LATEST MARVEL HEROCLIX EXPANSION, SUPERNOVA, SELLS OUT

 

November 10, 2006 (SEATTLE) - WizKids Inc. announced today that the entire U.S. print run of Marvel(tm) HeroClix(r): 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(r). "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(tm) collectable miniatures game (CMG).

Supernova also contains new versions of previously produced and popular figures such as the Silver Surfer(tm) (sculpted in a classic Jack Kirby-style pose), Thanos(tm) and Thor(tm), 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.