Image is pretty keen on a good property when it comes across it. You could say such a property is automatic when you factor in Todd McFarlane and Robert Kirkman. But clearly the readers are a big fan of
Haunt, as the first two issues have completely sold out.
"Getting this reception a second time around has us all very excited," Kirkman said. "HAUNT is having a tremendous launch at a period in time when the economy doesn't really lend itself to people taking a chance on something new. Not only did the first issue set a recent sales record for Image, but as of last week the reprint and second issue are both gone despite very significant overprints. Todd and I are very appreciative of the fans and retailers supporting HAUNT. We hope to reward them back with years of stories to come."
You know, many comics would kill to sell out just one printing. For a completely new IP to sell out the first two issues so quickly is truly fantastic news for Image, Mcfarlane and Kirkman. What's all the fuss about you ask?
At the center of the story are two brothers, Kurt and Daniel Kilgore. Kurt is a secret agent and Daniel is a less than holy priest. When Kurt dies his ghost inhabits the body of his brother Daniel, creating Haunt. Haunt then goes onto to fight for the little guy, making the world a safer place while coming to terms with each other as brothers.
The third printing of Haunt #1 and second printing of Haunt #2 will be available December 2 for $2.99, which is conveniently the same day that Haunt #3 comes out.
Full press release below.
PRESS RELEASE - TODD MCFARLANE AND ROBERT KIRKMAN'S HAUNT SCARES UP MULTIPLE SELL OUTS!
McFarlane and Kirkman's HAUNT faces multiple distribution-level sell outs instantly after release!
10 November 2009 (Berkeley, CA) - HAUNT, the sales record-breaking new superhero series conceived by Todd McFarlane and Robert Kirkman, faces yet another sell out with both its first and second issues completely sold through on a distribution-level.
"Getting this reception a second time around has us all very excited," Kirkman said. "HAUNT is having a tremendous launch at a period in time when the economy doesn't really lend itself to people taking a chance on something new. Not only did the first issue set a recent sales record for Image, but as of last week the reprint and second issue are both gone despite very significant overprints. Todd and I are very appreciative of the fans and retailers supporting HAUNT. We hope to reward them back with years of stories to come."
HAUNT centers on a pair of brothers, Kurt and Daniel Kilgore, who act more like adversaries than family. Kurt, a secret agent, and Daniel, a less than holy priest, bond in a way neither of them expects after Kurt's untimely death. A surprise fusing of Kurt's ghost with Daniel's body creates a chain reaction, turning the brothers into the character, Haunt. While both distribution-level sell out issues will return with all-new printings in December, earlier printings may be available in small quantities at your local comic book store.
HAUNT #1 3rd Printing and HAUNT #2 2nd Printing, both 32-page full color comic books for $2.99, will be in-stores alongside HAUNT #3 (OCT090361) on December 2nd, 2009.
Image Comics is a comics and graphic novels publisher formed in 1992 by a collective of best-selling artists. Since that time, Image has gone on to become one of the largest comics publishers in the United States. There are currently five partners in Image Comics (Robert Kirkman, Erik Larsen, Todd McFarlane, Marc Silvestri, and Jim Valentino), and Image is currently divided into four major houses (Todd McFarlane Productions, Top Cow Productions, Shadowline, and Image Central). Image comics and graphic novels cover nearly every genre, sub-genre, and style imaginable, offering science fiction, romance, horror, crime fiction, historical fiction, humor, and more by the finest artists and writers working in the medium today. Visit www.imagecomics.com.
Image is pretty keen on a good property when it comes across it. You could say such a property is automatic when you factor in Todd McFarlane and Robert Kirkman. But clearly the readers are a big fan of Haunt, as the first two issues have completely sold out.
"Getting this reception a second time around has us all very excited," Kirkman said. "HAUNT is having a tremendous launch at a period in time when the economy doesn't really lend itself to people taking a chance on something new. Not only did the first issue set a recent sales record for Image, but as of last week the reprint and second issue are both gone despite very significant overprints. Todd and I are very appreciative of the fans and retailers supporting HAUNT. We hope to reward them back with years of stories to come."
You know, many comics would kill to sell out just one printing. For a completely new IP to sell out the first two issues so quickly is truly fantastic news for Image, Mcfarlane and Kirkman. What's all the fuss about you ask?
At the center of the story are two brothers, Kurt and Daniel Kilgore. Kurt is a secret agent and Daniel is a less than holy priest. When Kurt dies his ghost inhabits the body of his brother Daniel, creating Haunt. Haunt then goes onto to fight for the little guy, making the world a safer place while coming to terms with each other as brothers.
The third printing of Haunt #1 and second printing of Haunt #2 will be available December 2 for $2.99, which is conveniently the same day that Haunt #3 comes out.
Full press release below.
PRESS RELEASE - TODD MCFARLANE AND ROBERT KIRKMAN'S HAUNT SCARES UP MULTIPLE SELL OUTS!
McFarlane and Kirkman's HAUNT faces multiple distribution-level sell outs instantly after release!
10 November 2009 (Berkeley, CA) - HAUNT, the sales record-breaking new superhero series conceived by Todd McFarlane and Robert Kirkman, faces yet another sell out with both its first and second issues completely sold through on a distribution-level.
"Getting this reception a second time around has us all very excited," Kirkman said. "HAUNT is having a tremendous launch at a period in time when the economy doesn't really lend itself to people taking a chance on something new. Not only did the first issue set a recent sales record for Image, but as of last week the reprint and second issue are both gone despite very significant overprints. Todd and I are very appreciative of the fans and retailers supporting HAUNT. We hope to reward them back with years of stories to come."
HAUNT centers on a pair of brothers, Kurt and Daniel Kilgore, who act more like adversaries than family. Kurt, a secret agent, and Daniel, a less than holy priest, bond in a way neither of them expects after Kurt's untimely death. A surprise fusing of Kurt's ghost with Daniel's body creates a chain reaction, turning the brothers into the character, Haunt. While both distribution-level sell out issues will return with all-new printings in December, earlier printings may be available in small quantities at your local comic book store.
HAUNT #1 3rd Printing and HAUNT #2 2nd Printing, both 32-page full color comic books for $2.99, will be in-stores alongside HAUNT #3 (OCT090361) on December 2nd, 2009.
Image Comics is a comics and graphic novels publisher formed in 1992 by a collective of best-selling artists. Since that time, Image has gone on to become one of the largest comics publishers in the United States. There are currently five partners in Image Comics (Robert Kirkman, Erik Larsen, Todd McFarlane, Marc Silvestri, and Jim Valentino), and Image is currently divided into four major houses (Todd McFarlane Productions, Top Cow Productions, Shadowline, and Image Central). Image comics and graphic novels cover nearly every genre, sub-genre, and style imaginable, offering science fiction, romance, horror, crime fiction, historical fiction, humor, and more by the finest artists and writers working in the medium today. Visit www.imagecomics.com.
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