By Staff Reports Following up on the momentum generated by recent hits We Can Never Go Home, Space Riders, and the hotly anticipated Young Terrorists, Black Mask Studios has announced two new #1s for October from new creators Amancay Nahuelpan (artist of Young Terrorists in his solo debut), Tony Patrick (whose recent short film Black Card just premiered at the HBO Short Film section of the American Black Film Festival), and Ayhan […]
By Staff Reports First-year, Eisner-nominated publishing company Magnetic Press recently completed its second successful appearance at the annual San Diego Comic-Con International, with their first star-studded panel featuring award-winning artists and creators, as well as a peek at new titles slated for release in Year Two. Following a first-year slate that contained twelve books, forty-four digital releases, an original comic […]
By Staff Reports Cartoonist Andrew MacLean (ApocalyptiGirl) brings the critically-acclaimed indie hit HEAD LOPPER to Image Comics. In HEAD LOPPER #1, mighty swordsman Norgal and his unlikely companion, the severed head of the blue witch Agatha, have been summoned to the Scottish Isle of Barra to rid the town of the sea monster plaguing its shores. But what the duo […]
By Staff Reports Marvel Studios reunites Earth’s Mightiest Heroes in the unprecedented movie event, Marvel’s Avengers: Age of Ultron. Iconic heroes are forced to reassemble and face their most intimidating enemy yet – ULTRON. Pushed to the brink of their physical and emotional limits, the team must recruit both new heroes and familiar allies to face an escalating danger that […]
By Staff Reports SEVEN24 Films and IDW Entertainment announced today that Syfy has acquired the U.S. rights to Wynonna Earp, a live action television series based on the IDW Publishing comic created by Beau Smith. Emily Andras (Lost Girl, Killjoys) developed the series for television and will serve as Executive Producer and Showrunner. With an initial order of 13 one-hour […]
By Staff Reports When monsters ruled the Marvel Universe, the wildly imaginative brain and pencil of Jack Kirby brought dozens upon dozens of these creatures to life. Monster comics may be a thing of the past, but Marvel is celebrating their legacy this October with over twenty-five KIRBY MONSTER VARIANTS coming to some of Marvel’s biggest new titles! Featuring some […]
By Staff Reports Valiant Entertainment is proud to announce that BOOK OF DEATH #1 (of 4) – the 40-page opening chapter of the summer’s cataclysmic summer event and the publisher’s highest selling new series debut to date – has sold out at the distributor level just days after its initial release and will return with the BOOK OF DEATH #1 […]
Review by Nolan P. Smith (Apple Valley)—When Marvel Studios announced they would be making a film based on the bite sized Ant-Man, many fans groaned in disbelief. A movie dedicated to a micro sized hero that nobody knows nor cares about? Marvel must be have lost their creative minds. So how does the Ant-Man stack up in the hollowed halls […]
By Staff Reports Expression and art form merge between Marvel Comics and the world of hip-hop with a unique line of HIP-HOP Variants covers inspired by some of the most iconic and well received hip-hop and rap albums of all time. Accompanying each all-new #1 from Marvel Comics coming this fall, fans will get the chance to purchase their own Marvel Comics […]
By Staff Reports Archaia, an imprint of award-winning publisher BOOM! Studios, is pleased to announce the culmination of 10 years of David Petersen’s beloved Mouse Guard in The Art of Mouse Guard: 2005-2015. Since its debut in 2005, David Petersen’s Mouse Guard has been a New York Times bestseller, won numerous Eisner and Harvey awards, and has become an influential […]
By Staff Reports Dark Horse Comics took San Diego Comic-Con International 2015 by storm with a compelling advance look at stories coming up in its publishing line. Joss Whedon Announces The Twist! Finally answering the question “Why isn’t there a Victorian female Batman?” Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Serenity creator Joss Whedon announced his newest upcoming comic book series, The […]
By Nolan P. Smith Photos by Jason T. Smith and Nolan P. Smith (San Diego)– Comic Con International- San Diego started off with a bang on Wednesday for Preview Night, and the crowds didn’t stop on a very packed and entertaining Thursday. Comic Con attendees enjoyed the trademark So Cal weather we all know and love as they lined up […]
By Staff Reports Universal Cable Productions (UCP) continues to expand its powerhouse producing talent and build upon the studio’s genre footprint by signing a first-look deal with legendary comic book publisher, Dark Horse Entertainment (“The Mask,” “Hellboy”). The deal announced today will focus on developing and producing scripted programming from their extensive comics library as well as new material. Discussions […]
By Staff Reports Image Comics (booth #2729) is pleased to be at San Diego Comic-Con this year from Wednesday, July 8 through Sunday, July 12. VARIANTS SOLD AT THE IMAGE BOOTH (booth #2729): CHEW #50 by John Layman & Rob Guillory, $10 INJECTION #3 by Warren Ellis & Declan Shalvey, $10 MYTHIC #2 by Phil Hester & John McCrea, cover art […]
By Staff Reports Timed to the launch of San Diego Comic-Con International, Dark Horse Comics announced today that bestselling novelist Chuck Palahniuk will be a character in the acclaimed ten issue FIGHT CLUB 2 mini series, which is written by Palahniuk, illustrated by Cameron Stewart and colored by Dave Stewart, with covers by David Mack. Issue 3 of the series, […]
