Kotobukiya has released images of their long-awaited Bishoujo Mara Jade figure today via their Facebook page. The figure is also currently on display in their booth at New York Comic Con. While I wish I could be there in person to view the figure, being just shy of nine months pregnant means I’m unfortunately not allowed on a plane to New York. Thankfully, the photos Kotobukiya provided on their Facebook page give a more than adequate view of the figure’s details. My review here is based solely on those images. [Ed: A select few have been reproduced here for this
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#NYCC: Dark Horse To Publish Critically Acclaimed RPG – THE WITCHER!
Critically Acclaimed RPG Explores New Worlds at Dark Horse! NEW YORK, NY – Dark Horse Comics proudly announces its next hit video game tie-in series, The Witcher, based on the critically acclaimed games by CD Projekt RED. From Paul Tobin, the Eisner Award–winning writer of Bandette, with art by Joe Querio (Lobster Johnson, B.P.R.D.) and covers by Dave Johnson (100 Bullets), comes a riveting comic based on The Witcher, a series of dark fantasy RPGs with a character-driven, nonlinear story set in a gritty living world and inspired by a series of extremely popular novels that have been translated into
Continue reading#NYCC: Dark Horse Takes on YAIBA: NINJA GAIDEN Z
New Collaboration Game from Renowned Developers Team Ninja and Keiji Inafune Inspires Digital Comic Series! OCTOBER 10, NEW YORK, NY—Dark Horse Comics is thrilled to announce a team-up with famed developers Keiji Inafune and Team Ninja! Fans will be introduced to the world of Yaiba: Ninja Gaiden Z with an all-new digital comic revealing essential pieces of this upcoming game! The Yaiba: Ninja Gaiden Z digital comic will deliver three exciting vignettes, by writers Tim Seeley and Josh Emmons, with art from Rafael Ortiz. The three Yaiba: Ninja Gaiden Z comics will be available for free download from the Dark Horse Digital Store at Digital.DarkHorse.com and through the
Continue reading#NYCC: Dark Horse Announces Dates & Team for EVE ONLINE Comic & Book
NYCC: DARK HORSE ANNOUNCES CREATIVE TEAM AND DATE FOR EVE ONLINE COMIC SERIES & SOURCE BOOK IT’S A BIG UNIVERSE. BRING A GUIDE. OCTOBER 10, NEW YORK, NY – CCP Games, the world’s leading independent developer of massively multiplayer games and creators of EVE Online, have partnered with Dark Horse Comics to deliver two amazing books as epic as the online universe from which they are spawned: EVE: True Stories & EVE: Source. EVE: True Stories is CCP’s first graphic novel and features artwork by Alejandro Aragon (Overlook, 28 Days Later), Tomm Coker (Daredevil Noir, Near Death), Federico Dallocchio (Batman: Arkham Unhinged, Suicide Squad), Dave Ross (Star Wars: The Crimson
Continue reading#NYCC 2013 Thursday Pictures
Thanks to ace reporter Anthony Brucale, the man behind the legendary TF site TFU.INFO, here are pictures from his trip around New York Comic Con 2013 – Day 1. Be sure to follow his Twitter feed @TFU_INFO (as well as @ASMFeed in case he gets thrown into Twitter Jail) for more pictures tomorrow! General Pictures of the Building and Show Floor Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Chronicling every TMNT toy made, this display featured a column for each Turtle as well others devoted to villians and allies. Comic Inspired Car Decos Part of a pre-NYCC scavenger hunt. The championship cup was
Continue reading#NYCC: Dark Horse Announces Two New Series From David Lapham
#NYCC: DAVID LAPHAM WRITES AND DRAWS TWO CREATOR-OWNED SERIES AT DARK HORSE IN 2014! OCTOBER 10, NEW YORK, NY—David Lapham, the Eisner Award–winning creator of the smash hit Stray Bullets, is writing and drawing his own series again for the first time in five years, on not one, but two new creator-owned titles: Juice Squeezers and Kid McAlister! Called “a perfect start to an addictive new serial” by Newsarama after its run in the Eisner and Harvey Award–winning anthology Dark Horse Presents, Juice Squeezers follows a covert group of tweens who form the main line of defense for the residents of Weeville against an army of giant bugs. The
Continue reading#NYCC – Ape Entertainment Joins comiXology
During New York Comic-Con 2013, Ape Entertainment, publisher of high-quality original graphic novels and comic books, entered into a digital distribution agreement with comiXology, the revolutionary cloud-based digital comics platform with more than 40,000 comics and graphic novels that have seen over 200 million downloads to date. Ape Entertainment has carved a significant position as the premiere licensor of content based on wildly popular mobile gaming apps like Pocket God and Temple Run. In addition to the gaming sector, they have been successful with their KiZoic kid’s line of licensed content that runs the gamut from Richie Rich and
Continue reading#NYCC – Hasbro’s KRE-O Dungeons & Dragons Reveals
Tonight, Hasbro held a pre-NYCC cocktail party called “Twas the Night Before…” This party gave media sites the chance to preview new product as well as mingle with fellow fans. Here’s what Hasbro debuted for KRE-O Dungeons & Dragons:
Continue reading#NYCC – Hasbro’s Spider-Man Reveals
Tonight, Hasbro held a pre-NYCC cocktail party called “Twas the Night Before…” This party gave media sites the chance to preview new product as well as mingle with fellow fans. Here’s what Hasbro debuted for Spider-Man:
Continue reading#NYCC – Hasbro’s Captain America Reveals
Tonight, Hasbro held a pre-NYCC cocktail party called “Twas the Night Before…” This party gave media sites the chance to preview new product as well as mingle with fellow fans. Here’s what Hasbro debuted for Captain America:
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