A Halloween Treat: A look at Hellboy’s latest original graphic novel By Staff Reports Dark Horse Comics invites you to celebrate Halloween with a preview of the upcoming original graphic novel, Hellboy: Into the Silent Sea, co-written by legendary Hellboy creator Mike Mignola, co-written and illustrated by Eisner Award winning artist Gary Gianni and colored by award winning colorist Dave […]
The renamed convention is the comic con Los Angeles needed and deserved By Nolan P. Smith As Sunday winds down, so does the first ever Stan Lee’s Los Angeles Comic Con. Fans by the thousands flocked to the City of Angeles as the convention season dawned.
Comikaze Expo is Now Stan Lee’s Los Angeles Comic Con, and the Fans Respond by the Thousands By Nolan P. Smith The newly christened Stan Lee’s Los Angeles Comic Con kicked off on Friday, continuing with a massive Saturday showing. One constant theme, one constant comment heard around the show and via social media. What is that theme?
Stan Lee’s Los Angeles Comic Con Flys Into Los Angeles By Nolan P. Smith As fans flooded Los Angeles starting Friday, they attended the show with a brand new name. Now known as Stan Lee’s Los Angeles Comic Con, the convention is packed with fan favorite celebrities, comic book creators, pop culture icons, convention exclusives and more. Taking over the […]
The award-winning horror series Anno Dracula creeps into an all-new series from Titan in 2017 By Staff Reports Titan Comics is pleased to announce the upcoming release of an all-new comic series based on the best selling ANNO DRACULA novels, written by creator Kim Newman with art by Paul McCaffrey (The Third Doctor). The novels depict an alternate 19th-century history […]
A New Host Means a New Venom This November By Staff Reports This November, it’s good to be bad. From the far reaches of space the symbiote returns to the choked alleys and darkened streets of New York City in the all-new VENOM #1! Fan-Favorite creators Mike Costa (Web Warriors) and Gerardo Sandoval (New Avengers) spin an iconic new tale […]
Zenescope Brings It’s Flagship Title Back to the Spotlight By Staff Reports Comic book and graphic novel publisher Zenescope Entertainment is excited to announce that Grimm Fairy Tales, the company’s flagship series, returns this December. Grimm Fairy Tales is the cornerstone of Zenescope’s Grimm Universe and its evolution shows just how much the company has grown over the past eleven years. […]
Swipe Brings First Ever Studio Creative Challenge to Stan Lee’s Los Angeles Comic Con By Staff Reports Swipe – the eagerly-anticipated fully-integrated design platform for consumers and professionals alike – has launched the first-ever SWIPE STUDIO CREATIVE CHALLENGE aimed at saluting the best in designs utilizing the groundbreaking Swipe Studio platform. The brainchild of software genius Satoshi Nakajima – the […]
1First Comics To Sign Autographs in Victorville, CA By Nolan P. Smith (Victorville)—On October 15th, QBC Toys and More will be bringing comic book creators from 1First Comics to their store for an autograph session from 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. 1First Comics, founded in the 1980’s, has a diverse line up of comic books, including the popular Zen-Intergalactic Ninja, […]
Sgt. Bananas Brings Ten Frames Per Second to Dynamite By Staff Reports Dynamite Entertainment expands its growing line of deluxe art books beyond comics and video games, but with firm roots in fandom, with the collection Instagram sensation, Johnny Wu (Sgt. Bananas)! With over 50,000 followers on Instagram, and having been featured everywhere from io9 to the Wall Street Journal, […]
Stan Lee’s Los Angeles Comic Con Flys Into LA October 28-30 By Nolan P. Smith As fans of the hit convention Comikaze Expo get ready for the 2016 convention, they will be attending the show with a brand new name. Now known as Stan Lee’s Los Angeles Comic Con, the convention is packed with fan favorite celebrities, comic book creators, […]
By Jason T. Smith The Long Beach Comic Con kicked off today, and with it, troves of fans from across Southern California, tons of cosplayers, and more. Saturday was packed, from aisle to aisle. Vendors ranging from artists, writers, comic publishers, cosplayers and more all too over the Long Beach Convention Center. Celebrities were on hand as well, including the […]
Long Beach Comic Con Reignites Firefly with Partial Cast and More By Nolan P. Smith (Victor Valley)– This weekend, the sunny city of Long Beach will once again bring together a plethora of artists, writers, movie stars, cosplayers, fans and more as the Long Beach Comic Con smashes its way into So Cal. One of the major draws this weekend […]
Assassin’s Creed brings It’s Descendants to the forefront By Nolan P. Smith Assassins rejoice! Titan Comics has been kind enough to send out a preview of the new Assassin’s Creed series, Last Descendants – Locus #1, which hits stores September 21! Written by Ian Edginton (X-Force), Last Descendants – Locus delves into the sordid underworld of Victorian London and the […]
Valiant Entertainment Comes to Anaheim for this year’s GameStop Expo By Staff Reports– On Wednesday, September 14th, Valiant Entertainment will be making its debut appearance at GameStop Expo 2016 — the premier fan experience for gamers and pop culture enthusiasts alike — for an action-packed event filled with can’t-miss merchandise, award-winning trade paperbacks and hardcovers, and more! All day long, […]
