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September 30, 2007	Frank Beddor takes Hatter M to new heights! Hatter M, the very successful comic series from creator Frank Beddor and artist Ben Templesmith, continues to help fuel the mega-hit of Frank's Looking Glass Wars. From the NY Times best seller list to card games to a fantastic buzz in both the book and comic world, Looking Glass Wars and Hatter M are a sure fire hit. Check out Frank's website for all the great reviews and product on Hatter M and Looking Glass Wars! Looking Glass Wars website
August 15, 2007	Deadworld signed as role playing game Deadworld, the popular horror comic from Desperado, will now become a role playing game so fans can take their turns at being zombies in addition to slaughtering them. The system will be designed as part of the Call of Cthullu role playing rules. For full article
August 9, 2007	Joe Pruett Talks Desperado Publisher Joe Pruett discusses the relaunch of Desperado Publishing under its own masthead in this interview from the leading fan site of Newsarama. Benjamin Ong Pang Kean gets the scoop from Joe on what's going on with Desperado. FOR FULL INTERVIEW
August 9, 2007	Bryan Talbot Cherub's in OGN Bryan Talbot, one of the leading innovators in comics on both sides of the Atlantic, brings his Cherubs graphic novel to Desperado. Mark Stafford joins Bryan in this totally irreverent, fast-paced supernatural comedy-adventure that's heaven-sent and hell-bent! MORE INFO ON CHERUBS
August 5, 2007	Joe Jusko Shows off his Art Desperado announced that the third artist profiled in their luxurious art books will be one of the most revered fantasy and sci-fi painters, Joe Jusko. Coming in November, 2007, Jusko joins such notables as P. Craig Russell and Brian Bolland. MORE INFO ON ART OF JOE JUSKO
August 2, 2007	Free issue of Common Foe #5 Since Common Foe was running behind on Common Foe, Desperado has made the fifth issue available absolutely free as a pdf download. For fans who are going to get the Common Foe trade, the complete issue five will also be contained in the trade. MORE INFO ON COMMON FOE
July 29, 2007	Desperado nabs Two Eisner Awards Desperado Publishing, nominated for an Eagle Award and three Eisners this year, won two Eisner Awards. The Eisner Awards, comics' most prestigous awards, were given out at the San Diego Comic Con. Desperado won for Best Comics Related Book for The Art of Brian Bolland and Best Humor Publication for Flaming Carrot. FOR FULL LIST OF EISNER WINNERS
July 5, 2007	Atheist Finally Concludes The phrase 'when hell freezes over" is almost suitable for the long delay in Atheist concluding but it's finally here. More adventures of Antoine Sharp, the Atheist, are just around the corner, however. MORE INFO ON THE ATHEIST
July 1, 2007	Necessary Evil shows both sides Ever wonder where super-villains get their training? Well, the answer is revealed in this all new full color series that shows how the other half lives. But there's lots more to training than just school as our students soon find out. MORE INFO ON NECESSARY EVIL
July 1, 2007	Giffen and Denton collect Common Foe Common Foe, the full color series of World War II enemies uniting against a common enemy is collected for release in October, 2007. In addition to all five issues collected, there will be many guest contributors in this expansive compilation. MORE INFO ON COMMON FOE
June 12, 2007	Hatter M Deluxe Edition One of the most talked about series of the year gets the hardcover deluxe treatment that collects Frank Beddor's comic series based on the New York Times' best selling novel. Ben Templesmith joins in presenting this collection. MORE INFO ON HATTER M
June 12, 2007	Atomik Mike blasts into trade and new series Atomik Mike will have its first four issues collected just in time to launch an all new series from Stephan Nilson, Israel Cruz, Mar DeGano, and Rick Bonilla. Atomik Mike has just about everything you could want...except for a human body...he's stuck as a monkey. MORE INFO ON ATOMIK MIKE
June 9, 2007	Abandoned showcases Michael Gaydos Coming in September will be the one shot, Abandoned, which featured the full color artwork painted by Michael Gaydos. Created and written by James Pruett, it deals with physical and spiritual abandonment. MORE INFO ON ABANDONED
June 8, 2007	Phil Hester takes us one step further Thirteen Steps is a new series from hot creator, Phil Hester, about a werewolf struggling to fit in. Joined by Chuck Saterlee and Kevin Mellon, Thirteen Steps knows that sometimes the 12 step program just isn't enough. MORE INFO ON THIRTEEN STEPS
June 1, 2007	James Owens returns to Starchild Starchild, the popular series from James Owens returns to comics. Continuing the series with new material, James is joined by a great cast of guest stars. MORE INFO ON STARCHILD
June 1, 2007	Mike Perkins' Colored on Black Mist Black Mist, Jim Pruett's series originally from Caliber will finally be finished but now it will be in color. Featuring the art of Mike Perkins, the concluding chapters will be unseen Perkins' art along with Robert Grabe. MORE INFO ON BLACK MIST
May 10, 2007	Art of P. Craig Russell Desperado follows their enormously successful Art of Brian Bolland with another retrospective of one of comic's top artists, P. Craig Russell. MORE INFO ON ART OF P.CRAIG RUSSELL
May 10, 2007	Don McGregor's Sabre joins Desperado The ground breaking comic, SABRE, will be renewed at Desperado Publishing starting up in July. Creator Don McGregor will write the new series with Mike Peters handling the art chores. MORE INFO ON SABRE
May 5, 2007	New Deadworld mini-series After the completion of the Requiem for the World storyarc, guest writer Mike Raicht will pen a mini-series, FROZEN OVER, and the action shifts to NYC. The artwill be handled by Federico Dallacchio. MORE INFO ON DEADWORLD
May 1, 2007	Cruel and Unusual Collected Desperado will be releasing the collection of the Cruel and Unusual trade paperback from Jamie Delano, Tom Peyer, and John McCrea. The series was originally published by Vertigo. MORE INFO ON CRUEL AND UNUSUAL
March 15, 2007	Desperado Leaves Image Comics Desperado Publishing strikes out on their own after a two year relationship with Image Comics. FOR NEWS ARTICLE.