Martin Shapiro signing tomorrow in Manhattan Beach CA

FEARLESS DAWN:THE SECRET OF THE SWAMP #1 PREVIEW PAGES

ASYLUM PRESS RELEASES FEARLESS DAWN:THE SECRET OF THE SWAMP #1 PREVIEW PAGES

FEATURED IN OCTOBER DIAMOND PREVIEWS SHIPPING DECEMBER 2011

(Los Angeles) Frank Forte, publisher of Asylum Press, announces that Asylum Press releases a five page preview of the fan favorite Fearless Dawn: The Secret Of The Swamp One Shot. The Secret Of The Swamp is written and illustrated by Steve Mannion (The Bomb, Batman Black and White, Tales From The Crypt, Warlash:Dark Noir)

Once again our sexy heroine, Fearless Dawn, gets herself into a  predicament she can't get out of.  Following a treasure map to find a secret elixir, Fearless Dawn travels deep within a murky swamp.  Ignoring the warnings of Old Lady Flannigan, and hot on the trail of buried pirate booty, Fearless Dawn and her sidekick, "The Masked Kid" get assaulted by the GIANT SWAMP CREATURE!!.  Can our heroes make it out alive!??  Plus Fearless Dawn daily strips, Pin-ups, Dossier files, pencil art and more.

Fearless Dawn: The Secret Of The Swamp One Shot Preview can be seen here:
http://www.asylumpress.com/titles/fearless-dawn

Product Title: FEARLESS DAWN: THE SECRET OF THE SWAMP #1
Frequency: ONE SHOT
Intended Audience: General Readers
Writers’ and Artists’ Names: (written and Illustrated by) STEVE MANNION
Genre: ACTION/ADVENTURE/COMEDY
Format: Comic Book, 32 pgs, full color, Saddle Stitched
Cover Dimensions: 6.625" x 10.25"
Retail Price: $2.95

Featured in Oct. Diamond previews shipping Dec. 2011.

Diamond gave the book a CERTIFIED COOL stamp of approval.

Fearless Dawn Bloghttp://fearlessdawn.blogspot.com/

Steve Mannion Bloghttp://stevemannioncomics.blogspot.com/

ALSO AVAILABLE AT www.ASYLUMPRESS.COM
FEARLESS DAWN-(1-4) SIGNED PACK
FEARLESS DAWN #1
FEARLESS DAWN #2
FEARLESS DAWN #3
FEARLESS DAWN #4
THE BOMB TPB (FEATURING FEARLESS DAWN)
STRANGE PIRATE TALES #1

ABOUT ASYLUM PRESS:Founded in 1999 by Frank Forte, Asylum Press is a unique publishing house specializing in high profile projects from some of the industry's biggest rising stars. Steve Mannion’s Fearless Dawn is the company’s newest title and has been a great fan favorite. Publishing action/adventure comics with Black Powder: A Bloody Frontier Adventure, Trenchcoats, Cigarettes and Shotguns, Warlash: Zombie Mutant Genesis. And continuing their tradition of horror with Undead Evil, Satan’s 3-Ring Circus of Hell, Asylum of Horrors, Zombie Terrors, EEEK! and Beyond Lovecraft, also venturing into dark humor with Billy Boy The Sick Little Fat Kid and The Cletus and Floyd Show, Asylum Press continues to be on the cutting edge of comic and graphic novel publishing. Asylum Press is distributed by Diamond Comics Distributors and Tony Shenton and to the Booktrade by SCB Distributors, Ingram and Baker and Taylor.

Martin Shapiro signing at Golden Apple

MARTIN SHAPIRO--2 SIGNINGS TOMORROW IN LA

MARTIN SHAPIRO SIGNING AT MELTDOWN LA--THIS WED, 10/5

Screenwriter Martin Shapiro will be at Meltdown Comics signing copies of his new horror comic book series, CHOPPER, followed by a Q&A about how he sold the movie rights.

Created by Martin Shapiro and drawn by acclaimed Dark Horse artist Juan Ferreyra (Falling Skies, Rex Mundi), Chopper is a modern-day reimagining of the headless horseman of Sleepy Hollow fame. After taking a strange new drug with supernatural side effects at a party, the rebellious teenage daughter of a police officer starts seeing ghosts and is stalked by the Reaper, a headless Hell’s Angel on a motorcycle who collects the souls of sinners in the afterlife.

This autograph event will take place on Wednesday, October 5th from 6-9 pm at Meltdown Comics at 7522 W Sunset Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90046.

The first 50 people to arrive get a free copy of the limited edition Chopper prequel one-shot ORIGIN OFCHOPPER featuring a painted cover by Tony Mauro and 25 pages of sequential art by legendary colorist Drew Posada, his last book before he died.

Follow Us on Twitter @NightOwlComics or Like Us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/NightOwlComicsfor sneak peeks of future Chopper pages and links to episodes of the Chopper live-action web TV series starring horror icons Tyler Mane (Halloween, X-Men) and Andrew Bryniarski (Texas Chainsaw Massacre, Batman Returns).