ORLANDO, Fla., May 11, 2015 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Red Giant Entertainment Inc. (OTC:REDG), an innovative Intellectual Property company, is pleased to announce that at this July's San Diego Comic-Con the Company will exclusively premiere GIANT-SIZE #1, a free ad-supported giveaway starring YouTube superstar Mark "Markiplier" Fischbach in his comic book debut.
Giving away a staggering 50,000 copies in print and sponsored by a host of advertisers, GIANT-SIZE #1 will preview never-before-seen artwork from all eight titles of the upcoming GIANT-SIZE line. An illustrated version of the Markiplier character will star on the special's cover as well as in original vignettes throughout the book, entertainingly introducing each GIANT-SIZE feature as only he can.
GIANT-SIZE #1 will be given out in a dedicated section of the Red Giant Entertainment booth #2635 (located directly between Marvel and Image Comics' booths) at Comic-Con International: San Diego, July 8 - 12, at the San Diego Convention Center. Markiplier and other GIANT-SIZE #1 creators will be available at the booth to sign copies and meet with fans. A bevy of Red Giant merchandise will also be available for purchase.
With more than 7.6 million subscribers and 2.2 billion video views on his gaming comedy channel, Red Giant Entertainment board member Fischbach ranks among YouTube's biggest superstars.
"We're delighted to be giving Comic-Con attendees the fantastic first issue, featuring of all eight of our GIANT-SIZE titles," said Benny Powell, CEO of Red Giant Entertainment. "We couldn't ask for a better host than our friend and partner, 'Markiplier', to help us kick things off. This is just the beginning!"
Founded in 1970 by a small group of comic fans, Comic-Con International: San Diego has now become the largest convention for the comic book, science fiction and fantasy industries in the United States.
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ABOUT RED GIANT ENTERTAINMENT INC.
Red Giant Entertainment Inc. (OTC:REDG) is a Nevada corporation that specializes in intellectual property (IP) development for multiple media platforms and transmedia propagation. The cornerstone of this development is based around the more than three dozen online and print graphic novel properties in various stages of production as well as the cast of thousands of characters from those series. These properties have a readership that numbers in the millions globally. Some of these properties are actively in development into other media such as movies, video games, television, novels, toys, apparel, applications, etc. through either direct production or licensing agreements.
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