LOS ANGELES, CA - April 9, 2008 - Platinum Studios, Inc. (OTCBB: PDOS), an entertainment company that controls an international library of more than 5,600 comic book characters which it adapts, produces and licenses for all forms of media, and Villard Books, an imprint of Ballantine Books at the Random House Publishing Group, announced today...
UK comic studio Orang Utan Comics has been nominated in three of the categories for this year’s prestigious Eagle Awards. Anthology title “Eleventh Hour” ,which relaunches in June from AAM/Markosia, was nominated for “Favourite Black and White Comic - British”. Writer Peter Rogers, who co-founded the studio said “We put out two issues...
It’s Episode 71…another full length episode…and so soon after the ep 70. But don’t worry, we didn’t forget about the Tuesday episode, we tossed it in too! Reviews include: First Looks at Wolverine #64 and Fantastic Four #556, Comic Foundry #2, Action Comics #863, Trials of Shazam #12 and Dead of Night #2. Nick and...
Professor Xavier has seemingly returned from the shocking events of Messiah CompleX, but now that he’s locked in mortal combat with Exodus, will his reprieve be short-lived? X-Men: Legacy #210, from superstar X-scribe Mike Carey and acclaimed artists Scott Eaton & Greg Land, presents the powerful psychic clash between Xavier and Exodus! But what...
LOS ANGELES (April 8, 2008) – The Hero Initiative and Comics Experience proudly present Comic Book Boot Camp, an all day event held Thursday, April 17th - the day before New York Comic Con - that sends you through a crash course on how comics are made! Along the way, you’ll get a wealth of...
San Diego, CA (April 9, 2008) - Rock legend Gene Simmons' Dominatrix, his leather-clad heroine with an attitude, promises not only compelling action but also to raise thermometers a degree or two when she hits store shelves this April as a trade paperback from IDW Publishing (www.idwpublishing.com) and Simmons Comics Group (www.Simmons-Comics.com). This is...
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...
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...
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...
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...
(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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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 -...
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...
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