70 Years of Marvels

By SuperginraiX 15 years ago

press1.jpgMarvel celebrates 70 years of comics… some of them under the Timely or Atlas banner (and, somtimes, no banner at all) but all the same company.

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MARVEL CELEBRATES MAJOR MILESTONE

 

MARVEL COMICS 70th Anniversary Parties Nationwide

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On August 11, 2009, Over 500 Comic Shop Retailers and Select Barnes & Noble Stores Across the Country Are Set to Celebrate

 

NEW YORK – To celebrate its 70th anniversary, Marvel Comics will commemorate the milestone event on Tuesday, August 11th with special anniversary parties taking place around the world! Over 500 comic shop retailers will be hosting parties to celebrate the comic book giant’s 70 year history from 1939 to today.  These events will be offering: early on sale release of The Marvels Project #1, an all new series detailing the origins of super heroes in the Marvel Universe by the creative team behind the worldwide sensation The Death Of Captain America; exclusive limited edition variants, a remastered version of the very first comic Marvel published, Marvel Comics #1, special sales, and more.   To download a full list of retailers participating in Marvel 70th Anniversary parties, visit www.marvel.com/70thparty!  All retailer parties begin at 9pm local time.

 

In addition, at 7:00 PM local time, Barnes & Noble will be hosting five in-store events in Los Angeles , New York , Atlanta , Portland and Seattle , with appearances by some of the biggest names in the comic book world, hosting Q&A sessions and a chance to get your favorite comics autographed.  Also appearing at these events are some of the most beloved characters from the Marvel Universe.

 

 

Barnes & Noble locations include:

 

NYC  SPECIAL GUESTS IRON MAN AND SPIDER-MAN

 

150 E 86TH Street

New York , NY

 

Creators:

Joe Quesada Marvel Editor in Chief

Chris Claremont

Greg Pak

Klaus Janson

Fred Van Lente

 

 

ATLANTA  SPECIAL GUEST WOLVERINE

 

2900 Peachtree Road NE

Atlanta , GA 30305

 

Creators:

Daniel Way

Paul Jenkins

Mark Bagley

 

LOS ANGELES SPECIAL GUEST HULK

 

The Grove at Farmer’s Market

189 Grove Drive Suite K 30

Los Angeles , CA 90036

 

Creators:

Jeph Loeb

Craig Kyle

Chris Yost

Mark Waid

 

 

PORTLAND SPECIAL GUEST ULTIMATE SPIDER-MAN

 

Clackamas Towne Center Mall

2000 SE 82nd Avenue

Portland , OR 97266

 

Creators:

Brian Michael Bendis

Jeff Parker

Rick Remender

 

 

SEATTLE  SPECIAL GUEST CAPTAIN AMERICA

 

2675 NE University Village Street .

Seattle , WA 98105

 

Creators:

Ed Brubaker

Clayton Crain

 

And after you’re done at participating Barnes & Noble stores, follow your favorite heroes to participating local comic shops around the country for parties beginning at 9pm!

 

NYC  SPECIAL GUESTS IRON MAN AND SPIDER-MAN

 

Midtown Comics Times Square

200 W 40th Street (Corner of 7th Avenue )

New York , NY 10018

 

ATLANTA  SPECIAL GUEST WOLVERINE

 

Great Escape Comics & Games

1050 East Piedmont Road

Suite D

Marietta , GA 30062

 

LOS ANGELES SPECIAL GUEST HULK

 

Golden Apple

7018 Melrose Ave

LA, CA 90038

 

PORTLAND SPECIAL GUEST ULTIMATE SPIDER-MAN

 

Cosmic Monkey Comics

5335 NE Sandy Blvd.

Portland , OR 97213

 

SEATTLE  SPECIAL GUEST CAPTAIN AMERICA

 

Comic Book Ink

1625 East 72nd and Portland ave.

Suite 800

Tacoma , WA 98404

 

For more information on Marvel’s 70th Anniversary, head over to www.marvel.com/70 .

All comic shop events start at 9:00 PM local time and will run from one to two hours.  To learn more about parties in your area, please visit www.marvel.com/70thparty  And remember—Make Mine ’39!

 

FOR MORE INFORMATION AND/OR ARTWORK PLEASE CONTACT:

 

For Marvel:

Jeffrey Klein, Ann Hinshaw

DAN KLORES COMMUNICATIONS                                

212-685-4300                                                

jeff_klein@dkcnews.com or ann_hinshaw@dkcnews.com

 

 

To find a comic shop near you, call 1-888-comicbook or visit www.comicshoplocator.com

Marvel Entertainment, Inc. is one of the world’s most prominent character-based entertainment companies, built on a proven library of over 5,000 characters featured in a variety of media over seventy years.  Marvel utilizes its character franchises in licensing, entertainment (via Marvel Studios and Marvel Animation) and publishing (via Marvel Comics).  Marvel’s strategy is to leverage its franchises in a growing array of opportunities around the world, including feature films, consumer products, toys, video games, animated television, direct-to-DVD and online.  For more information visit www.marvel.com.
FOR MORE INFORMATION AND/OR ARTWORK PLEASE CONTACT:
Arune Singh
MARVEL ENTERTAINMENT

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