Sony Pictures Entertainment announced today that it acquired the feature film rights to Descender, the forthcoming comic book series from New York Times bestselling author Jeff Lemire and New York Times bestselling comic artist Dustin Nguyen. Josh Bratman will produce the film with Lemire and Nguyen attached to executive produce. The first issue of the eagerly awaited series will be published by Image Comics on March 4, 2015.  

“It was a competitive situation for Descender, and we are thrilled that it ended with Sony Pictures acquiring the series,” said Lemire and Nguyen. “We know that their film translation will do justice to the original comics, and we are thrilled with their belief in the franchise potential.” 

A sprawling, science-fiction space opera full of mystery and adventure, Descender is a rip-roaring, heart-felt cosmic odyssey about a little boy looking for home in a universe that hates and fears him. The incredibly lifelike artificial boy, TIM-21, may hold the secrets deep in his machine DNA to the origin of robots that have decimated entire planets. As a result, he is the most-wanted robot in the universe. Before long the entire galaxy is looking for TIM-21 and his rag-tag group of unlikely companions, as they make their way from one exotic planet to the next with new foes advancing on them at every turn.

Dark Horse is proud to announce that the first issue of Joëlle Jones, Jamie S. Rich, and Laura Allred’s Lady Killer has sold out at the distributor level and will receive a second printing!

Josie Schuller is a picture-perfect homemaker, wife, and mother—but she’s also a ruthless, efficient killer for hire! A brand-new original comedy series that combines the wholesome imagery of early 1960s domestic bliss with a tightening web of murder, paranoia, and cold-blooded survival, Lady Killer has received acclaim from creators and critics alike.

“The best comics feature great talent throwing together the stuff that gets them most excited, like Mike Mignola on Hellboy, or Eric Powell on The Goon, or Ed Brubaker and Sean Phillips on The Fade Out,” said Dark Horse’s editor in chief, Scott Allie. “Joëlle’s drawn a lot of other people’s stories, but only she could’ve used midcentury fashion, espionage, and ultraviolence to create such a perfectly modern comic.”

To reflect the absolute killing the issue’s first print run made in the direct market, the second-printing cover will feature a special blood-red color scheme.

Find out why the critics are raving. Order Lady Killer #1 today through your local retailer!

The last wishes of the dead are about to be realized in a big way this August when acclaimed manga series The Kurosagi Corpse Delivery Service gets the omnibus treatment from Dark Horse Comics.

Translated from the best-selling Japanese series, The Kurosagi Corpse Delivery Service: Book One Omnibuscollects the first two volumes of Eiji Otsuka and Housui Yamazaki’s acclaimed story following five recently graduated university students that specialize in the deceased—and your body is their business! The quintet uses their special skills of channeling, dowsing, ESP, and more to help the dead move on to their next reincarnations.

The first in a series of omnibus editions for The Kurosagi Corpse Delivery Service, this book features 640 pages for only $19.99. Each volume comes shrink-wrapped and carries an 18+ advisory.

Preorder your copy now from Amazon.com, Barnes & Noble, IndieBound, or contact a local comic shop through Comic Shop Locator.

CHRONICLES OF LEGION VOL. 2: THE THREE LIVES OF DRACULA
STORY BY: Fabien Nury
ART BY: Tirso, Zhang Xiaoyu, Mario Alberti
COVER BY: Tirso, Xiaoyu, Alberti
PUBLISHER: Titan Comics
FORMAT: HC, FC
PAGECOUNT: 56
ISBN: 9781782760948
COVER PRICE: $10.99​/​
$1​2​.99​ CAN/£9.99 UK

RELEASE DATE: Wednesday, February 4, 2015

The unholy trinity born of vampire blood is set for cataclysmic mutual annihilation as their time worn battle rages to a head...

Three lives, three incarnations of Vlad Tepes Dracula. The same blood flows in the veins of all three, the blood of Dracula. They will all be forced to take part in a fratricidal feud between Vlad and Radu: a battle that has lasted for centuries and has claimed countless lives.

Hot off the success of The Art of The Last of Us and The Art of Naughty Dog, Dark Horse Comics and Naughty Dog are launching The Art of the UNCHARTED Trilogy in April 2015.

