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Name your own price for PINOCCHIO VAMPIRE SLAYER + more, with the Halloween Humble Bundle!

29/10/2014

Launching today and continuing for two weeks, this DRM-free digital deal celebrates Halloween with work by Stephen King, George R.R. Martin, Neil Gaiman, Clive Barker, Joss Whedon, Joe Hill, Max Brooks, and many more spooky talents. After naming their own price, customers can download thousands of pages of horror entertainment, while simultaneously helping to prevent real-life horrors: a variable portion of each purchase can be allocated to both the anti-sexual-assault organization RAINN and the Comic Book Legal Defense Fund.

For more details and to download your Bundle today, visit www.humblebundle.com/books.

PRAISE FOR PINOCCHIO, VAMPIRE SLAYER:

One of YALSA’s Top Ten Graphic Novels for Teens!

"It's the greatest thing I've read all year. And you'll notice my nose didn't grow one bit when I said that." — Mark Waid

"Page after page of amazement." — Publishers Weekly

“The premise for this graphic novel is really almost too good to be true… and the execution doesn't disappoint.” — Booklist

"Outstanding." — Topless Robot

"Sometimes dark, sometimes silly, but always fun, Pinocchio coming of age Batman-style is just the thing for fantasy and horror fans." — MTV

“Really, really good.” — Comics Alliance

"Seriously, it's perfect." — Comic Book Resources

This puppet may not be a real boy… but he just might be a real hero.

When bloodthirsty monsters invade Pinocchio's hometown and kill his father Geppetto, Pinocchio discovers a new benefit to his magical nose: telling lies produces a never-ending supply of wooden stakes to combat the vampire hordes! Will Pinocchio be able to defeat these horrors, avenge his father, and save his friends?

Jensen (Green Lantern Corps) and Higgins (Knights of the Living Dead) present a captivating blend of comedy, horror, romance, and adventure, rooted in the original Italian novel but brought - as if by magic - to new life.

Download your Humble Bundle at www.humblebundle.com/books!

Hashtag Comics announces Challenging Studios to helm colors on flagship series.

23/10/2014

Thanks to a connection from famed comic book writer Jimmy Palmiotti, Hashtag Comics is now collaborating with Alexa Fox's Challenging Studios to do the coloring on their flagship series "Carpe Noctem."

Alexa and Jimmy have worked together previously on Paper Films' "Girl in a Storm", "Weapon of God" and "Forager". This will be the first collaboration between Challenging Studios and Hashtag Comics.

Hashtag's flagship 'all-ages' title, "Tailwands", is also set for release later this year.

Carpe Noctem scheduled for release Winter 2014

Set in modern Las Vegas, "Carpe Noctem" looks deeper through the glitz and the glamor to reveal a VERY supernatural element within the makeup of the people of Las Vegas.

"Sometimes what stays in Vegas, lives forever..."

Created by: Drew Crowder
Written by: Martin Dunn
Pencils/Inks/Letters by: Derrick Fish

MAGNETIC PRESS TO PUBLISH “POET” COMIC BOOK SERIES BY TOM DELONGE

23/10/2014

Magnetic Press announced today that they are producing and publishing an original graphic novel series entitled “POET,” created by multi-platinum recording artist and producer Tom DeLonge. DeLonge, best known as the co-founder and frontman for the legendary punk-pop group Blink-182 and the alternative rock band Angels & Airwaves, created the sci-fi fantasy adventure focusing on Poet Anderson, a “Dream Walker” who roams the realm of dreams, protecting sleepers from dark terrors that threaten to cross over into the waking world. Produced in conjunction with the upcoming release of the new Angels & Airwaves album, “THE DREAM WALKER,” the POET comic series will serve as a prequel introduction to the universe.

