Tyler Lives! 'Fight Club 2' Scratch-and-Sniff Bookmark Contest Revival

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Milwaukie, OR - Dark Horse Comics has provided 10,000 scratch-and-sniff bookmarks, numbered to correspond to clues in the final issues of Fight Club 2, to select comic shops around the United States!

The scratch-and-sniff bookmarks were produced by Chuck Palahniuk as a special thank-you for the strong support comic shop retailers have shown for Fight Club 2. Retailers are encouraged to reward their loyal customers, especially those reading the corresponding issue, with this special giveaway item.

Each of the numbered scents is representative of a smell from a specific panel in each of the final five issues of Fight Club 2. Fans can visit JoinProjectMayhem.com and try to correctly identify all five scents for a chance to win special prizes for themselves and for their store.

One grand-prize winner will be chosen at random (along with the retailer of their choice) to receive an exclusive Fight Club 2 prize pack that includes a subscription to the series, promo items, and more! Additionally, ten runners-up will receive a copy of the Fight Club 2 hardcover signed by Chuck Palahniuk (as will their retailer of choice).

Dark Horse Comics announced the first round of the scratch-and-sniff bookmark contest at San Diego Comic Con International 2015, in support of the acclaimed Fight Club 2 series, which is written by Chuck Palahniuk, illustrated by Cameron Stewart and colored by Dave Stewart, with covers by David Mack.

Dark Horse will also be making a handful of bookmarks available to Diamond registered retailers who simply need to email Bookmark@DarkHorse.com with their name, store name, and Diamond account number to be entered into the contest. Winners will be selected at random and will be notified by Friday, April 15, 2016.

For more details on Fight Club 2 scratch-and-sniff bookmark contest, to enter the contest, or to find a comics retailer who has been sent bookmarks by Dark Horse, please visit http://joinProjectMayhem.com/Contest/.

About Dark Horse
Founded in 1986 by Mike Richardson, Dark Horse Comics has proven to be a solid example of how integrity and innovation can help broaden a unique storytelling medium and establish a small, homegrown company as an industry giant. The company is known for the progressive and creator-friendly atmosphere it provides for writers and artists. In addition to publishing comics from top talent, such as Eric Powell, Mike Mignola, Geof Darrow, Brian Wood, Gail Simone, Stan Sakai, and Guillermo del Toro, and comics legends, such as Will Eisner, Milo Manara, Kazuo Koike, Neil Gaiman and Frank Miller, Dark Horse has developed its own successful properties, such as The Mask, Ghost, X and Barb Wire. Its successful line of comics, manga and products based on popular properties includes Dragon Age, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Aliens, Conan, Tomb Raider, Halo, The Witcher, Serenity, Game of Thrones, and Avatar: The Last Airbender. Today Dark Horse Comics is the largest independent comic book publisher in the US and is recognized as one of the world’s leading entertainment publishers.

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The saddest day of San Diego Comic Con has arrived. It's closing day, time to get any last minute purchases, that shirt you've been eyeing all weekend, see that special guest that you keep putting off, or grabbing that graphic novel that you saved just enough room in your suitcase for.



Before checking out of our hotel room, it was the final morning to stand in line for signings. There was no camping out the night prior, even this girl needs an occasional sleep in an actual bed. First up, as normal was the WB line with its animation heavy lineup. Teen Titans Go!, Supernatural, Scooby Doo! Frankencreepy, The Following and Tom and Jerry: The Lost Dragon.



Next we headed over to FOX. Now FOX had run into some issues with their Saturday signings. The cast of American Horror Story arrived late, or ended early. I'm not sure, but I do know that a lot of people missed out on their signing even though they had tickets, so FOX made it up to them by offering the signing of their choice from Sunday's offerings. FOX only had three: Sons of Anarchy, The Following, and The Strain. Nearly every person chose Sons of Anarchy, even though Charlie Hunnam was not going to be present.



The last signing that had to be obtained was Chuck Palahniuk, since I failed miserably the day before. I arrived at the Dark Horse booth first, but that didn't give me a better shot at the raffle. It took about six tries to get a winning bead, and ticket into the signing.



Signings obtained I did head back to the hotel to pack up, ship off some goods, and check out of the hotel. Supernatural was the first signing on my agenda. The boys are my favorite Sunday stop. I'm really not sure what I'll do when Supernatural ends. Misha was well, Misha crazy and hilarious. Jared teased, and Jensen drew on his poster crotch when I noticed where he was intent on signing. Mark Sheppard and EP Jeremy Carver were also in attendance.



The show is getting ready to start its tenth season, and I cannot think of another show that I am more happy that has hit that milestone. These guys are as great off screen as they are on, and they're so good with their fans. They're always a joy to chat with. Jeremy is seriously brilliant, and the writer of some of my favorite episodes, I cannot wait to see the new season of Supernatural.



