Dynamite Entertainment announced today that they have signed a comprehensive agreement with Dabel Brothers Publishing to transition all of their titles to the Dynamite brand.

Dabel Brothers was originally founded in 2000 by four brothers, Ernest, Les, Pascal and David Dabel as Roaring Studios. Initially partnered with Image Comics, the company would go on to form partnerships with Devil’s Due, Alias Enterprises, Red Eagle Entertainment, Tor Books, Del Ray, and Marvel Comics, before deciding to publish comics in their own right. However, since going out on their own, Dabel Brothers has been plagued with production problems, and last year they failed to produce George R.R. Martin’s 2009 Song of Fire and Ice calendar within an acceptable time frame, resulting in Martin severing his contract with the company.

Over the years, Dabel Brothers has gained a good reputation for its adaptations of fantasy novels, including: George R. R. Martin’s The Hedge Knight, Robert Silverberg’s The Seventh Shrine, Raymond E. Feist’s The Wood Boy, Tad Williams’s The Burning Man, Robert Jordan’s The Wheel of Time, Orson Scott Card’s Red Prophet, Raymond E. Feist’s Magician, Laurell K. Hamilton’s Anita Blake: Vampire Hunter, and many more!

Dabel Brothers will bring many of these properties with them in the acquisition; however, with the notable exception of all titles published in partnership with Marvel, such as Orson Scott Card’s Red Prophet, Laurell K. Hamilton’s Anita Blake: Vampire Hunter, XIII, Raymond E. Feist’s Magician, and several other hot properties.

Hopefully this acquisition will usher in a new ages for Dabel Brothers and their list of fine titles!

Official Press Release:

Dynamite Entertainment announced today that they have signed a comprehensive agreement with Dabel Brothers Publishing to transition all of their titles to the Dynamite brand.

Dynamite will immediately assume creative development, production, printing, marketing and sales for all titles handled by Dabel Brothers Publishing. This includes books that were in the works and projects not yet announced. For the bookstore market, all graphic novels (unless pre-existing agreements prohibit from doing so) will be published by Dynamite and distributed through Diamond Book Distributors.

“Dynamite has impressed us with their ability to market their titles to such a broad audience,” says Vice President, Les Dabel. “We are extremely happy about this transition, and I am stepping back now to let Dynamite do what they do best.”

“We look forward to working with all of the distinguished authors on their great works and helping to bring them to a larger audience,” stated Dynamite President, Nick Barrucci.

Founded in 2004, Dynamite Entertainment is home to several best-selling comic book titles and properties, including Red Sonja, Project Superpowers, The Boys, Army of Darkness, Battlestar Galactica, The Lone Ranger, Zorro and more. Diamond awarded the company a “GEM” award for Best New Publisher in 2005 and another “GEM” in 2006 for Comics Publisher of the Year (under 5%). Dynamite has also been nominated for several industry awards, including the prestigious “Eisner” Award, and consistently works with top flight and fan favorite creative talent such as Alex Ross, John Cassaday, Garth Ennis, Jim Lee, Michael Avon Oeming, Matt Wagner and many others.

The first books will be shipping in April 2010, with subsequent titles shipping thereafter.

Please check http://www.dynamiteentertainment.com for additional updates and look for further announcements soon!

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