The official Star Wars website has posted a preview of “The Star Wars #1”. Go. Click that link. Look at the pages. Then come back here. Wow. I love this stuff. This and “Star Wars Rebels” are two of the big Star Wars projects I’m eagerly anticipating. (The third is Episode VII, naturally.) I’m a sucker for Ralph McQuarrie’s concept artwork, so “Rebels” ticks all the right boxes in the artwork we’ve seen so far. “The Star Wars”, though, not only fulfills my McQuarrie love but also my love for behind-the-scenes info. I love the little minutia you find
Continue readingFAN EXPO: Tiwary’s FIFTH BEATLE To Feature Forwards By Two Music Legends!
THE FIFTH BEATLE TO FEATURE FOREWORDS BY BILLY J. KRAMER & ANDREW LOOG OLDHAM! “If anyone was the Fifth Beatle, it was Brian.”—Paul McCartney AUGUST 20, TORONTO, ON—The anticipation around The Fifth Beatle continues to grow as Dark Horse announces the involvement of music legends Billy J. Kramer and Andrew Loog Oldham lending their words and support to this remarkable piece of graphic literature chronicling the life of Beatles’ manager, Brian Epstein. Billy J. Kramer was managed by Epstein in the 1960’s and had a string of hits including “Do You Want to Know a Secret?”, “Bad to Me”, and
Continue readingToy Review – Transformers Club Scourge
The original SCOURGE from the “Robots in Disguise” line was released in 2002 (or 2000, if you count the Japanese version), itself a redeco of the Laser Optimus Prime toy initially released in 1995. This means one thing: I’m old. No, seriously, it means that this character has been around for over a decade, spawning numerous versions of the black and silver evil Optimus Prime entity in multiple toylines and continuities. When Hasbro released a new version of Laser Optimus a few years ago, we knew a Scourge would happen sooner or later. Surprisingly, it was the Transformers Club, not
Continue readingToy Review – Twinstrike
Twinstrike is an update of the old Generation 1 Transformer “Sinnertwin”. (Gee, wonder why they changed that name?) The original toy was a yellow and teal two-headed dragon beast, and this one is no exception. How good is the new one? Read on!
Continue readingDark Horse Announces FanExpo Canada 2013 Schedule
August 19, MILWAUKIE, OR—This weekend, Dark Horse Comics is headed to Toronto for the second largest pop culture convention in North America – FanExpo! Stop by Booth #856 to pick up FREE giveaways—lanyards, window clings, buttons, and posters. You can also buy copies of your favorite comics, books, and products, including an exclusive Fan Expo Canada variant cover of Halo: Initiation(10 per person per day). All giveaways, exclusives, and items for sale are available while supplies last. Signings at the Dark Horse Booth Lines may be capped as needed. Friday, August 23 1:00 p.m.–2:00 p.m. THE FIFTH BEATLE: THE BRIAN EPSTEIN STORY Vivek
Continue readingThe Transformers Club Announces Details of New Figures, Shows Off Treadshot
In a follow up to last week’s announcements, the Transformers Club (@The_TF_Club) updated us with some new pictures and information about their upcoming FSS 2 line. First, they tweeted out information about the three already-announced figures: Treadshot using the Generation Warpath mold — The Former TCC (@The_TF_Club) August 15, 2013 Chromedome from TF: Prime Wheeljack — The Former TCC (@The_TF_Club) August 15, 2013 and Fisitron from Generation Roadbuster — The Former TCC (@The_TF_Club) August 15, 2013 Then they confirmed that Chromedome will have a new head: @bamf226 Chromdome will have a new head sculpt. We have never done all orginal sculpts, head
Continue readingStan Lee, Norman Reedus, William Shatner, Summer Glau At Wizard World Ohio Comic Con
Stan Lee, Norman Reedus, William Shatner, Summer Glau, WWE® Superstar Sheamus® Among Celebrity Guests At Wizard World Ohio Comic Con, September 20-22 Pop Culture Festival At Greater Columbus Convention Center, Also To Feature Ernie Hudson; Michael Rooker, Laurie Holden, Chandler Riggs of ‘The Walking Dead,’ Superstar Comics Creators NEW YORK and COLUMBUS, Ohio, August 15, 2013 – Eisner Award Hall of Famer Stan Lee, Norman Reedus of “The Walking Dead,” pop culture icon William Shatner, Summer Glau (Serenity, “Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles”) and WWE® Superstar Sheamus® are among the top celebrities scheduled to attend Wizard World Ohio Comic
Continue readingDark Horse To Publish Gustavo Duarte’s MONSTERS! & OTHER STORIES
DARK HORSE ANNOUNCES AN ORIGINAL GRAPHIC NOVEL: MONSTERS! & OTHER STORIES BY GUSTAVO DUARTE! “There are few artists with such classy and elegant style as Gustavo Duarte.”—Gabriel Bá (Daytripper, The Umbrella Academy) MILWAUKIE, OR, AUGUST 14—Dark Horse continues to expand its Originals line, offering some of the most unique comic book storytelling experiences on the market today. Next up, Gustavo Duarte spins wordless tales brimming with humor, charm, and delightfully twisted horror in his American graphic novel debut Monsters! & Other Stories. Oversized beasts, in the short story “Monsters!,” wreak havoc on civilians and cities in the tradition of
Continue readingToy Review – Transformers Huffer
Huffer is the Autobot Tech Specialist and Construction Engineer that may be average in speed and courage, but he makes up for it in intelligence, strength and skill. Armed with a Roadshark Missle Launcher, he’s busy making sure the Autobots can withstand Predacon Dragonfire! Huffer is a redeco of Trailcutter (who was a retool of Ironhide (who was a redeco — wait, no, sorry)), an SUV with some serious firepower. Two hood-mounted missles and his detachable Roadshark Missile Launcher mean you don’t want to mess with him (although a Fireblast of only 5 means you probably could). Add his front
Continue readingWizard World Chicago Comic Con 2013 – The Stuff We Wished We Saw
As mentioned in our previous Chicago Comic Con gallery article, there was a lot that we felt we missed this year at the con. Well, thanks to Jerry Milani and the other fine folks at Wizard, we were provided some images that their staff photographers took. After looking through them, here are some of the best things that I personally wish we had seen. A bunch of pictures, so they’re hidden behind the jump.
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