Hi all,
You may have noticed that we advertised a Shonen Jump Sale in our Dec/Jan Dealer Guide. Unfortunately we have had to change the dates of this promotion.
NEW DATES ARE: FEB 1st - 28th 2014

We apologise for any inconvenience caused.

We have just been notified that Tim & Eric’s Billion Dollar Movie is going to be postponed with no future release date set as yet.
It was scheduled for a September Release in Australia / October in New Zealand.

We will cancel any orders that have been received and will resubmit when a new release date has been set.

We apologise for any inconvenience caused.

Due to licensing restrictions, we regret to inform that we will no longer be able to release FULLMETAL ALCHEMIST BROTHERHOOD COMPLETE COLLECTION Blu-Ray edition originally scheduled for release this coming October. The DVD edition will remain on release and will be shipped as scheduled.

Madman Entertainment sincerely apologies for any inconveniences and confusion this may cause you or your customers. We intend to release a non-limited edition version of this next year and will solicit this version when information is ready to be released.

We thank you for your continued support and understanding.

Due to a supplier shipping delay, we regret to advise that Skybound titles Walking Dead 16 and Super Dinosaur 2 will now be available in the first week of September.

We apologise for any inconvenience and wish to advise that measures to improve the shipping schedule are being taken.

Dear manga and book retailers,

We wish to advise due to delay at source, we will now be shipping in late July for these titles:

Twinkle Stars Vol 8
Vampire Knight Vol 15
Fullmetal Alchemist Vol 27

Apologies for the inconvenience on these anticipated titles.

DBD’s October 2012 sales kit is now online in the files section of the B2B:

DBD_OCT2012SalesKit.pdf

Highlights:

Antarctic Press

• ZOMBIE KID DIARIES: GORSSERY GAMES 978-0-9850925-5-9
• ZOMBIE KID DIARIES: PLAYING DEAD 978-0-9850925-4-2
- After settling with the author of DIARY OF A WIMPY KID, publisher has renamed this series and will be publishing new editions this October.
- Already getting strong support from the mass market channel.

Ape Entertainment

• RISE OF THE GUARDIANS: HIDDEN TRUTH & OTHER STORIES 978-1-937676-55-1
- Graphic novel digest based on the upcoming DreamWorks Animation movie.
- Opening November 21st in North America. International release dates: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1446192/releaseinfo
- Trailer: http://www.bing.com/videos/search?q=rise+of+the+guardians+trailer&mid=D5CFE09CED6FEA4C22B5D5CFE09CED6FEA4C22B5&view=detail&FORM=VIRE2
*movie tie-in*

Dark Horse

• ANGELIC LAYER OMNIBUS by CLAMP 978-1-61655-021-9
- A sequel to the popular CHOBITS series from the Japanese manga superstar group

• AVATAR THE LAST AIRBENDER V3 978-1-59582-941-2
- The series by Gene Yang are New York Times and Bookscan bestsellers
- TV show LEGEND OF KORRA is running on Nickelodeon in the US. Canada & international launch this September. UK launch in January 2013.
- At least 3 more books are planned in this series.
*TV tie-in*

• FINDER: TALISMAN by Carla Speed McNeil 978-1-61655-027-1
- New volume in this LA Times Book Prize winning series.

• JAM by Yahtzee Croshaw 978-1-59582-957-3
- Follow-up to the prose bestseller MOGWORLD

• STAR WARS: THE CRIMSON EMPIRE SAGA 978-1-59582-947-4
- Hardcover omnibus collecting the best-selling mini series

• THE SKY: THE ART OF FINAL FANTASY BOX SET 978-1-61655-039-4
- Deluxe hardcover box set for the fans of the immensely popular Final Fantasy franchise. Candidate for holiday gift guides.

Dynamite Entertainment

• THE TOLKIDEN YEARS OF THE BROTHERS HILDEBRANDT 978-1-60690-349-0
- Coffee table book collects the art + commentary from the Tolkien calendars over the years. Tie-in to THE HOBBIT movie.
- THE HOBBIT movie opens December 14th in North America. International release dates: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0903624/releaseinfo
- Trailer: http://www.cbsnews.com/video/watch/?id=7392431n
- Candidate for holiday gift guides
*movie tie-in*

Fantasy Flight Games

• ONLY WAR CORE RULEBOOK 978-1-61661-469-0
- A Warhammer 40K stand-alone book in which the player take the role of the Imperial Guards.