In addition to the comic series, DeLonge’s production company To The Stars has produced a feature-quality animated short film that will premiere as an Official Selection of the 2014 Toronto International ShortFilm Festival, and debut publicly with the Angels & Airwavesalbum release on December 9th. A trailer for the animated short was released through INDIEwire yesterday, and can be seen here:

The POET comic series will introduce the main character, Jonas Anderson, an imaginative slacker teen who discovers an innate ability to lucid dream, opening the doors to an entire universe of wonders and dangers that effect his waking life in ways that will define his fate forever. With a story by DeLonge and Ben Kull (Mission Hill, The Oblongs), the series will be illustrated by award-winning artist Djet Stéphane, with covers by several comic industry pillars, including Gerald Parel (Iron Man, Captain America) and Bengal (Naja, Avengers).

“The Dream Walker” album will serve as a concept soundtrack, with songs and tracks exploring facets of lucid dreaming and the Poet universe. The first track, “Paralyzed”, premiered on Rolling Stone and rocketed onto the Top 10 on iTunes’s Alternative Chart. A full-length feature film is also in pre-production, as well as a novelization and various iconic collectibles and attire. The comic book publishing opportunity was brought to Magnetic Press on behalf of To The Stars by Russell Binder at Striker Entertainment, who represents the brand’s entertainment interests.

“We were immediately captured by the ideas behind POET, and the visual direction set by the animated short just blew us away,” says Magnetic Press’s Publisher, Mike Kennedy. “Working with Tom to help explore this universe he has imagined has been wonderful, and we’re really excited to draw readers into the Dream World with him!”

The three-issue series will debut both digitally and in print this Spring.

ART HEROES LAUNCHES ENDANGERED & MORE STRANGE STORIES

23/10/2014

All-ages publisher releases new anthology that reaches beyond superheroes

Art Heroes, a British publisher and comics workshop facilitation team, today announced the launch of Endangered & More Strange Stories, a full colour, all-ages comics anthology. Written by Daniel Clifford, illustrated by Lee Robinson with colour assists from Shaun Balbirnie and edited by Mark E. Johnson, Endangered & More Strange Stories features a time travelling vet, an outlaw cowboy and a group of Newcastle kids who ought to know better than to tangle with monsters...

“We've tried to represent the young readers we meet through our workshops by having a diverse range of stories and characters,” said Daniel. “This comic features stories with a wider appeal than superheroes - time travel, animals, a western and a scary story - and the characters are diverse to represent the young people we meet. There are thousands of young people looking for stories that represent people like them - that's our aim with Endangered & More Strange Stories.”

Preview Pages

In keeping with Art Heroes' ongoing goal of getting children engaged with reading and creative activities, Endangered & More Strange Stories also includes back matter from Art Heroes workshops designed to encourage kids to pick up a pen or pencil.

“Endangered is the accumulation of years of hard work, late nights scribbling away and always thriving to be a better artist,” Lee commented. “I can say that it's the first time where I've felt I haven't left anything behind, and I'm immensely proud to put it in people's hands. Putting it together has been a great experience, and I truly hope that this is reflected with the pages.”

Endangered & More Strange Stories is Lee and Daniel's third major collaboration. The team have had their work published by the acclaimed British kids' anthology The Phoenix Comic and have just released a collected edition of their coming-of-age superhero comic, Halcyon & Tenderfoot.

Offering 36 full-colour pages for just £3.50, Endangered & More Strange Stories is available now from ArtHeroes.co.uk and will be on sale in select retailers soon. Art Heroes is also holding a special launch event for the comic at Newcastle City Library on Saturday October 25th. Lee and Daniel will be on-hand to hold a free kids' workshop on time travel and scary comics as well as sign and sketch in copies of the anthology. Art Heroes will also be appearing at the following events, where attendees will be able to get a signed copy of the comic at a discounted rate:

Sunday 26th October: Seven Stories, 11am - 1pm and 2pm - 4pm
Monday 10th November: Northern Children's Book Festival event
Sat 15th and Sun 16th November: Thought Bubble Comics Festival
Friday 21st November: Northern Children's Book Festival event

SO GOOD, IT’S CRIMINAL Critically acclaimed CRIMINAL comes to Image with one-shot and trade paperbacks

21/10/2014

Image Comics is thrilled to announce that CRIMINAL, the award-winning series by Ed Brubaker and Sean Phillips, is finally returning to print in beautifully designed new editions, beginning in January.

