NEW YORK TIMES
BEST-SELLING AUTHOR SIGNS EXCLUSIVELY WITH MARVEL COMICS!
Tamora Pierce, author of
over twenty novels and self-proclaimed “geek”, has signed an exclusive deal with
Marvel Comics.
Best known for her breaking
of the male warrior fantasy mold, Pierce has made solid, action-packed
adventures for young female readers a reality. Her books have captured the
imagination of lovers of the fantastic across the world and rung interesting
changes on the classic tales of the hero's journey.
Her fiction titles include
ALANNA: THE FIRST ADVENTURE, WILD MAGIC, LADY KNIGHT, STREET
MAGIC, TRICKSTER'S QUEEN, THE WILL OF THE EMPRESS, and this
fall's TERRIER.
Growing up in Rural
Pennsylvania, the proud-to-be-a-hillbilly Pierce devoured fantasy and science
fiction novels at a rapid pace, digesting what they offered and then
constructing her own worlds of wonder. Encouraged by her father, Pierce dove
into writing and strived to correct what she saw as the genre's greatest flaw:
the lack of strong female warriors.
Now, she brings her unique
voice to the House of Ideas, industry leader Marvel Comics, where she will have
access to one of the most finely-tuned fictional universes of all.
 “To say that having Tamora
at Marvel is a coup for us is to make a pointed understatement,” says Marvel
Publisher Dan Buckley. “Her name is synonymous with female-oriented fantasy
literature, her works bestsellers, and her fans devoted and illuminated. That
she was willing to sit down with us, listen to what we had to offer, is one of
the best things that has happened on my watch at Marvel. Tamora’s vision of what
fantasy and science fiction can aspire to is nothing short of ground-breaking,
and what we look forward to her producing with the House of Ideas is really and
truly something to look forward to.”
“Her first project will be
WHITE TIGER. Tamora’s going to revisit the concept, linking it to the
original Tiger and creating a new female hero with street smarts, guts, and a
whole lotta obsession. I hope all Marvel fans will take a look and join us on
this new adventure.”
"Working with Marvel is the
realization of one of my longest-held dreams," says Pierce. "The first
believable kick-butt female heroes I ever encountered were Marvel Comics 1970s
Colleen Wing and Misty Knight. Ever since reading the Daughters of the Dragon
and discovering how powerful a good female comic hero could be, I've wanted to
try my hand at creating for Marvel. Working with my Marvel editor, Ruwan
Jayatilleke, I've become convinced that White Tiger is going to very seriously
rock!"
WHITE TIGER, as introduced
in Brian Michael Bendis’ celebrated DAREDEVIL run, is getting some
artistic love, as well. Legendary artist David Mack will be providing painted
covers for the series as well as creating the character designs. “I had a blast
redesigning the White Tiger character,” says Mack. “One of the charms of
working on a Marvel project is the spirit of collaboration involved. I loved
working with George Perez’ previous design, and with the suggestions of Tammy
and Joe Quesada to make the covers to this series something unique and very
special.” To see more of Mack’s designs and work, be sure to visit
http://www.davidmack.com.
Pierce will be joined in
the White Tiger script writing by her husband, web designer and former Video
magazine writer and Computer Game Entertainment editor Tim Liebe. While
Liebe is co-writing episodes 3 and 4 of the arc, he and Pierce have worked
together on the plot from the beginning to make the story as taut and
action-packed as Pierce's books.
"You don't talk
about how a person learns to be a superhero," says Pierce. "You have to show
her learning how to do it. Most of the time, the price of that learning
involves a lot of bruises on somebody."
French Artist
Phil Briones To Provide Art For
White Tiger
Joining famed young adult fantasy author
Tamora Pierce, French artist extraordinaire Phil Briones has signed on to do
pencils and inks for the upcoming White Tiger series.
“I grew up with Marvel characters,” says Phil
Briones. “When Marvel offered me the opportunity to work on the new female
White Tiger I was immediately thrilled!”
“Then learning that Tamora Pierce was going
to write it made it simply perfect,” added Briones. “I mean the two of us
having already been separately working on stories with strong female fantasy
characters was clearly a sign that we were destined to be working together. And
for a Frenchman, you can’t imagine how thrilling and engaging it is to be
working for the House of Ideas.”