A breathtaking, comprehensive exploration into the critically acclaimed UNCHARTED™ video game franchise, The Art of the UNCHARTED Trilogy offers a detailed look at the art of one of the most exciting game series of this generation. Filled with never-before-seen art from Naughty Dog spanning UNCHARTED: Drake’s Fortune™, UNCHARTED 2: Among Thieves™, and UNCHARTED 3: Drake’s Deception™, with insightful commentary from the games’ creators, this epic volume is an incredible opportunity to own a piece of UNCHARTED history.

“With each UNCHARTED game we make we strive to set a new bar for video game art, design, and tech,” said Erick Pangilinan, art director at Naughty Dog. “This book is an inside look at our creative process, the technology, and the artistry that goes into making Nathan Drake’s adventures come to life. Fans of the series and art in general will find many hidden treasures in this book.”

When the news broke that this book revealed the future of the Total War series there was a pretty large kerfuffle to say the least. The introduction of the Warhammer Lore into the Total War framework got at least three of our writers positively giddy with excitement. 

However with all this Warhammer talk the book was hardly reviewed, we aim to rectify this in the next week or so but for now we will tease you with one or two shots from the book in all their glory.If you can not wait the book is available from Titan Books and you can find more information here

In our review of Comicsfix (which you can read here) we pointed out a few issues regarding the search functions that were missing from the App.
We are pleased to say with this latest update these issues have been resolved and now the App has a fully functioning search system.
This latest update also had a few extra touches which are all welcome especially the ability to delete comics from your device individually and collectively form the home screen.
If the service keeps growing and developing in this fashion it really will become a must for digital comics fans.

Justin Jordan (SPREAD, LUTHER STRODE) and Tradd Moore (LUTHER STRODE, All New Ghost Rider) reunite for LEGACY OF LUTHER STRODE, the final chapter in the popular LUTHER STRODE trilogy, set to launch from Image Comics on April 1. 

For five years, Luther Strode and Petra have been on the run. Now the time for running is over, and the Murder Cult is going down. The road to Cain starts here in the double-sized debut of LEGACY OF LUTHER STRODE #1.

“This is what we’ve been building to. All those questions? They get answered here,” said Jordan. “This is Luther Strode taken worldwide. We’re going bigger, crazier and bloodier than before, and there’s no guarantees anyone is making it out alive.”

Readers first met Luther Strode in THE STRANGE TALENT OF LUTHER STRODE. Just an average nerd, Luther Strode sends away for a bodybuilding course from an old comic book—one that ends up working a lot better than he ever imagined. Though his newfound strength and strange talents make school a lot easier, they've also caused some very, very bad people to take a very, very keen interest in him. 

In the follow-up, THE LEGEND OF LUTHER STRODE, Luther became more than a nightmare for the evil men in his city... he became a legend. He found himself hunted by a legendary killer and ended up with a measure of redemption and a new mission in life: stop the people that made him what he is.

LEGACY OF LUTHER STRODE takes Petra and Luther across the world, from Russia to Hong Kong to some place east of Eden, hunting for the man who started all of this: Cain himself. The story ends here. 

The double-sized LEGACY OF LUTHER STRODE #1 will land in stores on April 1 and can be pre-ordered using Diamond Code FEB150498.

CHARMED Season 10  Issue #4

Written by Pat Shand

Art by Eliza Feliz

Colors by Valentina Cuomo

Letters by Christy Sawyer

Edited by Paul Ruditis

 

Previously in Charmed…

After being hunted by Gaxageal, the only survivor of an ancient race of demons called the Old Ones, the Charmed Ones have again triumphed over evil. However, another threat lurks in the darkness as a low level demon named Valen comes into possession of the Ancient Athame, a powerful weapon with the ability to destroy souls. Meanwhile, Paige takes on a new charge named Aidel who is just beginning to come into his powers.

