DC Releases First “Wednesday Comics”
July 9, 2009 || Category: Book News, Collectibles, Featured || Tags: Comics || Leave a Comment
DC’s latest 12-part miniseries isn’t one going to have a huge, universe changing impact on the entire product line. Instead, the new “Wednesday Comics” will seek to take readers back to a time when newspapers boasted colorful comics sections using tabloid-sized paper and 16 colors.
The new series debuts in comic stores today and feature stories [...]
On-Line “Buffy” Comic Makes a Bold Move
July 7, 2009 || Category: Book News || Tags: Comics || 1 Comment
Fans of slash-fiction based on “Buffy the Vampire Slayer” may leap for joy….
The new four-page comic book installment from Dark Horse may take the whole Spike and Angel relationship to the next level. The installment, which is available on-line, is written by series creator Joss Whedon. And while it may be an elaborate dream sequence [...]
Free Comic Book Day Is Saturday, May 2
April 20, 2009 || Category: Book News, Collectibles || Tags: Comics || Leave a Comment
Walk into your local comic book shop* Saturday, May 2 and you could walk out with a free comic book. That’s right–it’s Free Comic Book Day.
(* provided your local comic book shop is participating in Free Comic Book Day. Find out which retailers near you are participating at Free Comic Book Day).
The selection of comics [...]
Sneak Peek at John Barrowman’s “Torchwood” Comic
February 20, 2009 || Category: Featured, TV News || Tags: Comics, Torchwood || Leave a Comment
Coming soon to a newsstand and comic store near you is the latest issue of “Torchwood Magazine.” The upcoming issue will feature the usual stories on the hit BBC series and something special–a comic adventure of “Torchwood” written by John Barrowman and his sister, Carole.
The story, featuring in the first 100-page issue of the bi-monthly [...]
Barrowman Writes “Torchwood” Comic
January 14, 2009 || Category: News || Tags: Comics, Torchwood || 1 Comment
Actor John Barrowman is collaborating with his sister, Carol E. Barrowman, on the script for an upcoming “Torchwood” comic strip. Featuring art by Lee Edwards and Trevor Goring, the strip will find Captain Jack facing a deadly threat on a remote Scottish island, where people are disappearing one by one. To his horror, Jack starts [...]
Superman, Batman to get digital motion comics
October 9, 2008 || Category: On the Net || Tags: Comics || 1 Comment
Two of DC’s most popular superheroes will make the jump into digital stop-motion animation reports the Hollywood Reporter.
Warner Brothers Premiere and Warner Digital Animation will produce downloadable verions of “Superman: Red Son” and “Batman: Black and White.” The two stories will be adapted from popular mini-series, later collected in graphic-novel format,  featuring the Man of Steel [...]
Marvel Digital Comics exclusive “Iron Man: Fast Friends #1″ provides insight into the bond between Tony Stark, aka Iron Man, and his best friend, Jim “Rhodey” Rhodes.
Weaving in and out of events in the feature film, this digital comic series explores the special kinship betwen these two warriors.
Featuring original storylines by Paul Tobin, with art [...]
New Legend Productions Introduces ComicBookTrailers.com
September 5, 2008 || Category: On the Net || Tags: Comics || Leave a Comment
New Legend and G.I. Studios create a website to promote comics using videotrailers
New Legend Productions, Inc. introduces a new website, ComicBookTrailers.com, a new Internet service that specializes in showcasing comic book related trailers. The site was developed by GI Studios and is currently displaying promotional videos for over thirty comic books and comic-related projects. [...]
“Heroes’” Landmark 100th Graphic Novel Released
August 29, 2008 || Category: On the Net || Tags: Comics, Heroes || Leave a Comment
The “Heroes” Storyline Continues on NBC.com
BURBANK, CA – NBC.com premiered the 100th “Heroes” graphic novel this week. This seminal edition begins the series that will reveal the secret identity of Evs Dropper, the central character in Heroes Evolutions.
These graphic novels set the stage for the “Heroes” season premiere, September 22, 9/8C on NBC. [...]
