Aspen Comics To Bring Back
Classic Series Shrugged For “10 for 10”
Press Release
01-14-13
As their second release in their tenth anniversary “10 for
10” initiative, Aspen Comics is returning to the world of Perspecta and their
popular series Shrugged. Created by
Michael Turner and Frank Mastromauro, Shrugged will feature a mix of both a
returning and brand new art team. The official Aspen
solicitation for the new series reads:
You
think you’re prepared, but you’re not. You’ve been decisive in your actions up
to this point, but now things have been turned upside down. You feel you’ve
conformed your mindset and are ready to accept what you’re about to experience,
but you haven’t. That’s because SHRUGGED is back and ready to blow
your mind!
Theo
and his friends are entering their final year of high school, and even though
Ange and Dev are still along for the ride, a host of new characters have joined
in on the adventure! But, everything isn’t all fun and games this time around
as an evil force has also returned and is preparing to silence those voices
inside their heads…permanently. If you thought you knew what fear was, you
haven’t seen anything yet!
Creator and writer Mastromauro discusses the new volume:
“It’s been a long time coming and I couldn’t be
happier working on
Shrugged again.
When we created this series almost eight years ago, Michael [Turner] always had
an idea for where he wanted the story to go after the first volume was
completed. I’ve kept that idea in mind ever since for when we were able to get
the series scheduled back into production and back into stores for the fans and
readers. Now that
Aspen’s
ten year anniversary is here, I’m thrilled to have
Shrugged return as a part of that celebration, and I’m looking
forward to bringing Michael’s incredible vision to everyone to the best of my
ability.”
This newest volume of Shrugged
will be written by Mastromauro and will pair up-and-coming Aspen
newcomer Jonathan Marks with returning, veteran colorist Beth Sotelo. Volume
one artist Micah Gunnell will also return to provide a special lead-in to the
new art team for this new volume.
As with all of Aspen’s “10 for 10” releases, the publisher
will be offering a host of incentives for retailers and fans alike, including
the extremely affordable price of only $1 for the first issue, Shrugged #1. Aspen will also be offering a special Aspen
Reserved Edition cover for Shrugged
#1 featuring art by Marks and superstar colorist Peter Steigerwald. Fans who
reserve this all new Shrugged volume
with their local retailers will be eligible to receive the Aspen Reserved
Edition of Shrugged #1.
Fans who collect all ten of Aspen’s “10 for 10” Aspen
Reserved Edition #1 covers each month through their local retailer will be
eligible to receive the full-size Aspen “Perfect
10’s” jam poster absolutely free.
In addition to the debut issue, Aspen is also offering an Aspen Reserved
Edition cover for Shrugged #2 by
Gunnell and Sotelo, along with a Shrugged
#2 J. Scott Campbell Retailer Incentive cover. Aspen
will be releasing more info on further Shrugged
incentives and Aspen’s
“10 for 10” soon.
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Aspen
MLT, Inc. is an entertainment publishing company founded in January 2003 by
superstar comic artist Michael Turner. Priding itself on producing
entertainment properties of the highest quality visual and storytelling
elements Along with their own successful properties such as Fathom, Soulfire, Executive
Assistant: Iris, Lady Mechanika,
Charismagic and more. Aspen
also collaborates with the comic industry's most successful companies and
endeavors including Marvel Comics and DC Entertainment. Aspen has collaborated with Marvel for
various hit projects, including cover work for the best-selling events Civil War, World War Hulk, and Ultimatum.
Aspen
collaborated with DC Comics to provide covers for such best-selling titles as Superman/Batman: The Return of Supergirl,
The Justice League of America, and
Eisner-nominated covers for the critically acclaimed, best-selling Identity Crisis series. In 2006, Aspen joined forces with
television giant NBC to create the online comic adaptations for the hit
television series Heroes. Currently
in 2012, Aspen is teaming up with Gale Anne
Hurd’s Valhalla Entertainment to produce the horror-adventure series Dead Man’s Run, as well as collaborating
with director McG’s Wonderland Sound and Vision to produce the horror comic Haunted City.
Aspen also
produces the one-of-a-kind Anarchy
digital graphic novel for the popular body spray company, Axe.
