Date: Wednesday, May 19, 2010
Time: 7:00pm – 10:00pm
Location: Hollywood Things From Another World
4133 NE Sandy Blvd. Portland, OR

To celebrate the release of Avengers #1 and Atlas #1, The Hollywood district Things From Another World is throwing a massive Avengers Day Party May 19 with special guests Brian Michael Bendis and Jeff Parker!

Here’s what you need to know:

* Get there early! The first 25 people in line at 7:00 p.m. will receive a free limited-edition Avengers print.
* There will be a Q & A with Bendis and Parker at 7:00 p.m., followed by a signing.
* They will have exclusive Avengers variants available for purchase, as well as copies of Avengers #1 and Atlas #1.
* Complimentary refreshments and snacks will be provided by Clean Plate Catering!
* Free beer! Must bring valid ID to prove you’re 21 or older if you wanna drink it, however.

Brian Michael Bendis is one of the most successful comic book writers in the world and the mastermind behind classic Marvel events like Civil War, Secret Invasion, Dark Reign, and Siege. He also consulted on the new Iron Man movie. Now he relaunches the Avengers May 19 with John Romita, Jr.!

Jeff Parker has also had a busy year, writing the critically acclaimed limited series Underground for Image Comics, as well as Agents of Atlas, Thunderbolts, and other books for Marvel! His new series, Atlas, premieres May 19.

We hope to see you all Wednesday, May 19!

I have seen a copy, so I know it exists. The trade paperback of Underground arrives in stores today!

Don’t ask. Just click:
http://www.comicsalliance.com/2010/05/03/jeff-parker-steve-lieber-underground-covers-every-publisher/

Things From Another World, in partnership with MacTarnahan’s Brewing, Periscope Studio, and GeekintheCity, is proud to announce a party in celebration of the critically acclaimed graphic novel, Underground! This action-packed epic is written by Jeff Parker, with art by Steve Lieber and colors by Ron Chan.

**PARTY UPDATE!**
Unfortunately, due to reasons beyond our control, the Underground trade paperback will not be released in time for the party. However! The party is still going strong, and we have some new goodies for you!

* We will have copies of the individual Underground comics FREE for party attendees (while supplies last)! Get ‘em signed by the creators!
* Everyone who reserves a copy of the Underground trade at the party will get a FREE insert sketch from Jeff or Steve!
* Attendees will also get a FREE release party-exclusive print!

Published by Image Comics, Underground is about “Park Ranger and avid caver Wesley Fischer, who is on a one-woman mission to stop Stillwater Cave from being turned into a tourist trap. However, public opinion is not on her side. When locals begin blasting in the cave, Wes and a fellow ranger investigate–and a confrontation spirals into a deadly chase deep under the Kentucky mountains!”

TFAW would like to invite you to meet and mingle with the talented creators behind Underground, while enjoying FREE beer provided by MacTarnahan’s Brewing–Portland’s premiere “Four-Color Craft Brewers,” and FREE food from Clean Plate Catering!

It all starts at 8pm at the Hollywood Things From Another World on Wednesday, April 21. http://tinyurl.com/HollywoodTFAW

Get lost in the Underground Wednesday, April 21!

Underground gets some respect at Ain’t it Cool News.

“Mr. Pasty: UNDERGROUND (Image Comics) When Chief Running Site asked me to take a look at a book about small-town rangers fighting to preserve the integrity of some underground caves, I politely smiled and thought “Man this guy must hate my guts.” In fact, I even whipped out issue #1 after climbing into bed, expecting to conk out by page three. Instead, I was up for hours digesting the next two issues and marveling at how a series devoid of “superheroes” could be so friggin’ entertaining. UNDERGROUND grips you and envelops you in a world that is so completely realized and populated with characters so thoroughly fleshed out, it’s not an exaggeration to call this the year’s best miniseries. Hollywood writers who dig through a creative trash can to find anything salvageable for the next big movie or TV show could learn a lot about storytelling from just one issue of UNDERGROUND.”

So many great reviews of Underground have been rolling in! Here are a few of the many recent ones.
Comics Worth Reading
Scribbler
Awesomed By Comics
Living Between Wednesdays
Robot 6
Precocious Curmudgeon
Johnny Bacardi
Fourth Wall
Broken Frontier
Paradox
Comics Waiting Room
Comics Bulletin
Things I Like
Newsarama
Great Caesar’s Post
Comics Should be Good
Comics Nexus
Mondo Magazine
Ain’t It Cool News

Some podcasters have been covering the book recently. Geekland Podcast and
Awesomed by Comics. Geekland even made Underground the focus of their episode!

And here’s Blair Butler at G4TV talking the book up!

Comic Hero News has a five page preview of issue #3. It’ll be on the stands next week, November 18th.

Lieber and I are getting up early tomorrow to catch the plane to Salt Lake City. So if you’re in the area, head over to Dr. Volt’s, we’ll be there most of the day, signing, sketching, juggling, you name it.
-Jeff

And the solicits are out now for UNDERGROUND #4 in December!

UNDERGROUND #4 (of 5)
story JEFF PARKER
art & cover STEVE LIEBER
DECEMBER 16
32 PAGES / FC

Interest above ground explodes when a body is pulled out of Stillwater Cave. Deep inside and searching for a way out, Wesley leads Seth into a section she’s never explored for good reason: It’s almost always underwater!