the Prophets, while the Master Chief has always been a man alone, even among his own kind.
INDIANA JONES OMNIBUS: THE FURTHER ADVENTURES VOLUME 1
Walt Simonson (W), John Byrne (W/A), Denny O?Neil (W), David Michelinie (W), Archie Goodwin (W), John Buscema (A), Howard Chaykin (A), Klaus Janson (A), Terry Austin (A), and others
On sale Feb 18
FC, 368 pages
$24.95
TPB, 6" x 9"
Join comics luminaries Walt Simonson, John Byrne, Archie Goodwin, and Howard Chaykin, among others, in the very first appearances of the esteemed professor on the comic-book page! Weighing in at a hefty three hundred and sixty-eight pages, this tome collects the first twelve issues of the 1980s ongoing series?along with the adaptation of Raiders of the Lost Ark?for the very first time. And David Michelinie, the writer who would go on to pen most of Indy?s four-color adventures, begins his imaginative run here! Fans of the films won?t want to miss these classic tales that extend the Indiana Jones mythos beyond the silver screen.
? Indiana Jones Omnibus: The Further Adventures Vol. 1 is the first modern collection of material originally published by Marvel!
? The first two Dark Horse Indiana Jones Omnibus editions have combined to sell over 43,000 copies!
? A fantastic value? 368 BIG pages for only $24.95!
INDIANA JONES AND THE TOMB OF THE GODS
Rob Williams (W), Steve Scott (P), Nathan Massengill (I), Michael Atiyeh (C), and Tony Harris (Cover)
On sale Feb 11
FC, 120 pages
$14.95
TPB, 7" x 10"
When a group of preeminent archaeologists discovers a prehistoric map to an ancient tomb, they have no idea that they will spend the rest of their lives making sure that it does not fall into the wrong hands. Now, with Nazis hot on their trail, they entrust Indiana Jones with the map and a cryptic warning: ?Some mysteries are best left undiscovered.? Indy knows that he has to keep the artifact out of the hands of the Nazis, but are his motivations truly altruistic or has he let his curiosity cloud his perspective?
It?s a race around the globe as Indiana Jones attempts to stop a group of Hitler?s Nazi elite from harnessing an ancient power of unrivaled destructive force that has been hidden for millennia in the mysterious Tomb of the Gods!
?. . . plenty of mystery and fast-paced action and adventure to keep me salivating for more.? ?Comicsbulletin.com
REELART STUDIOS BUCK ROGERS STATUE
On sale Jan 15
16" tall x 8" wide x 8" deep
Limited to 500 units worldwide
$189.00
ReelArt Studios is proud to present Buck Rogers, Philip Francis Nowlan?s
seminal hero who first appeared in the novella Armageddon 2419 A.D. in the 1928 issue of Amazing Stories. This 1950's version of Buck is sculpted by
Tony Cipriano and paint mastered by Joy & Tom Studios. It depicts Buck in action with blazing guns and rising on a cloud of smoke from his jet pack.
THE SPIRIT MOVIE BUST AND JOURNAL
On sale Jan 28
Mini-Bust
4.30"W X 3.15"D X 6.00"H
numbered limited edition of only 750 pieces for worldwide distribution
$59.99
On sale Dec 3
Journal
HC, concealed spiral bound light-up, 128pg, FC, 5.5" x 8.5"
$14.99
Dark Horse is happy to celebrate the forthcoming motion picture of Will Eisner?s The Spirit, as directed by Frank Miller, with some very sophisticated limited-edition pieces based on the characters as they appear in the film.
Miller is infusing this classic property with a look and feel that is cutting-edge modern, while retaining the period look and feel of Eisner?s pages.
We have enlisted two of the finest digital sculptors around to create this first piece. Hot on the heels of their stunning statues of the characters taken from Batman, Kolby Jukes and Oluf Hartvigson have created this limited-edition bust. They have done a spectacular job, infusing the figures with realism, personality, and drama.
Fans have raved about our Tim Burton Light-Up Journal for a while now. We have been waiting for just the right property to follow up with, and have found it with The Spirit. A moody silhouette of the hero stands against a snow-speckled night sky. When a small button is pressed, a sequence of LED lighting elements concealed in the cover illuminate various snowflakes.
VAMPIRE HUNTER D BUST MONO VARIANT
On sale Jan 28
8.5" tall, monochromatic style paint
Limited edition, packaged in a deluxe full-color box
$74.99
In a move inspired by the manga genre, and as a special treat for art lovers and statue collectors, Dark Horse has commissioned a special rare variant companion piece to the Vampire Hunter D bust as sculpted by Tim Bruckner. This version highlights the nuance of the monochromatic art style of Amano, as recreated by master prototype painter Kat Sapene. |
  
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