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

DBD_FEB2012SalesKit.pdf

Highlights:

Dark Horse

• ART OF THE MASS EFFECT UNIVERSE - 978-1-59582-768-5
- Includes content from the first 2 Mass Effect games, and Mass Effect 3, coming out on March 6th 2012.
- We expect this to be one of Dark Horse’s biggest title of 2012. Comp is Art of Alice: Madness Returns x 2.
- Expect major promotions in conjunction with BioWare, the game publisher.
- Backlist promo opportunities with Dark Horse’s Mass Effect V1 & 2 graphic novels.
*bestseller alert*

• AVATAR: THE LAST AIRBENDER: THE PROMISE PART 1 - 978-1-59582-811-8
- Dark Horse pioneered the model with Buffy Season Eight. Here they present a brand new season of the popular Nickelodeon TV series, continued only in graphic novel form.
- This is the beginning of a 3 book series (with more to follow). We expect this series to be a global bestseller.
*bestseller alert*

Diamond Comic Distributors

• PHOTO-JOUNRAL GUIDE TO COMICS and MARVEL COMICS (various volumes)
- Diamond has purchased the entire stock of these collector’s guides from publisher Gerber, previously only available to the hobby channel, now available to bookstores & libraries for the first time.

IDW

• KILL SHAKESPEARE: THE COMPLETE EDITION - 978-1-61377-130-3
- Omnibus of the award-winning series that has received a lot of media attention, including BBC, New York Times, NPR and Wired.

• TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES V1: CHANGE IS CONSTANT - 978-1-61377-139-6
- In conjunction with Nickelodeon, IDW is launching a brand new story line ahead of the new TV series coming in Q4 2012. The comics of this series is already a bestseller in comic shops.
- We expect this series to be a global bestseller.
*bestseller alert*

Image

• WOMANTHOLOGY: HEROIC - 978-1-61377-147-1
- This ambitious project features over 140 women comics creators and has already received a lot of media coverage. Profits will be donated to: http://www.globalgiving.org/

• WALKING DEAD SURVIVOR’S GUIDE - 978-1-60706-458-9
- This is a guide to the hit TV series. Please note this is a drop-in, will go on sale in November 2011.
*drop-in alert*

Margaret Weis Production

• MARVEL HEROES RPG BASIC GAME - 978-1-936685-16-5
- The first of 16 new RPG books based on the Marvel Universe. On the heels of hit movies X-Men, Captain America & Thor, and in anticipation of the major movie THE AVENGERS and the new SPIDER-MAN.

Oni Press

• POSSESSIONS V3: THE BETTER HOUSE TRAP - 978-1-934964-76-7
- YALSA 2011 Great Graphic Novels for Teens selection