IDW

• TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES ULTIMATE COLLECTION V4 978-1-61377-496-0
- New TMNT cartoon to launch on Nickelodeon in Q4 2012 (details to come)

• ART OF TRANSFORMERS THE FALL OF CYBERTRON 978-1-61377-443-4
- Game will release on August 28th
- Trailer: http://www.bing.com/videos/search?q=transformers+fall+of+cybertron+trailer&mid=BD302FC546D577E25467BD302FC546D577E25467&view=detail&FORM=VIRE4
*game tie-in*

Image Comics

• MORNING GLORIES V3 978-1-60706-558-6
- This award-winning series is Image’s 3rd highest bestseller in bookstores after Walking Dead and Chew

Prime Books

• SHELF LIFE: FANTASTIC STORIES CELEBRATING BOOKSTORES 978-1-60701-358-7
- Edited by Greg Ketter, originally published by his small press based out of his Minneapolis-based independent bookstore Dream Haven.
- Introduction by Neil Gaiman.
- Stories by Harlan Ellison, Ramsey Campbell, Charles de Lint, Gene Wolfe and more celebrating bookstores.

Udon Entertainment

• THE ART OF STREET FIGHTER X TEKKEN 978-1-926778-51-8
- Based on the cross-over game released in March 2012
- Trailer: http://www.bing.com/videos/search?q=street+fighter+x+tekken+trailer&mid=68E8D6AFAFA1D3049C3168E8D6AFAFA1D3049C31&view=detail&FORM=VIRE2

• THE ART OF DARKSIDERS II 978-1-926778-53-2
- Game will release on August 14th in North America (17th August in the UK)
- Trailer: http://www.bing.com/videos/search?q=darksiders+2+trailer&mid=CFEAA5868F6B1827752ACFEAA5868F6B1827752A&view=detail&FORM=VIRE4
*game tie-in*

DBD’s September 2012 sales kit is now online in the files section of the B2B:

DBD_SEP2012SalesKit.pdf

Highlights:

Ape Entertainment

• PENGUINS OF MADAGASCAR: OPERATION WEAKEST LINK (978-1-937676-50-6)
- MADAGASCAR 3 movie opens May 25th in North America
- Based on the PENGUINS OF MADGASCAR cartoon on Nickelodeon

• STRAWBERRY SHORTCAKE: FIELD DAY (978-1-937676-36-0)
- Based on the popular cartoon showing on The Hub

Aspen

• THE ART OF ABRAHAM LINCOLN: VAMPIRE HUNTER (978-0-9823628-8-4)
- Movie opens June 22nd in North America (int’l dates vary)
- *drop-in alert* on-sale June 6th

Dark Horse

• BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER SEASON EIGHT V2 HARDCOVER (978-1-59582-935-1)
- This hardcover omnibus collects V3 & 4 of the trade paperback

• STAR WARS OMNIBUS: CLONE WARS V1 – THE REPUBLIC GOES TO WAR (978-1-59582-927-6)
- Collects the trade paperback graphic novels

• STAR WARS: THE CLONE WARS – SITH HUNTER (978-1-59582-949-8)
- Digest based on the series showing on Cartoon Network

Dynamite Entertainment

• VOLTRON V1: THE SIXTH PILOT (978-1-60690-334-6)
- New cartoon VOLTRON FORCE running on Nicktoons
- Feature film being developed by Relativity Media

Fantasy Flight Games

• BLACK CURSADE: THE TOME OF FATE (978-1-61661-433-1)
• DEATHWATCH: HONOUR THE CHAPTER (978-1-61661-450-8)
- 2 key core sourcebooks in the popular Warhammer line of RPG books.
- *drop-in alert* on-sale June 30th.

