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Amanda Conner Returns to Vampirella
With Exclusive Comic Available Only on Indiegogo! | | | 
February 2, Mt. Laurel, NJ: Today Amanda Conner is one of the industry's most celebrated artists. The road to get to that position took a major turn 25 years ago when she first drew Vampirella, and now she's returning to the heroine for an exclusive new release only available on Indiegogo!
Amanda Conner is known across the comics community and further for her fan-favorite writing and art on titles like Harley Quinn, Power Girl, Before Watchmen, and more. In 1996, after a period of being typecast as an artist for comics oriented to young children or girls, Conner became the lead artist for Vampirella at the height of the "bad girl" trend. She capped off Tom Sniegoski's beloved run by concluding the original Vengeance of Vampirella series and the hyped-up death of the character. Chronicling the expected resurrection and proceeding blockbuster relaunch, Amanda became to many the next definitive artist of the character at the time, following Jose Gonzalez from decades prior. Returning for covers and occasional stories through the Harris era, she cemented that legacy.
Despite frequently working with the publisher, Amanda had not drawn a Vampirella cover for Dynamite until January's Vampirella #7. With that one down, and anxious for more, now she's back with another to celebrate the character's 50th-anniversary finale, exclusively delivered directly to fans via crowdfunding. But more than that, Dynamite is assembling a unique package for fans to really celebrate her legacy.
The new cover will grace a commemorative issue reprinting some of Amanda's hallmark contributions to the character through the years. Front and center will be her kickoff to the 1997 relaunch often referred to as "The New Monthly," with writing from an all-star duo of Grant Morrison and Mark Millar, and inks from her husband and creative partner Jimmy Palmiotti. This issue features the first appearance of the sadistic Von Kreist, who has been appearing in Christopher Priest's current run on the character. A special treat for fans is the added inclusion of Amanda and Jimmy's short story from the 2004 Halloween Trick & Treat special. This hilarious romp and its fan-favorite opening splash page capture the creative pair's trademark humor.
Collectors can snag the new limited edition comic book with a standard dressed cover, a logo-free "virgin" edition, sans color in black and white highlighting Amanda's ink work, or even as a premium metal variant! Conner will be signing a limited number of copies for her biggest fans. And a range of add-ons include a beautiful 18 by 24 inches lithograph print and rare versions of Amanda's Red Sonja statue.
###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.
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