ZOOM SUIT COMIC FIRST TO FEATURE COVER TO COVER METALFX® ENHANCEMENT TECHNOLOGY

Zoom Suit #1, solicited under Superverse in the February issue of Previews for items shipping in April 2006, has been sponsored by MetalFX® Technology and will feature their cutting edge MetalFX® inks process throughout the entire 36 story pages. The team up between Team Zoom Suit (USA), MetalFX® Technology (United Kingdom) and Datachrome Printers (Canada) marks the first “Cover to Cover” enhanced printing process.

MetalFX® Technology is a Universal Process and Spot Metallic Color System that allows millions of metallic colors to be printed utilizing a software-driven prepress process and adding a MetalFX® base ink to the usual CMYK mix. The process allows the alien created Zoom Suit to pop off the pages and give readers the impression that the suit is real.

“It’s pretty sick looking,” enthused Zoom Suit creator and writer, John Taddeo. “It’s like High Def or 3D. In full metal, the suit is really jumping off the page, and to offer it throughout the entire book without raising the cover price is a huge win for everyone. I’d like to thank my trade partners for their help. This wouldn’t have been possible without the cooperation of Datachrome and MetalFX® Technology.”

With over 250,000 comics and animation fans having already viewed the award-winning animated film Zoom Suit, a built in audience is expected for the debut of the comic book mini-series in April 2006. The first issue of the four issue mini-series is written by Zoom Suit creator, John Taddeo, with art by Billy Dallas Patton (X-Men Unlimited) and covers by Patton, Billy Tucci and Bob Layton. Additionally, a series of retailer incentives feature artwork by “Armored Legend” pencilers Gene Colan, Bart Sears, Jim Starlin and Bob Layton.

In issue #1, an alien craft crash lands in Roswell, New Mexico, and the reports are heard around the world. Fast forward 60 years. The suit is stolen by turncoat NSA Agent Simon Bane. In a theft attempt reminiscent of DB Cooper, Simon leaps from an Army chopper at 8,000 feet and begins to don the Zoom Suit. However, he has made a deadly error: Aliens are small! The suit doesn’t fit! Simon and the suit fall helplessly to earth at terminal velocity. On Earth, thirteen year old Myles Mason is bummed about not being able to afford a Halloween costume, when suddenly, from the sky, alien armor crashes to Earth just a few feet behind him.

Zoom Suit is aimed at an 8 to 80 audience and looks to bring some fun back to comics. The first issue features a $2.95 cover price and contains 36 pages of story and art plus two full letters pages and ads parodying “old skool” ads seen in Marvel and DC comics for X-Ray specs, giant monsters, etc. The issue also contains many pop culture references and inside jokes as well as a secret code hidden throughout that will take fans on a mission outside the book, across the internet and into the middle of an alien conspiracy. Those that can decipher the code and solve the mystery will receive prizes such as DVDs and limited edition comics and trading cards.