REALM WAR #6 (of 12)

Written by Joe Brusha

Art by Sami Kivela

Colors by Maxflan Araujo

Letters by Jim Campbell

Edited by Nicole Glade
 

Previously in Realm War…

Still reeling from the loss of Baba Yaga, Sela is shocked to discover a new ally in Jack Frost. But an urgent mission to recover a crucial weapon leaves her no time to convince the others of Frost’s questionable motives. Just then, the Dark Horde attacks Myst’s base and the Dark Queen’s hold on the realms continues to tighten

NINJAK #1 [VALIANT NEXT]

Written by MATT KINDT
Art by CLAY MANN with BUTCH GUICE
Cover A by LEWIS LAROSA
Cover B by CLAY MANN
Cover C by DAVE JOHNSON
Cover D by MARGUERITE SAUVAGE
Valiant Next Variant by TREVOR HAIRSINE & TOM MULLER
Character Design Variant by CLAY MANN
B&W Sketch Variant by LEWIS LAROSA
$3.99 | 40 pages. | T+ | On sale MARCH 11 (FOC – 2/16/15)

Every master spy... had to start somewhere. This March, the past and future of MI-6's deadliest operative collide in the pages of an all-new ongoing series from VALIANT NEXT!
 
Valiant is proud to present an advance preview of NINJAK #1 – the FIRST ISSUE of the long-awaitedVALIANT NEXT ongoing series by New York Times best-selling writer Matt Kindt (THE VALIANT,Mind MGMT), and superstar artists Clay Mann (Gambit) and Butch Guice (Captain America)! On March 11th, the search for the Shadow Seven starts here as Ninjak begins an international manhunt for the secretive figureheads behind the Webnet terror network…and unearths their classified connection to his own never-before-revealed origin and training!

Ed Brubaker and Sean Phillips, the creative team behind some of comics’ best crime noir series like CRIMINAL and FATALE, return with THE FADE OUT. Set in the heart of noir itself, the backlots and bars of Hollywood in 1948, the first volume of the most ambitious series to date from Brubaker and Phillips will be in stores in February.

A starlet is found dead, a film is stuck in endless reshoots, McCarthyism looms over the studios, and a writer is plagued with memories of the war and a terrible secret. It’s the end of the Golden Era in a place where only lies are true. Brubaker writes a taut, tense script, while Phillips’ signature art embodies the era with its heavy shadows, beautiful dames, and brooding men.

Brubaker explains what about post-War Hollywood attracts him in an interview at Complex magazine: “The glitz and glamor, the fact so much of that world was all lies and masks and fake names, and it really feels like post-World War II Hollywood was almost a gold rush,” he said. “So many people rushing to L.A. dreaming of fame and fortune, and willing to do anything to make it happen.”

In 2013, the creative team announced a five-year exclusive deal with Image Comics that gives them carte blanche to produce the projects that they most want to work on. THE FADE OUT is the first title produced under this deal.

THE FADE OUT VOLUME 1 will be in comic book stores on February 25 and in bookstores on March 10. It is available for pre-order now.

Additionally, Dark Horse Comics’ The Sakai Project, which celebrates thirty years of Stan Sakai’s marvelous samurai-rabbit saga Usagi Yojimbo, charted as the sixth-best-selling book of 2014.

In February 2013, The Legend of Zelda: Hyrule Historia soared to the top of the Nielsen BookScan charts, making it the number-one book in America. The book also reached number one on the Wall Street Journaland New York Times bestseller lists. Dark Horse announced a record print run, and the number continues to grow as The Legend of Zelda: Hyrule Historia dominates orders in the UK, China, Italy, Spain, and Canada.

This handsome hardcover contains never-before-seen concept art, the full history of Hyrule, the official chronology of the games, and much more! Starting with an insightful introduction by the legendary producer and video-game designer of Donkey Kong™, Mario™, and The Legend of Zelda™, Shigeru Miyamoto, this book is crammed full of information about the storied history of Link™’s adventures from the creators themselves! As a bonus, The Legend of Zelda: Hyrule Historia includes an exclusive comic by the foremost creative team of The Legend of Zelda manga—Akira Himekawa!

At the start of the Random Chat (our other Podcast) Matt and host Paul discussed Mark Millar and Goran Parlov's sci-fi tale. For both of them the series was a great success and now that series is coming to trade. 

All six issues will be included in the trade and it will be released in Comic Book shops from the 11th of Feb with other outlets coming out a few weeks later as is the norm.

If you want to listen to the Random Chat where we discuss Starlight then hit the listen here link below but if you are already sold then don't be afraid to dive in it's tonnes of fun.

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