Milestone Hype, News and Rumors

ICON TRADE PAPERBACK IN PRINT AGAIN!

After an almost immediate sell out of the initial print run of both the DC Comics and Milestone Media editions, DC has taken the 192 page graphic novel chronicling the origin of our most popular character, back to press. If your local comic book shop or bookstore doesn't have it in stock, they'll be glad to order it for you. See this page for a preview and reviews.

MILESTONE WEB SITE NEARS LAUNCH

The official Milestone Media, Inc. Web Site, formerly available only to Milestone staffers and clients, is about to go public in a big way. The Company Line will be moving there to join a number of other features. And did we hear something about a brand-new Web Comic? The redesign is almost finished. Here’s a sneak peek.

HAIL TO THE CHIEF

Milestone President Derek Dingle has been pretty busy this year, in addition to his duties as Editor at Large for BLACK ENTERPRISE MAGAZINE, Derek's penned Milestone's second childrens' book. Packaged by Milestone for HYPERION Books For Children, FIRST IN THE FIELD: BASEBALL HERO JACKIE ROBINSON not only scored Derek a well-deserved BEST CHILDRENS' BOOK: INFORMATION award from THE INTERNATIONAL READING ASSOCIATION, it just got picked up by the SCHOLASTIC BOOK CLUB. By the way, if you want a copy of our first childrens' book, ICON'S OUTER SPACE ADVENTURE by Jackie Ching and Chuck Fraiser, it's still available from BEST PERSONALIZED BOOKS, at finer kiosks in a mall near you.

DEREK MEANS BUSINESS

Meanwhile, Derek's second book, TITANS OF THE B.E. 100s, BLACK CEO'S WHO REDEFINED AND CONQUERED AMERICAN BUSINESS, is blazing its way to the top of the business book best-seller lists. It's available at fine bookstores everywhere and you need a copy. If you want to chat with the author himself, you can E-mail Derek Dingle.