Action!… Wizard World Film Festival To Debut At Wizard World Ohio Comic Con, September 20-22; Submissions Accepted Through August 30 Independent Filmmakers Encouraged To Submit Original Features, Shorts, Music Videos For Three Remaining 2013 Wizard World Events in Columbus, Ohio; Nashville, Tenn.; Austin, Texas; Cash & Prizes To Be Awarded At Each Event; Industry Pro Screeners Also Sought NEW YORK, August 14, 2013 – Movies have always been a big part of the Wizard World experience, from superstar celebrity appearances to film screenings to blockbuster sneak peeks at its pop culture celebrations across North America. Now, aspiring filmmakers can tap into that rabid
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Gischler Unleashes CLOWN FATALE!
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
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 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
Continue readingJ. Scott Campbell, Alan Davis, Esad Ribic, Pasqual Ferry Headline Roster Of 325 Comics Creators At Chicago Comic Con
Harvey Tolibao, Scott Snyder, Greg Capullo, Kenneth Rocafort, Neal Adams, Ramon F. Bachs, Francis Portela, Greg Land, 16 Eisner Award Winners And Nominees Also To Appear At Donald E. Stephens Convention Center In Rosemont, Ill. NEW YORK and ROSEMONT, Ill., July 22, 2013 – Wizard World has assembled one of its largest and most diverse collections of comics creators for next month’s Chicago Comic Con, headlined by such notable superstars as J. Scott Campbell, Alan Davis, Esad Ribic, Pasqual Ferry and others among the 325 scheduled to attend the show, August 8-11 at Donald E. Stephens Convention Center. In all, 16 Eisner Award winners and nominees,
Continue reading#SDCC – Hasbro Reveals New Marvel Toys
Yesterday at San Diego Comic-Con, Hasbro revealed new toys from Captain America: The Winter Soldier, Thor: The Dark World, Iron Man 3 and more! You can see the images in the galleries below. More images will be posted as they are made available to ASM. Captain America Toys Thor Toys Iron Man Toys
Continue readingScholastic comes to ComiXology
As part of their San Diego Comic-Con 2013 announcements, ComiXology sent over this press release regarding another new distribution agreement. Scholastic is bringing kid-friendly titles to the digital comics world. Now, I remember Scholastic when I was growing up, and while I’ve not read these particular titles, I remember other Scholastic favorites. Those of you with kids will love these titles. See the full press release after the jump. COMIC-CON INTERNATIONAL 2013: ComiXology and Scholastic Announce Digital Distribution Agreement Kid Friendly Catalog Comes To ComiXology July 20th, 2013 – San Diego, CA. / New York, NY. – Today at this year’s Comic-Con
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