Marvel Marshalls November Comic Previews
August 20, 2008 || Category: Book News || Tags: Comics || Leave a Comment
This coming November promises to be an exciting time for comic fans as Marvel will be releasing some of its new editions. They are also offering up an early preview on their website.
Some of the good stuff that will be coming is the stunning conclusion to “Secret Invasion”! Heroes will rise, heroes will fall [...]
DVD collects 40 years of Trek comics
August 8, 2008 || Category: On DVD || Tags: Comics, Star Trek || 1 Comment
“Star Trek” fans may want to add this one to their holiday list. Graphic Imaging Technology Corporation (GITCorp) will offer the first of three DVD-Rom collections, compiling four decades of “Star Trek” comics in a neat, concise package according to Trek Movie.
The first collection, due to hit stores on September 1 and retailing for [...]
The Walt Disney Studios Forms “KINGDOM COMICS” to Create Graphic Novels & Film Projects
The Walt Disney Studios has signed a multi-year deal with Ahmet Zappa, Harris Katleman and Christian Beranek to oversee the newly christened Kingdom Comics, an innovative new venture of developing graphic novels to create new film projects for the Studio as well [...]
Twenty three years after he died saving the universe, the original Flash is returning to DC reports the New York Daily News.
The Flash will return in the final panel of today’s “DC Universe #0,” and undo one of the few lasting deaths in all of comic book history. The original Flash, Barry Allen, died [...]
Dresden Up for Free Comic Book Day
March 31, 2008 || Category: Events || Tags: Comics || Leave a Comment
Story submitted by: Melissa Timko (SoSF Contributor)
Free Comic Book Day, Saturday May 3rd, 2008, is the single day, once a year, when participating comic book shops across North America and around the world give away comic books absolutely free to anyone who comes into their stores.
Of importance to Harry Dresden fans is the news that [...]
Siegel Estate Retains Rights to Superman
March 30, 2008 || Category: News || Tags: Comics || Leave a Comment
The courts have issued a ruling in the case regarding the Siegel Estate’s rights to “Superman.” What isn’t resolved by the judge’s decision is the ownership of the “Superboy” name because the courts are handling that issue as a separate case. This current ruling however, does award Jerome (Jerry) Siegel’s heirs copyright [...]
The 5-Year Mission Continues
March 5, 2008 || Category: News || Tags: Comics, Star Trek || Leave a Comment
We have seen three other formats in which the original 5-year mission of the legendary Captain James T. Kirk and crew of the U.S.S. Enterprise NCC-1701 continued their voyages, cut short on television after only 3 years into fulfilling their Starfleet orders — novels, an animated series and the highly successful online series [...]
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Hellboy:The Golden Army Prequel Comic Debuts at WonderCon
February 22, 2008 || Category: Events || Tags: Comics, Hellboy || Leave a Comment
Press Release
Universal Pictures and Dark Horse present “Hellboy: The Golden Army,” the new 16-page comic that details the rise of The Golden Army in the upcoming action-thriller “Hellboy II: The Golden Army!”
Written by Mike Mignola, from a story by Hellboy II director Guillermo del Toro, the prequel comic features three different collectable covers (Hellboy, Liz [...]
Marvel Previews for May 2008
February 20, 2008 || Category: Book News || Tags: Comics || Leave a Comment
It’s the beginning of summer, and things are heating up as the Marvel U! SECRET INVASION enters month two. The Invaders suddenly find themselves in the present day, Greg Rucka returns to Marvel… and that’s just the tip of the currently melting iceberg!
AVENGERS/INVADERS #1
Alex Ross returns to Marvel with the team-up 60 years in [...]
Written by: Michael Hickerson (SoSF Staff Journalist)
If you happen to stop by your local comic book shop later this week and see a new issue of the Hulk with a red-version of Marvel Comic’s popular hero, you’re not seeing things. The newest issue of Hulk that debuts on newstands tomorrow (Wed. Feb. 20) features [...]
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Marvel and “Lost” fans unite!
