BOOM! Studios Announces ADVENTURE TIME: MARCY & SIMON by Olivia Olson and Slimm Fabert

By Staff Reports BOOM! Studios and Cartoon Network today announced ADVENTURE TIME: MARCY & SIMON #1 (of 6), kicking off an all-new limited series epic in January 2019. Writer Olivia Olson (Marceline on Cartoon Network’s Adventure Time™) and artist Slimm Fabert (Adventure Time™ comic series) unveil the exciting official comic book continuation of the Emmy® Award-winning Cartoon Network animated series […]

The Maxx / Batman: Arkham Dreams #1 Review

Like some others out there, I was introduced to The Maxx through the short-lived MTV animated series of the same name. For a series that only ran 13 episodes, it stuck with me. The animation was cool, the character of the Maxx was unique and different, and the story was unlike anything I had ever seen before. It was dark […]

Friendo #1 Review: Call It, Friendo

By Nolan P. Smith With Vault Comics’ Friendo, we see what happens if Google Glass was more than meets the eye. Written by Alex Paknadel with art by Martin Simmonds, colors by Dee Cunniffe and lettering by Taylor Esposito, this is a solid start into something that could go from science fiction to science fact in a matter of months. […]

Bluefin Announces My Neighbor Totoro 30th Anniversary Plush Doll Available at Barnes & Noble and an Online Totoro Gift Basket Contest

By Staff Reports Bluefin, the leading North American distributor of toys, collectibles, and hobby merchandise from Japan and Asia, invites anime fans, collectors, and pop culture aficionados to celebrate the 30th Anniversary of the pivotal Studio Ghibli anime classic, My Neighbor Totoro, with an officially licensed plush doll that is available from Barnes & Noble. The 9-inch tall push doll […]

Scout Comics is Ready to RISE

By Staff Reports Scout Comics & Entertainment, home to such breakout hits as Long Lost, The Mall and Stabbity Bunny, looks to RISE in 2019. RISE is written and drawn by series creator Don Ellis Aguillo, and follows a young girls’ rise to becoming queen due to a series of unfortunate circumstances. RISE is about broken, lost, splendidly dysfunctional people […]

Overwatch PS4 International Tournament Begins Oct. 16, 2018-Biggest Ever Cash-Prize for a Console Overwatch Tournament

By Staff Reports Overwatch PlayStation 4 players will have the chance to win a share of more than $10,000 in cash prizes in the Overwatch PS4 International Tournament. Organized by Space Esports, the team behind the most participated and viewed Overwatch console competitions, the round robin Overwatch PS4 International Tournament will begin Oct. 16, 2018 and continue every Tuesday through Dec. […]

Dynamite Signs Ron Marz For Return of Turok!

By Staff Reports Dynamite Entertainment is set to launch a brand new series written by acclaimed storyteller Ron Marz (Green Lantern, Silver Surfer, Witchblade), with exquisite art by Roberto Castro (Red Sonja, Flash Gordon) as a new hero rises in…Turok! In this new series from Dynamite Entertainment, Turok pursues his kidnapped brother… in the Badlands of the Old West! In […]

Dive Into the Deep End With Berger Books The Girl In The Bay

By Staff Reports As revealed at the “Berger Books: The Second Wave” panel at New York Comic Con, The Girl in the Bay is the latest addition to the critically acclaimed Berger Books imprint at Dark Horse Comics. Eisner Award-winning writer J.M. DeMatteis (Brooklyn Dreams, Seekers into the Mystery, Impossible, Incorporated) and acclaimed artist Corin Howell (Transformers Windblade, The Mighty […]

Vault Comics’ Fearscape #1 Sold Out, Gets Sandman #1 Vault Vintage Cover for 2nd Print

By Staff Reports Vault Comics announced that FEARSCAPE #1 has sold out at the distributor. It will be rushed to a second printing that will feature a brand new Vault Vintage cover by artist and designer Tim Daniel. VAULT VINTAGE is a line of alternate covers that celebrate the artistic achievements of both modern and legendary professionals of the comic book industry. For FEARSCAPE #1’s second printing, Tim Daniel honors […]

