JULY DAREDEVIL: END OF DAYS PREMIERE HC AUTHOR: BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS, DAVID MACK ARTIST: KLAUS JANSON, BILL SIENKIEWICZ ISBN: 978-0-7851-2420-7 PUB MONTH: JULY PRICE: $36.99 US / $39.99 CAN SUBJECT CATEGORY: PREMIERE Revealed at last…how it all ends for the Man Without Fear! In the near future, the Kingpin and Daredevil have been murdered — but that’s just the beginning of the s<strong>to</strong>ry. Investigative reporter Ben Urich has one last s<strong>to</strong>ry <strong>to</strong> write… what was Matt Murdock’s final secret? Ben digs deep in<strong>to</strong> the seedy underbelly of the Marvel Universe, tracking down Matt’s buried sins and past loves <strong>to</strong> discover the secrets behind his death — but who is the new Daredevil that’s tracking Ben? You won’t believe your eyes when the mystery behind Daredevil’s final days stands revealed! It’s a s<strong>to</strong>ry years in the making, brought <strong>to</strong> you by some of the greatest crea<strong>to</strong>rs in Daredevil his<strong>to</strong>ry! COLLECTING: Daredevil: End of Days 1-8 Comp Title: DAREDEVIL BY MARK WAID VOL. 1 PREMIERE HC ISBN: 978-0-7851-5237-8 - Feb-12 Comp Title: AVENGERS BY BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS: HEROIC AGE HC ISBN: 978-0-7851-6198-1 - Mar-12 76 RATING: RATED T+ TRIM SIZE: 6-5/8 X 10-3/16 PAGE COUNT: 232 TYPES OF ILLUSTRATION: COLOR Award-winning comic-book crea<strong>to</strong>r Brian Michael Bendis is one of the most successful writers working in mainstream comics <strong>to</strong>day. He has helmed a renaissance for Marvel’s popular Avengers franchise, writing every issue of New Avengers and launching Avengers, Mighty Avengers and Dark Avengers. He has also written the event projects House of M, Secret War, Secret Invasion and Siege. Bendis is one of the architects of Marvel’s Ultimate line of comics, having written every issue of Ultimate Spider-Man since its launch in 1999, as well as Ultimate Fantastic Four, Ultimate X-Men, Ultimate Marvel Team-Up, Ultimate Origin, Ultimate Six and the Ultimate Enemy trilogy. The introduction of multiracial Ultimate Spider-Man Miles Morales made USA Today’s front page and went on <strong>to</strong> become a hotbed <strong>to</strong>pic on Fox News, CNN, The Daily Show with Jon Stewart, The Howard Stern Show and more. Bendis’ crea<strong>to</strong>r-owned projects include Scarlet with Alex Maleev, Brilliant with Mark Bagley, the Eisner Award-winning Powers with Mike Oeming and the Hollywood tell-all Fortune and Glory. David Mack submitted his first Kabuki collection while still in college as his senior writing thesis. (He got an A on the project.) Combining innovative s<strong>to</strong>rytelling, painting techniques and page design, Mack has won nearly every major comic-industry award, including the prestigious Eisner Award for BestPainter, and garnered praise from such luminaries as Jim Steranko and The Washing<strong>to</strong>n Times. Marvel fans first witnessed Mack’s stylings when his covers graced the legendary Daredevil s<strong>to</strong>ryline “Parts of a Hole,” which he also wrote. A few years after teaming with then-new Daredevil writer Brian Michael Bendis on the “Wake Up” arc, he returned <strong>to</strong> the title for the “Echo: Vision Quest” s<strong>to</strong>ryline, which reintroduced readers <strong>to</strong> the unique character he created in “Parts of a Hole.” Mack continues <strong>to</strong> write and illustrate his crea<strong>to</strong>r-owned series Kabuki, now published by Marvel’s Icon imprint, and has been nominated for several Eisner, Kirby and Harvey awards. He is also serving as the visual designer and co-producer on the forthcoming Kabuki feature film for 20th Century Fox. Klaus Janson is a veteran comic book artist best known as a distinctive and respected inker, working multiple titles for both Marvel and DC. Bill Sienkiewicz had a major impact on the comic-book field, with his innovative blend of collage, illustration techniques and s<strong>to</strong>rytelling. His influential work garnered industry-wide acclaim, and earned him nearly every major comic book illustration award in the United States and abroad. His credits include Elektra: Assassin, for which he received the prestigious Yellow Kid Award, and the critically acclaimed Stray Toasters, which he wrote and illustrated. In addition <strong>to</strong> his work in the comic-book industry, Sienkiewicz has also added his talents <strong>to</strong> TV and movie projects, including the film Unforgiven and the animated series Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego?, for which he received two Emmy nominations. Sienkiewicz was also selected <strong>to</strong> produce the artwork for the critically acclaimed painted biography Voodoo Child: The Illustrated Legend of Jimi Hendrix, published by Viking Penguin. He divides his time between comic books and classic illustration, with his work continuing <strong>to</strong> inspire a new generation of innovative artists.
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