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

DBD_APR2012SalesKit.pdf

Highlights:

Antarctic Press
• DIARY OF A ZOMBIE KID (978-0-9837934-7-2)
- Re-issue at lower price ($10.99 instead of $14.99)
- The original edition has been a bestseller at B/N and Wal-Mart Canada
- V2 coming in January ’12, V3 coming in Summer ‘12
- Note *new ISBN*

Dark Horse
• BPRD PLAGUE OF FROGS V3 HC (978-1-59582-860-6)
• BPRD PLAGUE OF FROGS V1 TPB (978-1-59582-675-6)
- Continues the series by Mike Mignola (creator of Hellboy)

• DOLLHOUSE (978-1-59582-863-7)
- Based on the short-lived TV series created by Joss Whedon (Buffy, Serenity).
- Publishers’ expectation is sales will be 1/3 of the most recent Buffy title
- Marketing plan attached.

• MASS EFFECT: INVASION (978-1-59582-867-5)
- Tie-in to MASS EFFECT 3, the biggest game release of 2012
- Builds on Dark Horse’s line of other Mass Effect graphic novels, art book & merchandise

• STAR WARS THE CLONE WARS: THE ENEMY WITHIN (978-1-59582-845-3)
- Continues the series based on the hit TV show on Cartoon Network

• STAR WARS THE OLD REPUBLIC V3: THE LOST SUNS (978-1-59582-637-4)
- Continues the series based on the online game (coming out December 20th this year)

Dynamite
• DARK SHADOWS V1 (978-1-60690-275-2)
- The Johnny Deep movie opens May 11th 2012.

IDW
• BERKELEY BREAHTED’S OUTLAND: THE COMPLETE COLLECTION (978-1-61377-176-1)
- After the artist retired Bloom County, he went on to create Outland, which has NEVER been collected into a print edition, until now.

• H.P. LOVECRAFT’S DUNWICH HORROR (978-1-61377-180-8)
- Graphic novel based on the Arkham House editions

Image
• WALKING DEAD: RISE OF THE GOVERNOR DELUXE SLIPCASE EDITION (978-1-60706-482-4)
*drop-in alert* shipping in December 2011.
- This is the deluxe edition of the prose novel (not graphic novel) published by St. Martins Press.
- Standard discount & fully returnable.

Nightshade
• AGATHA H. & THE CLOCKWORK PRINCESS (978-1-59780-222-2)
- Continues the best-selling steampunk series

Oni Press
• COURTNEY CRUMRIN: NIGHT THINGS SPECIAL EDITION (978-1-934964-77-4)
- First in hardcover, fully remastered art.

Paizo
• PATHFINDER RPG: ADVANCED RACE GUIDE (978-1-60125-390-3)
- New core book in the #1 best-selling RPG series

Presspop Gallery
• TANK TAKURO SLIPCASE EDITION (978-4-903090-24-5)
- One of the earliest manga ever published (pre-WW II), in an all-new deluxe edition that will appeal to collectors, historians
- For fans of classic manga published by Fantagraphics & Vertical
- Book designed by Chris Ware
- About.com and Manga Critic’s 2011 Gift Guide