Animal Man#1 Goes Back to Press for a 4th PRINTING!

By Pamela Mullin

(The cover to the fourth printing of ANIMAL MAN #1)

That’s right, ANIMAL MAN #1 goes back to press for a FOURTH printing!

ANIMAL MAN written by Jeff Lemire and with art by Travel Foreman, has become one of the most acclaimed series of DC COMICS-THE NEW 52. Check out some of the praise below.

If you haven’t read issue #1 yet, now you still can!

“Stellar.” —IGN

“A solid, emotional, and thoroughly engaging book that is both complex enough to engage readers familiar with the characters, but simple enough to be new reader friendly. “Animal Man” stands out as one of the best books of the new DCU and it shows no signs of stopping.” —COMIC BOOK RESOURCES

“Powerful drama wrapped within a horror comic wrapped within a superhero story. This is a multi-layered artistic expression, the kind that elevates comics into the realm of literature.” —CRAVE

And for those of you who’ve been lucky enough to get your hands on issues 1-3, pick up ANIMAL MAN issue #4 tomorrow, as the secret history of The Red is revealed!

Head over to GAWKER’s IO9 for a sneak peek at ANIMAL MAN #4, in stores tomorrow.

Out Today ANIMAL MAN #2!

Animal Man #2 (as well as a 2nd Printing of the sold out #1) is out today and MAXIM.com has an exclusive preview.

If you haven't read ANIMAL MAN yet, here;s what folks are saying...

“Travel Foreman’s art is innovative and excellently creepy when it needs to be, and will hopefully get a lot of eyes as Lemire’s everyman hero makes his mark in the new DC Universe.” – USA Today

“A profound meditation on consumer culture and the economy of disposability.” – PopMatters
“Animal Man has the sensational Jeff Lemire at the helm.” – Entertainment Weekly
“A strange, dark fantasy book with unpredictable plots and fantastic art.” – Complex Magazine
“Haunting…Travel Foreman provides sleek, meticulous art that grounds the book in reality, and he uses inventive page layouts during the scenes in the Baker home to create visual excitement where the situations are less fantastic…Animal Man is just a cool, odd character, grounded in the real world but still very much a superhero.” – The Onion AV Club
“I don’t want to overhype it, but if you don’t love it from the very first page, you’re not human.” – MTV Geek
“The best thing to come out of the DC relaunch. Absolutely knocked it out of the park…Gold stars for the creative team.” – io9
“Visceral and intriguing.” – SFX
“This book sets the benchmark.” – Comic Book Resources
“A great introduction to Animal Man for new readers, while also giving long-time fans something fresh to be excited about.” – IGN
“The character Jeff was meant to write. Lemire and Foreman did an amazing job.” – Ain’t It Cool News
“Well-crafted and bold.” – iFanboy, Pick of the Week
“Animal Man is one you can’t pass up.” – Bloody Disgusting, Pick of the Week

FRANKENSTEIN INTERVIEW IN USA TODAY!

There is a new interview with me as well as a preview of FRANKENSTEIN : Agent of SHADE #1 on USA Today's website today.

Frankenstein #1 ships to comic shops tomorrow and I'll be signing at The Beguiling again between 6-8pm, so stop by and say hello!

More Animal Man News and Frankenstein is Coming...

ANIMAL MAN #1 has sold out and a second printing is on the way! Thanks everyone who supported the book. There is a brand new interview about Animal Man over at COMIC BOOK RESOURCES. Also check out what i09, Publisher's Weekly and others had to say...

io9: "ANIMAL MAN winning the DC relaunch so far..."

Entertainment Weekly: ANIMAL MAN gets an A-

Publisher's Weekly: Animal Man works perfectly as a jumping on point for new readers."

Comics Bulliten: Animal Man gets a 4.5 star rating

And Don't forget this Wednesday my second DC New 52 book, FRANKENSTEIN: Agent of S.H.A.D.E. launches! I'll be signing at THE BEGUILING in Toronto between 6-8pm

ANIMAL MAN ROUNDUP!

After only one day on the stands the first issue of the new series written by myself and illustrated by the increedibly talented Travel Foreman has already sold out!

It was also iFanboy's PICK OF THE WEEK! (Thanks guys)

Here's a roundup of what some people are saying...

"This book sets the benchmark for this week as to what a New 52 #1 should be." -ROBOT 6

"Lemire and Foreman have the makings of being an epic creative team that I think we’ll be talking about for years...Animal Man #1 is the breakout hit of DC Comics’ “The New 52″ and just reset the bar for modern super hero stories." -iFanboy

"My new favorite Monthly Comic!"- Geoff Johns

"The book that surprised me the most and quickly became my frontrunner as the sleeper hit of the entire relaunch: Animal Man #1" - Newsarama

Behind The Scenes of Animal Man and more...

DC's blog THE SOURCE has been running a behind the scenes look at the making of Animal Man #1 in advance of it's September release. Click the link to watch the book evolve from initial pitch to final colored pages... BEHIND THE SCENES OF ANIMAL MAN

There have also been some great new reviews of the new issue of SWEET TOOTH, which features the first fully painted interior art I've ever done in comics, and of the new Superboy which builds up to the final issue in two weeks.

SWEET TOOTH 24 at IGN

SUPERBOY 10 at CBR

And finally tomorrow is the deadline for voting for this years HARVEY AWARDS. I'm nominated for BEST CARTOONIST and a lot of my good friends including SCOTT SNYDER and RAFAEL ALBUQUERQUE are nominated as well, so GO VOTE!!