The Dabel Brothers have released information for subscribers about their plans for the remaining NEW SPRING comic books:

Dabel Brothers Productions Announces Plan for New Spring Subscribers

Dabel Brothers Productions (“DB Pro”) announced today that all persons having a subscription for Robert Jordan’s New Spring comic from Red Eagle Entertainment will soon be receiving the final three issues of the series from DB Pro at no charge.

New Spring tells the story of the search for the infant Dragon Reborn and of the adventures of Moiraine Damodred, a young Aes Sedai, and Lan Mandragoran, the uncrowned king of a long-dead nation. In 2005 and 2006, five of a planned total of eight issues of the New Spring comic were produced by DB Pro and published by Red Eagle Entertainment. In a press release made in February of 2009, DB Pro announced that it will be publishing the final three issues of New Spring in 2009, beginning with issue #6 in April, 2009, and with issues 7 and 8 shipping on a monthly basis thereafter. Red Eagle Entertainment has provided DB Pro with its master subscriber list, and DB Pro has attempted to contact all of these persons through the e-mail address that was used to originally sign up for the New Spring comic.

Because many of these subscribers have since relocated or changed their e-mail addresses since purchasing their subscriptions from Red Eagle Entertainment, any persons who have not been contacted by DB Pro about New Spring, or who have changed their postal address since registering with Red Eagle Entertainment, should immediately contact DB Pro at ldabel@dabelbrothers.com in order to ensure the timely delivery of their final issues of the New Spring comic.

“With the help and support of Red Eagle Entertainment and Harriet Rigney we are very happy to publish the long-awaited final issues in the New Spring comic series,” said Les Dabel, Vice President of DB Pro. “We wish DB Pro great success in the completion of the New Spring comic and in their future work adapting Robert Jordan’s much-beloved series The Wheel of Time to the visual medium of comics and graphic novels,” said Larry Mondragon, Executive Vice President of Red Eagle Entertainment.

Dabel Brothers Productions has published a preview of issue #6 of their NEW SPRING graphic novel series. Here’s the press release, along with the images.

The release for issue #6 (of 8 total) is May 20 of this year.

Dabel Brothers Publishing is pleased to present a 10 page preview to Robert Jordan’s New Spring #6, adapted to comics by writer Chuck Dixon, with artwork by Harvey Talibao, and cover art by Mike Miller.

New Spring is a graphical adaptation of the best-selling prequel to Robert Jordan’s acclaimed fantasy series, The Wheel of Time. The New Spring comic series, which is 8 issues long, was started in 2005 and was published up through issue #5. In 2009 Dabel Brothers will be completing the series by publishing issues 6-8.

In this issue, entitled “The Deeps”, Al’Lan Mandragoran, uncrowned king of the lost nation Malkier, makes his way to the city of Chachin. He is chasing a rumor that Lady Edeyn, a woman from his past, intends to lead a crusade of warriors in an effort to reclaim his lost country from the Blight. Unexpectedly, his journey will lead him to Moiraine who is on a crusade of her own—a secret and desperate search for a child born of prophecy. The Dragon has been reborn in the world and the fate of all will rest on the shoulders of those who find him.

Look for the book to hit stores everywhere May 20th!

Please check our website www.dabelbrothers.com for updates on this and other titles.

Red Eagle Entertainment, the publishing company behind the New Spring graphic novel, has issued this press release:

Dear Fans of the New Spring Comic:

We hope that you have enjoyed our past issues of Robert Jordan’s New Spring
comic series. However, we have some important news to share with you
concerning the future availability of this publication. As you may know, Red
Eagle Entertainment is the publisher of New Spring, and is responsible for the
printing and distribution of each issue.

The actual production of the New Spring comic series has been overseen by
Dabel Brothers Production (DB Pro), who is responsible for the preparation of
each issue, along with a team of independent artists, writers and colorists that
they hire, supervise and manage.

