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\"\"[ENGLISH] Top Cow tells us:<\/strong> LOS ANGELES, Calif., July 28, 2010 \u2013 Top Cow Productions, Inc. proudly announced today that copies of Artifacts #1, have sold out at the distributor level.\u00a0 A second printing of Artifacts #1 is being sent to Diamond Comics Distributors to meet the demand for the publisher\u2019s 13-issue mega-event series and will be available in upcoming weeks.<\/p>\n

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Written by Ron Marz (Witchblade, Green Lantern) and featuring the art team of Michael Broussard (The Darkness), Rick Basaldua (The Darkness), Sal Regla (Magdalena) and Sunny Gho of IFS (Velocity), the Artifacts event series promises to be Top Cow\u2019s most ambitious art series to date and will weave together story lines from a number of Top Cow titles.\u00a0 The first issue kicks off with the abduction of Hope, the daughter of Sara Pezzini and Jackie Estacado and quickly spirals into a conspiracy, which threatens to destroy the entire Top Cow Universe.<\/p>\n

\u201dWe have been working on Artifacts for almost two years and nothing has been more gratifying than hearing and seeing the reaction from reviewers and fans alike,\u201d commented Top Cow Publisher Filip Sablik. \u201cRon, Michael, Rick, Sal, Sunny, and Marc have delivered a breath-taking, show-stopping first issue and let me assure you, we are just getting warmed up.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u00ab\u00a0We’ve been talking about Artifacts being a chance to put our best foot forward, so to speak, in terms of introducing the entire Top Cow Universe to readers,\u201d added Marz.\u00a0 \u201cSo I’m absolutely thrilled with the response we’ve received, especially going to a second printing so quickly. I’m proud of what Michael and I and everyone else on the creative and editorial teams has produced, and I want to get it into as many hands as possible.\u00a0\u00bb<\/p>\n

On Saturday, July 31st, Top Cow will co-host two bi-coastal launch parties to celebrate the release of this momentous first issue. The Los Angeles release party will be held at Collector\u2019s Paradise from 7-10pm PST.\u00a0 Broussard, Basaldua, and Publisher Filip Sablik will be at the event signing copies of the Collector\u2019s Paradise exclusive variant cover of Artifacts #1, as well as an exclusive limited edition print featuring art from Broussard.\u00a0 Collector\u2019s Paradise is located at 7131 Winnetka Ave in Canoga Park. Additional information can be found at the store\u2019s website at http:\/\/comicsandcards.net.<\/p>\n

The New York release party will be held at Midtown Comics at Times Square from 3-5pm EST.\u00a0 Marz will be at the event signing copies of the Midtown Comics\u2019 exclusive variant cover of Artifacts #1.\u00a0 Midtown Comics is located at 200 W 40th Street (Corner of 7th Avenue) in New York. Additional information can be found at the store\u2019s website at http:\/\/www.midtowncomics.com\/.<\/p>\n

Momentum for the race to Artifacts began after the publisher released an Artifacts guide as part of the Top Cow Artifacts #0 Free Comic Book Day issue.\u00a0 Artifacts #1 is the perfect place for faithful readers to see their loyalty pay off, and for new readers to enter the Top Cow Universe.<\/p>\n

Artifacts #1\u2019s success joins other recent sold-out Top Cow titles \u2013 The Darkness\/Pitt #1, The Darkness\/Pitt #2, Tracker #1, Pilot Season: Murderer #1, Pilot Season: Demonic #1, Angelus #1, Angelus #2 and Magdalena #1.<\/p>\n

Artifacts #1 Second Printing will be in stores August 18th, 2010.<\/p>\n

Artifacts #2 will arrive in stores August 25th, 2010.<\/p>\n

ART ATTACHED:\u00a0 Artifacts #1 Midtown Comics variant cover, Artifacts #1 Collector\u2019s Paradise variant cover and Artifacts #1 Second Print cover<\/p>\n

Top Cow Productions, Inc. (www.topcow.com), a Los Angeles-based entertainment company, was founded in December of 1992 by artist Marc Silvestri, who also co-founded Image Comics earlier that same year. Top Cow currently publishes its line of comic books in 21 languages in over 55 different countries. The company has launched 20 franchises (18 original and two licensed) in the industry\u2019s Top 10, seven at #1, a feat accomplished by no other publisher in the last two decades. Its flagship franchise, WITCHBLADE, was TNT\u2019s #1 original film of 2000 and the subsequent TV series was released on DVD on July 29, 2008. A feature film, co-produced by Platinum Studios, Inc. and Arclight Films, is slated to begin production in Australia with director Michael Rymer. WITCHBLADE is also the first American property to be fully adapted in Japan as an original anime and manga by Studio GONZO in 2006. Top Cow\u2019s other flagship property, THE DARKNESS, was developed into a major next-generation video game release by Starbreeze and 2K Games and achieved platinum sales status. WANTED, an Eisner-nominated miniseries published by Top Cow from 2003-2005, is now a major motion picture from Universal Pictures starring Angelina Jolie, James McAvoy and Morgan Freeman. Virtually all of Top Cow\u2019s other properties are in development as feature films, live-action television, animation or video games. Top Cow has also successfully licensed and merchandised its franchises into toys, statues, clothing, lithographs, puppets, posters, magnets, shot glasses, lighters, lunch pails, wall scrolls, mouse pads, die-cast cars, calendars, Christmas ornaments, Halloween masks, trading cards, standees, video games and roleplaying games.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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