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THE LONE RANGER #1 SELLS OUT!
Dynamite Plans Second Printing of Debut Issue

September 15, 2006, Runnemede, NJ – DYNAMITE ENTERTAINMENT announced today that they had sold out of their initial print run for the launch of their all-new LONE RANGER comic book series. The company is planning a second printing variant cover to be released in time for the release of issue #2 to stores.  This 1st ever second print is sure to be DYNAMITE!

The news of the sell out came during DYNAMITE’s appearance at the Baltimore Comic-Con (September 8-9) where many retailers announced that they had sold out of copies on the day of release, asking Dynamite if we had more copies available.  The Baltimore Comic Con featured series cover artist and art director John Cassaday as a special guest. The convention also featured an exclusive edition of the LONE RANGER #1, which reportedly was also close to selling out its run from convention organizer Marc Nathan.

DYNAMITE stated “The news has exceeded all of our expectations!  We thank Brett, Sergio, Dean, and John, and especially thank the retailers and fans who supported the comic, and helped make it successful!  We can honestly say, ‘keep reading, the best is yet to come!’”

Writer Brett Matthews added: "An email in my inbox with 'sell out' in the subject line and it's a good thing? Sweet. I'm glad so many people are getting introduced to or re-acquainted with The Lone Ranger, and hope they love the character as much as we do. Or less, if that would be creepy."

John Cassaday’s reaction to the news:  "I'm proud of everyone involved, including and especially the folks at Dynamite for taking a chance on this legendary character and treating it with such respect. I'm terribly happy to be a part of it.  This is merely the start."

Upon hearing the news, Colorist Dean White exclaimed: "This is great news for Nick and all the folks over at Dynamite who believed in the series and never settled for second best. Glad to be part of such a great team." 

In addition to the sell-out, second printing and Cassaday appearance, the reviews for those that have picked up the LONE RANGER have been glowing and have covered the gamut from the old, the new and everything in-between:

“Matthews and artist Sergio Cariello show the blood absent from so many prior depictions of the Lone Ranger. This isn’t Clayton Moore on Saturday morning television. This is UNFORGIVEN and its attendant visceral consequences.”

-- CINESCAPE.COM

“With a creative team culled from some of comics' brightest stars, the series hopes to provide readers with a memorable answer to the question of "Who was that masked man?”

-- WIZARD

"The creative team has done an exceptional job blending tradition and new storytelling in a comic that will be pleasing to a wide range of readers from the older Lone Ranger fans to the young comic book connoisseurs. We eagerly await the next installments of this episodic adventure!"

-- LONE RANGER FAN CLUB

“This first issue of the Lone Ranger is a really strong beginning for this series. Brett Matthews knows how to set up a series right from the beginning and I've got to applaud him for that. Every series needs an origin story and we're getting that story in this issue and probably for the next few issues. Sergio Cariello is such a talented artist. Take that talent and then have it being directed by John Cassaday and you have the formula for probably one of the best looking comics on the market this month.”

-- COMICSADDICTION.COM

THE LONE RANGER #1 is a powerful tale of the West and begins the origins of the Lone Ranger in a way never before presented. A young man searches for revenge, only to find justice... and that he's something greater than he ever thought he could be. Evoking shades of such powerful Westerns as Unforgiven, the tone of such powerful modern interpretations of the West as Deadwood, and written in the most reverential way, this is the must-read comic of 2006.

Written by Brett (Firefly) Matthews and art directed by John (Astonishing X-Men) Cassaday (who also provides the dynamite covers for THE LONE RANGER series), the series also features veteran illustrator Sergio (The Lone Ranger) Cariello and colorist Dean (Punisher) White.

More information on the second printing will be forthcoming, check with your local retailer for more information and fans should look for LONE RANGER #2 (AUG063193) in stores in October and LONE RANGER #3 (SEP063219) scheduled to ship in November! Written By Brett Matthews; Art Direction By John Cassaday; Art By Sergio Cariello With Colors By Dean White; Cover Art By John Cassaday.

For art and more information please visit:

http://www.dynamiteentertainment.com/htmlfiles/c-Lone_Ranger.html

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CLASSIC MEDIA manages some of the world's most recognizable family properties across all media including feature film, television, home video, and consumer products. The company's extensive library features a diverse collection of popular animated and live-action characters such as: Casper the Friendly Ghost, Hot Stuff, Mr. Magoo, Richie Rich, Peter Cottontail, Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer, Santa Claus is Comin' to Town, The Lone Ranger, Lassie, Underdog, Little Lulu, pat the bunny, Lamb Chop and Rocky & Bullwinkle. For more information on Classic Media, visit us online at www.classicmedia.tv.

ABOUT DYNAMITE ENTERTAINMENT:
DYNAMITE ENTERTAINMENT was founded in 2004 and is home to several best-selling titles and properties.  Beginning with their Army of Darkness comic book series – launching as the #1 independent comic in July of '04 – and recently ranked the #1 selling Independent Horror comic -- and continuing to their best-selling Red Sonja series – issue #0 alone selling over 240,000 copies and ongoing issues and one-shots recently ranked among the best-selling titles in unit sales and dollar volume – and not only has Dynamite consistently released Red Sonja as THE top selling single comic outside of Marvel and DC Comics, Dynamite successfully places more titles in the Top 100 than most non-Marvel, non-DC publishers.  Dynamite's new monthly Battlestar Galactica series is the company's first major launch of '06, debuting with an impressive 175,000 copies in initial orders sold for the introductory #0 issue. The recently released ongoing Highlander comic book series launched to excess of 100,000 copies sold for issue #0.
 
Now, in addition to the ongoing Red Sonja and AOD series, DYNAMITE has released the all-new Battlestar Galactica comic by Greg Pak and Nigel Raynor – launching with a specially priced #0 issue, having sold in excess of 175,000 copies and recently featured in the pages of TV Guide, A classic Battlestar Galactica comic book series, Xena by John Layman and Fabiano Neves, a Darkman vs. the Army of Darkness mini-series and is preparing the Lone Ranger with Brett Matthews and John Cassaday – and Dynamite has more on the horizon!
 
In addition to the creators mentioned - Dynamite works with some of the most high profile creators in comics, including Alex (Justice) Ross, John (Astonishing X-Men) Cassaday, Michael (Superman/Batman, Aspen Comics) Turner, Jim (All-Star Batman) Lee, Michael (Red Sonja) Avon Oeming, Mike (Red Sonja/X-Men) Carey, Jim (Justice) Kruegar, Greg (The Incredible Hulk) Pak, Brett (Serenity, The Lone Ranger) Matthews - as well as working with up and coming new talent and enhancing strong creators!
 
The company also produces new and classic material from such creators as Paul Gulacy and Doug Moench's Six from Sirius, Tim Truman's Scout, Carlos Trillo and Eduardo Risso's Borderline and other titles including Jim Starlin's Dreadstar, in addition to reprint editions of classic Red Sonja material and more.
 
For updated information on Dynamite Entertainment and their titles, please visit the Dynamite website at www.dynamiteentertainment.com