News: Snake Plissken

**Ralph Kruhm** · 24.04.2003, 07:25

THE STARS COME OUT FOR SNAKE!

Director John Carpenter, Producer Debra Hill,
And Actor Kurt Russell To Autograph JOHN CARPENTER'S SNAKE PLISSKEN CHRONICLES #1!

TAMPA, FL., April 23, 2003

The return of Snake Plissken to the world of pop culture has many people excited, but none more than his creators, director John Carpenter, producer Debra Hill, and actor Kurt Russell. In celebration of the renowned anti-hero's return, CrossGen Entertainment and Hurricane Entertainment have arranged for all three Hollywood superstars to sign copies of JOHN CARPENTER'S SNAKE PLISSKEN CHRONICLES #1, on sale June 25th, as a special Retailer Incentive.

"Initially we offered a free copy of issue #1 signed by John Carpenter as a special incentive to the first 100 retailers who ordered 150 copies," stated Jan Utstein-O'Neill, CEO of Hurricane Entertainment. "However, when we did a grass roots campaign, polling retailers on their response to the preview copies of SNAKE PLISSKEN CHRONICLES that reached them just last week, we found that order activity would be higher than anticipated. Therefore, we would like to thank the retailing community by altering the incentive criteria. We have decided to entirely eliminate the 'only the first 100 retailers to order' requirement and lower the minimum order from 150 to just 90 copies. This will now allow the incentive to be available to smaller stores."

"We only recently found out from Debra that Kurt Russell himself would be pleased to sign copies to help draw attention to new stories starring Snake," explained series writer William O'Neill. "How cool is that? This has got to be a first for the comic book industry."

"Snake Plissken is John Carpenter's favorite character that he created," stated Hill. "He's also Kurt Russell's favorite to play, and my favorite to share with many generations of new fans."

JOHN CARPENTER'S SNAKE PLISSKEN CHRONICLES, phase one of a much larger Snake launch, is the result of a partnership between Hurricane Entertainment and Carpenter, Hill, and Russell. The debut of the comic book series will be followed by a new release of Escape From New York on DVD from MGM Home Video, with a plethora of bonus materials, including pages from the comic itself. There will also be a series of novelizations, an anime feature from Production IG (producers of Ghost In The Shell), and an electronic video game due out summer of 2005.

"Snake still has a lot of fans," added Tony Panaccio, CrossGen's Senior Vice President of Product Development. "Retailers can expect many of the top entertainment magazines to cover his big return."

The complete set of Incentives now include:

JOHN CARPENTER'S SNAKE PLISSKEN CHRONICLES #1 (in solicitation now for June release) Incentive - buy 90 (any combination of three covers) and get a free issue #1, Tone Rodriguez Cover, signed by director John Carpenter (Big Trouble In Little China, The Thing).

JOHN CARPENTER'S SNAKE PLISSKEN CHRONICLES #2 (August release) Incentive - buy 60 (any combination of two covers) and get a free issue #1, Kurt Russell Photomontage, signed by actor Kurt Russell (Backdraft, Stargate).

JOHN CARPENTER'S SNAKE PLISSKEN CHRONICLES #3 (October release) Incentive - buy 50 (any combination of two covers) and get a free issue #1, John Van Fleet cover, signed by Producer Debra Hill (Halloween, The Fisher King).

As a bonus, writer William O'Neill and artist Tone Rodriguez will also sign all of the free issues.

***Northstar*** · 24.04.2003, 09:09

Hmm, jetzt würde ich mir echt überlegen die # 2 doch glatt 60 x zu kaufen!

Northy

**Ralph Kruhm** · 25.04.2003, 07:47

O-Ton Mark Alessi:

To set the record straight, even though thru our actions there was no need to comment, CG products will not have alternate, varient or optional covers. We never have had and never will. Affiliated companies who publish thru us are not required to follow this parameter since it's their product and their company. They know how I feel on the subject but it's their decision. I only require that the material they publish not be offensive from a sexual or violence perspective. Both of those issues with regard to future publishing decisions will be reviewed on a case by case basis and I will solicit opinions from senior staff here before making any judgements. One example of that process being that we could have published Violent Messiahs which has a solid following but which we felt was outside of our comfort zone. Feel free to jump in again anytime. Best Regards, Mark

**Pyrage** · 26.04.2003, 20:51

Hier gibts paar schöne neue Infos zu Snake's Comic Serie, inklusive einiger Interior Arts :

http://www.newsarama.com/Plisskin.htm

**Pyrage** · 28.04.2003, 22:54

Original geschrieben von Ralph Kruhm
Die haben das Comic aber schnell verfilmt...

