The Collected Scripts for Tales from the Darkside Get Collected this Fall (By Staff Reports)– World Fantasy, International Horror Guild, and Bram Stoker Award-winning author Joe Hill turns his attention to a legend—Tales From The Darkside. Originally planned as a reboot for the storied series, Hill’s scripts for these never-broadcast television episodes allow the New York Times bestselling author to […]
By Staff Reports Following the critically acclaimed release of The Art of He-Man and the Masters of the Universe and the He-Man and the Masters of the Universe Minicomic Collection, Dark Horse and Mattel are set to deliver another must-have book in 2016: He-Man and the Masters of the Universe: A Complete Guide to the Classic Animated Adventures! From 1983 […]
By Nolan P. Smith Loot Crate, lovingly known as a comic con in a box, is raising up the geek level for the holidays. For those that don’t know, Loot Crate offers a monthly subscription box, filled with goodies like collectibles, apparel, and more, all in the name of pop culture. As a subscriber to the box, I can say, […]
STAR WARS meets BLADE RUNNER in new animated excerpt from Poet Anderson …Of Nightmares Animated Novel Teaser STAR WARS meets BLADE RUNNER in new animated excerpt from Poet Anderson …Of Nightmares Animated Novel Teaser By Staff Reports Check out the animated novel teaser for Poet Anderson …Of Nightmares (Simon & Schuster), the new YA sci-fi thriller from multi-platinum artist Tom […]
STAR WARS meets BLADE RUNNER in new animated excerpt from Poet Anderson …Of Nightmares Animated Novel Teaser STAR WARS meets BLADE RUNNER in new animated excerpt from Poet Anderson …Of Nightmares Animated Novel Teaser By Staff Reports Check out the animated novel teaser for Poet Anderson …Of Nightmares (Simon & Schuster), the new YA sci-fi thriller from multi-platinum artist Tom […]
VIZ Media Expands the Naruto Catalog with Uzumaki Naruto: Illustrations Art Book and Naruto: Kakashi’s Story Novel VIZ Media Expands the Naruto Catalog with Uzumaki Naruto: Illustrations Art Book and Naruto: Kakashi’s Story Novel By Staff Reports VIZ Media, LLC (VIZ Media), the largest publisher, distributor and licensor of manga and anime in North America, gives NARUTO fans the opportunity […]
VIZ Media Expands the Naruto Catalog with Uzumaki Naruto: Illustrations Art Book and Naruto: Kakashi’s Story Novel VIZ Media Expands the Naruto Catalog with Uzumaki Naruto: Illustrations Art Book and Naruto: Kakashi’s Story Novel By Staff Reports VIZ Media, LLC (VIZ Media), the largest publisher, distributor and licensor of manga and anime in North America, gives NARUTO fans the opportunity […]
By Nolan P. Smith The Harry Potter Alliance is now hosting their 10th Anniversary Fundraiser, which ends in a mere 8 days! The alliance has done some amazing feats thus far, as they channel fans love for the boy wizard into real life, almost “magical” feats to improve our world. This includes donating 250,000 books for communities across the globe, […]
By Staff Reports VIZ Media’s Haikasoru literary imprint captivates fiction readers and fans of Japanese pop culture with the debut on October 20th of HANZAI JAPAN – Fantastical, Futuristic Stories of Crime From and About Japan. HANZAI JAPAN contains 16 inventive crime/mystery stories that incorporate supernatural elements from a vanguard of top authors that includes New York Times best-seller Carrie Vaughn, All You […]
By Staff Reports On October 2, 1950, good ol’ Charlie Brown made his first appearance in a classic, four-panel comic strip printed in seven newspapers nationwide. In the 65 years since, Charlie Brown and his friends have become household names around the world—and in Snoopy’s case, on the moon—appearing on television, on the stage, and in theaters. Charles M. Schulz’s […]
By Nolan P. Smith It’s been awhile, but it’s time once again to shine the light down on another deserving Kickstarter project with the latest installment of Let’s Kickstart This time, we take a look at a trivia game show featuring one of pop cultures most iconic figures: Bruce Campbell. Here’s straight from the Kickstarter page: Earlier this year, Last […]
By Staff Reports VIZ Media’s Haikasoru literary imprint has announced its participation at Sasquan, the 73rd World Science Fiction Convention. Haikasoru will welcome the acclaimed Japanese author Taiyo Fujii as a panel participant, and will host a retail booth (E4) in the main Dealer’s Room that will offer a wide variety of the imprint’s acclaimed titles at specially discounted prices. […]
By Staff Reports Starz has given a greenlight to FremantleMedia North America’s (FMNA) adaptation of Neil Gaiman’s acclaimed contemporary fantasy novel American Gods. Bryan Fuller (“Hannibal,” “Pushing Daisies,” “Heroes”) and Michael Green (“The River,” “Kings,” “Heroes”), will pen and showrun the series. Gaiman will also executive produce the series. FremantleMedia North America will produce. Start of production is dependent on casting the lead role […]
By Staff Reports VIZ Media’s Haikasoru literary imprint has announced the release of its newest title, the futuristic bio-thriller – GENE MAPPER – on June 16th. The novel about a deadly genetic threat to the world’s food supply was written by author Taiyo Fujii. It will be available for the first time in English in a print edition for $14.99 […]