• ROGUE TRADER: THE SOUL REAVER (978-1-61661-455-3)
- New core title in the popular Warhammer line of RPG books

Green Ronin

• A SONG OF ICE & FIRE ROG: A GAME OF THRONES EDITION (978-1-934547-47-2)
- New edition of RPG core title based on George RR Martin’s best-selling series & hit HBO show
- This new edition is the official tie-in.
- *drop-in alert* on-sale June 12th.

IDW

• PARKER: THE HUNTER (978-1-61377-399-4)
- First trade paperback edition of the award-winning bestseller
- Movie opens October 12th in North America (int’l dates vary)
- *movie tie-in*

• TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES V3: SHADOWS OF THE PAST (978-1-61377-405-2)
- Continues the best-selling series
- New TMNT cartoon on Nickelodeon in Fall 2012 globally
- New TMNT movie planned for December 2013

Image / Top Cow

• DARKNESS ORIGIN V4 (978-1-60706-549-4)
- *drop-in alert* on-sale June 12th

Oni Press

• PENNY ARCADE V8: MAGICAL KIDS IN DANGER (978-1-62010-006-6)
- This best-selling series moves from Random House to Oni Press starting with volume 8.

• SCOT PILGRIM COLOR HARDCOVER EDITION V1: PRECIOUS LITTLE LIFE (978-1-62010-000-4)
- The million copies bestselling series in all new format (larger, hardcover, and in color)
- *bestseller alert*

Penguin UK

• DR WHO: WHEN IS THE DOCTOR (978-1-4059-0849-8)
- Follow-up to the best-seller Where is the Doctor

• DR WHO: OFFICIAL ANNUAL 2013 (978-1-4059-0844-3)
- Annuals are very popular in the UK but a relatively new concept to North America. Think of it as an Almanac or Companion book. Sure to be popular with fans of the TV series.

Prime Books

• GHOST: RECENT HAUNTINGS (978-1-60701-354-9)
- Anthologies of ghost stories. Contributors include Neil Gaiman, Elizabeth Hand, John Shirley & Peter Straub.

SLG

• PINOCCHIO VAMPIRE SLAYER V3: OF WOOD & BLOOD (978-1-59362-239-8)
- Continues the YALSA recommended series

Udon Entertainment

• DISGAEArt: DISGAEA OFFICIAL ILLUSTRATION COLLECTION (978-1-926778-50-1)
- Based on the best-selling Playstation & Nintendo game that was also an anime & manga; we expect this title to sell well like the other Udon art books.

Zenescope

• GRIMM FAIRY POP DISPLAY (978-1-937068-49-3)
- 36-copy floor display (6 pockets) of the 6 GRIMM FAIRY TALE graphic novels in all new editions / covers.

Good morning,

In regards to Waiting for Forever & Chateau Meroux

Because of the overwhelming response and support from the trade on this film, we have under ordered for New Zealand.

So instead of part supplying this title, we have made the decision to release your February 9th orders excluding these two titles and send as soon as they arrive into our warehouse tomorrow. This will mean that you will receive your orders of Submarine, Elite Squad ect and Waiting for Forever & Chateau Meroux will arrive separately – freight free of course.

I apologise if this causes any issues in store, but I would rather that ALL stores receive their product at the same time.

Please ensure that all franchisees are notified of this change.

This notification has also been placed on our b2b.madman.co.nz site also.

If you have any queries in regards to this change, please feel free to contact me directly.

Cheers
Belinda

DBD’s June 2012 sales kit is now online in the files section of the B2B:

DBD_JUN2012SalesKit.pdf

Dark Horse

• AVATAR: THE LAST AIRBENDER V2 by Gene Luen Yang 978-1-59582-875-0
- Continues the best-selling series based on the Nickelodeon cartoon
- Written by award-winner Gene Luen Yang (American Born Chinese)
- New TV series in production

• BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER SEASON EIGHT V1 HC 978-1-59582-888-0
- Omnibus contains the first 2 TPBs + bonus materials

• STAR WARS KNIGHT ERRANT V2: DELUGE 978-1-59582-638-1
- Best-selling series that connects with the books from Del Rey/Random House.

