Marvel Announces New Date for Formic Wars ComicsPRO Launch Party
Marvel has announced a new date of February 16th for parties at participating ComicsPRO (www.comicspro.org) retailers to celebrate the launch for the hotly-anticipated launch of Formic Wars: Burning Earth #1 (of 7), the biggest sci-fi launch in decades. Fans demanded it for decades and now sci-fi legend Orson Scott Card, along with writer Aaron Johnston, presents the stunning prequel to the Ender’s saga of novels. Teaming with ComicsPRO and the nation’s top retailers, Marvel is proud to offer exclusive limited edition prints for customers purchasing Formic Wars at participating stores.
“We’d like to thank retailers for their support of this unique partnership between Marvel and ComicsPRO, but unfortunately due to distribution concerns we’ve been forced to hold the line at February 16th to launch this series,” said David Gabriel, Marvel’s SVP of Sales. “But to show ComicsPRO retailers that we’re sorry about the change, we have some very exciting exclusives that will be announced next week in Dallas.”
Additionally, Chapel Hill Comics in Chapel Hill, NC will hold the official Formic Wars signing event with special guests Orson Scott Card & Aaron Johnston! Please visit www.chapelhillcomics.com for more details.
Retailers, please check with ComicsPRO to learn about additional incentives for Formic Wars: Burning Earth #1.
The full list of participating stores is listed below:
UNITED STATES
Arizona
Fantasy Comics www.fantasycomics2595.com
Samurai Comics www.samuraicomics.com
California
Bat Comics www.batcomics.com
Collector’s Paradise Comics & Cards www.comicsandcards.net
Comickaze Comic Books and More www.comickaze.com
Comix Experience www.comixexperience.com
Crush Comics www.crushcomics.com
Flying Colors Comics & Other Cool Stuff www.flyingcolorscomics.com
Invincible Ink www.myspace.com/InvincibileInk
Mission: Comics and Art www.missioncomicsandart.com
Njoy Games & Comics www.njoy.us
Colorado
Time Warp www.time-warp.com
Connecticut
Buried Under Comics
Legends of Superheros www.legendsofsuperheros.com
Delaware
Captain Blue Hen Comics www.captainbluehen.com
Florida
Heroes Landing www.heroeslanding.com
Tate’s Comics www.tatescomics.com
Georgia
Bunjee’s Comics www.bunjeescomics.com
Dr. No’s Comics & Games SuperStore www.drnos.com
Quest Comic Shop www.questcomicshop.com
Illinois
Castle Perilous Games & Books
Chicago Comics www.chicagocomics.com
Fantasy Books www.fantasybooksinc.com
Heroic Adventures www.heroic-adventures.com
Indiana
Clem’s
DCBS www.dcbs.com
Louisiana
BSI Comics www.bsicomics.com
Massachusetts
Comicopia www.comicopia.com
Friendly Neighborhood Comics www.friendlycomics.com
Larry’s Comics www.larryscomics.net
That’s Entertainment www.thatse.com
Maryland
Alternate Worlds
Cosmic Comix & Toys www.cosmiccomix.com
Third Eye Comics www.thirdeyecomics.com
Maine
Casablanca Comics www.casablancacomics.com
Michigan
Clem’s www.clemslanding.com
Comic City www.comiccity.com
Minnesota
Big Brain Comics www.bigbraincomics.com
Mind’s Eye Comics
Source Comics & Games
Missouri
Southern Fried Comics www.southernfriedcomics.com
Montana
Muse Comics www.musecomics.com
Splash Page www.splashpagemontana.com
Nebraska
Strange Adventures Bookshops www.strangeadventures.com
North Carolina
Chapel Hill Comics www.chapelhillcomics.com
Ssalefish Comics www.ssalefish.com
New Hampshire
Double Midnight Comics www.dmcomics.com
New Jersey
A Little Shop Of Comics www.littleshopofcomics.com
Nevada
Alternate Reality Comics www.alternaterealitycomics.net
Comic Oasis www.comicoasis.com
New York
Main Street Comics
Midtown Comics www.midtowncomics.com
Ohio
Alter Ego Comics www.alteregocomics.com
Laughing Ogre www.laughingogrecomics.com
Up Up & Away! www.upupandawaycomics.com
Oklahoma
Speeding Bullet Comics
Oregon
Bridge City Comics www.bridgecitycomics.com
Pennsylvania
Phantom of the Attic
Pittsburgh Comics www.pittsburghcomics.com
Texas
Austin Books www.austinbooks.com
Bedrock City Comic Co.
Dragon’s Lair Comics & Fantasy www.dlair.net
Generation X
Lone Star Comics www.lonestarcomics.com
Virginia
Laughing Ogre www.laughingogrecomics.com
Washington
Zanadu Comics www.zanaducomics.com
CANADA
Alberta
Another Dimension www.another-dimension.com
Happy Harbor Comics vol. 1 www.happyharborcomics.com
Collector’s Edition
The Comic Book Store
British Columbia – Canada
Curious Comics www.curious.bc.ca
Nova Scotia – Canada
Strange Adventures Bookshops www.strangeadventures.com
For more on Orson Scott Card and Ender’s Game, please visit www.hatrack.com and www.marvel.com
FORMIC WARS: BURNING EARTH #1 (of 7) (DEC100532)
FORMIC WARS: BURNING EARTH #1 (of 7) HITCH WRAPAROUND VARIANT (DEC100533)
Written by ORSON SCOTT CARD & AARON JOHNSTON
Penciled by GIANCARLO CARACUZZO
Cover by SALVADOR LARROCA
Variant Cover by BRYAN HITCH
Parental Advisory …$3.99
On-Sale – 2/16/11
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