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WizKids Inc. has announced that the entire U.S. print run of Marvel HeroClix: Supernova has sold out from its warehouse. The ninth Marvel HeroClix expansion releases worldwide November 15, 2006, and has been eagerly anticipated by fans and retailers alike.
"The buzz on Supernova building up to, and then as a result of, the
Prerelease on October 28 has been spectacular," said Joe Hauck, EVP of
Sales, Marketing and Product Development at WizKids. "This news is
particularly exciting because it represents an increase in sales from
our previous Marvel expansion, Sinister. Our authorized hobby game
distributors are getting full shipments of their original orders, which
should satisfy consumer demand at retail."
A contributing factor to the product sell-out was the success of the
Prerelease tournaments. At the Supernova Prerelease, fans were
surprised by the surprise appearance of four Marvel Zombies figures -
HeroClix pieces based on a popular Marvel comics miniseries. The four
figures are packaged in roughly one out of every 100 Boosters, and
include monster cards to make them compatible for play in WizKids' new
HorrorClix collectable miniatures game.
Supernova also contains new versions of previously produced and popular
figures such as the Silver Surfer (sculpted in a classic Jack
Kirby-style pose), Thanos and Thor, god of thunder. High point
values and figures representing characters from the current Civil War
and Annihilation storylines in Marvel comics make Supernova a good fit
for both game and comic book stores. For more information on HeroClix,
visit www.heroclix.com.