By Staff Reports Dark Horse Comics, Activision Publishing, Inc., and Treyarch have teamed up to deliver a thrilling comic book series written by decorated comics veteran Larry Hama (G.I. Joe) and drawn by Marcelo Ferreira (Transformers, TMNT)! The Call of Duty®: Black Ops III comic book series follows an elite group of cybernetically enhanced soldiers as they wage a secret […]
By Staff Reports Valiant Entertainment is proud to announce it is working with Swyft Media, the company driving the emojification of brand marketing, to bring Valiant’s best-selling comic book icons directly to fans’ mobile devices around the world with the Valiant Heroes Emoji – the first in a new line of digital sticker packs featuring emoji-style renditions of X-O Manowar, […]
By Staff Reports The biggest convention of the year demands the biggest panels! That’s right, next week Marvel (Booth #2329) is heading back to Comic Con International in San Diego and we’re bringing the big panels, huge creators, and massive announcements! Over the course of the four day mega-event, we’re bringing the fan service that will make this year’s convention […]
By Nolan P. Smith Today Image Comics made a ton of exciting creator-owned announcements at Image Expo. Out of the titles announced, quite a few caught my eye; like the hardcover edition of the online hit, Private Eye, the Invincible reboot, Mark Millar’s Huck, and the pro wrestling book Ringside. Check out the news from Image Comics below: “I’m so […]
By Staff Reports Blooming out of the worldwide success—over one million copies sold!—of Plants vs. Zombies™: Lawnmageddon, Plants vs. Zombies: Timepocalypse, and the new Plants vs. Zombies ongoing series comes a new comic masterpiece, Plants vs. Zombies: Garden Warfare! In the first Plants vs. Zombies Garden Warfare video game from Electronic Arts, Dr. Zomboss and his legions of zombie minions […]
By Staff Reports Join comiXology, the revolutionary digital comics platform, at this year’s Comic-Con International for panels, giveaways, signings, sales and more at their booth, panels and online from July 8th to July 12th at the San Diego Convention Center! ComiXology (booth #2547) will be hosting ten panels this year at the show and during every panel a limited supply […]
By Staff Reports FOX International Studios (FIS) today announced that Atticus Ross, Grammy, Golden Globe and Academy Award-winning composer, producer and electronic musician is on board to score Robert Kirkman’s upcoming exorcism drama, Outcast, produced for Cinemax by FOX International Studios (FIS). This marks Ross’ television series score debut. Ross’ acclaimed film work includes the score for David Fincher’s The […]
By Staff Reports This November legendary Hellboy creator Mike Mignola, NEW YORK TIMES bestselling novelist Christopher Golden and Dark Horse Comics will unleash the first ever comic book appearance of their character Joe Golem from their novel Joe Golem and the Drowning City. A five issue Joe Golem: Occult Detective mini-series will be co-written by frequent collaborators Mignola and Golden, […]
By Staff Reports Bestselling writer Ales Kot (ZERO, MATERIAL) and artist Matt Taylor (ZERO) team up to launch an all-new fantasy crime-noir series with WOLF #1, coming this July. In an in-depth interview with Entertainment Weekly, Kot detailed his inspiration for the new epic: “… if I go to where the inspiration really came from…it could be simply the image […]
By Nolan P. Smith Marvel Comics announced a new #1 today, and this time its with an all new, all different jade giant in The Totally Awesome Hulk #1, set to hit this fall by one of the Hulk’s most impactful writers, Greg Pak (Planet Hulk, anyone?) and one of my favorite artists, Frank Cho (Savage Wolverine!). “For decades, Dr. […]
By Staff Reports (Los Angeles, CA)— As announced on The Hollywood Reporter, award-winning publisher BOOM! Studios is excited to reveal that Michael Keaton (Birdman, Batman) will star in and produce a film adaptation at 20th Century Fox of the comic series Imagine Agents, created by Brian Joines. Written by Joines (Krampus) and illustrated by Bachan (Rocket Salvage), Imagine Agents is […]
By Staff Reports The Sorcerer Supreme returns for his first ongoing series in nearly twenty years! And he’s making house calls! Today, Marvel is pleased to announce DOCTOR STRANGE #1 – a new ongoing series from blockbuster creators Jason Aaron (Star Wars, Thor) and Chris Bachalo (Uncanny X-Men, Avengers)! Prepare for a side of the Marvel Universe you’ve never […]
By Jason T. Smith This summer definitely belongs to the dinosaurs. First you have a mega blockbuster in Jurassic World, which is just smashing all the box office records at the theaters. Then you have something truly special hitting comic stores in Age of Reptiles: Ancient Egyptians by Ricardo Delgado. Dark Horse Comics has once again graced us with the […]
By Nolan P. Smith Bruce Timm, the man behind some of the most iconic animated series of all time (Batman: The Animated Series, Justice League Unlimited) is back with another animated project with DC Comics. This time, its an alternate take on the universe that’s for a mature audience with Justice League: Gods and Monsters. The animated film hits stores […]
By Nolan P. Smith Bruce Timm, the man behind some of the most iconic animated series of all time (Batman: The Animated Series, Justice League Unlimited) is back with another animated project with DC Comics. This time, its an alternate take on the universe that’s for a mature audience with Justice League: Gods and Monsters. The animated film hits stores […]