Future’s Comic Heroes is cover-mounting a full copy of issue one of The Traveler, as created by Stan Lee, the famous comic book writer and ex-chairman of Marvel comics.
In association with Boom! Studios, issue 4 of Comic Heroes will feature industry legend Stan Lee’s latest collaboration, written by Harvey & Eisner Award-nominated writer Mark Waid, with art by Amazing Spider-Man’s Chad Hardin. The Traveler will also feature an exclusive limited edition cover, only available with Comic Heroes’ December edition, on sale 14th December.
Stan Lee is a National Medal of Arts Award-winner and created the superhero mainstays that populate the House of Ideas, Marvel Comics: Spider-Man, Iron Man, The X-Men, The Hulk, Dr. Strange, Daredevil, The Fantastic Four and Thor, amongst many others.
Stan Lee’s The Traveler, first released in November, is the second of three new ongoing superhero series brought to you by Boom! Studios and Stan Lee. Upon release, Stan Lee’s Soldier Zero quickly became the bestselling Boom! book of all time; written by Paul Cornell and drawn by Javier Pina, it has garnered praise from all quarters. This week also marks the release of Stan Lee’s Starborn, written by New York Times bestseller and Superman writer Chris Roberson, with art by Khary Randolph.
Comic Heroes editor Jes Bickham said:
“We’re immensely proud and deeply honoured to be able to bring you a hugely collectable first issue of The Traveler with Comic Heroes issue 4. The exclusive cover from Boom! Studios makes this a rare treat indeed.”
“We’re very excited to offer comic fans across the pond the opportunity to jump on board the latest hit series from Stan Lee and Boom! Studios!,” said Boom! Studios Marketing Director Chip Mosher. “Comic Heroes is helping us to spread news that ‘Stan’s Back’ and just as good as ever with such amazing superhero adventures like The Traveler!”
Comic Heroes is the 132-page bi-monthly sister-title to SFX, Europe’s bestselling sci-fi and fantasy magazine. Comic Heroes delivers everything fans need to know about the world of comics across graphic novels, movies, TV, videogames, merchandise and the comic books themselves.
Included in the December issue of Comic Heroes, comic book fans can enjoy an interview with artist Kevin O’Neill (League of Extraordinary Gentlemen Century: 1969), a profile of French fabulist Moebius by comics historian Paul Gravett, a look at Britain’s forgotten superheroes by comic artist Lew Stringer and the second part of ‘How To Draw For Comics’, in which a wealth of industry talent offer advice to aspiring comic book artists.
Comic Heroes’ fourth issue is on sale now, priced at £7.99. This issue also includes the latest installment of the Sidekick sampler comic and three Jack Kirby art postcards. It is available at www.myfavouritemagazines.co.uk .
About Boom! Studios
BOOM! Studios (www.boom-studios.com), 2009 “Best Publisher” of the year, generates a wide-ranging catalog of multiple Eisner and Harvey Award-nominated comic books and graphic novels featuring some of the industry’s top talent, including Philip K. Dick’s DO ANDROIDS DREAM OF ELECTRIC SHEEP?, 20th Century Fox’s 28 DAYS LATER and DIE HARD, The Henson Company’s FARSCAPE, and the original Mark Waid series IRREDEEMABLE. This fall sees BOOM! teaming up with the legendary Stan Lee, creator of Marvel Comics’ characters Spider-Man, The Hulk, and The X-Men for a line of original superhero series, the legend’s first new superhero creations in nearly 20 years. BOOM!’s youth imprint, BOOM Kids!, is an undisputed industry leader, publishing Disney/Pixar’s THE INCREDIBLES, CARS, and TOY STORY, as well as Disney’s THE MUPPETS, DONALD DUCK, UNCLE SCROOGE and WALT DISNEY’S COMICS AND STORIES. This year, BOOM! Studios celebrates its fifth anniversary.
About Future:
Future plc is an international special-interest media group, listed on the London Stock Exchange (symbol FUTR). Founded in 1985 with one magazine, today we have operations in the UK, US and Australia creating over 180 special-interest publications, websites and events. We hold market-leading positions in games, film, music, technology, cycling, automotive and crafts. Our biggest-selling magazines include T3, Total Film, Classic Rock, Guitar World and Official Xbox Magazine. Our websites include gamesradar.com, bikeradar.com, and techradar.com. Future sells more than 3 million magazines each month; we attract more than 20 million unique visitors to our websites; and we host 27 annual live events. In addition, Future exports or syndicates publications to 90 countries, making us the UK’s number one exporter and licensor of monthly magazines.
For further information please contact Jen Campbell – 01225 732269 or jen.campbell@futurenet.com
