By Staff Reports In 2013 MTV Geek announced plans to publish a new four-part miniseries entitled THE ADVENTURES OF APOCALYPSE AL, written by J. Michael Straczynski (SIDEKICK, TEN GRAND) and drawn by Sid Kotian (TWILIGHT GUARDIAN), with colors by Bill Farmer (EPOCH). The series follows the action-packed, fast-paced, surreal, and comically strange tale of Allison Carter, a private investigator whose […]
By Staff Reports In a pre-apocalyptic world where any day could be humanity’s last, the youth of Safe Haven make a decision based on self-preservation. With limited resources and the end of the world swiftly approaching, the kids band together to kill off their parents and take society into their own hands. The first five issues of Ed Brisson (COMEBACK, […]
By Nolan P. Smith Pastrami Nation (Victorville)– It’s time once again for Let’s Kickstart This! With this section, we like to spotlight amazing projects on the crowd funding website Kickstarter, all just waiting for your support. This week, the spotlight falls to a book by a man named Ben Templesmith. Does that name sound familiar? It should. He is the […]
By Nolan P. Smith Pastrami Nation Here we are, back again for another installment of Let’s Kickstart This! I love Kickstarter and the opportunity it allows for creators to reach an audience otherwise unheard of without the use of funds and loans in the past. I especially love comic book Kickstarter projects, so it was a no brainer for me […]
By Nolan P. Smith Photographs by Nolan P. Smith and Jason T. Smith Pastrami Nation (Los Angeles)– Last weekend’s Comikaze Expo once again took over the Staples Center in Los Angeles, bringing together zombies, movie stars, super heroes and fans alike in celebration of what makes pop culture pop. The event, a fairly new convention as it has existed for […]
By Staff Reports (California)– The only thing chillier than a Christmas Day blizzard is a visit from Krampus, the child-punishing demon of holiday lore. But when The Secret Society of Santa Clauses discovers their powers have been stolen, there’s no one else to turn to for help but their worst enemy. Brian Joines and Dean Kotz team up to add […]
By Nolan P. Smith-Pastrami Nation The newest animated feature from DC Entertainment is almost here! Justice League: War is the first film to be firmly planted in the New 52 Universe. New designs, reworked back-stories, but the essence of the characters remain the same. And who else can they fight for this epic film, except the lord of Apokolips himself, […]
By Staff Reports (San Francisco, CA) – VIZ Media, LLC (VIZ Media), the largest distributor and licensor of anime and manga in North America, expands its substantial anime catalog with the addition of the dark sci-fi action series ZETMAN on November 5th. The 13-episode series is rated ‘TV-MA’ for Mature Audiences and will be offered Uncut in DVD and Blu-ray […]
By Nolan Smith-Pastrami Nation Rick Remender, the man penning Marvel’s Captain America right now, as well as the mind behind Strange Girl, Sea of Red and F.E.A.R. Agent is back at Image with Black Science! From what I have seen so far, this looks to be another hit, I can’t wait until November! Check out the order codes below and […]
By Staff Reports Ed Brubaker and Steve Epting, the award-winning and bestselling team behind the smash-hit Captain America: The Death of Captain America and Captain America: The Winter Soldier, have reunited at Image Comics on VELVET, a hard-hitting espionage comic set during the height of the Cold War and international gamesmanship. VELVET #1, debuting today, has sold out at the […]
By Staff Reports Kelly Sue DeConnick and Emma Ríos’s PRETTY DEADLY #1, one of the most anticipated new releases of the year, has officially sold out at the distributor on its first day of release and will be going back to press for a second printing. DeConnick and Ríos’s fantasy western, featuring Death’s daughter in an Old West that’s equally […]
By Staff Reports Titan Magazines is pleased to announce the UK launch of the all-new Arrow Comic based on the hit tv series that exploded on Sky1 last year. Coinciding with the second series launch, Arrow Comic hit stores on 17th October and is on sale now. For the stories you won’t see on TV: go behind the scenes in […]
By Staff Reports Otto Octavius has battled the likes of the Kingpin, the Hobgoblin, and the Vulture, but this November he faces his greatest threat yet in Superior Spider-Man #21 – the next installment in the biggest, boldest superhero comic of the year! From the blockbuster creative team of Dan Slott and Giuseppe Camuncoli – Stunner is back in town, […]
By Staff Reports Image Comics and Skybound are excited to announce that the first issue of MANIFEST DESTINY, the new ongoing series by Chris Dingess (writer TV’s Being Human) and Matthew Roberts (Battlepope), will receive a special variant cover (SEP138206) by INVINCIBLE artist Ryan Ottley. Skybound’s newest original series follows Lewis & Clark’s historic expedition to explore America, only for […]