Animation Superstar Takes on Luke Cage for New Series, CAGE! By Staff Reports— The wait is finally over! Award-winning animator Genndy Tartakovsky (Dexter’s Laboratory, Samurai Jack, Hotel Transylvania) charges headlong into Marvel NOW! to bring his long-awaited Luke Cage tale to life! Written by Tartakovsky with art by Tartakovsky & inker Stephen DeStefano, Marvel is pleased present a new look […]
Titan Comics Wages War with World War X By Nolan P. Smith Today, Titan Comics revealed their latest title with World War X #1 – a newly released series written by Jerry Frissen (The Z Word) and illustrated by Peter Snejbjerg (B.P.R.D.). From the artist of B.P.R.D. and A God Somewhere, World War X is an apocalyptic, B-movie infused sci-fi horror […]
All Hail the King for Jack Kirby Week! By Staff Reports— He’s the King of Comics! A man who left an indelible mark upon the medium, using his peerless imagination to create some of the greatest stories and characters ever told. All this week, join Marvel.com for a celebration devoted to all things Kirby with Marvel’s KIRBY WEEK. Jack “The […]
In the tradition of DIVINITY, bear witness to Valiant’s latest groundbreaking epic, BRITANNIA! By Staff Reports– Valiant is proud to announce that BRITANNIA #1 (of 4) – the FIRST ISSUE of the haunting, VALIANT PRESTIGE-format limited series arriving on stands September 21st – is expanding to a colossal 40 pages of all-new content for the standard $3.99 cover price! It all begins […]
By Staff Reports– Following the fantastic success of The Legend of Zelda: Hyrule Historia, Dark Horse and Nintendo® are excited to announce the next installment in a legendary partnership and the first in a new line of The Legend of Zelda literature. On February 21, 2017, Dark Horse will release The Legend of Zelda: Art & Artifacts. Fans of The […]
Boom! Studios Brings Exclusives and More to Baltimore Comic-Con By Staff Reports– Award-winning comic book publisher BOOM! Studios is excited to announce it will exhibit at the 2016 Baltimore Comic-Con, which will take place at the Baltimore Convention Center in Baltimore, Maryland, during the weekend of September 2-4. BOOM! can be found at booth number 2001 and will host writers […]
“The End of All Things” begins final story arc for Invincible by Robert Kirkman and Ryan Ottley By Nolan P. Smith In some of the most shocking comic book news I have heard this year, Image Comics announced that the fan favorite series Invincible will be coming to a close. From Robert Kirkman, the man behind The Walking Dead and […]
Stop Motion Animated Feature Kubo and the Two Strings Takes to the Red Carpet By Nolan P. Smith Earlier today, the world premiere of acclaimed animation studio LAIKA’s epic new adventure KUBO AND THE TWO STRINGS took place. Voice cast members Matthew McConaughey, Art Parkinson, and Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa were joined by director/producer Travis Knight; and soundtrack artist Regina Spektor, along […]
Harvey Awards Dinner & Award Ceremony Tickets Now on Sale! By Staff Reports– On Saturday night, September 3, the comic book industry, including professionals, retailers, and fans, will gather at the Hyatt Regency Baltimore to honor the 2016 Harvey Award Nominees for 2015 comic work and present the Harveys to their recipients. This is an exciting evening, highlighted by our […]
SuperToyCon Brings the Heat to the Desert By Nolan P. Smith Staff Reporter This weekend, the SuperToyCon heads to the Orleans Arena in Las Vegas, bringing die cast cars, cosplayers, celebrities and John Cena to the desert heat. The pop culture and toy event once again heads to Nevada, and brings a massive list of guests available for autographs and […]
By Nolan P. Smith and Jason T. Smith Check out a short video of a first person view of walking the massive Exhibit Hall at the con of all cons, the San Diego Comic Con! Randomly, you will see a pink Chewbacca and Tusken Raider, Silver Surfer, Deadpool and Colossus, as well as the massive crowd when the cast of […]
By Nolan P. Smith The San Diego Comic Con is in full swing, with the official first day now in the record books. So, how was it? Crowded, but that is to be expected of the monster of all pop culture cons, better known as the SDCC. The popular term of “Line Con” would be a great way to describe […]
The con of all cons is here as the San Diego Comic Con is nearly upon us By Nolan P. Smith (Victor Valley)– For fans of comic books, movies, television shows, video games, anime, manga, cosplay and more, this week heralds in the mecca of pop culture as the San Diego Comic Con once again rolls into Southern California.
VIZ to host creators of the famed Pokemon Adventures manga series at the San Diego Comic Con By Staff Reports– VIZ Media, LLC (VIZ Media), a premier company in the fields of publishing, animation distribution, and global entertainment licensing, proudly presents the creators of the famed POKÉMON ADVENTURES manga series – Hidenori Kusaka and Satoshi Yamamoto – for their first-ever […]
An Intimate Look Into EA DICE’s New Battlefield Opus (By Staff Reports)– Dark Horse proudly announces the newest video game art book in its long line of best-selling, award-winning titles: The Art of Battlefield 1!