Lucifer Vol. 1: The Infernal Comedy (The Sandman Universe)

by Dan Watters; Neil Gaiman

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Pub Date Jun 25 2019 | Archive Date Jun 25 2019

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Description

The Prince of Darkness is missing, and from the look of things he's not coming back. Blind, crippled, and without a penny to his name, the onetime ruler of Hell is now a wizened, unkempt old man trapped in a small town where sinister forces torment him at every turn and nothing is as it seems. He has no memory of how he got here, no hope of escape, and no way to track down his child--the only entity capable of preventing the end of the world.

At the same time, a police officer in Lucifer's adopted hometown of Los Angeles is about to lose everything he holds dear. Desperate to find a reason for his suffering, Detective John Decker is drawn into a shadowy conspiracy whose widely varied members share a single common purpose: to kill Lucifer Morningstar.

With monsters and magicians from every plane of reality set against him, can the Lightbringer heal his broken mind and body and regain his wrongful place in the cosmos?

Acclaimed author Dan Watters (The Shadow, Deep Roots) and the incredible art team of Max and Sebastian Fiumara (All-Star Batman, The Amazing Spider-Man, Abe Sapien) begin an all-new chapter in the saga of one of the Sandman Universe's most mesmerizing characters in Lucifer Vol. 1: The Infernal Comedy--from the mind of New York Times best-selling author Neil Gaiman!

The Prince of Darkness is missing, and from the look of things he's not coming back. Blind, crippled, and without a penny to his name, the onetime ruler of Hell is now a wizened, unkempt old man...

Marketing Plan

• National/Trade Publicity Campaign

• Features- Pursue press features highlighting the launch of the Sandman Universe, its place amongst the best comics on shelves today and the unique stories being told in each book within the imprint. Also leverage Sandman Universe Year 2 plans to encourage readers to jump on to these first stories coming from this new universe.

• Targets: The Verge, IGN, Paste, Inverse, LA Times, Wired, Washington Post, EW, Nerdist, CBR, Polygon, Book Riot, Syfy Wire, Bustle etc.

• Interviews- Arrange interviews with creative teams from the imprint. Leverage The Dreaming as the kick off of the trades coming, including details regarding its place as a "Best of 2018" title amongst different pop culture/comic outlets.

• Targets: The Verge, IGN, Paste, Inverse, LA Times, Wired, Washington Post, EW, Nerdist, CBR, Polygon, Book Riot, Syfy Wire, Bustle etc.

• Review Coverage- Pursue review coverage for all 4 titles, individually and collectively with top tier outlets

• Targets: Kirkus, Booklist, Library Journal, NPR, NY Times, B&N, Amazon

• TV Advertising

• Extensive media campaign

• Ingram and Baker & Taylor Graphic Novel supplements

• Promotion on vertigocomics.com; goodreads.com

• Promotion through Vertigo Comics social media (Facebook, Twitter, blogs)

• Goodreads giveaway

• Bookstore co-op available

• Promotional co-op allowance

• National/Trade Publicity Campaign

• Features- Pursue press features highlighting the launch of the Sandman Universe, its place amongst the best comics on shelves today and the unique stories being...