Marvel is pleased to announce that the Marvel UniverseRoleplaying GAME Guide Hardcover ($19.99) - the publisher's first in-houseforay into the RPG market - has gone into its third printing since itsinitial release in April 2003 and the RPG's first supplement, May's RPGGuide to the X-Men Hardcover ($19.99) has just been approved for a 2ndprinting.Īlthough the game's success is due in part to its wide, crossover appeal toMarvel Comics readers who enjoy the character profiles and adventurebriefings, along with players of previous Marvel RPGs, even more surprisinghas been the positive reception by not only current hardcore gamers, butalso the even harder-to-please GameMasters. While Marvel Comics' first entry in the Young Adult prose fiction market hasproduced a crossover media hit in the best-selling MARY JANE novel, Marvel'sother recent new publishing category launch has been a quieter, moregrassroots success.