 Born in Dijon, France, Briones started his
career as an animator for Walt Disney Feature Animation. He has also been the
artist on several French comic series including
La Geste des Chevaliers-Dragons,
Kookaburra Universe, and
Les Seigneurs d'Agartha.
Briones received his degree from the Gobelins
School, which happens to be the same school
House of M penciler Olivier Coipel attended.
The White
Tiger series will focus on the new character
introduced in Brian Michael Bendis’s Daredevil
run. With scripts by best-selling children’s author Tamora Pierce, Briones is
ready to bring his energetic pencils to the new female
White Tiger.
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comic shop near you, call 1-888-comicbook.
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Tamora Pierce’s White Tiger Collection Arrives!
From the pages of the Eisner award-winning
Daredevil, comes
White Tiger: A Hero’s Compulsion TPB,
written by New York Times best-selling fantasy author Tamora Pierce!
Featuring the stunning penciling of Phil Briones, and covers by
superstar David Mack, this acclaimed collection follows FBI agent Angela
del Toro’s journey into the depths of the Yakuza and her own soul, as
she must avenge the loss of her partner while not losing herself to
darkness! Armed with the mystical amulet of the White Tiger, Angela
seeks answers to her questions…but she may not survive long enough to
understand the true nature of her quest!
“Pierce transfuses her thoughtfulness about how to write this character
to the pages, and as a result, she creates a hero that has the worth to
carry a book,” exclaimed Ray Tate, of SilverBulletComicBooks.Com. “She
passionately scribes a literate super-hero book.”
Collecting White Tiger #1-6,
White Tiger: A Hero’s Compulsion TPB
is perfect for readers new and old, introducing an exciting new heroine
to the Marvel Universe. Another side of the Marvel Universe is revealed
in this enthralling story full of action, intrigue and a look at the
super hero life like never before!
WHITE TIGER: A HERO'S COMPULSION TPB (JUL072238)
Written by TAMORA PIERCE & TIMOTHY LIEBE
Penciled by PHIL BRIONES & AL RIO
Cover by DAVID MACK
Parental Advisory...$14.99
FOC—8/30/07, On-Sale—9/26/07
To find a comic shop near
you, call 1-888-comicbook
 WHITE
TIGER #1 (of 6)
Written by TAMORA PIERCE & TIMOTHY LIEBE
Penciled by PHIL BRIONES
Covers by DAVID MACK
A HERO’S COMPULSION
Roaring out of the pages of Daredevil, the new White Tiger makes a ferocious
debut, courtesy of the dynamic scripting of NY Times best-selling fantasy author
Tamora Pierce (Trickster’s Queen, The Will of the Empress) and masterful
penciling of rising star Phil Briones (La Geste des Chevaliers-Dragons, Les
Seigneurs d’Agartha). Angela del Toro knows pain: Her uncle Hector Ayala, the
former White Tiger, killed. Her FBI partner, murdered. Her career, ruined. Her
mentor, Matt Murdock, jailed. And the hurt is just beginning....The Yakuza’s
bloodthirsty Sano Orii returns, a genocidal shadow organization appears, and a
new-but-old super-powered madman is looking to put the squeeze on White Tiger.
Armed with mystical amulets---and finally in costume---White Tiger demands
answers! But will she survive long enough to ask the right questions?
32 PGS./Parental Advisory ...$2.99
 WHITE
TIGER #2 (of 6)
Written by TAMORA PIERCE & TIMOTHY LIEBE
Penciled by PHIL BRIONES
Covers by DAVID MACK
A HERO'S COMPULSION
Angela del Toro, the new White Tiger, has exploded onto the superhero scene.
During her costumed debut, Del Toro unleashed a wave of bone-shattering hurt.
However she learned that the pain train goes both ways as she was left bleeding
by Sano Orii and the new Cobra! Following the trail of a shadow syndicate known
as Chaeyi, del Toro arrives at the doorstep of a nightspot known as the Genosha
Club. Further complicating things are her strange relationship with the new
Daredevil on the scene and visits from the webhead himself, Spider-Man. Good
guys or bad guys---no one is going to stop del Toro from kicking crime in the
teeth and getting answers. A new hero, new problems, and new, but deadly
consequences---the grit is about to hit the fan!
