DYNAMITE ENTERTAINMENT PARTNERS WITH PLAYBOY FOR EXCLUSIVE BETTIE PAGE COMIC ISSUE

DYNAMITE ENTERTAINMENT PARTNERS WITH PLAYBOY FOR
EXCLUSIVE BETTIE PAGE COMIC ISSUE 

The Six-Page Exclusive Will Appear in Playboy's November/December 2017 Issue 

October 18, 2017, Mt. Laurel, NJ:  Dynamite Entertainment is thrilled to announce their recent collaboration with Playboy magazine, to provide an exclusive 6-page issue of their Bettie Page series, which will appear in Playboy's November/December 2017 issue! Written by David Avallone (Drawing Blood, Doc Savage: Ring of Fire), with art by industry legend Joseph Michael Linsner (Dawn, Harley Quinn, Vampirella), this exciting issue hits stands October 31, 2017!

Bettie Page was born and raised in Nashville, Tennessee, and moved to New York City to pursue work as an actress during the 1950s, where she found work as a pin-up model, and posed for dozens of the top photographers of the time. Page was selected as "Miss January" in 1955, becoming one of the earliest Playmates of the Month for Playboy magazine. Playboy founder Hugh Hefner was known to think of Bettie Page as a remarkable lady and iconic figure in pop culture. Page has since proven a staple in comics, dating back to her debut in the 1980's when Dave Stevens based the Rocketeer's girlfriend "Betty"on the iconic leading lady.

"Bettie perfectly embodies Hugh Hefner's original stated mission for the magazine; sex is not dirty or shameful, it's as wholesome as the girl next door," says writer David Avallone. "Given the long history of incredible writers who've been published by Playboy, I'm thrilled and humbled to find myself in those same pages."

"Bettie Page has proven to be an iconic role model well ahead of her time," says Janie Mackenzie, Marketing and Public Relations Coordinator for Dynamite Entertainment. "With her ambition, drive, and strength, she proved what women were truly capable of in an era when most didn't have the option to plot their own course in the world." 

"We've been so honored to publish our recent Bettie Page series to such overwhelmingly positive reviews," says Nick Barrucci, CEO and Publisher of Dynamite Entertainment. "Writer David Avallone simply nails the perfect tone, and artist Joseph Michael Linsner has brought his uncanny ability to capture the spirit and beauty of his characters to this new exclusive issue. It's exciting to see Ms. Page brought back to the pages where she first made her name." 

Playboy's November/December 2017 issue is available for download at Playboy.com, and hits newsstands nationwide on October 31, 2017.

 About Dynamite Entertainment:

Dynamite was founded in 2004 and is home to several best-selling comic book titles and properties, including The Boys, The Shadow, Red Sonja, Warlord of Mars, Bionic Man, A Game of Thrones, and more.  Dynamite owns and controls an extensive library with over 3,000 characters (which includes the Harris Comics and Chaos Comics properties), such as Vampirella, Pantha, Evil Ernie, Smiley the Psychotic Button, Chastity, and Peter Cannon: Thunderbolt.  In addition to their critically-acclaimed titles and bestselling comics, Dynamite works with some of the most high-profile creators in comics and entertainment, including Kevin Smith, Alex Ross, Neil Gaiman, Andy Diggle, John Cassaday, Garth Ennis, Jae Lee, Marc Guggenheim, Mike Carey, Jim Krueger, Greg Pak, Brett Matthews, Matt Wagner, Gail Simone, Steve Niles, James Robinson, and a host of up-and-coming new talent.  Dynamite is consistently ranked in the upper tiers of comic book publishers and several of their titles - including Alex Ross and Jim Krueger's Project Superpowers - have debuted in the Top Ten lists produced by Diamond Comics Distributors.  In 2005, Diamond awarded the company a GEM award for Best New Publisher and another GEM in 2006 for Comics Publisher of the Year (under 5%) and again in 2011.  The company has also been nominated for and won several industry awards, including the prestigious Harvey and Eisner Awards.

 

About Playboy Enterprises, Inc.:

Playboy is one of the most recognized and popular consumer brands in the world. Playboy Enterprises, Inc. is a media and lifestyle company that markets the brand through a wide range of media properties and licensing initiatives. The company publishes Playboy magazine in the United States and licenses foreign editions of Playboy around the world; operates Playboy.com, a leading men's lifestyle and entertainment site; and creates content for distribution via television networks, websites, mobile platforms and radio. Through licensing agreements, the Playboy brand appears on a wide range of consumer products in more than 180 countries, as well as retail stores and entertainment venues. For more information about Playboy Enterprises, please visit www.PlayboyEnterprises.com.