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Sunday, November 18, 2007

The Sword Strikes - Yet Another Sell-Out!

They just don't stop... I told you: the majority of the press releases I got this week for for sell-out titles and issues. That's part of the reason I held-off on printing them - I mean, it's not like you can rush right out and buy a sold-out copy (though I must point-out that these sell-outs are at the distribution level, so there may very well be copies at your local retailer's). Well, that and all the Blogger problems as late... they have really made my job 10-times tougher this week.

This is an official Image Comics press release:

November 15th, 2007 (Berkeley, CA) - THE SWORD, the all-new ongoing series created by ULTRA and GIRLS' Luna Brothers, has carried a buzz from its initial announcement through its release, resulting in the second issue selling out at a distribution level.

"We're just having so much fun creating this story," said co-creator/artist Jonathan Luna. "The fact that there is such high demand for this book really means a lot to us."

THE SWORD's second issue opens with the sole survivor of a family's brutal murder, Dara Brighton, discovering a sword which may be the key to her revenge. The subsequent hints to the series' ongoing mystery has generated a demand so overwhelming a second printing is already on its way.

Co-creator/writer Joshua Luna said, "As the story progresses, we plan to have Dara's path of revenge grow more and more epic in scale, and we're just very excited that there is a solid readership that'll be along for the ride."

THE SWORD #2 SECOND PRINTING (SEP078031), a 32-page full color comic book for $2.99, will be in stores on November 28th. THE SWORD #3 (OCT072024) is available for reorder and will hit stands on December 12th.

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