Scarface Vol. 1: The Beginning

By: L.A. Banks
Genre: Fiction, Crime

Features: Press Release

In the politically charged years of the early 1980s many immigrants escaped a nightmarish existence under Castro's rule and fled Cuba for America. One immigrant would cut a bloody path of destruction across the Florida landscape in a rampage fueled by drugs, rage, and paranoia. In a dark vision of the American Dream gone wrong, Oliver Stone and Brian De Palma created a classic character in Tony Montana in their re-envisioning of the mobster tale Scarface.

But Tony Montana's story didn't begin there. In two new novels from DH Press we will take you inside the life of Montana, going back to the years before his arrival in America to see what events shaped him into the man he became and what dire choices set him on the course of madness that would lead to a carnage-filled conclusion in the streets of Miami.

• The Scarface license is one of the most active at Universal Pictures with limited-edition statues, posters, action figures, apparel, and other merchandise targeted at new and established fans.

• The franchise expands into video games with the release of Scarface: The World is Yours in fall 2005, featuring the likeness of Al Pacino as the original Tony Montana character.

Players can take the role of Tony Montana, one of the most ruthless gangsters ever depicted on film.

They thought you were dead, but Tony Montana doesn't die so easy. Sosa took everything you had. Now you've got nothing, but that never stopped you before. You're back with a vengeance, ready to reclaim your turf and rebuild your empire.

• Beat down, blow away, or run over your enemies with Tony's signature style and flair
• Bury those cock-a-roaches in Blind Rage Mode
• Insult, intimidate and impress the way only Tony can
• Become the kingpin of a thriving underworld economy
• Experience the lavish lifestyle of a crime boss
• Hire henchmen to do your dirty work
• The open world of Miami and the Islands is yours – no load times, no limits

For more information about Scarface: The World is Yours, please visit the game's official Web site at www.scarfacegame.com.

Publication Date: May 17, 2006
Format: Paperback, 300 pagess, 4x6
Price: $6.99
ISBN-10: 1-59582-017-5
ISBN-13: 978-1-59582-017-4

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