Elephant Men #21 Set to Be a Fantastic Series Jumping-on Point

Elephantmen is one of my favourite series, and I am always trying to get people to read it. However, I find that people are always hesitant about picking up new titles, especially ones with an ongoing storyline. Recognizing this problem, Richard Starkings has chosen to make Elephantmen #21 into a jumping-on point for new readers. Written by Starkings, with artwork by Boo Cook, Elephantmen #21 acts as a direct sequel to the series’ first issue as it picks up on the stories of Elephantman Ebony Hide and his human friend, Savannah. This issue also sows the seeds for the next big storyline, ‘Questionable Things.’

To mark this occasion Image Comics have decided to overship this issue to make sure that it gets into the hands of as many potential readers as possible. So make sure to grab a copy when you hit the store this Thursday!!! [Note: New comics ship on Thursday due to the holiday]

To see a five page preview of Elephantmen #21 please click here!

PRESS RELEASE – ELEPHANTMEN OVERSHIPS ITS ULTIMATE JUMPING ON POINT THIS THURSDAY!
ELEPHANTMEN #21 comes to participating retailers this week with a very special overship!

8 September 2009 (Berkeley, CA) – This Thursday, the acclaimed sci-fi series, ELEPHANTMEN, will give readers a chance to jump on board as participating stores receive a special 25% overship.

“I’m so glad we’re overshipping this particular issue, because I want it to get into as many people’s hands as possible,” Starkings said. “We’ve sold out of EVERY issue since #16 – the Marian Churchland issues were a huge hit – and our numbers have been holding very steady since we returned to our regular monthly schedule with our series of standalone stories, DANGEROUS LIAISONS. I envision ten hefty ELEPHANTMEN collections by the time we’re done, so readers have a lot to look forward to.”

ELEPHANTMEN #21 is an action-packed, pulls-no-punches story with Totally Kick Ass artwork by regular cover artist Boo Cook, and acts as a direct sequel to the series’ first issue as it picks up on the stories of Elephantman Ebony Hide and his human friend, Savannah. This issue also sows the seeds for the next big storyline, QUESTIONABLE THINGS. Image’s overship will ensure participating stores have the chance to bring new readers onboard along with the fans of the collections looking for an entry point to the ongoing series!

Starkings added, “In addition, original series artist Moritat returns with issue #23 as Hip Flask and Ebony are forced to deal with a MAPPO sleeper cell which seeks to reactivate the Elephantmen as the weapons of mass destruction they intended them to be! We also have knockout covers by J Scott Campbell and Steve Skroce, and a couple other big surprises in the months to come. Watch this space!”

ELEPHANTMEN #21 (JUL090393), a 32-page full color comic book for $3.50, will be in-stores September 10th, 2009. For more information, please see http://www.hipflask.com/issues/elephantmen21/.

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