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CAPTAIN ACTION 0

Fabian Nicieza

21 pages (April 2008)

Moonstone; ISBN: MOON-00051

The super spy master of disguise is back again for the first time! Brand new story by Superman/Thunderbolt writer, the Captain, Fabian Nicieza!

Led by the original Captain Action, the A.C.T.I.O.N. Directorate fought the Red Crawl for decades. The alien threat was thought long vanquished, so no one notices when Earth is conquered. Literally, no one notices it! He wakes up to learn the father who fired him is dead, and the job he never wanted is his.

He has to save a world that doesn’t know it needs saving.

He has to reclaim his identity while impersonating others.

He has to become the very thing he tried his entire life to avoid…

CAPTAIN ACTION!

That got your attention?  Well I asked Joe Ahearn for any news and he came through so:

“Here’s an easy way to take a look at Captain Action #0 from April. We just went live the other day on WOWIO.  http://www.wowio.com/users/product.asp?BookId=5179 

 Further, our new Novella which came out just before San Diego Comicon ia garnering alot of attention.Attached is a low- res of the interior . and also attached are the 2 finalized covers. 

As respects what’s next for Captain Action, we are currently putting the finishing touches on our first issue which will be out in September. The story of Captain Action continues and there will be a 6 page back up story of Classic Captain Action written by Paul Kupperberg and aother 6 page stale of Mandrake the Magician! All that plus an introduction by the famous Jim Shooter who got his first coic book byline scripting DC’s first 2 issues of Captain Action 40 years ago. 

Beyond that, we have our exclusive Mego Style action figures from Castaway Toys which are due in any time now for those who pre ordered and the next wave are currently on sale through the Castaway website right now.

Our beautiful Captain Action statue from Electric Tiki and Sideshow was just solicited in August Previews. That beauty, sculpted by the talented Ruben Procopio will be coming in just in time for the holidays.  

We also just had a great show out at the San Diego Comicon and have been greenlighted on several projects, one being a deluxe edition reissue of Michael Eury’s 2003 collector’s book “Captain Action, The Original Super Hero Action Figure” from Twomorrows Publishing. The book will be an expanded hard cover edition in full color with lots of additional new updates. We’re targeting that for a late Spring release. So, how’s that for an update!” 

I think that’s as complete an up-date as we could ask for!”

Sadly,though CA #0 looks good the CBO policy [for legal reasons which I think have been explained enough now-so don’t ask!] is we can only review based on hard copy and I look forward to the pleasure of reading the new comic [though Forbidden Planet Bristol say they can’t order it in?!].The original CBO feature is at:

http://www.comicbitsonline.com/2008/03/13/prepare-for-action/ And who’ll be waiting for the action figure?