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