The Road to Civil War is Paved with Controversy... and BETRAYAL!

Ripped from the pages of NEW AVENGERS, the Eisner award-winning team of Brian Bendis and Alex Maleev present this all-new special. An explosive hidden story of Marvel’s secret past, the secret history of Marvel’s most secret team -- how they came together and how they are ripped apart.

The events in this book act as a prologue to not one but two entirely different Marvel blockbuster summer events- CIVIL WAR and PLANET HULK.

Look for red-hot interior pages from this issue Monday, but in the meantime, here is the first page of INCREDIBLE HULK #92, featuring the ILLUMINATI’S apparent betrayal of a friend. Get the FULL story on what really happened in NEW AVENGERS: ILLUMINATI and why that was the beginning of the end for so many this summer.

The Marvel Universe is about to split down the middle and the line is drawn here!!! CIVIL WAR is coming! You will be asked: whose side are you on? Well... whose side are you on???

NEW AVENGERS: ILLUMINATI
Written by BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS
Penciled by ALEX MALEEV
Cover by GABRIELE DELL’OTTO
48 PGS./Rated A ...$3.99
FOC 3/9/06, On Sale 3/29/06

Incredible Hulk #92, First Planet Hulk Issue, Is Outta This World… and Outta Stock!

Retailers and fans agree, PLANET HULK is a hit. After just one issue, this epic story destined to return Hulk to greatness, is being hailed as an instant classic, a legendary storyline that comic fans will be talking about for years to come! Echoing those feelings, the first issue of this epic – Incredible Hulk #92 – has sold out at Diamond!

This is the biggest Hulk story to come about in years, and it looks like it’s exactly what the fans and retailers wanted! Don’t take our word for it, here’s but a few examples of the universal praise this story is earning:

“PLANET HULK is the first great ‘Hulk Smash’ epic of the 21st Century!” - Carr D'Angelo, Earth-2 Comics

“Customers can't get enough of this tale, which brings mystery, suspense and action back to Banner's alter-ego. It's like a Gamma Bomb to our racks, the way stacks of this comic are being decimated.” - W. Alan, Silver Bullet Comics

“I've been looking forward to this since it was first announced. Apparently, our customers have been, too, as it's already selling well ahead of our projections!” - Chris Powell, GM of Lone Star Comics / mycomicshop.com

“Believe the hype! I admit I was a hard sell myself but our customers have spoken with authority and with only one day on the racks, Planet Hulk has already outsold every other Hulk issue from the last six months. Thanks Marvel.” - Robert Scott, Owner Comickaze Comics Books and More

“The Hulk is finally good again! Fan-HULKING-tastic! This is the new, fresh Hulk story I have been waiting on for years. Must Have!”- Hilary Goldstein, IGN

“HULK SMASH PUNY COMIC WORLD! ‘Nuff said!” -Steven Olsen, Little Shop of Comics


FANS NOTE, this is one series you don’t want to miss! There are no plans at this time to go back to press on the first issue, and this epic event will not be collected until the last issue has been released, and that is a long time to wait! So, be sure to add this title to your monthly pull list. Don’t be left out!

Retailers, be sure your customers are aware of this epic adventure by handing out the PLANET HULK postcards and see the Diamond site for downloadable shelf-talkers that clearly identify which issues are part of the PLANET HULK story-line. Orders for Incredible Hulk #93 – the second part of PLANET HULK – are due soon. Don’t be caught short! In other words…

“This is gonna be fun!” – Hulk, Incredible Hulk #92

There may still be copies available at the retail level.

INCREDIBLE HULK #93
Written by GREG PAK
Penciled by CARLO PAGULAYAN
Cover by LADRÖNN
PLANET HULK: EXILE
Stranded on an alien planet and thrown into the Imperial Arena to fight as a gladiator, the Hulk seizes the opportunity to smash with abandon. But inspired by the Hulk’s defiance of the corrupt Red King, a group of rebels try to break him out of captivity. Will the Hulk join the rebels’ cause? Or will he lead his fellow gladiators to claim the glory offered by the arena? Part 2 (of 4).
32 PGS./T+ SUGGESTED FOR TEENS AND UP ...$2.99
FOC – 3/2, On Sale – 3/22/2006

Thirteen of the greatest living horror filmmakers assembled for one sinister purpose

IDT ENTERTAINMENT’S
ANCHOR BAY ENTERTAINMENT
PRESENTS THE DVD PREMIERE OF
“MASTERS OF HORROR” --
THE JOHN CARPENTER AND
STUART GORDON FEATURES

Available in Separate Editions or a Two-Pack Set
March 28, 2006

When night overtakes day, when dreams morph into nightmares, when terror conquers reason, you will find them…lurking in the movies, on the airwaves and now in your DVD player. From the creative minds behind some of the most horrifying and groundbreaking cinema of all time comes…the “Masters of Horror!” IDT Entertainment’s Anchor Bay Entertainment – a leader in horror DVD programming – announces the March 28, 2006 DVD debut of two features from the critically acclaimed “Masters of Horror” film anthology. These bloodcurdling tales – “Cigarette Burns” directed by John Carpenter (“Halloween,” “The Thing,” “They Live”) and “Dreams in the Witch House” directed by Stuart Gordon (“Re-Animator,” “Pit and the Pendulum,” “Dolls”) – are also loaded with hours of bonus supplements to please the horror faithful and neophytes alike.

