*FLASH: Hughes Statue Re-Solicited.*

[Tommy]

News from the coalface guys! Into it!

RED SONJA COVER BY ADAM HUGHES "IMMORTALIZED"!
Dynamite Re-Solicits Statue Based on Rare RRP Cover by Adam Hughes

June 29, 2007, Runnemede, NJ - Dynamite Entertainment announced that the Dynamite Select: Adam Hughes Red Sonja Statue (JUN073401) has been re-solicited and is extremely limited-only 564 pieces made!!! Also re-solicited, the Dynamite Select: Adam Hughes Red Sonja Statue- Diamond Eye Edition (JUN073402), featuring real gems and a certificate of authenticity signed by artist Adam Huges! This amazing piece is limited to only 138 pieces in the world. Dynamite asks that retailers triple check their original orders, and re-order, as this piece may be severely allocated.

Based on the cover of the EXTREMELY RARE RRP edition of Red Sonja #2 by Adam Hughes, this 9" tall rendition of the She-Devil with a sword was beautifully sculpted by Shawn Nagle, who has produced pieces for Marvel, Toybiz, Diamond and Neca.

Dynamite stated, "This year celebrates the 35th anniversary of Red Sonja's first comic book appearance in Conan the Barbarian #23 (Marvel Comics, 1972). What's more, Sonja's Dynamite series is reaching an exciting milestone, issue #25, where the She-Devil will once again face off against Kulan Gath! And, what may be the Hyborian highlight of the summer, Sonja is teaming up with Spider-Man for the first time since the now classic Marvel Team-Up #79 (Marvel Comics, 1979) by Chris Claremont and John Byrne. On top of it all, now we have the opportunity to offer Red Sonja in this amazing statue based on the RRP edition of Red Sonja #2 by Adam Hughes.

"In the formula for Red Sonja's success, of course, are the 4 "C"'s - the character, creators, the concept and the (alternate) covers :-)! In addition to our regular team of Michael Avon Oeming, Mel Rubi, Brian Buchellato and Stephen Sadowski, there have been so many great creators chipping in- Frank Cho, Jim Lee, Roy Thomas, John Romita (Jr. and Sr.), Michael Turner, Marc Silvestri- the list goes on. The cover that Adam Hughes did for the RRP of issue #2 is a great contribution, and we are absolutely ecstatic to be able to bring his work to life. From the Amazons to Zatanna, Adam's portraits of the women of comics are infallible. And to have the hands of Shawn Nagle produce this piece is something amazing on its own. Shawn has sculpted some of the greatest comic and cinema characters of all time, never missing a single detail. His sculpture of Red Sonja is no exception- Shawn sculpted the She-Devil with a sword masterfully, bringing out every detail of this rare edition. And Adam loved it, which is the highest honor we could get!"

DYNAMITE SELECT: ADAM HUGHES RED SONJA STATUE (DCD #JUN073401) Limited to only 564 pieces!
http://www.dynamiteentertainment.com...p-C105897.html
$149.99 MSRP

DYNAMITE SELECT: ADAM HUGHES RED SONJA STATUE - DIAMOND EYE EDITION FEATURING REAL GEMS AND A CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICITY SIGNED BY ARITST ADAM HUGHES(DCD #JUN073402) Limited to only 138 pieces
http://www.dynamiteentertainment.com...p-C105898.html
$249.99 MSRP

Inspired by the art of Adam Hughes from the RARE RRP cover to Red Sonja #2 by Mister Hughes! The Adams Hughes RRP incentive cover from RED SONJA #2 comes to life in this debut status from DYNAMITE SELECT!

Featured in stunning White, Gray and Red (of course) just as seen on the original cover, this piece stands 9" tall, is 8" wide and 5" deep!

Sculpted and painted by Shawn Nagle, every curve and detail of Hughes' vision of the She-Devil with a Sword is captured here! Strictly limited, order yours today!