From the beginning, New Spring has been beset by a series of production
setbacks. Despite repeated efforts by DB Pro to manage these problems, the
production delays have continued unabated and Red Eagle did not receive Issue
No. 6 when due. Moreover, all availability targets for the remaining issues in the
New Spring series have been missed. In addition, there have been major
changes in the creative team over the past months, causing increased effort to
maintain a consistent and quality look for the series.

As the publisher of New Spring, we sincerely apologize for all of these past
delays. Red Eagle has been acutely sensitive to all of the concerns voiced by
our direct subscribers, as well as by our retail customers, local comic shops and
Diamond Comics, our U.S. distributor for New Spring.

We agree that these accumulated delays have become unacceptable. However,
our contract for the publication of New Spring does not give Red Eagle the right
to complete the New Spring series on its own or in tandem with another
production partner. Moreover, our repeated efforts to reach a meaningful
solution with DB Pro have been unsuccessful, as have our discussions with a
representative of Robert Jordan.

With no reasonable alternative available, and after considerable reflection, Red
Eagle is reluctantly announcing it will cease the publication of New Spring. While
the cancellation of this comic series is a major disappointment for Red Eagle, our
real concern is for the many fans around the world that will be deprived of the
experience of reading the final installments of the New Spring story.

We truly regret that we are unable to finish the New Spring comic series.
Although future events are outside of our control, we remain open to any change
in circumstances that may one day permit Red Eagle to complete the New Spring
comic at the standards of quality and punctuality that fans of the series deserve.

We thank you for your understanding.

Sincerely,

Red Eagle Entertainment

Red Eagle is the brand management company for The Wheel of Time, and also the company which is planning to produce a big-budget film based on The Eye of the World.

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[ Dabel Brothers Productions website ]

The 2005 ComicCon convention is in full swing today, and Robert Jordan is expected to start making appearances tomorrow. In the meantime, Red Eagle Entertainment has announced the official release of the NEW SPRING graphic novel. Here’s the full press release.

RED EAGLE ENTERTAINMENT ANNOUNCES THE WORLDWIDE AVAILABILITY OF ROBERT JORDAN’S NEW SPRING COMIC SERIES

Red Eagle Entertainment begins distribution of a richly-illustrated version of Robert Jordan’s The Wheel of Time™ prequel to comic fans around the world SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA � Red Eagle Entertainment, LLC™ announced today the general availability of a new comic book series based upon internationally and critically
acclaimed author Robert Jordan’s New Spring: The Novel, the prequel to his bestselling epic series The Wheel of Time.™

Red Eagle Entertainment also announced that it has entered into a distribution agreement with Diamond Comic Distributors, Inc., the largest distributor of comic books to the retail market in North America. Diamond Comic Distributors will make the New Spring comic series available at comic book retailers throughout the United States and Canada.

Today’s announcements were made at the 2005 Comic-Con International convention in San Diego, California, where Robert Jordan is being featured as a guest of honor. Produced in partnership with comic book studio Dabel Brothers Production (DB Pro), New Spring tells of a time when wars rage and dark forces threaten the survival of mankind. In the midst of this chaos and uncertainty, an infant is born who is prophesied to change the world. Thus begins the story of Moiraine, a young woman with special powers, and Lan, a courageous warrior of royal blood, in their desperate journey to seek out and save the child so that he might fulfill his destiny and save the world. “Fifteen years after publication of the first volume of The Wheel of Time cycle,” said Robert Jordan, “I’m excited to put New Spring, part of the backstory, into the visual medium of comic books and graphic novels, providing readers of the cycle with new insights into the major characters, settings and plotlines of The Wheel of Time. There are things in New Spring that will never be told in the main sequence novels.” “We are taking Robert Jordan’s masterwork to an entirely new level,” said Rick Selvage, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Red Eagle Entertainment. “The quality of the artwork and storyline have greatly benefited from Jordan’s close, personal involvement in the development of the comic series.” “We expect the New Spring comic series will expand the reach of Jordan’s work to new fans throughout the world, said Larry Mondragon, Executive Vice President of Red Eagle Entertainment.