The cast of the Strain was up next. I haven't read the novels, but I adored the Graphic Novels from Dark Horse. The story translated to the television medium beautifully and I've really been enjoying recapping the episodes. Not only did The Strain bring Guillermo Del Toro and Chuck Hogan, EP Carlton Ruse, but the entire cast: Corey Stoll, David Bradley, Mia Maestro, Sean Astin, Kevin Durand, Jonathan Hyde, Richard Sammel, Miguel Gomez, Ben Hyland, and Jack Kesey. I was so excited I forgot to take pictures during the signing and had to face the masses to try to capture a few shots.



Straight from the Strain, Dark Horse was the next stop. Giant blown up banana in hand I was ready for Chuck Palahniuk. He spotted me before his publicist and came over for a quick hug and hello. His publicist came and collected my banana and books as only the poster offered at Dark Horse could be signed during the actual signing. And did I mention Fight Club 2? That's the poster that both Chuck and Cameron Stewart who will be the artist of the new graphic novel. Lots of goodies coming out of Dark Horse.

I closed out my con with the lovely people at FOX and the Following. It's honestly not a show I watch (The lovely Jenevia does the recaps), but the cast boasts some amazing talent. The Following brought Kevin Bacon, Shawn Ashmore, Sam Underwood, and Jessica Stroup, along with creator/executive producer Kevin Williamson and Eps Marcos Siega and Jennifer Johnson. Kevin Bacon is a legend, and yet he's so humble. I adore both Ashmores, and Shawn is just delightful. With the Following signing done, so ended my 2014 Comic Con. It's been fun, but I could use some sleep.

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Day Three of Comic Con started off much the same way as day two had, which meant camping and early morning signing ticket pulls. WB had an even larger slate for the day, which meant a harder decision to be made, although it did present a bigger opportunity to hit the line twice for some. WB brought: Mad Max Fury Road, Arrow, The Hobbit Battle of the Five Armies, Constantine, True Blood, The Vampire Diaries, Gotham, Person of Interest, The Flash. On any other year, True Blood would have been at the top of my list, but not this one. Maybe its because its all coming to an end and I'm a little saddened by it, or maybe because the show wasn't bringing either of their towering hunks. Either way it wasn't on the agenda.


Fox brought also brought many shows, most of which I watch, and the decision there was equally difficult. Fox brought American Horror Story, The Simpsons, Sleepy Hollow, Family Guy, Gotham, Bones and Salem. It would be a first for both American Horror Story and Salem.

Also on the list of things to obtain for the morning was a signing bracelet from Lionsgate for Divergent. After all signing tickets and wristbands were obtained it was time to start the madness. First up was Arrow. I have a serious love for the show, and even more so for the cast. If you're not following Stephen Amell on facebook, you're seriously missing out. Besides the fantastic Amell, David Ramsey, Willa Holland, Colton Haynes, John Barrowman, Paul Blackthorne, Greg Berlanti (Executive Producer), Mark Guggenheim (writer/producer) were all in attendance. Willa Holland mentioned hitting the gym, but the salmon ladder is still desperately out of reach. Although David Ramsey got to don the Arrow suit once, he's not getting his own set of tights any time soon. Colton is, and he was feeling a little nostalgic hearing about the camp out for Teen Wolf. Stephen promised more action, and shirtless fun. So this season of Arrow sounds like it may be better than ever.

Fight Club writer Chuck Palahniuk had a signing after. Chuck Palahniuk has a serious following, the man is brilliant afterall, but the signing not so much. Chuck personally went along the line and handed up inflatable bananas and told everyone that they had to blow them up before they reached the front of the line. Although the line stretched pretty far across the convention floor few people actually recognized the author. In fact a few girls behind us had no clue who the author was as he handed out his new book and swag. After standing in line for an hour waiting for the signing to start, it was cut short, and I never made it to the front. Dizzy after blowing up six bananas (no one around us could blow them up, so I blew them all up) Chuck's publicist promised to have everything signed if I made it to the Dark Horse signing the following day.

On to Salem. Surprisingly, this wasn't a signing that was highly coveted. Perhaps it was because the show played on WGN America, and as my cameraman Brad says, no one has that channel. The show was outstanding and dark. The opening credit song by Marilyn Manson still gives me chills, and the cast is pretty outstanding. Shane West, Janet Montgomery, Seth Gabel, Ashley Madekwe, Iddo Goldberg and Elise Eberle along with Executive Producers Brannon Braga, Adam Simon and Josh Barry were in attendance. Although I was overly excited to see the entire cast, my must see was certainly Seth Gabel. Cotton Mather utterly stole my heart with his bible spouting fornicating introduction to his drunken watering of his friend. Of course, Seth blushed before the conversation was over.

From there is was a quick jaunt to the Constantine press room. I'll post the video from that room in a separate post. As if I wasn't in total anticipation for the series before, the cast thoroughly impressed. Not only were they provided with the actual comic series to read up on their characters, they actually did and seem to really get them. As a lover of the Hellblazer series, its really exciting to see their level of enthusiasm.