• CHANNEL ZERO by Brian Wood 978-1-59582-936-8
- Tie-in to the launch of MASSIVE – the new comics series from Brian Wood at the same time, which will be among Dark Horse’s biggest push of 2012

IDW

• PARKER: THE SCORE by Darwyn Cooke 978-1-61377-208-9
- Follow-up to the award-winning & best-selling titles PARKER: THE HUNTER and PARKER: THE OUTFIT
- Movie (starring Jason Statham & Jennifer Lopez) opens October 12th in North America: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1904996/

• DOROTHY OF OZ PREQUEL 978-1-61377-217-1
- Tie-in to the upcoming animated movie (Lea Michele & Patrick Stewart) opening August 3rd in North America: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0884726/

• DUNGEONS & DRAGONS V1: SHADOWPLAGUE 978-1-61377-218-8
- The start of a new series based on the all-time classic game

• LOCKE & KEY V5: CLOCKWORKS 978-1-61377-227-0
- Continues the best-selling series by Joe Hill

• MAGIC: THE GATHERING V1 978-1-61377-228-7
- The start of a new series based on the global best-selling game

• TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES CLASSICS V1 978-1-61377-234-8
- Interest in TMNT is high with new comics & TV series; good opportunity to promote the original series/

Image

• HACK SLASH V10: DEAD CELEBRITIES 978-1-60706-508-1
- Continues the best-selling series (and soon to be a movie in 2013)

• WALKING DEAD: CUTTING ROOM FLOOR 978-1-60706-520-3
- Collects plots & materials cut from the original comics, never before in print.
- Note this is a *drop-in alert* shipping in March.

Oni Press

• CROGAN’S LOYALTY 978-1-934964-40-8
- Continues the award-winning series based on history (this one is about the American Revolution). Our focus are public & school libraries.
- This series has won the YALSA Great Graphic Novel for Teens, the TLA Maverick Award, and nominated for an Eisner Award.
- The author is a professor of cartoon studies at the Savannah College of Art & Design.
- Publisher is working on creating a study guide.

Paizo

• PATHFINDER ADVENTURE PATH: RISE OF THE RUNELORDS ANNIVERSARY EDITION 978-1-60125-436-8
- A lead title from Paizo – this book collects 6 classic adventures (including the original), tons of bonus materials, pre-painted plastic miniatures from Wiz Kids, metal miniatures from Reaper Miniatures, and accessories galore (flip mats, face cards…etc.)
- PATHFINDER is now the #1 role-playing game in the world with more than 100,000+ active players.
*best-seller alert*

Penguin UK

(NEW PUBLISHER to DBD)
*rights alert – only available in the US & Mexico*
> Penguin UK joins DBD as a new distribution client with their line of DR WHO books aimed at both younger readers, as well as gift & novelty books for the entire family
> In this sales kit we list numerous titles that were previously available in the UK but never before available in the US. I’d like to highlight a few titles:

• DR WHO: 100 SCARIET MONSTER 978-1-4059-0797-2 (a compact hardcover perfect as a gift for the Dr Who fans)
• DR WHO: POSTCARDS FROM TIME & SPACE 978-1-4059-0829-0 (a box-set of postcards in the shape of famous phone booth; come shrink-wrapped)
• DR WHO: ANNUAL 2012 978-1-4059-0798-9 (A popular companion book for young people who likes to collect the likes of Almanacs and Guinness Book of World Records)
• DR WHO: WHERE IS THE DOCTOR 978-1-4059-0817-7 (a best-seller in the UK, a spoof on the Where’s Waldo)
• DR WHO YOUNGER READER ADVENTURES V1: HEART OF THE STONE 978-1-4059-0757-6 (a series of fiction aimed at YA readers; should be very popular in public libraries)

Prime

• WORLDSOUL by Liz Williams 978-1-60701-295-5
- Features a librarian as a main character
- Start of new trilogy. Author is a multiple-times Philip K. Dick Award nominee & shortlisted for the Arthur C. Clarke Award.