Jetzt kommts ..., die hab bereits schon ein Sequel gedreht

Die Klapperschlange 2 oder so ähnlich ...

Escape from L.A. :

Am Donnerstag den 1. Mai 2003 auf Pro 7 um 22:55 Uhr.

Ein Erdbeben hat Los Angeles verwüstet. Die Stadt ist vollkommen zerstört und von Wasser umschlossen. Es herrscht ein diktatorischer Präsident, dem ganz Los Angeles als Gefängnis dient. Dorthin wird jeder verbannt, der gegen die staatliche Ordnung verstößt. Dass sich seine Tochter Utopia nach L.A. absetzt, um sich mit dem Chef-Guerillero Cuervo Jones zu verbünden, stört den Diktator empfindlich. Er schickt den Ex-Elitekämpfer Snake Plissken nach L.A., um die beiden zu töten.

***Northstar*** · 16.05.2003, 08:30

http://www.comicon.com/cgi-bin/pulse...7%26t%3D000866 Wieder was zu gucken 6 zu lesen....

**Pyrage** · 16.05.2003, 09:25

Coole Sache, mit ausnahme das auf Seite 2 Snakes Proportionen irgendwie nicht stimmen (Arsch & Beine sind viel zu dünn/klein) und natrülcih ein kleiner Fehler der coloristen : sie haben Snake braune Augen gegeben anstatt blaue.

Naja, ich freu mich auf die Serie, ist auch schon längts in meinem Abo. Und in knapp 3 Wochen kommt sie raus, yeahaaa.

**Ralph Kruhm** · 26.05.2003, 07:24

Press Release

JOHN CARPENTER'S SNAKE PLISSKEN CHRONICLES #1 Hits The Streets One Month Early!

JOHN CARPENTER'S SNAKE PLISSKEN CHRONICLES #1, originally scheduled for a June 25th release, will now reach comics shops on May 29th. The all-new bi-monthly series, written by William O'Neill and illustrated by Tone Rodriguez, is the creation of CrossGen publishing client Hurricane Entertainment.

"Once again, Snake is surprising everyone," said Hurricane CEO Jan Utstein-O'Neill. "Striking suddenly, the anti-hero is now making his debut nearly a full month early. And that means that we'll be able to sign copies at the WizardWorld: East comic convention in Philadelphia on May 30th. We will also be premiering a special Convention Exclusive cover that will only be available during the 2003 con season."

"In the new series, Snake will tear his way through New York, Atlantic City and Philadelphia," added writer William O'Neill. "Now, we'll do the same!"

While on the East Coast, writer William O'Neill, artist Tone Rodriguez and Jan Utstein-O'Neill will participate in a tour of local comics shops. Appearances to date include Zap Comics in Freehold, NJ on May 29th; WizardWorld: East at the Philadelphia Convention Center from May 30th – June 1st; and Jester's Playhouse in Northfield, NJ, on June 4th. Jester's is located just outside Atlantic City, where the first Snake story begins. Finally, on June 5th, the Hurricane crew will be at Midtown Comics right in the heart of New York City. Copies of JOHN CARPENTER'S SNAKE PLISSKEN CHRONICLES #1 and VIOLENT MESSIAHS will be available, as well as plenty of fun giveaways. Readers are advised to contact the comics shops for exact location and times.

The first issue of JOHN CARPENTER'S SNAKE PLISSKEN CHRONICLES will also contain extras, such as a bonus sketchbook that includes the first artwork Rodriguez drew of Snake Plissken that landed the partnership with John Carpenter, Debra Hill and Kurt Russell. As another added bonus, issue #1 also includes a four-page sneak preview of Hurricane's newest project THE DIPLOMATS, written and drawn by William O'Neill.