Review by Nolan P. Smith (Victor Valley)—It’s one of the most beloved franchises to come out of the 1980’s. If you grew up during or anytime after that time, you know all too well who He-Man and the Masters of the Universe are. I was born the year the cartoon hit the television, which makes the property 32 years old. […]
By Staff Reports Get ready for WonderCon exclusives, courtesy of Boom! Studios. Debuting at the BOOM! Studios booth (#611) at the show will be the Hit: 1955 Limited Edition Hardcover, a gorgeous package for the serious noir comics fan! Author Bryce Carlson will be on hand at the BOOM! Studios booth to sign throughout the weekend. Also making its debut […]
By Nolan P. Smith (Victor Valley)—Fans of comic books, movies, television series, cosplay and more will all be gathering in Southern California this weekend as WonderCon Anaheim once again invades the Anaheim Convention Center on April 3rd– 5th. In 2014, WonderCon brought in nearly 60,000 attendees to the Orange County area, bringing vendors, comic book publishers, television and movie stars, […]
By Nolan P. Smith (Apple Valley)—Apple Valley residents Chris and Amy Hernandez took the High Desert by storm when they released their first children’s book, Jack and the Zombie Attack. Not only that, but they garnered supporters from around the globe, and made a splash at the largest pop culture gathering in the world, the San Diego Comic Con. Now, […]
Review by Nolan P. Smith (Victorville, CA)—I guess you could say I am late to the party, but after reading the first three issues of Lady Killer on the Dark Horse Comics app (click HERE for info on the app), I can honestly say I have been missing out. This, for me, is the surprise hit of 2015 so far. […]
By Staff Reports Harry Potter fans, this one’s for you! The Monster Book of Monsters, the Harry Potter Official Film Prop Replica from Insight Collectibles, is now up for pre-order at Sideshow Collectibles! -This film replica comes packaged with a limited edition of Harry Potter: The Creature Vault, which provides detailed profiles of each creature including rare concept illustrations, behind-the-scenes […]
By Nolan P. Smith Bullies. Bullies are everywhere, and the negative, long lasting effects bullying can have are immeasurable. Nobody wants to be bullied around and made to feel left out, made to feel horrible. Chris and Amy Hernandez’s latest children’s book puts the focus on anti-bullying in a creative and artistic way. You may remember Chris and Amy from […]
By Staff Reports (MILWAUKIE, OR)—This October, Dark Horse Comics invites you to experience the award-winning The Fifth Beatle: The Brian Epstein Story in a whole new format, as the incredible original graphic novel written / produced by Vivek J. Tiwary with art by Andrew C. Robinson, and Kyle Baker, heads to trade paperback for the first time. This edition of […]
By Nolan P. Smith (Victor Valley)– It’s time once again to shine the spotlight down on another amazing Kickstarter project with ‘Let’s Kickstart This!’ This time, we are taking a look at Plume Vol. 2, the second hardcover volume from the web comic by the talented K. Lynn Smith. The Kickstarter is for the second volume, but don’t be mistaken; […]
By Nolan P. Smith Who doesn’t enjoy a good story by H.P. Lovecraft? Well, how about a comic book based on one of his works, with art by Ben Templesmith (30 Days of Night)? Well then, Dagon is for you… and me. What’s Dagon? Here’s the info straight from the Kickstarter page: DAGON is a short story written by H.P. […]
By Staff Reports (MILWAUKIE, OR)—This August, Dark Horse remembers an animation legend and his works with The Art of Satoshi Kon. A director who blazed a brilliant animation career before his tragic passing in 2010, Kon is immortalized in this special hardcover volume that covers the whole of his incredible career. Encompassing everything from illustrations for his movies Perfect Blue, […]
By Staff Reports Dark Horse Comics has secured its place in video-game-art history with The Legend of Zelda: Hyrule Historia™, which charted as the number-one best-selling book at Diamond Comic Distributors for 2014! Additionally, Dark Horse Comics’ The Sakai Project, which celebrates thirty years of Stan Sakai’s marvelous samurai-rabbit saga Usagi Yojimbo, charted as the sixth-best-selling book of 2014. In […]
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By Staff Reports Just in time for fans’ holiday wish lists, Dark Horse and Mattel announce that the biggest art book of 2015 – The Art of He-Man and the Masters of the Universe – will receive a limited edition release. Restricted to 4,000 copies, The Art of He-Man and the Masters of the Universe Limited Edition comes packaged in […]
By Staff Reports VIZ Media, LLC (VIZ Media), the largest distributor and licensor of manga and anime in North America, prepares to thrill manga (graphic novel) readers and fans of legendary creator Akira Toriyama with the launch of JACO THE GALACTIC PATROLMAN in print and digital on January 6th. The complete-in-one-volume interstellar comedy will be published under the company’s Shonen […]
Review by Nolan P. Smith Written by Amy Hernandez Art by Chris Hernandez (Victor Valley)—When you come across a children’s book that sticks out in your mind, that begs to be read and re-read due to its uniqueness and feel good story; then you know you have a hit. It’s the hallmark of a great book: Jack and the Zombie […]