Cute! Carny! Contract Killers! AUGUST 8, MILWAUKIE, OR—Dark Horse Comics is headed to the circus this fall with Victor Gischler’s latest wild ride: Clown Fatale! Written by Victor Gischler (Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Spike—A Dark Place, Punisher MAX, X-Men) and drawn by Italian artist Maurizio Rosenzweig, with colors by Moreno Dinisio, Clown Fataleis darkly humorous and graphically violent, a vivid, stylish, cinematic tale of action and blood. The series will also feature covers by Tim Seeley (Hack/Slash, Ex Sanguine, The Occultist). “I wanted to write a comic that was like the baby of Russ Meyer and Quentin Tarantino on whiskey and meth, and Dark Horse was cool enough
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Transformers Club Reveals Rampage, Transmutate; Teases Treadshot
In a flurry of updates this morning, the Transformers Club (@The_TF_Club) provided us first looks at two of their 2014 figures, as well as teasing us with a small headshot of a third. First, they tweeted out the control drawings for Rampage’s new head: Update at http://t.co/fB800bvOfo very soon… In the meantime. RAMPAGE AKA PROTOFORM X head turnaround. Check it… pic.twitter.com/vXxQRcmAUV — The Former TCC (@The_TF_Club) August 8, 2013 Then, they updated their website with a full image of Rampage’s robot mode, as well as both of Transmutate’s modes. In addition, they updated the full list of present and past
Continue reading“Thor: The Dark World” Trailer is Live!
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Continue readingSunday Is Kids Day At Wizard World Chicago Comic Con
Arts & Crafts, Face Painting, ‘Creepy Crawlies,’ Green Ranger Power Hour, ‘Kid-Friendly’ Booths, Exclusive Lithographs, Passport Program, Costume Contest Lead Special Children’s Programming; Kids Under 10 Free With Paid Adult ROSEMONT Ill., August 5, 2013 – Move over, mom and dad! Sunday is Kids Day at Wizard World Chicago Comic Con, with an array of programming, kid-friendly celebrities, creators and exhibitors designed especially for children, 10 a.m. – 5 p.m. at the Donald E. Stephens Convention Center. From the impossibly cute Kids Costume Contest to the positively “icky” Creepy Crawlies in Pop Culture panel, children of all ages will enjoy a variety of activities all day long.
Continue readingTwelve Thoughts on the Twelfth Doctor
In case you want to remain unspoiled until the Christmas episode, do not read this post! Don’t hit the jump!
Continue readingThe Next Doctor To Be Revealed Live Sunday
On Sunday, August 3, BBC One will host a live show at 7.00pm BST in which the next Doctor will be revealed for the upcoming Christmas special and series of “Doctor Who”. BBC America will simulcast the show at 2:00pm EDT (1:00pm CDT, check listings for other time zones). Each network has put up a trailer for the special. The BBC One trailer can’t be embedded, so here’s the direct link: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p01dlmj4 [youtube id=”jpc9rNSfyuE” mode=”normal” align=”center”] BBC America Trailer Personally, I’m hoping they go with a relatively unknown actor who hasn’t appeared in “Doctor Who” or “Torchwood” (or even “The Sarah
Continue readingMore Than 100 Hours Of Programming Set For Wizard World Chicago Comic Con, August 8-11
More Than 100 Hours Of Programming Set For All Four Days At Wizard World Chicago Comic Con, August 8-11 Q&As With Stars Stan Lee, Michael Shannon, John Barrowman, WWE® Superstar CM Punk®; Firefly, Smallville Cast Reunions; Tons Of Comics And Artist Panels; Costume Contests; Meet-And Greets; Evening Programming Also Featured At Pop Culture Festival At Donald E. Stephens Convention Center NEW YORK and ROSEMONT, Ill., July 29, 2013 – From interactive Q&As with celebrities like Stan Lee, Michael Shannon, Robert Rodriguez, John Barrowman and WWE® Superstar CM Punk® to reunions of the “Firefly” and “Smallville” casts to comics panels, costume contests, evening parties and more, Wizard World
Continue readingHasbro Reveals from Star Wars Celebration Europe
In Essen, Germany, this past weekend, Star Wars fandom converged at Star Wars Celebration Europe. As part of the festivities, Hasbro presented a panel highlighting new and upcoming Star Wars toys. The good people at Hunter PR and Hasbro sent over images of their reveals, which you can look at in the galleries below. Star Wars: The Black Series – 3 3/4″ Line Star Wars: The Black Series – 6″ Line
Continue readingDark Horse To Publish EC Library: TALES FROM THE CRYPT Coming This Halloween!
DARK HORSE TEAMS WITH LEGENDARY PUBLISHER RUSS COCHRAN TO PUBLISH THE EC COMICS LIBRARY! All-new editions to begin rolling out this fall, beginning with Tales from the Crypt Volume 4! MILWAUKIE, OR, JULY 25–As announced during the Diamond Retailer Lunch at Comic-Con 2013, the publishing maverick Dark Horse Comics, known for the best in both new and original material as well as archiving comics’ most important works, announced one of its biggest undertakings yet! Without question, Bill Gaines’s Entertaining Comics produced some of the greatest works in the history of the medium, from the likes of such
Continue readingDARK HORSE ROCKS THE EISNERS WITH FIVE WINS!
DARK HORSE ROCKS THE EISNERS WITH FIVE WINS! MILWAUKIE, OR, JULY 24—This past Friday, Dark Horse Comics, the number-one independent publisher in the industry, took home an impressive number of awards at this year’s Eisner Awards ceremony. Below is a list of the company’s wins. Best Anthology Dark Horse Presents, edited by Mike Richardson. A 2012 Eisner and Harvey Award winner, this legendary, premier anthology is back and here to stay! The eighty-page spectacular Dark Horse Presents returns with all-new stories. Best U.S. Edition of International Material Blacksad: A Silent Hell, by Juan Díaz Canales and Juanjo Guarnido. A 2011 Eisner and
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