The comic book adaptation has been co-written by Robert Jordan and comic book veteran Chuck Dixon (writer, Batman, Nightwing, Savage Sword of Conan, writer/creator, Way of the Rat, adapter, The Hobbit, 2002). It will feature art by Mike S. Miller ( Justice League of America, Wolverine, Adventures of Superman, The Hedge Knight) with colors by �tienne St. Laurent, letters by Dave Lanphear of Artmonkeys, and book design by Lithium Pro Design.

To find out the location of the nearest comic retailer, fans may go online to www.comicshoplocator.com. To further serve worldwide demand for this latest work by Robert Jordan, Red Eagle has announced that subscriptions to the entire comic series will be directly available from Red Eagle at www.red-eagle-entertainment.com/shop and through selected affiliate websites in The Wheel of Time online community. Red Eagle Entertainment intends to release a graphic novel based upon the New Spring prequel in the first quarter of 2006. Red Eagle Entertainment is also developing a liveaction feature film based upon The Eye of the World, the first full-length novel in Jordan’s The Wheel of Time saga.

Further information regarding the New Spring comic book and graphic novels, and other Red Eagle projects are available at www.red-eagle-entertainment.com and at major websites maintained by fans of Robert Jordan and The Wheel of Time series.

About Red Eagle Entertainment, LLC™

Red Eagle Entertainment builds global value in franchise entertainment properties through a comprehensive program of licensing and brand management. Based in Los Angeles, Red Eagle scours the creative landscape for compelling literary works, original story concepts and under-leveraged brands and entertainment properties and acquires projects for development into motion pictures, television, electronic games, consumer products and more.

For Further Information
News and current information about Robert Jordan’s The Wheel of Time series may be obtained at Tor Books at www.tor.com/jordan/media.html. For more information about Red Eagle Entertainment, please visit www.red-eagleentertainment.com. Members of the media may call (310) 589-5432 or send questions via e-mail to information@red-eagle-entertainment.com.

As more stories come out of San Diego, we’ll post them here, so keep checking back.

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Newsarama.com has posted an interview with Les Dabel, one of the founder of Dabel Brother Productions. The interview talks about the NEW SPRING graphic novel, and other projects that the Dabels have lined up.

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The Dabel Brothers have posted a link to view a Flash trailer for their upcoming NEW SPRING graphic novel. Head over to their website and click the link to launch the window.

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Dragonmount, along with a few other fans sites, received this press release from Red Eagle Entertainment and the Dabel Brothers, the producers of the NEW SPRING graphic novel:

LOS ANGELES � Red Eagle Entertainment, LLC™ announced today that they have formed a production partnership with comic book studio Dabel Brothers Production (DB Pro) to bring internationally and critically acclaimed author Robert Jordan’s New Spring: The Novel, the prequel to his epic bestselling The Wheel of Time™ series, to the world of comic books and graphic novels.

“We are very enthusiastic about our collaboration with Dabel Brothers Production,” said
Rick Selvage, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Red Eagle Entertainment. “We have enjoyed the work we’ve seen from the Dabel Brothers thus far and we’re looking forward to building a long-term relationship with them to bring this story to a broad new audience through the visually-powerful medium of comic books and graphic novels.”

Red Eagle Entertainment, a company dedicated to building global value in entertainment
franchises through a comprehensive program of brand management and licensing, holds
the worldwide film and television distribution rights to Robert Jordan’s The Eye of the World, as well as ancillary rights. Red Eagle Entertainment intends to expand Jordan’s already passionate fan base with a tightly-linked combination of quality entertainment programming coupled with a wide assortment of licensed products and branded merchandise.

