The second printing of Gemstone Publishing’s highly praised The Life & Times of Scrooge of Scrooge McDuck has sold out from the publisher and Diamond Comic Distributors. The trade paperback collection features writer-artist Don Rosa’s epic saga of the great historic events in the life of Scrooge McDuck, the Walt Disney character created by...
San Francisco, CA (PRWEB) October 30, 2008 -- On October 18, 2008 more than forty Academy of Art University students converged for the school's first-ever 24 Hour Comics Day. Produced by ComicsPRO, this international creativity marathon inspires amateur and professional artists to craft their own innovative comic book in the span of just one day....
San Francisco, CA, OCTOBER 29, 2008 – VIZ Media, LLC (VIZ Media), one of the entertainment industry's most innovative and comprehensive publishing, animation and licensing companies, has announced a variety of new manga (graphic novel) titles, art books, manga series box sets, kids chapter books and special collectors editions that will make unique gift ideas...
LOS ANGELES (October 29, 2008) – The Hero Initiative is bringing a full house to Texas, including the fabulously talented Phil Hester, an exclusive Darkness comic, and game show antics! THE DARKNESS #7 PHIL HESTER VARIANT COVER Top Cow Productions and The Hero Initiative proudly announce a limited-edition variant cover for The Darkness #7...
Due to their stellar reputation in the collectibles industry, and following the success of the original 8" flocked Domo vinyl figures released last spring, Dark Horse Deluxe has been granted permission to produce a new line of limited-edition 5.5" Domo figures in new variant colors. Dark Horse broke the mold last spring when they released...
Veteran voice actor Tom Wayland and others, will read from some of the most politically charged excerpts of THE SANDMAN written by New York Times best-selling author Neil Gaiman, in honor of the 20th Anniversary of THE SANDMAN. Hosted by the CBLDF and Vertigo, the dramatic reading will be will be held at the Helen...
Those awfully nice chaps at Comic-con International have arranged a special event for ELEPHANTMEN fans at San Francisco’s Concourse (620 7th Street)! Yes, the APE event, which we're pretty certain is an acronym for ALL PRAISE ELEPHANTMEN and not "Alternative Press Expo" as the site misleadingly claims. ELEPHANTMEN creator and writer Richard Starkings will...
(San Diego, CA; October 28, 2008) – Following a highly successful run, rendering the book out of print, IDW Publishing heralds in the long awaited return of Hurricane Entertainment’s Violent Messiahs: The Book of Job. It tells a complex and layered tale about the fictional city of Rankor Island and the cops, killers, and...
Alfred Lord Tennyson said, "It is better to have loved and lost than never to have loved at all" -Someone should tell that to Cyclops! Get your fix on all the heart-wrenching drama in Uncanny X-Men #504! Brought to you by the hard-hitting one, two combination of writers Ed Brubaker (Captain America, Daredevil) and...
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ROK Comics (www.rokcomics.com) have announced the new comic strip "Fone Freaks" is now available for download on their partner cell phone networks in Europe and Asia. Fone Freaks follows the adventures of Sally Snedley, a wireless scientist who seeks revenge on the nasty corporate criminals who stole her cell phone invention back in the...
The great American classic The Wonderful Wizard of Oz is about to get the works-Mighty Marvel Style! And you can’t afford to miss The Wonderful Wizard of Oz Sketchbook, in stores on November 5th! Get in on the ground floor with a unique inside look at the upcoming title brought to you by award winning...
As part of his four picture deal with Marvel Studios, Robert Downey Jr. is appearing as Tony Stark in "The Avengers" motion picture, as well as reprising his starring role as the larger-than-life leading character in "Iron Man 2." Jon Favreau will return to direct the sequel to the blockbuster "Iron Man," which to date...
Please note that the JAMES ROBINSON’S COMPLETE WILDC.A.T.S TP (OCT080193), solicited in the October Previews, has been cancelled and will be resolicited at a future date. James Robinsons Complete Wildcats TPB
Retailers serviced out of Diamond Comic Distributors’ Plattsburgh warehouse will receive FERRYMAN #2 (AUG080209) on November 5, one week later than retailers in other areas. Ferryman #2 (of 5)
Five titles from Vertigo’s acclaimed TRANSMETROPOLITAN series will be reconfigured starting in March, 2009, with a new edition of volume one in the series, BACK ON THE STREET. The TRANSMETROPOLITAN VOL. 1: BACK ON THE STREET NEW EDITION TP now will include issues #1-6 of the original series, which were previously available in volumes...
Artist Aaron Lopresti returns to WONDER WOMAN with November’s issue #26, the start of the “Rise of the Olympian storyline, written by Gail Simone. To mark the start of this monumental story, Lopresti has created a variant cover for the issue. Retailers may order one copy of the WONDER WOMAN #26 Variant Edition...
(San Diego, CA; October 27, 2008) -- IDW Publishing’s Presidential Material - political comic biographies of the Democratic and Republican candidates - have been runaway hits this election season. Breaking new ground by presenting accurate and unbiased life stories of the presidential contenders, IDW Publishing continues to push the envelope by offering each hand drawn...
