Ardden Entertainment to Unleash Heroes of the North Across North America

Montreal, Canada, November 02, 2011 --(PR.com)-- Movie Seals Digital, producer of the award-winning transmedia superhero web series Heroes of the North, is thrilled to announce that the company has partnered with Ardden Entertainment to bring their exciting line of web comics to the printed page! The first book, an 80 pages one-shot, will hit American and Canadian comic book stores in January 2012.

“We’re very excited to be able to team up with Ardden Entertainment, Brendan Deneen and Richard Emms on this first major Heroes of the North release. With the growing popularity of the Heroes of the North series, we felt it would be a natural expansion for the project,” said Christian Viel, President of Movie Seals Digital. “Heroes of the North is a labour of love for all concerned and it was deeply rooted in comic book lore from the start. To see the stories, including exclusive brand new material, now available everywhere in print, as well as on the world wide web, is a notable accomplishment and we are very grateful to Ardden for taking the jump with us on this.”

The Heroes of the North 80 pages One-Shot retails for $5.99 and is currently available for pre-order via Diamond Comics distribution. Written by Yann and Michel Brouillette, with art by Marcus "MAS" Smith (Halloween) and Olivier Raymond, the book will contain reprints of some of the current web comics, including some that while available on the web, will not be printed otherwise, as well as brand new original material written by Yann Brouillette.

Heroes of the North, on which the comic is based, is a transmedia web series where the Season One story is told through twenty live-action episodes, fourteen comic books, a novella, a photo book, a video game, characters tech sheets, an extensive line of figurines and much more.

About Movie Seals Digital Inc.: Founded in 2008, Movie Seals Digital Inc. is the proud producer of Heroes of the North, an award-winning transmedia web series about Canadian superheroes. With four more web properties currently in development and pre-production on Season 2 of Heroes of the North currently underway, Movie Seals Digital is looking forward to a bright web future. For more information about Movie Seals Digital, please visit www.movieseals.com.

About Ardden Entertainment: Founded in 2008, Ardden Entertainment LLC is the proud publisher of Flash Gordon, Casper The Friendly Ghost, and the Atlas Comics resurrection, among others. Ardden is run by former Miramax Films executive Brendan Deneen and comic book store owner Richard Emms, with industry legend Mike Grell acting as the company's Editor-in-Chief. Ardden's goal is to produce high quality licensed comic books as well as original concepts that work both as comic books and larger, multi-media properties. For more information about Arddenn Entertainment, please visit www.Ardden-Entertainment.com.

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