by Jeff Meyer | April 9, 2008

April 8th, 2008 (Los Angeles, CA) -- Davis Entertainment has acquired the rights to BOOM! Studios' comic book series NORTH WIND, it was announced today by John Davis and BOOM! Studios' co-founders, Andrew Cosby and Ross Richie. Davis, along with Cosby and Richie via the Boom Entertainment banner, will produce the feature. The...

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by Jeff Meyer | April 8, 2008

FREDDY VS. JASON VS. ASH issues #1 through #4 of the 6-issue miniseries co-published by DC Comics and Dynamite Entertainment, are all now sold out and have gone back to press for a new, second printing which are available for reorder. “For anyone that may have missed out on the biggest buzz-book cross-over of...

by Jeff Meyer | April 8, 2008

LOS ANGELES (April 7, 2008) -- Ladies! People who aren’t Ladies! The comics social event of the season is now the fashion event of the season as well, with the first-ever GWEN AND MARY JANE LOOKALIKE CONTEST at the New York Comic Convention April 18-20! So dig out those go-go boots, and we'll all have...

by Jeff Meyer | April 8, 2008

LOS ANGELES (April 7, 2008) -- If you wanna roll into the New York Comic Con in style, there’s just ONE way to do it! With the New York Comic Con’s VIP Package! The whole score is run down at: http://qurls.com?i=33495 And the VIP gets you… • All weekend access for the con, April...

by Jeff Meyer | April 8, 2008

(New York, NY) -- April 8, 2008 -- In celebration of Speed Racer's 40th Anniversary, now in the U.S. for the first time in its complete form, Digital Manga Publishing presents Tatsuo Yoshida's Speed Racer: Mach Go Go Go. With the excitement surrounding the Speed Racer film reaching a fever pitch, there is...

by Jeff Meyer | April 8, 2008

To meet the overwhelming demand for this year’s hottest comic book event, leading to a quick sell out at Diamond (though copies may be available at the retail level), Marvel is going back to press with Secret Invasion #1 Second Printing Variant! With a gorgeous wraparound cover featuring the interior art of Leinil Yu—and...

by Jeff Meyer | April 8, 2008

KUWAIT CITY, Kuwait, April 8, 2008 -- Teshkeel Media Group KSC announced today that it has named Mendia Licensing as its new licensing representative in Spain, Portugal and Andorra. Mendia Licensing will oversee all sales, retail, merchandising and marketing of "THE 99" in Iberian Europe, important territories that have terrific potential for growth for...

by Jeff Meyer | April 8, 2008

Entertainment Industry Veteran Brings Vast Experience to BOOM! April 7, 2008 - Los Angeles, CA - BOOM! Studios announced today the appointment of Wendy Wallace to the role of General Manager. Bringing an unprecedented level of entertainment industry experience, Ms. Wallace will oversee the day-to-day operations of the studio, providing steady leadership to the expanding...

by Jeff Meyer | April 8, 2008

Dayton, Ohio- Attention all comic strip fans! Here is your chance to meet the creative genius who, for over half a century, has made millions of people all over the world laugh with the shenanigans of the United States Army's laziest private. Mort Walker will be joining the Checker Book Publishing Group staff at the...

by Jeff Meyer | April 8, 2008

The TwoMorrows Tune-In podcast has been on haitus for a while, as we looked for someone to take it on after the departure of Chris Irving from the company. I'm proud to announce that we've got another "Chris" who's filling the spot admirably; Chris Marshall, who also hosts and produces his own weekly podcast, The...

by Jeff Meyer | April 7, 2008

The kind folks at Dark Horse Comics have supplied ComicList with their solicitations for comics and other products featured in the May 2008 Previews, scheduled to ship July 2008. Highlights from Dark Horse for July 2008 JOSS WHEDON RETURNS TO WRITING BUFFY! CRIMINAL MACABRE: CELL BLOCK 666 #1: Steve Niles returns with an all-new...

by Jeff Meyer | April 7, 2008

ComicList: New Comic Book Releases List for Wednesday, April 9, 2008. Information provided by our friends at Things From Another World. Check out the Comiclist Message Board 2.0 for a special sneak peak of next week's comics. The ComicList is available in many forms and locations: ComicList headquarters - Usenet -...

by Jeff Meyer | April 7, 2008

ComicList: New Comic Book Releases List for Wednesday, April 9, 2008. ComicList headquarters: http://www.comiclist.com PLEASE NOTE- Not all of these titles will actually arrive in all stores. Let me know if any of the names or numbers are wrong. Items ending in "**" are possible releases unconfirmed by Diamond Distribution. "RELEASE DATE","PUBLISHERS","TITLE","PRICE" 04/09/08,"A FIRST...

by Jeff Meyer | April 7, 2008

KIRBY FIVE-OH! (the 50th issue of The Jack Kirby Collector, which will be a double-size softcover BOOK instead of the regular magazine) is on press now, and scheduled to ship on April 25. To celebrate 50 issues, we're making a special LIMITED HARDCOVER EDITION available. The hardcover version features all the original contents of...

by Jeff Meyer | April 7, 2008

April 8, 2008 For Immediate Release Smashout Comics, an online comics publisher specializing in quality digital reprints and original material, announces the return of THE DESERT PEACH, Donna Barr's pioneering independent comic book of the 1980s. The main character in this groundbreaking series is the Pfirsich Rommel, the gay brother of Germany's famous General...

by Jeff Meyer | April 7, 2008

San Diego, CA (April 7, 2008) - Rock legend Gene Simmons has taken the stage in an all-new capacity--as the mysterious master of ceremonies for his own horror anthology, Gene Simmons House Of Horrors. Released by IDW Publishing (www.idwpublishing) and Simmons Comic Group (www.Simmons-Comics.com), the anthology brings readers the best in horror, fantasy and...

by Jeff Meyer | April 7, 2008

Marvel is proud to unveil three new variants covers to this May’s hotly anticipated Invincible Iron Man #1! From legendary Iron Man artist Bob Layton (Iron Man: Legacy Of Doom), plus rising star artists Billy Tan (Uncanny X-Men) and Marko Djurdjevic (Thor), come three stunning new covers to the new series from red-hot writer...

by Jeff Meyer | April 7, 2008

ComicList: Marvel for 04/09/2008 Amazing Spider-Girl #19, $2.99 Amazing Spider-Man #556, $2.99 Avengers Fairy Tales #2 (of 4), $2.99 Avengers Invaders Promo Postcards, AR Civil War Chronicles #10, $4.99 Criminal 2 #2, $3.50 Dead Of Night Featuring Man Thing #3 (of 4), $3.99 Fallen Son TP Death...

by Jeff Meyer | April 7, 2008

ComicList: DC for 04/09/2008 Batman Confidential #16, $2.99 Batman Death Mask #1 (of 4), $2.99 Batman Lovers And Madmen HC, $24.99 Booster Gold #8, $2.99 Captain Carrot And The Final Ark TP, $19.99 Cartoon Network Action Pack #24, $2.25 Countdown To Final Crisis #3, $2.99 Exterminators #28,...