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jessiegarza
06-16-2005, 06:58 AM
PRESS RELEASE
A Writer on ABC's HIT TV SHOW "LOST" Creates The Middleman

In July Viper Comics will release the much anticipated comic book, “The Middleman” which is created by Javier Grillo-Marxuach a writer and supervising producer for ABC’s Hit TV Show “LOST”. “When Javier approached us with the project, and after looking it over we just knew we had to publish it. The series is AWESOME!”, states Viper Comics President Jessie Garza.

The Middleman, a 4 issue mini-series, is written by Javier Grillo-Marxuach, and wonderously illustrated by Les McClaine (Amaze Ink/SLG’s Highway 13 , Eisner Award Nominee 2005 and Russ Manning Award Nominee 2002). Reality is a sham! Our way of life is constantly under attack by monsters, aliens and talking primates. The reason we - the normal world - are no congniant of the struggle? The Middleman. Working in absurd secrecy, the Middleman stares down threats from the extra- infra- and juxta-terrestial with a big gun and a have-a-nice-day grin. The Middleman: he fights evil so you don't have to.

Middleman creator and author brings an impressive resume to comics. Javier Grillo-Marxuach is currently a writer and Supervising Producer on the hit ABC Network series "Lost." He has written and produced episodes of "Boomtown," "The Pretender," "Jake 2.0," "The chronicle," "Charmed," "Three" and "seaQuest." Grillo-Marxuach has also sold and produced several network pilots, written and directed an award-winning short film, created a number of works for the stage and contributed freelance scripts and stories to "The Dead Zone," "Dark Skies," "Strange Frequency" and "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit."

Link to pics and pages:
http://www.vipercomics.com/features/middleman_advance.asp

For more information and to view the trailer, visit “The Middleman” microsite:
http://www.vipercomics.com/features/the_middle_man.asp

The Middleman is a 32 page B&W comic book that arrives in stores July 2005:
Pre-Order your copy - DIAMOND ITEM CODE: MAY053063

For more information visit: http://www.vipercomics.com

SpecialAgentPunk
06-17-2005, 04:21 PM
wow, I'm definately picking this up. Almost anything related to LOST should be good; the fact that he's doing the stories on a hit tv should make this comic very interesting. He also was a writer/producer on The Chronicle, which was a pretty cool show.

These are the episodes he wrote for lost: (2004) TV Series (story) (episode 1.22 "Born to Run") (writer) (episode 1.06 "House of the Rising Sun") (writer) (episode 1.11 "All the Best Cowboys Have Daddy Issues") (writer) (episode 1.13 "Hearts and Minds") (writer) (episode 1.17 "... In Translation")

Boomtown was great too. what happened?

Jonah Weiland
06-17-2005, 06:39 PM
For more on "The Middleman," check out the link below for an April, 2004 interview with the writer:

http://www.comicbookresources.com/news/newsitem.cgi?id=5136

Egg
06-18-2005, 07:30 AM
I had the chance to read an advance pdf of The Middleman #1 and it does not disappoint! Javier and Les produce a wonderfully fun read!

Thank You,

Egg Embry
Editor - DEAD MEN TELL NO TALES - www.ArcanaStudio.com

jessiegarza
06-18-2005, 01:12 PM
Just want to thank everyone for the continued support...we can't wait to get this book to stores...

jessie

SpecialAgentPunk
08-04-2005, 11:44 PM
I finally found a store here that had a copy of Middleman #1 - I think I picked up the last one. I have to say, the previews through my computer wasn't too appealing, but this comic was great. One of the best comics I've read this summer - I thought the whole mafia gundown thing was a blast; I loved the art. I thought it was getting a bit too chick-ish for me near the end, but I can't wait to find out more about the Middleman.

btw, what's the release schedule for this?