October 23, Mt. Laurel, NJ: Dynamite Entertainment announces a book tour with Lloyd Kaufman to celebrate the release of “The Art of Troma.” Lloyd will stop by Bookstr for a Facebook Live event and then at Barnes & Noble locations. Lloyd will show clips of classic Troma films, host a question & answer session and sign free of charge. Copies of the book will be available at the stores. Wednesday, October 24, 2018 at 2 p.m. Bookstr Facebook Live event Click here to visit their page Friday, October 26, 2018 at 7 p.m. Barnes & Noble 189 The Grove Drive, Unit K-30 Los Angeles, CA, 90036 Wednesday, October 31, 2018 at 7 p.m. Clackamas Town Center Barnes & Noble #2262 12000 SE 82nd Avenue, Suite 1176 Portland, OR, 97086 The visionary director is excited to stretch his legs and hit the road. To come face to face with the twisted fans of his perverse creations. "Toxic Avenger and I can’t wait to meet our fans at Barnes & Noble and to show the beautiful collectible Tromarrific book that Dynamite Comics created! Forget The Art of the Deal! Thanks to Dynamite you have The Art of Troma! I have been making movies for 50 years and this is the apex! The Troma Fans are the best," said the evil genius. The 256-page deluxe hardcover is written by New York Times bestselling author Fred Van Lente (Archer & Armstrong, Cowboys and Aliens) and compiles never-before-seen art, photos, and trivia from the cult classic studio. Lloyd Kaufman and Michael Herz created Troma in 1974. The studio continues to create films like The Toxic Avenger, Tromeo and Juliet, and Poultrygeist. Their “Movies of the Future” have dared fans to turn away from their slime and blood-soaked flicks.### About Dynamite EntertainmentDynamite was founded in 2004 and is home to several best-selling comic book titles and properties, including The Boys, The Shadow, Red Sonja, Warlord of Mars, Bionic Man, A Game of Thrones, and more. Dynamite owns and controls an extensive library with over 3,000 characters (which includes the Harris Comics and Chaos Comics properties), such as Vampirella, Pantha, Evil Ernie, Smiley the Psychotic Button, Chastity, and Peter Cannon: Thunderbolt. In addition to their critically-acclaimed titles and bestselling comics, Dynamite works with some of the most high-profile creators in comics and entertainment, including Kevin Smith, Alex Ross, Neil Gaiman, Andy Diggle, John Cassaday, Garth Ennis, Jae Lee, Marc Guggenheim, Mike Carey, Jim Krueger, Greg Pak, Brett Matthews, Matt Wagner, Gail Simone, Steve Niles, James Robinson, and a host of up-and-coming new talent. Dynamite is consistently ranked in the upper tiers of comic book publishers and several of their titles - including Alex Ross and Jim Krueger's Project Superpowers - have debuted in the Top Ten lists produced by Diamond Comics Distributors. In 2005, Diamond awarded the company a GEM award for Best New Publisher and another GEM in 2006 for Comics Publisher of the Year (under 5%) and again in 2011. The company has also been nominated for and won several industry awards, including the prestigious Harvey and Eisner Awards. |