THE LONE RANGER CONTINUES HIS RIDE

Lone Ranger #2 Available In October

August 23, 2006, Runnemede, NJ –Dynamite Entertainment today released images and information concerning the second issue of the LONE RANGER’s triumphant return to the comic racks.

The dramatic origin of the Lone Ranger continues from creators Brett (SERENITY: Those Left Behind) Matthews, John (Astonishing X-Men) Cassaday, Sergio (Lone Ranger) Cariello and colorist Dean (Punisher: War Journal) White.

“To begin, we want to say thanks to the fans for making Lone Ranger #1's launch such a huge success! Response to what we’ve been showing has gone beyond our wildest expectations. With issue #1 in stores the first week in September, fans have recognized that we’re rebuilding the mythos and they are going to love being along for the ride,” exclaimed Dynamite Entertainment.” The creative team of Matthews, Cassaday, Cariello and White should be absolutely proud of themselves; they brought back an American icon in a fashion that is nothing short of spectacular! And we're proud to show the first 3 pages of issue #2!”

LONE RANGER #2 (AUG063193) -- Written By Brett Matthews; Art Direction By John Cassaday; Art By Sergio Cariello With Colors By Dean White; Cover Art By John Cassaday.

In the second issue of our series, John Reid has been left for dead and is found by an uneasy ally – Tonto! Determined to seek his revenge, Reid forms a plan as Tonto aids in his recovery, but will Julius Bartholomew, aka Black Bart, uncover the truth about Reid?

This powerful new tale of the West once again features a solitary and powerful cover by John Cassaday!

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ABOUT DYNAMITE ENTERTAINMENT:
DYNAMITE ENTERTAINMENT was founded in 2004 and is home to several best-selling comic book titles and properties. Beginning with their ARMY OF DARKNESS comic book series – launching as the #1 independent comic in July of ’04 – and recently ranked the #1 selling Independent Horror comic -- and continuing with their best-selling RED SONJA series – issue #0 alone selling over 240,000 copies and ongoing issues and one-shots consistently ranked among the best-selling titles in unit sales and dollar volume outside of Marvel and DC Comics -- DYNAMITE successfully places more titles in the Top 100 than most non-Marvel, non-DC publishers. Most recently DYNAMITE’s new monthly BATTLESTAR GALACTICA series debuted with an impressive 175,000 copies in initial orders sold for the introductory #0 issue, and was featured in the pages of TV Guide. Additionally, the introductory HIGHLANDER #0 debuted with over 100,000 copies pre-sold and was featured in a follow-up article in TV Guide as well.

For the remainder of 2006, DYNAMITE is preparing a CLASSIC BATTLESTAR GALACTICA comic book series from writer Rick Remender and artist Carlos Rafael, XENA by John Layman and Fabiano Neves, a DARKMAN VS. THE ARMY OF DARKNESS mini-series and THE LONE RANGER with Brett Matthews, Sergio Cariello, Dean White and John Cassaday – and DYNAMITE has more on the horizon!

In addition to the creators mentioned - Dynamite works with some of the most high profile creators in comics, including Alex (Justice) Ross, John (Astonishing X-Men) Cassaday, Michael (Superman/Batman, Aspen Comics) Turner, Jim (All-Star Batman) Lee, Michael (RED SONJA) Avon Oeming, Mel (RED SONJA) Rubi, Stephen (RED SONJA) Sadowski, Mike (RED SONJA/X-Men) Carey, Jim (Justice) Krueger, Greg (The Incredible Hulk) Pak, Brett (Serenity, THE LONE RANGER) Matthews – and a host of up and coming new talent and fan favorite creators!

Aside from their monthly periodical comic book series, DYNAMITE also produces new and classic material from such creators as Paul Gulacy and Doug Moench’s SIX FROM SIRIUS, Tim Truman’s SCOUT, Carlos Trillo and Eduardo Risso’s BORDERLINE and other titles including Jim Starlin’s DREADSTAR, in addition to reprint editions of classic RED SONJA material, ARMY OF DARKNESS and more.

For updated information on DYNAMITE ENTERTAINMENT and their titles, please visit the all-new DYNAMITE website at www.dynamiteentertainment.com

ABOUT DAVIS MERCHANDISING CORP
Davis Merchandising Corp, a multi-award winning global turnkey organization, partnered with Davis-Panzer Productions, Inc., provides merchandising, product development, manufacturing and direct marketing of quality licensed entertainment properties sold direct-to-consumer through catalog, Internet, television, print and inbound/outbound telemarketing. They host eCommerce stores and create print catalogs for properties such as: HIGHLANDER® (Film and TV series), Stargate SG-1™ and Atlantis™, Xena: Warrior Princess™, Hercules: The Legendary Journeys™, and Conan®. For additional information, visit www.davismerchandising.com.