Fearscape #1 Review- Literary Art Attack

I am extremely excited to review Fearscape #1 for two reasons: first, I thought the cover and solicit information was spot on, leading to me placing an order for it. Second, this will be the first single issue I have reviewed for a Vault Comics title, having reviewed a trade paperback in the past (Failsafe). As soon as I got […]

Songs for the Dead Review

Created by Andrea Fort and Michael Christopher Heron with art by Sam Beck, Songs for the Dead is a unique book from Vault Comics. It’s full of action, adventure and some truly funny moments. It’s also full of people rising from the dead, which is bound to happen when the main hero is a necromancer. The story follows Bethany, a […]

Michel Fiffe Takes Command with All-New G.I. Joe: Sierra Muerte Miniseries

By Staff Reports IDW Publishing proudly welcomes Michel Fiffe, creator of the critically-acclaimed indie comic Copra, to bring his auteur style to the all-new G.I. Joe: Sierra Muerte miniseries. Written, drawn, lettered, and colored by Fiffe, Sierra Muerte will debut in Spring 2019 as a bombastic-yet-personal, gritty-yet-colorful account of Hasbro’s iconic G.I. Joe team’s quintessential mission. In G.I. Joe: Sierra […]

Venom Soundtrack Out October 5, “Pedal to the Metal” Exclusively Streaming via Collider

By Staff Reports Sony Music announces the release of VENOM (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) on October 5 with original music by three-time GRAMMY Award nominee Ludwig Göransson (Black Panther, Fruitvale Station, Creed, Atlanta). In advance of the soundtrack release, Collider is exclusively streaming “Pedal to the Metal”, here: http://bit.ly/2Q6KwZx. Amongst an impressive resume of TV and film credits, Göransson is […]

NYCC 2018: Dark Horse Announces Convention Exclusives for New York Comic Con 2018

By Staff Reports Dark Horse is proud to announce its selection of exclusive merchandise available at NYCC! We have two new gorgeous convention exclusive variant covers set to debut: The Umbrella Academy: Hotel Oblivion #1 and Stranger Things #1! Dark Horse will also reveal a new American Gods: Sweeney’s Coin Replica. Please note, there will be a fixed number of […]

Lev Grossman’s The Magicians Comes To BOOM! Studios

By Staff Reports BOOM! Studios today announced it has acquired the comic book and graphic novel publishing license to THE MAGICIANS, the award-winning, New York Times bestselling adult fantasy novel series created by Lev Grossman, which has become a worldwide pop culture phenomenon and inspired a hit television series on Syfy, whose fourth season will premiere in 2019. Originally published […]

The Behemoth of Manga Berserk to Receive Deluxe Editions at Dark Horse

By Staff Reports Kentaro Miura’s Berserk has outraged, horrified, and delighted readers since 1989. Now, the champion of adult fantasy manga is presented in a handsome embossed hardcover edition amassing the first three Berserk volumes in Kentaro Miura’s preferred 7×10″ format, with further volumes to come to present the entire series in deluxe matching bookshelf collections. One of the most […]

War Bears #1 Review: A Comic Within A Comic

I didn’t quite know what to expect from Dark Horse Comics’ War Bears. I checked out the last book from Margaret Atwood, Angel Catbird, and figured this had to be somehow connected to it. Instead, we get a story embroiled in Toronto, 1943 of a young comic book artist trying to make a name for himself. From Atwood and Ken […]

Let’s Kickstart This! Skylin Issue #2

It is time once again to shine the spotlight down on another awesome, creative project and help it come to life via the crowdfunding platform, Kickstarter. This time, let’s help a book get a sophomore issue with the release of Skylin #2 from Charon Comics. What’s it about? Here’s the info from the Kickstarter page: Long ago, the six nations […]