The first of these products will be a line of monthly comic books and graphic novels based
around Jordan’s recent bestselling prequel to the series, which will also serve as Red Eagle Entertainment’s debut into the comic book industry under the Red Eagle Publishing brand.

The comic book adaptation, tentatively titled The Wheel of Time: New Spring, will be cowritten by Robert Jordan and comic book veteran Chuck Dixon (writer, Batman, Nightwing, Savage Sword of Conan, writer/creator, Way of the Rat, adapter, The Hobbit, 2002). It will feature art by Mike S. Miller ( Justice League of America, Wolverine, Adventures of Superman, The Hedge Knight) with colors by �tienne St. Laurent, letters by Dave Lanphear of Artmonkeys, and book design by Lithium Pro Design.

“We’re dedicated to ensuring this book is consistent both with the vision of Robert Jordan
and the imagination of his fans,” said Les Dabel, Vice President and New Business Director
for Dabel Brothers Production. “We’ve had great success in the past with other properties,
and we feel that we’ve settled into an excellent groove for producing top-notch books on a
monthly schedule. Red Eagle Entertainment will bring enormous resources and broad
experience to the table to help promote and produce this title properly, and we are excited about our partnership with them.”

The launch of the comic book adaptation of New Spring is planned for this July at the Comic-Con International convention in San Diego, where Robert Jordan will serve as the guest of honor. In the future, further information and announcements regarding the comic
book and graphic novel versions of New Spring will be available at www.red-eagleentertainment.com and at major websites maintained by fans of Robert Jordan and The Wheel of Time series.

About Red Eagle Entertainment, LLC™
Red Eagle Entertainment builds global value in franchise entertainment properties through a comprehensive program of licensing and brand management. Based in Los Angeles, Red Eagle scours the creative landscape for compelling literary works, original story concepts and under-leveraged brands and entertainment properties and acquires projects for development into motion pictures, television, electronic games, consumer products and more.

About Dabel Brothers Production
Dabel Brothers Production is a comic book studio dedicated to bringing many of the best
and most popular novels in the world of fantasy to the comic book medium. With a passion for authenticity and a firm respect for the original text, the Dabel Brothers work hard to ensure that their adaptations build upon and enhance the worlds of popular works in a manner that longtime fans and new readers alike can enjoy. Additional information about Dabel Brothers Production can be found online at
www.dabelbrothers.com.

The most interesting part of this news is this little tidbit right here: “[Red Eagle] holds
the worldwide film and television distribution rights to Robert Jordan’s The Eye of the World” … “intends to expand … with a tightly-linked combination of quality entertainment programming coupled with a wide assortment of licensed products and branded merchandise.”

In other words, expect to see more WoT merchandise, games, and maybe a movie (??) from them. Maybe.

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Bowker’s Books in Print now lists a Tor trade paperback edition of New Spring: The Novel due out in January 2005. ISBN: 0-7653-1467-3. List price $9.95. However, no other databases including Amazon and Barnes&Noble list this new edition so we’re not sure if it’s for real or not. We’ll keep you posted as we learn more.

Update: Michael has it right. The book itself is exactly the same and the dustjacket is the same except for the addition of judiciously placed stickers. If you were waiting for the paperback, you might go ahead and take advantage of the lower price. Barnes&Noble has it for $9.45 and Amazon.com for $9.18.

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The December 2004 issue of Locus Magazine lists forthcoming books through September 2005. The Tor mass market paperback of New Spring: The Novel is listed for June 2005. The Orbit edition went on sale December 2 and is readily available. Tor typically releases Jordan mass market paperbacks a couple of months before the next hardback, so this continues to bode well for a Fall 2005 appearance for Knife of Dreams.

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[ �Locus Magazine Online �]

The Dabel Brothers, aka DB Pro, have released several new pictures from the New Spring comic book. Before today, most these pictures were only available as sneak peeks at conventions and within their development teams.

The first comic book is set to be released in January, 2005.

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