Aspen is continuing to celebrate the publisher’s tenth
anniversary this March with the return of their popular series Shrugged. The
second release in the publisher’s “10 for 10” initiative, that will feature ten
new series releases over a span of ten months, Aspen will release Shrugged #1
on March 13th, 2013. From creators Michael Turner and Frank
Mastromauro, and the art team of Jonathan Marks and Beth Sotelo, Shrugged marks
the first returning Aspen property of 2013. Below is the publisher’s
solicitation for the new Aspen release:
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!
As part of the “10 for 10”
initiative and to thank retailers for their support in getting Aspen Comics to
the milestone decade mark, Aspen is releasing the first issue of Shrugged for
the affordable price of only $1. As well, every subsequent #1 issue for each
new release in Aspen’s “10 for 10” program will be offered at the same low
price.
To support comic shops’ push for
Shrugged #1 and the Aspen “10 for 10” titles to follow, Aspen is offering a
multitude of special incentives for stores to choose from on the debut issue,
wholesale priced at a near Free Comic Book Day level to retailers:
Every fan or new reader who lets
their local retailer know to add Shrugged #1 to their subscription box is
eligible to receive the special
“Aspen Reserved Edition” cover. Fans who collect all ten Aspen “10 for
10” #1 Reserved Edition covers at their local comic book store will then be
eligible to receive the free Aspen “10 for 10” Jam Poster featuring characters
from all ten titles and colored by superstar colorist Peter Steigerwald.
Any retailer who orders 50 copies
of the dollar-priced Shrugged #1 will receive a signed and numbered copy of the
direct cover edition, along with a certificate of authenticity.
Retailers who order 100 copies of
the dollar-priced issue one will receive the above listed incentive as well as
one free CCG 9.8 Reserved Edition cover of Shrugged #1.
For every 250 total combined copies of the standard and
Reserved Edition covers ordered, retailers will receive all of the above listed
incentives and one free original hand drawn Sketch Cover by Shrugged series
artist Jonathan Marks.
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Each retailer who orders 750 total combined copies of the
standard and Reserved variant edition covers ordered are eligible to receive
those copies (minimum 300 copies) with an exclusive cover featuring their store
logo or image incorporated into the cover illustration. Qualifying retailers
will be contacted to confirm the specifics of your exclusive image.
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And for stores who order 1500 total combined copies of the
standard and Reserved variant edition covers, those retailers will receive a
special store signing appearance by either the creator or an artist of
Shrugged, receive 200 additional past Aspen exclusive comics for the signing,
and be included in an interior ad page of the comic promoting the event.
Qualifying retailers will be contacted to confirm the specifics of your
signing. This incentive is limited to five participating stores.
For more information on Shrugged and Aspen Comics please
check www.aspencomics.com and www.aspenstore.com and follow Aspen’s “10
for 10” on Twitter with the hash tag: #Aspen10
#Aspen10
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