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.

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• 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.