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10-year-old bounty hunter COW BOY will tickle yer liver

by on Jan.20, 2012, under Extra

Cow Boy HCMedia Release -- NOTICE! Archaia Entertainment announces COW BOY: A BOY AND HIS HORSE, a dandy new graphic novel comin' in March by NATE COSBY (Jim Henson's The Storyteller, Pigs) and CHRIS ELIOPOULOS (Franklin Richards: Son of a Genius, Misery Loves Sherman). Them good-for-nothin's wrote'n drew the main tale, and there's short stories by the likes'a ROGER LANGRIDGE (The Muppet Show Comic), COLLEEN COOVER (Spider-Man), BRIAN CLEVINGER & SCOTT WEGENER (Atomic Robo) an' MIKE MAIHACK (Cleopatra in Space).

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Avatar launches C-Day Event to promote CROSSED: BADLANDS

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Crossed Badlands #1Media Release -- On March 14, Avatar Press will launch the brand-new CROSSED: BADLANDS series, the brainchild of one of the industry's best-selling writers, Garth Ennis. Building upon the success of three preceding miniseries and an original 3D graphic novel, the new BADLANDS series will be published ongoing and bi-weekly. It's a huge, ambitious project that we hope will delight fans, capture a new audience, and generate strong sales for our retail partners worldwide.

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Ed Greenwood to script new ongoing DUNGEONS & DRAGONS series

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IDW PublishingMedia Release -- IDW Publishing, in cooperation with Wizards of the Coast, a subsidiary of Hasbro, Inc., is pleased to announce the all-new DUNGEONS & DRAGONS: FORGOTTEN REALMS ongoing comic book series, hitting shelves in April. Legendary writer Ed Greenwood, creator of the Forgotten Realms RPG campaign setting, will be scripting the comic?his first-ever ongoing Dungeons & Dragons comic series?and offering one lucky reader a once-in-a-lifetime chance to have his or her own character appear in the series!

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WOLVERINE AND THE X-MEN #9 will be an Avengers Vs. X-Men Tie-in

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WOLVERINE & THE X-MEN #9Media Release -- This April, as the Marvel Universe waits on baited breath for the arrival of the all-powerful Phoenix Force, Wolverine must choose a side of the coming war…but will the Jean Grey School of Higher Learning follow? Find out if Logan fights for mutantkind or mankind in Wolverine & The X-Men #9 from the blockbuster creative team of Jason Aaron & Chris Bachalo available in comic shops worldwide and on the Marvel Comics app this April!

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Enter the Marvel Pinball Ghost Rider Tournament

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Marvel Pinball: Ghost Rider

Attention pinball fanatics! Do you have the fire to become the Ghost Rider pinball wizard?

Beginning today, players have the opportunity to compete for prizes on the newly-released Ghost Rider table for "Marvel Pinball: Vengeance and Virtue" on Xbox LIVE Arcade and PlayStation Network.

To qualify, competitors must complete a full game on the Ghost Rider table, available on Xbox LIVE Arcade or PlayStation Network, between January 20-27.

The top three scores from each platform will be awarded a Ghost Rider Vigilante tee-shirt, courtesy of We Love Fine, in addition to the next table release from Zen Studios. A complete list of winners will also be posted on the Zen Studios forums, and winners will also receive notice via-Gamertag. Keep an eye out for a message if you wish to redeem your prize.

Also, be sure to participate in our Marvel/We Love Fine Avengers Tee Design contest. You could win up to $2,500! For more info, click here.

Once again, a big thank you to our friends at We Love Fine for providing awesome Ghost Rider Vigilante tee-shirts as prizes for the winners, and join in on the contest today!
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Axel-In-Charge – A Creative Retreat Wrap

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This week, Marvel Comics welcomed its biggest writers to plot the post-"AvX" Marvel U, and Editor-in-Chief Axel Alonso gives the inside scoop including the fate of Archangel, incoming battles and more.
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Wolverine Caught Between Two Teams in Bachalo’s “Wolverine & The X-Men” #9 Cover

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Marvel unveils Chris Bachalo's "Avengers vs. X-Men" tie-in cover for "Wolverine & The X-Men" #9 written by Jason Aaron on sale in April.
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Super Hero Squad Online: Meet Nightcrawler

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Super Hero Squad Online: Meet Nightcrawler

Hero Up, Squaddies! "Super Hero Squad Online" is now live, and you can tour through Super Hero City as your favorite heroes in the all-new online game! In the coming months, we'll be highlighting the different Squaddies with new character vignettes and screenshots from the game right here on Marvel.com, so check back regularly for all the latest on "Super Hero Squad Online"!

The X-Men continue to invade "Super Hero Squad Online" with the game's newest playable character, Nightcrawler!

Teleport all over Super Hero City in tons of exciting missions and adventures as the X-Men's lovable swashbuckler. The baddies won't know where to look when you teleport in to teach them what's what!

Keep your eyes peeled to Marvel.com as we continue to bring you more spotlights on the Squaddies from "Super Hero Squad Online," and vist www.HeroUp.com to play the game yourself!
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EXCLUSIVE PREVIEW: “Infes2ation” #1

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Courtesy of IDW Publishing, CBR presents an exclusive preview of "Infes2ation" #1, the Duane Swierczynski scripted publisher-wide Lovecraftian crossover debuting January 25.
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Willingham Picks the “Fairest” for “Fables” Spinoff

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"Fables" mastermind Bill Willingham spoke to CBR about “Fairest,” his long-term plans for the spinoff, and how using fairytales helped him overcome his shortcomings as a writer.
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