Each DVD package boasts original art from renowned genre artists Jeremy Caniglia, Ashley Wood and Ben Templesmith and includes a limited edition collectible trading card. SRP is $16.98 for each edition, with the “Masters of Horror Carpenter/Gordon 2-Pack” priced at $29.98 SRP. Pre-book is January 28, 2006.

“Our goal has always been to present the best horror catalog for home entertainment consumers,” says Anchor Bay Entertainment President and CEO Ted Green, “and with ‘Masters of Horror’ we are presenting the very best directors working in the field.”

“Masters of Horror” had its genesis in a series of bi-monthly informal dinners attended by some of the horror genre’s most respected directors. Premiering on the Showtime cable network in October 2005 to critical and public acclaim, “Masters of Horror” elevates the anthology to a completely new – and unnerving – level of storytelling. Each one-hour film stands alone as an exercise in terror, written and directed by some of the genre’s leading practitioners.

In John Carpenter’s “Cigarette Burns,” written by Drew McWeeny and Scott Swan, film “detective” Kirby Sweetman (Norman Reedus) is hired by a mysterious patron (Udo Kier) to track down the only known existing print of “Le Fin Absolue du Monde,” or “The Absolute End of the World,” a film shown only once and rumored to have driven its audience into a homicidal rage. (“Cigarette Burns” refer to the momentary dots that appear at the top right hand corner of a film print to indicate reel changes.) As Kirby’s investigations go deeper and deeper into the film’s reputation and actual history, he discovers a cinematic conspiracy that stretches from life to death and from Heaven to Hell.

Stuart Gordon’s “Dreams in the Witch House” cements Gordon’s reputation as a leading dramatizer of the horror literature of H.P. Lovecraft. Adapted from Lovecraft’s short story by Gordon and his frequent collaborator Dennis Paoli, “Dreams” spins the strange tale of college student Walter Gilman (Ezra Godden) who rents an attic room in a quaint but dilapidated building. Studying interdimensional string theory, Walter soon becomes haunted by nightmares involving witches, supernatural animals and even Satan himself. When Walter accidentally uncovers the gateway to a parallel universe, he starts to lose his grip on reality and begins to suspect that he might be an unwitting pawn in a satanic ritual that demands the life of his neighbor’s infant!

Horror.com declared “Scary and sexy, ‘Masters of Horror’ grabs you by the throat and doesn’t let go,” while Entertainment Weekly gave the series an “A-“ and The Horror Channel exclaimed “Horror is a dish best served terrifying and the Masters have provided us with a feast!"

Anchor Bay Entertainment has created extensive bonus materials for each DVD release of “Masters of Horror,” assembling and presenting never-before-seen value-added features, behind-the-scenes supplements and extras available on DVD and DVD-ROM that provide hours of chilling insights.

JOHN CARPENTER’S CIGARETTE BURNS offers such features as:

Widescreen Presentation (1.77:1), enhanced for 16x9 TVs
Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround Sound
“Celluloid Apocalypse: An Interview with John Carpenter”
Behind The Scenes: The Making of Cigarette Burns
Audio Commentaries with director John Carpenter and writers Drew McWeeny & Scott Swan
Trailers
Still Gallery
John Carpenter Bio
Original Screenplay (DVD-ROM)
Screen savers (DVD-ROM)

STUART GORDON’S DREAMS IN THE WITCH HOUSE includes the following value-added extras:

Widescreen Presentation (1.77:1), enhanced for 16x9 TVs
Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround Sound
“Dreams, Darkness and Damnation: An Interview with Stuart Gordon”
Behind The Scenes: The Making of Dreams in the Witch House
SFX: Meet Brown Jenkin
Audio commentary by writer/director Stuart Gordon, Actor Ezra Godden and DVD Producer Perry Martin
Trailers
Still Gallery
Storyboard Gallery
Stuart Gordon Bio
Original Screenplay (DVD-ROM)
“Dreams in the Witch House” by H.P. Lovecraft (DVD-ROM)
Screen savers (DVD-ROM)

Anchor Bay Entertainment is promoting “Masters of Horror” on DVD with a multi-level marketing campaign including national television, genre/industry print advertising and a partnership with national cable network American Movie Classics. Additionally, the film will be cross-trailered on upcoming Anchor Bay DVD releases.

History Meets Fantasy in The Epic Battle over 'Grunland'

This April Roman Imperial Soldiers, Japanese Samurais and a secret society of Orc half-breeds battle for control of an ancient, mystical force so evil its very existence must never be recorded in writing. Narwain Publishing is proud to present the fantasy epic graphic novel 'Grunland.'


For centuries, the Ar Ze people have lived in the Grunland ("green lands" in their native tongue). Half human and half orc, these people are the protectors of a mystical mountain that is inhabited by an ancient evil. So dark is this force, and so powerful is the magic needed to contain it, that the Ar Ze dare not even write of its existence. Instead they carry out their duties through the tradition of spoken word and memorized rituals.


But memory fades over time and with it, the mystical bonds of the Grunland Mountain fade. Evil creatures manage to escape captivity, visiting a campaign of terror and death on the neighboring villages, using the Estgian whisper to raise an army of the dead.


Even as the Ar Ze struggle to contain these evil forces, armies from Rome and Japan invade their shores.


From the imagination of writer Jesus Cansino and artist Jesus Barony…this is 'Grunland'!


'Grunland' is a 56-page graphic color novel shipping in April from Narwain Publishing. It carries a retail price of $5.99 US ($ 6.96 Canadian). Ask your retailer for it today!