Marvel Comics and the hit ABC television series have joined forces in a new, breakthrough promotional campaign featuring a number of “Lost” easter eggs sprinkled throughout a wide variety of Marvel’s titles that came out in January 2008. Titles such as “Uncanny X-Men #494, “Incredible Hercules” #113, “Thunderbolts” #118 [...]
Captain America Alive & Well - Kind Of!
January 31, 2008 || Category: Book News || Tags: Comics || Leave a Comment
Marvel Comics, has resurrected the very hero they killed off last year. Well, that’s not totally accurate.
Steve Rogers, the man in the Captain America mask and tights is still dead and buried at Arlington but Bucky Barnes is to the rescue, has put on the uniform, shield, and has brought one of the most [...]
Candorville on Journeyman
January 28, 2008 || Category: On the Net || Tags: Comics, Journeyman || Leave a Comment
“The Stranded” — A SCI FI Channel/Virgin Comics Partnership
January 22, 2008 || Category: Book News || Tags: Comics || Leave a Comment
January 23, 2008 will mark the the release of “The Stranded,” the first comic book under the new joint venture SCI FI/Virgin Comics.
In “The Stranded,” five seemingly everyday people must face the terrifying question: what if your entire life – your childhood, your family, your memories – was a lie? For the stranded, Sisera, [...]
“Secret Invasion” Issue One Debuts April 2008
January 22, 2008 || Category: Book News || Tags: Comics || Leave a Comment
April showers bring more than May flowers this year, they bring the start of SECRET INVASION!
Get ready for Skrull-tastic revelations galore as Earth’s Mightiest Heroes begin to fight back against their alien adversaries.
Check out this sneak preview of Marvel’s April 2008 releases to see what battle lines have been drawn, in SECRET INVASION and [...]
Parker and Watson Call It Quits
January 11, 2008 || Category: Book News || Tags: Comics, Spider-Man || 9 Comments
After 21 years of marriage Peter Parker and Mary Jane Watson have split up.
However, the break-up of their happy union is not due to irreconcilable differences and there will be no divorce lawyers involved. They were still very much in love with one another but in order to save Auny May, they had to [...]
5 Classic Miller DAREDEVIL Comics From Marvel
December 26, 2007 || Category: Book News || Tags: Comics || 3 Comments
DAREDEVIL #158
Frank Miller makes his Daredevil debut! No, he wasn’t writing yet, just producing powerful pictures to the tune of writer Roger McKenzie’s words. Revel in Miller’s style as Matt Murdock gets swooped up by the Unholy Three and DD’s compatriots – including the beautiful Black Widow – devise a plan to rescue him. Delivered [...]
Coming in January 2008 — “Gene’s Journal,” an all new journey into the mind of a Roddenberry in cartoon journal stylings. The comic is illustrated by David Reddick (”Trek Life,” “Garfield”) and you can visit Gene Roddenberry’s official Website by clicking on the animation press release shown below.
GAAK Changes Schedule on Slice of SciFi
November 19, 2007 || Category: On the Net || Tags: Comics || 1 Comment
Slice of Scifi’s 50’s style alien invasion adventure with the Spielberg flair webcomic “G.A.A.K: Groovy Ass Alien Kreatures” changed it’s update schedule.
Starting last week, GAAK will switch to a 3 day a week, Monday, Wednesday, and Friday update schedule.
So come join Zach, Jemmy, Plato, Chubs, the kooky maniacal Gakk and his posse of “Acme Instant [...]
The Dresden Files Graphic Novel In New Dabel Bros./Del Rey Deal
November 14, 2007 || Category: Book News || Tags: Comics, Dresden Files || 8 Comments
The Dabel Brothers, publishers of the upcoming Dresden Files graphic novel, unveiled their new website today! Check out Dabel Brothers.com.
Dresden fans will delight in the fantastic batch of concept art images, featuring Harry, Murphy, Morgan, Marcone, Bianca, Carmichael, and Kalshazzak the Toad Demon.
The Website launch also coincided with a juicy new announcement: the Dabel [...]
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