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ADVENTURE TIME #1 Sells Out, Second Printing on the Way

The first issue sells out before hitting stores.

What time is it? It's time to get your butt to your local comic shop or get on the phone with them and let them know you want the first issue. ADVENTURE TIME #1 will be on sale Wednesday, February 8, but today, BOOM! Studios has announced the first issue is already sold out, eight days before hitting store shelves.

The good news is a second printing will be on the way.

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There's more good news. Just because it's sold out with Diamond Comic Distributors, that doesn't mean you won't be able to get a copy next week. Unless all the copies your local comic shop ordered is already spoken for, you might be able to get a hold of a first printing next Wednesday.

The second printing will feature an all-new cover drawn by Chris Houghton and is available for retailers to order immediately.

ADVENTURE TIME #1 is the first installment of the exciting new ongoing ADVENTURE TIME series written by Ryan North (DINOSAUR COMICS) with cover art and interiors drawn by Shelli Paroline and Braden Lamb (THE MUPPET SHOW, ICE AGE: ICED IN) with a back-up story by Aaron Renier (THE UNSINKABLE WALKER BEAN) and alternate covers by Jeffrey Brown and Chris Houghton.

In this first issue of ADVENTURE TIME join Finn the Human, Jake the Dog, and Princess Bubblegum for all-new adventures through The Land of Ooo! The top-rated Cartoon Network show now has its own comic book! With the show exploding in the ratings, garnering rave online reviews, major cosplay at the San Diego Comic-Con, and huge displays dominating the New York Comic Con, it's clear fandom is obsessed and 2012 is the Year of Adventure Time! Don't miss out on the phenomenon!

And if you haven't already, check out our podcast with Ryan.