32 PGS./Parental Advisory ...$2.99
 WHITE TIGER #3
(of 6)
Written by TAMORA PIERCE & TIMOTHY LIEBE
Penciled by PHIL BRIONES
Covers by DAVID MACK
A HERO'S COMPULSION
After putting a beating on Sano and his
bloodthirsty Yakuza warriors, White Tiger and Daredevil face the long arm of the
NYPD---and its crosshairs. Being a wanted vigilante is a newsflash for Del Toro
as she realizes becoming an enemy of the state isn’t easy. On top of a visit by
everyone’s favorite Webslinger, a cold hard rejection by Matt Murdock, and a
bruising punch fest with Cobra, Angela learns that divorcing her real-life
identity from masked crusading is not as simple as just removing a mask, nor is
it all that realistic. And to add it all, Chaeyi and its shadowy activities keep
running unchecked with no leads in sight.
The only thing that seems to be constant is the indecision, violence, and
frustration following White Tiger without pause….welcome to her world. It’s
about to get much rougher!
32 PGS./Parental Advisory …$2.99
 WHITE TIGER #4
(of 6)
Written by TAMORA PIERCE & TIMOTHY LIEBE
Penciled by PHIL BRIONES
Covers by DAVID MACK
A HERO'S COMPULSION
Black eyes, broken jaws, and multiple-fractured
limbs---Angela del Toro aka White Tiger keeps on dishing out pain with a
vengeance to the felons of New York City. She is still in hot pursuit of the
murder-for-profit crime syndicate Chaeyi. Plus, Sano Orii and the all-new deadly
Cobra have confronted her at every answer’s turn, so far. And much like any
hotshot rookie, Del Toro has to deal with unwanted public exposure, compliments
of the Daily Bugle.
If masked life wasn’t bruising or brutal enough, Angela gets mauled by a
vicious-but-familiar villain; “enjoys” a little bit of quality
time---sparring---with the one-and-only Luke Cage; and finally, catches a break
with a solid lead on Chaeyi. Too bad, an all-out battle with Cobra leaves her a
bloody mess on a rooftop. Welcome to the jungle! Is White Tiger going to die?
32 PGS/Parental Advisory …$2.99
 WHITE TIGER #5 (of 6)
Written by TAMORA PIERCE & TIMOTHY LIEBE
Penciled by PHIL BRIONES
Covers by DAVID MACK
A HERO'S COMPULSION
A grave battle with Cobra has left the White Tiger in critical condition on a
rooftop. Consequently, Cobra and Sano Orii are still on the loose and causing
mayhem on Chaeyi’s behalf. With super human venom flooding her body and killing
her with each heartbeat, Angela del Toro reaches out to an old, but familiar
face---her uncle Hector Ayala, the original White Tiger. Can the mystical
amulets cheat the confines of mortality? Or is Hector’s appearance the chilling
whisper of imminent fatality? Yet, a new superpower from within her is a cause
for hope, but is it enough to overcome death? The light at the end of the tunnel
is barely flickering…but has the new White’s Tiger’s life already been
extinguished?
32 PGS./Parental Advisory …$2.99
 WHITE TIGER #6 (of 6)
Written by TAMORA PIERCE & TIMOTHY LIEBE
Penciled by AL RIO &
Adriano Silva
Covers by DAVID MACK
A HERO'S COMPULSION
Angela del Toro has learned that surviving death is just part of the
nicks, cuts, and bruises that all heroes endure. Though in her case, she had the
help of her mystical amulets and her dead uncle Hector, the former White Tiger.
Finally recovered from nearly being put in the loss column, she goes on the
hunt, starts putting the screws to Chaeyi, and vows to take down the
organization once and for all. White Tiger and a few of her masked friends
declare war on Cobra, Sano and his father, the
Yakuza, and Chaeyi's criminal syndicate. In a series of events that drips with
violence, choice, and redemption, the fight becomes a true test of White Tiger's
will. Once the smoke clears and blood drips from her hands, there is only death
with no real closure. Soon Angela realizes that there's no solace in vengeance,
only consequence. And yet with every brutal ending, a darker beginning
rises....the future has much in store for the new White Tiger if she can stay
alive!
32 PGS./Parental Advisory …$2.99
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