Okay, so the “new information” in the case of skyjacker DB Cooper sounds kinda sketchy. Nonetheless, This is how you take advantage of a media moment:
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 8.4.2011: Oni Press Unveils Brian Churilla’s THE SECRET HISTORY OF D.B. COOPER
Don’t believe the FBI’s recent announcement regarding a “promising lead” in their forty-year search for the most infamous hijacker in history, D.B. Cooper. It is our contention this is likely an attempt to by the government to discredit the forthcoming Oni Press series, THE SECRET HISTORY OF D.B. COOPER, which finally reveals the truth regarding the case. Though the book has been in production for some time, we feel it prudent to announce it now in hopes to refute this “new evidence”.
From creator Brian Churilla, the book chronicles the life of the mythic folk hero, revealing that “The DB Cooper Incident” was not a hijacking and extortion plot as widely reported. In fact, this cover story is quite pedestrian, as what really happened nearly changed the course of human history….
ABOUT THE FIRST ISSUE: The most infamous hijacker of all time, D.B. Cooper remains on the FBI’s most-wanted list nearly forty years after the alleged crime. For the first time, the secret history of the man and the truth regarding the hijacking will be revealed. During the height of the Cold War, a fringe group within the CIA wages a crusade on the deadliest battlefield of all: the human mind. D.B. Cooper participated in a campaign of subterfuge wherein altered states of consciousness were used to assassinate Soviet targets from afar. But as Cooper deteriorates mentally and physically, the line between two worlds blurs, and he becomes a rogue agent.
The new monthly comic from Oni Press starts in March 2012.
And for a more factual (sorry Oni) take on the subject, journalist Geoffrey Gray has a conveniently timed appearance at Powell’s on August 18—he’ll be reading from Skyjack: The Hunt for D.B. Cooper.
I was just reading about DB Cooper last week, and now he’s all over the place. Something must be in the wind. This comic looks/sounds cool!
I really like DB Cooper and comics but I feel really do not want about this. I feel REALLY not want about that cover art especially.