Scottsdale, AZ - November 26, 2001
Chaos! Comics is proud to announce that it is joining forces with LockStream Corporation to bring readers downloadable digital comic books, online via LockStream's secure digital media technology. Customized digital players will each contain an entire multi-issue comic book series which can be viewed, page by page, on any home computer or laptop. Readers will be able find, download, read and collect entire comic book series via the world wide web and store them digitally on their hard drive.

The first three players will feature Lady Death: The Rapture, Bad Kitty, and Evil Ernie: Returns #1. Each player is custom designed and branded to match its comic series. The players will also include character bios, links to relevant web sites and various other goodies.

This technology has the potential to revolutionize comic book distribution. Readers will soon be able to search for and choose from a vast online library of current, past and out of print comics that they can then download on demand and read from any home computer. Due to the ease of distribution, digital comics can also be offered at a significantly lower cost than traditional printed comic books.

Chaos! Comics publisher Brian Pulido has big hopes for this exciting project which seeks to offer comic fans the ability to access and download their favorite comic issues with confidence. This technology ensures that Chaos! can deliver media in a secure and simple way to fans who have shown their support for its many titles at comic shops around the world, and now on the Internet.

Founded in 1993 in Scottsdale, Arizona, Chaos! Has, since 1995, consistently remained one of the top ten comic book publishing companies in North America. The company is the number one publisher of "supernatural" comics, appealing to a wide range of readers of all ages and has led the publishing industry in the introduction of "cutting edge" innovations within the comic book field including the first-ever velvet, leather, canvass, and "coffin" shaped magazine covers.

LockStream offers a complete technology solution for the secure distribution of digital media that includes audio, video and text. LockStream's secure digital security technology was Chaos! Comics' number one choice to offer secure digital downloads for its line of cutting edge, supernatural comic books.