Broken Frontier

With the announcement, last week, of the return of Mr. T to comics in May 2005, publisher APComics has announced that the March shipping Preview Book will not only feature the several new titles ready for launch but also an exclusive Mr.T story.

The 32 page preview book features up and coming projects such as The Gloom, Dark Mists and The Lexian Chronicles --- and now a Mr.T 6 page story written by Chris Bunting and pencilled by Neil Edwards .

Retailers unaware of this book should contact Diamond before the 28th February to insure that they receive copies of Mr T's first "new look" outing.

APComics will also be issuing a one in ten variant cover featuring Mr.T and available with initial orders only that are placed with DCD. Free sample copies of this book (one per store) will be made available to retailers around the world via Diamond Comics.

In further news, the May and June shipping Mr. T issue #1 and #2 will also come with a "sketch" variant cover and will ship to retailers as a one in ten alternative cover. Retailers ordering 25 copies or more of Mr.T #1 (from DCD) can obtain a special "gold foil" edition signed by the creators - directly from the publisher. All they have to do is send a facsimile of their Diamond invoice to APC.

APComics will send these exclusive editions to retailers free of charge.

Richard Emms, Publisher and EIC of APComics states; "We're so excited about the launch of Mr.T in May --- the feedback we've received from fans all around the world has been phenomenal. We've even had e-mails from fans in Japan and Australia. We really do think the return of Mr.T to comics is 2005's biggest comic event".

"We wanted to do something that will remind retailers of the fun we all had in the early 1990's. That's why we want to offer shops around the world a chance to get something very collectible (and Free) - similar to the Platinum Spiderman Marvel offered".

The 2005 Preview Book is priced at $3.50, 32 pages and comes with a high gloss cover.

Mr T #1 ships on May 21st 2005 to coincide with Mr T's birthday. Details can be found in this months (March for May shipping) Previews magazine published by Diamond Comics.

T-DAY is coming!!!