Dynamite plans to have incredible support for this release with house ads, Diamond Previews Ads, online ads through news websites, as well as prints ads in Comic Shop News!

ABOUT DYNAMITE ENTERTAINMENT

DYNAMITE ENTERTAINMENT was founded in 2004 and is home to several best-selling titles and properties. Beginning with their Army of Darkness comic book series - launching as the #1 independent comic in July of '04 - and recently ranked the #1 selling Independent Horror comic -- and continuing to their best-selling Red Sonja series - issue #0 alone selling over 240,000 copies and ongoing issues and one-shots recently ranked among the best-selling titles in unit sales and dollar volume - and not only has Dynamite consistently released Red Sonja as THE top selling single comic outside of Marvel and DC Comics, Dynamite successfully places more titles in the Top 100 than most non-Marvel, non-DC publishers. Dynamite's new monthly Battlestar Galactica series is the company's first major launch of '06, debuting with an impressive 175,000 copies in initial orders sold for the introductory #0 issue. Dynamite's ongoing Highlander comic book series launched to excess of 100,000 copies sold for issue #0. The recently released The Lone Ranger #1 sold out on its first day in comic shops and is scheduled for a second print.

Now, in addition to the ongoing Red Sonja and AOD series, DYNAMITE has released the all-new Battlestar Galactica comic by Greg Pak and Nigel Raynor - launching with a specially priced #0 issue, having sold in excess of 175,000 copies and recently featured in the pages of TV Guide, A classic Battlestar Galactica comic book series, Xena by John Layman and Fabiano Neves, a Darkman vs. the Army of Darkness mini-series and is preparing the Lone Ranger with Brett Matthews and John Cassaday - and Dynamite has more on the horizon!

In addition to the creators mentioned - Dynamite works with some of the most high profile creators in comics, including Alex (Justice) Ross, John (Astonishing X-Men) Cassaday, Michael (Superman/Batman, Aspen Comics) Turner, Jim (All-Star Batman) Lee, Michael (Red Sonja) Avon Oeming, Mike (Red Sonja/X-Men) Carey, Jim (Justice) Kruegar, Greg (The Incredible Hulk) Pak, Brett (Serenity, The Lone Ranger) Matthews - as well as working with up and coming new talent and enhancing strong creators!

The company also produces new and classic material from such creators as Paul Gulacy and Doug Moench's Six from Sirius, Tim Truman's Scout, Carlos Trillo and Eduardo Risso's Borderline and other titles including Jim Starlin's Dreadstar, in addition to reprint editions of classic Red Sonja material and more.

For updated information on Dynamite Entertainment and their titles, please visit the Dynamite website at
www.dynamiteentertainment.com

Tommy.

[Tommy]

Okay, here's some walk-around shots of the piece...

Tommy.

[intercept789]

i don't do the statue collecting thing...but if i did, that silvestri rendition of RS is even better...not to take anything away from the hughes one, which is still good.

[Osin]

Looks like a skeleton with boobs hanging off of it. There's no shape to the legs at all, and the forearms look like they're about to snap.

[intercept789]

sounds like someone likes 'em....thick...

although Red Sonja has never really been portrayed that way. she's always been the lithe, albeit busty, she devil with a sword.

[Guest]

Yeah got to agree, skeleton with boobs. It looked so well at one angle and then when you see the actual statue all around it is easy to point these problems. Those forearms do look like they could snap if I even touch them. Also, I think the arm without the sword has bigger muscles than the one with the sword. I hope that Linser statue does not have any problems like this. Also, for those that PREVIEWS this Hughs statue, does that mean their orders are cancelled and they need to re-order it?

[Tommy]

Also, for those that PREVIEWS this Hughs statue, does that mean their orders are cancelled and they need to re-order it?

Not sure. Probably, but I'll check for you.


EDIT: Here's the official word from Joe -

Yes, please re-order, it is in production as I type this...

/joe

Tommy.