August 23, Mt. Laurel, NJ: Dynamite announces a licensing partnership with Terra Virtua for an extensive ongoing line of NFT collectibles featuring a range of fan-favorite franchises including Vampirella, Red Sonja, The Boys, Evil Ernie, Purgatori, John Carter, Dejah Thoris, Miss Fury, Jennifer Blood, and more exciting news to come!
The partnership launches today with an initial rollout for a range of limited edition digital lithographs. These nonfungible digital collectibles showcase classic artwork from top creators, with added animation and sound components. Further lines of collectibles in other forms are to follow. Each release will be available in a number of different rarities, with unique properties all the way up to true "one of one" editions.
These initial NFT collectibles and forthcoming launches will feature the work of creators including Michael Turner, Peter Steigerwald, Joe Quesada, Jimmy Palmiotti, Jim Lee, Tim Bradstreet, Mark Texeira, John Romita Jr., John Romita Sr., Lucio Parrillo, Joe Jusko, Alex Ross, J. Scott Campbell, Garth Ennis, Darick Robertson, Jose Gonzalez, and more.
Terra Virtua has reduced its energy usage in minting NFTs by over 99% in a recent move from the Ethereum blockchain to Polygon. The change is part of a concerted effort to move to a more environmentally sustainable NFT ecosystem.
"We're extremely excited to be working with Terra Virtua, and at the forefront of their next wave as they revamp to a more sustainable model in the switch from Ethereum to Polygon," said Nick Barrucci, Dynamite CEO/Publisher. "It is especially rewarding working with Gary and the team at Terra Virtua, as they are comic fans themselves! It was wonderful to be able to speak with new partners who are genuinely invested in our characters, stories, and creators. Working together, we've built in participation for the creators whose work we are presenting in this new format. This is a great opportunity for the Dynamite Universe - both characters and creators - to be brought to a brand-new audience, as well as bring new collectibles to our existing fan base! The ability to bring our characters and creators to a new and growing audience helps grow the overall comics industry and community."
Gary Bracey, Terra Virtua CEO said, "We are privileged to partner with Dynamite Comics for this exciting venture. Being massive comic fans ourselves, this is a perfect match as we respect not only their democratic attitude towards the creative talent but also the incredible diversity of published content from groundbreaking series like The Boys through to the iconic Vampirella, Red Sonja, and much more. We cannot wait for fans to see the innovative NFTs we are collaborating on!"
Fans and collectors can stay tuned to Dynamite and Terra Virtua for further updates on this partnership and the next NFT releases.
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About Dynamite Entertainment
Dynamite 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 Gail Simone, Christopher Priest, Leah Moore, Kevin Smith, David Walker, Vita Ayala, Danny Lore, Neil Gaiman, Garth Ennis, Darick Robertson, Mark Russell, Brandon Thomas, Amy Chu, Reginald Hudlin, Nancy Collins, David Walker, Steve Orlando, Greg Pak, Jenny Frison, Matt Wagner, 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.
About Terra Virtua
Terra Virtua is an entertainment-focused company, developing fan-based NFTs on their bespoke platform, since 2017. Using blockchain technology, it provides utility by allowing collectors of digital assets to display and interact with their virtual goods in Augmented Reality, Virtual Reality and in 3D on PCs. Leveraging the latest in mobile and gaming technologies, their mission is to engage and connect communities of fans and turbo-charge fandom.
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