The last signing of Day Three was the Divergent signing. Leads Shailene Woodley and Theo James were the only ones on hand, but the fans of the film still came out in droves. The pair each signed their own thick full sized black and white tattoo poster. When the first few people came out of the signing I mistakenly thought the cast was signing blank pieces of paper, and only when I got closer did I see what they were actually signing. I hate the idea of separate posters for the same movie, and Shailene agreed it was a waste of paper, so she and Theo chose a single poster and both signed it.

The last thing on my Day three agenda was the one that I was the most excited for Grimm. The press room was a lot of fun, the cast as gracious as they were gorgeous, and all the videos will be up in another post.

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Random House’s Knopf Doubleday group returns to this year’s San Diego ComicCon (July 24-27, plus preview night onJuly 23), and we would love to see you there. We are booth #1515, along with the other Random House groups. A reminder that Knopf Doubleday is comprised of Pantheon & Schocken Books, Alfred A. Knopf, Doubleday, and Vintage Anchor Books.

This year’s appearing authors include: debut Pantheon graphic novelist Michael Cho, author of SHOPLIFTER (September 2014); Pantheon/Vintage Anchor novelist Charles Yu, author of HOW TO LIVE SAFELY IN A SCIENCE FICTIONAL UNIVERSE and SORRY PLEASE THANK YOU, whose new novel THE BOOK OF WISHING (2016) is already in the works; Doubleday novelists Chuck Palahniuk, author of BEAUTIFUL YOU (October 2014) and Daniel H. Wilson, author of ROBOGENESIS (June 2014); and Knopf author Anne Rice, author of PRINCE LESTAT (October 2014). 

As always, we will offer many giveaways at the booth: buttons, bookmarks, doggie poop bags (yes, you read that right), and other swag; plus previews of Pantheon’s forthcoming graphic novels: SHOPLIFTER by Michael Cho (September 2014), SUGAR SKULL by Charles Burns (September 2014), HERE by Richard McGuire (October 2014), THE ADVENTURES OF LOVELACE AND BABBAGE by Sydney Padua (April 2015); in addition to F (August 2014), a quirky new novel by Daniel Kehlmann about three brothers, a hypnotist, and a Rubik’s Cube . . . . Stop by the booth to hear more.

AUTHORS AT SDCC 2013

Michael Cho is an illustrator, cartoonist, and writer based in Toronto, and his debut SHOPLIFTER (Pantheon Books, September 2014) tells the story of a young woman’s search for meaning, happiness, and self fulfillment as she works as a millennial urban professional. She dabbles in small time shoplifting as a means of coming to terms with her conflicting emotions. Cho’s previous work includes Back Alleys and Urban Landscapes as well as the illustrations for Rabindranath Maharaj’s The Amazing Absorbing Boy. Cho is well known for his offbeat illustrations of superheroes and basketball players, and one of his stories was included in The Best American Comics 2010. He appears on the Words & Pictures/Graphic Novel panel on Friday at 3 pm (Room 9), and then in conversation with Pantheon’s own Chip Kidd on Friday at 5 pm (Room 28DE) to talk about Pantheon’s entire graphic novel list. He will also sign teasers to SHOPLIFTER at the Random House booth (#1515) during the convention.

Chuck Palahniuk is the New York Times bestselling author of Fight Club, Choke, Survivor, and 11 other novels which have sold more than 5 million copies in the United States. His new novel, BEAUTIFUL YOU, will be published in October 2014. Palahniuk appears on the Fight Club panel on Saturday at 7 pm (Room: 25ABC), and he will sign books at the Random House booth (#1515) during the convention.

Anne Rice returns SDCC this year to meet fans and promote her new book PRINCE LESTAT: Vampire Chronicles, which will be published by Knopf in October 2014. Her signing will take place on Saturday, 3-5 pm (location TBD). And watch for a fun giveaway at the Random House booth (#1515) while supplies last.

Daniel H. Wilson appears at SDCC to talk about ROBOGENESIS (Doubleday, October), the stunningly creative, epic sequel to his blockbuster thriller and New York Times bestseller Robopocalypse and editor of Robot Uprisings: An Anthology (April 2014). Wilson is the author of Amped, Robopocalypse, How to Survive a Robot Uprising, Where's My Jetpack?, How to Build a Robot Army, The Mad Scientist Hall of Fame, and Bro-Jitsu: The Martial Art of Sibling Smackdown. He will speak on the SF/Robots author panel on Saturday at 12 pm (Room 7 AB), and he will sign books at the Random House booth (#1515) during the convention.

Charles Yu was a break-out star at SDCC 2010, just months before his debut novel HOW TO LIVE SAFELY IN A SCIENCE FICTIONAL UNIVERSE was published, followed by his short story collection SORRY PLEASE THANK YOU in 2012. Yu returns to SDCC to appear on two panels: WONDERBOOK: Writers on Creativity and Inspiration on Thursday at 10 am (Room 28DE) and FUTURE LANDSCAPES on Saturday at 1 pm (Room 28DE). He will also stop by the Random House booth (#1515), and may even tell fans a bit about his new novel THE BOOK OF WISHING, forthcoming soon from Pantheon Books.

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