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November 24th, 2007 10:16 PM

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GREEN LAMA - MAN OF STRENGTH

Bulletin:

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE -

Writer/Artist James Ritchey, III teams with premiere independent publisher AC Comics (Femforce) to bring a modern take on an old standard. The Green Lama debuted in December of 1940 as the brainchild of author Ken Cossen, with his emerald visage being drawn by the likes of legendary Mac Raboy etc, then gone onto star in his own radio serial , and eventually was resurrected by Bill Black’s AC Comics.

The Lama’s second coming is well at hand, as James Ritchey, III working closely with the Cossen estate, is set to bring this classic character into a brave new world. Rising from the ashes of the third world war Jethro Dumont finds himself discovering a long buried piece of his soul and dons a fresh variation of his jade costume.

Fans of the Vertigo-esque fare, and those whom have a library filled with the likes of Morrison, Moore, & Miller will find two issue graphic novella a treat. Mixing Ritchey’s iconic classic art style with an out there post modern story it’s a perfect blend of something old and something new.

Bill Black says of the series:

“The GREEN LAMA lives once more in a darkly contemporary twist on the
AC Comics universe. This is a new, more 'character-driven' and
refreshingly inventive 're-imagining' of one of the most enduring
super-heroes of the Golden Age--as writer/artist James Ritchey
revitalizes Pulp, Comics and Science Fiction great Kendall Foster
Crossen's legendary MAN OF STRENGTH for the 21st Century.

World War III has come and gone--demons run amok in the streets, half
of humanity, lost. Can an unsuspecting college student, Jethro "Jet"
Dumont II, who has only now come to realize that he is THE GREEN LAMA
REBORN, bring back order, justice, and sanity--and heal the soul of a
wounded world? Worst of all--can he do it in time to prevent the
enslavement and destruction of rhe rest of humanity, by The GREEN
LAMA'S oldest and most deadly nemesis?

Four years in the making, this "Elseworlds"-meets-"Vertigo" style riff
on the classic Golden Age hero takes place in a reality apart from the
usual AC dimension. Guest-starring a very different type of
FEMFORCE--including Ms. Victory, Synn, Nightveil and She-Cat as you've
NEVER seen them before--as well as GOLDEN LAD, and a 'puzzle' of
cameos by classic Prize and Spark Publications' heroes and heroines on
par with Finnegan's Wake! Thirty-three pages of never-before-published
story and art--and the birth of a great new series!!”

The book is set for a street date of March 5th, 2008 (in March’s Diamond PREVIEWS) but those that cannot wait until then can get a special collectors edition right now.

http://accomics.anonwebhost.com/Merchant2/merchant.mvc
?Screen=PROD&Sto
re_Code=ACS&Product_Code=GL1&Category_Code=O

THE GREEN LAMA’S rebirth is not limited to the comic pages. The internet has been invaded by disciples of the Lama --

http://www.myspace.com/greenlamalives

Where you can listen to a selection of the old 1940s radio show, and see the latest news counting down to the arrival of The Green Lama ---

http://groups.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=groups.
groupProfile&gro
upID=106817606&Mytoken=6545D5F5-4CD1-442E-85A1748B431C336211163232

Facebook has similarly been claimed --

http://groups.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=groups.
groupProfile&gro
upID=106817606&Mytoken=6545D5F5-4CD1-442E-85A1748B431C336211163232

And there is even an early internet teaser trailer -

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jGj1kaNNusY

Similar videos are appearing on Daily Motion, Google Videos, iFilm, etc…

Join writer/artist James Ritchey, III and inker Loki Dolza, in the birth (or is it rebirth?) of a strange new world filled with familiar faces. Available now at AC Comics for a limited time, and then in stores everywhere March 5th 2008! Be the first to witness the revolution.

Those interested in interviews or articles please don’t hesitate to contact for more information.

OM MANI PADME HUM ----

*END TRANSMISSION*

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