Studio Foglio

• GIRL GENIUS V11 978-1-890856-56-4
- Continues the award-winning steampunk series

DBD’s May2012 sales kit is now online in the files section of the B2B:

DBD_MAY2012SalesKit.pdf

Ape Entertainment

• MADAGASCAR PREQUEL: LONG LIVE THE KING (978-1-937676-13-1)
- Tie-in the new MADAGASCAR 3 movie opening May 25th 2012 (international dates may vary)
*movie tie-in*

Dark Horse

• STAR WARS INVASION V3: REVELATIONS (978-1-59582-882-8)
- Continues the best-selling Star Wars series, tie-in New Jedi Order from Del Rey.

Dynamite

• WAREHOUSE 13 (978-1-60690-272-1)
- Graphic novel based on the hit Syfy Channel (Showcase in Canada) series
- Season 4 of the TV series will premiere in July 2012 (international dates may vary)
- DVD of season 3 will hit in June 2012.
*TV tie-in*

Hermes Press

• DARK SHADOWS: THE ORIGINAL SERIES DIGEST (978-1-61345-019-2)
- Drop-in title, on sale February 28th 2012.
- Tie-in to the movie starring Johnny Depp opening North America May 11th 2012 (international dates may vary)
*drop-in alert*

IDW

• DEAD RISING: ROAD TO FORTUNE (978-1-61377-200-3)
- Graphic novel based on the Capcom computer game
*Game tie-in*

• G.I. JOE 2 MOVIE PREQUEL (978-1-61377-203-4)
- Tie-in to the movie G.I. JOE 2 opening June 29th 2012 (international dates may vary)
*movie tie-in*

• LOCKEY & KEY V4: KEYS TO THE KINGDOM by Joe Hill (978-1-61377-207-2)
- Continues the top selling series from IDW

• NEVSKY (978-1-61377-181-5)
- Big push by the packagers (including Heidi MacDonald from The Beat, John Nee, and John Silbersack from Trident Media, the agency that’s packaging this content for film)
- Push on blog, Twitter, Facebook
- Dedicated website: http://nevskythegraphicnovel.com/

• PRINCESS OF MARS (978-1-61377-182-2)
- Graphic novel based on the original novel by Edgar Rice Burroughs. 2012 is the 100th anniversary of this novel + new Disney movie coming out March 9th 2012.


• TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES ULTIMATE COLLECTION V3 (978-1-61377-138-9)
- Continues the best-selling series. New TV series from Nickelodeon coming in Fall 2012.

Image

• DARKNESS ACCURSED V6 (978-1-60706-495-4)
- Drop-in title, on sale January 24th 2012.
- New Darkness 2 game coming out February 7th 2012. (UK February 17th)
*drop-in alert*

• SPAWN COMPENDIUM (978-1-60706-499-2)
- Drop-in title, on sale January 24th 2012
*drop-in alert*

• WALKING DEAD HC OMNIBUS V1 new printing (978-1-60706-503-6)
• WALKING DEAD HC OMNIBUS V2 new printing (978-1-60706-515-9)
- New printings of these HC omnibus (each contains 4 TPBs worth of materials). Currently OP, these new editions will have new ISBNs.

Nightshade

• BEST HORROR OF THE YEAR V4 (978-1-59780-399-1)
- Continues the best-selling series, edited by award-winning editor Ellen Datlow

Paizo

• PATHFINDER: BESTIARY BOX (978-1-60125-424-5)
- Follow-up on the success of the Pathfinder: Beginners’ Box, a new product collecting the fan favorite monsters from the Pathfinder universe.

• VISIONS OF WAR: ART OF WAYNE REYNOLDS (978-1-60125-425-2)
- Expects to be one of Paizo’s best-selling title of the year. Art book from the famed artist behind Pathfinder, Dungeons & Dragons, Magic the Gathering and World of Warcraft.

Udon Entertainment

• SHINGING FORCE FEATHER:DESIGN WORKS (978-1-926778-46-4)
- Based on the popular Nintendo DS game.
*Game tie-in*

Zenescope

• GRIMM FAIRY TALES V11 (978-1-937068-33-2)
• GRIMM FAIRY TALES DREAM EATER V2 (978-1-937068-30-1)
• GRIMM MYTHS & LEGENDS V2 (978-1-937068-31-8)
- The modern fairy tale series have been best-sellers from Zenescope. Should get another boost from the plethora of fairy tale movies & TV series popular right now. Time to boost the inventory positions at your accounts.