By Staff Reports The creators of the Image Comics series ‘68 are proud to present a limited collector’s edition print in memory of the late comics artist Josh Medors. A courageous survivor of a rare form of spinal cancer, Josh outlived his original prognosis by years before finally passing in 2012. The print is an 11″x17″ double-sided glossy reproduction of […]
By Staff Reports (NEW YORK)—Dark Horse Comics is thrilled to announce a team-up with famed developers Keiji Inafune and Team Ninja! Fans will be introduced to the world of Yaiba: Ninja Gaiden Z with an all-new digital comic revealing essential pieces of this upcoming game! The Yaiba: Ninja Gaiden Z digital comic will deliver three exciting vignettes, by writers Tim […]
By Staff Reports (NEW YORK)—As announced today at New York Comic Con, Dark Horse is set to publish a new creator-owned series from Bram Stoker Award winner Jonathan Maberry (Ghost Road Blues)—Bad Blood! With art by the Eisner Award–winning Tyler Crook (B.P.R.D., The Sixth Gun), this five-issue miniseries promises a vampire tale with an unlikely hero. Being bitten by a […]
By Staff Reports (NEW YORK)– Dark Horse Comics confirmed at New York Comic Con plans to continue the cult classic story line directly following the film. With executive producer Joss Whedon behind the helm, the comic series is sure to have fans clamoring to check it out. “We’ve been dying to get more Serenity out ever since the book Joss […]
Marvel almost has its Ant Man, it seems. According to Variety, the search has been narrowed to two: either Joseph Gordon Levitt or Paul Rudd. The Edgar Wright Marvel project centers around Hank Pym, known by a million different names, but mainly by Ant Man. A founding Avenger in the comics, Pym is also the reason for the villainous Ultron’s […]
of t By Staff Reports Titan Comics is pleased to announce a brand-new wave of creator-owned titles for 2014, including titles from established comics stars Rob Williams, D’Israeli, Peter Milligan, Arthur Suydam, Simon Bisley and more! Exclusively announced today at the panel ‘Titan Comics: The Next Wave’, the new batch of fresh creator-owned titles includes adrenal grindhouse-flick Sally Of […]
By Staff Reports (San Diego)– Two of the most popular comic book franchises of all-time, TRANSFORMERS and G.I. JOE, will be going head-to-head in a brand-new ongoing series debuting next summer! Written and drawn by comic luminary Tom Scioli (Godland, American Barbarian) with co-writer and TRANSFORMERS veteran John Barber (TRANSFORMERS: ROBOTS IN DISGUISE, FALL OF CYBERTRON), these classic characters will […]
By Staff Reports (NEW YORK) – Dark Horse Comics proudly announces its next hit video game tie-in series, The Witcher, based on the critically acclaimed games by CD Projekt RED. From Paul Tobin, the Eisner Award–winning writer of Bandette, with art by Joe Querio (Lobster Johnson, B.P.R.D.) and covers by Dave Johnson (100 Bullets), comes a riveting comic based on […]
By Staff Reports (New York) – Announced at New York Comic Con, Dark Horse is bringing the Whedonverse into it’s tenth season with the help of fan favorite authors, Christos Gage and Victor Gischler. “In Buffy, Season 10 is going to be about bringing friendships back together, while in Angel & Faith, relationships are shattered. Magic is starting to come […]
By Staff Reports (San Diego, CA) – IDW Publishing announced this morning its plan to expand their relationship with Darwyn Cooke and the Estate of Donald E. Westlake to include illustrated Parker novels. Cooke, who will continue producing his award-winning Parker graphic novel series for IDW, will now also illustrate Westlake’s ground-breaking crime novels. For the first time, the Parker […]
By Staff Reports It was the series that changed comics forever. With the utterance of one word, Michael Moran transformed from the ordinary into the extraordinary – and Miracleman was born! Long out of print, Marvel Comics is pleased to announce that the earth-shattering stories that injected new levels of sophistication into the super hero genre will finally see the […]
In THREE #1, writer Kieron Gillen, artist Ryan Kelly, colorist Jordie Bellaire, and letterer Clayton Cowles tell the story of what happens when three Helots—slaves to the citizens of Sparta—go on the run after escaping a brutal massacre. Today, Image Comics is thrilled to announce that THREE #1 has sold out at the distributor on its first day of release. […]
By Staff Reports This week, Marvel (Booth #1354) returns to New York Comic Con! And we’re bringing the fan service with the hottest creators in the industry and the best events! Over the course of the four-day mega event, we’ll be cramming in tons of events, signings, and awe-inspiring on-stage events that will make NYCC 2013 the best year yet! […]
San Diego, CA (October 09, 2013) – The spirits of vengeance are coming back with brutal force in The Crow: Pestilence, a new miniseries coming from IDW in early 2014. This series marks the comic-book debut of prose author Frank Bill, who first debuted on the scene with the acclaimed and brutally poetic short-story collection, Crimes in Southern Indiana. Bill […]