Our friends at MangaCast write Economy be damned. There’s manga to buy this week! BANDAI Code Geass Novel Stage 0 Entrance, $8.99 DARK HORSE Hellsing TP Vol 9, $13.95 CMX Classical Medley Vol 1, $9.99 Crayon Shinchan Vol 5, $7.99 DEL REY MANGA Dragon Eye GN Vol 6,...
Thursday, October 23, 2008 - The secrets behind the Spawn universe are revealed in this December's SPAWN: BOOK OF THE DEAD, courtesy of 30 DAYS OF NIGHT creator Steve Niles, STRANGE EMBRACE's David Hine and HELLSPAWN's Ashley Wood. "Spawn: Book of the Dead is an overview of more than 200 issues of various...
October 23rd 2008 - Orang Utan Comics Studio today announced a bold new move into the realm of digital publishing as they revealed their plans to release their highly anticipated sci-fi action/adventure series Young Gods for FREE online. The Young Gods series, which sees a team of teenage “Extra Humans” employed by a government agency...
ComicList: New Comic Book Releases List for Wednesday, October 29, 2008, by Charles LePage. This is the *preliminary* list and is not complete. The complete, and much more accurate, list will be published next week. This information is compiled from a variety of sources including...
As reported earlier today on Salon.Com [http://www.salon.com/books/int/2008/10/23/stephen_king/index.html], Stephen King's seminal novel, THE STAND, is now celebrating its 30th Anniversary! As fans of the World Fantasy award-winning author's most popular work celebrate this landmark date, don't forget to check out The Stand: Captain Trips, Marvel's critically-acclaimed graphic fiction adaptation of this novel! With a quick sell...
Hachette Book Group is to create a new publishing division, comprising two new imprints it launched last year: Orbit, its Science Fiction and Fantasy imprint; and Yen Press, its Manga and Graphic Novel imprint. The new division will take the Orbit name, and will strategically strengthen HBG's presence in these increasingly vital segments of the...
The time has come again to nominate the best and brightest for the Lulu Board of Directors! We need our members to nominate dedicated people to keep up the good work, changes and new adventures for Friends of Lulu that has been the hallmark of 2008. Nominating and voting individuals to the National Board is...
(San Diego, October 23, 2008) IDW Publishing's Shock Festival, a lavishly illustrated tribute to the world of B movies in the form of a "mockumentary", hits bookstores October 25. Created by screenwriter/author Stephen Romano, the book will be released in a deluxe, oversized 9" x 12" hardcover edition. It is recommended for mature readers...
LOS ANGELES, Calif., October 22, 2008 – Top Cow Productions, Inc. and The Hero Initiative proudly announced today a limited-edition variant cover for The Darkness #7 drawn by Phil Hester would be available for sale at Wizard World Texas, taking place November 7-9 at the Arlington Convention Center in Arlington, Texas. 100% of the proceeds...
LOS ANGELES (October 22, 2008) – The Hero Initiative is proud to attend the first Windy City Comicon on Saturday, October 25, from 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. at The Center on Halsted. Not only is the convention special because it is premiering in Chicago for comic fans; the convention is run by Hero’s...
It’s a bombastic “Everything Goes” issue in JACK KIRBY COLLECTOR #51 (84-page tabloid magazine), as we spotlight a wealth of great submissions that couldn’t be pigeonholed into a regular “theme” issue! The issue leads off with a rare interview with JACK KIRBY himself, followed by new interviews with two of the hottest artists in comics,...
So The Umbrella Academy: Dallas starts next month and we couldn't be more excited! That's why we're giving away 20 FREE SUBSCRIPTIONS to the series! HERE'S THE DEAL: Everyone with an Umbrella Academy subscription with us will have a chance at winning one of the subscriptions. We're picking...
October 21, 2008 - MYSPACE, NYMAG.COM, IGN, MTV's Splash Page Blog and Newsarama have all unveiled exclusive previews of the JOKER hardcover original graphic novel, which goes on sale on October 29. Expect an extensive and widespread publicity campaign to unfold in the weeks ahead, with significant review coverage scheduled for mainstream press and...
Marvel is proud to present the second comic book adaptation of New York Times Bestselling author Orson Scott Card's epic Ender's Game series with the premiere of Ender's Shadow: Battle School #1 (of 5)! Acclaimed scribe Mike Carey (X-Men: Legacy) and rising star artist Sebastian Fiumara introduce you to Bean, the only one student...
The kind folks at Top Cow have supplied ComicList with their solicitations for comics and other products featured in the November 2008 Previews, scheduled to ship January 2009. Velocity #1 (W) Joe Casey (A) ChrisCross (Cov) ChrisCross, Kenneth Rocafort Another Pilot Season winner gets its "series premiere." Cyberforce's resident speedster, Velocity, gets her...
In response to questions from retailers, DC Comics offers this guide to the features of the four different WATCHMEN collected editions. All four collect the entire Hugo and Eisner-Award winning epic written by Alan Moore with art and cover by Dave Gibbons. The WATCHMEN TP (FEB058406) is the original WATCHMEN collection, running 416 pages,...
Sketch86.com is proud to announce the arrival of it's latest T-Shirt series from Hack Slash creator and Devils Due Halloween comic book, Tim Seeley. We are excited to launch Tim's first T-Shirt line with "Goldie," which is 1 of 3 in the series coming this fall. Visit sketch86.com and order the first shirt in the...
According to The Hollywood Reporter, Steve Niles' Freaks of the Heartland may be coming to a theatre near you from the folks at Overture Films. THR also says that David Gordon Green (All the Real Girls, Snow Angels, Pineapple Express) will be directing the flick. Published...
We are pleased to advise that as part of the Dreamworks and Paramount separation agreement, the reconstituted Dreamworks, under the stewardship of Steven Spielberg and Stacey Snider with the funding of India's Reliance Big Entertainment and a new seven-year distribution pact with Universal Pictures, has taken over development of ATLANTIS RISING and COWBOYS & ALIENS...
