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The Fox: Freak Magnet

Part of The Fox

Illustrated by Dean Haspiel
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$14.99 US
6.61"W x 10.15"H x 0.35"D   | 12 oz | 40 per carton
On sale Jul 29, 2014 | 144 Pages | 978-1-936975-93-8
It's the fantastic debut of the high-flying Fox! Emmy Award winning writer/artist Dean Haspiel (Billy Dogma, HBO's Bored To Death) and Eisner Award-winning writer Mark Waid (Daredevil, Thrillbent) bring the legendary, pulp-style hero The Fox to life in Freak Magnet! When photojournalist Paul Patton, Jr. donned a superhero costume, he thought it would be a quick way to make some news—now the strange and unusual just can't help but be drawn to the freak-magnetism of the fabulous fighting Fox! Then, acclaimed writer J.M. DeMatteis (Abadazad, Justice League 3000) and Eisner Award-nominated artist Mike Cavallaro (Parade, Savior 66) take us back in time for an all-new story featuring the world's first patriotic superhero and leader of the New Crusaders, The Shield! What connection does the Shield's top-secret mission in the Arctic have to do with the Fox's diamond-studded adventure? And what ultra-powerful villains have arrived to wreak havoc?? Read on, dear reader—The Fox and the Shield have their work cut out for them!
MARK WAID is an Eisner Award-winning American comic book writer. He is well known for his eight-year run as writer of the DC Comics' title THE FLASH, as well as his scripting of the limited series KINGDOM COME and SUPERMAN: BIRTHRIGHT, and his work on Marvel Comics' CAPTAIN AMERICA. Waid also served as Editor-in-Chief, and later, Chief Creative Officer of BOOM! Studios, where he wrote titles such as IRREDEEMABLE, INCORRUPTIBLE and THE TRAVELER. He has received recent acclaim for his work on the DAREDEVIL and INDESTRUCTIBLE HULK series for Marvel in 2012-2013.

Emmy Award-winning artist DEAN HASPIEL created the Eisner Award-nominated BILLY DOGMA, won an Emmy Award for TV design work for the title sequence of HBO's BORED TO DEATH, is a Yaddo fellow, and was a Master Artist at the Atlantic Center for the Arts. Dino has written and drawn many superhero and semi-autobiographical comix, including SPIDER-MAN, BATMAN, X-MEN, THE FANTASTIC FOUR, THE FOX, GODZILLA, MARS ATTACKS, CREEPY, the AMERICAN SPLENDOR and THE QUITTER collaborations with Harvey Pekar, THE ALCOHOLIC with Jonathan Ames, and collaborations with Inverna Lockpez, Stan Lee and Jonathan Lethem.

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It's the fantastic debut of the high-flying Fox! Emmy Award winning writer/artist Dean Haspiel (Billy Dogma, HBO's Bored To Death) and Eisner Award-winning writer Mark Waid (Daredevil, Thrillbent) bring the legendary, pulp-style hero The Fox to life in Freak Magnet! When photojournalist Paul Patton, Jr. donned a superhero costume, he thought it would be a quick way to make some news—now the strange and unusual just can't help but be drawn to the freak-magnetism of the fabulous fighting Fox! Then, acclaimed writer J.M. DeMatteis (Abadazad, Justice League 3000) and Eisner Award-nominated artist Mike Cavallaro (Parade, Savior 66) take us back in time for an all-new story featuring the world's first patriotic superhero and leader of the New Crusaders, The Shield! What connection does the Shield's top-secret mission in the Arctic have to do with the Fox's diamond-studded adventure? And what ultra-powerful villains have arrived to wreak havoc?? Read on, dear reader—The Fox and the Shield have their work cut out for them!

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MARK WAID is an Eisner Award-winning American comic book writer. He is well known for his eight-year run as writer of the DC Comics' title THE FLASH, as well as his scripting of the limited series KINGDOM COME and SUPERMAN: BIRTHRIGHT, and his work on Marvel Comics' CAPTAIN AMERICA. Waid also served as Editor-in-Chief, and later, Chief Creative Officer of BOOM! Studios, where he wrote titles such as IRREDEEMABLE, INCORRUPTIBLE and THE TRAVELER. He has received recent acclaim for his work on the DAREDEVIL and INDESTRUCTIBLE HULK series for Marvel in 2012-2013.

Emmy Award-winning artist DEAN HASPIEL created the Eisner Award-nominated BILLY DOGMA, won an Emmy Award for TV design work for the title sequence of HBO's BORED TO DEATH, is a Yaddo fellow, and was a Master Artist at the Atlantic Center for the Arts. Dino has written and drawn many superhero and semi-autobiographical comix, including SPIDER-MAN, BATMAN, X-MEN, THE FANTASTIC FOUR, THE FOX, GODZILLA, MARS ATTACKS, CREEPY, the AMERICAN SPLENDOR and THE QUITTER collaborations with Harvey Pekar, THE ALCOHOLIC with Jonathan Ames, and collaborations with Inverna Lockpez, Stan Lee and Jonathan Lethem.