Wizard Magazine "Goes Hollywood" In Its' "Wizard X" Celebrity Issue, Featuring Jerry Seinfeld, Howard Stern, Kevin Smith, Nicholas Cage and More...

From Celebrity Fans to LAs Top Comic Book Store, "Wizard X" Pays Homage To Tinseltown's Connection to Comics. The special highlights the industry's movers and shakers as they relate to the world of comic books. From comic-themed blockbusters to the partnership between Hollywood and the comic book industry to continue developing television, film and licensed products - Wizard X is a timely special that delivers the latest news and exclusives to the magazine's faithful readers and a definite "must-have" for any movie and comic book fan.

Congers, NY July 15, 2004 - Wizard: The Comics Magazine, the world's foremost authority on everything related to pop culture, announced today that it is officially "going Hollywood" with the July 28 release of the magazine's next issue, "Wizard X." The influential magazine will bow down before Tinseltown and highlight the industry's movers and shakers as they relate to the world of comic books. With comic-themed blockbusters filling cineplexes this summer and with Hollywood and the comic book industry continuing to partner in television, film and licensed products Wizard X is a timely special that delivers the latest news and exclusives to the magazine's faithful readers and a definite "must-have" for any movie and comic book fan.

The jam-packed, star-studded Wizard X issue will include:

* Celebrity Q&A: exclusive Q&A's with major Hollywood players and comic book fans like Jerry Seinfeld (Seinfeld) and Ben Affleck (Daredevil, Dogma).

* The Ultimate Comic Celebrity: Howard Stern: He talks comics all the time on his radio show, now Wizard X has the top comic-related highlights from his successful career.

* Kevin Smith Answers Fan Mail: Writer/Director Kevin Smith (Jersey Girl, Green Hornet), guest stars in the "letters page" and answers all the controversial and quirky fan letters for the month.

* The Nicolas Cage Collection: Wizard X gives readers the low-down on the superstar actor and the recent auction of his comic book collection for a whopping $1,680,000, including the holy grail of comics, Supermans first appearance in Action Comics #1 for $86,250.

"With so many movies based on comic book properties, we knew our readers would want us to talk to all celebrities who not only play the characters onscreen, but those who read comic books too," said Gareb Shamus, Chairman, Wizard Entertainment Group. "The number of celebrities who are comic fans is really mind-blowing, and with Wizard X, we are truly giving our readers an inside look at the personalities behind today's mega-blockbusters."

Wizard X will also feature the ground-breaking, award winning coverage of the world of comic books and comic book related films with such insightful stories as:

* Alex Ross Rates Movie Posters: Comic Book's most recognizable painter ("Marvels" TV Guide covers) reviews and comments on the top 25 comic movie posters of all time.

* Movie Wolverine vs. Comic book Wolverine: Photorealistic artist, Greg Horn, paints one of the covers to Wizard X featuring the Hugh Jackman movie version of Wolverine juxtaposed with classic comic-book Wolverine version.

* Crazy Comic Spin-offs: Everyone knows about Spiderman starring Tobey Maguire, but what about the Japanese Spider-Man flop? See the humorous "best of the worst" list of comic TV shows and productions.

* Essential Marvel Stories: Find the best reading for everyone's favorite characters like, Spider-Man, The Avengers, Wolverine, Daredevil, X-Men, Captain America, and many more.

* Wolverine Continuity Guide: Chronicle the history of Wolverine as the 50 most influential/historic Wolverine issues run in continuity order.

* Marvel vs. DC Comics: Who has the greatest characters? Who has the best storylines? Who will win the sales battle in 2004? All the answers can be found in Wizard X.

About Wizard Entertainment Group
Wizard Entertainment, the industry leader in the comic book and collectibles market, publishes four magazines, Wizard: The Comics Magazine, InQuest Gamer: The Gaming Magazine, ToyFare: The Toy Magazine and Anime Insider: The Japanese Animation Magazine, as well as co-publisher of Toy Wishes: The Holiday Gift Guide. Wizard's publications have a monthly national readership of more than 2 million and are currently sold in 25 countries and five languages. For more information, please visit www.wizarduniverse.com .

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