Category: Comics

TwoMorrows Again Offers Free Publications For Free Comic Book Day

Media Release -- TwoMorrows Publishing, in its 15th year of celebrating the art and history of comic books and LEGO, is commemorating Free Comic Book Day by again giving away publications online at www.twomorrows.com. From May 1-3, TwoMorrows will be offering free complete digital issues of their various magazines for download, so customers can sample...

Free Comic Book Day and RESURRECTION

Media Release --This Saturday, May 2nd, is Free Comic Book Day! What is Free Comic Book Day? Free Comic Book Day is a single day when participating comic book specialty shops across North America and around the world give away comic books absolutely...

Thor #601 Sells Out At Distributor

Media Release -- Marvel is pleased to announce that Thor #601 has sold out at Diamond (though copies may be available at the retail level) and will return with Thor #601 Second Printing Variant! Eisner-nominated scribe JMS and special guest artist...

2009 Design Scholarship Challenge Announced; Chance To Work For DC Comics

Media Release -- CHICAGO, April 29 /PRNewswire/ -- Aspiring graphic designers have until June 8 to submit entries to the "2009 Design Scholarship Challenge" to compete for the national prize, an opportunity to work with DC Comics on an upcoming marketing campaign for "Absolute Justice" and...

X-Force #14 Sells Out

Marvel is pleased to announce that X-Force #14, the latest chapter in the Messiah War X-Men epic, has sold out at Diamond (though copies may be available at the retail level)! Due to overwhelming demand, this issue will return with X-Force #14...

Top Cow Announces Free Comic Book Day Signings And Appearances

Media Release -- Top Cow Productions, Inc. proudly announced its plans today for this weekend’s Free Comic Book Day, Saturday, May 2nd which takes place in comic shops across North America. Free Comic Book Day is an annual event where participating direct market stores give out free comics to anyone that walks into their store....

ComicList: Variant Covers for 04/29/2009

ComicList: Variant Covers for Wednesday, April 29, 2009. A list of the variant cover comic books and graphic novels that should be available in your local or online comic book shop this week. Information provided by our friends at Things From Another World. Check out the Comiclist Community Page and FriendFeed ComicList...

Marvel Vs Capcom 2 Comes To The Xbox 360 And Playstation 3 System

Media Release -- London– April 28, 2009– Capcom®, a leading worldwide developer and publisher of video games, and Marvel, a leading global character-based entertainment and licensing company, today announced that the highly requested fighting game, Marvel™ VS Capcom® 2 (MvC2), will be coming to the PLAYSTATION®3 computer entertainment system and Xbox 360® video game and...

Marvel Promotes Alan Fine to Executive VP, Office of the Chief Executive

Media Release -- NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Marvel Entertainment, Inc. (NYSE:MVL) has promoted Alan Fine, 58, to Executive Vice President, Office of the Chief Executive. Mr. Fine joins David Maisel and John Turitzin in this position. Messrs. Maisel, Turitzin and Fine, along with Marvel’s Chief Executive Officer, Issac Perlmutter, comprise the Office of the Chief Executive, which...

Italycomics Goes "BOOM!" With BOOM! Magazine

Media Release -- April 29th, 2009, Los Angeles, CA and Rome, Italy - BOOM! Studios just concluded an agreement with Italycomics (www.italycomics.it), an Italian comic book publisher whose catalog is a virtual "best of the best indy publishers" translated into Italian, to form a new publication called BOOM!...