And to celebrate the return of the comic that solidified their reputations as Masters of Noir, Brubaker and Phillips, along with colorist Elizabeth Breitweiser, are creating a special 48-page one-shot sure to excite diehard fans and pull in new readers alike. For the true CRIMINAL fanatic, a special CRIMINAL: SAVAGE EDITION magazine-sized variant will also be available.

It's 1976, and Teeg Lawless is doing 30 days in county jail with a price on his head; his only safe company from the savagery: a beat-up old comic magazine his dead cellmate left behind. It's CRIMINAL like you've never seen it before, with a comic within the comic and all those slick ‘70s thrills!

"We've been planning the return of CRIMINAL for the past year, and I couldn't let the launch go by without returning to our underworld for a new story," said Brubaker. "With FATALE and THE FADE OUT, we've been hearing from a lot of new readers, so it couldn't be a better time to get the thing we're most known for back on the shelves."

CRIMINAL one-shot will be available on 1/28 and can be pre-ordered with Diamond Code NOV140567. The magazine-sized SAVAGE EDITION will be available on 1/28 as well and can be pre-ordered with Diamond Code NOV140568. CRIMINAL, VOL. 1: COWARD trade paperback will be available on 1/28 as well and can be pre-ordered with Diamond Code NOV140569.

HOUSE OF M #1 coming in Summer 2015

21/10/2014

Thoughts by Phil Cole

So, Marvel appears to be revisiting a lot of the older properties (from a time when I first began my love affair with comics) - Are they setting the stage to hype up new movie storylines (as the new Civil War story Arc comes just before the rumours that Captain America 3 will feature that same story), or is it just a coincidence?

Jonboy Meyers sketching Spawn - NYCC 2014

16/10/2014

By Matt Taylor

While checking out the artist alley at New York Comic Con, I stopped by the booth of Jonboy Meyers, who was about to start a quick sketch of Todd McFarlane's "Spawn"

See a glimpse of the future, as Jonboy will be taking over from current Spawn artist Simon Kudranski, with the 1 shot "Spawn Resurrection" in February 2015 before continuing on the main series.

THE WITCHER RETURNS FOR SECOND SERIES – FOX CHILDREN!

11/10/2014

Following the critically acclaimed first series, The Witcher House of Glass, Dark Horse Comics and CD PROJEKT RED are set to bring fans a new adventure of Geralt of Rivia, the legendary monster hunter from the hit video game franchise The Witcher.

From Eisner-winning writer Paul Tobin (Bandette, Colder) with art by Joe Querio (Lobster Johnson, B.P.R.D.), Fox Children will lead Geralt aboard a ship of fools, renegades, and criminals, where some passengers are more dangerous than others, but one is hiding a hideous secret!

The Witcher games have collectively earned over 360 industry awards and have sold more then 8 million copies worldwide. Get to know Geralt of Rivia with the release of The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt on February 24th, 2015, on Xbox One, PC, and PlayStation 4!

The Witcher Fox Children #1 is on sale April 15th, 2015. Preorder your copy today!

Also Available:
The Witcher House of Glass Volume 1
The World of Witcher (Coming March 2015!)

Praise for The Witcher:

“Dark Horse further cements itself as the publisher to turn to for well-executed comics based on video games.” – IGN

“Even if you’re not a fan of the Witcher media already, I think there’s a lot in this book to enjoy, but if you are, this is a must-buy.
“ – Comic Vine

“ The Witcher is a winner, so grab yourself a copy.” – Geeks Unleashed

Preview Gallery; The Art of Alien Isolation

7/10/2014

It's that tiMe of year where huge games are dropping every week and the latest blockbuster to hit the shelves is Alien Isolation. This art book looks at some of the concept art all the way through to the finished article in 176 pages of visual stimuli par excellence.

Below you will find some of the artwork along with some details describing what they are portraying.

The Art of Alien Isolation will be published on the 7th of October and will cost £29.99

Look out for the full review coming soon.