December 19, 2002 (SEATTLE) - WizKids, LLC is proud to announce that it has concluded an agreement with John Kovalic, author and artist of the award-winning comic book Dork Tower, to host exclusive bi-weekly, Mage Knight, HeroClix, and MechWarrior inspired Dork Tower comic strips on the WizKids website. Dork Tower comic books and comic strips in Scrye magazine, and in the related Dork Storm Press comic book title Snapdragons, have prominently featured click-dial based humor and fun since the inception of the combat dial game system in late 2000.
"Dork Tower will be a welcome addition to our Web-based content," said WizKids founder and CEO Jordan Weisman. "I have enjoyed Dork Tower for years, and am a huge fan of all of John's work. I'm glad we will be able to work together to bring even more interesting Dork Tower material to fans of Mage Knight, HeroClix, and MechWarrior."
"This is a tremendous thrill." said Kovalic. "I'm such a total gamer goob over WizKids products that I just had to share my love of their games in my comic strips. I'm very excited about being able to go directly to the WizKids fans through their site now."
About WizKids
Founded by 20 year game industry veteran Jordan Weisman, WizKids is an award-winning Seattle-based game developer and publisher. WizKids is dedicated to creating a new genre of games that is both more accessible and more sophisticated than traditional adventure games. WizKids' best-selling Mage Knight game has been translated into seven languages and has sold tens of millions of figures world-wide. WizKids also produces the comic-based HeroClix(tm) line of collectable miniature games, as well as the sci-fi MechWarrior®: Dark Age collectable miniatures game. For more information, visit the company's website at www.wizkidsgames.com.
About John Kovalic Cartoons
The cartoons of John Kovalic have appeared everywhere from the New York Times and the Washington Post to Scrye and Dragon Magazine, and have won multiple awards in numerous forums. Dork Tower was launched in 1996, and the multiple Origins award-winning comic book and comic strips are now translated into seven languages and read by a worldwide audience of millions. For more information, visit the Dork Tower website at www.dorktower.com.
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