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Big Plans for Free Comic Book Day at Comic Book City

Robert Booker — Thu, 03 May 2012 05:34:10 +0000

Free Comic Book Day is Saturday and with two locations, Acme is prepared for more than 4,000 attendees. Comic Book City, USA and Acme Comics are ready to celebrate. “We expect this to be one of the largest Free Comic Book Day events in the world,” said Jermaine Exum, Acme Comics manager. “We can’t wait to share our passion for comics with all our friends and neighbors.”

Acme will offer 40 different comic books on May 5 and have 20… Full Story

CELLFISH and MARVEL ENTERTAINMENT LAUNCH NEW APP

Timothy Balk — Thu, 03 May 2012 05:31:03 +0000

The worlds most prominent character-based entertainment companies Marvel, has teamed up with Cellfish, a leading mobile and social application developer, to launch an Android personalization app based on the upcoming film based on Marvels Avengers characters. Marvels The Avengers Live Wallpaper, is now live in the Android store timed in anticipation of next weeks theatrical release of Marvels The Avengers. Just as Marvels The Avengers on the big screen brings together many of Marvels film and comic heroes, including Iron… Full Story

IMAGE EXPO WITH HERO INITIATIVE AND SPECIAL GUEST

Robert Booker — Tue, 21 Feb 2012 21:17:23 +0000

Hero Initiative is attending ImageExpo, the premier comic con experience of Northern California in 2012. The three-day event takes place at the Oakland Convention Center, February 24th-26th, located at 550 10th street in Oakland, Calif.

Making the trip with Hero is our very special guest, Matt Wagner! The 25-year veteran is one of comicdom’s most respected creators, and the creator of the mastermind assassin, Grendel. Matt also wrote and drew the DC Comic series Trinity, and was the cover artist… Full Story

MARVEL TALKS ABOUT PLANS FOR CES 2012

Timothy Balk — Tue, 21 Feb 2012 21:16:02 +0000

Many top writers and creators will be joining Marvel Entertainment at the Chicago Comic & Entertainment Expo (C2E2) as the renowned comic books and media entertainment company announces plans for the annual pop culture gathering which will take place April 13 – 15, 2012 in the North Building at the McCormick Place Convention Center. Joe Quesada, Chief Creative Officer of Marvel Entertainment, and Axel Alonso, Marvel’s Editor-in-Chief, will be joined by other notable Marvel creators including Jason Aaron, Rick Remender… Full Story

Avengers VS X-Men the comic book event of 2012

Billy Burse — Thu, 22 Dec 2011 18:31:22 +0000

Everyone is talking about Avengers VS X-Men, the comic book event of 2012, but it’s also the holiday season—and that means it’s the perfect time for the most exciting digital comics sale ever! From December 21st (at 12:01am EST) to December 30th (at 11:00PM EST), experience the AVENGERS VS X-MEN: MAJOR PLAYERS sale on the Marvel Comics app, featuring some of the most important stories in comics history for only 99 cents per issue!

The world’s greatest super heroes—Iron Man,… Full Story

Phil Hester to Hit Landmark 100th issue of Total Darkness

Timothy Balk — Thu, 22 Dec 2011 18:28:54 +0000

This month with the release of THE DARKNESS #96, Hester begins his final arc, appropriately titled “Total Darkness,” leading up to the landmark 100th issue. Jackie Estacado has been blessed and cursed with the ancient power of the primal force known only as the Darkness since his 21st birthday. Since then he has always tread his own path, never fully hero nor villain; choosing to live in a world of gray rather than light or dark. Now, the Darkness and its… Full Story

Nintendo and Penny Arcade to make comic for The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword

Timothy Balk — Thu, 17 Nov 2011 03:52:59 +0000

Today Nintendo has teamed up with the creative team from the popular Penny Arcade online comic strip to create a special comic in celebration of the Nov. 20 launch of The Legend of Zelda™: Skyward Sword for the Wii console.

Starting today, the first of five weekly comic panels will appear on http://www.zelda.com/skywardsword/comic. The comics include characters and themes from the new game, and are drawn in a style that combines the game’s distinctive new look and Penny Arcade’s signature… Full Story

Six Page Comic for Apparatjik World designed by Mike Perkins

Timothy Balk — Thu, 17 Nov 2011 03:51:30 +0000

It is only a matter of time before a multi-media magazine with embedded videos and animations and music and all becomes all the rage and changes our culture forever. Just like they did when cd-roms were all the rage*…only those were just ahead of the platform curve. Eisner and Harvey Award nominated artist Mike Perkins emailed us to explain that he has a 6-page comic strip in one such magazine, Apparatjik World, which has a preview issue available for free download on… Full Story

Aspen Comics Asks Fans to Vote on there favorite Idolized Characters

Billy Burse — Tue, 25 Oct 2011 20:22:13 +0000

ASPEN COMICS INVITES YOU, THE FAN, TO HELP CREATE THEIR NEW SERIES “IDOLIZED”

For the first time ever, fans can have a hand in actually creating the

ir comics, as readers get the chance to vote on the look of each of the characters in Aspen’s newest series, Idolized, debuting in 2012. Now you, the fan, can have the unique opportunity of helping create Aspen’s next great series. If you’ve ever dreamed of creating comics,… Full Story

2000 AD LAUNCHES LEGENDS OF THE LAW EBOOK OF INTERVIEWS

Luke Hall — Tue, 25 Oct 2011 14:26:16 +0000

2000 AD® has launched its first ebook collection of interviews with some of the biggest names in the comic book industry.

This first collection includes a three-part interview with the co-creator of Judge Dredd, Carlos Ezquerra, as well as pieces on the creator of 2000 AD, Pat Mills, and two of the artists who fundamentally defined the look of Dredd – Mick McMahon and Ron Smith.

In a new experiment for 2000 AD, the… Full Story